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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 1/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 296/2005

Title: Aid to improve production of table grapes

Objective: Structural improvement in table-grape production, consisting in uprooting and replacing table-grape plants with recommended varieties which will enhance quality and modernise production structures

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas al saneamiento de la producción de uva de mesa

Budget: EUR 12,150 million

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum rate of the aid is 20 %, irrespective of the area, and 22,5 % for young farmers during the first five years after they set up. This aid may be combined with other aid granted by the Autonomous Community on whose territory the beneficiary's holding is located, on condition that it does not exceed the ceilings of 50 % in less-favoured areas and 40 % elsewhere. Those maximum rates may be raised by 5 % for investments carried out by young farmers during the first five years after they set up

Duration: Payment of the aid is scheduled from 2005 until 2009 (inclusive)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 307/2003

Title: Regional Law No. 10 of 1 April 2005‘Aid for agricultural and agri-food cooperatives’

Objective: The measure provides for the following types of aid: Start-up aid for producer organisations, investment aid, aid for technical support, aid for quality assurance systems, aid for promotion and advertising of agricultural products

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 1 aprile 2005, n. 10 ‘Interventi a favore della cooperazione agricola e agroalimentare nella regione Molise’

Budget: EUR 100 000 for 2005

Aid intensity or amount: 

Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

Aid No: N 313/2003

Title: Aiuti a favore degli investimenti nel settore agricolo ed agroalimentare

Objective: Aid for investments in undertakings processing and marketing agricultural products and aid for investments in the relocation of buildings in the public interest

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale n. 449 del 17 giugno 2003 concernente le disposizioni d'applicazione dell'articolo 2, comma 2, lettera b) della Legge regionale 8 luglio 2002, n. 24

Budget: EUR 2 000 000 (estimated budget) for the first year of application

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures, as set out in the letter to the Member State

Duration: Not specified.

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia region)

Aid No: N 327/2005

Title: Draft Regional Law No 125 ‘Integrated agricultural and rural development services system’

Objective: To promote the system for disseminating agricultural knowledge in order to foster the balanced development of rural areas, boost production value-added and improve the competitiveness of agricultural holdings

Legal basis: Disegno di legge: ‘Sistema integrato dei servizi di sviluppo agricolo e rurale (SISSAR)’

Budget: An amount of EUR 883 500 is planned for 2006. Subsequent amounts will be laid down in the Region's annual and triennial Finance Acts

Aid intensity or amount: For research and development activities:

For technical assistance: The intensity of the aid must under no circumstances exceed 80 % of eligible expenditure, and the total amount of aid per beneficiary per three-year period may not be more than:

Duration: 2006-12 (6 years)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: France

Aid No: N 332/2004

Title: Restructuring of cider apple orchards

Objective: To adapt cider-apple orchards to consumer requirements through investment aid and aid to reduce production capacities.

Budget: EUR 2 497 500

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 4 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 343/04

Title: Tax on mineral phosphorous in feed phosphates

Objective: The county council land tax is reduced from 4,3 per mille to 3,8 per mille for land used for primary production, i.e. land used for farms, horticultural establishments, nurseries and fruit orchards, as a compensation for the introduction of a new tax on phosphorous in feed

Legal basis: Lov af 28. april 2004 om afgift på mineralsk fosfor i foderfosfater

Budget: An estimated maximum of DKK 99 000 (approx. EUR 13 300) per year

Aid intensity or amount: The ceiling creates an average tax reduction of approx. DKK 700 (about EUR 95) per holding per year

Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 347/2004

Title: Law 185/1992: Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage

Objective: To compensate for damage to farming structures as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Articolo 3, paragrafo 2, lettera c) della legge 185/1992. Deliberazione della Giunta siciliana n. 81 del 12 marzo 2004 e deliberazione della Giunta siciliana n. 93 del 19 marzo 2004

Budget: EUR 26 121 277

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the damage.

Duration: Measure applying a scheme approved by the Commission

Other details: Measures applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid C 12/B/95 (Commission Decision 2004/307/EC, 16.12.2003, OJ L 99/2004).

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 373/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas which have suffered damage (hail storm of 20 June 2004, province of Trieste)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production and farming structures as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other details: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005).

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 383/05

Title: Setting up a computerised information system for horticulture; Modification of aid No N 233/01

Objective: To obtain a sustainable improvement of the knowledge transfer and increased research efficiency in the horticulture sector

Legal basis: Zuwendungsbescheid und Änderungsbescheid auf der Grundlage der Bundeshaushaltsordnung

Budget: New budget: EUR 246 951

Aid intensity or amount: Average aid intensity of 58,3 % in 2006, 45,3 % in 2007 and 33,3 % in 2008

Duration: 1.4.2006 — 30.6.2008

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 391/04

Title: Aid for the preservation of endangered species

Objective: The purpose of the aid is to support the preservation of endangered breeds and make it possible for the general public to watch those breeds. The endangered breeds that are eligible for aid are chosen by the Danish Committee for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources

Legal basis: § 24 i lov nr. 432 af 9. juni 2004 om husdyrbrug

Bekendtgørelse om tilskud til bevaring af husdyrgenetiske ressourcer

Budget: DKK 2 945 000 (about EUR 396 000) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Until 1 November 2007

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