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: 2018-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Germany, Ireland, Lower Saxony, Netherlands, Poland, Saarland, Scotland, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid








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17.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 292/1






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 292/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


13.02.2017




Aid number


SA.44058 (2016/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


SAARLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Investitionen und Betriebsbeihilfen für den Flughafen Saarbrücken




Legal basis


Haushaltspläne des Landes (aktuell Gesetz Nr. 1880 für 2016 und 2017 — Haushaltsgesetz — HG)




Type of measure


Individual aid


Flug-Hafen-Saarland GmbH




Objective


Airport infrastructure or equipment




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 54.775 (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2015 — 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerium für Finanzen und Europa




Am Stadtgraben 6-8, 66111 Saarbrücken




RD Armin Schmitt, Referat C/5 Landesbeteiligungen




Am Stadtgraben 6-8, 66111 Saarbrücken








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


12.07.2018




Aid number


SA.46538 (2017/NN)




Member State


Germany




Region


NIEDERSACHSEN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Beschwerde gegen das NNVG




Legal basis


§ 7a Niedersächsisches Nahverkehrsgesetz




Type of measure


Individual aid


Professional association of local transport companies




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 89.4 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Other passenger land transport




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


12.07.2018




Aid number


SA.46697 (2017/NN)




Member State


Germany




Region


NIEDERSACHSEN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Weitere Beschwerde gegen das NNVG




Legal basis


§ 7a Niedersächsisches Nahverkehrsgesetz




Type of measure


Scheme


Local transport companies




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 89.4 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Other passenger land transport




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


09.07.2018




Aid number


SA.48197 (2018/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Groeifaciliteit




Legal basis


Titel 3.12 van de Regeling nationale EZ-subsidies: Garantie gericht op financiering met risicokapitaal voor ondernemers (groeifaciliteit)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Risk finance




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 100 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Economische Zaken




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK 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


26.03.2018




Aid number


SA.48350 (2017/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Uitgebreide groeifaciliteit — Nederlandse garantieregeling voor middelgrote en grote ondernemingen met een aanzienlijk groeipotentieel — Nederland




Legal basis


Garantie ondernemingsfinanciering en garantstelling gericht op bankgaranties




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Risk finance




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 400 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Economische Zaken




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK 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


11.07.2018




Aid number


SA.48840 (2018/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


OESTERREICH


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Austrian Risk Capital Premium Scheme




Legal basis


Sonderrichtlinie ‘Risikokapitalprämie’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Risk finance, SMEs




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 45 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 15 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH




1020 Wien, Walcherstraße 11A








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


 




Aid number


SA.49482 (2017/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


SCOTLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Highlands and Island Airports Limited — Sumburgh Airport




Legal basis


Section 34 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 — http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/16/section/34.




Type of measure


Individual aid


Highland and Islands Airports Limited




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI), Airport infrastructure or equipment




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Annual budget: GBP 6 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


01.04.2017 — 31.03.2022




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Transport Scotland




Area 2F (N), Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ








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


30.04.2018




Aid number


SA.50692 (2018/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Seventh 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)


01.05.2018 — 31.10.2018




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




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


25.05.2018




Aid number


SA.50953 (2018/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


IRELAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


13th prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme 2018




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


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.06.2018 — 30.11.2018




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Finance




Government Building. 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


07.06.2018




Aid number


SA.51036 (2018/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoc na realizację projektów w zakresie transportu intermodalnego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko na lata 2014-2020




Legal basis


Ustawa z dnia 11 lipca 2014 r. o zasadach realizacji programów w zakresie polityki spójności finansowanych w perspektywie finansowej 2014-2020 (Dz. U. 2017 poz. 1460 z późn. zm.;
http://prawo.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20140001146);
Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko 2014-2020 (http://www.pois.gov.pl/strony/o-programie/dokumenty/program-operacyjny-infrastruktura-i-srodowisko-2014-2020);
Szczegółowy opis osi priorytetowych Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko 2014-2020 (http://www.pois.gov.pl/strony/o-programie/dokumenty/szczegolowy-opis-osi-priorytetowych-programu-operacyjnego-infrastruktura-i-srodowisko-2014-2020.);
Rozporządzenie Ministra Rozwoju i Finansów w sprawie pomocy publicznej na realizację projektów w zakresie transportu intermodalnego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko na lata 2014-2020 (Dz.U. 2017 poz. 2269; http://dziennikustaw.gov.pl/du/2017/2269/1)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Other, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 2 000  (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport, Freight transport by road, Sea and coastal freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Centrum Unijnych Projektów Transportowych




Plac Europejski 2, 00-844 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.