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: 2020-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid








C_2020439EN.01000101.xml










18.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/1






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 439/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


5.11.2020




Aid number


SA.54780 (2020/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


SCOTLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Scottish National Investment Bank




Legal basis


Scottish National Investment Bank Bill




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


Sectorial development, Environmental protection, Regional development (including territorial cooperation), Renewable energy, Research, development and innovation, Risk finance, Services of general economic interest (SGEI), SMEs, Energy infrastructures, Energy efficiency




Form of aid


Direct grant, Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 1 525  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


5.11.2020 — 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Scottish Government




St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG








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


25.11.2020




Aid number


SA.57371 (2020/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Amendments to the existing aid scheme for the provision of rail freight services in certain forms of production and temporary support for rail freight and passenger transport




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant, Other — Other: waiver of track access charges




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 275,4  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 275,4  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Passenger rail transport; interurban, Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie (BMK)




Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Wien, Austria








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


8.10.2020




Aid number


SA.57590 (2020/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


Jihozápad, Severozápad, Strední Cechy, Jihovýchod, Moravskoslezko, Strední Morava, Severovýchod


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPO Fund




Legal basis








1)


Resolution of the Government of the Czech Republic No 816 of 12 September 2016 on the programme of support risk capital;










2)


Programme of support risk capital, approved under the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness (‘OPEIC’) 2014-2020










3)


Financing agreement between ČMZRB Investment, A.S., and the Ministry 31 January 2020








Type of measure


—


—




Objective


Risk finance, SMEs




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 332 (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 83 (in millions)




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic




Na Františku 32, 110 15 Praha 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


20.11.2020




Aid number


SA.58188 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ermäßigung der Luftverkehrsteuer für Inselflugverkehre mit bestimmten Nordseeinseln




Legal basis


§ 5 Nummer 5 des Artikels 1 des Haushaltsbegleitgesetzes 2011 (Anlage 1)
§ 11 Absatz 3 des Luftverkehrsteuergesetzes in der Fassung ab dem 1. April 2020 (Anlage 2)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 12 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 2 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2.1.2021 — 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Hauptzollamt




das jeweils örtlich zuständige Hauptzollamt








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


5.10.2020




Aid number


SA.58489 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Štátna pomoc SA.37447 (2013/N) — Slovenská republika
Mapa regionálnej pomoci na roky 2014 — 2020




Legal basis


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)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


—




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







Protimonopolný úrad SR




Drieňová 24, 826 03 Bratislava








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


15.10.2020




Aid number


SA.58531 (2020/N)




Member State


Romania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Romania — Covid-19 — State aid scheme for commercial trade credit risk guarantee




Legal basis


Government Emergency Ordinance for the approval of the State aid scheme in order to support the companies’ access to trade credit for relaunching the economy of Romania” (Ordonanţă De Urgenţă privind aprobarea Programului de susținere a accesului companiilor la creditul comercial, precum și a Schemei de ajutor de stat asociată acestuia)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: RON 500 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


15.10.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Insurance




Name and address of the granting authority







THE ROMANIAN COUNTER-GUARANTEE FUND SA (‘FRC SA’)




Street Argentina no. 40-41, BUCHAREST, 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


12.11.2020




Aid number


SA.58555 (2020/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 temporary primary residence protection scheme




Legal basis


N. 4714/2020, KYA 14120/2020




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Sectorial development, Social support to individual consumers




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 665 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


12.11.2020 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Organization for welfare Benefits and Social solidarity (OPEKA)




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


18.9.2020




Aid number


SA.58640 (2020/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19; Ausweitung der Liquiditätshilfen




Legal basis


COVID-19-Gesetz in seiner jeweils geltenden Fassung
ABBAG-Gesetz und Verordnung des Bundesministers für Finanzen gemäß § 3b Abs. 3 des ABBAG-Gesetzes betreffend Richtlinien über die Ergreifung von finanziellen Maßnahmen, die zur Erhaltung der Zahlungsfähigkeit und zur Überbrückung von Liquiditätsschwierigkeiten von Unternehmen im Zusammenhang mit der Ausbreitung des Erregers SARS-CoV-2 und den dadurch verursachten wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen geboten sind
KMU-Förderungs- und Garantie-Gesetz in seiner jeweils geltenden Fassung




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 19 000 000 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 19 000 000 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


15.9.2020 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







COVID-19 Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes GmbH (COFAG)




A — 1020 Wien, Taborstraße 1 — 3 / OG 14








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


30.10.2020




Aid number


SA.58819 (2020/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Proposed Prolongation of the Restructuring and Stabilisation Scheme for the Credit Union Sector in Ireland under the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 from 1 Νovember 2020 to 30 April 2021




Legal basis


Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.11.2020 — 30.4.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister for Finance




Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland








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


8.12.2020




Aid number


SA.58823 (2020/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Temporary Framework for UK authorities




Legal basis


As per original notification.




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 allowance, Tax base reduction, Tax deferment, Tax rate reduction




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 30 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 30 000  (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







UK (all relevant aid granting authorities)




1 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 0ET








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


26.11.2020




Aid number


SA.59113 (2020/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of approved measures under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


The legal bases described in the initial decisions




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Other




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


The grantingauthorities described in the initial decisions




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


3.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59408 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment of the Covid-19 airport scheme




Legal basis


Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung von Beihilfen an Flugplätze im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Zusammenhang mit dem Ausbruch von Covid-19 (‘Bundesrahmenregelung Beihilfen für Flugplätze’)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant, Tax deferment




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 360  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Federal State, Länder or municipalities




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


8.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59514 (2020/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) Guarantee




Legal basis


Industrial Development Act 1982 Section 8




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, SMEs




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


23.3.2020 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







British Business Bank




8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP United Kingdom








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


8.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59515 (2020/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) Grant




Legal basis


Industrial Development Act 1982




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


SMEs, Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 1 320  (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 1 320  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


23.3.2020 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







British Business Bank




8 Salisbury Square, London, EC4Y 8AP United Kingdom








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


4.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59568 (2020/N)




Member State


Luxembourg




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Luxembourg — Scheme for R&D aid and investment aid for the production of COVID-19 relevant products (Modification of SA.56954)




Legal basis


Loi du 20 juin 2020 visant à mettre en place un régime d’aides en faveur des projets liés à la lutte contre la pandémie de Covid-19.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development, Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 36 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


8.4.2020 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministry of the Economy




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


2.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59569 (2020/N)




Member State


Luxembourg




Region


LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHE)


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment to the scheme SA.56805 on loan guarantee scheme under the Temporary Framework to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


The law amending: (i) the law of 18 April 2020 putting in place a loan guarantee scheme to support the Luxembourg economy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, (ii) the law of 20 June 2020 putting in place a scheme to support projects linked to facing the COVID-19 pandemic, (iii) the law of 24 July 2020 supporting the investments of enterprises in the context of COVID-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


24.3.2020 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance (Treasury)




3 Rue de la Congrégation, 2931 Luxembourg, Luxemburg








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


4.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59637 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Covid-19: Portfolio guarantee on trade credit insurance (Amendment)




Legal basis


Direct act on the Danish Budget Law, administrative order issued under the EKF Act (Lov om EKF Danmarks Eksportkredit).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







EKF — Denmark's Export Credit Agency




Lautrupsgade 11, 2100 Copenhagen








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


10.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59743 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Förderrichtlinie Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektrofahrzeuge (Funding Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Germany)




Legal basis


Der Bund gewährt die Zuwendungen nach Maßgabe dieser Förderrichtlinie, der § § 23 und 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) und der dazu erlassenen allgemeinen Verwaltungsvorschriften (VV).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







BAV




Schloßplatz 9 26603 Aurich








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


3.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59744 (2020/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Prolongation of the existing aid scheme SA.57494 in accordance with the fourth amendment of the Temporary Framework




Legal basis


Protocol between Instituto de Desenvolvimento Empresarial da RAM and SPGM Sociedade de Investimento, S.A.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to SMEs




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Instituto de Desenvolvimento Empresarial da RAM




Avenida Arriaga, 21-A, Edifício Golden Gate, 3o piso 9000-060 Funchal








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


4.12.2020




Aid number


SA.59755 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


ITALIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


FUND REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 182, PARAGRAPH 1, OF DECREE LAW 19 MAY 2020, No. 34, with amendents for travel agencies and tour operators.




Legal basis


Article 182 (1) of Decree-Law No 34 of 19 May 2020 on urgent measures in the field of health, support for work and the economy and social policies linked to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency, converted, with amendments, into Law No 77 of 17 July 2020, and subsequently amended: a) Article 77 of Decree-Law No 104 of 14 August 2020 on urgent measures to support and revitalise the economy, converted, with amendments, into Law No 126 of 13 October 2020; b) Article 5 (2) of Decree-Law No 137 of 28 October 2020 on ‘Further urgent measures on health protection, support for workers and businesses, justice and security related to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency’.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 625 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 625 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


Travel agency; tour operator and other reservation service and related activities




Name and address of the granting authority







MINISTERO DEI BENI E DELLE ATTIVITA' CULTURALI E DEL TURISMO — DG TURISMO




VIA MARGHERA 2 — ROMA








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:
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