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: 2020-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid, epidemic, infectious disease








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15.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 168/1






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 168/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


03.04.2020




Aid number


SA.54068 (2019/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


—


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podpora na účast producentů drůbeže a zpracovatelů drůbežích produktů v režimech jakosti Q CZ




Legal basis


Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, v platném znění, zejména § 1, § 2, § 2d
Zákon č. 166/1999 Sb., o veterinární péči a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů, v platném znění
Zákon č. 110/1997 Sb., o potravinách a tabákových výrobcích
Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na základě § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for participation of producers of agricultural products in quality schemes, Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in the agricultural sector, Aid for advisory services in the agricultural sector




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 1 050  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo zemědělství




Těšnov 65/17, 110 00 Praha








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


03.04.2020




Aid number


SA.55577 (2019/NN)




Member State


Croatia




Region


HRVATSKA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Porez po tonaži broda — uključujući i jahte




Legal basis


Pomorski zakonik (Narodne novine br. 181/04, 76/07, 146/08, 61/11, 56/13, 26/15 i 17/19); Pravilnik o postupku i načinu korištenja prava na porez po tonaži broda (NN 90/13 i 87/15)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Tax rate reduction




Budget


Overall budget: HRK 82 595  (in millions)
Annual budget: HRK 18 975  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


28.02.2019 — 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


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




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo mora, prometa i infrastrukture




Prisavlje 14; 10000 Zagreb








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


27.02.2020




Aid number


SA.55704 (2019/FC)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Alleged aid related to the Dutch Venture Initiative (DVI)




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat




Bezuidenhoutseweg 73




2594 AC Den Haag








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


06.02.2020




Aid number


SA.55902 (2019/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ermäßigung der Luftverkehrsteuer für Inselflugverkehre mit bestimmten Nordseeinseln




Legal basis


§ 5 Nummer 5 des Artikels 1 des Haushaltsbegleitgesetzes 2011 (Anlage 1)
§ 11 Abs. 3 des Luftverkehrsteuergesetzes in der vorgesehenen Fassung ab dem 1. April 2020 (Anlage 2)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 2 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


01.04.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Hauptzollamt




das jeweils örtlich zuständige Hauptzollamt








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


03.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56275 (2020/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Állatjóléti körülmények javítása-tenyészkoca




Legal basis


A tenyészkoca állatjóléti támogatása igénybevételének feltételeiről szóló 7/2015. (III.11.) FM rendelet




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for animal welfare commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 51 720  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


22.01.2015 — 31.01.2027




Economic sectors


Raising of swine/pigs




Name and address of the granting authority







Agrárminisztérium




1052 Budapest, Apáczai Csere János u. 9.








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


12.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56903 (2020/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: State guarantee for the reinsurance cover of domestic trade credit insurance risks




Legal basis


—




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)


12.04.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances




139 rue de Bercy 75572 Paris Cedex 12








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


23.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56922 (2020/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Poland


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Polish anti-crisis measures — direct grants, repayable advances, tax and payments advantages, tax deferrals and wage subsidies schemes related to COVID-19




Legal basis


The Act of 31 March 2020 amending the Act on special solutions related to the prevention, prevention and eradication of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and the resulting crisis and some other acts (Dz. U. 2020 poz. 568); additionally for measure 3, the Act of 16 April 2020 amending the Act of 31 March 2020; the legal basis for the notified measure 11 is Articles 26, 26a, 26d, 32, 41 and 68ge of the Rehabilitation Act of 27 August 1997 on professional and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled people as amended by the legal Act of 31 March 2020.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Debt write-off, Repayable advances, Reimbursable grant, Reduction of social security contributions, Tax advantage or tax exemption, Tax deferment




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 35 100  (in millions)
Annual budget: PLN 35 100  (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







Aleksandra Frelek




Ministry of Economic Development, Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5, 00-507 Warszawa, Poland








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


27.04.2020




Aid number


SA.56996 (2020/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid- 19: Repayable advance scheme for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises




Legal basis


Article 21(a) of the legal Act of 4 July 2019 on the system of development institutions as amended by the legal Act of 31 march 2020




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


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




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 75 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: PLN 75 000  (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







Polski Fundusz Rozwoju




ul. Krucza 50, 00-025 Warszawa








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


30.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57027 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid-19 — Credit facility and tax deferrals linked to VAT and payroll tax — Denmark




Legal basis


Lov om rentefrie lån svarende til angivet moms og lønsumsafgift og fremrykket udbetaling af skattekreditter m.v. i forbindelse med covid-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances, Tax deferment




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 970 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Danish Tax Agency




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


28.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57028 (2020/N)




Member State


Estonia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Estonian aid schemes in the form of guarantees on loans, loans and subsidised interest rates for loans under Section 3.1 of the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


Support of Enterprise and State Loan Guarantees Act; Rural Development and Agricultural Market Regulation Act; Fisheries Market Organisation Act; statutes of Foundation KredEx and Rural Development Foundation; Foundation KredEx’s internal procedures as modified on 25 March 2020 and 17 April 2020; Decision No. 13 of 8.4.2020 of the Management Board of the Rural Development Foundation on a loan scheme and guarantee plan




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee, Interest subsidy, Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 750  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


28.04.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







(1) Foundation KredEx;




(2) Rural Development Foundation




(1) Hobujaama 4, 10151 Tallinn, Estonia;




(2) Oru 21, 71003 Viljandi, Estonia








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


30.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57048 (2020/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


ELLADA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment of the Capped Business Loan's Portfolio Guarantees for New Working Capital Loans for the period until 31 December 2020




Legal basis


Joint Ministerial Decision 19024/17-3-2020 (Official Gazette B’ 915)
Legislative Act March 20TH (Official Gazette A'' 68)
Law 4314/2014, as amended (Official Gazette Α'' 265/23-12-2014)
Law 3912/2011 (Official Gazette Α'' 17/17-2-2011)
Law 4608/2019 (Official Gazette Α'' 66/25-4-2019)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, 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







Οperational Program ‘Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship &Innovation’ (EPAnEK)




56 Mesogeion




Postal Code 11527 Athens








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


30.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57083 (2020/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


REGION WALLONNE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Guarantee scheme — Walloon Region




Legal basis








—


Decisions adopted by the Walloon Government on 18 March 2020 and 29 April 2020 to entrust a delegated task for the granting of guarantees to GELIGAR S.A., for the ‘Measure LE’, to SOWALFIN S.A., for the ‘SME measure’, to SOGEPA S.A, for the ‘Measure for inversion/redeployment’, and to WALLONIE SANTE S.A. for the ‘Measure for social action and health care’










—


Law of 2 April 1962 on the Federal Investment and Investment Corporation and regional investment firms










—


Decree of 6 May 1999 amending Chapter V of the Law of 2 April 1962 constituting a national investment company and regional investment firms










—


Decree of 11 July 2002 on the organisation of the ‘Société Wallonne de financement et de garantie des petites et moyennes entreprises’, abbreviated to ‘SOWALFIN’,








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 530 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


30.04.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of the Economy




Place des Célestines, 1




5000 Namur








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


30.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57125 (2020/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


Latvia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendments to the aid scheme SA.56932 Procedure for administration and monitoring of emergency support measures in the sector of agriculture and food due to a negative impact of COVID - 19 virus spread




Legal basis


Draft regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers ‘Procedure for administration and monitoring of emergency support measures in the sector of agriculture and food due to a negative impact of COVID - 19 virus spread’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 35,5  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 35,5  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


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




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests




Republikas laukums 2, Rīga, LV-1981








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


30.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57135 (2020/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


The Measure ‘Partial Rent Compensation for the Enterprises Most Affected by COVID-19’




Legal basis


Draft Order of the Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania ‘On the Approval of the Description of the State Aid Scheme and Conditions of the Measure “Partial Rent Compensation for the Enterprises Most Affected by COVID-19” (attached hereto) Draft Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania “On Resolution No. 1524 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 14 December 2001 amendment “On the Lease of State Fixed Assets, State and Municipal Real Estate”’.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Other — Entities renting premises from budgetary institutions (which manage state property) will be applied for 80 % rental compensation, according to the Draft Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (attached hereto).




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 101,5  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 101,5  (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 the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania




Gedimino Ave. 38, 01104 Vilnius, Lithuania








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


30.04.2020




Aid number


SA.57143 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Liquidity guarantee scheme and rent relief




Legal basis


Proposal of the Act Intervention Measures on additional liquidity to the economy to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 infectious disease epidemic Act




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


30.04.2020 — 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


04.05.2020




Aid number


SA.57185 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


ITALIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prestiti ISMEA in favore delle imprese agricole e della pesca colpite dall’emergenza COVID-19




Legal basis


Delibera ISMEA n. 19 del 23 aprile 2020, modificata




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 30 (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







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


06.05.2020




Aid number


SA.57221 (2020/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


MANNER-SUOMI, AALAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Kalatalousalan yritysten väliaikainen tuki — Covid-19




Legal basis


Vna kalatalousalan yrityksille taloudellisen tilan heikentymisen perusteella myönnettävästä avustuksesta
Valtionavustuslaki




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


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




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


11.05.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Fishing and aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority


ELY -keskus




Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


06.05.2020




Aid number


SA.57231 (2020/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


MANNER-SUOMI, AALAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Maatalouden alkutuotannon yritysten väliaikainen tuki




Legal basis


Vna maatalouden alkutuotannon yritysten väliaikaisesta tuesta
Valtionavustuslaki 688/2001




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


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




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


11.05.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







ELY-keskus




PL 1000, 50101 Mikkeli (Keha-keskus)








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