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# 52002XC1018(01)

**State aid — Italy — Commission notice to Member States and other interested parties — State aid measure C 10/2001 (ex N 613/2000) — Lucchini SpA: research and development (Text with EEA relevance)** 
  
*Official Journal C 251 , 18/10/2002 P. 0002 - 0002*

  

State aid - Italy

Commission notice to Member States and other interested parties

State aid measure C 10/2001 (ex N 613/2000) - Lucchini SpA: research and development

(2002/C 251/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By means of the letter dated 30 January 2002, reproduced below, the Commission notified Italy of its decision to terminate the proceedings initiated in respect of the abovementioned aid measure. "1. By letter dated 11 September 2000, received on 18 September, the Italian authorities notified the Commission of aid that the Ministry of Industry intended to grant to Lucchini SpA ('Lucchini') for research and development. By letter dated 19 October 2000 the Commission requested additional information. The Italian authorities replied to this request by letter dated 12 December 2000, received on 20 December.

2. The aid was to consist of soft loans covering 35 % of the eligible costs, carrying an interest rate of 0,95 % for the first five years and 3,95 % for the following 10 years. No capital would be reimbursed during the first five years. The loans would be granted out of the special revolving fund for technological innovation set up under Law No 46/82 on measures to assist economic sectors of national importance, which the Commission authorised on 17 June 1992 (letter SG(92) D/7985). The gross aid intensity would be 13,29 %.

3. The aid was to be granted towards three projects:

- Project No 11206: New technology for the production of iron for special high-quality long steel products.

- Project No 11205: Desulphurisation of iron in a ladle using innovative high-productivity plant with low reagent consumption.

- Project No 11204: Computerised dynamic system for the control of the flow of steel.

4. By letter dated 13 February 2001, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 6(5) of Commission Decision No 2496/96/ECSC in respect of the aid.

5. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(1).

6. The Commission received comments from the British authorities. It forwarded the comments to Italy, giving Italy the opportunity to react.

7. By letter dated 29 November 2001, the Italian authorities informed the Commission that the company had decided to forgo the aid, that the aid would not be granted, and that Italy was accordingly withdrawing the notification.

8. As the Italian authorities have withdrawn the notification and do not intend to grant the aid notified, the Commission has decided to terminate the proceedings initiated under Article 6(5) of Decision No 2496/96/ECSC."

(1) OJ C 166, 9.6.2001, p. 22.

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