COM(2004)256 - State Aid Scoreboard - spring 2004 update

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Report - State Aid Scoreboard - spring 2004 update
 
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reference by COM-number168 COM(2004)256 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2004)256
CELEX number171 52004DC0256

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Document 21-04-2004
Online publication 21-04-2004

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  • 1. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 2. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 3. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 4. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 5. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 6. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 7. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 8. 
    C-280/00 concerning the grant of licences for scheduled bus transport services in the Landkreis of Stendal (Germany) and public subsidies for operating those services.

     
  • 9. 
    Case C61/1999 in which the Commission reached a negative decision on 19.6.2002.

     
  • 10. 
    Total State aid covers manufacturing, services, coal, agriculture, fisheries and part of the transport sector. In contrast to previous editions of the Scoreboard, the total excludes aid to the railway sector (see section 1.4).

     
  • 11. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 12. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 13. 
    Aid given via the Treuhandanstalt or the Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben.

     
  • 14. 
    The rate of corporation tax in Ireland has been cut progressively in recent years and is 12.5% from 2003. This has reduced the comparative value of the preferential 10% rate to the manufacturing sector, therefore contributing to the decline, in monetary terms, of aid to this sector.

     
  • 15. 
    For the purposes of the Scoreboard, the manufacturing sector includes aid for steel, shipbuilding, other manufacturing sectors, aid for general economic development and aid for horizontal objectives including research and development, SMEs, environment, energy saving, employment and training for which the specific sector is not always known. As a result, data on aid to manufacturing may be overestimated.

     
  • 16. 
    Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969 on action by Member States concerning the obligations inherent in the concept of a public service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway.

     
  • 17. 
    Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 of the Council of 4 June 1970 on the granting of aid for transport by rail, road and inland waterway.

     
  • 18. 
    In particular, Article 17.2 of Regulation 1191/69 exempts from the notification procedure compensations paid pursuant to the provisions laid down in the regulation.

     
  • 19. 
    White Paper 'European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide'.

     
  • 20. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 21. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 22. 
    With its expiry, all secondary legislation under the ECSC Treaty also automatically expired. This included Commission Decision 3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 1993.

     
  • 23. 
    Having regard to the EC Treaty, in particular Article 87(3)(e) thereof, Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 lays down rules for the granting of State aid to the coal industry. In addition, the provisions of Article 88 EC Treaty and Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 also apply.

     
  • 24. 
    cf. Council conclusions adopted in November 2002 on 'an economic approach towards less and better State aid'. See Council document number 13799/02:

     
  • 25. 
    Including aid for energy saving which was reported separately in previous updates of the Scoreboard.

     
  • 26. 
    For the purposes of the Scoreboard, a secondary objective is one for which, in addition to the primary objective, the aid was exclusively earmarked at the time the aid was approved. For example, a scheme whose primary objective is
     
  • 27. 
    COM(2003) 170 final/2 of 24.7.2003.

     
  • 28. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25.2.2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001,

     
  • 29. 
    See A. de la Fuente and A. Ciccone (2002), Human Capital in a Global and Knowledge-Based Economy, European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs for an overview of the academic literature.

     
  • 30. 
    EC Treaty Article 125.

     
  • 31. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 32. 
    Council Decision of 22 July 2003 on Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States (2003/578/EC).

     
  • 33. 
    Conclusions from Education, youth and culture Council, 5-6.5.2003, p. 7.

     
  • 34. 
    Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Creating more employment in Europe, Employment Taskforce (chair: Wim Kok), November 2003.

     
  • 35. 
    'Delivering Lisbon - Reforms for the Enlarged Union', COM(2004) 29, 21.1.2004.

     
  • 36. 
    Joint Employment Report 2003/2004, COM(2004) 24 final/2, 27.1.2004.

     
  • 37. 
    Employment Taskforce Report.

     
  • 38. 
    Source: Eurostat Labour Market Policy database. The figure for passive support, i.e. expenditure on unemployment benefits and early retirement schemes, was almost twice as high (EUR112 billion).

     
  • 39. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 40. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 41. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid, OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 24.

     
  • 42. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 43. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 44. 
    Case C-345/02, Pearle BV of 11 March 2004.

     
  • 45. 
    Case N 374/98.

     
  • 46. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 47. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 48. 
    Case NN 10/02 Social measures in the employment sector (Sociale beskæftigelsesforanstaltninger).

     
  • 49. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 50. 
    Case C 49/1998.

     
  • 51. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 52. 
    C-280/00 concerning the grant of licences for scheduled bus transport services in the Landkreis of Stendal (Germany) and public subsidies for operating those services.

     
  • 53. 
    Guidelines on national regional aid, OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, pages 9-31.

     
  • 54. 
    In non-assisted regions, only SMEs are eligible for aid for job creation.

     
  • 55. 
    Guidelines on rescue and restructuring aid, OJ C 288, 09.10.1999, pages 2-18.

     
  • 56. 
    Due to the design of a number of employment and training schemes, some employment aid may be classified under training aid and vice-versa.

     
  • 57. 
    europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/ dat/2002/l_337/l_33720021213en00030014.pdf.

     
  • 58. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 59. 
    Due to the design of a number of employment and training schemes, some training aid may be classified under employment aid and vice-versa.

     
  • 60. 
    Council Decision of 22.7.2003 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (2003/578/EC).

     
  • 61. 
    Cambridge Policy Consultants, The Study of State Aid Schemes Designed to Promote Employment Final Report, October 2001.

     
  • 62. 
    Substitution effect: the assisted person fills a job that would otherwise have been taken by another person.

     
  • 63. 
    Deadweight loss: the employer would have recruited the same type of person without any outside financial support.

     
  • 64. 
    Communication from the Commission: 'A Pro-Active Competition Policy for a competitive Europe' (forthcoming).

     
  • 65. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 66. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 67. 
    Case C-345/02, Pearle BV of 11 March 2004.

     
  • 68. 
    Article 87(3)(a) provides that aid 'to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment' may be considered compatible with the common market. The a regions are largely identical to the Objective 1 regions under the EU Structural Funds.

     
  • 69. 
    This figure includes all aid specifically earmarked for assisted a regions regardless of the overall objective of the aid. However, due to an absence of data on the final beneficiaries of the aid, it is not possible to quantify the amount of aid granted through nation-wide schemes from which assisted regions will also clearly benefit. See spring 2003 update of the Scoreboard for further information on methodological issues.

     
  • 70. 
    In 2003 there were 175 registered complaints, some of which may lead to new registered cases.

     
  • 71. 
    This figure includes the 47 cases which were withdrawn during the course of the year.

     
  • 72. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on State aid to SMEs (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, pages 33-42); Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on training aid (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, pages 20-29); Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on State aid for employment (OJ L 337, 13.12.2002, pages 3-14). Commission Regulation (EC) 1/2003 of 23 December 2003 on State aid to SMEs in the agricultural sector (OJ L 1, 3.1.2004, pages 1-16).

     
  • 73. 
    Excluded under final decisions are all decisions taken in 2003 to open a formal investigation procedure (71) as well as corrigenda, information injunctions, court cases, proposal appropriate measures, etc. The total also excludes those decisions in which the Commission decides that the notified aid does not in fact constitute aid as defined under Article 87(1). There were 16 such decisions in 2003. Included under positive decisions are the 8 conditional decisions taken during the period under review. Luxembourg has not been included in the graph due to the relatively small number of decisions (8 final decisions, of which 6 were positive decisions) over this period.

     
  • 74. 
    europa.eu.int/comm/competition/ state_aid/others/.

     
  • 75. 
    The 1998 Guidelines on national regional aid stipulated that the Commission should review them within five years of their becoming applicable.

     
  • 76. 
    OJ C 263, 1.11.2003.

     
  • 77. 
    OJ C 317, 30.12.2003, pages 11-14.

     
  • 78. 
    OJ C 19, 20.1.2001, p. 7.

     
  • 79. 
    OJ C 265, 4.11.2003, p. 17.

     
  • 80. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to state aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products (OJ L L 1, 3.1.2004).

     
  • 81. 
    europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/ stateaid/exemption/info_en.htm.

     
  • 82. 
    Commission communication C(2004) 43 - Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport (OJ C13/3 17.1.2004).

     
  • 83. 
    Treaty of Accession was signed on 16 April 2003:

     
  • 84. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 85. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 86. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 87. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 88. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 89. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 90. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 91. 
    C-280/00 concerning the grant of licences for scheduled bus transport services in the Landkreis of Stendal (Germany) and public subsidies for operating those services.

     
  • 92. 
    Case C61/1999 in which the Commission reached a negative decision on 19.6.2002.

     
  • 93. 
    Total State aid covers manufacturing, services, coal, agriculture, fisheries and part of the transport sector. In contrast to previous editions of the Scoreboard, the total excludes aid to the railway sector (see section 1.4).

     
  • 94. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 95. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 96. 
    Aid given via the Treuhandanstalt or the Bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben.

     
  • 97. 
    The rate of corporation tax in Ireland has been cut progressively in recent years and is 12.5% from 2003. This has reduced the comparative value of the preferential 10% rate to the manufacturing sector, therefore contributing to the decline, in monetary terms, of aid to this sector.

     
  • 98. 
    For the purposes of the Scoreboard, the manufacturing sector includes aid for steel, shipbuilding, other manufacturing sectors, aid for general economic development and aid for horizontal objectives including research and development, SMEs, environment, energy saving, employment and training for which the specific sector is not always known. As a result, data on aid to manufacturing may be overestimated.

     
  • 99. 
    Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969 on action by Member States concerning the obligations inherent in the concept of a public service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway.

     
  • 100. 
    Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 of the Council of 4 June 1970 on the granting of aid for transport by rail, road and inland waterway.

     
  • 101. 
    In particular, Article 17.2 of Regulation 1191/69 exempts from the notification procedure compensations paid pursuant to the provisions laid down in the regulation.

     
  • 102. 
    White Paper 'European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide'.

     
  • 103. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 104. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 105. 
    With its expiry, all secondary legislation under the ECSC Treaty also automatically expired. This included Commission Decision 3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 1993.

     
  • 106. 
    Having regard to the EC Treaty, in particular Article 87(3)(e) thereof, Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 lays down rules for the granting of State aid to the coal industry. In addition, the provisions of Article 88 EC Treaty and Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 also apply.

     
  • 107. 
    cf. Council conclusions adopted in November 2002 on 'an economic approach towards less and better State aid'. See Council document number 13799/02:

     
  • 108. 
    Including aid for energy saving which was reported separately in previous updates of the Scoreboard.

     
  • 109. 
    For the purposes of the Scoreboard, a secondary objective is one for which, in addition to the primary objective, the aid was exclusively earmarked at the time the aid was approved. For example, a scheme whose primary objective is
     
  • 110. 
    COM(2003) 170 final/2 of 24.7.2003.

     
  • 111. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25.2.2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001,

     
  • 112. 
    See A. de la Fuente and A. Ciccone (2002), Human Capital in a Global and Knowledge-Based Economy, European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs for an overview of the academic literature.

     
  • 113. 
    EC Treaty Article 125.

     
  • 114. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 115. 
    Council Decision of 22 July 2003 on Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States (2003/578/EC).

     
  • 116. 
    Conclusions from Education, youth and culture Council, 5-6.5.2003, p. 7.

     
  • 117. 
    Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Creating more employment in Europe, Employment Taskforce (chair: Wim Kok), November 2003.

     
  • 118. 
    'Delivering Lisbon - Reforms for the Enlarged Union', COM(2004) 29, 21.1.2004.

     
  • 119. 
    Joint Employment Report 2003/2004, COM(2004) 24 final/2, 27.1.2004.

     
  • 120. 
    Employment Taskforce Report.

     
  • 121. 
    Source: Eurostat Labour Market Policy database. The figure for passive support, i.e. expenditure on unemployment benefits and early retirement schemes, was almost twice as high (EUR112 billion).

     
  • 122. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 123. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 124. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid, OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 24.

     
  • 125. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 126. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 127. 
    Case C-345/02, Pearle BV of 11 March 2004.

     
  • 128. 
    Case N 374/98.

     
  • 129. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 130. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 131. 
    Case NN 10/02 Social measures in the employment sector (Sociale beskæftigelsesforanstaltninger).

     
  • 132. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 133. 
    Case C 49/1998.

     
  • 134. 
    The measure constitutes state aid if it is granted by a Member State or through State resources, it distorts or threatens to distort competition, it favours certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, and it affects trade between Member States.

     
  • 135. 
    C-280/00 concerning the grant of licences for scheduled bus transport services in the Landkreis of Stendal (Germany) and public subsidies for operating those services.

     
  • 136. 
    Guidelines on national regional aid, OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, pages 9-31.

     
  • 137. 
    In non-assisted regions, only SMEs are eligible for aid for job creation.

     
  • 138. 
    Guidelines on rescue and restructuring aid, OJ C 288, 09.10.1999, pages 2-18.

     
  • 139. 
    Due to the design of a number of employment and training schemes, some employment aid may be classified under training aid and vice-versa.

     
  • 140. 
    europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/ dat/2002/l_337/l_33720021213en00030014.pdf.

     
  • 141. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 142. 
    Due to the design of a number of employment and training schemes, some training aid may be classified under employment aid and vice-versa.

     
  • 143. 
    Council Decision of 22.7.2003 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (2003/578/EC).

     
  • 144. 
    Cambridge Policy Consultants, The Study of State Aid Schemes Designed to Promote Employment Final Report, October 2001.

     
  • 145. 
    Substitution effect: the assisted person fills a job that would otherwise have been taken by another person.

     
  • 146. 
    Deadweight loss: the employer would have recruited the same type of person without any outside financial support.

     
  • 147. 
    Communication from the Commission: 'A Pro-Active Competition Policy for a competitive Europe' (forthcoming).

     
  • 148. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 149. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 150. 
    Case C-345/02, Pearle BV of 11 March 2004.

     
  • 151. 
    Article 87(3)(a) provides that aid 'to promote the economic development of areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment' may be considered compatible with the common market. The a regions are largely identical to the Objective 1 regions under the EU Structural Funds.

     
  • 152. 
    This figure includes all aid specifically earmarked for assisted a regions regardless of the overall objective of the aid. However, due to an absence of data on the final beneficiaries of the aid, it is not possible to quantify the amount of aid granted through nation-wide schemes from which assisted regions will also clearly benefit. See spring 2003 update of the Scoreboard for further information on methodological issues.

     
  • 153. 
    In 2003 there were 175 registered complaints, some of which may lead to new registered cases.

     
  • 154. 
    This figure includes the 47 cases which were withdrawn during the course of the year.

     
  • 155. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on State aid to SMEs (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, pages 33-42); Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on training aid (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, pages 20-29); Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on State aid for employment (OJ L 337, 13.12.2002, pages 3-14). Commission Regulation (EC) 1/2003 of 23 December 2003 on State aid to SMEs in the agricultural sector (OJ L 1, 3.1.2004, pages 1-16).

     
  • 156. 
    Excluded under final decisions are all decisions taken in 2003 to open a formal investigation procedure (71) as well as corrigenda, information injunctions, court cases, proposal appropriate measures, etc. The total also excludes those decisions in which the Commission decides that the notified aid does not in fact constitute aid as defined under Article 87(1). There were 16 such decisions in 2003. Included under positive decisions are the 8 conditional decisions taken during the period under review. Luxembourg has not been included in the graph due to the relatively small number of decisions (8 final decisions, of which 6 were positive decisions) over this period.

     
  • 157. 
    europa.eu.int/comm/competition/ state_aid/others/.

     
  • 158. 
    The 1998 Guidelines on national regional aid stipulated that the Commission should review them within five years of their becoming applicable.

     
  • 159. 
    OJ C 263, 1.11.2003.

     
  • 160. 
    OJ C 317, 30.12.2003, pages 11-14.

     
  • 161. 
    OJ C 19, 20.1.2001, p. 7.

     
  • 162. 
    OJ C 265, 4.11.2003, p. 17.

     
  • 163. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to state aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products (OJ L L 1, 3.1.2004).

     
  • 164. 
    europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/ stateaid/exemption/info_en.htm.

     
  • 165. 
    Commission communication C(2004) 43 - Community guidelines on State aid to maritime transport (OJ C13/3 17.1.2004).

     
  • 166. 
    Treaty of Accession was signed on 16 April 2003:

     
  • 167. 
    Total excludes aid to the railway sector.

     
  • 168. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 169. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 170. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 171. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 172. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.