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: 2020-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid








C_2020158EN.01000101.xml










8.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 158/1






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)
(2020/C 158/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


01.04.2020




Aid number


SA.54830 (2020/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


SOUTH WESTERN SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS, EASTERN SCOTLAND, NORTH EASTERN SCOTLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme




Legal basis


Science and Technology Act 1965, Section 5(1ZB)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 9 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 4,5  (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Urban and suburban passenger land transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Transport Scotland (executive agency of the Scottish Government)




Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.03.2020




Aid number


SA.56549 (2020/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


ARAGON


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


AGRI — Régimen de subvenciones para inversiones en materia de creación de regadíos en Aragón




Legal basis


DECRETO 79/2017, de 23 de mayo, del Gobierno de Aragón, por el que se establece un régimen de subvenciones para determinadas inversiones en materia de creación de regadíos




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investment (AGRI)




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


—




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2021 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







GOBIERNO DE ARAGÓN, DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO RURAL Y SOSTENIBILIDAD




Pza San Pedro Nolasco, 7 50001 ZARAGOZA








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.03.2020




Aid number


SA.56787 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Bundesregelung Bürgschaften 2020




Legal basis


Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung von Bürgschaften, Rückbürgschaften und Garantien im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Zusammenhang mit dem Ausbruch von COVID-19 (‘Bundesregelung Bürgschaften’)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft; Länder und Kommunen; Bürgschaftsbanken; Förderbanken des Bundes und der Länder




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


11.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56819 (2020/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Loan guarantee scheme in response to the COVID-19 crisis




Legal basis


Law of 27 March 2020 as implemented by the Royal Decree related to the provision of a State guarantee to cover certain loans to counter the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 50 000  (in millions)




Intensity


 




Duration (period)


01.04.2020 — 30.09.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




Boulevard du Roi Albert II 33




1030 Brussels








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


22.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56914 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: GO-C Guarantee Scheme




Legal basis


Garantie ondernemingsfinanciering uitbraak coronavirus; Regeling nationale EZK- en LNV-subsidies; Kaderwet EZK- en LNV-subsidies; Kaderbesluit nationale EZ-subsidies




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 10 000  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


21.04.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK Den Haag








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


17.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56981 (2020/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Austrian scheme for guarantees on bridge loans




Legal basis


COVID-19-Gesetz, kundgemacht im BGBl Teil I Nr. 12 vom 15. März 2020 und 2. COVID-Gesetz, kundgemacht im BGBl Teil I Nr. 16 vom 21. März 2020
Verordnung des Bundesministers für Finanzen gemäß § 3b Abs. 3 des ABBAG-Gesetzes betreffend Richtlinien über die Ergreifung von finanziellen Maßnahmen, die zur Erhaltung der Zahlungsfähigkeit und zur Überbrückung von Liquiditätsschwierigkeiten von Unternehmen im Zusammenhang mit der Ausbreitung des Erregers SARS-CoV-2 und den dadurch verursachten wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen geboten sind




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


—




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 15 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 15 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


—




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


17.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56998 (2020/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


HRVATSKA, Kontinentalna Hrvatska, Jadranska Hrvatska


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid in fisheries supporting economy — COVID 19




Legal basis


Marine Fisheries Act (OG No 62/17, 14/19), Aquaculture Law (OG No 130/17, 111/18)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Fisheries and aquaculture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: HRK 30 (in millions)
Annual budget: HRK 30 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Fisheries




Ulica grada Vukovara 78, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56999 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Intervention measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infectious disease epidemic on the economy




Legal basis


Intervention Measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infectious disease epidemic on citizens and the economy Act (Intervention Measures Act), adopted on 2 April 2020 (hereinafter: ZIUZEOP)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Reduction of social security contributions, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 000  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




Župančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, SI — Slovenia








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


21.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57005 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Concessione degli aiuti di Stato previsti dal programma Anticrisi covid-19 di cui all’articolo 12 della legge regionale 5/2020 nel rispetto del Quadro temporaneo per le misure di aiuto di Stato a sostegno dell’economia nell’attuale emergenza del COVID-19




Legal basis


Regional law n.5/2020 and draft text of regional Council deliberation and its annex 1 ‘Condizioni per la concessione degli aiuti di Stato previsti dal programma Anticrisi covid-19 di cui all’articolo 12 della legge regionale 5/2020 nel rispetto della Comunicazione 2020/C 91 I/01 della Commissione europea del 19 marzo 2020’)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 50 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia




via Sabbadini, 31 — 33100 UDINE








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


21.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57014 (2020/N)




Member State


Estonia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Estonian aid schemes in the form of grants and payment advantages under Section 3.1 of Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


State Budget Act; Enterprise Support and Loan Guarantee Act; 2014-2020 Structural Assistance Act;
Regulations of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology and the Minister of Culture;
Decision no. 3 of 1 April 2020 of the Municipal Administration of the City of Tallinn.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Other




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 75,5  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


21.04.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







1. Enterprise Estonia, Lasnamäe 2, 11412 Tallinn, Estonia;




2. Estonian Ministry of Culture, Suur-Karja 23, 15076 Tallinn, Estonia;




3. City of Tallinn, Vabaduse väljak 7, 15199 Tallinn, Estonia








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57019 (2020/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid-19- Spain- Temporary Framework support measures for COVID RDI and testing infrastructure, wages, tax/social contribution deferral and COVID related production




Legal basis


Marco Nacional Temporal relativo a las medidas de ayuda para la contención sanitaria del COVID-19, a través de apoyo a la I+D, al desarrollo de infraestructuras de ensayo y ampliación de escala y a la fabricación de productos y materiales médicos necesarios, así como ayudas urgentes en forma de aplazamiento del pago de impuestos y cotizaciones a la Seguridad Social y subsidios salariales para empleados para evitar reducciones de plantilla en el contexto del actual brote de COVID-19.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy, Repayable advances, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


—




Intensity


95 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


—




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


22.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57051 (2020/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID 19 — aid for cancelled or postponed cultural events in Sweden




Legal basis


Förordning om statligt stöd för kulturevenemang som har ställts in eller skjutits upp med anledning av spridningen av sjukdomen covid-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 420 (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Motion picture; video and television programme production; sound recording and music publishing activities, Creative; arts and entertainment activities




Name and address of the granting authority







State’s Cultural Council




Swedish Film Institute




Box 27215, 102 53 Stockholm




Box 271 26, 102 52 Stockholm








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


23.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57052 (2020/N)




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid 19 Bulgaria financial instrument measure under 3.1 Temporary Framework




Legal basis


Article 5 of ‘The Management of Resources from the European Structural and Investment Funds Act’ and a guidelines document entitled ‘State aid scheme for equity/quasi-equity support of SMEs facing a shortage or unavailability of liquidity’.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


Other — equity and quasi equity investment




Budget


Overall budget: BGN 294 (in millions)
Annual budget: BGN 294 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria EAD




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57056 (2020/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST.GEW.


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Arrêté de pouvoirs spéciaux du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale no 2020/0NN relatif à une aide dans le cadre de la crise sanitaire du Covid-19, en vue d’indemniser les entreprises actives dans la production primaire de produits agricoles et dans l’aquaculture, dans le domaine de l’alimentation




Legal basis


Arrêté de pouvoirs spéciaux du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale no 2020/0NN relatif à une aide dans le cadre de la crise sanitaire du Covid-19, en vue d’indemniser les entreprises actives dans la production primaire de produits agricoles et dans l’aquaculture, dans le domaine de l’alimentation




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 0,2  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities, Fishing and aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Service public régional de Bruxelles — Bruxelles Economie et Emploi




boulevard du Jardin botanique 20 à 1035 Bruxelles








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


27.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57057 (2020/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


BELGIQUE-BELGIE, REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST.GEW.


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


R&D Project — Covid-19




Legal basis


R&D Projects — Covid-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 4 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions)




Intensity


95 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Innoviris
Chaussée de Charleroi 110, 1060 Bruxelles




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


20.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57059 (2020/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Loan guarantee and subsidised interest rate loan scheme for undertakings most affected by COVID-19




Legal basis


Act on Credits, Guarantees and Capital Investments provided by the State-Owned Specialised Financing Company (1998/445)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee, Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 000  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Finnvera Plc.




Porkkalankatu 1




PL 1010, 00101 Helsinki




Finland








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


21.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57068 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


ITALIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Garanzie sui prestiti nell'ambito del Fondo di garanzia ISMEA




Legal basis


DECRETO-LEGGE 8 aprile 2020, n. 23 — Articolo 13, paragrafi 1, 2 e 11




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 100 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali




Via XX settembre, 20 — 00187 Roma








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57076 (2020/N)




Member State


Malta




Region


Malta


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Wage Supplement Scheme




Legal basis


Malta Enterprise Act (Cap 463 of the Laws of Malta) http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8929&l=1
Government Notice No. 389 published on the Malta Government Gazette No 20 387 of 13 April 2020 (https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Government%20Gazette/Government%20Notices/Pages/2020/04/GovNotices1304.aspx)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 215 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 215 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Malta Enterprise Corporation




Gwardamangia Hill, Pieta’, MEC 0001








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


28.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57100 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bundesregelung Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- und Investitionsbeihilfen




Legal basis


Bundesregelung Forschungs-, Entwicklungs- und Investitionsbeihilfen




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy, Repayable advances, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5 000  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Gesundheit




Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung




53107 Bonn




53170 Bonn








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


24.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57107 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Subsidised interest rates scheme




Legal basis


Articles 2 and 6 of the Framework Act for Subsidies for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 100 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy




Bezuidenhoutseweg 73




2594 AC The Hague




Telephone number: (+) 31 70 379 89 11








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


28.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57121 (2020/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Exceptional Liquidity Guarantee Programs by Garantiqa Zrt and the Hungarian Development Bank




Legal basis


Goverment Decision 1170/2020. (IV.21.) on measures related to guarantee schemes to be implemented by MFB Hungarian Development Bank Ltd. and Garantiqa Credit Guarantee Co. Ltd. in order to mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises within the framework of the Economic Protection Action Plan




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 550 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Garantiqa Hitelgarancia Zrt., 1082 Budapest, Kisfaludy u. 32, Hungary




Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt., 1051 Budapest, Nador u. 31, Hungary








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