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: 2015-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Denmark, EU control, France, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, State aid, United Kingdom, aeronautical industry, control of State aid, electricity supply, energy production, import restriction, insurance company, life assurance, pesticide








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20.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/1





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)
(2015/C 094/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


01.08.2013




Aid number


SA.35079 (2013/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


RES-E support programme — modification




Legal basis


The Electricity Regulation Act 1999




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 150 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 10 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Electric power generation; transmission and distribution




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources




29-31 Adelaide Road








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


24.10.2014




Aid number


SA.36204 (2013/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Støtte til sol og øvrige ve-teknologier




Legal basis


Lov om ændring af lov om fremme af vedvarende energi, lov om elforsyning, lov om afgift af elektricitet og ligningsloven fremgår af lov nr. 1390 af 23. december 2012. Lov om ændring af lov om fremme af vedvarende energi (Ændring af støtte til visse solcelleanlæg) af lov nr. 199 af 28. juni 2013. Lov om ændring af lov om fremme af vedvarende energi (Ændring af støtte til visse solcelleanlæg) af lov nr. 900 af 4. juli 2013.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 300 (in millions)




Intensity


78 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2016




Economic sectors


Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Energinet.dk




Tonnekjærsvej 65, DK-7000 Fredericia








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


02.08.2013




Aid number


SA.36427 (2013/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania


 




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės administracija/Vilnius City Municipal Administration




Legal basis


LR aplinkos ministro įsakymo ‘Dėl VP3-1.4-AM-06-R priemonės “Praeityje užterštų teritorijų tvarkymas” projektų finansavimo sąlygų aprašo patvirtinimo’ projektas.
2007-2013 m. Sanglaudos skatinimo veiksmų programa, patvirtinta 2007 m. liepos 30 d. Komisijos sprendimu Nr. K(2007)3738.
Sanglaudos skatinimo veiksmų programos priedas, patvirtintas Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės 2008 m. liepos 23 d. nutarimu Nr. 787 (Žin., 2008, Nr. 95-3720).




Type of measure


Individual aid


 




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: LTL 5,2 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Lietuvos Respublikos Aplinkos ministerija




A. Jakšto g. 4/9, 01105 Vilnius








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


29.10.2014




Aid number


SA.37137 (2013/N)




Member State


France




Region


PYRÉNÉES-ATLANTIQUES


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Avance récupérable pour le programme de recherche et développement TS 3000




Legal basis


Décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 relatif aux subventions de l'État pour des projets d'investissement




Type of measure


Individual aid


TURBOMECA




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 70 (in millions)




Intensity


35 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery




Name and address of the granting authority







Direction générale de l'aviation civile




50, rue Henry Farman 75720 PARIS CEDEX 15








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


29.01.2015




Aid number


SA.38535 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Government Support to the Flood Reinsurance Scheme




Legal basis


Water Act 2014, Part 4 (sections 64-69)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences, Adverse weather conditions, Insurance premiums




Form of aid


Other — Access to a levy funded reinsurance scheme




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 900 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 180 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.07.2015 — 30.06.2020




Economic sectors


Non-life insurance, Reinsurance




Name and address of the granting authority







Department for Envrionment, Food and Rural Affairs




Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR








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


10.12.2014




Aid number


SA.38751 (2014/N)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


—


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Plán hodnocení velkého režimu podpory, na něž se vztahuje bloková výjimka, ‘Zákon o investičních pobídkách’




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant, Tax advantage or tax exemption, Loan/Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 11  80 0 0 00  000 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


—




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


11.12.2014




Aid number


SA.39273 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


Article 107(3)(a), Article 107(3)(c), Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Regional Growth Fund (RGF)




Legal basis


Industrial Development Act 1982




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional aid — investment aid (Art. 14), SME aid (Art. 17 — 18 — 19 — 20), Risk finance aid (Art. 21), Aid for start-ups (Art. 22), SME aid — Aid for scouting costs (Art. 24), Fundamental research (Art. 25(2)(a)), Industrial research (Art. 25(2)(b)), Aid for the employment of workers with disabilities in the form of wage subsidies (Article 33), Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing workers with disabilities (Art. 34), Aid for compensating the costs of assistance provided to disadvantaged workers (Art.35), Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standards (Art. 36), Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards (Art. 37), Investment aid for energy efficiency measures (Art. 38), Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings (Art. 39), Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration (Art. 40), Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources (Art. 41), Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites (Art. 45), Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling (Art. 46), Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation (Art. 47), Investment aid for energy infrastructure (Art. 48), Aid for environmental studies (Art. 49), Aid for broadband infrastructure (Art. 52), Aid for culture and heritage conservation (Art. 53), Aid schemes for audio-visual works (Art. 54), Investment aid for local infrastructures (Art. 56)




Form of aid


Direct grant/Interest rate subsidy, Loan/Repayable advances, Provision of risk finance




Budget


Annual budget: GBP 53 3 3 33  333 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)




1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, UK








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


29.01.2015




Aid number


SA.39837 (2014/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


6th prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme H1 2015




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


Direct grant, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2015




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade




80, St. Stephen's Green, 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


04.02.2015




Aid number


SA.39991 (2014/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


PORTUGAL


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Eleventh Prolongation of the Portuguese Guarantee Scheme




Legal basis


Law 60-A/2008 of 20 October 2008 and its implementing provisions, Portaria no 1219-A/2008 of 23 October 2008, Portaria no 946/2010 of 22 September 2010 and Portaria no 80/2012 of 27 March 2012 + Proposta de Lei do Orçamento do Estado 2015




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 24  670 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2015 — 30.06.2015




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministério das Finanças




Av. Infante D. Henrique, no 1, 1149-009 Lisboa








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


27.01.2015




Aid number


SA.40096 (2014/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Second prolongation of the Credit Unions Orderly Liquidation Scheme — H1 2015




Legal basis


Ustawa z dnia 14 grudnia 1994 r. o Bankowym Funduszu Gwarancyjnym. Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 26 marca 2014 r. w sprawie zaniechania poboru podatku dochodowego od niektórych dochodów podatników podatku dochodowego od osób prawnych.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention, Other




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 3  300 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2015 — 30.06.2015




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny




ul. ks. Ignacego Jana Skorupki 4, 00-546 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