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 objectionsText with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, State aid, Sweden, United Kingdom, Yorkshire and The Humber, air conditioning, air transport, coal mining, control of State aid, culture industry, donation, electricity supply, energy production, financial aid, financial services, financing, gas supply, guarantee, insurance, interest rate subsidy, property leasing, sport, tax relief, venture capital, waste management








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21.8.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/1





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 277/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


14.07.2015




Aid number


SA.35486 (2013/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Støtte til produktion af elektricitet i industrielle kraftvarmeværker




Legal basis


Lov om elforsyning, jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 279 af 21. marts 2012. Ændringen, der anmeldes fremgår af lov nr. 576 af 18. juni 2012.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Energy saving, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 70 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Electricity; gas; steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority







Energinet.dk




Tonnekjærsvej 65








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


28.10.2014




Aid number


SA.37122 (2013/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Støtte til husstandsmøller og til havmøller med forsøgselement




Legal basis


Lov nr. 641 af 12. juni 2013 om ændring af lov om fremme af vedvarende energi, lov om elforsyning og ligningsloven




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Household wind turbines: DKK 1-2 million yearly; Offshore wind turbines with an experimental aspect: overall budget DKK 625 million to DKK 1,5 billion




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2016




Economic sectors


Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Energinet.dk




Tonnekjærsvej 65








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


01.07.2015




Aid number


SA.37421 (2014/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Poland


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Polska metodologia obliczania ekwiwalentu dotacji brutto w odniesieniu do pomocy państwa w formie poręczeń i gwarancji




Legal basis


Ustawa z dnia 8 maja 1997 r. o poręczeniach i gwarancjach udzielanych przez Skarb Państwa oraz niektóre osoby prawne;




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to SMEs




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Fundusze poręczeniowe




Załącznik nr 3




Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego




Al. Jerozolimskie 7, 00-955 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


29.04.2015




Aid number


SA.37963 (2015/NN)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sportscotland — Glenmore Lodge




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Individual aid


Glenmore Lodge




Objective


—




Form of aid


Other, Direct grant — ‘Other’ stands for donations of assets and leasing of property below market rate.




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 0,85 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Sports activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Scottish Sports Council Trust Company




Doges, Templeton on the Green




62 Templeton Street




Glasgow




G40 1DA








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


29.04.2015




Aid number


SA.38208 (2015/NN)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Alleged State Aid relating to Community Amateur Sports Clubs




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


Member-owned golf clubs in the UK




Objective


—




Form of aid


Other form of tax advantage, Tax rate reduction — ‘Other forms’: waiver of income tax




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 200 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities




Name and address of the granting authority







UK government: HM Revenue and Customs; Department for Media, Culture and Sports










—


HM Revenue & Customs, Pay As You Earn, PO Box 1970, Liverpool, L75 1WX










—


Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ












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


07.05.2014




Aid number


SA.38258 (2014/N)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Odstranění starých ekologických zátěží po těžbě ropy v prostoru jímacího území Moravská Nová Ves




Legal basis


Zákon č. 77/1997, Sb., o státním podniku
Zákon č. 388/1991 Sb., o Státním fondu životního prostředí České republiky
Operační Program Životní Prostředí: Programový dokument
Operační Program Životní prostředí: Implementační dokument
Směrnice Ministerstva životního prostředí č. 7/2007 ze dne 29. června 2007 pro předkládání žádostí a o poskytování finančních prostředků pro projekty z Operačního programu Životní prostředí včetně spolufinancování ze Státního fondu životního prostředí České republiky a státního rozpočtu České republiky — kapitoly 315 (životní prostředí)




Type of measure


Individual aid


Palivový kombinát Ústí, státní podnik




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 1  500 (in millions)




Intensity


90 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Remediation activities and other waste management services




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo životního prostředí ČR




Vršovická 65, 100 10 Praha 10








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


03/02/2015




Aid number


SA.38918 (2014/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Lån till nätföretag för att underlätta anslutningen av förnybar elproduktion




Legal basis


Förordning om lån till nätföretag för att underlätta anslutningen av förnybar elproduktion (utkast)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 700 (in millions)




Intensity


70 %




Duration (period)


From 01.01.2015




Economic sectors


Transmission of electricity, Distribution of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Affärsverket svenska kraftnät




Box 1200








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


31.07.2015




Aid number


SA.39757 (2015/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ireland support scheme for operating and investment aid for regional airports. ‘Regional Airports Programme 2015 — 2019’




Legal basis


Article 28 of the Constitution of Ireland Appropriation Act 2014 Government Decision S22950D 16.12.13




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development, Employment




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 42,5 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 9,4 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority


Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, IRELAND www.dttas.ie




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


11.3.2015




Aid number


SA.40773 (2015/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Closure Aid To Hatfield Colliery Partnerships Ltd




Legal basis


Industrial Development Act 1982 Section 7 (1)




Type of measure


Individual aid


Hatfield Colliery Partnerships Ltd




Objective


closure aid




Form of aid


Reimbursable grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 20 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.03.2015 — 28.02.2017




Economic sectors


Mining of hard coal




Name and address of the granting authority







Department for Business, Innovation and Skills




1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET








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


27.07.2015




Aid number


SA.40836 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Change of the scope of application of the method to calculate the aid element in guarantees




Legal basis


Haushaltsrecht des Bundes und der Länder




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Other




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.05.2015 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Bund und Länder




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


15.07.2015




Aid number


SA.41259 (2015/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Régime d’aide notifié à la Commission européenne relatifs aux aides au sauvetage et à la restructuration pour les PME en difficulté




Legal basis


Code général des collectivités territoriales
Code de Commerce Livre VI — Des difficultés des entreprises




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to SMEs, Rescuing firms in difficulty, Restructuring firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Direct grant, Debt write-off, Guarantee, Interest subsidy, Provision of risk capital, Reimbursable grant, Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Commissariat général à l'égalité des territoires




5, rue Pleyel — 93283 SAINT-DENIS CEDEX, France








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


13.07.2015




Aid number


SA.42080 (2015/N)




Member State


Cyprus




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sixth Prolongation of Cypriot guarantee scheme for banks H2 2015




Legal basis


Draft Law that Governs the Granting of Government Guarantees for the Securing of Loans and/or the Issue of Bonds by Cred. Institutions




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee (where appropriate with a reference to the Commission decision (10))




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6  000 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


13.07.2015 — 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance,




M. Karaoli and G. Afxentiou, 1439, Nicosia, Cyprus








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


15.07.2015




Aid number


SA.42156 (2015/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Fourth prolongation of the Portuguese Guarantee Scheme on EIB lending




Legal basis


Portuguese Law 112/97 of 16 September and Article 103-A of Law 64-B/2011 of 30 December as amended by Law 20/2012 of 14 May 2012.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2  800 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.07.2015 — 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Other 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


29.06.2015




Aid number


SA.42215 (2015/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of the Greek financial support measures (art. 2 law 3723/2008)




Legal basis


Νόμος 3723/2008 ‘Ενίσχυση της ρευστότητας της οικονομίας για την αντιμετώπιση των επιπτώσεων της διεθνούς χρηματοπιστωτικής κρίσης και άλλες διατάξεις’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee, Other




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 93  000 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







MINISTRY OF FINANCE




Nikis 5-7, Athens, Greece








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