Taxi Driver Online

This is to inform people that at least one EU Country has used state aid to improve local Taxi facilities, in a specific area.

AUTHORISATION FOR STATE AID - CASES WHERE THE COMMISSION RAISES NO OBJECTIONS

Official Journal of the European Union - 17 March 2004

STATE AID - TRANSPORT - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - SOCIAL SECURITY

AUTHORISATION : NO OBJECTIONS : HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS : OFFSET : RESEARCH : PROMOTION : RISK CAPITAL : TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER : SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES : SMES : SEAFARERS : MARITIME CABOTAGE : REGIONAL AID : RENT PROGRAMME : AIRPORT MODERNISATON : PUBLIC TAXI SERVICE : UPGRADE : INTEGRATED TRANSPORT LOGISTICS : FRANCE : FINLAND : GERMANY : ITALY : SPAIN

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Arts 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty - Cases where the Commission raises no objections.

ITALY (Liguria)
Aid No: N 733/2000

Title: Regional action to upgrade the public taxi service

Objective: To improve the public transport service by encouraging the fitting of various instruments to taxis to adapt them to specific requirements (the disabled, driver safety, introduction of the euro, the environment), or the outright replacement of vehicles.

Budget: ITL 300 million (approximately EUR 154,937); ITL 200 million (EUR 103,291) was allocated for the year 2000

References: 2004/C67/06, C67 p.9

Notes: 3 pages.

CORRIGENDA

Corrected by 2004/C79/18, C79 p.15

Document No. ED1400596