2003/647/EC: Commission Decision of 27 May 2003 on the State aid which Austria is planning to implement for BMW Motoren GmbH in Steyr (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1664)

• Articles: 7

Article 1

EUR 16,46 million (net present value) of the regional State aid amounting to EUR 17,6 million (net present value) which Austria is planning to implement for BMW Motoren GmbH, Steyr (BMW) for its investment in Steyr is compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty.

EUR 1,14 million (net present value) of that regional State aid is incompatible with the common market and may not be implemented.

Article 2

The State aid which Austria is planning to implement for BMW for training measures is compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87 of the Treaty up to a maximum of EUR 6,86 million in nominal value (net present value EUR 6,29 million).

Article 3

The State aid which Austria is planning to implement for BMW for environmental protection measures is compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87 of the Treaty up to a maximum of EUR 1,9 million in nominal value (net present value EUR 1,77 million).

Article 4

EUR 5,39 million of the State aid for research and development amounting to EUR 11,53 million which Austria is planning to implement for BMW for its investment in Steyr is compatible with the common market.

EUR 6,14 million of that aid is incompatible with the common market and may not be implemented.

Article 5

The State aid amounting to EUR 0,93 million (net present value) which Austria is planning to implement for BMW to promote innovation is incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87 of the Treaty and may not be implemented.

Article 6

Austria shall inform the Commission, within two months of notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply with it.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.

Done at Brussels, 27 May 2003.

For the Commission

Mario Monti

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 308, 11.12.2002, p. 19.

(3) Confidential information.

(4) OJ C 37, 3.2.2001, p. 3.

(5) "The design and manufacture of machines or means of transport which can be operated with fewer natural resources are not covered by these guidelines".

(6) OJ C 279, 15.9.1997, p. 1.

(7) Under paragraph 39 of the multisectoral framework on regional aid for large investment projects (OJ C 70, 19.3.2002, p. 8), notifications registered by the Commission before 1 January 2003 for the motor vehicle sector will be examined in the light of the criteria in force at the time of notification.

(8) Calculation based on an available area of 2450 m2 and a potential rent of EUR 90/m2.

(9) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 20.

(10) OJ C 45, 17.2.1996, p. 5.

(11) OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1.