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: 2022-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid








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29.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 292/1






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)
(2022/C 292/01)






Date of adoption of the decision


9.12.2019




Aid number


SA.54793




Member State


Belgium




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Legal basis


 




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Nanocyl SA, Umicore SA/NV, Solvay SA




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances, Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship — VLAIO




Koning Albert II-laan 35 bus 12, 1030 Brussel




—




Region Wallonie




Place de la Wallonie, 1, Bât 3 B-5100 JAMBES








Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


9.12.2019




Aid number


SA.54794




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Legal basis


Décret no 2018-514 du 25 juin 2018 relatif aux subventions de l'Etat pour des projets d'investissement




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
ACC, SOLVAY SA




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'économie et des finances (Direction générale des entreprises)




61 boulevard Vincent Auriol- 75013 Paris








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


9.12.2019




Aid number


SA.54796




Member State


Sweden




Region


STOCKHOLMS LAEN, VAESTRA GOETALANDS LAEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Legal basis


Regeringsbeslut av den 28 juni 2018, N2017/05176/IFK




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
SEEL Swedish Electric Transport Laboratory AB




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


9.12.2019 — 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Statens Energimyndghet




Box 310, 631 04, Eskilstuna








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


9.12.2019




Aid number


SA.54801




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Legal basis


Bundeshaushaltsordnung; Bekanntmachung des Interessensbekundungsverfahrens zur geplanten Förderung im Bereich der industriellen Fertigung für mobile und stationäre Energiespeicher (Batteriezellfertigung)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
ACC, BASF SE, BMW AG, Umicore SA/NV, VARTA AG




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 1.12.2019




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy




Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, 11019 Berlin, Germany








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


9.12.2019




Aid number


SA.54806




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Legal basis


Legge di bilancio 2020




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Endurance SpA, Enel X Srl, Fib Srl
Kaitek Srl e Solvay SpA




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 1.1.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero dello sviluppo economico




Via Veneto 33








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


9.12.2019




Aid number


SA.54808




Member State


Poland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Legal basis


 




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Elemental Holding SA, Eneris Grupa, Umicore SA/NV




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant, Soft loan




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology




Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5, 00-507 Warszawa, Poland








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


9.12.2019




Aid number


SA.54809




Member State


Finland




Region


MANNER-SUOMI




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Legal basis


Important project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Batteries




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
BASF Battery Materials Finland Oy, Fortum Waste Solutions Oy, Keliber Oy, Terrafame Oy




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 2.3.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ari Grönroos




Business Finland, Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki








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


24.6.2021




Aid number


SA.61709




Member State


Belgium




Region


REGION WALLONNE




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Air Belgium SA




Legal basis


Law of 2 April 1962 on the ‘Société fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement et les sociétés régionales d'investissement’, modified by the law of 26 August 2006 on the merger of the Société fédérale d'Investissement and the Société fédérale de Participations




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Air Belgium SA




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Equity instruments




Budget


Overall budget: 4 800 000  EUR
Annual budget: 0 EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


From 22.1.2021




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority


Société wallonne de gestion et de participations (SOGEPA) Société Régionale d’Investissement de Wallonie (SRIW) Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissements (SFPI)
—




Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


11.3.2022




Aid number


SA.63666




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Germany — Restructuring of Flughafen Friedrichshafen




Legal basis


decision of the Municipal Assembly of the city Friedrichshafen, (ii) decision of the Assembly of the administrative district Bodenseekreis, (iii) State budget of the budgetary year 2020/21 for the Land Baden-Württemberg, (iv) decision of Technische Werke Friedrichshafen




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Flughafen Friedrichshafen GmbH




Objective


Restructuring undertakings in difficulty




Form of aid


Direct grant, Debt write-off




Budget


 




Intensity


50,0  %




Duration


 




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority


NA
NA




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


24.5.2022




Aid number


SA.101755




Member State


Latvia




Region


Latvia




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Second damage compensation for airBaltic




Legal basis


Order of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 588 ‘On the increase of the share capital of the joint stock company Air Baltic Corporation’, Riga, of 23 August 2021 (protocol No. 56 § 62) (see Annex 5)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Air Baltic Corporation AS




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: 11 600 000  EUR
Annual budget: 11 600 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 24.5.2022




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia




Gogola street 3, Riga, LV-1743.








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


28.6.2022




Aid number


SA.101802




Member State


Netherlands




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Aid to fireworks sector 2




Legal basis


Tijdelijke subsidieregeling vuurwerkverbod Covid-19 opslag en vervoer 2




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 16 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 16 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 1.1.2023




Economic sectors


Non-specialised wholesale trade




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat




Rijnstraat 8, 2515 XP Den Haag, Nederland








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


27.6.2022




Aid number


SA.102488




Member State


Croatia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Program financiranja nakladništva 2014. — 2016 i produljenje za radzobje 2023-2028




Legal basis


Zakon o financiranju javnih potreba u kulturi (‘Narodne novine’, broj 47/90, 27/93 i 38/09), Pravilnik o izboru i utvrđivanju programa javnih potreba u kulturi (‘Narodne novine’, broj 55/2016), Zakon o kulturnim vijećima (‘Narodne novine’, broj 48/2004, 44/2009, 68/2013) te Zakon o elektroničkim medijima („Narodne novine11, broj 111/2021)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 180 000 000  HRK
Annual budget: 30 000 000  HRK




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


1.1.2023 — 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo kulture i medija




Runjaninova 2, Zagreb, Croatia








Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


20.6.2022




Aid number


SA.103089




Member State


Hungary




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCF: Hungarian umbrella scheme to support companies in context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine




Legal basis


Several acts, decrees ad term sheets of funds




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Soft loan, Equity instruments, Other forms of tax advantage




Budget


Overall budget: 442 370 000 000  HUF
Annual budget: 442 370 000 000  HUF




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry for Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Human Capacities, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, Kecskemét Enterprise Development Fund, Kecskemét Urban Development Fund, Hungarian Export-Import Bank, managing authorities of Hungarian Operational Programmes (Ministry of Finance, Ministry for Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Human Capacities, Ministry of Agriculture, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister and their legal success




1011 Budapest, Fő utca 44-50.








Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


7.7.2022




Aid number


SA.103122




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19: Exemption from the contribution paid by employers




Legal basis


Esonero dal contributo addizionale




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of tax advantage




Budget


Overall budget: 104 700 000  EUR
Annual budget: 104 700 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2022




Economic sectors


ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION, Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, MANUFACTURING




Name and address of the granting authority







Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale




via Ciro il Grande, 21 — 00144 Roma








Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


14.7.2022




Aid number


SA.103348




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Temporary cost containment of natural gas and electricity price increases




Legal basis


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Billigkeitsleistungen zur temporären Kostendämpfung des Erdgas- und Strompreisanstiegs




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 5 000 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 5 000 000 000  EUR




Intensity


70,0  %




Duration


1.2.2022 — 30.9.2022




Economic sectors


MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, z.Hd. Herrn Hermann Runte




Frankfurter Str. 29-35, 65760 Eschborn








Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


14.7.2022




Aid number


SA.103350




Member State


Estonia




Region


Estonia




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ukraine crisis loan guarantee scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (including micro-enterprises) and large enterprises by Rural Development Foundation




Legal basis


Maaelu ja põllumajandusturu korraldamise seadus § 4 ja § 8 (RT I, 2.6.2021, 20); Kalandusturu korraldamise seadus § 37 lg 3 (RT I, 2.6.2021, 19)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 15 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 15 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutus (Rural Development Foundation)




Oru 21, 71003 Viljandi








Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


15.7.2022




Aid number


SA.103386




Member State


Finland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCF: Guarantee and subsidised loan scheme




Legal basis


Act on the State-Owned Specialised Financing Company, 443/1998, Act on Credits, Guarantees and Capital Investments provides by the State-Owned Specialised Financing Company 445/1998, Act on the State’s Export Credit Guarantees, 422/2001




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 2 000 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Finnvera Plc




Porkkalankatu 1, 0010 Helsinki








Other information


 




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Date of adoption of the decision


12.7.2022




Aid number


SA.103548




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCF: Modification du régime SA.102783 (2022/N)




Legal basis


Instruction ministérielle dédiée aux prises en charge exceptionnelles de cotisations sociales en faveur des entreprises du secteur de l’agriculture, de la forêt, de travaux agricoles ou forestiers et de l’aquaculture fortement affectées par les conséquences de l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Reduction of social security contributions




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Organismes de sécurité sociale compétents




19, rue de Paris CS 50070 93013 BOBIGNY Cedex








Other information


 




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