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: 2020-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid








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2.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 326/1






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 326/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.5.2020




Aid number


SA.54676 (2019/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Programul de investiții pentru înființarea stânelor montane




Legal basis


Legea nr. 332 din 21 decembrie privind aprobarea Programului de investiții pentru înființarea stânelor montane
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 stanelor montane.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: RON 33,6  (in millions)
Annual budget: RON 11,2  (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltare Rurale




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








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


29.5.2020




Aid number


SA.54720 (2019/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Programul de investiții pentru înființarea centrelor de colectare sau colectare si prelucrare a fructelor de pădure, a ciupercilor și/sau a plantelor medicinale și aromatice, din flora spontană și/sau de cultură în zona montană




Legal basis


Legea nr. 333/2018 privind aprobarea Programului de investiţii pentru înfiinţarea centrelor de colectare sau colectare si prelucrare primară a fructelor de pădure, a ciupercilor şi/sau a plantelor medicinale şi aromatice din flora spontană şi/sau de cultură 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 prelucrare primara a fructelor de padure, a ciupercilor si/sau plantelor medicinale si aromatice, din flora spontana si/sau de cultura in zona montana




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: RON 316,8  (in millions)
Annual budget: RON 105,6  (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale




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








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


29.5.2020




Aid number


SA.55465 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Invest International




Legal basis


Wetsvoorstel oprichting Invest International




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Invest International




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy, Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 840 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 9 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken




Rijnstraat 8, 2515 XP, Den Haag








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


30.3.2020




Aid number


SA.55835 (2019/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


LOMBARDIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Modifica Misure Forestali




Legal basis


AGGIORNAMENTO DELLE DISPOSIZIONI ATTUATIVE QUADRO ‘MISURE FORESTALI’ IN MERITO ALL’AIUTO SA.46096 (2016/N) AI SENSI DELLA LEGGE REGIONALE 5 DICEMBRE 2008, N. 31, ARTT. 25, 26, 40 COMMA 5, LETTERA B, 47 COMMA 2, 55, COMMA 4, 56 COMMA 6 E 59 COMMA 2




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for afforestation and creation of woodland, Aid for the prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fire, natural disasters, adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disaster, other adverse climatic events, plant pests and catastrophic events, Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems, Aid for investments in infrastructure related to the development, modernisation or adaptation of forestry, Start-up aid for producer groups and organisations in the forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 10 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Lombardia DG Agricoltura alimentazione e sistemi verdi




piazza città di Lombardia 1 20124 Milano








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.57139 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Promocija in informiranje o kmetijskih proizvodih v sektorju mesa




Legal basis


Odredba o Programu promocije sektorja mesa za obdobje 2020–2022 (osnutek)
Uredba o obveznem prispevku za promocijo kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov za zavezance sektorja mesa za obdobje 2020–2022 (Uradni list RS, št. 9/20)
Odredba o vključitvi sektorja mesa v izvajanje promocije za obdobje 2020-2022 (Uradni list RS, št. 4/20)
Zakon o promociji kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov (Uradni list RS št. 26/11 in 57/12)
Strateški načrt promocije kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov 2019-2025, ki ga je sprejela Vlada Republike Slovenije 20. 12. 2018
Pravilnik o postopku priznanja označbe ‘Izbrana kakovost’ (Uradni list RS, št. 79/15 in 32/18)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for promotion measures in favour of agricultural products




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,758  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food




Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana








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.57140 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Promocija in informiranje o kmetijskih proizvodih v sektorju mleka




Legal basis


Odredba o Programu promocije sektorja mleka za obdobje 2020–2022 (osnutek)
Uredba o obveznem prispevku za promocijo kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov za zavezance sektorja mleka za obdobje 2020–2022 (Uradni list RS, št. 9/20)
Odredba o vključitvi sektorja mleka v izvajanje promocije za obdobje 2020-2022 (Uradni list RS, št. 4/20)
Zakon o promociji kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov (Uradni list RS št. 26/11 in 57/12)
Strateški načrt promocije kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov 2019-2025, ki ga je sprejela Vlada Republike Slovenije 20. 12. 2018
Pravilnik o postopku priznanja označbe ‘Izbrana kakovost’ (Uradni list RS, št. 79/15 in 32/18)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for promotion measures in favour of agricultural products




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 0,87  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food




Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana








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


6.7.2020




Aid number


SA.57149 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Social security contribution relief for self employed affected by COVID
Waiver of penalties related to pension and state employment policy contributions payments




Legal basis


Act. No. 136/2020 Coll.
Decision of 26 March 2020 taken by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other — Waiver of penalties linked to and deferral of social contribution payments




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 15 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 15 000  (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 Labour and Social Affairs




Na Poříčním právu 1, 128 01 Praha 2








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


5.8.2020




Aid number


SA.57178 (2020/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid to Timisoara Airport




Legal basis


Order on granting a state aid to the National Company ‘Timișoara International Airport — Traian Vuia’ — Joint-Stock Company for 2020 issued by the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communication of Romania




Type of measure


Individual aid


—




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: RON 4,7762  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communication of Romania




Bulevardul Dinicu Golescu nr. 38, Sector 1, Bucuresti, Cod poştal 010873, Romania








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.57358 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Public health insurance reliefs for self-employed




Legal basis


Act no. 134/2020 Coll.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 8 000 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 8 000 000  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


21.3.2020 — 31.8.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Health




Palackeho namesti 4, Prague 2, 128 011








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


4.8.2020




Aid number


SA.57495 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Broadband vouchers for certain categories of families — Italy




Legal basis


Resolution N.71/2017 adopted by the CIPE




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Social support to individual consumers




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 200 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 200 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority


MiSe — Ministry of Economic Development




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.57506 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


Moravskoslezko


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


CZ — COVID — REstart vouchers of Moravian-Silesian Region




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 70 (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 2,6  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


MANUFACTURING, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES




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


19.8.2020




Aid number


SA.57555 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Schleswig-Holstein: Zuwendungen für verschiedene Maßnahmen zur Sicherung des Bestandes zu- und durchwandernder Wölfe in Schleswig-Holstein




Legal basis


Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für verschiedene Maßnahmen zur Sicherung des Bestandes zu- und durchwandernder Wölfe in Schleswig-Holstein (Amtsbl. Schl.-H. 2019, S. 338).
§ 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung einschließlich der dazu ergangenen Verwaltungsvorschriften (GVOBl. Schl.-H. 1992, S. 381).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to compensate for the damage caused by protected animals, Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production, Aid for the payment of insurance premiums




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5,2  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerium für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt, Natur und Digitalisierung des Landes Schleswig-Holstein




Mercatorstraße 3, 24106 Kiel








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


28.8.2020




Aid number


SA.58003 (2020/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


Romania


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Instituirea unei scheme de ajutor de stat pentru producătorii agricoli care au inființat culturi în toamna anului 2019, afectate de seceta pedologică




Legal basis


proiect de Ordonanță de Urgență privind instituirea unei scheme de ajutor de stat pentru producătorii agricoli care au inființat culturi în toamna anului 2019, afectate de seceta pedologică




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to compensate for the damage caused by adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: RON 1 088,409  (in millions)




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Growing of cereals (except rice); leguminous crops and oil seeds




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale prin Agenția de Plăți și Intervenție pentru Agricultură




Carol I; nr. 2-4; Sector 3; București








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


20.7.2020




Aid number


SA.58015 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


Czech Republic


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Czechia — Covid-19 amendment to SA.57094




Legal basis


Act No. 58/1995 Coll. of 14 March 1995 on Insurance and Financing of Exports with State Support and on Supplement to Act No. 166/1993 Coll., on the Supreme Audit Office, as amended in Amendment: 60/1998 Coll., Amendment: 188/1999 Coll., Amendment: 282/2002 Coll., Amendment: 377/2005 Coll., Amendment: 23/2006 Coll., Amendment: 293/2009 Coll., Amendment: 230/2013 Coll., Amendment: 220/2015 Coll.; Amendment No. 214/2020 Coll.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


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







Ministry of Industry and Trade




Na Františku 32, 110 15 Prague 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


25.8.2020




Aid number


SA.58041 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of Czech schemes adopted under the EEAG: SA.43451(2015/N); SA.43182(2015/N); SA.35179 (2015/NN); SA.45768 (2016/N); SA.38701 (2014/NN)




Legal basis


SA.43451(2015/N); SA.43182(2015/N); SA.35179 (2015/NN); SA.45768 (2016/N); SA.38701 (2014/NN)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Energy efficiency




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 31.12.2021




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


21.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58102 (2020/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 support to tour operators and other undertakings active in tourism and culture




Legal basis


The legal basis for Measure 1 is the Act of 2 March 2020 on special solutions related to preventing, counteracting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, and certain other acts (as amended), and in particular Articles 15ka, 15kb, and 15kc. The legal bases for Measure 2 and 3 are Articles 15zs and 31zo respectively of the Act amending the Act of 2 March 2020 on special solutions related to preventing, counteracting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them and some other acts.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


—




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 851,9  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


The Social Insurance Institution (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych or ‘ZUS’) is responsible for administering Measures 2 and 3. The Insurance Guarantee Fund (‘IGF’) is responsible for administering Measure 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


11.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58476 (2020/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Grants to tour operators for the repatriation of travellers




Legal basis


Draft Order of the Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania ‘Compensation for the tour operators of the Republic of Lithuania for bringing the tourists back from abroad after announcement of the emergency situation’ (attached hereto)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Tour operator activities




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


10.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58522 (2020/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid-19: Amendment to the scheme SA. 57754 (2020/N) — ‘Modification du dispositif d’activité partielle ad hoc — ajout de secteurs bénéficiaires’




Legal basis


The Decree (to be issued following the Commission decision) which will modify the ‘Decret No 2020-810 du 29 juin 2020 portant modulation temporaire du taux horaire de l'allocation d'activité partielle’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 90 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 90 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.9.2020




Economic sectors


Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores, Sea and coastal passenger water transport, Motion picture; video and television programme post-production activities, Motion picture; video and television programme distribution activities, Sound recording and music publishing activities, Translation and interpretation activities, Creative; arts and entertainment activities, Gambling and betting activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Employment




10-18, place des cinq martyrs du Lycée Buffon — 75015 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


11.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58547 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuti alle piccole imprese ed alle micro imprese




Legal basis


Art. 62 del Decreto Legge 14 agosto 2020, n. 104 ‘Misure urgenti per il sostegno ed il rilancio dell’economia’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Interest subsidy, Repayable advances, Soft loan, Tax deferment




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri — Dipartimento politiche europee




Largo Chigi, 19 — Roma








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.