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: 2016-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid








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17.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/1





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 220/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


12.10.2015




Aid number


SA.40744 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


TRAPANI, SICILIA


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aeroporto Trapani-Birgi. Bando Finanziamento Rotte Comunitarie




Legal basis


Legge Regione Siciliana no 16 del 20/07/2011 art. 1 comma 4 sexies lett. a) ‘Norme in materia di riserve in favore degli enti locali’




Type of measure


Individual aid


Airgest S.p.A - Società di gestione aeroporto civile




Objective


Other




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.06.2015 - 31.12.2018




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Siciliana




Piazza Indipendenza, 1 - Palermo








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


29.04.2016




Aid number


SA.41033 (2016/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


TRENTO


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Disposizioni per favorire il trasporto integrato




Legal basis








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Legge provinciale del 9 luglio 1993, n. 16 - articolo 16 bis (aggiunto dall’art. 66, comma 2, della l.p. del 19 febbraio 2002, n. 1 e modificato dall’art. 35 della l.p. del 14 maggio 2014, n. 3)










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Deliberazione Giunta provinciale n. 2036 del 24 novembre 2014








Type of measure


Scheme


-




Objective


Sectoral development, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,2  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 0,4  (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2018




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Provincia autonoma di Trento — Servizio trasporti pubblici




piazza Dante 6 - 38122 TRENTO








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


23.03.2016




Aid number


SA.41815 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


SICILIA


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Concessione di un contributo per l’avviamento di nuovi collegamenti aerei da/per l’aeroporto di Comiso (CIY)




Legal basis








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Art. 13, commi 14 e 15, del D.L. del 23 dicembre 2013 n. 145 convertito, con modificazioni, in Legge del 21 febbraio 2014, n. 9. - Interventi urgenti di avvio del piano ‘Destinazione Italia’, per il contenimento delle tariffe elettriche e del gas, per la riduzione dei premi RC-auto, per l'internazionalizzazione, lo sviluppo e la digitalizzazione delle imprese, nonché' misure per la realizzazione di opere pubbliche ed EXPO 2015";










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‘Linee guida inerenti le incentivazioni per l'avviamento e lo sviluppo di rotte aeree da parte dei vettori ai sensi dell'art. 13, commi 14 e 15, del decreto legge del 23.12.2013, n. 145, come modificato dalla legge di conversione del 21.02.2014, n. 9’, emanate dal M.I.T. con ministeriale n. 397 Gab. del 02.10.2014;










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Deliberazione n. 5 del 12.03.2015, adottata dal Commissario Straordinario con i poteri del Consiglio Provinciale, avente ad oggetto ‘Aggiornamento del Piano di cui all'articolo 1 della L.R. del 05.11.2004, n. 15, relativo all'utilizzo dei fondi assegnati alla Provincia regionale di Ragusa ai sensi dell'art. 77 della L.R. del 03.05.2011, n. 6, e ss. mm. ed ii. - Integrazioni, rettifiche e indirizzi attuativi’;










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Atto di intesa fra la Provincia Regionale di Ragusa ed e la SO.A.CO. S.p.A. - Società di gestione dell'Aeroporto di Comiso, volto a definire ‘Procedure e strumenti per una azione di promozione del territorio mediante la istituzione di nuove rotte e/o il potenziamento delle rotte esistenti facenti capo all'aeroporto “Pio La Torre” di Comiso’, approvato con Deliberazione Commissariale n. 91/102RG del 31.07.2015 e sottoscritto in data 13 ottobre 2015.








Type of measure


Scheme


-




Objective


Regional development, Employment, Promotion of export and internationalisation, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,35  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 0,675  (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.04.2016 - 31.03.2020




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Provincia regionale di Ragusa - Libero consorzio comunale




Viale del Fante - 97100 RAGUSA








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


28.01.2016




Aid number


SA.42847 (2015/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


NORTHERN IRELAND


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Invest NI Rescue and Restructuring Scheme 2016-2020




Legal basis


The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982
The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
The European Communities Act 1972




Type of measure


Scheme


-




Objective


Rescuing firms in difficulty, Restructuring firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Interest subsidy, Provision of risk capital, Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 10 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 2 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 - 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Invest Northern Ireland




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:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


18.03.2016




Aid number


SA.42889 (2016/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


-


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Yksittäinen tuki nesteytetyn maakaasun terminaalille (Hamina)




Legal basis


Act on Discretionary Government Transfers (Valtionavustuslaki) (688/2001)
General Terms of Granting LNG Terminal Support (Valtioneuvoston asetus nesteytetyn maakaasun terminaalien investointituen myöntämisen yleisistä ehdoista) (707/2013)




Type of measure


Individual aid


Haminan Energia Oy




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 27,66  (in millions)




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


-




Economic sectors


ELECTRICITY; GAS; STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Employment and the Economy (Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö)




PL 32, FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto, Finland








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


04.12.2015




Aid number


SA.43365 (2015/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


-


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment of the restructuring plan approved in 2014 and granting of new aid to National Bank of Greece




Legal basis


Law 3864/2010 (Gov. Gazette A 119) Law 4340/2015 (Gov. Gazette A 134) Cabinet Act 36/2015 (Gov. Gazette A 135)




Type of measure


Individual aid


NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other - Additional restructuring aid to National Bank of Greece




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 706  (in millions)




Intensity


-




Duration (period)


-




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Hellenic Financial Stability Fund




10, E. Venizelos Ave. (Panepistimiou), Athens 106 71, Greece








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


04.05.2016




Aid number


SA.44479 (2016/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


ROSTOCK, KRFR.ST.


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ausbau des Überseehafens Rostock




Legal basis


Koordinierungsrahmen der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur’ ab 1. Juli 2014 (‘GRW-Koordinierungsrahmen’)




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 13,592  (in millions)




Intensity


78,65  %




Duration (period)


-




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Landesförderinstitut Mecklenburg-Vorpommern




Werkstraße 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


20.04.2016




Aid number


SA.44846 (2016/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


NIEDERSACHSEN


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


NPorts GmbH & Co. KG




Legal basis


Lower Saxony port financing law of 8. Dezember 2005 (promulgate it as Article 2 of the Lower Saxony port law of 8. Dezember 2005) § § 44, 23 of the Lower Saxony budgetary regulations as amended on April 30, 2001, as last amended by Act of 16. Dezember 2013




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


NPorts GmbH & Co. KG




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9,5  (in millions)




Intensity


76 %




Duration (period)


-




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Federal state of Lower Saxony (Ministry for Economics, Labour and Transport of Lower Saxony)




Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover








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


04.05.2016




Aid number


SA.45129 (2016/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


-


-




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Third prolongation of the Credit Union restructuring and stabilisation Scheme




Legal basis


Credit Union and Cooperation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012




Type of measure


Scheme


-




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


-




Budget


-




Intensity


-




Duration (period)


01.05.2016 - 31.10.2016




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister for Finance




Government Buildings, 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