State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to Article 108(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Poland, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid, electricity supply, gas supply, means of communication, motor vehicle, water supply








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12.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 79/1





State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to Article 108(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 79/01






Date of adoption of the decision


20.7.2010




Reference number of State Aid


E 4/08




Member State


Sweden




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Presstöd




Legal basis


Presstödsförordningen (1990:524)




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Media pluralism




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


31.12.2016




Economic sectors


Media




Name and address of the granting authority


Presstödsnämnden




Other information


The Commission notes Sweden's acceptance of the appropriate measures proposed with a view to make the press aid measures compatible with the internal market. It accepts that these measures will enter into force on 1 January 2011.




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


1.12.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 481/10




Member State


Germany




Region


Brandenburg




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


R&D and YIE Scheme Brandenburg




Legal basis


Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft zur Föderung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben im Land Brandenburg — Große Richtlinie




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Research and development, Innovation




Form of aid


—




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 25 million
Overall budget: EUR 100 million




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)




Steinstraße 104-106




14480 Potsdam




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


16.12.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 520/10




Member State


Sweden




Region


Västra Götaland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State guarantee in favour of Volvo Personvagnar AB




Legal basis


Förordning (1988:764) om statligt stöd till näringslivet Garantiförordning (1997:1006) Regeringens proposition 2008/2009:95




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2010-2020




Economic sectors


Motor vehicles




Name and address of the granting authority


Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgäldskontoret)




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


6.1.2011




Reference number of State Aid


N 542/10




Member State


Poland




Region


Województwo podlaskie, warmińsko-mazurskie, mazowieckie, lubelskie




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Budowa transgranicznego elektroenergetycznego połączenia międzysystemowego Polska–Litwa




Legal basis


Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju; Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko, Narodowe Strategiczne Ramy Odniesienia 2007–2013; Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko, Narodowe Strategiczne Ramy Odniesienia 2007–2013, Szczegółowy opis priorytetów, Działanie 10.1; Lista indywidualnych projektów kluczowych dla Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko.




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Sectoral development, Execution of important projects of common European interest




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 1 246,7 million




Intensity


57 %




Duration (period)


2010-2015




Economic sectors


Electricity, gas and water supply




Name and address of the granting authority







Instytut Nafty i Gazu




ul. Lubicz 25A




31-503 Kraków




POLSKA/POLAND








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