Objective of the aid measure. The Hungarian authorities intend to promote regional development by providing regional aid for the extension of the capacity of an existing establishment of Samsung SDI which is producing batteries cells for electric vehicles (hereinafter ‘EV’) in Göd in Central Hungary. Göd is located in an area eligible for regional aid under Art. 107(3)(c) TFEU, with a standard regional aid ceiling of 35 % under the Hungarian regional aid map for the period from 2017 to 2020 (1) (hereinafter ‘Regional Aid Map’).
Objective of the aid measure. Poland intends to promote the regional development of the Dolnoślaskie region (NUTS-2, PL51) by providing regional investment aid for an initial investment of LG Chem. That region is eligible for regional aid under art. 107 (3)(a) TFEU, with a standard regional aid ceiling of 25 % under the Polish regional aid map for the period from July 2014 to 2020 (2) (hereinafter ‘Regional aid Map’). The project is expected to create 1666 new direct jobs.
Objective of the aid measure. According to the notification, the aim of the scheme is to promote development in remote areas. Under the notified scheme, development in these areas should be achieved by increasing forestry activity. The scheme is designed to promote forestry activity by stimulating interest to buy wood where there is a need to develop economic activity. The notified scheme should stimulate the sale of timber in northern Norway and thus strengthen the wood industry and contribute to the deve- lopment of sustainable industry in this area. The wood industry in the north of Norway is made up of rather small units and few wood conversion enterprises. Forestry has traditionally been an important industry in central Norway, and the forestry infrastructure there is well developed. However, in the coastal areas forestry is a fairly new and relatively small industry, with the exception of North and South Trøndelag. According to the information provided by the Norwegian authorities, less than 5 % of Norwegian timber comes from the areas that comprise the round wood transportation scheme. The Norwegian authorities have also explained that large parts of the coast have a less developed infrastructure than the more central part of Norway. Moreover, the distances for transporta- tion are often long. This leads to higher transportation costs and consequently a more difficult trading situation. The costs of transportation form a larger share of the total costs than elsewhere, in terms of both direct and indirect costs. Low prices in timber and high transportation costs together with the structure of the forestry industry contribute to the low economic activity in the area covered by the scheme. Thus the aim of the notified measure to reduce the disadvantages for the forestry industry in the three northernmost counties caused by long distances and high transportation costs. Therefore, the Norwegian authorities have explained that the scheme will thus be phased out once the industry has reached an economically viable.