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: 2018-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid








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19.1.2018   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/1





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)
(2018/C 020/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


27.03.2014




Aid number


SA.30481 (2012/E)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State Aid in favour of Agence France-Press (AFP)




Legal basis


loi no 57-32 du 10 janvier 1957 portant statut de l'agence france-Presse; décret no 99-79 du 5 février 1999 relatif au fonds de l'aide à la modernisation de la presse quotidienne; article 1458 du Code géneral des impôts; This measure is a regularly reoccurring individual measure.




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Agence France-Presse




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant, Debt write-off, Other form of tax advantage, Subsidized services




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 100 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


30.09.1944 — 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


News agency activities




Name and address of the granting authority


French Republic




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


23.08.2017




Aid number


SA.42525 (2017/N)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Vybudovanie infraštruktúry na kontrolu a prípravu vozového parku železničnej osobnej dopravy




Legal basis


Zákon č. 292/2014 Z. z. o príspevku poskytovanom z európskych štrukturálnych a investičných fondov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov; Partnerská dohoda SR na roky 2014 — 2020; Operačný program Integrovaná infraštruktúra 2014 — 2020.




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. (ZSSK)




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 96.452 (in millions)




Intensity


97,13  %




Duration (period)


01.09.2017 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Passenger rail transport; interurban




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby SR




Námestie Slobody č. 6, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovenská republika








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


15.12.2017




Aid number


SA.46997 (2017/NN)




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


Bulgaria


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Мярка 2.7 ‘Схема за финансов инженеринг’ от Оперативна програма за развитие на сектор ‘Рибарство’ (2007-2013)




Legal basis


чл. 7, ал.1 от Наредба № 6 от 3.05.2012 г. за условията и реда за предоставяне на безвъзмездна финансова помощ по мярка 2.1. ‘Производствени инвестиции в аквакултурата’ по приоритетна ос № 2 ‘Аквакултура, риболов във вътрешни водоеми, преработка и маркетинг на продукти от риболов и аквакултура’ от Оперативната програма за развитие на сектор ‘Рибарство’ на Република България, финансирана от Европейския фонд за рибарство за програмен период 2007 — 2013 г.
чл. 7, ал.1 от Наредба № 7 от 3 май 2012 г. за условията и реда за предоставяне на безвъзмездна финансова помощ по мярка 2.6. ‘Инвестиции в преработка и маркетинг на продукти от риболов и аквакултура’ на приоритетна ос № 2 ‘Аквакултура, риболов във вътрешни водоеми, преработка и маркетинг на продукти от риболов и аквакултура’ от Оперативна програма за развитие на сектор ‘Рибарство’ (2007 — 2013) (ОПРСР) на Република България, финансирана от Европейския фонд за рибарство (ЕФР) на ЕС.
точка ‘Б.2.3’. ‘Обосновка на процента съфинансиране, целеви групи/сектори/области и бенефициенти’ на Оперативна програма за развитие на сектор рибарство /2007-2013/
точка ‘Б.2.6’. ‘Специфична информация за всяка мярка’ — точка 3. ‘Финансово разпределение по мярката’ на Мярка 2.1 Производствени инвестиции в аквакултурата и точка 3. ‘Финансово разпределение по мярката’ на Мярка 2.6 Инвестиции в преработка и маркетинг на продукти от риболов и аквакултура от Оперативна програма за развитие на сектор рибарство /2007-2013/.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture, Sectorial development




Form of aid


Other — Предоставени гаранции и допълнителни кредитни преференции на бенефициенти по ОПРСР.




Budget


Overall budget: BGN 0.415 (in millions)
Annual budget: BGN 0.415 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Изпълнителна Агенция по рибарство и аквакултури




Бургас, ул. Александър Батенберг №1








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


06.11.2017




Aid number


SA.47429 (2017/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


HRVATSKA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Poticaj u kombiniranom prijevozu tereta željeznicom, unutarnjim vodama ili morem, potpora u kombiniranom prijevozu tereta cestovnom dionicom




Legal basis


Zakon o kombiniranom prometu (‘Narodne novine’, 120/2016.) Nacrt prijedloga Zakona o kombiniranom prijevozu tereta odobren od Europske Komisije




Type of measure


—


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Other transportation support activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo mora, prometa i infrastrukture, Uprava cestovnog i željezničkog prometa i infrastrukture




Prisavlje 14, 10 000 Zagreb








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


12.10.2017




Aid number


SA.48634 (2017/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Subsidy Scheme Rail Freight




Legal basis


The Railways Act No 1249 of 11 November 2010, Act no 1107 of 21 November 2012 on payment for the use of the State Railway Network and environmental protection for freight transport by rail and Act No 1108 of 23 November 2012 on infrastructure charges, etc. for the State Railway Network.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 56.1 (in millions)
Annual budget: DKK 18.7 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2018 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Banedanmark




Amerika Plads 15, 2100 København Ø








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


20.11.2017




Aid number


SA.48699 (2017/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aides financières automatiques à la production et à la préparation des œuvres cinématographiques de longue durée (prolongation)




Legal basis


Articles 211-1 à 211-102 du Régime général des aides financières du CNC




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 600 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 100 (in millions)




Intensity


60 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Motion picture; video and television programme production; sound recording and music publishing activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée




12, rue de Lübeck




75784 Paris cedex 16




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


20.11.2017




Aid number


SA.48907 (2017/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aides financières automatiques à la production et à la préparation des œuvres audiovisuelles — documentaire de création et fiction (prolongation)




Legal basis


Articles 311-1 à 311-81 et 311-89 du Règlement général des aides financières du CNC




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 960 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 160 (in millions)




Intensity


60 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Motion picture; video and television programme activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée




12, rue de Lübeck




75784 Paris cedex 16




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


08.11.2017




Aid number


SA.48950 (2017/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Plan de numérisation d'œuvres cinématographiques de patrimoine (prolongation)




Legal basis


Règlement général des aides financières du CNC (Articles 511-1 à 511-15)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Direct grant, Reimbursable grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 60 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 10 (in millions)




Intensity


90 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2018 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Motion picture; video and television programme activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Centre national du Cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)




12 rue de Lübeck




75784 Paris cedex 16




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


13.12.2017




Aid number


SA.48972 (2017/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Verlängerung FörderRL IaTPS




Legal basis


Richtlinie zur Förderung von Maßnahmen der Lärmminderung an Bestandsgüterwagen im Rahmen der Einführung eines lärmabhängigen Trassenpreissystems auf Schienenwegen der Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmen des Bundes (Förderrichtlinie laTPS vom 17.10.2013)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 109 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


09.12.2017 — 12.12.2020




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Das Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA)




Heinemannstraße 6, 53175 Bonn








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.