Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, bus, control of State aid, environmental protection, inland waterway transport, means of public conveyance, rail transport, road transport








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24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/4





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 255/03






Date of adoption of the decision


15.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 206/09




Member State


Germany




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Finanzierungssatzung für den Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr im Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld




Legal basis


Personenbeförderungsgesetz, Gesetz über den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr im Land Sachsen-Anhalt, Landkreisordnung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Nahverkehrsplan des Landkreises Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Finanzierungssatzung für den Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr im Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Compensation of bus operators for rendering public service of bus transport




Form of aid


Non-aid




Budget


EUR 26,6 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2009-2018




Economic sectors


Transport sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld




Am Flugplatz 1




06366 Köthen (Anhalt)




DEUTSCHLAND








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


15.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 207/09




Member State


Germany




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Satzung zur Unterstützung eigenwirtschaftlicher Verkehrsleistungen im Landkreis Wittenberg




Legal basis


Personenbeförderungsgesetz, Gesetz über den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr im Land Sachsen-Anhalt, Landkreisordnung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Nahverkehrsplan des Landkreises Wittenberg, Satzung zur Unterstützung eigenwirtschaftlicher Verkehrsleistungen im Landkreis Wittenberg




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Compensation of bus operators for rendering public service of bus transport




Form of aid


Non-aid




Budget


EUR 10,39 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2009-2015




Economic sectors


Transport sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Landkreis Wittenberg




Breitscheidstr. 3




06886 Wittenberg




DEUTSCHLAND








Other information


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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


2.7.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 247/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


N 247/09 — United Kingdom — Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme




Legal basis


Railways Act 2005, Part 2, Sections 6, 8 and 10
Transport Act 2000, Part 5, Section 272
Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, Part 4, Section 71




Type of measure


Direct grant




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Aid scheme




Budget


Overall aid amount: GBP 135 million
Annual expenditure: GBP 27 million
For Scotland the same budget (GBP 8 million annually) covers both the MSRS and the WFG schemes




Intensity


30 % of the total cost of rail/inland waterway transport, up to 50 % of the eligible costs




Duration (period)


1.4.2010-31.3.2015




Economic sectors


Rail and inland waterway transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Department for Transport Freight and Logistics Division




Zone 2/14




Great Minster House




76 Marsham Street




London




SW1P 4DR




UNITED KINGDOM








Other information


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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm