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: 2019-01-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid








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11.1.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 14/1






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)
(2019/C 14/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


31.10.2018




Aid number


SA.44678 (2018/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Modification of aid for LNG Terminal in Lithuania




Legal basis


The Law on Energy of the Republic of Lithuania No. IX-884 adopted on 16-05-2002;
The Law on Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal No. XI-2053 adopted on 12-06-2012;
The Law on the Amendment of Articles 2, 5 and 11 of the Law on Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal No XI-2053 adopted on 15-11-2015, number of the law XII-2036;
The Government Resolution of 7 November 2012 No 1354 ‘On the Order of Natural Gas supply diversification approval’ amendment adopted on 2 December 2015, number of law 1224;
The National Control Commission for Prices and Energy Resolution No O3-367 of 13 September 2013 No O3-654 ‘On the approval of methodology of fixing state-regulated prices in the natural gas sector’ amendments adopted on 18 December 2015, number of the law O3-654;
The order of the Minister of Energy of 10 February 2014 No 1-20 ‘On UAB LITGAS awarding as the Designated Supplier’.




Type of measure


Individual aid


UAB LITGAS




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI), Energy infrastructures




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 277 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 31 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter — the ‘Ministry’).




Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104, 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


26.07.2018




Aid number


SA.46874 (2017/N)




Member State


France




Region


MANCHE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Projet de ferme pilote hydrolienne Normandie Hydro (Raz Blanchard)




Legal basis


Programme des investissements d'avenir: Loi rectificative des finances publiques no 2013-1278 et la convention du 15 décembre 2014 entre l’État et l’ADEME relative à l’action ‘Démonstrateurs de la transition écologique et énergétique’ / article L-314-1 du code de l'énergie pour le contrat de rachat




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


OpenHydro Technologie France S.A.S. et Parc Hydrolien Normandie Hydro S.A.S.




Objective


Renewable energy, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant, Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 83.2733 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (ADEME)




20, avenue du Grésillé BP 90406 49004 Angers Cedex 01








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


03.12.2018




Aid number


SA.49554 (2018/N)




Member State


Cyprus




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Cypriot scheme for non-performing loans collateralized with primary residences (Estia)




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


Banks and NPE management companies in Cyprus




Objective


SMEs, Social support to individual consumers




Form of aid


Direct grant/Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 815 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 33 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




1439 Nicosia — Cyprus








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


09.11.2018




Aid number


SA.50217 (2018/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sveriges Ekobonussystem




Legal basis


8 kap. 7 § regeringsformen




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 150 (in millions)
Annual budget: SEK 50 (in millions)




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


09.11.2018 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal freight water transport, Inland freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Trafikverket




781 89 Borlänge








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


13.08.2018




Aid number


SA.50305 (2018/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Mazowieckie


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Wsparcie w formie świadectw pochodzenia z kogeneracji dla PKN ORLEN S.A. w odniesieniu do energii elektrycznej wytwarzanej w CCGT Płock.




Legal basis


Ustawa z dnia 10 kwietnia 1997 r. — Prawo energetyczne (tekst jednolity: Dz. U. z 2017 r., poz. 220 z późn. zm.)




Type of measure


Individual aid


Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A.




Objective


Energy efficiency, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


13.08.2018 — 31.12.2018




Economic sectors


Production of electricity, Steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority







Urząd Regulacji Energetyki




Al. Jerozolimskie 181, 02-222 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.







Date of adoption of the decision


06.07.2018




Aid number


SA.50877 (2018/N)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Bratislavský, Východné Slovensko, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Úľava z platby Odvodu do jadrového fondu




Legal basis








1.


Návrh nariadenia vlády Slovenskej republiky, ktorým sa ustanovujú podrobnosti o výške odvodu z dodanej elektriny koncovým odberateľom a spôsobe jeho výberu pre Národný jadrový fond na vyraďovanie jadrových zariadení a na nakladanie s vyhoretým jadrovým palivom a rádioaktívnymi odpadmi; 2. Nariadenie vlády Slovenskej republiky č. 297/2013, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie vlády Slovenskej republiky č. 426/2010 Z. z, ktorým sa ustanovujú podrobnosti o výške odvodu z dodanej elektriny koncovým odberateľom a spôsobe jeho výberu pre Národný jadrový fond na vyraďovanie jadrových zariadení a na nakladanie s vyhoretým jadrovým palivom a rádioaktívnymi odpadmi v znení nariadenia vlády Slovenskej republiky č. 19/2013 Z. z.; 3. Nariadenie vlády Slovenskej republiky č. 426/2010 Z. z., ktorým sa ustanovujú podrobnosti o výške odvodu z dodanej elektriny koncovým odberateľom a spôsobe jeho výberu pre Národný jadrový fond na vyraďovanie jadrových zariadení a na nakladanie s vyhoretým jadrovým palivom a rádioaktívnymi odpadmi; 4. Zákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o štátnej pomoci)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 193 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 8.8 (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2019 — 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Manufacture of refined petroleum products, Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys, Aluminium production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR




Mlynské nivy 44/a, 827 15 Bratislava








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


14.11.2018




Aid number


SA.51450 (2018/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Förderrichtlinie für die Nachrüstung von Diesel-Bussen der Schadstoffklassen Euro III, IV, V und EEV
im Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr




Legal basis


§ § 23, 44 BHO




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 107 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 36 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Urban and suburban passenger land transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesanstalt für Verwaltungsdienstleistungen




Schlossplatz 9, 26603 Aurich








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


10.12.2018




Aid number


SA.51956 (2018/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Richtlinie zur Förderung des Schienengüterverkehrs über eine anteilige Finanzierung der genehmigten Trassenentgelte (af-TP)




Legal basis


Richtlinie zur Förderung des Schienengüterverkehrs über eine anteilige Finanzierung der genehmigten Trassenentgelte (af-TP)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 750  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 350 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2023




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Eisenbahn-Bundesamt




Heinemannstr. 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.