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: 2020-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, France, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid








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10.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/1






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 228/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


14.5.2020




Aid number


SA.54912 (2020/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


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


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit Fund Phase 3 (also known as BEAR3)




Legal basis


Transport (Scotland) Act 2019




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 8,857  (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 8,857  (in millions)




Intensity


95 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Derek McCreadie




Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HF








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


8.5.2020




Aid number


SA.56403 (2020/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid scheme regarding CO2 certificates in Romania




Legal basis


Government Emergency Ordinance No 81/2019 modifying and completing the Government Emergency Ordinance No 115/2011 for establishing the institutional framework and the authorization of the Government, by the Ministry of Public Finance, to auction the greenhouse gas emission allowances granted to Romania at the European Union level, as well as for establishing an aid Scheme for economic operators from the sectors and sub-sectors exposed to a significant risk of relocation as a result of the cost of greenhouse gas emissions transfer into the electricity price.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2019 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment in Romania




Calea Victoriei nr. 152, București, Sector 1








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


11.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57002 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


MARCHE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuti a compagnie aeree per l’avviamento di nuove rotte di collegamento con l’aeroporto di Ancona nelle Marche.




Legal basis


Legge Regionale n. 11/2020 art. 11 (allegato 1)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Start-up aid to airlines for the development of new routes




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 13,5  (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Marche




via Gentile da Fabriano








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


26.5.2020




Aid number


SA.57008 (2020/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Aid Fund for Business




Legal basis


Draft Order of the Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of the State Aid Scheme of the Incentive Financial Instrument ‘Aid Fund for Business’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention, Other, Soft loan — Acquisition of bonds




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.6.2021




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


—




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.57369 (2020/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID 19 — Aid to TAP




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




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


18.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57519 (2020/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Poland: R&D aid for Covid-19 relevant research and development, investment aid for the construction and upgrade of relevant testing and upscaling infrastructures, and investment aid for investments into production facilities for the production of Covid-19 relevant products.




Legal basis


REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AND REGIONAL POLICY on granting aid for COVID-19 outbreak relevant research and development, investment aid for testing and upscaling infrastructures required to test and upscale COVID-19 relevant products, and investment aid for the production of COVID-19 relevant products, under operational programmes for 2014-2020 perspective.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant, Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 2 000  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2000




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy




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


29.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57554 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation Scheme Special Transport for Special Groups due to the COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


A framework for special transport services issued by the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations: ‘Circulaire voor doorbetaling doelgroepenvervoer vanwege COVID-19 uit financiering vanuit het Gemeentefonds conform artikel 6 van de Financiële-verhoudingswet en conform artikel 108 juncto 160 van de Gemeentewet’.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Municipalities in the Netherlands.




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


30.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57711 (2020/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


Kontinentalna Hrvatska, Jadranska Hrvatska


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid Scheme to support the maritime, transport, transport infrastructure, tourism and related sectors impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


Law on State Aid (OG 47/14, 69/17), Act on the Execution of the State Budget for year 2020 (OG 117/19, 32/20, 42/20),Small Business Development Promotion Act (OG 29/02, 63/07, 53/12, 56/13, 121/16) and Act on Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (OG 138/06, 25/13)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Sectorial development




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: HRK 600 (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 Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of Croatia.




Prisavlje 14, 10000 Zagreb








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


29.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57754 (2020/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid-19: Ad Hoc Short-Term Work Scheme




Legal basis








1)


Law No 2020-734 of 17 June 2020 relating to various provisions linked to the health crisis, to other urgent measures and to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union










2)


Order No 2020-770 of 24 June 2020 relating to the adaptation of hourly percentage of the short-term work scheme










3)


Decree (to be issued after the Commission Decision) laying down the details for the application of the scheme








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 207 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 207 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.9.2020




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport, Accommodation, Food and beverage service activities, Creative; arts and entertainment activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Employment




14 avenue Duquesne 75350 Paris SP 07








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.