# C_2008181EN.01001401.xml

| 18.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 181/14 |
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18.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 181/14

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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

(2008/C 181/02)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 15.10.2007 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of the aid | N 204/06 and N 605/06 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Extremadura, Andalucía, Canarias, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Galicia, Baleares, Castilla la Mancha, Asturias y Valencia |
| Title | Ayudas para compensar los daños causados por los incendios (verano 2005) |
| Legal basis | Real Decreto-Ley no 11/2005, de 22 de julio
  Real Decreto no 949/2005, de 29 de julio
  Real Decreto no 609/2006, de 19 de mayo |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Compensation for losses in agricultural production caused by fires |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, interest rate subsidy, tax relief |
| Budget | EUR 4 million
  Budget heading of EUR 20 million for interest rate subsidies |
| Intensity | Up to 100 % of the cost of the production losses |
| Duration | Until the final payment is made |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture (livestock and beekeeping sector) |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Entidad Estatal de Seguros Agrarios |
| Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación |
| C/ Miguel Ángel no 25, 5a planta |
| E-28010 Madrid |

Date of adoption of the decision

15.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 204/06 and N 605/06

Member State

Spain

Region

Extremadura, Andalucía, Canarias, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Galicia, Baleares, Castilla la Mancha, Asturias y Valencia

Title

Ayudas para compensar los daños causados por los incendios (verano 2005)

Legal basis

Real Decreto-Ley no 11/2005, de 22 de julio

o

Real Decreto no 949/2005, de 29 de julio

o

Real Decreto no 609/2006, de 19 de mayo

o

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Compensation for losses in agricultural production caused by fires

Form of aid

Direct grant, interest rate subsidy, tax relief

Budget

EUR 4 million

Budget heading of EUR 20 million for interest rate subsidies

Intensity

Up to 100 % of the cost of the production losses

Duration

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture (livestock and beekeeping sector)

Name and address of the granting authority

Entidad Estatal de Seguros Agrarios

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Miguel Ángel no 25, 5a planta

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a

E-28010 Madrid

Other information

The tax relief does not constitute State aid as defined in the Commission notice on the application of the State aid rules to measures relating to direct business taxation (OJ C 384, 10.12.1998, p. 3)

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 5.12.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 327/07 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Ayudas para la reparación de daños causados por los incendios ocurridos durante el año 2006 en diferentes regiones españolas |
| Legal basis | Orden APA/1446/2007, de 16 de mayo, por la que se dictan disposiciones para el desarrollo del Real Decreto no 86/2007, de 26 de enero, por el que se declara, para incendios acaecidos en diversas Comunidades Autónomas, la aplicación de las disposiciones contenidas en el Real Decreto-Ley no 8/2006, de 28 de agosto, por el que se aprueban medidas urgentes en materia de incendios forestales en la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To provide compensation for damage caused by the 2006 fires on agricultural, livestock and beekeeping holdings located in several municipalities in the Canaries (Island of Hierro), Extremadura (Caceres), Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo), Aragon (Huesca) and Galicia (Lugo) |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 800 000 |
| Intensity | Maximum 100 % |
| Duration | Ad hoc |
| Economic sector(s) | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Entidad Estatal de Seguros Agrarios |
| Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación |
| C/ Miguel Ángel no 23, 5a planta |
| E-28010 Madrid |

Date of adoption of the decision

5.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 327/07

Member State

Spain

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Ayudas para la reparación de daños causados por los incendios ocurridos durante el año 2006 en diferentes regiones españolas

Legal basis

Orden APA/1446/2007, de 16 de mayo, por la que se dictan disposiciones para el desarrollo del Real Decreto no 86/2007, de 26 de enero, por el que se declara, para incendios acaecidos en diversas Comunidades Autónomas, la aplicación de las disposiciones contenidas en el Real Decreto-Ley no 8/2006, de 28 de agosto, por el que se aprueban medidas urgentes en materia de incendios forestales en la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia

o

o

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To provide compensation for damage caused by the 2006 fires on agricultural, livestock and beekeeping holdings located in several municipalities in the Canaries (Island of Hierro), Extremadura (Caceres), Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo), Aragon (Huesca) and Galicia (Lugo)

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 800 000

Intensity

Maximum 100 %

Duration

Ad hoc

Ad hoc

Economic sector(s)

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Entidad Estatal de Seguros Agrarios

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Miguel Ángel no 23, 5a planta

o

a

E-28010 Madrid

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 14.11.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 346/07 |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | England |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Woodland Management Grant for Access |
| Legal basis | The Forestry Act 1979 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Forestry |
| Form of aid | Grant |
| Budget | Annual amount: GBP 300 000 (approximately EUR 440 000)
  Overall amount: GBP 2,10 million (approximately EUR 3,08 million) |
| Intensity | Up to 70 % |
| Duration | Date of Commission decision until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | Forestry |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Forestry Commission England |
| Great Eastern House |
| Tenison Rd |
| Cambridge |
| CB1 2DU |
| United Kingdom |

Date of adoption of the decision

14.11.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 346/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

England

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Woodland Management Grant for Access

Legal basis

The Forestry Act 1979

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Forestry

Form of aid

Grant

Budget

Annual amount: GBP 300 000 (approximately EUR 440 000)

Overall amount: GBP 2,10 million (approximately EUR 3,08 million)

Intensity

Up to 70 %

Duration

Date of Commission decision until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of the granting authority

Forestry Commission England

Great Eastern House

Tenison Rd

Cambridge

CB1 2DU

United Kingdom

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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