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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

(2005/C 210/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Aid No: NN 14/2004 (ex N 453/2003)

Title: Aid for the removal and destruction of fallen stock

Objective: to compensate livestock farmers for the disposal of fallen stock at farm level; to compensate slaughterhouses for the removal and destruction of slaughterhouse waste (until 1998 only)

Legal basis: 

Gesetz zur Ausführung des Tierkörperbeseitigungsgesetzes des Landes Brandenburg

Budget: 

Aid intensity: 66 % of removal and destruction costs

Duration: until 2013

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Austria (Carinthia)

Aid No: N 14/04

Title: Carinthia directive on aid for agriculture and forestry

Objective: Provision of aid to agriculture and forestry activities as follows: technical support (training, consultation and information activities as well as farm replacement services); prevention of plant diseases (warning systems, meteorological stations, general prevention activities); maintenance of herd books and tests to determine the genetic quality of livestock; measures concerning quality products (introduction of quality assurance systems, training, consulting, market research, degressive aid for controlling measures, legally prescribed tests on milk); building private housing; investments (new machines and appliances, construction projects, high quality breeding animals and farm land); infrastructure measures (public roads, water management, landslide prevention, planning of ecologically important measures not favouring agricultural protection); land reparcelling (purchase of land and measuring and planning costs); preservation of rural heritage (restoration of residential and production buildings); purchase of storm insurance policies; forestry measures.

The notified draft directive is intended as a legal basis for all aid schemes exclusively financed by the Land Carinthia. The draft directive replaces all previous legal bases for State aid to agriculture and forestry in Carinthia where such State aid is financed by the Land Carinthia. All measures contained in the draft directive are financed by Carinthia

Legal basis: 

Landesförderungsrichtlinie Land- und Forstwirtschaft

Budget: Estimated budget 2005: EUR 11 150 000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to measure

Duration: Until 31.12.2014

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Aid No: N 15/04

Title: Aid towards the cost for removal and disposal of fallen stock, for which contributions have been paid to the Tierseuchenkasse

Objective: Compensation to livestock farmers in Rhineland-Palatinate for the costs of disposal and destruction of fallen stock

Legal basis: 

Erstes und zweites Gesetz vom 30.11.2000 und 20.4.2003 (Rheinland-Pfalz) zur Änderung des Landestierkörperbeseitigungsgesetzes

Budget: 2002: EUR 3 291 048

2003: EUR 2 673 996

2004: EUR 2 673 996

Aid intensity or amount: For removal of fallen stock: 100 %

For destruction of fallen stock: 75 %

For removal and destruction of animals subject to TSE testing: 100 %

Duration: Until 31.12.2013

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Marche)

Aid No: N 16/2004

Title: Programme of development services for the agri-food system

Objective: To promote development of the agri-food system in the Marche region through technical assistance services, maintaining herd books and controls

Legal basis: 

Delibere della Regione Marche n. 99 del 28.7.2003, n. 1144 del 5.8.2003 e n. 1353 del 13.10.2003 concernenti l'approvazione e le modalità di attuazione del Programma obiettivo triennale dei Servizi di sviluppo del sistema agroalimentare 2003-2005

Budget: EUR 11 100 000 over the three-year programme

Aid intensity or amount: Technical assistance: 70 % of eligible costs, up to a maximum EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over the three-year period. Herd books: 100 % of eligible costs. Functional controls: aid limited to 70 % of the eligible costs

Duration: Until 2005

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Trento)

Aid No: N 27/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers following the BSE crisis. Regional Decree 2585 of 10.10.2003 as modified by Regional Decree 2935 of 6.11.2003

Objective: To compensate farmers and trout breeders for the costs of disposal of fallen stock

Legal basis: 

Legge provinciale 28 marzo 2003 n. 4 ‘Sostegno all'economia agricola, disciplina dell'agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati’ articolo 52, Delibera 2585 del 10.10.2003 come modificata dalla delibera 2935 del 6.11.2003

Budget: For the year 2003: EUR 5 487 345

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the costs

Duration: Una tantum

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 28/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for the losses caused by drought

Objective: To make good the damages suffered by the farmers, due to the drought and exceptionally high temperatures during the spring and summer 2003

Legal basis: 

Legge regionale 11 marzo 1998 n. 8 ‘Interventi per i danni alle produzioni provocati dalla siccità della primavera-estate 2003’ Delibere 45/44 del 5.12.2003 e 4/9 del 6.2.2004

Budget: EUR 40 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: The aid amounts to 50 % of the ascertained damage, but it can be cumulated with other public aids, up to 100 % of the incurred damage

Duration: Una tantum and in any case aid can not be paid more than three years after the adverse weather event

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 33/A/2004

Title: Law-Decree concerning ‘Urgent Provisions for agriculture, fishery and their administration’

Objective: To provide subsidiary guarantee on credit and 12 months suspension of social security to farmers who have been supplying Parmalat companies the 6 months before receivership and have not been paid for the delivered milk

Legal basis: 

Legge di conversione 27 marzo 2004 n. 77 recante ‘Disposizioni urgenti concernenti i settori dell'agricoltura e della pesca’

Budget: For social security: EUR 1 327 000 per year, for a total of EUR 3 980 000

Aid intensity or amount: For social security: EUR 995 for the total period of three years

Duration: Until 2006 for social security suspension

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Lazio)

Aid No: N 36/2002

Title: Assistance for the payment of insurance premiums for losses due to natural disasters

Legal basis: 

Articolo 251 della legge regionale 10 maggio 2001, n. 10. Legge 14 febbraio 1992, n. 185

Objective: To encourage farmers to insure against damage caused by bad weather

Budget: The 2002 regional budget allocates ITL 1 billion (EUR 516 457) to these measures

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of the cost of insurance premiums which also cover losses due to natural disasters, exceptional occurrences, adverse weather conditions which can be assimilated to natural disasters and other losses resulting from poor weather

Duration: Unspecified

Other information: Article 251(4) of the Regional Law provides for aid for crop protection associations and other associations of farmers which provide agro-meteorological services for the purchase, maintenance and management of equipment needed to provide such services. The competent authorities have affirmed that no such measures have yet been launched, and they undertake to notify the implementing rules for that provision to the Commission, under Article 88(3) of the Treaty, once those rules have been adopted by the Lazio regional executive

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 36/2004

Title: Regional Decision n. 1068 of 20.10.2003: Aid scheme for the development and the improvement of agri-food undertakings operating under the label ‘Agriqualità’. Regional Law n.25/99

Objective: to improve the quality of agricultural products by promoting the creation of integrated chain projects under an approved quality label. The measures include aid for official controls, consultancy and training services, investments in equipment, promotion in a wide sense

Legal basis: Legge regionale 15 aprile 1999 n. 25 ‘Norme per la valorizzazione dei prodotti agricoli ed alimentari ottenuti con tecniche di produzione integrate e tutela contro la pubblicità ingannevole’

Regolamento di attuazione n. 6/2000 del 3 agosto 2000‘Condizioni per l'uso del marchio collettivo “Agriqualità”’

Budget: EUR 5 001 596,50

Aid intensity or amount: variable according to the measure

Duration: three years (2004 to 2006)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 44/2004

Title: The National Fallen Stock Scheme

Objective: Providing a State-aided voluntary subscription system for collecting and disposal of fallen stock in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002

Legal basis: Non-statutory measure

Budget: 2004/2005: GBP 10 000 000

2005/2006: GBP 6 000 000

2006/2007: GBP 3 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: In the 1st year State aid contribution will vary between 25 % and 35 %. It is expected that in the 2nd and 3rd year it will diminish

Duration: Three years from the approval by the Commission (2004-2007)

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 53/04

Title: Farm Waste Management (Northern Ireland) Scheme

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to enable farmers in Northern Ireland to comply with restrictions on the spreading of livestock manures on land within the NVZs. Aid is available towards the cost of investments in new or improved farm waste storage and handling facilities for livestock waste and silage effluent

Legal basis: Article 16 of the Agriculture and Fisheries (Financial Assistance) (NI) Order 1987 — S.I. 1987/166 (NI 1)

Budget: GBP 42 000 000 (EUR 62 800 000)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 %

Duration: 30.11.2007 for payments; works must be finished until 30.11.2006

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

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