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: 2017-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid








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3.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 68/1





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)
(2017/C 068/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


17.03.2014




Aid number


SA.37176 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Modifications to the UK Film Tax Relief




Legal basis


Finance Act 2006




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Tax base reduction




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 1 700  (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 340 (in millions)




Intensity


20 %




Duration (period)


01.04.2014 — 31.03.2019




Economic sectors


Creative, arts and entertainment activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs




100 Parliament Street,




London SW1




United Kingdom








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.37178 (2013/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide de l'ANR au projet de R&D ‘SuperGrid’ dans le cadre du programme d’investissement d’avenir.




Legal basis


Loi no 2010-237 du 9 mars 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010 relative au programme d’investissements d’avenir.
Convention du 27 juillet entre l’État et l’agence nationale de la recherche portant application de l’article 8 de la loi no 2010-237 en ce qui concerne les instituts thématiques d’excellence en matière d’énergie décarbonées.




Type of measure


Individual aid


SAS SuperGrid




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 86,66  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


From 01.10.2014




Economic sectors


Scientific research and development




Name and address of the granting authority







DGCIS




61 boulevard Vincent Auriol, 75013 PARIS








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


07.11.2016




Aid number


SA.37183 (2015/NN)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Plan France Très Haut Débit




Legal basis








—


Arrêté du 29 avril 2013 relatif à l'approbation du cahier des charges de l'appel à projets ‘France très haut débit — Réseaux d'initiative publique’;










—


Loi no 2010-237 du 9 mars 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010;










—


Code général des collectivités territoriales, notamment les articles L.1425-1 et L.1425-2;










—


Code des postes et des communications électroniques, notamment les articles L.34-8 et L.34-8-3








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 13 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 2 000  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority







Direction générale de la compétitivité, de l'industrie et des services




67 rue Barbès — BP 80001 — 94201 Ivry-sur-Seine CEDEX








Other information


—




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







Date of adoption of the decision


17.03.2014




Aid number


SA.38306 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Modifications to the UK Film Tax Relief




Legal basis


Finance Act 2006




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Tax base reduction




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 1 700  (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 340 (in millions)




Intensity


20 %




Duration (period)


01.04.2014 — 31.03.2019




Economic sectors


Creative, arts and entertainment activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs




100 Parliament Street




London, SW1A 2BQ




United Kingdom








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.39299 (2014/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Crédit d'impôt en faveur de la création de jeux vidéo — modifications




Legal basis


Articles 220 terdecies et 220 X du Code Général des Impôts (CGI)
Articles 46 quater-0 YZG à YZI de l’annexe III au CGI
Articles D. 331-19 à D. 331-37 du code du cinéma et de l’image animée, codifiant le décret no 2008-508 du 29 mai 2008 pris pour l'application des articles 220 terdecies et 220 X du code général des impôts et relatif à l'agrément des jeux vidéo ouvrant droit au crédit d'impôt pour dépenses de création de jeux vidéo ainsi que l’arrêté du 29 mai 2008 pris pour son application.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Tax allowance




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 42 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 14 (in millions)




Intensity


20 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2017




Economic sectors


ARTS; ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION




Name and address of the granting authority







Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée




12 rue de Lübeck 75784 Paris cedex 16








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2016




Aid number


SA.42955 (2016/N-2)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Netzreserve




Legal basis


Netzreserve, Artikel 6 des Strommarktgesetzes




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Other (please specify)




Form of aid


Other — siehe Anlage
siehe Anlage




Budget


—




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2017 — 30.06.2020




Economic sectors


ELECTRICITY; GAS; STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY




Name and address of the granting authority







Übertragungsnetzbetreiber bzw. BNetzA




Multiple addresses








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


28.07.2016




Aid number


SA.43023 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


CALABRIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aeroporto di Lamezia Terme — nuova aerostazione passeggeri




Legal basis


Delibera di Giunta Regionale (DGR) no 139 del 21/05/2015.




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


SACAL SpA




Objective


Regional development, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 16,48  (in millions)




Intensity


45 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Calabria — Dip.6 — Infrastrutture, Lavori Pubblici e mobilità




Via Francesco Crispi, 33 88100 — Catanzaro








Other information


—




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







Date of adoption of the decision


22.08.2016




Aid number


SA.43182 (2015/N)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


Czech Republic


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Promotion of electricity production from small hydro powerlants




Legal basis


Act No. 165/2012 Coll., on Promoted Energy Resources and on Amendment to the Law.
Decree No. 440/2012 Coll., on guarantees of the origin of electricity from renewable sources
Decree No 478/2012 Coll., on reporting and recording of electricity and heat from supported sources and biomethane, quantity and quality of actually acquired and used resources and to perform certain other provisions of the Act on promoted energy sources
Decree No. 350/2013 Coll. amending Decree No. 347/2012 Coll., which sets the technical and economic parameters for the production of renewable electricity and the lifetime of the supported electricity generating sources
Decree No. 346/2012 Coll. on the terms and procedures for the selection of the forms of aid, registration procedures for the support of the market operator, deadlines, procedures and changes to green bonus schemes of electricity and the date of offering electricity to the compulsory buyer
Decree No. 439/2012 Coll. on establish procedures and terms of charging and covering of the price component for the transmission and distribution of electricity a gas to cover the costs connected with promotion of electricity, decentralized production of electricity and biomethane and implementation of others provisions of Act on Promoted Energy Resources
Decree No. 436/2013 Coll. on manner of price regulation and price control procedures in power and heat sector, amending Decree No. 140/2009 Coll. on manner of price regulation in the energy sector, and price control procedures, as amended.
Price decision of the Energy Regulatory Office, which establishes support for the supported sources




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other — Feed-in tariffs and feed-in premiums




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 217,75  (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Electricity; gas; steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority







OTE, a. s. (the Czech electricity and gas market operator)




Praha 8, Karlín, Sokolovská 192/79, PSČ 186 00




Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade)




Na Františku 32, 110 15 Praha 1




Energetický regulační úřad (Czech Energy Regulatory Office)




Masarykovo náměstí 5, 586 01 Jihlava








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


22.08.2016




Aid number


SA.43451 (2015/N)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


Czech Republic


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Operationing support for small scale biogas installations with capacity of up to 500 kW




Legal basis


Act No. 165/2012 Coll., on Promoted energy resources and amending certain laws as amended by Act No. 131/2015 Coll., amending Act No. 458/2000 Coll., on business conditions and public administration in the energy sectors and on amendment to other laws (the Energy Act), as amended, and other related laws.






a)


The new decree, which will be effective from January 1, 2016 and will replace the decree No. 478/2012 Coll., on reporting and recording of electricity and heat from supported sources and biomethane, quantity and quality of actually acquired and used resources and to perform certain other provisions of the Act on promoted energy sources










b)


The new decree, which will be effective from 1 January 2016 and will replace the decree No. 347/2012 Coll., which sets the technical and economic parameters for the production of renewable electricity and the lifetime of the supported electricity generating sources










c)


The new decree, which will be effective from 1 January 2016 and will replace the decree No. 346/2012 Coll. on the terms and procedures for the selection of the forms of aid, registration procedures for the support of the market operator, deadlines, procedures and changes to green bonus schemes of electricity and the date of offering electricity to the compulsory buyer










d)


The new decree, which will be effective from 1 January 2016 and will replace the decree No. 193/2014 Coll. on the methods and dates of billing and reimbursing the price for the payment of costs associated with the support of electricity and implementation of some further provisions of the Act on promoted energy resources.










e)


Decree No. 194/2015 Coll. on manner of price regulation and price control procedures in power and heat sector.




Price decision of the Energy Regulatory Office, which establishes support for the supported sources.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other — feed-in premium




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 522 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Electricity; gas; steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority







OTE, a. s. (the Czech electricity and gas market operator)




Praha 8, Karlín, Sokolovská 192/79, PSČ 186 00




Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade)




Na Františku 32, 110 15 Praha 1




Energetický regulační úřad (Czech Energy Regulatory Office)




Masarykovo náměstí 5, 586 01 Jihlava








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2016




Aid number


SA.44628 (2016/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


ITALIA


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Marebonus — scheme to incentivise the highways of the sea




Legal basis


Articolo 1 comma 647 e comma 649 della legge 29 dicembre 2015 n. 208 ‘Disposizioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e pluriennuale dello Stato’ (legge di stabilità 2016) pubblicatoa in Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana Serie Generale n. 302 del 30 dicembre 2015




Type of measure


Scheme


Maritime companies




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 138,2  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 46,13  (in millions)




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2018




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero infrastrutture e trasporti — Dipartimento per i trasporti, la navigazione, gli affari generali e il personale — Direzione Generale per il trasporto stradale e per l'intermodalità




via G. Caraci 36 Roma, Italia








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2016




Aid number


SA.44679 (2016/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Änderungsnotifizierung zur Genehmigung des EEG 2014 (SA.38632)




Legal basis


EEG 2014




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other — Ermäßigung des Beitrags zur Finanzierung erneuerbarer Energien
siehe Genehmigung der EU-Kommission zu SA.38632




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 5 000  (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


23.07.2016 — 23.07.2024




Economic sectors


MANUFACTURING




Name and address of the granting authority


Keine Angabe




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


14.11.2016




Aid number


SA.45258 (2016/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Richtlinie zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten in der Seeschifffahrt




Legal basis


Directive on the reduction of non-wage labour costs in maritime shipping 23.03.2016




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Reduction of social security contributions




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 264 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 66 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie




Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 78, 20359 Hamburg








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2016




Aid number


SA.45461 (2016/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


EEG 2017




Legal basis


EEG 2017




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant/Interest rate subsidy, Tax rate reduction




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 20 000  (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2017 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


MANUFACTURING, Electric power generation; transmission and distribution




Name and address of the granting authority


Gesetzgeber und Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


18.07.2016




Aid number


SA.45606 (2016/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Interventi per lo sviluppo dell’intermodalità




Legal basis


Legge regionale 24 maggio 2004, n. 15, art. 21 che prevede la concessione di contributi per l'istituzione di servizi di trasporto ferroviario intermodale e di nuovi sercizi marittimi per il trasporto combinato delle merci.
Delibera n. 1970/2004 della Giunta regionale del FVG decante ‘Disposizioni applicazione della succitata legge regionale 15/2004 e che stabilisce i termini e le condizioni di attuazione del regime di aiuto notificato.’ (regolamento di attuazione)




Type of measure


Individual aid


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 12 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 2 (in millions)




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Direzione centrale infrastrutture e territorio




I-34126 Trieste, via Giulia 75/1








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.10.2016




Aid number


SA.45694 (2016/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


NORTE, ALGARVE, CENTRO (P), ALENTEJO, GRANDE LISBOA, PORTUGAL


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Portugal — PO SEUR Programme for Clean Buses in urban areas




Legal basis


Order No. 57-B/2015 of 27 February 2015, amended by Order No. 404-A/2015 of 18 November 2015




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Energy efficiency




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 60 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 20 (in millions)




Intensity


85 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Other passenger land transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Management Authority of PO SEUR — Programa Operacional Sustentabilidade e Eficiência no Uso de Recursos




Av. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, 5 — 2.o, 1099-019 Lisbon, Portugal








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


12.12.2016




Aid number


SA.46308 (2016/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


 


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


INVEST — Zuschuss für Wagniskapital




Legal basis


Richtlinie zur Bezuschussung von Wagniskapital privater Investoren für junge innovative Unternehmen




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Risk finance, SMEs




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 184 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 46 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


01.01.2017 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)




Frankfurter Straße 29-35, 65760 Eschborn








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2016




Aid number


SA.46951 (2016/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


10th prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme H1 2017




Legal basis


Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Other — The recoupable funding will be provided by the Minister for Finance from State Resources
Please see attached notification




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2017 — 30.06.2017




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







The Minister, acting on behalf of the Government, in accordance with the Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011.




Department of Finance, Government Building. Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland








Other information


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Date of adoption of the decision


27.01.2017




Aid number


SA.47174 (2016/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment of the Restructuring of Banco CEISS through integration with Unicaja Banco — Amendment to the restructuring plan of Banco CEISS




Legal basis


Ley 11/2015, de 18 de junio, de recuperación y resolución de entidades de crédito y empresas de servicios de inversión (Disposición transitoria primera).
https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2015-6789
Ley 9/2012, de 14 de noviembre, de reestructuración y resolución de entidades de crédito (art. 14)
https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2012-14062
Memorando de Entendimiento sobre condiciones de política sectorial financiera.
https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/12/10/pdfs/BOE-A-2012-14946.pdf




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







FROB




Avda. General Perón, 38. Edificio Masters II. Plantas 16-17C.P.28020, Madrid.








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