Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Community of Valencia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Slovenia, Spain, State aid, Tuscany, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, air conditioning, biofuel, carriage of passengers, company in difficulties, consumer protection, control of State aid, economic recession, electricity supply, energy saving, environmental protection, financial services, gas, innovation, insurance company, land transport, maritime transport, property leasing, rail transport, regional development, research and development, services of general interest, small and medium-sized enterprises, sport, trade information, urban transport, vehicle on rails, venture capital








C_2014120EN.01000101.xml










23.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 120/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 120/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


22.01.2014




Aid number


SA.34155 (2013/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


RHEINLAND-PFALZ


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Landesgesetz über den Ausgleich von gemeinwirtschaftlichen Verpflichtungen im Ausbildungsverkehr (LAGV) des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz




Legal basis


Personenbeförderungsgesetz (PBefG) i.d.F. der Bekanntmachung vom 8.8.1990 (BGBl. I S. 1690), das zuletzt durch Art. 4 des Gesetzes vom 5.4.2011 (BGBl. I S. 554) geändert wurde; Verordnung über den Ausgleich gemeinwirtschaftlicher Leistungen im Straßenpersonenverkehr (PBefAusglV) vom 2.8.1977 (BGBl. I S. 1460), die zuletzt durch Art. 5 Nr. 3 des Gesetzes vom 23.3.2005 (BGBl. I S. 931) geändert wurde;




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Services of general economic interest




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 428 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 42,8 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Other passenger land transport




Name and address of the granting authority







ISIM Rheinland-Pfalz




Schillerplatz 3-5, D-55116 Mainz








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


18.12.2013




Aid number


SA.35051 (2012/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pagalba biodegalų gamybos plėtojimui (pagalbos schemos N372/2007 pratęsimas)




Legal basis


Lietuvos Respublikos atsinaujinančių išteklių energetikos įstatymas Nr. XI-1375 (Žin.,2011, Nr62-29361) ir Europos Parlamento ir Tarybos direktyva 2009/28/EB




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: LTL 177,66 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2017




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Žemės ūkio ministerija




Gedimino pr 19, Vilnius, LT-01103








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


20.11.2013




Aid number


SA.35092 (2013/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide de l’Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Énergie à Alstom et à la Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens pour le projet ‘Métro du Futur’




Legal basis


Loi no 2010-237 du 9 mars 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010




Type of measure


Individual aid


ALSTOM Transport S.A. (ATSA) et Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)




Objective


Research and development, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Repayable advances, Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 15,22 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


From 01.01.2014




Economic sectors


Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock, Passenger rail transport, interurban




Name and address of the granting authority







ADEME




20, avenue du Grésillé BP 90406 49004 Angers Cedex 01








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


18.12.2013




Aid number


SA.35709 (2013/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Restructuring of NKBM




Legal basis


Slovenian Banking Act




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor d.d. (NKBM)




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention — State recapitalisation and transfer of impaired assets to the State bad bank (BAMC)




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 165 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


18.12.2013 — 31.12.2017




Economic sectors


Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




Župančičeva 3




SI-1000 Ljubljana




Slovenia




Telephone: + 386 1369 6300




Fax: + 386 1369 6659




Email: gp.mf(at)gov.si








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


11.03.2014




Aid number


SA.35720 (2014/NN)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


MERSEYSIDE


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Liverpool City Council Cruise Liner Terminal




Legal basis


Local Government Act 2000 (Chapter 22)
Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (Chapter 45)
ERDF Council Regulation 1260/1999 (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999,P.1.)




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Liverpool City Council




Objective


Other




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 17,812 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal passenger water transport




Name and address of the granting authority


Nicholas Cole (DCLG)
5th Floor, 5 St Philip's Place. Birmingham B3 2PW
Steve Carr (HCA)
Homes and Communities Agency, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7BN




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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


13.02.2014




Aid number


SA.36663 (2014/NN)




Member State


Spain




Region


COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Support measure for SGR — Spain




Legal basis








—


Ley 1/1994, de 11 de marzo. Régimen jurídico de las sociedades de garantía recíproca; Real Decreto 2345/1996, de 8 de noviembre. Normas de autorización administrativa y requisitos de solvencia de las Sociedades de garantía Recíproca;










—


Circular 5/2008, de 31 de octubre, del Banco de España, a las sociedades de garantía recíproca, sobre recursos propios mínimos y otras informaciones de remisión obligatoria;










—


Texto Refundido de la Ley de Hacienda Pública de la Generalitat (Texto refundido aprobado por Decreto Legislativo de 26 de junio de 1991, del Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana);










—


Ley 11/2012. de 27 de diciembre, de Presupuestos de la Generalitat para el ejercicio 2013;










—


Decreto 89/2013, de 5 de julio.








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Sociedad de Garantía Recíproca de la Comunitat Valenciana




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee, Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 260 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Generalitat de Valencia




Instituto Valenciano de Finanzas




Carrer dels Cavallers, 2, 46001 València, Espagne




Plaza de Nápoles I Sicilia, 6, 46003 Valencia, Espagne








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2013




Aid number


SA.36882 (2013/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


TOSCANA


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sostegno in favore delle aree sciabili di interesse locale in Toscana




Legal basis


legge 135/2001 (legge-quadro per il turismo); LR Toscana 42/2000 (legge — quadro per il turismo); legge 363/2003 (‘norme in materia di sicurezza nella pratica degli sport invernali da discesa e da fondo’); LR Toscana 93/1993 (‘norme in materia di piste da sci e impianti a fine ad esse collegate’); LR Toscana 35/2000 (disciplina interventi regionali in materia di attività produttive) come modificata dalla LR 38/2012; delibera CR Toscana n. 59/2012 di approvazione del piano regionale dello sviluppo economico (PRSE) 2012-2015




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 20 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 10 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Toscana




via di Novoli, 26 — 50127 — Firenze








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


22.10.2013




Aid number


SA.37341 (2013/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Forlængelse af det danske Regionalstøttekort 2007-2013 indtil den 30. juni, 2014




Legal basis


se vedhæftede brev




Type of measure


Scheme


Ingen støttemodtager — Regionalstøttekort 2007-2013




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Other — The notification refers to the prolongation of the existing regional aid map. All forms of aid are possible.




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Erhvervsstyrelsen




Vejlsøvej 29, DK — 8600 Silkeborg








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


24/03/2014




Aid number


SA.37527 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Green Bus Fund




Legal basis


Section 5 of the Science and Technology Act 1965




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 101,65 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 7,25 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Transport Scotland




Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6QQ




Department for Transport




Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


10.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37710 (2013/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


Latvia


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Apstiprinātās valsts atbalsta shēmas SA.36064 (Reģionālā atbalsta shēma par atbalstu ieguldījumiem ražošanas telpu izveidei vai rekonstrukcijai) pagarinājums līdz 2014. gada 30. jūnijam ieskaitot




Legal basis








—


darbības programmas ‘Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas’ papildinājums;










—


2007. gada 15. februāra Eiropas Savienības struktūrfondu un Kohēzijas fonda vadības likums (LV 33 (3609), 23.02.2007.);










—


Noteikumi par darbības programmas ‘Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas’ papildinājuma 2.3.2.2.2. apakšaktivitāti ‘Atbalsts ieguldījumiem ražošanas telpu izveidei vai rekonstrukcijai’ (turpmāk ‘Noteikumi’).








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


Renting and operating of own or leased real estate




Name and address of the granting authority







Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra (LIAA)




Pērses iela 2, Rīga, LV-1442








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


10.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37711 (2013/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


—


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Apstiprinātās valsts atbalsta shēmas SA.26453 (Shēma centralizētās siltumapgādes sistēmu efektivitātes paaugstināšanai) pagarinājums līdz 2014. gada 30. jūnijam ieskaitot




Legal basis


Noteikumi par darbības programmas ‘Infrastruktūra un pakalpojumi’ papildinājuma 3.5.2.1.aktivitātes ‘Pasākumi centralizētās siltumapgādes sistēmu efektivitātes paaugstināšanai’ projektu iesniegumu atlases otro kārtu un turpmākajām kārtām




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY




Name and address of the granting authority







Pērses iela 2, Rīga, LV-1442




Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra (LIAA)








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


10.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37714 (2013/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


—


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Apstiprinātās valsts atbalsta shēmas SA.25983 (Shēma par lauksaimniecības produktu pievienotās vērtības radīšanu) pagarinājums līdz 2014. gada 30. jūnijam ieskaitot




Legal basis


Ministru kabineta 2008.gada 8.aprīļa noteikumi Nr.255 ‘Noteikumi par valsts un Eiropas Savienības atbalstu lauku attīstībai Latvijas lauku attīstības programmas pasākuma “Lauksaimniecības produktu pievienotās vērtības radīšana” ietvaros’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING, Manufacture of food products




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests




Republikas laukums 2 LV-1981








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


21.02.2014




Aid number


SA.37734 (2013/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pk-yritysten pelastamis- ja rakenneuudistustukiohjelman jatkaminen — Förlängning av en stödordning för undsättning och omstrukturering av små och medelstora företag




Legal basis


Laki valtion erityisrahoitusyhtiöstä (443/1998) ja laki valtion erityisrahoitusyhtiön luotto- ja takaustoiminnasta (445/1998) — Lag om statens specialfinansieringsbolag (443/1998) och lag om statens specialfinansieringsbolags kredit-, borgens-, och kapitalplaceringsverksamhet (445/1998)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Rescuing firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Other




Budget


—




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Finvera Plc




Eteläesplanadi 8, P.O.Box 1010, 00101 Helsinki








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


17.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37828 (2013/N)




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Удължаване на българската карта на регионалните помощи за периода 2007 — 2013 г. до 30 юни 2014 г.




Legal basis


точки 186 и 187 от Насоките за регионална помощ (НРП) за 2014 — 2020 г. — Решение на Министерския съвет № 727 от 20.11.2013 г.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Other — The notification refers to the prolongation of the existing regional aid map. All forms of aid are possible.




Budget


—




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Министерство на финансите — ул. ‘Г. С. Раковски’ 102




София 1040








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


10.02.2014




Aid number


SA.37855 (2013/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


NORTHERN IRELAND


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of R&D&I scheme for Northern Ireland (N 215/2008)




Legal basis


Industrial Development Act (Northern Ireland) 2002




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development, Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant, Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 40 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Invest Northern Ireland




Bedford Square, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7ES








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


04.02.2014




Aid number


SA.38031 (2013/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Digitális televíziós dekóderek a szociálisan hátrányos helyzetű háztartások számára — költségvetés emelése




Legal basis


2007. évi LXXIV. törvény a műsorterjesztés és a digitális átállás szabályairól; 4/2013. (I. 18.) NMHH rendelet a közszolgálati médiaszolgáltatások digitális vételének biztosítása érdekében adható állami támogatás és az azzal összefüggő adatszolgáltatás, adatkezelés rendjéről




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Social support to individual consumers




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 3 962,4 (in millions)
Annual budget: HUF 1 981,2 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2013 — 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION




Name and address of the granting authority







Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság




1015 Budapest, Ostrom u. 23-25.








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


20.02.2014




Aid number


SA.38087 (2013/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


TOSCANA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Proroga del regime di aiuti di stato agli investimenti in materia di fonti energetiche rinnovabili, risparmio energetico, cogenerazione e teleriscaldamento in Toscana




Legal basis


Decreto Dirigenziale no 2450/2008, Decreto Dirigenziale no 2773/2008 e Decreto Dirigenziale no 4852/2008




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Energy saving




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 53 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Toscana settore miniere e energia via Bardazzi 19/21




50217 Firenze








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


13.03.2014




Aid number


SA.38110 (2014/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Régime cadre d'interventions publiques en capital-investissement régional — Prolongation du régime N 629/2007




Legal basis


Articles L 1511-2, L.2253-1, L 3231-6, L.4211-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Risk capital, SMEs




Form of aid


Direct grant, Provision of risk capital




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 125 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







DATAR




8 rue de Penthièvre — 75800 Paris cedex 08 — France








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


20.03.2014




Aid number


SA.38377 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Directed Research in Low Carbon Technology — Prolongation of R&D&I measure (State aid N82/2008)




Legal basis


Section 5 of the Science and Technology Act 1965
Section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended by S.I2002/1686)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development, Innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 44 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 7,3 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







The Carbon Trust




4th Floor, Dorset House, 27-45 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NT








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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