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: 2022-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid








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14.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 396/1






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 396/01)






Date of adoption of the decision


23.9.2022




Aid number


SA.62808




Member State


Netherlands




Region


Netherlands




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Remittance scheme to the equine sector following the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands




Legal basis


Wet op de kansspelen (WoK)




Type of measure


Scheme
Kortebaanbond
Stichting Nederlandse Draf- en Rensport




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Other




Budget


 




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


From 23.9.2022




Economic sectors


Gambling and betting activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid




Postbus 20301, 2500 EH DEN HAAG








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


23.9.2022




Aid number


SA.62810




Member State


Netherlands




Region


Netherlands




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Transition subsidy for the equine sector following the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands




Legal basis


Law of 27 January 2021 amending the budget statements of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (XVI) for the year 2020 (amendment related to the Autumn Memorandum)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Stichting Nederlandse Draf- en Rensport (SNDR); Kortebaanbond (KBB)




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 3 200 000  EUR
Annual budget: 3 200 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


Gambling and betting activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid




Postbus 20301, 2500 EH DEN HAAG








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


10.8.2022




Aid number


SA.100960




Member State


France




Region


France




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation de la mission d'aménagement du territoire en faveur de La Poste (SA.49469) — modifications des modalités de financement




Legal basis


loi no 90-568 du 2 juillet 1990 relative à l'organisation du service public de la poste et à France Télécom et contrat d'entreprise Etat / La Poste pour la période 2018 — 2022




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
La Poste SA




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI)




Form of aid


Direct grant, Tax base reduction, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: 903 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 185 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2018 — 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Postal and courier activities




Name and address of the granting authority







MEF (Direction Générale des Entreprises) — DGE




DGE, 61 boulevard Vincent Auriol, 75703 PARIS Cedex 13








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


4.8.2022




Aid number


SA.102799




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


France COVID-19: Modifications to SA.62999 (2021/N) — COVID-19: Aid in the form of exemptions from social security contributions (‘Régime d'aides sous forme d'exonérations de cotisations sociales’)




Legal basis


Law no 2020-1576 of 14 December 2020, Law no 2022-46 of 22 January 2022, Decree no 2021-709 of 3 June 2021, Decree no 2021-1410 of 29 October 2021, Decree no 2021-1956 of 31 December 2021, Decree no 2022-170 of 11 February 2022 and Decree no 2022-806 of 13 May 2022.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Reduction of social security contributions




Budget


Overall budget: 500 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2022




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






Date of adoption of the decision


12.9.2022




Aid number


SA.102875




Member State


Germany




Region


NIEDERSACHSEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Niedersachsen: Förderrichtlinie über die Gewährung von Erschwernisausgleich für Wald in geschützten Teilen von Natur und Landschaft in Natura 2000-Gebieten (Erschwernisausgleichsverordnung-Wald — EA-VO-Wald)




Legal basis


(Entwurf Anlage 1:) Förderrichtlinie über die Gewährung von Erschwernisausgleich für Wald in geschützten Teilen von Natur und Landschaft in Natura 2000-Gebieten (Erschwernisausgleichsverordnung-Wald — EA-VO-Wald)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for disadvantages related to Natura 2000 forest areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 400 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen — Fachbereich Agrarförderung




Mars-la-Tour-Straße 1-13, D-26121 Oldenburg








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


23.9.2022




Aid number


SA.103729




Member State


Ireland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of aid scheme for the Refund of Employers' Social Security Contributions in respect of Seafarers on certain vessels




Legal basis


The National legal basis of the scheme is Article 6 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014, which amended the primary legislation, the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. The prolongation of the measure is enacted by Article 3 of the Social Welfare Regulations 2022, which amends Article 72A of the Social Welfare Regulation 1996, by substituting sub-article (2) of that Regulation.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 4 200 000  EUR
Annual budget: 700 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2023 — 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Maritime Transport Division, Department of Transport




Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, D02 TR60








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


26.9.2022




Aid number


SA.103842




Member State


Belgium




Region


REGION WALLONNE




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


‘Walloon schemes of temporary limited amounts of aid, public guarantees and subsidized loans for Walloon undertakings affected by the conflict in Ukraine’.




Legal basis


The Walloon Government decision of 17 June 2022.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan, Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention, Other




Budget


Overall budget: 300 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 300 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







S.R.I.W.




Avenue Maurice Destenay 13 — 4000 Liège








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


3.10.2022




Aid number


SA.103978




Member State


Greece




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCF — Subsidy Scheme to non-household electricity consumers up to 35 kVA, operating as bakeries or on an agricultural tariff




Legal basis


N. 4839/2021 (Government Gazette A’181 / 2021)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 800 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 800 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Renewable Energy Sources Operator & Guarantees of Origin (DAPEEP)




Kastoros 72, Piraeus








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


21.9.2022




Aid number


SA.104109




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


The Incentive Financial Instrument ‘Direct Loans to Business Operators Affected by War’




Legal basis


Draft Order of the Minister of Economy and Innovation of Republic of Lithuania on the approval of the scheme of the incentive financial instrument ‘Direct Loans to Business Operators Affected by War’




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: 50 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 50 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania




Gedimino Ave. 38, 01104 Vilnius, Lithuania








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