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: 2021-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid








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6.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 317/1






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 317/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


18.3.2021




Aid number


SA.48706 (2018/FC)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Mögliche Beihilfe zu Gunsten von RVV und Nordwasser GmbH




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Nordwasser GmbH, Rostocker Versorgungs-und Verkehrs-Holding GmbH (RVV)




Objective


Services of general economic interest




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention, Subsidized services




Budget


—




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority


Hansestadt Rostock, Zweckverband Abwasser Rostock-Land, Warnow-Wasser- und Abwasserverband (WWAV)




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


1.7.2021




Aid number


SA.57137 (2021/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid scheme for modernisation of inland waterway fleet (Richtlinie zur Förderung der nachhaltigen Modernisierung von Binnenschiffen)




Legal basis


Richtlinie zur Förderung der nachhaltigen Modernisierung von Binnenschiffen




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectorial development, Environmental protection, SMEs




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 131 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 40 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Inland passenger water transport, Inland freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Generaldirektion Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrt




Am Propsthof 51, 53121 Bonn








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


11.11.2020




Aid number


SA.59021 (2020/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Planned aid in favour of InnoGenerics




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Individual aid


InnoGenerics




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6,5  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations




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


3.6.2021




Aid number


SA.59448 (2020/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


Hungary


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Single Wagon Load Scheme




Legal basis


Government Decision 1414/2020. (VII. 16.) on the Establishment of an aid scheme for single wagonload transport and the development of the related transport sector




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 29 330  (in millions)
Annual budget: HUF 6 400  (in millions)




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


1.7.2021 — 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry for Innovation and Technology




1011 Budapest Fő utca 44-50








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


13.7.2021




Aid number


SA.60062 (2021/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Aid for the extraordinary direct costs faced by Czech terrestrial television network operators




Legal basis


Act No 127/2005 Coll., on Electronic Communications and Amendment to Certain Related Acts (Electronic Communications Act); Act No. 252/2017 Coll., amending Act No 127/2005 Sb., on electronic communications and amending certain related acts (the Electronic Communications Act), as amended, and Act No. 483/1991 Sb., on the Czech Television, as amended Government Decree No. 199/2018 Coll. on the technical plan for the transition of the terrestrial digital television broadcasting from DVB-T standard to DVB-T2 standard Government Decree No. 120/2020 Coll. amending the Government Decree No. 199/2018 Coll. on the technical plan for the transition of the terrestrial digital television broadcasting from DVB-T standard to DVB-T2 standard Government Decree No. 268/2020 Coll. amending the Government Decree No. 199/2018 Coll. on the technical plan for the transition of the terrestrial digital television broadcasting from DVB-T standard to DVB-T2 standard, as amended by the Government Decree No. 120/2020 Coll.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


—




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 46,377  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Czech Telecommunication Office




P.O, Box 02, 225 02 Prague 025, 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


28.6.2021




Aid number


SA.60775 (2020/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Publicly accessible charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Germany (‘Förderrichtlinie Öffentlich zugängliche Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektrofahrzeuge in Deutschland’) (RRF)




Legal basis


Förderrichtlinie ‘Öffentlich zugängliche Ladeinfrastruktur für Elektrofahrzeuge in Deutschland’




Type of measure


—


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 500 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 100 (in millions)




Intensity


60 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesanstalt für Verwaltungsdienstleistungen, 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


27.4.2021




Aid number


SA.61240 (2021/NN)




Member State


Portugal




Region


ACORES


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Portugal — COVID-19 Wage subsidies to preserve employment in the Azores




Legal basis


Resolução do Conselho de Governo n.o 237/2020, de 4 de setembro 2020; Declaração de Retificação n.o 15/2020 de 7 de setembro e Resolução do Conselho do Governo n.o 267/2020, de 16 de outubro.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


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







Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Qualificação Profissional e Emprego




Rua Dr. José Bruno Tavares Carreiro, S/N 9500-119 Ponta Delgada








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


27.7.2021




Aid number


SA.62999 (2021/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Aid in the form of exemptions from social security contributions (‘Régime d'aides sous forme d'exonérations de cotisations sociales’)




Legal basis


Article 65 of Law no 2020-935 of 30 July 2020; Article 9 of Law no 2020-1576 of 14 December 2020; Article 9 of the draft law no 4215 of 2 July 2021; implementing Decree that will modify the Decree no 2021-75 of 27 January 2021 / Article 65 de la loi no 2020-935 du 30 juillet 2020; Article 9 de la loi no 2020-1576 du 14 décembre 2020; Article 9 du projet de loi no 4215 du 2 juillet 2021; décret modifiant le décret no 2021-75 du 27 janvier 2021




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Reduction of social security contributions




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 8 400  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 8 400  (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







Ministry of Public Action and Accounts / Ministère des comptes publics




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


28.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63212 (2021/NN)




Member State


Greece




Region


ELLADA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Increased Special Purpose Compensation to enterprises affected by Covid-19, for the period of April 2021




Legal basis


GDOY 468/2021 Increased Special Purpose Compensation to enterprises affected by Covid-19, for the period of April 2021 (GG 2025/B/18.5.2021)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 130 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 130 (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







General Directorate of Economic Services




Ministry of Finance, Xar. Trikoupi 6-10, Athens 10679








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


23.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63264 (2021/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


IRELAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ireland — Regional Enterprise Transition Scheme




Legal basis


The Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9,5  (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







Enterprise Ireland




The Plaza, Eastpoint Business Park, Dublin 3








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


21.6.2021




Aid number


SA.63294 (2021/N)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


SA.63294 (2021/N) — Slovakia COVID-19: Temporary Framework aid for preserving employment and self-employment (amendments to SA.56986)
Schéma štátnej pomoci pre dočasnú pomoc na podporu udržania zamestnanosti a podporu samostatne zárobkovo činných osôb v období situácie spôsobenej nákazou COVID-19 v znení Dodatkov č. 1 a 2




Legal basis








—


Draft amendment to the State aid scheme for temporary aid for preserving employment and self-employment during the COVID-19 outbreak, as amended;










—


Act 311/2001 on the Labour Code;










—


Act 292/2014 on contributions from the European Structural and Investment Funds and on the amendment of certain laws, as amended;










—


Resolutions of the Government of the Slovak Republic No 111/2020 of 11 March 2020, No 113/2020 of 15 March 2020, No 114/2020 of 15 March 2020, No 115/2020 of 18 March 2020, No 645/2020 of 12 October 2020, No 804/2020 of 16 December 2020, No 808/2020 of 31 December 2020, No 30/2021 of 17 January 2021, No 44/2021 of 20 January 2021, No 64/2021 of 1 February 2021, No 72/2021 of 2 February 2021, No 77/2021 of 5 February 2021, No 176/2021 of 31 March 2021 and No 215/2021 of 26 April 2021, imposing measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak;










—


Decree of the Public Health Authority of 31 December 2020 imposing measures in the event of a threat to public health and restrictions on business operations and mass events.








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1 500  (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







Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny




Špitálska 8, 812 67 Bratislava




Ministerstvo práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR




Špitálska č. 4 — 6, 816 43 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


15.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63708 (2021/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19:Fifth Amendment of the exiting aid scheme SA.56981




Legal basis


Garantiegesetz 1977, KMU-Förderungsgesetz, Garantiegesetz 1977 COVID-19-HaftungsrahmenV, KMU-Förderungsgesetz COVID-19-HaftungsrahmenV, aws-Garantierichtlinie gemäß Garantiegesetz 1977, aws-Garantierichtlinie gemäß KMU-Förderungsgesetz und Richtlinie der Bundesministerin für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus für die Übernahme von Haftungen für die Tourismus- und Freizeitwirtschaft 2014-2020.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


16.7.2021 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort




Stubenring 1, 1010 Wien




Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus




Stubenring 1, 1010 Wien




Bundesministerium für Finanzen




Johannesgasse 5, 1010 Wien








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


27.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63896 (2021/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


ELLADA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Financial Support Scheme for Local, Regional and National Newspapers and Magazines, Regional Media Service Providers and Radio Stations — EL




Legal basis


Decision of the Deputy Finance Minister of Finance, the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister on the basis of art.50 par.3 of law n. 4779/2021.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 20 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Publishing activities




Name and address of the granting authority







SECRETARIAT GENERAL FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE GREEK GOVERNMENT




FRAGKOUDI 11 & AL. PANTOU , 10163








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


26.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63984 (2021/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


NEDERLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Fifth amendment of the direct grant scheme to support the fixed costs for enterprises affected by the COVID-19 outbreak (amendments to SA.57712, SA.59535, SA.60166, SA.62241, SA.63257)




Legal basis


Kaderwet EZK- en LNV-subsidies
Regeling subsidie vaste lasten financiering COVID-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 800  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1 800  (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







De Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken en Klimaat




Postbus 20401, 2500 EK 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


26.7.2021




Aid number


SA.64032 (2021/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Third amendment of compensation scheme SA.56774




Legal basis


The legal basis of the measure is Act 247/2020 and Communication from the Agency of Culture and Palaces regarding the option of applying for damages for the period of 11 March 2020 to 26 June 2020.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


—




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 148 (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces




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.