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: 2020-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid








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24.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 245/1






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 245/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


28.5.2020




Aid number


SA.42270 (2016/NN)




Member State


Spain




Region


CEUTA Y MELILLA, CANARIAS, BALEARES


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Actividad de producción de energía eléctrica y el procedimiento de despacho en los sistemas eléctricos de los territorios no peninsulares




Legal basis


Real Decreto 738/2015 por el que se regula la actividad de producción de energía eléctrica y el procedimiento de despacho en los sistemas eléctricos de los territorios no peninsulares
Ley 24/2013, de 26 de diciembre, del Sector Eléctrico.
Ley 17/2013, de 29 de octubre, para la garantía del suministro e incremento de la competencia en los sistemas eléctricos insulares y extrapeninsulares
Constitución Española en cuanto a la igualdad de todos los españoles en todo el territorio, así como el principio de solidaridad interterritorial




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Services of general economic interest




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 1 500  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From 1.9.2015




Economic sectors


Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica




Plaza San Juan de la Cruz,




s/n — 28071 Madrid,




España








Other information


—




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







Date of adoption of the decision


8.6.2020




Aid number


SA.54887 (2020/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


HRVATSKA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Reductions for EIUs from the RES charge in Croatia




Legal basis


Zakon o obnovljivim izvorima energije i visokoučinkovitoj kogeneraciji (‘Narodne novine’, br. 100/15, 123/16, 131/17 i 111/18; dalje: ZOIEiVUK)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Promotion of export and internationalisation, Sectorial development




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: HRK 302,5904  (in millions)
Annual budget: HRK 75,6476  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







HRVATSKI OPERATOR TRŽIŠTA ENERGIJE d.o.o. (dalje: Operator tržišta)




Ulica grada Vukovara 284, Zagreb








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


29.6.2020




Aid number


SA.56125 (2020/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation and modification of SA.49893 (2018/N) — Tax exemption for non-food based biogas and bio-propane in heat generation




Legal basis


Act (1994:1776) on Excise Duties on Energy (LSE)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Renewable energy




Form of aid


Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 5 940  (in millions)
Annual budget: SEK 540 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 31.12.2030




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)




771 83 Ludvika, Sweden








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


22.4.2020




Aid number


SA.57075 (2020/N)




Member State


Malta




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 R&D Fund




Legal basis


Charter of the Foundation for Science and Technology




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5,3  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 5,3  (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







Malta Council for Science and Technology




Triq il-Marina Kalkara MT KKR, 1320, Il-Kalkara








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


16.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57274 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


Fryslân


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Loan to ice skating arena Thialf




Legal basis


Loan Agreement between province of Fryslân and Thialf O.G. B.V.




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Thialf OG B.V.




Objective


Rescuing undertakings in difficulty




Form of aid


Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.7.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Sport and multifunctional recreational infrastructures




Name and address of the granting authority







The Province of Fryslân and the Municipality of Heerenveen




Province of Fryslân: Tweebaksmarkt 52, 8911 KZ, Leeuwarden The Netherlands








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


26.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57325 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Verlängerung der ‘Richtlinie zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten in der Seeschifffahrt für das Bewilligungsjahr 2021’




Legal basis


Richtlinie zur Senkung der Lohnnebenkosten in der Seeschifffahrt, die § § 23 und 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung, Verwaltungsvorschriften zur Bundeshaushaltsordnung, die § § 48 bis 49a Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Reduction of social security contributions




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 44 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 44 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie




Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 78, 20359 Hamburg








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


10.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57643 (2020/N)




Member State


Estonia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Aid to companies active in international maritime passenger transport




Legal basis


Article 53 State Budget Act




Type of measure


Scheme


AS Tallink Group, Viking Line Abp, Eckerö Line AB Oy, DFDS A.S Eesti filial




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 20 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal passenger water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus




Lõkke 4, 10122, Tallinn, Estonia








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


25/6/2020




Aid number


SA.57654 (2020/N)




Member State


Cyprus




Region


Cyprus


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: (A) SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES AND SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS.
(B) INTEREST RATE SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR NEW BUSINESS LOANS.




Legal basis


Decision of the Council of Ministers dated 27th May 2020 approving the New Package of Measures to Support the Economy Dealing with the Effects of the Pandemic of COVID-19. See Section 12 — Attachments




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 280 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 280 (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 Finance — Grigori Afxentiou, Nicosia 1439




Ministry of Labour Welfare and Social Insurance of Cyprus




B2 18, Aradippou, Cyprus








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


8.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57724 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Framework scheme for state aid in the form of soft loans




Legal basis


Protocol of SID bank on State aid in the form of public loans granted in accordance with the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Interest subsidy, Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 222 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 222 (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







SID banka




Ulica Josipine Turnograjske 6, Ljubljana, Slovenia








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


10.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57740 (2020/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


Latvia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID 19: Reduction of the lease payments for lessees of publicly-owned property




Legal basis


The Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No 180 of April 2, 2020 on the Application of Release from or Reduction of the Lease Payment for the Property of a Public Person and Capital Company Controlled by a Public Person Due to the Spread of Covid-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 58 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 58 (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 Finance of the Republic of Latvia




Smilsu street 1, Riga, Latvia








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


1.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57749 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment to the aid scheme SA.56708 (2020/N) — Danish guarantee scheme for SMEs affected by COVID-19




Legal basis


Danish budget law




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 1 000  (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







Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs




Slotsholmsgade 12, Copenhagen








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


2.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57766 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


NEDERLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Amendments to SA.57107 (2020/N) — Subsidised interest rates scheme




Legal basis


The Framework Act for subsidies for the ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, articles 2 and 6.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 301,5  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 301,5  (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







The State Secretary of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK The Hague








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


14.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57781 (2020/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ändring av det svenska press- och mediestödet




Legal basis


Förordning om ändring i mediestödsförordningen (2018:2053) med ikrafträdande 2020 respektive Förordning om ändring i mediestödsförordningen (2018:2053) med ikraftträdande 2021




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 500 (in millions)
Annual budget: SEK 500 (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Publishing activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Mediestödsnämnden vid Myndigheten för press, radio och tv




Box 33, 12125 Stockholm-Globen








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


9.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57797 (2020/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


VLAAMS GEWEST


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Steun aan de sociaal-toeristische sector




Legal basis


Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot toekenning van steun aan de sociaal-toeristische sector en het Iedereen verdient vakantiefonds tot beperking van de negatieve economische impact die voortvloeit uit de dringende maatregelen van de Nationale Veiligheidsraad om de verspreiding van het coronavirus COVID-19 in te dijken (concept)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6,35  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 6,35  (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







Toerisme Vlaanderen




Grasmarkt 61, 1000 Brussel








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


13.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57829 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Bratislavský, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko, Západné Slovensko


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Schéma štátnej pomoci pre dočasnú pomoc na podporu výskumu a vývoja relevantného pre COVID-19




Legal basis








1.


Zákon č. 292/2014 Z. z. o príspevku poskytovanom z európskych štrukturálnych a investičných fondov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov.










2.


Zákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o štátnej pomoci).










3.


Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov










4.


Zákon č. 172/2005 Z. z. o organizácii štátnej podpory výskumu a vývoja a o doplnení zákona č. 575/2001 Z. z. o organizácii činnosti vlády a organizácii ústrednej štátnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov










5.


Zákon č. 243/2017 Z. z. o verejnej výskumnej inštitúcii a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov










6.


Zákon č. 357/2015 Z. z. o finančnej kontrole a audite a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov










7.


Zákon č. 343/2015 Z. z. o verejnom obstarávaní a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov










8.


Zákon č. 431/2002 Z. z. o účtovníctve v znení neskorších predpisov










9.


Zákon č. 513/1991 Zb. Obchodný zákonník v znení neskorších predpisov










10.


Zákon č. 455/1991 Zb. Zákon o živnostenskom podnikaní v znení neskorších predpisov










11.


Zákon č. 311/2001 Z. z. Zákonník práce v znení neskorších predpisov










12.


Uznesenie Vlády SR č. 111 z 11.3.2020 k návrhu na vyhlásenie mimoriadnej situácie v súvislosti s ohrozením verejného zdravia II. stupňa z dôvodu ochorenia COVID-19 spôsobeným korona vírusom SARS-CoV-2 na území Slovenskej republiky










13.


Uznesenie Vlády SR č. 113 z 15.3.2020 k Informácii o riešení situácie šíriaceho sa korona vírusu na Slovensku, ktoré ukladá hlavnému hygienikovi SR vydať opatrenie, ktoré na 14 dní uzatvára všetky maloobchodné prevádzky a všetky prevádzky poskytujúce služby okrem: predajní potravín, predajní drogérie, lekární, predajní a výdajní zdravotníckych pomôcok, stravovacích zariadení, predajní novín a tlačovín, pôšt, b…








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


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







Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby Slovenskej republiky ako Riadiaci orgán pre Operačný program Integrovaná infraštruktúra; Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu Slovenskej republiky ako Sprostredkovateľský orgán pre Operačný program Integrovaná infraštruktúra




Námestie slobody 6, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovenská republika; Stromová 1, 813 30 Bratislava, Slovenská republika








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


1.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57833 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


DANMARK


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment to the aid scheme SA.56808 (2020/N) – Liquidity guarantee scheme under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


Budget Law Act on EKF Liquidity Guarantee




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 100 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.7.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


EKF (Danish Export Credit Agency)




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


8.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57850 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


NEDERLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Subsidised interest rates for loans




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


Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 25 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 25 (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







Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK The Hague








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


13.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57958 (2020/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


SA. 57958 (2020/N) — COVID-19 — Modification of schemes SA.56995, SA.57059, SA.57221 and SA.57231




Legal basis


See schemes SA.56995, SA.57059, SA.57221 and SA.57231




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Soft loan




Budget


—




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 Economic Affairs and Employment




PL 32, 00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO








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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