# C_2007255EN.01002401.xml

| 27.10.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 255/24 |
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27.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 255/24

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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

(2007/C 255/04)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 30.7.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 21/07 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Murcia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Ayudas para paliar los daños producidos en los cultivos de olivar y viñedos en los municipios de Jumilla y Yecla por las heladas de enero de 2006 |
| Legal basis | Orden de 11 de octubre de 2006 de la Consejería de Agricultura |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To compensate losses due to adverse weather conditions |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 1 800 000 |
| Intensity | 100 % maximum |
| Duration | Ad hoc |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería de Agricultura y Agua
  Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

30.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 21/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Murcia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Ayudas para paliar los daños producidos en los cultivos de olivar y viñedos en los municipios de Jumilla y Yecla por las heladas de enero de 2006

Legal basis

Orden de 11 de octubre de 2006 de la Consejería de Agricultura

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To compensate losses due to adverse weather conditions

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 1 800 000

Intensity

100 % maximum

Duration

Ad hoc

Ad hoc

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Agricultura y Agua

Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

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 | 20.8.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 62/07 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Ayudas para la reparación de daños causados en el sector agrario por las inundaciones acaecidas en octubre y noviembre de 2006 |
| Legal basis | Ordenes de noviembre de 2006 y diciembre de 2006, por las que se dictan disposiciones para el desarrollo en el sector agrario de los Decretos no 180/2006 y 227/2006, de medidas urgentes de ayuda para la reparación de los daños causados por las inundaciones en los meses de octubre y noviembre |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To compensate losses resulting from an exceptional occurrence |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 900 000 |
| Intensity | 100 % maximum |
| Duration | Ad hoc |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería del Medio Rural
  Xunta de Galicia |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.8.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 62/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Galicia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Ayudas para la reparación de daños causados en el sector agrario por las inundaciones acaecidas en octubre y noviembre de 2006

Legal basis

Ordenes de noviembre de 2006 y diciembre de 2006, por las que se dictan disposiciones para el desarrollo en el sector agrario de los Decretos no 180/2006 y 227/2006, de medidas urgentes de ayuda para la reparación de los daños causados por las inundaciones en los meses de octubre y noviembre

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Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To compensate losses resulting from an exceptional occurrence

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 900 000

Intensity

100 % maximum

Duration

Ad hoc

Ad hoc

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería del Medio Rural

Xunta de Galicia

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 | 25.7.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 83/07 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Murcia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Programas de colaboración para la formación y transferencia tecnológica del sector agroalimentario y del medio rural |
| Legal basis | Orden de 19 de diciembre de 2006, de la Consejería de Agricultura y Agua, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras y la convocatoria para el año 2007 de las líneas de ayuda para programas de colaboración para la formación y transferencia tecnológica del sector agroalimentario y del medio rural |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | — |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 961 695 |
| Intensity | 100 %-75 % |
| Duration | 2007 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería de Agricultura y de Agua
  Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

25.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 83/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Murcia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programas de colaboración para la formación y transferencia tecnológica del sector agroalimentario y del medio rural

Legal basis

Orden de 19 de diciembre de 2006, de la Consejería de Agricultura y Agua, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras y la convocatoria para el año 2007 de las líneas de ayuda para programas de colaboración para la formación y transferencia tecnológica del sector agroalimentario y del medio rural

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

—

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 961 695

Intensity

100 %-75 %

Duration

2007

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Agricultura y de Agua

Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

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 | 19.7.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 143/07 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Interventi di soccorso nelle zone agricole danneggiate da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal 16 al 26 settembre 2006 nella provincia di Ancona) |
| Legal basis | Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To compensate for damage to farm structures as a result of bad weather |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | See the approved scheme (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 | Ministero delle Politiche agricole e forestali |
| Via XX settembre, 20 |
| I-00187 Roma |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 143/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Marche

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi di soccorso nelle zone agricole danneggiate da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal 16 al 26 settembre 2006 nella provincia di Ancona)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To compensate for damage to farm structures as a result of bad weather

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

See the approved scheme (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

Ministero delle Politiche agricole e forestali

Via XX settembre, 20

I-00187 Roma

Other information

Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/04 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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 | 19.7.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 164/07 |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Potato Sector 2007-2013 |
| Legal basis | National Development Plan 2007-2013 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Support for investments in equipment and facilities for the production, storage and marketing of potatoes other than starch potatoes |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 8 million |
| Intensity | 40 %
  50 % for young farmers |
| Duration | Date of Commission letter until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | NACE code
  A001 — Agriculture, hunting and related service activities |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Department of Agriculture and Food |
| Agriculture House |
| Kildare Street |
| Dublin 2 |
| Ireland |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 164/07

Member State

Ireland

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Potato Sector 2007-2013

Legal basis

National Development Plan 2007-2013

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Support for investments in equipment and facilities for the production, storage and marketing of potatoes other than starch potatoes

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 8 million

Intensity

40 %

50 % for young farmers

Duration

Date of Commission letter until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

NACE code

A001 — Agriculture, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Agriculture and Food

Agriculture House

Kildare Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 19.7.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 193/07 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Ayudas al sector forestal — Fomento de las frondosas caducifolias |
| Legal basis | Orden de la Conselleria do Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia por la que se establecen las bases y se convocan para el año 2007 las ayudas para el fomento de las frondosas caducifolias |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | — |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 9 000 000 |
| Intensity | 70 % maximum |
| Duration | 2007-2012 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería del Medio Rural
  Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 193/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Galicia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Ayudas al sector forestal — Fomento de las frondosas caducifolias

Legal basis

Orden de la Conselleria do Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia por la que se establecen las bases y se convocan para el año 2007 las ayudas para el fomento de las frondosas caducifolias

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

—

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 9 000 000

Intensity

70 % maximum

Duration

2007-2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería del Medio Rural

Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 27.7.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 204/07 |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | England |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | The English Woodland Grants Scheme 2005 — Woodland Regeneration Grant |
| Legal basis | The Forestry Act 1979 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Promoting the ecological, protective and recreational functions of forests |
| Form of aid | Grant |
| Budget | GBP 10 million (EUR 14,8 million) |
| Intensity | Up to 45 % |
| Duration | Date of Commission approval until 31 December 2012 |
| Economic sectors | Forestry and logging |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Forestry Commission England |
| Great Eastern House |
| Tenison Road |
| Cambridge CB1 2DU |
| United Kingdom |

Date of adoption of the decision

27.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 204/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

England

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

The English Woodland Grants Scheme 2005 — Woodland Regeneration Grant

Legal basis

The Forestry Act 1979

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Promoting the ecological, protective and recreational functions of forests

Form of aid

Grant

Budget

GBP 10 million (EUR 14,8 million)

Intensity

Up to 45 %

Duration

Date of Commission approval until 31 December 2012

Economic sectors

Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority

Forestry Commission England

Great Eastern House

Tenison Road

Cambridge CB1 2DU

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 | 8.8.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 219/07 |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Conservation of Plant and Animal Genetic Resources Scheme |
| Legal basis | Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/94 on the conservation, characterization, collection and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture. Funding is provided for annually in the National Budgetary Estimates process |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Conservation of genetic resources |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Total budget of EUR 1,05 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration | 2007-2013 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Department of Agriculture and Food |
| Maynooth Business Campus |
| Maynooth |
| Co. Kildare |
| Ireland |

Date of adoption of the decision

8.8.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 219/07

Member State

Ireland

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Conservation of Plant and Animal Genetic Resources Scheme

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/94 on the conservation, characterization, collection and utilization of genetic resources in agriculture. Funding is provided for annually in the National Budgetary Estimates process

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Conservation of genetic resources

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Total budget of EUR 1,05 million

Intensity

—

Duration

2007-2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Agriculture and Food

Maynooth Business Campus

Maynooth

Co. Kildare

Ireland

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 20.8.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 271/07 |
| Member State | France |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Aides en faveur de la recherche et du développement dans les filières grandes cultures |
| Legal basis | L 611.1 et L 621.1 et suivants du Code Rural |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Aid for basic research |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Annual expenditure: EUR 6 million
  Overall amount: EUR 42 million |
| Intensity | 80 % on average, and 100 % in exceptional cases |
| Duration | 2007-2013 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture — arable crops (cereals-rice, oilseeds-fats of vegetable origin, protein plants — dried vegetables, dried fodder, textile plants and silkworms, sugar) |
| Name and address of the granting authority | ONIGC |
| 12, rue Rol-Tanguy |
| F-93555 Montreuil sous Bois Cedex |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.8.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 271/07

Member State

France

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aides en faveur de la recherche et du développement dans les filières grandes cultures

Legal basis

L 611.1 et L 621.1 et suivants du Code Rural

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid for basic research

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual expenditure: EUR 6 million

Overall amount: EUR 42 million

Intensity

80 % on average, and 100 % in exceptional cases

Duration

2007-2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture — arable crops (cereals-rice, oilseeds-fats of vegetable origin, protein plants — dried vegetables, dried fodder, textile plants and silkworms, sugar)

Name and address of the granting authority

ONIGC

12, rue Rol-Tanguy

F-93555 Montreuil sous Bois Cedex

Other information

Undertaking by France to communicate to the Commission information on aid allocated in the annual reports on State aid

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 | 20.8.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 273/07 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Andalucía |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Ayudas para la lucha contra la mosca mediterránea de la fruta y contra los insectos vectores de los virus de los cultivos hortícolas |
| Legal basis | Orden por la que se modifica la Orden de 13 de marzo de 2006, por la que se declara la existencia oficial de las plagas que se citan, se establecen las medidas de control y las ayudas para su ejecución |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | — |
| Form of aid | Allocation |
| Budget | EUR 31 884 750 |
| Intensity | 75 %-50 % |
| Duration | 2007-2011 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca
  Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.8.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 273/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Andalucía

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Ayudas para la lucha contra la mosca mediterránea de la fruta y contra los insectos vectores de los virus de los cultivos hortícolas

Legal basis

Orden por la que se modifica la Orden de 13 de marzo de 2006, por la que se declara la existencia oficial de las plagas que se citan, se establecen las medidas de control y las ayudas para su ejecución

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

—

Form of aid

Allocation

Budget

EUR 31 884 750

Intensity

75 %-50 %

Duration

2007-2011

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca

Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía

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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