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: 2020-09-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid








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18.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 310/1






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 310/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


4.11.2019




Aid number


SA.52046 (2019/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Crédit d'impôt pour le rachat d'une société par ses salariés




Legal basis


Crédit d'impôt pour le rachat du capital d'une société




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Other form of tax advantage




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 2 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Direction de la législation fiscale




139, rue de bercy, 75012 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


3.8.2020




Aid number


SA.52156 (2018/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


ELLADA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ενίσχυση επενδυτικών σχεδίων άνω των 500,000  ευρώ στον τομέα της πρωτογενούς γεωργικής παραγωγής βάσει του Ν.4399/2016




Legal basis


1)Το συνημμένο σχέδιο Κοινής Υπουργικής Απόφασης 2) Ο Ν.4399/2016 και 3) Οι Υπουργικές Αποφάσεις προκήρυξης των Καθεστώτων Ενισχύσεων του Ν.4399/2016 που θα εκδίδονται κάθε φορά, στα οποία θα εντάσσονται τα επενδυτικά σχέδια που εμπίπτουν στο πεδίο εφαρμογής του μέτρου του κοινοποιούμενου σχεδίου της παρούσας Απόφασης.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investment concerning the relocation of farm buildings, Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production




Form of aid


Direct grant, Other, Tax allowance — c) leasing subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 162 (in millions)




Intensity


55 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Growing of non-perennial crops, Growing of perennial crops, Plant propagation, Raising of dairy cattle, Raising of other cattle and buffaloes, Raising of sheep and goats, Raising of swine/pigs, Raising of poultry, Mixed farming




Name and address of the granting authority







Υπουργείο Οικονομίας & Ανάπτυξης




Νίκης 5-7 Πλατεία Συντάγματος 101 80 ΑΘΗΝΑ








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.55949 (2019/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide d’adaptation des industries sucrières à la fin des quotas sucriers




Legal basis


Décret no 2017-1033 du 10 mai 2017 portant création d’un dispositif d’aide à l’adaptation des entreprises sucrières de la Guadeloupe, de la Martinique et de La Réunion à la fin des quotas sucriers.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Outermost regions and the Aegean Islands




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 38 (in millions)




Intensity


92 %




Duration (period)


31.12.2020 — 30.9.2021




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt




3 rue Barbet de Jouy — 75 349 PARIS 07 Cedex








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


24.2.2020




Aid number


SA.56244 (2020/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Rescue aid to Tarom




Legal basis


Governmental Emergency Ordinance No. 12 of 4 February 2020 establishing the legal framework for granting individual state aids for rescuing




Type of measure


Individual aid


TAROM SA




Objective


Rescuing firms in difficulty




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: RON 175,952  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


1.3.2020 — 31.8.2020




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministry of Finance




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.56814 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid-19 measures of the Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds




Legal basis


Gesetz zur Errichtung eines Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfondsgesetz — WStFG)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention, Other — Begleitende die Stabilisierungsmaßnahmen unterstützende Regelungen (z. B. Artikel 1 § 27, Artikel 2 des Gesetzesentwurfs)




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 000  (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







Bundesministerium der Finanzen




Wilhelmstraße 97, 10117 Berlin








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


26.4.2020




Aid number


SA.56867 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation for the damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to Condor Flugdienst GmbH




Legal basis


Article 3(1)(5) of the ‘Gesetz über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushalts für das Haushaltsjahr 2020’




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 550 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 550 (in millions)




Intensity


48,56  %




Duration (period)


27.4.2020 — 31.12.2031




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie,




Scharnhorststr. 34-37, 10115 Berlin, 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


11.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57372 (2020/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sweden Compensation scheme for undertakings faced with turnover losses due to COVID-19




Legal basis


—




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 39 000  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


22.6.2020 — 31.12.2020




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


9.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57410 (2020/N)




Member State


Finland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid to Finnair Plc, — Finland




Legal basis


The participation of the Member State in the recapitalisation is based on the Limited Liability Companies Act (624/2006) and the State Shareholdings and Ownership Steering Act (1368/2007).




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Finnair Plc




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention — The measure takes the form of a recapitalisation (rights issue) for an amount that, depending on the final terms of the rights issue, will fall in the range of EUR [499-512] million. The new shares will be offered to all shareholders of Finnair on the pro rata basis of their existing shares in its capital. As the largest shareholder of Finnair (55,81  % of the shares and votes), Finland will receive subscription rights that will entitle it to subscribe to new ordinary shares in Finnair on a pro rata basis. In addition to the national authorities, the city of Turku owns 0,04  % of shares in Finnair, in total increasing the share of Finnair owned by the public authorities to 55,85  %.




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 287 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


From 1.7.2020




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority


The granting authority is the Government of Finland. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment together with the Prime Minister’s Office will be the authorities administering the measure.




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


19.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57605 (2020/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


VLAAMS GEWEST


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Strategische transformatiesteun aan ondernemingen in het Vlaams Gewest die investeringen doen betreffende de productie van Covid-19 relevante producten -
(Strategic transformation aid to undertakings in the Flemish Region for investments in Covid-19 related products)




Legal basis


Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot toekenning van strategische transformatiesteun aan ondernemingen in het Vlaams Gewest die investeringen doen betreffende de productie van Covid-19 relevante producten. (Decision of the Flemish Government regarding stratigic transformation aid to undertakings in the Flemish region for investments in Covid-19 related products)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 21 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 21 (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







Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen (VLAIO)




Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 12








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


28.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57726 (2020/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid in the form of reduction of the annual fee for perpetual usufruct and relief in rent, lease and usufruct fees to support entrepreneurs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak




Legal basis


Act of 2 March 2020 on special solutions related to the prevention, the counteraction and the combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crises caused by them




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 545 (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








(a)


Regarding real estate owned by the State: starosts and cities presidents with poviat rights and other bodies and entities managing property on behalf of the State Treasury;










(b)


Regarding real estate owned by the local government: commune head, mayor, city president, poviat board, or voivodeship board.








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


26.6.2020




Aid number


SA.57795 (2020/N)




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Supporting medium enterprises to overcome the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic




Legal basis


grant scheme ‘Supporting medium-sized enterprises to overcome the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic’ under Operational Programme ‘Innovation and Competitiveness’ 2014-2020 (and the related guidelines for applicants); Act on the measures and actions during the State of emergency declared by a Resolution of the National Assembly of 13 March 2020 (Article 21); Law for the management of European structural funds and investment funds (Chapter 3).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: BGN 200 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2.7.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







European funds for competitiveness Directorate General — Ministry of Economy.




1000 Sofia, No 21, ‘6-ti Septemvri’ Str.








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


9.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57938 (2020/N)




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Аmendment of SA.57795 Bulgaria, COVID-19: Supporting medium enterprises to overcome the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic




Legal basis


grant scheme ‘Supporting medium-sized enterprises to overcome the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic’ under Operational Programme ‘Innovation and Competitiveness’ 2014-2020 (and the related guidelines for applicants); Act on the measures and actions during the State of emergency declared by a Resolution of the National Assembly of 13 March 2020 (Article 21); Law for the management of European structural funds and investment funds (Chapter 3).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: BGN 200 (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







European funds for competitiveness Directorate General — Ministry of Economy.




1000 Sofia, No 21 ‘6-ti Septemvri’ Str.








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


24.8.2020




Aid number


SA.58205 (2020/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


SCOTLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Scottish Enterprise Subordinated Loan Scheme




Legal basis


The Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 15 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 15 (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







Scottish Enterprise




ATRIUM COURT, 50 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW, G6 6HQ








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


27.8.2020




Aid number


SA.58398 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


Czech Republic


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Accommodation Facility Support (COVID-Accommodation)




Legal basis


The legal basis for the measure is (i) Act No. 218/2000 Coll. on Budgetary Rules, (ii) Government Resolution No. 766/2020 of 20 July, 2020 pertaining to the document Support of the accommodation facilities (COVID-Accommodation), (iii) Act No. 455/1999 Coll., on Trade Licensing and (iv) Act No. 211/2000 Coll., on the State Investment Support Fund of the Czech Republic.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 3 310  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Hotels and similar accommodation




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Regional Development of Czech Republic




Ministry of Regional Development of Czech Republic




Staroměstské náměstí 6, 110 15 Praha 1, Czech Republic








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


2.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58465 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment of SA. 57164 — Extension of the scope of beneficiaries




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 2 200  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




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, København








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


2.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58471 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment of the Slovenian scheme SA.57782 to provide support to SMEs and for COVID-19 related RDI and investment projects




Legal basis


Articles 36 and 37 of the Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Mitigate and Remedy the Consequences of the COVID-19 Epidemic; Article 25 of the Act on the Promotion of Balanced Regional Development; Decree on the implementation of endogenous regional policy measures; Government Decision on additional temporary development support measures for problem areas with high unemployment




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 55 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 55 (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 Economic Development and Technology




Kotnikova 5, 1000 Ljubljana, SI — Slovenia








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


8.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58475 (2020/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendement de la décision SA.56709 (2020/N) — France — COVID-19: Plan de sécurisation du financement des entreprises




Legal basis


loi no 2020-289 modifiée de finances rectifictives pour 2020, notamment son article 6




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


8.9.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







DG Trésor, ministère de l'économie et des finances




139 rue de Bercy, 75572 Paris Cedex 12








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.