Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, airport, control of State aid, environmental protection, maritime transport








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3.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/27





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 144/06






Date of adoption of the decision


27.1.2010




Reference number of State aid


NN 65/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


Northern Ireland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


City of Derry Airport — Additional costs




Legal basis


Articles 17(1) and 24(1) of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Sectoral development, Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant, Soft loan




Budget


Annual budget: GBP 19,36 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Regional Development Northern Ireland




Ports and Public Transport Division




Room 319




10-18 Adelaide Street




Belfast




BT2 8GB




UNITED KINGDOM








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


24.3.2010




Reference number of State aid


N 37/10




Member State


Cyprus




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Θέσπιση καθεστώτος φορολόγησης χωρητικότητας για τις διεθνείς θαλάσσιες μεταφορές (Introduction of a tonnage tax scheme in favour of international maritime transport)




Legal basis


Ο περί εμπορικής ναυτιλίας (τέλη και φορολογικές διατάξεις) νομός του 2010




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Tax rate reduction




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 1,5 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2010-31.12.2019




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Merchant Shipping, Kyllinis




Str. Mesa Geitonia




4007 Limassol




CYPRUS








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


30.3.2010




Reference number of State aid


N 65/10




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendments to the Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) scheme




Legal basis


s 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 (1989 Chapter 29), as amended by ss 37-40 of the Energy Act 2008 (2008 Chapter 32). Implemented by the Renewables Obligation Order 2009 (No 785) to be amended by Renewables Obligation Order 2010




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Transactions not on market terms




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 2,298 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


1.4.2010-31.3.2020




Economic sectors


Energy




Name and address of the granting authority







UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)




Renewables Obligation, Area A




3 Whitehall Place




London




SW1A 2AW




UNITED KINGDOM








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


19.4.2010




Reference number of State aid


N 81/10




Member State


Germany




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: Änderung der Steuerermäßigung für Biokraftstoffe 421-40304/0025




Legal basis


§ 50 Energiesteuergesetz vom 15. Juli 2006 (BGBl. I S. 1534; 2008, 660; 2008, 1007), zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz vom 17. Juli 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2444)




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Tax rate reduction




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 52 million
Overall budget: EUR 281 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2009-31.12.2012




Economic sectors


Manufacturing industry




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium der Finanzen Dienstsitz Berlin




Wilhelmstraße 97




10117 Berlin




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