Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, France, French overseas collectivity, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, aquaculture, control of State aid, financial aid, mining industry, plastics industry, rubber industry, sport, transport infrastructure








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21.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 418/01







Date of adoption of the decision


19.11.2009




Aid number


SA.28778 (N 347/2009)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Banskobystrický kraj


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bana Dolina, a.s.




Legal basis








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Zákon c. 580/2004 Z. z. o zdravotnom poistení a o zmene a doplnení zákona c. 95/2002 Z. z. o poistovníctve a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (v znení zákona c. 718/2004 Z. z.) v znení neskorších predpisov










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Metodický pokyn c. 31/3/2008 o odpúštaní a znižovaní poplatkov/úrokov z omeškania










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Zákon c. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov








Type of measure


Individual aid


Bana Dolina a.s.




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Debt write-off




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 0,09 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Mining of hard coal




Name and address of the granting authority







Všeobecná zdravotná poistovna, a.s. Mamateyová 17




P. O. BOX 41




850 05 Bratislava 55




Slovensko








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm







Date of adoption of the decision


02.12.2009




Aid number


SA.29129 (N 462/2009)




Member State


Poland




Region


Lubuskie, Wielkopolskie


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoc na infrastrukture transportowa — na budowe i eksploatacje autostrady A2 na odcinku Swiecko — Nowy Tomysl




Legal basis








1)


Ustawa z dnia 27 pazdziernika 1994 r. o autostradach platnych oraz o Krajowym Funduszu Drogowym;










2)


Ustawa z dnia 7 listopada 2008 r. o zmianie ustawy o drogach publicznych oraz niektórych innych ustaw;










3)


Rozporzadzenie Ministra Transportu i Gospodarki Morskiej z dnia 12 maja 1995 roku w sprawie szczególowych zasad postepowania przetargowego na udzielenie koncesji na budowe i eksploatacje autostrad platnych;










4)


Rozporzadzenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 29 kwietnia 2004 r. w sprawie oplat za przejazd autostrada.








Type of measure


Individual aid


AWSA II S.A.




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


01.12.2011 — 10.03.2037




Economic sectors


Construction of roads and motorways




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister Infrastruktury ul. Chalubinskiego 4/6




00-928 Warszawa








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm







Date of adoption of the decision


22.09.2014




Aid number


SA.29731 (2014/N) and SA.30326 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley: Amendment of commitments




Legal basis


Section 228 of the Banking Act 2009, Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008, B&B Transfer of Securities and Property etc. Order 2008




Type of measure


—


 




Objective


—




Form of aid


No aid




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







HM Treasury




1 Horse Guards Road, London SWW1A 2HQ








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


29.10.2010




Aid number


SA.30940 (N 188/2010)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


—


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Slovenski davek na tonažo




Legal basis


Zakon o davku na tonažo — uradno prečiščeno besedilo (Ur.l. RS št. 97/2009)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Tax base reduction




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 19,5 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 2,44 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2008 — 31.12.2018




Economic sectors


Water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministrstvo za finance Župančičeva 3




1000 Ljubljana








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


14.10.2014




Aid number


SA.35443 (2014/N-2)




Member State


France




Region


DÉPARTEMENTS D'OUTRE-MER


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Extension à Mayotte du Fonds de garantie en faveur du secteur agricole, de la filière bois, de la pêche et de l'aquaculture (FOGAP) — aspects concernant la pêche et l'aquaculture




Legal basis


Loi no 2009-1673 du 30 décembre 2009 (Loi de finances pour 2010), article 68
Amendement au projet de loi de finances pour 2010, article 35 relatif à la mission ‘Outre-mer’, voté à l'Assemblée nationale le 13 novembre 2009
Projet de circulaire relative à la mise en oeuvre du FOGAP
Projet de convention de gestion du FOGAP entre l'État (Ministère des Outre-mer) et l'AFD




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development, Outermost regions and the Aegean Islands, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


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




Intensity


10 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







SGAE




68, rue de Bellechasse 75700 PARIS








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


09.04.2014




Aid number


SA.37342 (2014/NN)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


NORTHERN IRELAND


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Regional Stadia Development in Northern Ireland




Legal basis


The Recreation and Youth Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1986




Type of measure


Individual aid


—




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 129 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 50 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.03.2016




Economic sectors


Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure




DCAL, Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7EG








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


11.02.2014




Aid number


SA.37347 (2013/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


NORD EST, BOLZANO-BOZEN, TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Contributi per la costruzione e l'ampliamento di impianti di biogas




Legal basis


Legge provinciale 22 ottobre 1993, n. 17 ‘Disciplina del procedimento amministrativo e del diritto di accesso ai documenti amministrativi’
Legge provinciale 7 luglio 2010, n. 9 ‘Disposizioni in materia di risparmio energetico e energia rinnovabile’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9 (in millions)




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 01.01.2018




Economic sectors


ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY




Name and address of the granting authority







Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano — Uffico risparmio energetico




Via Mendola 33, 39100 Bolzano








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


09.07.2014




Aid number


SA.38324 (2014/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


ANDALUCIA


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


ALESTIS: Medidas para la salida de su situación concursal, toma de participación minoritaria por parte de SEPI y otorgamiento de préstamo participativo por SOPREA




Legal basis


Ley 22/2003 de 9 de julio, Ley Concursal




Type of measure


Individual aid


Grupo Alestis




Objective


Restructuring firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Other, Other forms of equity intervention, Soft loan, Tax deferment.




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 91,73 (in millions)




Intensity


46,5 %




Duration (period)


From 17.02.2014




Economic sectors


Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery




Name and address of the granting authority







SOCIEDAD ESTATAL DE PARTICIPACIONES INDUSTRIALES (SEPI)




C/VELÁZQUEZ, 134 28006 — MADRID




Administración General del Estado




C/ALCALÁ, 5 28071 — MADRID,




Junta de Andalucía




C/TORNEO. 26 41002 SEVILLA








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm







Date of adoption of the decision


29.09.2014




Aid number


SA.38362 (2014/NN)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Modification du dispositif d’exonération de la taxe spéciale sur les conventions d’assurances des contrats d’assurance maladie dits «solidaires et responsables»




Legal basis


Article 19 de la loi no 2013-1203 du 23 décembre 2013 de financement de la sécurité sociale pour 2014 modifiant l’article 1001 du code général des impôts. La loi de financement de la Sécurité sociale pour 2014 a été adoptée le 3 décembre 2013 et publiée le 24 décembre 2013.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Social support to individual consumers




Form of aid


Other — Maintien du taux réduit de 7 % alors que le taux normal modifié par la loi de financement de la sécurité sociale pour 2014 s’établit à 14 % (précédemment 9 %)




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 2  135 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2099




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances




139 rue de Bercy 75012 Paris








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


15.10.2014




Aid number


SA.38371 (2014/NN)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Tax advantages for the construction and operation of the Oresund Fixed Link




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Øresundsbro Konsortiet




Objective


—




Form of aid


Tax base reduction




Budget


—




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Construction of bridges and tunnels




Name and address of the granting authority







1) Ministry of Finance 2) Ministry of Transport




1) Christiansborg Slotsplads 1, 1218 Copenhagen K, Denmark 2) Frederiksholms Kanal 27 F, 1220 Copenhagen K, Denmark








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


01.10.2014




Aid number


SA.38478 (2014/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


Gyor-Moson-Sopron


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Development of the Győr-Gönyű National Public Port




Legal basis


Transport Operational Programme




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


North Transdanubian Water Management Authority (ÉDUVIZIG) MAHART Magyar Hajózási Zrt. (MAHART) Hungarian State Asset Management Co. (MNV Zrt.)




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 5  701,9826 (in millions)




Intensity


96,13 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Inland freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of National Development




1011 Budapest Fo u 44-50








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


16.09.2014




Aid number


SA.38641 (2014/N)




Member State


France




Region


DÉPARTEMENTS D'OUTRE-MER


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Taux d'accise réduit sur le rhum ‘traditionnel’ produit en Guadeloupe, en Guyane, en Martinique et à La Réunion




Legal basis








—


Article 403 du code général des impôts










—


Arrêté du 29 décembre 2013 fixant pour 2014, le tarif des droits d’accise sur les alcools et les boissons spiritueuses








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development, Employment, Outermost regions and the Aegean Islands




Form of aid


Other, Tax rate reduction — taux d’accise réduit sur les alcools




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 721 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 103 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.07.2014 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







SGAE




68 rue de Bellechasse 75700 PARIS








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


17.07.2014




Aid number


SA.38985 (2014/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


5th prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme H2 2014




Legal basis


Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolutions) Act 2011




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee, Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister for Finance




Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland








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


05.09.2014




Aid number


SA.38986 (2014/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


Heves


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Apollo Tyres (Hungary) Kft. számára nyújtott támogatás




Legal basis








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A Kormány egyedi döntéseivel megítélhető regionális beruházási támogatás szabályairól és a Beruházás ösztönzési célelőirányzat felhasználásának szabályairól szóló 270/2012. (IX.25.) Korm. rendelet










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A társasági adóról és az osztalékadóról szóló 1996. évi LXXXI. törvény, valamint a fejlesztési adókedvezményről szóló 206/2006. (X. 16.) Korm. rendelet










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A foglalkoztatást elősegítő támogatásokról, valamint a Munkaerőpiaci Alapból foglalkoztatási válsághelyzetek kezelésére nyújtható támogatásról szóló 6/1996. (VII.16.) Munkaügyi Minisztérium rendelet








Type of measure


Individual aid


Apollo Tyres (Hungary) Kft.




Objective


Regional development, Employment




Form of aid


Direct grant, Tax allowance




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 28  963,5528 (in millions)




Intensity


21,64 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Manufacture of rubber and plastic products




Name and address of the granting authority







Nemzeti Fejlesztési Minisztérium




1011 Budapest, Fő utca 44-50.




Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium




1051 Budapest, József nádor tér 2-4.








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm







Date of adoption of the decision


29.07.2014




Aid number


SA.39015 (2014/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Tenth prolongation of the Polish bank guarantee scheme




Legal basis


Ustawa z dnia 12 lutego 2009 r. o udzielaniu przez Skarb Panstwa wsparcia instytucjom finansowym (Dz. U. Nr 39, poz. 308 ze zm.)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 1 60  000 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.07.2014 — 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister Finansów




ul. Świętokrzyska 12, 00-916 Warszawa








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


25.09.2014




Aid number


SA.39120 (2014/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Mesures de soutien accordées aux entreprises ostréicoles touchées par la mortalité des huîtres creuses




Legal basis








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La remise de redevance domaniale:
Décret no 83-228 du 22 mars 1983 fixant le régime de l’autorisation des exploitations de cultures marines
Arrêté du 28 décembre 1983 portant application de l’article 2 (3o) du décret no 83-228 du 22 mars 1983 fixant le régime de l’autorisation des exploitations de cultures marines










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Les mesures d’allègement des charges:
Projet d’avis relatif à l’aide à l’allègement des charges financières à destination des ostréiculteurs, producteurs ou utilisateurs d’huîtres creuses touchés par les conséquences des mortalités ostréicoles affectant ce secteur de production (NOR DEVM1415270V)
Projet de décision de FranceAgrimer relative aux modalités de mise en œuvre du fonds d’allègement des charges (FAC) à destination des exploitations ostréicoles victimes de surmortalités d’huîtres creuses affectant ce secteur de production








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences, SMEs




Form of aid


Interest subsidy, Other — exonération de redevance domaniale




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6,5 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 6,5 (in millions)




Intensity


19 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Marine aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Pierre HEBERT




Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Secrétariat d’État chargé des transports, de la mer et de la pêche — Direction des pêches maritimes et de l’aquaculture, Bureau de la politique structurelle et des concours publics — Tour Voltaire — 1, place des Degrés — 92055 La Défense Cedex




Lilia TERAI




Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Secrétariat d’Etat chargé des transports, de la mer et de la pêche — Direction des pêches maritimes et de l’aquaculture, Bureau de la politique structurelle et des concours publics — Tour Voltaire — 1, place des Degrés — 92055 La Défense Cedex




Nicolas GORODETSKA




Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie, Secrétariat d’Etat chargé des transports, de la mer et de la pêche — Direction des pêches maritimes et de l’aquaculture, Bureau de la conchyliculture et de l'environnement littoral — Tour Voltaire — 1, place des Degrés — 92055 La Défense Cedex








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:
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