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: 2018-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Calabria, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Midi-Pyrenées, Netherlands, Sicily, State aid, control of State aid








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2.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 40/1





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 040/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


22.11.2015




Aid number


SA.39543 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Resolution of Banca delle Marche S.p.A.




Legal basis








1)


Legislative Decree n. 180/2015 as of 16 November 2015, transposing Directive 2014/59/UE (BRRD)










2)


Decision of Bank of Italy n. 1226609/15 as of 18 November 2015, setting up the National Resolution Fund (NRF), issued pursuant Article 78 of Legislative Decree 180/2015.








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Banca delle Marche SpA




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other — Capital injection + impaired assets measure




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 248  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







National Resolution Fund set up by Bank of Italy.




Via Nazionale 91, Roma Italy








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


22.11.2015




Aid number


SA.41134 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Resolution of Banca Popolare dell’Etruria e del Lazio Soc. Coop.




Legal basis








1)


Legislative Decree n. 180/2015 as of 16 November 2015, transposing Directive 2014/59/UE (BRRD)










2)


Decision of Bank of Italy n. 1226609/15 as of 18 November 2015, setting up the National Resolution Fund (NRF), issued pursuant Article 78 of Legislative Decree 180/2015.








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other — Capital Injection + impaired assets measure




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 823 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







National Resolution Fund set up by Bank of Italy.




Via Nazionale 91, Roma Italy








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


22.11.2015




Aid number


SA.41925 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Resolution of Cassa di risparmio di Ferrara S.p.A




Legal basis








1)


Legislative Decree n. 180/2015 as of 16 November 2015, transposing Directive 2014/59/UE (BRRD)










2)


Decision of Bank of Italy n. 1226609/15 as of 18 November 2015, setting up the National Resolution Fund (NRF), issued pursuant Article 78 of Legislative Decree 180/2015.








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara SpA




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other — capital injection + impaired asset measure




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 295 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







National Resolution Fund set up by Bank of Italy.




Via Nazionale 91, Roma, Italy








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


25.09.2017




Aid number


SA.42413 (2016/N)




Member State


France




Region


HAUTES-PYRENÉES


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide à l'investissement pour la réfection des chaussées aéronautiques de l'aéroport de Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées




Legal basis


Code général des collectivités territoriales
Code des transports (6ème partie: aviation civile — livre III: les aérodromes)




Type of measure


Individual aid


Société d'exploitation de l'aéroport de Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées (SEATLP)




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5.2908 (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


01.10.2017 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Syndicat mixte PYRENIA




M. Pierre FORGUES, président de PYRENIA




Téléport 1, Zone tertiaire Pyréne Aéro Pôle, 65290 JUILLAN








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


13.06.2017




Aid number


SA.42710 (2016/NN)




Member State


Italy




Region


CALABRIA, SICILIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


SIEG — servizio di collegamento marittimo veloce passeggeri fra Reggio Calabria e Messina




Legal basis


Legge 23/12/2014 n. 190 art. 1 comma 239




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Ustica Lines S.p.A.




Objective


Services of general economic interest




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 21.014 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2015 — 31.12.2017




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal passenger water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle Infrastrutture e Trasporti




Viale dell'Arte 16 00144 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


22.11.2015




Aid number


SA.43547 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Resolution of Cassa di risparmio della Provincia di Chieti S.p.A.




Legal basis








1)


Legislative Decree n. 180/2015 as of 16 November 2015, transposing Directive 2014/59/UE (BRRD)










2)


Decision of Bank of Italy n. 1226609/15 as of 18 November 2015, setting up the National Resolution Fund (NRF), issued pursuant Article 78 of Legislative Decree 180/2015.








Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other — Capital injection + impaired asset measure




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 193 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







National Resolution Fund set up by Bank of Italy.




Via Nazionale 91, Roma, Italy








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


26.06.2016




Aid number


SA.45753 (2016/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Italian bank guarantee scheme




Legal basis


Decreto legislativo 16 novembre 2015, n. 180




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 150 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


26.06.2016 — 31.12.2016




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Economy and Finance




Via XX Settembre 97, Rome, Italy








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


29.12.2016




Aid number


SA.47082 (2016/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


ITALIAN GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR BANKS




Legal basis


ART. 18 D.LGS. 180/2015; DECREE LAW OF 22 DECEMBER 2016




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 150 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2017 — 30.06.2017




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE




VIA XX SETTEMBRE 97, ROME, ITALY








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


04.07.2017




Aid number


SA.47677 (2017/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


New aid and amended restructuring plan of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena




Legal basis


DECREE LAW 237 of 23 December 2016, Disposizioni urgenti per la tutela del risparmio nel settore creditizio. (16G00252) (GU n. 299 del 23-12-2016), Law 15 of 17 February 2017, (in G.U. 21/02/2017, n. 43).




Type of measure


Individual aid


Monte dei Paschi di Siena




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other — precautionary recapitalisation




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5 400  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Economy and Finance




Via XX Settembre, 97 00187, Rome, Italy








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


06.09.2017




Aid number


SA.48416 (2017/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of the Italian guarantee scheme for the securitisation of non-performing loans




Legal basis


Decreto-legge 14 febbraio 2016, n. 18. Misure urgenti concernenti la riforma delle banche di credito cooperativo, la garanzia sulla cartolarizzazione delle sofferenze, il regime fiscale relativo alle procedure di crisi e la gestione collettiva del risparmio (G.U. n. 37 del 15-2-2016). Decreto-Legge convertito con modificazioni dalla L. 8 aprile 2016, n. 49 (G.U. n. 87 del 14-4-2016). Decreto 3 agosto 2016. Fondo di garanzia di cui all'art. 12, comma 1, del decreto-legge 14 febbraio 2016, n. 18, convertito, con modificazioni, dalla legge 8 aprile 2016, n. 49, recante disciplina in materia di garanzia sulla cartolarizzazione delle sofferenze (GACS) (G.U. n. 188 del 12-8-2016). Decreto 21 novembre 2017. Prolungamento dello schema di garanzia italiano per la cartolarizzazione dei crediti di sofferenza (GACS) di cui al Capo II del decreto-legge 14 febbraio 2016, n. 18, convertito, con modificazioni, dalla legge 8 aprile 2016, n. 49 (G.U. n. 285 del 6-12-2017).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5 000  (in millions)




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration (period)


06.09.2017 — 05.09.2018




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze




Via XX Settembre 97, 00187 Roma, Italia








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


18.12.2017




Aid number


SA.48920 (2017/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Recapitalisation of the Lithuanian Central Credit Union




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Individual aid


Lithuanian Central Credit Union




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From 18.12.2017




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania




Lukiškių Str. 2




01512 Vilnius




Lithuania








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


25.10.2017




Aid number


SA.49194 (2017/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sixth 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


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 280 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.11.2017 — 30.04.2018




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




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.







Date of adoption of the decision


12.12.2017




Aid number


SA.49411 (2017/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Multiplier Giftenaftrek-Verlenging




Legal basis


Artikel I, onderdeel E (artikel 6.39a van de Wet Inkomstenbelasting 2001) Geefwet Artikel IV, onderdeel D (artikel 16 lid 3 van de Wet op de Vennootschapsbelasting 1969)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Tax base reduction




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 54 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 9 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


01.01.2018 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Financiën




Postbus 20201, 2500 EE Den Haag








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


06.12.2017




Aid number


SA.49583 (2017/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of the Greek State Guarantee Scheme for banks (Art. 2 law 3723/2008)




Legal basis


LAW 3723/2008 ‘FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF LIQUIDITY OF THE ECONOMY IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS’, GG A 250




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 93 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.12.2017 — 31.05.2018




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




Nikis 5 — 7, 101 80, 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.







Date of adoption of the decision


22.11.2015




Aid number


SA.39543 (2015/N), SA.41134 (2015/N), SA.41925 (2015/N), SA.43547 (2015/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment to the Resolution of Banca delle Marche S.p.A., Banca Popolare dell'Etruria e del Lazio Soc. Coop., Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara S.p.A. and Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Chieti S.p.A.




Legal basis


Legislative Decree n. 180 and 181 as of 16 November 2015




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Banca delle Marche S.p.A., Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara S.p.A., Banca Popolare dell'Etruria e del Lazio Soc. Coop., Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Chieti S.p.A.




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







National Resolution Fund set up by Bank of Italy.




Via Nazionale 91, Roma Italy








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.