European Commision’s Decisions

1. 24.01.2007 – State aid N 2/2007 – Romania – Romanian regional aid map 2007-2013

2. 25.09.2007 – State aid C 41/2007 (ex NN 49/2007)  – Romania – Privatisation of Tractorul – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

3. 25.09.2007 – State aid C40/2007 – Romania – Privatisation of Mittal Steel Roman – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

4. 10.10.2007 – State aid C 46/2007 (ex NN 59/2007) – Romania – Privatisation of Automobile Craiova – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

5. 10.10.2007 – State aid SA.23158 (ex N 239/2007) – Romania – State aid for restructuring the coal industry (Available only in Romanian)

6. 12.12.2007 – State aid SA. 23858 (ex N 542/2007) – Romania – Financing R&D&I projects in line with the National Plan for Research Development and Innovation II

7. 27.02.2008 – State aid C 46/2007 – Romania – Privatisation of Automobile Craiova – final decision

8. 02.04.2008 – State aid C 41/2007 (ex NN 49/2007) – Romania – Privatisation of Tractorul – final decision

9.30.04.2008 – State aid N 767/2007 – Romania – LIP – RO – Ford Craiova – regional aid

10. 02.07.2008 – State aid N 103/2008 – Romania – Regional development through direct investments

11. 14.07.2008 – State aid N 255/2008 – Romania – Decision on the approval of the level and conditions for the application of the reduced excise for the gas used in agriculture, in 2008 (Available only in Romanian)

12. 10.09.2008 – State aid C 39/2008 – Romania – Training aid for Ford Craiova –  decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

13. 04.05.2009 – State aid N 129/2009 – Romania – Rescue aid scheme for companies in the AVAS or Ministry of Economy portfolios

14. 09.07.2009 – State aid N 286/2009 – Romania – Temporary aid scheme for granting aid in form of guarantees

15. 15.07.2009 – State aid N 318/2009 – Romania – Restructuring aid scheme for SMEs in the portofolio of AVAS and the Ministry of Economy

16. 15.09.2009 – State aid C28/2009 – Romania – Support measures in favour of Oltchim SA Ramnicu Valcea – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

17. 13.11.2009 – State aid N478/2009 – Romania – Guarantees for EIB loans to Ford Romania

18. 19.11.2009 – State aid C36/2009 – Romania – Temporary Framework Guarantee in Favour of Oltchim – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

19. 02.12.2009 – State aid C 39/2008 – Romania – Training aid for Ford Craiova – final decision

20. 03.12.2009 – State aid N 467/2009 – Romania – State aid scheme for supporting investments in expanding and modernising distribution networks for electricity and natural gas

21. 03.12.2009 – State aid N 547/2009 – Romania – Limited amounts of compatible aid under the Temporary Framework

22. 17.12.2009 – State aid N680/2009 – Romania – Modification of safe-harbour guarantee premium to be applied to Ford Romania in connection with the state guarantee authorised by the European Commission’s Decision of 13 November 2009 – C (2009) 8956 final

23. 22.12.2009 – State aid N 578/2009 – Romania – Processing of agricultural and forestry products into non-agricultural products

24. 21.01.2010 – State aid N 437/2009 – Romania – Aid scheme for the promotion of cogeneration

25. 26.05.2010 – State aid N155/2010 – Romania – State aid concerning the application of a 21 euro/l tax on the diesel used in the agricultural sector (Available only in Romanian)

26. 06.07.2010 – State aid C 40/2007 – Romania – Privatisation Mittal Steel Roman – final decision

27. 29.07.2010 – State aid N173/2010 – Romania – Modification of the Temporary aid scheme for granting aid in form of guarantees

28. 30.09.2010 – State aid C36/2009 – Romania – Temporary Framework Guarantee in favour of Oltchim SA Ramnicu Valcea – final decision    

29. 17.11.2010 – State aid N342/2010 – Romania – State aid scheme supporting the fulfillment of the assumed obligations in the benefit of the birds’ welfare(Available only in French)

30. 17.11.2010 – State aid N341/2010 – Romania – The fulfillment of the assumed obligations in the benefit of pigs’ welfare and protection(Available only in French)

31. 14.12.2010 – State aid N303/2010 – Romania – Romanian film support scheme

32. 17.12.2010 – State aid 629/2009 – Romania – Grants for investment in electricity and natural gas transmission networks

33. 28.01.2011 – State aid N372/2010 – Romania– Temporary State aid for financing agriculture (Available only in French)

34. 20.04.2011 – State aid SA.32174 – Romania – Granting temporary State aid in the field of agricultural products’ production (Available only in French)

35. 24.05.2011 – State aid SA.32551 – Romania – Prolongation of the temporary aid scheme for granting aid in the form of guarantees

36. 23.06.2011 – State aid SA.30931 (ex. N185/2010) – Romania – Development of airport infrastructure scheme – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

37. 08.07.2011 – State aid SA.32700 – Romania – Programme for encouraging the renewal of the national tractor and agricultural selfpropulsated machines (Available only in French)

38. 13.07.2011 – State aid SA.33134 – Romania – Green certificates for promoting electricity from renewable sources – final decision

39. 22.07.2011 – State aid SA.31662 (ex. 2011/NN)– Romania – Alleged State aid to Timişoara airport, airlines operating from the airport and Wizz Air – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

40. 11.10.2012 – State aid SA.34207 – Romania – First afforestation of agricultural land

41. 31.10.2011 – State aid SA.30931 (ex. N185/2010) – Romania – Development of airport infrastructure scheme – decision to partially close the investigation

42. 18.11.2011 – State aid SA.33429 – Romania – State aid in the favor of the potatoes producers (Available only in French)

43. 22.02.2012 – State aid SA.33033 – Romania – National Hard Coal Company Petrosani

44. 25.04.2012 – State aid SA.33451 – Romania – Alleged preferential tariffs in contracts between Hidroelectrica S.A. and electricity traders – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

45. 25.04.2012 – State aid SA.33475 – Romania – Alleged preferential tariffs in contracts between Hidroelectrica S.A. and thermoelectricity sellers – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

46. 25.04.2012 – State aid SA.33581 – Romania – Alleged preferential tariffs in contracts between Hidroelectrica S.A. and industrial producers – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

47. 25.04.2012 – State aid SA.33623 – Romania – Alleged preferential electricity tariffs for ArcelorMittal – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

48. 25.04.2012 – State aid SA.33624 – Romania – Preferential electricity tariffs for ALRO Slatina S.A. – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

49. 29.05.2012 – State aid C 28/2009 – Romania – Support measures in favour of Oltchim SA Ramnicu Valcea – final decision

50. 05.06.2012 – State aid SA.34050 – Romania – Start-up aid to airlines departing from Cluj-Napoca International Airport

51. 19.07.2012 – State aid SA.33555 – Romania –  State aid granted for the compensations representing the counter-value of the timber not harvested by the owners due to its protection functions set-up by the forest management and the costs incurred by the durable management of the forests (Available only in Romanian)

52. 16.10.2012 – State aid SA.35053 – Romania – Start-up aid to airlines departing from Craiova Airport

53. 05.12.2012 – State aid SA.34753 – Romania – Transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas certificates for electricity producers under Article 10c of the ETS Directive

54. 17.12.2012 – State aid SA.35667 – Romania – Prolongation of scheme “Regional development by direct investment”

55. 27.03.2013 – State aid C40/2007 (Corrigendum) – Romania – Mittal Steel Roman

56. 22.05.2013 – State aid SA. 35908 – Romania – Start-up aid to airlines departing from Sibiu Airport

57. 27.05.2013 – State aid SA.35979 – Romania – Start-up aid to airlines departing from Oradea Airport

58. 05.06.2013 – State aid SA.36336 – Romania – Reduce excise duty for fuel used in agriculture

59. 25.10.2013 – State aid SA.37401 – Romania – Prolongation of the regional map 2007-2013 (Available only in Romanian)

60. 04.12.2013 – State aid SA.37716 – Romania – Prolongation of the authorized State aid scheme N 103/2008 (Regional development by direct investment) until 30.06.2014 inclusively (Available only in Romanian)

61. 04.12.2013 – State aid SA.37721 – Romania – Prolongation of the authorized State aid scheme N 578/2009 (Processing of agricultural and forestry products into non-agricultural products) until 30.06.2014 inclusively (Available only in Romanian)

62. 12.12.2013 – State aid SA.37558 – Romania – Ro-NET Project

63. 18.12.2013 – State aid SA.37422 – Romania – State aid for preventing and eradicating tree diseases

64. 18.12.2013 – State aid SA.37556 – Romania – Amendment of the aid scheme for potato producers affected by plant diseases

65. 30.01.2014 – State aid SA.38019 – Romania –  Financing the RD&I projects according to the National RD&I Plan II – Prolongation of the Romanian R&D&I measure (State aid No 542/2007)

66. 13.03.2014 – State aid SA.38037 – Romania – Grants for investment in electricity and natural gas transmission networks

67. 09.04.2014 – State aid SA.38364 – Romania – Regional map for Romania 2014-2020

68. 26.05.2014 – State aid SA. 38517 – Romania – Micula vs Romania (ICSID arbitration award)

69. 15.10.2014 – State aid SA.39042 – Romania – RES support reduction for energy-intensive users

70. 24.10.2014 – State aid SA. 38347 – Romania – Romanian Short-Term Export-Credit Scheme

71. 30.03.2015 – State aid SA.38517 – Romania – Micula v Romania – final decision

72. 20.04.2015 – State aid SA.33475 – Romania – Incompatible aid through preferential tariffs in contracts between Hidroelectrica S.A. and thermoelectricity sellers – final decision

73. 21.04.2015 – State aid SA.41318 – România – Rescue aid to Complexul Energetic Hunedoara

74. 24.05.2015 – State aid SA.39883 – Romania – State aid scheme for RO-LA combined transport

75. 28.07.2015 – State aid SA.37177 – Romania – Amendments to the green certificates support system for promoting electricity from renewable sources

76. 31.07.2015 – State aid SA.32963 – Romania – Cluj-Napoca Airport: Aid to Wizz Air – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

77. 21.10.2015 – State aid SA.43393 – Romania – The establishment of a state aid scheme to compensate damage caused by severe drought during April-September 2015

78. 13.11.2015 – State aid SA.42800 – Romania – Prolongation of aid for exceptional costs for mine closure in Romania

79. 02.03.2016 – State aid SA.33769 – Romania – Complaint against alleged aids granted to Târgu Mureş Airport, Wizz Air and Ryanair – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure

80. 08.04.2016 – State aid SA.36086 – Romania – Potential aid to Oltchim – decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure (decision was not published yet)

81. 03.06.2016 – State aid SA.36728 – Romania – Cogealac Wind Power Plant (decision was not published yet)

82. 03.06.2013 – State aid SA.37169 – Romania – Fântânele Vestx Wind Power Plant (decision was not published yet)

Information communicated by Romania

on the State aid granted based on Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008

of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible

with the common market in application of Article 87 and 88 of the Treaty

(General block exemption Regulation)

1. 29.05.2007 – State aid XR 102/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme on the prevention, reduction and incorporated control of pollution (Available only in Romanian)

2. 29.05.2007 – State aid XR 103/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme on the purification of urban and rural industrial water (Available only in Romanian)

3. 29.05.2007 – State aid XR 104/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme on the recycling of used tyres (Available only in Romanian)

4. 29.05.2007 – State aid XR 105/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme on the processing of glass wastes for recycling (Available only in Romanian)

5. 29.05.2007 – State aid XR 106/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme on the recycling of wastes resulted from PETs (Available only in Romanian)

6. 29.05.2007 – State aid XR 107/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme on the management of wooden wastes and wood flour resulted from the silvan and fruit farming exploitations and from the wood processing industry (Available only in Romanian)

7. 21.08.2007 – State aid XR 148/2007 – Romania – Reduction of the nitrogen dioxide air emissions (Available only in Romanian)

8. 06.09.2007 – State aid XR 150/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme granted for investments made within the industrial parks (Available only in Romanian)

9. 03.10.2007 – State aid XR 160/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme granted for investments made within the industrial parks (Available only in Romanian)

10. 25.10.2007 – State aid XR 171/2007 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme on the recycling and storage of wastes resulted from industrial and household activities (Available only in Romanian)

11. 08.11.2007 – State aid SA.24452 (ex. XR 182/2007) – Romania – State aid scheme for stimulating the economic growth by supporting investments (Available only in Romanian)

12. 21.01.2008 – State aid XS 13/2008 – Romania – Stimulating the SMEs processing agricultural products to obtain food products (Available only in Romanian)

13. 01.02.2008 – State aid XS 28/2008 – Romania – The State aid scheme for stimulating the micro-enterprises activating in the field of primary processing of wooden and non-wooden forest products (Available only in Romanian)

14. 01.04.2008 – State aid XR 57/2008 – Romania – Support for the consolidation and modernizing of the productive sector through investments made by SMEs (Available only in Romanian)

15. 23.04.2008 – State aid XR 85/2008 – Romania – State aid scheme for regional development through the creation and development of the business support structures (Available only in Romanian)

16. 24.04.2008 – State aid XR 68/2008 – Romania – State aid scheme for regional development through support for the tourism investments (Available only in Romanian)

17. 16.07.2008 – State aid XR 105/2008 – Romania – Support for consolidating and modernizing the productive sector through investments made by large enterprises within the SOP “Increase of the Economic Competitivity” (Available only in Romanian)

18. 28.07.2008 – State aid XR 107/2008 – Romania – The horizontal State aid scheme for a sustainable regional development and for the reduction of emissions (Available only in Romanian)

19. 28.07.2008 – State aid XR 108/2008 – Romania – Funding initial investment projects for research – development and innovation (Available only in Romanian)

20. 29.07.2008 – State aid XR 109/2008 – Romania – The Regional State aid scheme on the capitalization of the renewable energy resources (Available only in Romanian)

21. 08.08.2008 – State aid XR 113/2008 – Romania – State aid for investments made by SMEs in order to develop the e-economy (Available only in Romanian)

22. 18.12.2008 – State aid X 158/2008 – Romania – Funding the research – development and innovation (R&D&I) projects through SOP “Increase of the Economic Competitivity”(Available only in Romanian)

23. 15.01.2009 – State aid X 24/2009 – Romania – The State aid scheme on the ensurance of a sustainable economic development (Available only in Romanian)

24. 16.01.2009 – State aid XA 27/2009 – Romania – Financial aid for the damages caused by the late frost in spring, in the fruit farming field (Available only in Romanian)

25. 20.01.2009 – State aid X53/2009 – Romania – Modification of the regional State aid scheme on the promotion of clean technologies and of the production of energy from renewable energy resources (Available only in Romanian)

26. 22.04.2009 – State aid X456/2009 – Romania – The State aid scheme on general and specific training called “Money for professional training” (Available only in Romanian)

27. 22.04.2009 – State aid X457/2009 – Romania – The State aid scheme on employment called “Money for completion the team” (Available only in Romanian)

28. 19.08.2009 – State aid X705/2009 – Romania – Modification of the State aid scheme on the ensurance of the sustainable economic development (Available only in Romanian)

29. 04.06.2010 – State aid X249/2010 – Romania – The risk capital State aid scheme using one on more risk capital funds, as a part of the implementation of the JEREMIE initiative in Romania(Available only in Romanian)

30. 13.07.2010 – State aid X294/2010 – Romania – State aid scheme for regional development through support of investments in tourism within ROP 2007-2013

31. 15.08.2010 – State aid X325/2010 – Romania – Modification of the State aid scheme on the ensurance of the sustainable economic development (Available only in Romanian)

32. 17.08.2010 – State aid XA153/2010 – Romania – Granting State aid in agriculture for the payment of insurance premiums

33. 25.08.2010 – State aid X345/2010 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme supporting the creation and development of business support structures within ROP 2007-2013 (Available only in Romanian)

34. 06.10.2010 – State aid XA187/2010 – Romania – Granting State aid in the benefit of farmers for the collection of dead animals (Available only in Romanian)

35. 18.05.2011 – State aid SA.32784 – Romania – State aid for improving animal breeds (Available only in Romanian)

36. 18.05.2011 – State aid SA.33030 – Romania – Modification of the GD no. 1680/2008 concerning the State aid scheme on the ensurance of a sustainable economic development (Available only in Romanian)

37. 09.08.2011 – State aid SA.33493 – Romania – State aid scheme “Support for the consolidation and modernization of the productive sector through investments made by the large enterprises”within SOP IEC (Available only in Romanian)

38. 09.08.2011 – State aid SA.33495 – Romania – “Support for the consolidation and modernization of the productive sector through investments made by the SMEs” (Available only in Romanian)

39. 05.04.2012 – State aid SA.34620 – Romania – State aid scheme for supporting and implementation of the operation “Development of the business support structures of national and international interest – Competitivity poles” (Available only in Romanian)

40. 09.05.2012 – State aid SA.34763 – Romania – Modification of the regional State aid scheme for the valorization of the renewable energy resources (Available only in Romanian)

41. 15.06.2012 – State aid SA.34989 – Romania – The State aid scheme on employment called “Money for completion the team” (Available only in Romanian)

42. 19.06.2012 – State aid SA.35001 – Romania – The State aid scheme on general and specific training called “Money for professional training” (Available only in Romanian)

43. 28.09.2012 – State aid SA.35478 – Romania – Financing RDI projects through the Programme for RDI – Space Technology  and Advance Research STAR (Available only in Romanian)

44. 04.10.2012 – State aid SA.35532 – Romania – State aid scheme for supporting the investments promoting the regional development through new technologies and jobs

45. 11.12.2012 – State aid SA.35869 – Romania – State aid scheme implementing the operation “Support for the integration of undertakings in chains or clusters

46. 26.08.2013 – State aid SA.37266 – Romania – Financing RDI projects from the “European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2009-2014”

47. 23.10.2013 – State aid SA.37557 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme for supporting the initial investments in industrial parks

48. 07.01.2014 – State aid SA.38119 –  Romania – State aid scheme for supporting investments promoting the regional development through new technologies and job creation

49. 07.01.2014 – State aid SA.38120 – Romania – GD no 1680/2008 promoting a State aid scheme for durable economical development, with the subsequent modification and completion

50. 16.01.2014 – State aid SA.38183 – Romania – Development of the support structures of the national and international businesses – Competitivity poles

51. 16.01.2014 – State aid SA.38184 – Romania –  Support for the integration in the suppliers chains or clusters

52. 16.01.2014 – State aid SA.38185 – Romania – Support for the consolidation and modernization of the productive sector through investments carried on by the SMEs

53. 16.01.2014 – State aid SA.38186 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme concerning the wastes management using recycling technologies, the development of the energy production from renewenable energy sources and water resources protection, applying pre-epuration technologies of the non-dangerous wasted waters

54. 23.01.2014 – State aid SA.38230 – Romania – Risk capital State aid scheme using one or more risk capital funds, as an integrated part of the implementation of the JEREMIE initiative in Romania

55. 30.05.2014 – State aid SA.38821 – Romania – State aid scheme supporting investments promoting regional development through job creation

56. 21.07.2014 – State aid SA.39109 – Romania – GD no 537/2014 regarding the conditions, procedures and terms of reimbursement as State aid of the amounts representing the difference between the standard level of excises and their differentially level for the diesel used as motor fuel

57. 23.09.2014 – State aid SA.39544 – Romania – State aid for the project MIS ETC 993 “Interconnection pipeline of the national gas transport systems of Republic of Moldova and România Iași – Ungheni”

58. 14.10.2014 – State aid SA.39634 – Romania – Regional State aid scheme for supporting the initial investments in the industrial parks

59. 31.10.2014 – State aid SA.39743 – Romania – State aid scheme having as objective the stimulation of the investments with major effect in the economy

60. 19.11.2014 – State aid SA.39903 – Romania – Support for the consolidation and modernization of the productive sector through investments made by SMEs and large undertakings

61. 23.12.2014 – State aid SA.40408 – Romania – Setting up of a State aid scheme in the form of reduction of excises for the diesel fuel used in the agricultural sector

62. 23.12.2014 – Ajutor de stat SA.40409 – Romania – Aid scheme for the livestock sector

63. 15.01.2015 – State aid SA.40526 – Romania – Setting up of a State aid scheme in the form of reduction of excises for the diesel fuel used in the agricultural sector

64. 07.09.2015 – State aid SA.43037 – Romania – Financing RD&I activities and investments through the Competitivity Operational Programme (COP)

65. 08.09.2015 – State aid SA.43042 – Romania – Support for consolidation and modernization of the productive sector through investments carried on by SMEs and large undertakings

66. 10.09.2015 – State aid SA.43051 – Romania – State aid scheme for financing RD&I projects financed by the programme ”Increasing the Romanian economical competitivity through RD&I”

67. 10.09.2015 – State aid SA.43054 – Romania – State aid scheme for financing RD&I projects according the provisions of the programme ”Development of the national RD system”

68. 10.09.2015 – State aid SA.43055 – Romania – State aid scheme for financing RD&I projects according to the provisions of the programme ”Participation to the international atomic and sub-atomis research organizations and programs”

69. 10.09.2015 – State aid SA.43059 – Romania – State aid scheme for financing RD&I projects according with the provisions of the programme ”RD&I for large rives, deltas and seas – Danubius”

70. 10.09.2015 – State aid SA.43060 – Romania – State aid scheme for financing RD&I projects according with the provisions of the programme ”European and international cooperation”

71. 10.09.2015 – State aid SA.43061 – Romania – State aid scheme for financing RD&I projects according with the provisions of the programme ”RD&I for ultra-high power laser technologies – ELI-RO”

72. 18.09.2015 – State aid SA.43118 – Romania – State aid scheme for supporting the development of inovative products and services

73. 24.09.2015 – State aid SA.43165 – Romania – Financing RD&I projects according with the provisions of RD&I Programme – Space Technology and Advance Research – STAR

74. 05.11.2015 – State aid SA.43508 – Romania – State aid scheme for supporting inovative products and services

75. 29.01.2016 – State aid SA.44373 – Romania – Stimulation of the regional development through investments, including those carried on in the fruit growing sector, for the procesing and marketing agricultural products with the purpose of obtaining non-agricol products

76. 03.03.2016 – State aid SA.44754 – Romania – State aid scheme for supporting movies production, movies dedicated for projection in the cinema halls

77. 01.06.2016 – State aid SA.45525 – Romania – State aid scheme having as objective the stimulation of the major investments in the economy