# C_2007132EN.01000101.xml

| 14.6.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 132/1 |
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14.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/1

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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

(2007/C 132/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 4.4.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | NN 46a/06 |
| Member State | Slovakia |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Daňové zvýhodnenie vyplývajúce z energetickej smernice Rady 2003/96/ES (poľnohospodárstvo) |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 98/2004 Z.z. o spotrebnej dani z minerálneho oleja v znení zákona č. 667/2004 Z. z. a zákona č. 223/2006 Z. z. v znení neskorších predpisov |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Aid linked to tax exemptions under Council Directive 2003/96/EC |
| Form of aid | Tax advantage |
| Budget | SKK 5 400 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration | Six years from 1 May 2004 |
| Economic sectors | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Colné úrady |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

4.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 46a/06

Member State

Slovakia

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Daňové zvýhodnenie vyplývajúce z energetickej smernice Rady 2003/96/ES (poľnohospodárstvo)

Legal basis

Zákon č. 98/2004 Z.z. o spotrebnej dani z minerálneho oleja v znení zákona č. 667/2004 Z. z. a zákona č. 223/2006 Z. z. v znení neskorších predpisov

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid linked to tax exemptions under Council Directive 2003/96/EC

Form of aid

Tax advantage

Budget

SKK 5 400 million

Intensity

—

Duration

Six years from 1 May 2004

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

Colné úrady

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 | 22.3.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 485/06 |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravskoslezský kraj |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Forest Management in the Moravskoslezský Region |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 289/1995 Sb., o lesích a o změně a doplnění některých zákonů
  Zásady pro poskytování finančních příspěvků na hospodaření v lesích z rozpočtu Moravskoslezského kraje a způsobu kontroly jejich využití |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Aid in the forestry sector |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Annual budget amounts to: CZK 40 million
  Overall amount is: CZK 240 million |
| Intensity | Up to 100 % |
| Duration | 1.1.2007-31.12.2012 |
| Economic sectors | Agricultural sector (Forestry) |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Moravskoslezský kraj, Krajský úřad, odbor životního prostředí a zemědělství |
| 28. října 117 |
| CZ-702 18 Ostrava 2 |

Date of adoption of the decision

22.3.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 485/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Moravskoslezský kraj

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Forest Management in the Moravskoslezský Region

Legal basis

Zákon č. 289/1995 Sb., o lesích a o změně a doplnění některých zákonů

Zásady pro poskytování finančních příspěvků na hospodaření v lesích z rozpočtu Moravskoslezského kraje a způsobu kontroly jejich využití

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid in the forestry sector

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget amounts to: CZK 40 million

Overall amount is: CZK 240 million

Intensity

Up to 100 %

Duration

1.1.2007-31.12.2012

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector (Forestry)

Name and address of the granting authority

Moravskoslezský kraj, Krajský úřad, odbor životního prostředí a zemědělství

28. října 117

CZ-702 18 Ostrava 2

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 | 8.3.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 645/06 |
| Member State | Malta |
| Region | — |
| Title | ‘Agriculture Insurance Premium (Subsidy) Scheme’ |
| Legal basis | Agricultural and Fishing Industries (Financial Assistance) Act (CAP 146) and draft Agricultural Insurance Premium (Subsidy) Regulations, 2006 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To encourage farmers to obtain insurance cover against exceptional occurrences, natural disasters and adverse weather conditions assimilated to natural disasters |
| Form of aid | Subsidy |
| Budget | EUR 800 000 |
| Intensity | Max. 80 % of the eligible costs |
| Duration | 2007-2012 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment |
| Barriera Wharf |
| MT-Valletta CMR 02 |

Date of adoption of the decision

8.3.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 645/06

Member State

Malta

Region

—

Title

‘Agriculture Insurance Premium (Subsidy) Scheme’

Legal basis

Agricultural and Fishing Industries (Financial Assistance) Act (CAP 146) and draft Agricultural Insurance Premium (Subsidy) Regulations, 2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To encourage farmers to obtain insurance cover against exceptional occurrences, natural disasters and adverse weather conditions assimilated to natural disasters

Form of aid

Subsidy

Budget

EUR 800 000

Intensity

Max. 80 % of the eligible costs

Duration

2007-2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment

Barriera Wharf

MT-Valletta CMR 02

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 | 27.4.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 785/06 |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Compensation for damage caused to crops by floods between May and July 2006 |
| Legal basis | Usnesení vlády České republiky ze dne 3. července 2006 č. 845 k povodňové situaci v České republice a následkům povodňových škod v období od 28. května do 2. července 2006
  Usnesení vlády České republiky ze dne 1. listopadu 2006 č. 1246 o finančním řešení zmírnění škod způsobených na zemědělském majetku, vodohospodářské infrastruktuře, korytech vodních toků a rybnících v důsledku povodní v období od 28. května do 2. července 2006
  Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na zmírnění škod na polních kulturách způsobených povodněmi roku 2006 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Compensation for damages caused by natural disaster |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget is: CZK 20 million |
| Intensity | Up to 50 % |
| Duration | Until 31 December 2007 |
| Economic sectors | Agricultural sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerstvo zemědělství České republiky |
| Těšnov 17 |
| CZ-117 05 Praha 1 |

Date of adoption of the decision

27.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 785/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Compensation for damage caused to crops by floods between May and July 2006

Legal basis

Usnesení vlády České republiky ze dne 3. července 2006 č. 845 k povodňové situaci v České republice a následkům povodňových škod v období od 28. května do 2. července 2006

Usnesení vlády České republiky ze dne 1. listopadu 2006 č. 1246 o finančním řešení zmírnění škod způsobených na zemědělském majetku, vodohospodářské infrastruktuře, korytech vodních toků a rybnících v důsledku povodní v období od 28. května do 2. července 2006

Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na zmírnění škod na polních kulturách způsobených povodněmi roku 2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Compensation for damages caused by natural disaster

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget is: CZK 20 million

Intensity

Up to 50 %

Duration

Until 31 December 2007

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo zemědělství České republiky

Těšnov 17

CZ-117 05 Praha 1

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 | 2.4.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | NN 1/07 (ex N 849/06) |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | — |
| Title | Bovine Tuberculosis compensation payments to deer owners in Great Britain |
| Legal basis | The Animal Act 1981; The Tuberculosis (Deer) Notice of Intended Slaughter and Compensation Order 1989; The Tuberculosis (Deer) Order 1989; The Tuberculosis (Deer) (Amendment) Order 1993 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Risk and crisis management: compensation of owners of deer |
| Form of aid | Subsidy |
| Budget | GBP 180 000 |
| Intensity | Max. 50 % of the value of the slaughtered animal |
| Duration | 1989-2012 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | TB Division |
| Area 104 |
| 1a Page Street |
| London SW1P 4PQ |
| United Kingdom |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 1/07 (ex N 849/06)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

—

Title

Bovine Tuberculosis compensation payments to deer owners in Great Britain

Legal basis

The Animal Act 1981; The Tuberculosis (Deer) Notice of Intended Slaughter and Compensation Order 1989; The Tuberculosis (Deer) Order 1989; The Tuberculosis (Deer) (Amendment) Order 1993

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Risk and crisis management: compensation of owners of deer

Form of aid

Subsidy

Budget

GBP 180 000

Intensity

Max. 50 % of the value of the slaughtered animal

Duration

1989-2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

TB Division

Area 104

1a Page Street

London SW1P 4PQ

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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