CELEX: E1994C1222(01)
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Authorization of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 (3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

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E1994C1222(01)

Authorization of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 (3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections  

Official Journal C 366 , 22/12/1994 P. 0004 - 0005

Authorization of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 (3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections (94/C 366/04)Date of adoption: 5. 8. 1994EFTA State: FinlandAid No: 94-010Title: Venture capital guarantee scheme of the Finnish Guarantee BoardObjective: Improve availability of risk capital for SMEsLegal basis: Act on State guarantees for risk capital (Laki valtion riskipääomatakuista (594/92)); Government proposal on amending the act on State guarantees for risk capital (Laki valtion riskipääomatakuulain muuttamisesta (HE 64))Budget: Fmk 500 millionDuration: 1992 to 1996Conditions: Notification obligations for specific sectors; detailed annual reportDate of adoption: 21. 9. 1994EFTA State: FinlandAid No: 94-032Title: Management aid for venture capital fundsObjective: Venture capital funds offer management assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to select, evaluate and develop new SMEs in which the funds make an equity investmentLegal basis: Decision of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, 30. 6. 1994 (Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriön päätös riskisijoitusyhteisöjen management-tuesta)Budget: 1994 and 1995: Fmk 5 millionAid intensity: 50 %Duration: Unlimited period of timeConditions: Simplified annual reportDate of adoption: 28. 9. 1994EFTA State: AustriaAid No: 94-030Title: Aid to iR3 Video International GmbH, Vienna (Philips)Objective: To support the only European producer of key video technologies in the field of research and development of innovations. Project involves R& D activities in the area of digital video technology, product and process development of VHS/SVHS video technology and development of existing VHS video recordersLegal basis: Garantiegesetz (1977), Forschungsförderungsfondsgesetz (1982), Wiener Innovations- und Technologieförderungsaktion, ERP-Fonds-Gesetz 1962Forms of aid: Grant and soft loansBudget: Maximum öS 225 millionAid intensity: 25 % for applied research; 15 % for product and process developmentDuration: Until end of 1995Conditions: Simplified annual reportDate of adoption: 26. 10. 1994EFTA State: AustriaAid No: 94-021Title: Tourism impulse programme (Oberösterreich)Objective:Investment projects in the tourism sector:(a) hotels and pensions, restaurants and catering (new establishments or quality improvements of existing facilities)(b) indoor sports and recreation facilities connected with businesses under (a) and(c) supplementary and auxiliary investment like outdoor sports and recreation facilities, lodging for employees, connection to computerized information and reservation systems, waste avoidance and energy savingLegal basis: Richtlinien für das Tourismusimpuls-Programm (TIP)Budget: öS 90 million (1994 to 1996)Aid intensity:- 15 to 20 % net in assisted areas as defined in EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision 38/94/COL of 11 May 1994 (94.005)- 7,5 % gross for medium-sized- 15 % gross for small enterprises outside assisted areasDuration: 31. 12. 1996Conditions: Simplified annual reportDate of adoption: 9. 11. 1994EFTA State: AustriaAid No: 94-028Title: Aid scheme under the Business Structure Improvement Act (Supplement - new items B.8 and B.9)Objective:1. Investment aid for the improvement of forwarding facilities (Speditionsanlagen) and individual logistic equipment (individuelle Logistikeinrichtungen)2. Improvement of conditions to process and market agricultural products (authorization restricted to products listed in Table I and II of Protocol 3 of the EEA Agreement)Legal basis: Amendments of June 1994 to the Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Förderungen nach dem Gewerbestrukturverbesserungsgesetz 1969 vom 18. November 1991Budget: Overall budget for the scheme öS 469,92 million (estimate for 1994), part of it being used for the new supplement concerning aid to forwarding agents and the food and beverages industryAid intensity:- 11,8 % gross; in cases of cumulation with aid from other sources; 20 % gross for the food and beverages industry- forwarding agents: cumulation prohibitedDuration: 31. 12. 1994Conditions: Simplified annual reportDate of adoption: 9. 11. 1994EFTA State: AustriaAid No: 94-029Title: TOP-Eurofit ProgrammeObjective: Improvement of conditions to process and market agricultural products (authorization restricted to products listed in Table I and II of Protocol 3 of the EEA Agreement)Legal basis: Richtlinien für das TOP-Eurofit ProgrammBudget: Overall budget for the existing TOP schemes (TOP 2 and TOP FÜ) öS 400 million (1994), part of it being reallocated to the new TOP Eurofit schemeAid intensity: 11,8 % gross; in cases of cumulation with aid from other sources: 20 % grossDuration: 31. 12. 1996Conditions: Detailed annual report