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
Date: 2019-08-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid








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16.8.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 277/1






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 277/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


28.09.2018




Aid number


SA.49580 (2017/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


Észak-Magyarország


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Regional investment aid to BorsodChem Zrt.




Legal basis


Act LXXXI of 1996 on Corporate Tax and Dividend Tax (1996. évi LXXXI. törvény a társasági adóról és az osztalékadóról) and Government Decree 165/2014 on Development Tax Allowance (165/2014. (VII. 17.) Kormányrendelet a fejlesztési adókedvezményről)




Type of measure


Individual aid


Borsodchem Zrt.




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Tax allowance




Budget


—




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministry for National Economy
1051 Budapest József nádor tér 2-4




Other information


—




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







Date of adoption of the decision


18.01.2019




Aid number


SA.51190 (2018/N)




Member State


France




Region


HAUT-RHIN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Soutien par appel d'offres au développement d''installations de production d'électricité à partir de l'énergie solaire dans le département du Haut-Rhin




Legal basis


Code de l''énergie




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Renewable energy




Form of aid


Other — Feed-in premium for large installations; feed-in tariff for small installations




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 250 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


31.12.2020 - 31.12.2040




Economic sectors


Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority


DGEC
Tour Sequoia — Place Carpeaux — 92055 La Defense




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.51061 (2018/N)




Member State


France




Region


NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Parc éolien en mer dans une zone au large de Dunkerque (lauréat du dialogue concurrentiel no1/2016 portant sur des installations éoliennes de production d’électricité en mer dans une zone au large de Dunkerque) — V2




Legal basis


Code de l''énergie




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


The beneficiary will only be made known after the invitation to tender.




Objective


Renewable energy, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other — Feed-in Premium




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.06.2025 - 31.05.2045




Economic sectors


Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority


Direction Générale de l'énergie et du climat, Ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire (MTES)
Tour Séquoia, 1 Place Carpeaux, La Défense




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


13.05.2019




Aid number


SA.53028 (2019/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


The Key Employee Engagement Programme




Legal basis


The legal basis of the measure is the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 which was amended by Finance Act 2017 and the Social Welfare Bill 2017.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


SMEs




Form of aid


Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 60 000 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 10 000 000  (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


Revenue Commissioners
Personal Income Tax Division, Dublin Castle, 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


26.11.2018




Aid number


SA.52288 (2018/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sale of HSH Nordbank AG




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


No aid


—




Objective


Restructuring undertakings in difficulty, Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




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


25.09.2018




Aid number


SA.49371 (2017/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


KWK — Stadtwerke München — Modernisierung der GuD2, >300 MW




Legal basis


KWKG 2016




Type of measure


Individual aid


Stadtwerke München




Objective


Energy efficiency, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 214 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From 01.01.2018




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle
Frankfurter Straße 29 — 35, 65760 Eschborn




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


25.09.2018




Aid number


SA.49843 (2017/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


KWK — Steag — GuD Herne, >300 MW




Legal basis


KWKG 2016




Type of measure


Individual aid


—




Objective


Energy efficiency, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 477 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From 01.01.2018




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle
Frankfurter Straße 29 — 35, 65760 Eschborn




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


27.05.2019




Aid number


SA.53518 (2019/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Third prolongation of the Italian guarantee scheme for the securitisation of non-performing loans




Legal basis


Decreto-legge 25 marzo 2019, n. 22. Misure urgenti per assicurare sicurezza, stabilità finanziaria e integrità dei mercati, nonché tutela della salute e della libertà di soggiorno dei cittadini italiani e di quelli del Regno Unito, in caso di recesso di quest’ultimo dall’Unione europea (G.U. n. 71 del 25-3-2019)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3 000  (in millions)




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration (period)


27.05.2019 - 26.05.2021




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


27.05.2019




Aid number


SA.54005 (2019/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ninth prolongation of the Credit Union restructuring and stabilisation scheme




Legal basis


Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 280 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


01.05.2019 - 31.10.2019




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


19.06.2019




Aid number


SA.53054 (2019/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Förderrichtlinie für die Nachrüstung von mit Selbstzündungsmotor angetriebenen Nutzfahrzeugen mit einer zulässigen Gesamtmasse von mehr als 3,5 Tonnen (schwere Kommunalfahrzeuge) der Schadstoffklassen Euro I, II, III, IV, V und EEV




Legal basis


Förderrichtlinie für die Nachrüstung von mit Selbstzündungsmotor angetriebenen Nutzfahrzeugen mit einer zulässigen Gesamtmasse von mehr als 3,5 Tonnen (schwere Kommunalfahrzeuge) der Schadstoffklassen Euro I, II, III, IV, V und EEV; §§ 23 und 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) und dazu erlassene Allgemeinen Verwaltungsvorschriften (VV)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 98.4 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 49.2 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




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


19.06.2019




Aid number


SA.53055 (2019/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Förderrichtlinie für die Nachrüstung von mit Selbstzündungsmotor angetriebenen gewerblichen schweren Handwerker- und Lieferfahrzeugen der Klassen N1 und N2 mit einer zulässigen Gesamtmasse von 3,5 Tonnen bis zu 7,5 Tonnen der Schadstoffklassen Euro I, II, III, IV, V und EEV mit Stickoxidminderungssystemen.




Legal basis


Förderrichtlinie für die Nachrüstung von mit Selbstzündungsmotor angetriebenen gewerblichen schweren Handwerker- und Lieferfahrzeugen der Klassen N1 und N2 mit einer zulässigen Gesamtmas-se von 3,5 Tonnen bis zu 7,5 Tonnen der Schadstoffklassen Euro I, II, III, IV, V und EEV mit Stickoxidminderungssystemen; §§ 23 und 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) und dazu erlassene Allgemeinen Verwaltungsvorschriften (VV)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 80 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 40 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




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


19.06.2019




Aid number


SA.53056 (2019/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Förderrichtlinie für die Nachrüstung von mit Selbstzündungsmotor angetriebenen gewerblichen leichten Handwerker- und Lieferfahrzeugen der Klassen N1 und N2 mit einer zulässigen Gesamtmasse von 2,8 Tonnen bis zu 3,5 Tonnen der Schadstoffklassen Euro 3, 4, 5 und 6 mit Stickoxidminderungssystemen.




Legal basis


Förderrichtlinie für die Nachrüstung von mit Selbstzündungsmotor angetriebe-nen gewerblichen leichten Handwerker- und Lieferfahrzeugen der Klassen N1 und N2 mit einer zulässigen Gesamtmasse von 2,8 Tonnen bis zu 3,5 Tonnen der Schadstoffklassen Eu-ro 3, 4, 5 und 6 mit Stickoxidminderungssystemen, §§ 23 und 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) und die dazu erlassenen Allgemeinen Verwaltungsvorschriften (VV).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 253 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 126.5 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




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


24.06.2019




Aid number


SA.54244 (2019/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


IRELAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


15th prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme 2019-2020




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)


01.06.2019 - 31.05.2020




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


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


11.06.2019




Aid number


SA.54332 (2019/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)


01.06.2019 - 30.11.2019




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


20.05.2019




Aid number


SA.53546 (2019/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


PORTUGAL


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


10th prolongation of the Portuguese Guarantee Scheme on EIB lending




Legal basis


Lei no 64-B/2011, de 30 de dezembro (Lei do Orçamento do Estado para 2012), tal como alterada pela Lei no 20/2012, de 14 de maio.
Lei no 112/97, de 16 de setembro




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 800  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 20.11.2019




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministério das Finanças
Av. Infante D. Henrique no 1, 1149-009 Lisboa




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


26.07.2019




Aid number


SA.51263 (2019/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


NEDERLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Gecombineerde verlenging Nederlandse tonnageregeling voor grote schepen en scheepsmanagement (N 457/2008) en voor kabelleggers, pijpenleggers, kraanschepen en onderzoeksschepen (N 714/2009)




Legal basis








—


Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001, artikelen 3.22 tot en met 3.24










—


Besluit van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën “Inkomstenbelasting. Vennootschapsbelasting. Winst uit zeescheepvaart. Afschrijving op zeeschepen. Samenwerkingsverbanden in zeescheepvaartondernemingen en forfaitaire winstvaststelling” Nr. BLKB 2013/1025M — geldend van 01-07-2013 t/m heden










—


Regeling forfataire winstvaststelling zeescheepvaart 2001










—


Schepenwet










—


Schepenbesluit 2004








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Tax base reduction, Tax rate reduction




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 65 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 6.5 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal passenger water transport, Sea and coastal freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministerie van Financien
Korte Voorhout 7, 2511 CW Den Haag (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:
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