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: 2021-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic








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19.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/1






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)
(2021/C 60/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


24.3.2020




Aid number


SA.49781 (2019/EV)




Member State


Italy




Region


ITALIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Intervento del fondo per la crescita sostenibile a favore di progetti di ricerca e sviluppo realizzati nell'ambito di accordi sottoscritti dal Ministero dello sviluppo economico con le regioni e le altre amministrazioni pubbliche.




Legal basis


Decreto del Ministro dello sviluppo economico 01 aprile 2015 (Pubblicato nella G.U.R.I. del 13 maggio 2015 — Serie Generale, n. 109).
Decreto del Ministro dello sviluppo economico 24 maggio 2017 (Pubblicato nella G.U.R.I. del 18 agosto 2017 — Serie Generale, n. 192).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Industrial research (Art. 25(2)(b)), Experimental development (Art. 25(2)(c))




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy, Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 165 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


14.5.2015 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







MINISTERO DELLO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO




VIA Veneto, 33 — 00187, 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.







Date of adoption of the decision


16.12.2020




Aid number


SA.54684 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BRANDENBURG


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hochleistungsfähiger Mobilfunk in Brandenburg-Deutschland




Legal basis








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Paragraphs 23 and 44 of the Brandenburg Financial Regulation (LHO) in the version published on 21 April 1999 (GVBl.I/99, [No 07], p. 106, as last amended by Article 1 of the Law of 5 June 2019 (GVBl.I/19, [No 20].










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Administrative provisions relating to paragraphs 23 and 44 of the Financial Regulations (VV-LHO) in the version published on 11 August 2016 (ABl./16, [No 35], p. 870), as last amended by Decree of the MdF of 24 October 2019 (ABl./19, [No 47], p. 1303).








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 55 (in millions)




Intensity


90 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority







Investment Bank of Land Brandenburg




Babelsberger Straße 21, 14473 Potsdam








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


21.1.2021




Aid number


SA.57497 (2020/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Broadband infrastructure roll-out to connect schools — Italy




Legal basis


law-decree adopted on 7 August 2020 by the Ministry of Economic Development (MiSe)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Broadband infrastructures




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 325 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


1.2.2021 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministry of Economic Development — MiSe




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


27.11.2020




Aid number


SA.57878 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


BORNHOLMS AMT


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Driftsstøtte til Bornholms Lufthavn




Legal basis


Finansloven 2020 § 28.56.03 og Kontrakt mellem TBST og Bornholms Lufthavn




Type of measure


Scheme


Bornholm Lufthavn




Objective


Services of general economic interest




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 72 000 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: DKK 24 000 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Trafik-, Bygge- og Boligstyrelsen




Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43, 1577 København V








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


28.1.2021




Aid number


SA.58478 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Denmark — Third prolongation of the winding-up scheme for small banks




Legal basis


Act on Restructuring and Resolution of Certain Financial Enterprises (‘DARR’); Act on Depositor and Investor Guarantee Scheme




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


22.1.2021 — 21.1.2022




Economic sectors


Other monetary intermediation




Name and address of the granting authority







Finansiel Stabilitet




Sankt Annæ Plads 13, 2. tv., 1250 København K








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


28.1.2021




Aid number


SA.59639 (2021/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: aid scheme for travel agencies and tour operators




Legal basis


Ordinance (2021:000)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 679 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


Travel agency activities, Tour operator activities




Name and address of the granting authority


Kammarkollegiet (The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency) is the granting authority and responsible for 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


12.2.2021




Aid number


SA.59706 (2021/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: compensation scheme for Dutch zoos under Article 107(2)(b) TFEU




Legal basis


Kaderwet EZK- en LNV subsidies; Kaderbesluit nationale EZ subsidies; Regeling subsidie dierentuinen COVID-19




Type of measure


Scheme


Zoos in the Netherlands




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 29,7  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities




Name and address of the granting authority


Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)




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.59764 (2020/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


DANMARK


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation scheme for self-employed affected by Covid-19 related measures




Legal basis


Legal act on the Danish Budget Law




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Erhvervsstyrelsen




Langelinje alle 17, 2100 Kbh








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


23.12.2020




Aid number


SA.60520 (2020/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Poland — COVID-19 — Amendment to SA.58389 (2020/N) Resolution scheme for cooperative banks and small commercial banks




Legal basis


Act of 10 June 2016 on the Bank Guarantee Fund, the deposit guarantee scheme and resolution (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2020, item 842)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee, Loan/ Repayable advances, Other forms of equity intervention, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 42 500  (in millions)
Annual budget: PLN 42 500  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


23.12.2020 — 29.10.2021




Economic sectors


Financial service activities; except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Bank Guarantee Fund




Minister of Finance




ul. ks. Ignacego Skorupki 4, 00-546 Warsaw




ul. Świętokrzyska 12, 00-916 Warsaw








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


2.2.2021




Aid number


SA.61210 (2021/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Fourth amendment to the existing aid scheme SA.56981 under the Temporary Framework




Legal basis


Ergänzung zur Richtlinie des Bundesministeriums für Finanzen für Garantieübernahmen der Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (‘aws’) gemäß Garantiegesetz 1977 (aws-Garantierichtlinien 2019)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) Gmbh




1020 Wien, Walcherstrate 11A








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


12.2.2021




Aid number


SA.61300 (2021/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Aid to zoos under Section 3.1 Temporary Framework




Legal basis


Kaderwet EZK- en LNV subsidies; Kaderbesluit nationale EZ subsidies; Regeling subsidie dierentuinen COVID-19




Type of measure


Scheme


Zoos in the Netherlands




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities




Name and address of the granting authority


Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)




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


4.2.2021




Aid number


SA.61324 (2021/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Amendment of the scheme SA.56999 (2020/N) — Intervention measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS COV2 (COVID-19) infectious disease epidemic on the economy




Legal basis


Articles 6 and 23 of the Act Determining Intervention Measures to Assist in Mitigating the Consequences of the Second Wave of COVID-19 Epidemic of 30.12.2020 (‘ZIUPOPDVE’);
Articles 56 and 57 of the Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Mitigate the Consequences of the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Epidemic of 27 November 2020 (‘ZIUOPDVE’).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


4.2.2021 — 30.6.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




Župančičeva 3, 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


9.2.2021




Aid number


SA.61360 (2021/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: New compensation scheme for special transport providers




Legal basis


Circulaire voor doorbetaling doelgroepenvervoer II vanwege COVID-19 uit financiering vanuit het Gemeentefonds conform artikel 6 van de Financiële-verhoudingswet en conform artikel 108 juncto 160 van de Gemeentewet




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 122,5  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Taxi operation, Other passenger land transport n.e.c., Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled, Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.




Name and address of the granting authority


Municipalities in the Netherlands




Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


9.2.2021




Aid number


SA.61614 (2021/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)








—


COVID-19: Austrian Liquidity Assistance Scheme (SA.56840)










—


COVID-19: Fixed Cost Compensation according to Chapter 3.12 of the Temporary Framework (SA.58661)








Legal basis








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law establishing a crisis fund to provide financial assistance (COVID-19-Fonds-Gesetz) introduced by COVID-19 Gesetz (BGBl. I Nr. 12/2020) and the amendment of the law establishing a holding company to facilitate the portfolio reduction of wind-down units (ABBAG Gesetz) amended by 2. COVID-19 Gesetz (BGBl. I Nr. 12/2020)4 and by 3. COVID-19 Gesetz (BGBl. I Nr. 23/2020)










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Verordnung des Bundesministers für Finanzen gemäß § 3b Abs. 3 des ABBAG-Gesetzes betreffend Richtlinien über die Gewährung von Zuschüssen zur Deckung von Fixkosten der Phase II durch die COVID-19 Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes GmbH (COFAG)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


28.1.2021 — 31.12.2021




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.