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: 2020-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, State aid, control of State aid








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19.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/1






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 206/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


15.5.2020




Aid number


SA.53615 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


GENOVA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Interventi a favore della città di Genova




Legal basis


Article 7 par. 2-bis, 2-ter and 2-quater of Decree-Law No 109 of 28 September 2018, converted into Law No 130 of 16 November 2018




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


(ii) multimodal transport operators (no RU), (iii) FuoriMuro, concessionaire of the port of Genoa




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


From 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority








—







Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti




Dipartimento per i trasporti, la navigazione, gli affari generali e il personale




Direzione generale per il trasporto stradale e per l'intermodalità














—

Via Giuseppe Caraci 36 00157 Roma









—

Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale









—

Palazzo San Giorgio, Via della Mercanzia 2, 16124 Genova







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


13.5.2020




Aid number


SA.53790 (2019/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Nordrhein-Westfalen — Richtlinien über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung der Waldbewirtschaftung in forstwirtschaftlichen Zusammenschlüssen




Legal basis


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung der nachhaltigen Waldbewirtschaftung in forstwirtschaftlichen Zusammenschlüssenn
Verwaltungsvorschriften zur Landeshaushaltsordnung (VV zur LHO)
Bundeswaldgesetz (BWaldG)
Landesforstgesetz für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (LFoG)
Gesetz über den Gemeinschaftswald im Land Nordrhein-Westfalen




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for advisory services in the forestry sector, Aid for co-operation in forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 36 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 6 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Support services to forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz Nordrhein-Westfalen




Albrecht-Thaer-Straße 34; 48147 Münster








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


14.5.2020




Aid number


SA.54581 (2019/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


Romania


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Programul de investiții pentru înființarea centrelor de colectare și/sau prelucrare a laptelui în zona montană




Legal basis


LEGE nr. 296 din 3 decembrie 2018 privind aprobarea Programului de investiţii pentru înfiinţarea centrelor de colectare şi/sau prelucrare a laptelui în zona montană
Hotararea de Guvern privind stabilirea valorii anuale a schmei de finantare, a conditiilor de eligibilitate, a cheltuielilor eligibile, a modului de acordare a finantarii, precum si a modalitatii de verificare si control pentru schema de finantare in cadrul Programului de investitii pentru infiintarea centrelor de colectare si/sau prelucrare a laptelui in zona montana




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products, Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: RON 288 (in millions)
Annual budget: RON 96 (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







Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale




Blvd. Carol I, nr. 2-4, București, Sector 3








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


12.5.2020




Aid number


SA.55302 (2019/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


SAARLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Betriebsbeihilfen für den Flughafen Saarbrücken




Legal basis


Jeweils Gesetz über die Feststellung des Haushaltsplans des Saarlandes, aktuell: Haushaltsgesetz-HG-2019/2020




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Flug-Hafen-Saarland GmbH




Objective


Airport operation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 18,199  (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


4.4.2019 — 3.4.2024




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerium für Finanzen und Europa




Am Stadtgraben 6-8, 66111 Saarbrücken, Deutschland








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


14.5.2020




Aid number


SA.55522 (2019/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


Moravskoslezko


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


GLOBAL NETWORKS s.r.o, ‘Odstranění staré ekologické zátěže v lokalitě bývalé rafinerie OSTRAMO v Ostravě — 2. etapa’




Legal basis


Operační program Životní prostředí 2014 — 2020, Programový dokument




Type of measure


Individual aid


GLOBAL NETWORKS s.r.o.




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 591,6715  (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 6 (in millions)




Intensity


85 %




Duration (period)


31.3.2020 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo životního prostředí, Řídicí orgán Operačního programu Životního prostředí




Vršovická 1442/65 Praha 10, 100 10








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


12.5.2020




Aid number


SA.56407 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


—


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation from Forest Act and Services to Forest owners




Legal basis


Forest Act (No. 289/1995 Col., on forests and amendment of other acts)
Decree No. 80/1996 Col., on rules for granting the aid for planting minimal share of ameliorative and stabilizing tree species and on granting compensations for increased costs, § 1 and 2 of the Decree.
Decree No. 84/1996 Col., on forest management planning
Decree No. 423/2011 Col., on calculation of costs of professional forest managers in cases where the costs are paid by the state




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in the forestry sector, Aid for advisory services in the forestry sector, Aid for specific forest actions and interventions with the primary objective to contribute to maintaining or to restoring forest ecosystem and biodiversity or the traditional landscape, Aid for maintaining and improving the soil quality and ensuring balanced and healthy tree growth in the forestry sector, Aid for establishing forest management plans




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 2 725  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo zemědělství — notification coordinator, Ministerstvo životního prostředí, Ministerstvo obrany




Ministerstvo zemědělství, Těšnov 17, 117 05 Praha 1, www.eagri.cz, info@mze.cz




Ministerstvo životního prostředí, Vršovická 1442/65, Praha 10, 100 10




Ministerstvo obrany, Tychonova 1, 160 01 Praha 6 — Dejvice








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


5.5.2020




Aid number


SA.57164 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Denmark — Covid-19 — Loan scheme for early stage and companies in the venture segment




Legal basis








—


An Act on the Danish Budget Law to be adopted at the request of the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs will enable the setting up of the measure;










—


An administrative order to be issued under the Vækstfonden Act (Act nr. 691 of 8/6/2018) will establish the concrete features of the measure.








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 2 200  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


5.5.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Vækstfonden (Danish State public investment fund)




Strandvejen 104 A Hellerup




2900 Denmark








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


5.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57367 (2020/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid for COVID-19 relevant R&D projects, investment into relevant testing and upscaling infrastructures, and investment into COVID-19 relevant production capacities.




Legal basis


Régime cadre temporaire pour les aides en faveur de la recherche et du développement, ainsi que des aides à l’investissement en faveur des infrastructures d’essai et de développement ou de la fabrication de produits pour faire face à la crise du Covid-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Repayable advances, Tax allowance




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5 000  (in millions)
Annual 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







Direction générale des entreprises (DGE)




6, rue Louise-Weiss — 75703 PARIS








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


3.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57453 (2020/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Scheme to facilitate COVID-19 relevant research and development, to support construction and upgrade of testing and upscaling facilities of COVID-19 relevant products and to support investments into the production of COVID-19 relevant products




Legal basis


Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act, 1998, Section, 7
Industrial Development Act 1993 Sec.8 (c)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant, Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 200 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


MANUFACTURING, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, Scientific research and development, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Industrial Authority of Ireland




Three Park Place, Hatch Street Upper,




Dublin 2, D02 FX65








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


5.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57514 (2020/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Temporary State Aid to bovine animal producers and milk producers facing economic difficulties caused by the outbreak of Covid-19




Legal basis


Draft Order of Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania ‘On the Approval of the Rules for the Payment of Temporary State Aid to bovine animal producers’
Draft Order of Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania ‘On the Approval of the Rules on the Administration of Temporary State Aid to milk producers facing economic difficulties caused by the outbreak of Covid-19’




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 30,5  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 30,5  (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 Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania




Gedimino Ave. 19, 01103 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


10.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57552 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


NEDERLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


NL_LNV_AGRO_Regeling tegemoetkoming land- en tuinbouwondernemers COVID-19_Wijziging SA.57217




Legal basis


Ontwerp van de Regeling van de Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit nr. WJZ/20120212, tot tegemoetkoming in de schade geleden door ondernemingen in bepaalde landbouwsectoren door de maatregelen ter bestrijding van de verdere verspreiding van COVID-19 (Regeling tegemoetkoming land- en tuinbouwondernemers COVID-19)
Ontwerp van de Regeling van de Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit nr. WJZ/20150841 , houdende wijziging van de Regeling tegemoetkoming land- en tuinbouwondernemers COVID-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


70 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING, Growing of non-perennial crops




Name and address of the granting authority







De Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK Den Haag








Other information


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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.