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: 2021-08-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic








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27.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/1






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 345/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


16.7.2021




Aid number


SA.57369 (2020/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


—


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Rescue aid to TAP SGPS




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


—




Objective


Rescuing undertakings in difficulty




Form of aid


Other — Loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 200 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


10.6.2020 — 10.12.2020




Economic sectors


Air transport




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


1.2.2021




Aid number


SA.59994 (2020/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Gorenjska


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Fraport Slovenija, d.o.o. — Compensation of the damage caused by the outbreak of COVID-19




Legal basis


The Decision of the Government forms an individual State Aid provision for Fraport Slovenija, d.o.o. as the operator of Jože Pučnik Ljubljana Airport




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Fraport Slovenija, d.o.o.




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 5 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 5 (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of infrastructure




Langusova 4, 1535 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


16.7.2021




Aid number


SA.62018 (2021/N)




Member State


Czechia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podpora provozovatelů železniční nákladní dopravy využívajících elektrickou trakci




Legal basis


akt, kterým se stanoví podmínky poskytnutí podpory a který vydá ministerstvo dopravy v souladu s příslušnými českými předpisy pro použití veřejných financí




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 1 150  (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 230 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo dopravy České republiky




Nábřeží L. Svobody 1222/12, 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


9.8.2021




Aid number


SA.62152 (2021/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Amendment to the damage compensation scheme for airlines with an EU operating license delivered by Italy




Legal basis


Art. 198 decreto legge 19 maggio 2020, n. 34, convertito, con modificazioni, in legge 17 luglio 2020, n. 77




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: EUR 130 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of infrastructure and sustainable mobility




Via Giuseppe Caraci n. 36 — 00157 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


30.7.2021




Aid number


SA.62391 (2021/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Waiver of infrastructure access charges for public passenger transport services by rail




Legal basis


Act to be issued by the Ministry Transport.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Other — Waiver of infrastructure access charges




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 194,5  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Passenger rail transport; interurban




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Transport




Frederiksholms Kanal 27, DK-1220 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


3.5.2021




Aid number


SA.62599 (2021/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 — Temporary Framework/3.1 measure to support airlines holding a Danish air operator certificate




Legal basis


Aktstk. 206 Aktstykke om justering af kompensationsordningerne som følge af covid-19




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 30 (in millions)
Annual budget: DKK 30 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 31.5.2021




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority


The Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority / Danish Civil Aviation Authority (CAA Denmark)




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


9.6.2021




Aid number


SA.62762 (2021/NN)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of the COVID-19 scheme for the reduction of track access charges for rail freight and commercial rail passenger services




Legal basis


Legge 30 dicembre 2020 no 178, art. 1 commi 679/680




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 150 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 150 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2021 — 30.4.2021




Economic sectors


Passenger rail transport; interurban, Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle infrastrutture e della mobilità sostenibili — Direzione generale per il trasporto e le infrastrutture ferroviarie




Via caraci 36 00157 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


8.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63467 (2021/N)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Schéma štátnej pomoci podľa čl. 107 ods. 3 písm. b) Zmluvy o fungovaní Európskej únie na podporu zabezpečenia nevyhnutnej leteckej dostupnosti územia Slovenskej republiky počas krízovej situácie vyhlásenej v súvislosti s ochorením COVID-19




Legal basis


zákon č. 213/2019 Z. z. o odplatách a o poskytovaní príspevku v civilnom letectve a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení zákona č. 341/2020 Z. z.
https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2019/213/20201128
zákon č. 431/2002 Z. z. o účtovníctve v znení neskorších predpisov,
https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2002/431/20210101
zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov,
https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2004/523/20210101
zákon č. 343/2015 Z. z. o verejnom obstarávaní a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov,
https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2015/343/20210506
zákon č. 357/2015 Z. z. o finančnej kontrole a audite a o zmene doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov,
https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2015/357/20190101
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),
https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2015/358/20160101




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


—




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 21 000 000  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 21 000 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


22.12.2020 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby Slovenskej republiky




Námestie slobody č. 6, P.O.BOX 100, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovenská republika








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


30.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63635 (2021/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Germany — COVID-19 — Amendment of an existing aid scheme for rail freight transport and temporary support for long-distance rail passenger transport providers




Legal basis








1.


Guideline for the promotion of rail freight transport via a partial funding of track access charges










2.


Guideline for the promotion of long-distance rail passenger transport via a partial funding of track access charges in order to address the COVID-19 pandemic








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Other — Reduction of track access charges




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 500  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Passenger rail transport; interurban, Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Eisenbahn-Bundesamt




Heinemannstr. 6, 53175 Bonn








Other information


—




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http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


17.8.2021




Aid number


SA.63636 (2021/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Notranjsko-kraska


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Reduction of the minimum concession fee caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Legal basis


Uredba o koncesiji za rabo naravnih vrednot Postojnski jamski sistem in Predjamski jamski sistem (Uradni list RS, št. 77/02, 41/04-ZVO-1, 66/07 in 104/20; v nadaljevanju: Uredba o koncesiji) — (Decree on the concession for utilisation of valuable natural features of the Postojna and Predjama Cave Systems) published by the Government Republic of Slovenia on the basis of Zakon o ohranjanju narave (Uradni list RS, št. 96/04 — UPB in spremembe) — (Nature Conservation Act) and Zakona o varstvu okolja (Uradni list Republike Slovenije, št. 39/06 — UPB in spremembe); — (Environmental Protection Act).




Type of measure


Individual aid


Postojnska jama, turizem, gostinstvo in trgovina, d.d. Joint Stock Company.




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Other — (i) Reduction of the base concession fee for 2020 and 2021, below the minimum base concession fee agreed with the concession agreement;
(ii) Higher than contractually agreed deduction of investments in the Postojna and Predjama cave system from the base concession fee for 2020 and 2021.




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,2741  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1,2741  (in millions)




Intensity


%




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions, Amusement and recreation activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning




Dunajska 48, 1000 Ljubljana, SI — Slovenia








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


26.7.2021




Aid number


SA.63890 (2021/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Midler til udtagning af kulstofrige lavbundsjorder med henblik på genopretning af naturlig hydrologi




Legal basis


Bekendtgørelse nr. 50 af 15. januar 2021 om udtagning af kulstofrige lavbundsjorder med henblik på genopretning af naturlig hydrologi (klima-lavbundsprojekter)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for closing of capacity for animal, plant or human health, sanitary, ethical or environmental reasons, Aid for agricultural land consolidation, Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 660 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministeriet for Fødevarer Landbrug og Fiskeri




Slotsholmsgade 12, 1216 København K








Other information


—




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http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


30.7.2021




Aid number


SA.64031 (2021/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


REGION WALLONNE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Mise en place d’un mécanisme B2B ‘cascade Reca’. Indemnité spécifique à destination des indépendants et entreprises actifs en BtoB dans le secteur RECA.




Legal basis


Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 1er juillet 2021 relatif à l’octroi d’une indemnité spécifique ‘cascade Reca’ à destination des indépendants et entreprises actifs en BtoB dans le secteur RECA




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 80 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 80 (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







Gouvernement Wallon, représenté par le Ministre de l'Economie Willy Borsus — SPW Département de l'Investissement




Place de la Wallonie 1 — 5100 NAMUR








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


30.7.2021




Aid number


SA.64152 (2021/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Financing aid for financing holiday allowance/annual leave




Legal basis


Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Mitigate and Remedy the Consequences of the COVID-19 Epidemic, Articles 27 — 32.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 22,8  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 22,8  (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 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:
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Date of adoption of the decision


30.7.2021




Aid number


SA.64159 (2021/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid notification — Danish aid scheme for event suppliers (under TF 3.1)




Legal basis


Act no. 297 of 17 June 2021 and the draft implementing act ‘Bekendtgørelse om kompensation til leverandører til større arrangementer, der er aflyst, udskudt eller væsentlig ændret som følge af COVID-19 afværgeforanstaltninger’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 100 (in millions)
Annual budget: DKK 100 (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







Erhvervsstyrelsen




Langelinie Alle 17, 2100 København Ø








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


16.8.2021




Aid number


SA.64217 (2021/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


ITALIA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Fondo per la continuità operativa delle grandi imprese in temporanea difficoltà




Legal basis


Decreto-legge 22 marzo 2021, n. 41, recante ‘Misure urgenti in materia di sostegno alle imprese e agli operatori economici, di lavoro, salute e servizi territoriali, connesse all'emergenza da Covid-19’ convertito, con modificazioni, dalla legge 21 maggio 2021, n. 69
Decreto del Ministro dello sviluppo economico, di concerto con il Ministro dell'economia e delle finanze, 5 luglio 2021




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 450 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 450 (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







Ministero dello sviluppo economico




Via Molise n. 2 — 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


13.8.2021




Aid number


SA.64220 (2021/N)




Member State


Estonia




Region


Estonia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Amendments to SA.61591 (TF Section 3.1), SA.62825 (TF Section 3.1) and SA.63122 (TF Section 3.1)




Legal basis


State Budget Act; Government Regulation No 31 of 28.4.2020, Regulation No. 16 of 21 April 2021‘Supporting companies in relation to the spread of the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 55,4  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 55,4  (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







Foundation Enterprise Estonia (Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus EAS), The State Shared Service Center (Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus)




Lasnamäe 2, 11412 Tallinn, Estonia; Lõkke 4, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


5.8.2021




Aid number


SA.64273 (2021/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment of the Repayable Advance Schemes for enterprises affected by the Covid-19 outbreak (Rounds 1-5)




Legal basis


Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision (draft) ‘Procedure and prerequisitives of granting aid in the form of Repayable Advances to enterprises affected by Covid-19’ (Β’ 1645)
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision no GDOY 94/2.5.2020‘Procedure and prerequisitives of granting aid in the form of Repayable Advances to enterprises affected by Covid-19’ (Β’ 1645)
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision no GDOY 148/3.7.2020‘Procedure and prerequisitives of granting aid in the form of Repayable Advances to enterprises affected by Covid-19 for the months March, April and May 2020’ (Β’ 2729)
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision no GDOY 233/10.10.2020‘Procedure and prerequisitives of granting aid in the form of Repayable Advances to enterprises affected by Covid-19 for the months March — August 2020’ (Β’ 4471)
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision no GDOY 281/13.11.2020‘Procedure and prerequisitives of granting aid in the form of Repayable Advances to enterprises affected by Covid-19 for the months September and October 2020’ (Β’ 5047)
Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision no GDOY 19/25.1.2021‘Procedure and prerequisitives of granting aid in the form of Repayable Advances to enterprises affected by Covid-19 for the months September — December 2020’ (Β’ 236)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Repayable advances




Budget


—




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




Xar. Trikoupi 6-10, Athens 10679, Greece








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


17.8.2021




Aid number


SA.64326 (2021/N)




Member State


Cyprus




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Government Guarantee Scheme towards credit institutions for the granting of loans to businesses and self-employed individuals




Legal basis


Law No. 110(1) of 12 May 2021, Decree Order of 2021 titled ‘The issuance of government guarantees towards credit institutions for the granting of loans to businesses and self-employed persons’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


17.8.2021 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




Grigori Afxentiou, Nicosia 1439








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


16.8.2021




Aid number


SA.64358 (2021/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation State Aid SA.57289 (2020/N) as amended by State Aid SA.59681 (2020/N) — Italy — COVID-19: Capital-strengthening measures for medium-sized companies




Legal basis


Article 26 of the Decree Law n. 34 as of 19 May 2020, as converted in law with amendments by the Law n. 77 as of 17 July 2020, as amended by Article 1, paragraphs 263-264, of the Law n. 178, as of 30 December 2020.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Subordinated debt




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


30.6.2021 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministry of Economic and Finance — The Fund is managed by the Agenzia nazionale per l’attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d’impresa — Invitalia




Other information


—




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