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: 2016-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid








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19.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 66/1





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)
(2016/C 066/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.10.2015




Aid number


SA.39094 (2014/NN)




Member State


Germany




Region


BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Münzen Baden-Württemberg




Objective


—




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Other manufacturing




Name and address of the granting authority


Land of Baden-Württemberg




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


26.05.2015




Aid number


SA.39606 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


TORINO


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Regime di aiuti al servizio transitorio dell'autostrada ferroviaria alpina




Legal basis


D.LGS. 188/2003 s.m.i.




Type of measure


Individual aid


Autostrada Ferroviaria Alpina s.r.l.




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 25 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 5 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2018




Economic sectors


TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle infrasrutture e dei trasporti




via Caraci, 36 — 00158 Roma








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


26.05.2015




Aid number


SA.40404 (2014/N)




Member State


France




Region


RHONE-ALPES


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Régime d'aide au service transitoire d'autoroute ferroviaire alpine




Legal basis


LOI no 2009-967 du 3 août 2009 de programmation relative à la mise en œuvre du Grenelle de l’environnement (1) — Article 11




Type of measure


Individual aid


Autostrada Ferroviaria Alpina (AFA) s.r.l.




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 25 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 5 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2018




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Développement durable et de l'Energie




92055 LA DEFENSE CEDEX








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


17.12.2015




Aid number


SA.41175 (2015/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


OESTERREICH


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Breitband Austria 2020, BMVIT Breitbandförderung




Legal basis


Sonderrichtlinie Breitband Austria 2020 Access
Sonderrichtlinie Breitband Austria 2020 Backhaul
Sonderrichtlinie Breitband Austria 2020 Leerverrohrungsprogramm




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Other




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 000 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 200 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie




1030 Wien, Radetzkystraße 2








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


25.11.2015




Aid number


SA.42322 (2015/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Méthode de calcul d'équivalent-subvention brut pour les aides accordées sous forme d'avances récupérables




Legal basis


LOI no 2012-1559 du 31 décembre 2012 relative à la création de la Banque publique d'investissement




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development, Innovation




Form of aid


Repayable advances




Budget


—




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2015 — 31.12.2020




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


27.11.2015




Aid number


SA.42843 (2015/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Poland


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Rekompensata kosztów poniesionych na świadczenie usług pocztowych ustawowo zwolnionych od opłat pocztowych.




Legal basis


Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 3 września 2010 r. w sprawie szczegółowego sposobu i trybu udzielania i rozliczania dotacji przedmiotowych (Dz. U. Nr 166, poz. 1123);
Rozporządzenie Ministra Finansów z dnia 17 września 2010 r. w sprawie dotacji przedmiotowej do świadczonych usług pocztowych podlegających ustawowemu zwolnieniu z opłat pocztowych (Dz. U. z 2014 r. poz. 1038 oraz z 2015 r. poz. 570);
Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 21 stycznia 2015 r. w sprawie przesyłek w głosowaniu korespondencyjnym w kraju (Dz. U. poz. 131);
Rozporządzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Społecznej oraz Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego z dnia 6 września 2013 r. w sprawie wykazu bibliotek, organizacji osób niewidomych lub ociemniałych oraz organizacji, których celem statutowym jest działanie na rzecz osób niewidomych lub ociemniałych (Dz. U. z poz. 1120);
Ustawa z dnia 27 sierpnia 2009 r. o finansach publicznych (Dz. U. Nr 157, poz. 1240, z późn. zm.) — wybrane przepisy;
Ustawa z dnia 7 listopada 1996 r. o obowiązkowych egzemplarzach bibliotecznych (Dz. U. z 1996 r. Nr 152, poz. 722 z późn. zm.) — wybrane przepisy;
Ustawa z dnia 14 marca 2003 r. o referendum ogólnokrajowym (Dz. U. z 2015 r., poz. 318) — wybrane przepisy;
Ustawa z dnia 16 kwietnia 1993 r. o zwalczaniu nieuczciwej konkurencji (Dz. U. z 2003 r. Nr 153, poz. 1503 z późn. zm.) — wybrane przepisy.




Type of measure


Scheme


Poczta Polsa




Objective


Social support to individual consumers, Culture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 14,466 (in millions)
Annual budget: PLN 2,4 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Postal and courier activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstwo Administracji i Cyfryzacji




ul. Królewska 27, 00-060 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


15.12.2015




Aid number


SA.43187 (2015/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Short-term single risk export credit cover (Denmark)




Legal basis


Act on Eksport Kredit Fonden: Legislative Order 913 of December 9, 1999.
Communication from the Commission to the Member States on the application of Article 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union to short-term export-credit insurance




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Promotion of export and internationalisation




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







EKF




Lautrupsgade 11, 2100 KBH Ø, 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


15.12.2015




Aid number


SA.43208 (2015/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


SUOMI/FINLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of the short term export credit scheme for SME and single-risk cover




Legal basis








a)


Act on the State-Owned Specialised Financing Company (1998/443) with amendments










b)


Act on the State’s Export Credit Guarantees (422/2001) amended in 2014










c)


Government’s Decree on principles to be followed in export credit guarantee activities (558/2001, 20 June 2001).








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Promotion of export and internationalisation




Form of aid


Other — Short-term export-credit insurance




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Finnvera Plc




Eteläesplanadi 8, P.O. Box 1010, FI-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


26.11.2015




Aid number


SA.43250 (2015/NN)




Member State


Portugal




Region


NORTE


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Novo terminal de cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões




Legal basis








a)


Quadro de Referência Estratégico Nacional (QREN) 2007-2013, validado pelo Governo Português através da Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.o 86/2007, de 28 de junho de 2007, assinado com a Comissão Europeia a 2 de julho de 2007, que estabelece as regras principais para a aplicação nacional dos fundos da UE com uma natureza estrutural durante o período 2007-2013 e para a estruturação dos programas operacionais regionais nacionais;










b)


Programa Operacional Regional do Norte 2007-2013, (Decisão C/2007/5070 final (CCI No 2007PT161PO002) (Prioridade 2: Valorização Económica de Recursos Específicos);










c)


Decreto-Lei n.o 312/2007, 17 de setembro de 2007, conforme alterado pelo Decreto-Lei n.o 74/2008, de 22 de abril de 2008, que estabelece as estruturas de governação nacionais do QREN e dos respetivos programas operacionais;










d)


Regulamento (CE) n.o 1083/2006, do Conselho, de 11 de julho de 2006, conforme alterado, que estabelece as disposições gerais sobre o Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional, o Fundo Social Europeu e o Fundo de coesão, e que revoga o Regulamento (CE) n.o 1260/1999.








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


APDL — Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, S.A.




Objective


Sectoral development, Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 19,545 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Service activities incidental to water transportation




Name and address of the granting authority







Autoridade de Gestão ON.2 — O Novo Norte do Programa Operacional Regional do Norte




Rua Rainha D. Estefânia, 251, 4150-304 Porto








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


16.12.2015




Aid number


SA.43376 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


ROSTOCK, KRFR.ST.


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hafeninfrastrukturausbau Fracht- und Fischereihafen Rostock




Legal basis


Koordinierungsrahmen der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur’ in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. Juni 2015




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Rostocker Fracht- und Fischereihafen GmbH




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5,6393 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Landesförderinstitut Mecklenburg-Vorpommern




Werkstr. 213, D-19061 Schwerin








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


11.01.2016




Aid number


SA.43874 (2015/N)




Member State


Cyprus




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Seventh Prolongation of the Cypriot guarantee scheme for banks — H1 2016




Legal basis


Article 107(3)(b) TFEU




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)


11.01.2016 — 30.06.2016




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.