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| 18.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 97/1 |
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18.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 97/1

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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 97/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 21.12.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 381/07 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Piano riassicurativo agricolo annuale |
| Legal basis | Decreto Ministeriale 7 novembre 2002«Modalità operative del Fondo riassicurativi» e Decreto Ministeriale 7 febbraio 2003«Piano riassicurativo agricolo 2003» |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Aid for reinsurance in the agricultural sector |
| Form of aid | Reinsurance fund subsidies |
| Budget | EUR 10 million. The total budget for the duration of the measure is EUR 60 million |
| Intensity | From 0 % to the maximum in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Exemption Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (max. 80 % and 50 % depending on the cover set out in the policy) |
| Duration | 6 years (from 1 January 2008) |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | ‘Reinsurance fund’ managed by ‘ISMEA’ (Istituto per lo sviluppo del mercato agricolo) www.ismea.it |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

21.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 381/07

Member State

Italy

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Piano riassicurativo agricolo annuale

Legal basis

Decreto Ministeriale 7 novembre 2002«Modalità operative del Fondo riassicurativi» e Decreto Ministeriale 7 febbraio 2003«Piano riassicurativo agricolo 2003»

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid for reinsurance in the agricultural sector

Form of aid

Reinsurance fund subsidies

Budget

EUR 10 million. The total budget for the duration of the measure is EUR 60 million

Intensity

From 0 % to the maximum in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Exemption Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (max. 80 % and 50 % depending on the cover set out in the policy)

Duration

6 years (from 1 January 2008)

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

‘Reinsurance fund’ managed by ‘ISMEA’ (Istituto per lo sviluppo del mercato agricolo) www.ismea.it

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 | 19.12.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 450/07 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Vlaanderen |
| Title | „Landbouw-milieumaatregel botanisch beheer” |
| Legal basis | — | Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 21 oktober 2005 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten in uitvoering van de Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/1999 van de Raad van 17 mei 1999 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling. |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 450/07

Member State

Belgium

Region

Vlaanderen

Title

„Landbouw-milieumaatregel botanisch beheer”

Legal basis

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Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 21 oktober 2005 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten in uitvoering van de Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/1999 van de Raad van 17 mei 1999 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling.

| — | Ministerieel besluit van 21 oktober 2005 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten in uitvoering van de Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/1999 van de Raad van 17 mei 1999 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling |
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Ministerieel besluit van 21 oktober 2005 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten in uitvoering van de Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/1999 van de Raad van 17 mei 1999 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To increase botanic value of farming land

Form of aid

Grant

Budget

EUR 300 000

Intensity

Up to 100 %

Duration

2008-2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

| Vlaamse Landmaatschappij |
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| Gulden Vlieslaan 72 |
| B-1060 Brussel |

Vlaamse Landmaatschappij

Gulden Vlieslaan 72

B-1060 Brussel

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 | 4.12.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 490/07 |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | TSE testing for sheep and goats for human consumption |
| Legal basis | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as amended:






  — | The TSE (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1228). |

Date of adoption of the decision

4.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 490/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

TSE testing for sheep and goats for human consumption

Legal basis

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as amended:

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The TSE (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1228).

| — | The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/530). |
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The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/530).

| — | The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1226) (W.117). |
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The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1226) (W.117).

| — | The TSE Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SI 2006/202) |
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The TSE Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SI 2006/202)

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Agriculture

Form of aid

Subsidised service

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 6,3 million (EUR 9,58 million)

Annual budget: GBP 0,9 million (EUR 1,37 million)

Intensity

Up to 100 %

Duration

Until 1.3.2014

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

| Defra |
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| 1A Page Street |
| Westminster |
| London SW1P 4PQ |
| United Kingdom |

Defra

1A Page Street

Westminster

London SW1P 4PQ

United Kingdom

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 | 21.12.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 511/07 |
| Member State | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Absatzförderung ökologischer Landbau (Änderungsnotifizierung) |
| Legal basis | Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) (§§ 23, 44, 91, 100); Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschriften zu §§ 23, 44 BHO; Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG) (§§ 48 bis 49a) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | The aim of the scheme is to increase consumers' awareness of organic products through information campaigns and related promotional measures and to inform them in detail about the production, processing, labelling and quality of organic products |
| Form of aid | Subsidy |
| Budget | EUR 8 000 000 per year |
| Maximum aid intensity | 50 % |
| Duration | 31.12.2010 |
| Economic sector(s) | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz |
| Rochusstraße 1 |
| D–53123 Bonn |

Date of adoption of the decision

21.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 511/07

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Absatzförderung ökologischer Landbau (Änderungsnotifizierung)

Legal basis

Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) (§§ 23, 44, 91, 100); Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschriften zu §§ 23, 44 BHO; Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG) (§§ 48 bis 49a)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

The aim of the scheme is to increase consumers' awareness of organic products through information campaigns and related promotional measures and to inform them in detail about the production, processing, labelling and quality of organic products

Form of aid

Subsidy

Budget

EUR 8 000 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity

50 %

Duration

31.12.2010

Economic sector(s)

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

Rochusstraße 1

D–53123 Bonn

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 | 11.10.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 534/07 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Sicilia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal 21 al 24 dicembre 2006 in alcuni comuni della provincia di Ragusa) |
| Legal basis | Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Adverse weather conditions |
| Form of aid | Grants |
| Budget | See Aid NN 54/A/04 |
| Intensity | Up to 100 % |
| Duration | Until the final payment is made |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | — |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

11.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 534/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Sicilia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal 21 al 24 dicembre 2006 in alcuni comuni della provincia di Ragusa)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Adverse weather conditions

Form of aid

Grants

Budget

See Aid NN 54/A/04

Intensity

Up to 100 %

Duration

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

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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/

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