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: 2021-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic








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12.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 460/1






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 460/01)






Date of adoption of the decision


17.6.2021




Aid number


SA.55526




Member State


Greece




Region


EVROS




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


LNG Terminal Alexandroupolis in Greece




Legal basis


L.4001/2011 ‘For the operation of electricity and Natural Gas market, Research, Production and distribution Networks Hydrocarbons and additional provisions’, as amended by L. 4047/2012, L. 4546/2018, L.4602/2019 and L.4643/2019




Type of measure


Ad Hoc




Objective


Energy infrastructures




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: 166 700 000  EUR
Annual budget: 55 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Start Date: End Date:




Economic sectors


Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains




Name and address of the granting authority


Managing Authority EU funds, Operational Program on Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2014-2020
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Other information


 




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






Date of adoption of the decision


2.9.2021




Aid number


SA.56448




Member State


Belgium




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Concession bpost 2021-2022




Legal basis








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Royal Decree of 25 June 2017 concerning the award and the general implementation rules of concession contracts, articles 65 and 68 -Amended Belgian Law of 21 March 1991 on the reform of certain economic public companies, article 141 -Law of 26 January 2018 on postal services, article 25 -Royal Decree of 24 April 2014 concerning the regulation of postal services








Type of measure


Individual aid
bpost




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 324 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 0 EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 1.1.2021




Economic sectors


Postal activities under universal service obligation




Name and address of the granting authority


Koninkrijk België — Royaume de Belgique
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Other information


 




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






Date of adoption of the decision


25.10.2021




Aid number


SA.62065




Member State


Denmark




Region


Denmark




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Videreførelse af sømandsfradragsordningen.




Legal basis


Lov om beskatning af søfolk (sømandsbeskatningsloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 131 af 7. februar 2020, som ændret ved lov nr. 1583 af 27. december 2019 (Udvidelse af sømandsfradrag til søfolk på forsknings- og havundersøgelsesskibe).




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Other forms of tax advantage




Budget


Overall budget: 50 000 000  DKK
Annual budget: 5 000 000  DKK




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2022 — 31.12.2031




Economic sectors


Water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Skatteministeriet (‘The Ministry of Taxation’)




Nicolai Eigtveds Gade 28








Other information


 




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







Date of adoption of the decision


26.8.2021




Aid number


SA.62766 (2021/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


CANARIAS


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


TRTEL — Régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea, con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias




Legal basis








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Documento de bases sobre el régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de Funcionamiento de la Unión Europea (TFUE), con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias.










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Real Decreto 552/2020, de 2 de junio, sobre compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el anexo I del Tratado de funcionamiento de la Unión Europea, con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 234,5  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Julio Fuentes Gómez, Ministerio de Fomento




Calle Ruíz de Alarcón, 1, 28014, Madrid








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


14.10.2021




Aid number


SA.63553




Member State


Finland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid to the central and regional trotting tracks in Finland




Legal basis


Valtionavustuslaki 688/2001 Arpajaislaki 1047/2001 Valtioneuvoston asetus hevoskasvatuksen ja hevosurheilun edistämiseen käytettävästä osuudesta Veikkaus Oy:n tuotosta 14/2017




Type of measure


Scheme
Central trotting track (Vermo Oy) and regional trotting tracks




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 175 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 35 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration (period)


1.1.2022 — 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Gambling and betting activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö




PL 30, 00023 Valtioneuvosto








Other information


 




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






Date of adoption of the decision


7.10.2021




Aid number


SA.64688




Member State


Slovakia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Amendments to SA.57599 (as amended by SA.59809) and SA.59996




Legal basis


Act No. 358/2015 Coll. on the regulation of certain relations in the field of State aid and minimum aid and on amendments to certain acts; Act No. 71/2013 Coll. on subsidies within the powers of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic as amended; Act No. 290/2016 Coll. on small and medium enterprises support and on the amendment and supplements to the Act No. 71/2013 Coll. on subsidies within the powers of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic as amended




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 0 EUR
Annual budget: 0 EUR




Intensity


0 %




Duration


16.6.2020 — 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky




Mlynské nivy 44/a, 827 15 Bratislava, Slovenská republika








Other information


 




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






Date of adoption of the decision


18.10.2021




Aid number


SA.100142




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Aid to the pyrotechnics sector




Legal basis


Modalità e criteri per l’accesso al Fondo per gli spettacoli pirotecnici di cui all’articolo 11- septies del decreto-legge 25 maggio 2021, n. 73




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Other amusement and recreation activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Direzione Generale Spettacolo — Ministero della Cultura




Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 9/a 00185 Roma








Other information


 




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