# Official Journal C 105/30 A

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4830 April 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 105

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4830 April 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | Commission |
| 2005/C 105/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 105/2 | Final report of the hearing officer in case COMP/E2 C.37.857 — organic peroxides (drawn up in accordance with Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2005/C 105/3 | Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products | 3 |
| 2005/C 105/4 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections | 12 |
| 2005/C 105/5 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections | 16 |
| 2005/C 105/6 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections | 21 |
| 2005/C 105/7 | Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal (
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  ) | 25 |
| 2005/C 105/8 | Amendment of public service obligations in respect of certain scheduled air services within the Autonomous Region of the Azores (
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  ) | 27 |
| 2005/C 105/9 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV) (
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  ) | 28 |
| 2005/C 105/0 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3726 — Dansk Supermarked/Netto) (
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  ) | 29 |
| 2005/C 105/1 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections | 30 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2005/C 105/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 105/2

Final report of the hearing officer in case COMP/E2 C.37.857 — organic peroxides (drawn up in accordance with Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21) (
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2

2005/C 105/3

Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

3

2005/C 105/4

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

12

2005/C 105/5

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

16

2005/C 105/6

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

21

2005/C 105/7

Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal (
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1

25

2005/C 105/8

Amendment of public service obligations in respect of certain scheduled air services within the Autonomous Region of the Azores (
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  )

1

27

2005/C 105/9

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV) (
  1
  )

1

28

2005/C 105/0

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3726 — Dansk Supermarked/Netto) (
  1
  )

1

29

2005/C 105/1

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

30

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| 30.4.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/1 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

29 April 2005

(2005/C 105/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2957 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,24 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4460 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67750 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1805 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5374 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 81,67 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1430 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5818 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 30,499 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 252,51 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6961 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2715 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 36 180 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,58 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,435 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8031 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6565 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6191 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,1017 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7669 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1191 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 291,94 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,9067 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,7239 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3620 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 386,89 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9236 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 70,130 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 35,9890 |
| THB | Thai baht | 51,110 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2957

JPY

Japanese yen

136,24

DKK

Danish krone

7,4460

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67750

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1805

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5374

ISK

Iceland króna

81,67

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1430

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5818

CZK

Czech koruna

30,499

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

252,51

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6961

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2715

ROL

Romanian leu

36 180

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,58

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,435

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8031

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6565

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6191

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,1017

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7669

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1191

KRW

South Korean won

1 291,94

ZAR

South African rand

7,9067

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,7239

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3620

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 386,89

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9236

PHP

Philippine peso

70,130

RUB

Russian rouble

35,9890

THB

Thai baht

51,110

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 30.4.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 105/2 |
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Final report of the hearing officer in case COMP/E2 C.37.857 — organic peroxides

(drawn up in accordance with Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

(2005/C 105/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The draft decision gives rise to the following observations on the right to be heard.

| — | The Commission began proceedings in April 2000 when AKZO, a Dutch company, provided information about the existence of a cartel. A statement of objections was adopted on 27 March 2003 in respect of the following parties: Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV, Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals BV, Akzo Nobel NV, Atofina SA, Degussa UK Holdings, Peroxid Chemie GmbH & Co.KG, Pergan GmbH, Peroxidos Organicos SA, FMC Foret SA, AC Treuhand AG, the trustee administering the cartel. |
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The Commission began proceedings in April 2000 when AKZO, a Dutch company, provided information about the existence of a cartel. A statement of objections was adopted on 27 March 2003 in respect of the following parties: Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV, Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals BV, Akzo Nobel NV, Atofina SA, Degussa UK Holdings, Peroxid Chemie GmbH & Co.KG, Pergan GmbH, Peroxidos Organicos SA, FMC Foret SA, AC Treuhand AG, the trustee administering the cartel.

| — | The time allowed to answer the statement of objections was extended by over two weeks at the request of the parties. The final date was 17 June 2003. An oral hearing was held on 26 June 2003, at which:






  1. | Peroxid Chemie dropped a purely formal argument it had against the statement of objections. |
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The time allowed to answer the statement of objections was extended by over two weeks at the request of the parties. The final date was 17 June 2003. An oral hearing was held on 26 June 2003, at which:

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Peroxid Chemie dropped a purely formal argument it had against the statement of objections.

| 2. | New documents were provided by Atochem. I agreed to their inclusion in the file and I gave the other parties two weeks in which to send their comments to the Commission. The content confirmed the Commission's position concerning the duration of the infringement. |
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New documents were provided by Atochem. I agreed to their inclusion in the file and I gave the other parties two weeks in which to send their comments to the Commission. The content confirmed the Commission's position concerning the duration of the infringement.

| — | In the light of the explanations supplied in the written reply to the statement of objections and at the hearing, the Commission has not continued the proceedings in respect of the infringement referred to in the statement of objections against Pergan GmbH, because it is out of time, and against FMC Foret SA, because no evidence has been found of its responsibility for the conduct of Perorsa, a company with which it has links. |
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In the light of the explanations supplied in the written reply to the statement of objections and at the hearing, the Commission has not continued the proceedings in respect of the infringement referred to in the statement of objections against Pergan GmbH, because it is out of time, and against FMC Foret SA, because no evidence has been found of its responsibility for the conduct of Perorsa, a company with which it has links.

| — | The draft decision submitted to the Commission contains no additional objections and relates only to objections about which the parties have had the opportunity to state their views. |
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The draft decision submitted to the Commission contains no additional objections and relates only to objections about which the parties have had the opportunity to state their views.

In the light of the above, I believe that the right of the parties to be heard has been fully respected in this case.

Brussels, 2 December 2003.

Serge DURANDE

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Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

(2005/C 105/03)

Aid number: XA 66/04

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Farming Activities Programme (England)

Legal basis: The scheme is non-statutory. The Agriculture Act 1986 (section 1) provides the legal base for the provision by Government of advice in connection with any agricultural activity.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: GBP 800 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 %

Date of implementation: Farmers will be able to sign up from 1 December the first meetings will take place on or after 6 December 2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will be open to new participants throughout. Activities funded under the scheme will take place after 6 December 2004 and until 24 March 2005. The Programme closes on 31 March 2005.

Objective of aid: Sectoral development. This is a programme for practising farmers. The purpose of the programme, consisting of a range of conferences, workshops and seminars, is to help farmers understand current issues that may impact upon their businesses such as CAP reform, catchment sensitive farming, and the introduction of new Environmental Stewardship Schemes. This will increase the professionalism of the sector.

The aid will be paid in line with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 and the eligible costs will be costs of organising and delivering training programmes.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to businesses active in the production of agricultural products only. The scheme is open to businesses producing any type of agricultural product.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
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| Farm Advice Unit |
| Rural Development Service |
| Area 4A, Ergon House |
| Horseferry Road |
| London |
| United Kingdom |
| SW1P 2JR |

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Farm Advice Unit

Rural Development Service

Area 4A, Ergon House

Horseferry Road

London

United Kingdom

SW1P 2JR

Web-address: www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Click on ‘Farming Activities Programme (England)’. Alternatively, you can go direct to

www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/fap-england.pdf.

Aid No: XA No 49/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Regulation laying down criteria and detailed rules for granting financial assistance for the recapitalisation of agricultural cooperatives and consortia thereof as provided for in Article 31 of Regional Law 20/1992 and payable in accordance with Article 5(n) of Regional Law 80/82 and subsequent amendments and additions (Regolamento recante criteri e modalità per la concessione di finanziamenti agevolati per la ricapitalizzazione delle cooperative agricole e dei loro consorzi, previsti dall'articolo 31 della LR 20/1992 ed erogabili ai sensi dell'articolo 5, lettera n) della legge regionale 80/82 e successive modificazioni ed integrazioni).

Legal basis: Legge regionale 17 luglio 1992, n. 20 (art. 31) — ‘Modificazioni ed integrazioni alla legge regionale 29 marzo 1988, n. 16, in materia di apicoltura e alla legge regionale 20 novembre 1982, n. 80, concernente il Fondo di rotazione regionale. Norme di interpretazione, modificazione ed integrazione di altre leggi regionali nel settore dell' agricoltura. Interventi di razionalizzazione, ammodernamento e sviluppo di alcuni comparti produttivi del settore primario’.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The indicative maximum annual expenditure is EUR 2 million.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum intensity is 40 % GGE.

Date of implementation: The aid scheme comes into force on the 15th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the Region and 10 days after this form is sent, as provided for in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until funds are exhausted but not beyond the term of validity of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004, i.e. 31 December 2006.

Objective of aid: Support for SMEs subject to approval of programmes for the recapitalisation of cooperatives and consortia thereof, lasting up to five years and providing for suitable investments for the reorganisation, restructuring, consolidation and development of cooperative bodies. SMEs interested must meet the profitabilty criteria and the minimum environmental and animal health and welfare requirements and the investments must ensure market outlets in accordance with the rural development plan for the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region (approved by Decision (EC) No C (2000) 2902 def. of 29 September 2000).

The aid is granted under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Expenditure admissible under the recapitalisation programmes covers:

the construction, acquisition or improvement of immovable property;

the purchase or lease-purchase of new machinery and equipment, including computer software up to the market value of the asset; other costs connected with a leasing contract (tax, lessor's margin, interest refinancing costs, overheads, insurance charges, etc.) are not admissible;

general costs, such as architects', engineers' and consultants' fees, feasibility studies, the acquisition of patents and licences, of up to 12 % of the expenditure covered by the preceding indents.

Sector(s) concerned: Processing and/or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Direzione centrale delle risorse agricole, naturali, forestali e della montagna |
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| Servizio per il credito agrario, la cooperazione e lo sviluppo agricolo |
| Via Caccia, 17 |
| 33100 — Udine (I) |

Direzione centrale delle risorse agricole, naturali, forestali e della montagna

Servizio per il credito agrario, la cooperazione e lo sviluppo agricolo

Via Caccia, 17

33100 — Udine (I)

Web site: www.regione.fvg.it/istituzionale/bur/bur.htm

Aid No: XA No 51/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Marche

Title of aid scheme: Assistance to promote the production and marketing of quality agricultural products through the introduction of company management systems for the certification of environmental and ethical quality standards in accordance with national and Community provisions and standards of the SA 8000, UNI EN ISO 9000 and 14000 series and company and food-chain traceability systems meeting national and Community provisions and standards of the UNI 10939 and UNI 11020 series and compliance with existing rules on quality products.

Legal basis: Articoli 3, 4 e 6 della legge regionale 10 dicembre 2003, n. 23 ‘Interventi per il sostegno dei sistemi di certificazione della qualità e della tracciabilità delle produzioni agricole ed agro-alimentari’.

Maximum expenditure planned: The overall budget under the Regional Law for 2004 is EUR 774 685,35, of which not more than EUR 700 000 is for measures under this aid scheme.

For subsequent years, the maximum under the Regional Law can amount to EUR 2 million per year, of which not more than EUR 1 500 000 is for measures under this aid scheme.

Maximum aid intensity: The aid may amount to up to 60 % of the admissible expenditure but may not exceed EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over a three-year period.

Date of implementation: From 2004, and 10 working days after this form is sent, as provided for in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: There is no time limit on the scheme's duration, which depends on the funds set aside in the annual budget of the Marche Region.

Objective of aid: Granting of assistance to small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products, to support:

The beneficiaries must use the management system developed using the regional aid for a minimum period laid down by the Regional Executive.

Reference articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004: Article 13(2)(a) to (d) and Article 14(2)(c).

Beneficiaries of the aid: Small and medium-sized agricultural holdings and agri-food enterprises, both individual and grouped, those processing agricultural products as defined in Article 32 of, and Annex I to, the Treaty establishing the European Community, and producer organisations, consortia for the protection and committees for the promotion of new denominations of origin operating within the Region may qualify for the aid.

All persons qualifying in the area concerned on the basis of objectively defined criteria may be granted the aid, subject to compliance with Articles 13(6) and (7) and 14(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Costs:

Eligible costs

The following may be eligible for aid

| — | market research, product conception and design, including aid granted for the preparation of applications for recognition of denominations of origin and certificates of specific character in accordance with the relevant Community provisions and for the amendment of and/or compliance with existing production rules. |
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market research, product conception and design, including aid granted for the preparation of applications for recognition of denominations of origin and certificates of specific character in accordance with the relevant Community provisions and for the amendment of and/or compliance with existing production rules.

| — | introduction of quality assurance schemes, such as ISO 9000 and 14000 standards, traceability systems, systems to ensure compliance with standards of authenticity, rules on marketing and environmental audit systems and standards for the certification of social responsibilty (SA 8000); |
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introduction of quality assurance schemes, such as ISO 9000 and 14000 standards, traceability systems, systems to ensure compliance with standards of authenticity, rules on marketing and environmental audit systems and standards for the certification of social responsibilty (SA 8000);

| — | training of personnel to apply the above systems; |
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training of personnel to apply the above systems;

| — | charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems. |
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charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems.

Costs of external consultants for work carried out by professional consultants or consultancy companies with proven experience in the sector, for the implementation of the quality management system, including specialised technical assistance (e.g. for instrument calibration), can also be covered.

Ineligible costs

Drafting of company self-monitoring manuals in compliance with Legislative Decree No 155/97.

Admissible costs are eligible from the date of granting of the aid.

Sectors concerned: The scheme applies to small and medium-sized enterprises producing, processing and marketing agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.

Name and address of the authority granting the aid: REGIONE MARCHE Servizio Sviluppo e Gestione Attività Agricole e Rurali e Servizio Sistema Agroalimentare, Ambiente rurale e Foreste, Via Tiziano 44, 60100 ANCONA

Web address: www.agri.marche.it

Aid No: XA 53/04

Member State: Belgium

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: prefinancing of TSE tests

Legal basis:

| — | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 |
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Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

| — | Law of 27 December 2002 on the general expenditure budget for the 2003 |
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Law of 27 December 2002 on the general expenditure budget for the 2003

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The overall amount for carrying out mandatory TSE tests on cattle slaughtered for human consumption is estimated at approximately EUR 25 700 000 (357 398 × EUR 40 for 2003 and approximately 285 000 × EUR 40 for 2005 at 15 October 2004), depending on when the draft decision on financing TSE tests enters into force.

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 40,00 per test

Date of implementation: since 1 January 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: For as long as mandatory TSE tests on cattle slaughtered for human consumption apply and until the draft decision on financing TSE tests, which has been submitted to the Commission, enters into force.

Objective of aid: The main objective of the measure is to provide support to the animal production sector in accordance with Article 15(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to state aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products. There are no secondary objectives. The eligible costs comprise: the total cost of testing, including the test kit and taking, transporting, testing, storing and destroying the samples.

Economic sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to the cattle subsector of the production sector.

Name and address of the granting authority: Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Avenue Simon Bolivarlaan 30, B-1000 Brussels

Website: www.favv-afsca.fgov.be

Aid No: XA 54/04

Member State: Belgium

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: financing of TSE tests

Legal basis:

| — | Verordening (EG) nr. 999/2001 |
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Verordening (EG) nr. 999/2001

| — | Wet van 22 december 2003 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting voor het begrotingsjaar 2004 |
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Wet van 22 december 2003 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting voor het begrotingsjaar 2004

| — | Règlement (CE) no 999/2001 |
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Règlement (CE) no 999/2001

| — | loi du 22 décembre 2003 contenant le budget général des dépenses pour l'exercice budgétaire 2004 |
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loi du 22 décembre 2003 contenant le budget général des dépenses pour l'exercice budgétaire 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company:: The overall amount for carrying out mandatory TSE tests on cattle slaughtered for human consumption is estimated at approximately EUR 12 016 800 (360 000 tests × EUR 33,38 over 12 months), varying according to the number of slaughtered cattle in the age category to be tested and the date when the decision applies.

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 33,38 per test

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: For as long as mandatory TSE tests on cattle slaughtered for human consumption apply.

Objective of aid: The main objective of the measure is to provide support to the animal production sector in accordance with Article 15(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to state aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products. There are no secondary objectives. The eligible costs comprise: the total cost of testing, including the test kit and taking, transporting, testing, storing and destroying the samples.

Economic sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to animal production.

Name and address of the granting authority: Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Avenue Simon Bolivarlaan 30, B-1000 Brussels

Website: www.favv-afsca.fgov.be

Aid number: XA 56-04

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Self-help groups for farmers — pilot scheme (England)

Legal basis: The scheme is non-statutory. The Agriculture Act 1986 (section 1) provides the legal base for the provision by Government of advice in connection with any agricultural activity.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: GBP 117 750

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 %. Each participant will receive services at a value of GBP 235,50 and this therefore represents the maximum amount of aid granted under the scheme.

Date of implementation: Farmers will be able to sign up from 22 October and the first meetings will take place after 1 November 2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will be open to new participants throughout. Activities funded under the scheme will take place after 1 November 2004 and until 31 March 2005.

Objective of aid: The purpose of this scheme is to pilot new mechanisms for engaging with farmers with a view to promoting the sharing of knowledge and best practice within the sector. The mechanisms will be to provide discussion groups to discuss specific issues affecting farming. The aid will be paid in line with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 and the eligible costs will be costs of organising training programmes and in some cases the travel and subsistence costs of participants.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to businesses active in the production of agricultural products only. The scheme is open to businesses producing any type of agricultural product.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
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| Challenge Fund: Self-help groups for farmers — pilot project |
| Area 4A |
| Ergon House |
| London |
| United Kingdom |
| SW1P 2JR |

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Challenge Fund: Self-help groups for farmers — pilot project

Area 4A

Ergon House

London

United Kingdom

SW1P 2JR

Web-address: www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Click on 'Self-help groups for farmers — pilot scheme'. Alternatively, you can go direct to

www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/self-help.pdf.

Aid No: XA No 57/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Autonomous Province of Bolzano

Title of scheme: Criteria and arrangements for granting aid for insurance policies covering the losses incurred by agricultural holdings as a result of adverse climatic events.

Legal basis: Legge Provinciale 14 dicembre 1998, n. 11, art. 4, lettera k

Decreto legislativo 29 marzo 2004, n. 102.

Annual expenditure planned at Province level: EUR 3 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % and 80 % respectively

Date of implementation: 10 days after referral, October 2004

Duration of scheme: Open-ended

Objectives of aid: Support for agricultural holdings through prevention schemes addressing the damages to agricultural production, under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Sector concerned: Arable (fruit, wine grapes)

Name and address of authority: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano, Ripartizione Agricoltura, 39100 Bolzano, via Brennero 6.

Web address: http://www.provinz.bz.it/landwirtschaft/dema/dema_getreso.asp?DRES_ID=1865

Aid number: XA 59-04

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Cumbria

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Distinctly Cumbrian Agricultural Produce Scheme

Legal basis: Section 5 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 12.11.2004 — 30.6.2005: GBP 0,83 m

1.7.2005 — 30.6.2006: GBP 1,2 m

1.7.2006 — 30.6.2007: GBP 0,9 m

Maximum aid intensity: Small Capital Grants 40 %

Large Grants 25 %

Website Development Grants 50 %

Date of implementation: The scheme will open to new applications on 12 November 2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The closing date for applications under the Large and Small Grant Schemes will be 31 December 2006.

The closing date for applications for Website Development Grants will be 31 March 2007.

Final claims for grant payment in all cases will be 30 June 2007.

Objective of aid: The aim of the scheme is to help regenerate and strengthen the rural economy of Cumbria by encouraging the processing, distribution and marketing of Cumbrian added value products.

The Large and Small Grant schemes are being implemented under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 (for investments in processing and marketing). The eligible costs are:

The Website Development Grants are being implemented under Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The eligible costs are consultancy fees.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to the processing and marketing of agricultural products. All subsectors are eligible with the exception of the manufacture and marketing of products which imitate or substitute for milk and milk products and the processing and marketing of sugar or sugar products.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Distinctly Cumbrian |
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| Rural Enterprise Centre |
| Redhills |
| PENRITH |
| United Kingdom |
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Distinctly Cumbrian

Rural Enterprise Centre

Redhills

PENRITH

United Kingdom

CA11 0DT

Web-address: www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Click on ‘Distinctly Cumbrian Agricultural Produce Scheme’. Alternatively, you can go direct to

http://defraweb/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/cumbrian-aps.pdf

Other information: The scheme consists of 3 measures:

Aid No: XA-60/04

Member State: The Netherlands

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Grant towards partnerships' organisation costs

Legal basis:

Kaderwet LNV-subsidies (artikelen 2 en 4)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned annual expenditure under this scheme amounts to EUR 2 million, 1,4 million of which is for technical support for farmers.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity per farmer per year is about EUR 535. The maximum aid intensity depends on a number of factors: 1. the size of the agricultural nature management association or other partnership; 2. the number of farmer members; 3. the number of hectares for which the partnership concerned receives a management grant under the heading and part (a) of Article 2 of the Agricultural Nature Management Payment Scheme and/or a landscape grant under the heading and part (b) of Article 2 of the above scheme.

The aid is within the ceiling allowed under Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. It will be stipulated that the aid may not exceed EUR 100 000 per farmer over a three-year period.

Date of implementation: 10 working days after acknowledgment of receipt by the European Commission

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: This is a new scheme covering the period 2004 to 2014 inclusive. Aid under this scheme can be granted for a single period of up to six years. Aid applications must be submitted not later than 1 May 2009.

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is technical support for farmers (under Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004) for agricultural nature management. Aid can be obtained for the following costs: activities in connection with advancing knowledge, improving professionalism and ecological management, recruitment, guidance on applications, and administration.

Sector(s) concerned: Farmers engaged in agricultural nature management on their holding or planning to undertake such measures. These farmers may be engaged in livestock or arable farming.

Name and address of the granting authority: Ministerie van LNV (Ministry for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) (p/a Dienst Regelingen, Postbus 965, 6040 AZ Roermond)

Website: www.hetlnvloket.nl

Other information: The activities covered by the grant towards partnerships' organisation costs are technical support measures within the meaning of Article 14 of the exemption Regulation. The aid will be granted — in order to promote joint nature management initiatives and skills — to partnerships to assist the organisation of activities such as advancing knowledge, improving professionalism and ecological management, recruitment, guidance on applications, and administration. The aid will not be granted directly to farmers but will benefit them. The partnerships concerned are made up of farmers and the beneficiaries of the activities organised will be farmers.

The grant towards partnerships' organisation costs is included in Chapter 8 of the Agricultural Nature Management Payment Scheme. It is governed by the arrangements laid down for the scheme. The Agricultural Nature Management Payment Scheme was approved by the Commission by Decision C (2001) 2814 of 9 October 2001. The aid in question will be granted only if the management aid under Article 2 (a) of the Agricultural Nature Management Payment Scheme and/or the landscape aid under Article 2 (b) thereof is also granted. Joint nature management is boosted by aid for joint nature management being granted for the relevant number of hectares. The ecological value of joint environment management is greater than the sum of the value of individual initiatives. The reason for joint efforts is to optimise nature management.

The aid in question is, however, a separate aid scheme. Unlike the exception mentioned below, the management grant and landscape grant, the aid does not entail environmental commitments. The aid relates to the costs of activities regarded as organisation costs for a partnership. These costs do not include the development, management and/or maintenance of specific plots of land and/or landscape features.

As can be seen from the enclosed draft, under Chapter 8 of the Agricultural Nature Management Payment Scheme, aid can also be granted for activities outside the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

First and foremost, this aid concerns activities which are not regarded as aid. It covers support for activities which primarily benefit the partnerships themselves, such as activities designed to expand the scope of agricultural nature management and strengthen collaboration among those involved in nature management.

Secondly, the grant relates to activities such as quality assurance, monitoring and reporting that can be regarded as agri-environment measures. Aid is not yet granted for the latter activities. The conditions relating to this category of aid will be sent to you shortly via the normal channels. The aid in question will not be paid until the Commission has given its approval.

Aid No: XA 63/04

Member State: Germany

Region: Baden-Württemberg

Title of aid scheme: Directive on countryside conservation/grants for the organisation of producer groups

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Approximately EUR 10 000

Maximum aid intensity: 90 % of eligible costs in the first year, 70 % in the second year, up to 50 % in the third year, up to 30 % in the fourth year and up to 20 % in the fifth year.

Date of implementation: Ongoing

Duration of scheme: Until 30 June 2007

Objective of aid: Grants for the organisation of producer groups aimed at promoting nature protection, countryside conservation and indigenous crops within the framework of marketing organic or regional agricultural products and products arising from countryside conservation.

Sectors concerned: Various sectors each working in the public interest with regard to nature protection, countryside conservation or indigenous crops.

Name and address of granting authority: Ministry for Food and Rural Development, Kernerplatz 10, 70182 Stuttgart;

the four Regional Councils of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.

Web address: http://www.landwirtschaft-mlr.baden-wuerttemberg.de/

Aid No: XA 64/04

Member State: Germany

Region: Baden-Württemberg

Title of aid scheme: Directive on countryside conservation/management and consultancy

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Approximately EUR 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 90 % of eligible costs.

Date of implementation: Ongoing

Duration of scheme: Until 30 June 2007

Objective of aid: To manage and advise in the public interest on the implementation of measures aimed at promoting nature protection, countryside conservation and indigenous crops.

Sectors concerned: Various sectors each working in the public interest within the framework of providing technical assistance to the agricultural sector with regard to nature protection, countryside conservation or indigenous crops.

Name and address of granting authority: Ministry for Food and the Rural Development, Kernerplatz 10, 70182 Stuttgart;

the four Regional Councils of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg; the lower nature protection authorities agencies for agriculture, countryside and soil cultivation.

Web address: http://www.landwirtschaft-mlr.baden-wuerttemberg.de/

Aid No: XA 65/04

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving individual aid: Bavarian loan programme for environmental protection (Bayerisches Umweltkreditprogramm)

Legal basis: Directive on loans to small and medium-sized commercial enterprises for the promotion of environmental protection and energy-saving measures (joint publication by the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection, and the Bavarian State Ministry for Economics, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Overall amount approximately EUR 3 million per year.

Maximum aid intensity: The subsidy equivalent of low-interest loans is a maximum of 15 % for small enterprises and 7,5 % for medium-sized enterprises.

Date of implementation: Planned for 1 December 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid grant: Until 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: Investment aid is granted to small and medium-sized enterprises that process or market agricultural products in accordance with Annex I to the EC Treaty and within the framework of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. Aid takes the form of low-interest loans not exceeding a subsidy equivalent of 15 % for small enterprises and 7,5 % for medium-sized enterprises.

The loans are designed to assist commercial SMEs in making their own investments in environmental protection, especially in combination with other operational investments, thereby contributing to significant improvements in the environmental situation.

Sectors concerned: Commercial enterprises involved in the processing and marketing of agricultural products. The manufacture and marketing of products that imitate or substitute milk or milk products, and processing and marketing activities in the sugar sector are not eligible.

Name and address of granting authority: LfA Förderbank Bayern

Königinstraße 17

80539 München

Web address: The text of the Directive on loans to small and medium-sized commercial enterprises for the promotion of environmental protection and energy-saving measures will be published at the following web address:

http://www.stmugv.bayern.de/de/wirtschaft/kredit.htm

Other information: Measures relating to the identification and redevelopment of abandoned contaminated sites under Section III of the Directive are not covered by the Exemption Regulation. The Directive indicates that exemption under the current Community Regulations (EC) No 69/2001, No 70/2001 and No 1/2004 expires on 30 June 2007. The scheme and any individual measures implemented under it will be adapted to take account of any amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 and the Commission will be informed.

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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 105/04)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State (Region): Italy (Abruzzi)

Aid No: N 261/2004

Title: Subsidised farm credit

Legal basis:

Legge regionale 14 settembre 1994, n. 62 e Legge regionale 9 marzo 2004, n. 11.

Objective: Regional Law No 11 of 9 March 2004 amends Regional Law No 62 of 14 September 1994 on subsidised farm credit

Budget: The regional authorities are allocating total funding of EUR 900 000 for 2004

Aid intensity or amount: Investment aid for the first purchase of livestock, materials and equipment: 50 % in less-favoured areas and 40 % in other areas. 1,10 % of the applicable interest rate

Duration: Five years, until 31 December 2009

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 262/04

Title: Aid to compensate for production losses due to adverse weather events

Objective: To grant compensation to farmers for production losses due to drought and torrential rain in the Region in 2003.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 13 agosto 2002, n. 22 art. 1 e successive modificazioni;

Delibera della Giunta regionale n. 1239 del 14 maggio 2004

Budget: EUR 1 825 068 (Fondo Regionale per la gestione delle emergenze in agricoltura)

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of actual losses, minus 15 % normal business risk

Duration: One year.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 270/2004

Title: Draft royal decree fixing the temporary crisis contributions due by potato producers to compensate losses suffered as a result of measures to combat harmful organisms

Objective: To compensate potato producers for losses suffered as a result of measures to combat harmful organisms

Legal basis:

| — | Loi du 2 avril 1971 relative à la lutte contre les organismes nuisibles aux végétaux et aux produits végétaux

  (Wet van 2 april 1971 betreffende de bestrijding van voor planten en plantaardige producten schadelijke organismen) |
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Loi du 2 avril 1971 relative à la lutte contre les organismes nuisibles aux végétaux et aux produits végétaux

(Wet van 2 april 1971 betreffende de bestrijding van voor planten en plantaardige producten schadelijke organismen)

| — | Loi du 17 mars 1993 relative à; la création d'un Fonds budgétaire pour la production et la protection des végétaux et des produits végétaux


  (Wet van 17 maart 1993 betreffende de oprichting van een begrotingsfonds voor de produktie en de bescherming van planten en plantaardige produkten) |
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Loi du 17 mars 1993 relative à; la création d'un Fonds budgétaire pour la production et la protection des végétaux et des produits végétaux

(Wet van 17 maart 1993 betreffende de oprichting van een begrotingsfonds voor de produktie en de bescherming van planten en plantaardige produkten)

| — | Le projet d'arrêté royal fixant les cotisations de crise temporaires dues par les producteurs de pommes de terre pour l'indemnisation de pertes subies suite aux mesures prises contre des organismes nuisibles

  (Ontwerp van koninklijk besluit tot vaststelling van de door de aarappelproducenten verschuldigde tijdelijke crisibijdragen voor het vergoeden van verliezen ingevolge maatregelen tegen schadelijke organismen) |
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Le projet d'arrêté royal fixant les cotisations de crise temporaires dues par les producteurs de pommes de terre pour l'indemnisation de pertes subies suite aux mesures prises contre des organismes nuisibles

(Ontwerp van koninklijk besluit tot vaststelling van de door de aarappelproducenten verschuldigde tijdelijke crisibijdragen voor het vergoeden van verliezen ingevolge maatregelen tegen schadelijke organismen)

Budget: EUR 1 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Until the harmful organisms in question have been eradicated in Belgium

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Abruzzi)

Aid No: N 272/04

Title: Programme of assistance for the relocation or cessation of agricultural activities for public health or similar reasons

Objective: To promote relocation of holdings, or withdrawal from farming and closure of production capacity

Legal basis:

Legge regionale n. 15 del 26 aprile 2004 — ‘Disposizioni finanziarie per la redazione del bilancio annuale 2004 e pluriennale 2004/2006 della Regione Abruzzo’

Budget: EUR 5 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: From 30 to 100 % or unamortised value of property plus 20 %

Duration: 1 year

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Basilicata)

No of the aid: N 274/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for the losses caused by heavy snow.

Objective: To compensate for damages due to the heavy snow in the county of Potenza on 23-24.12.2003.

Legal basis:

Legge n. 185/1992 e successive modifiche e Delibera n. 680 del 23.3.2004 — Proposta di declaratoria dell'eccezionalità dell'evento calamitoso ‘Nevicate nei giorni 23 e 24 dicembre 2003 — Provincia di Potenza’.

Budget: EUR 1 280 000.

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in Commission Decision C (2003) 4328 of 16.12.2003 (aid C 12/B/1995).

Duration: Una tantum.

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: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 280/04

Title: Assistance for stockfarmers participating in the bluetongue vaccination plan

Objective: To offset losses incurred in the control of animal diseases

Legal basis:

Disegno di legge ‘Interventi a favore degli allevatori partecipanti all'attuazione del piano di sorveglianza sierologica e del piano vaccinale per la febbre catarrale degli ovini (Blue Tongue)’

Budget: EUR 748 914,98

Aid intensity or amount:

| — | 90 % for losses due to death, abortions and reduced milk production. |
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90 % for losses due to death, abortions and reduced milk production.

| — | EUR 60 per animal per year for making animals available (with reduction of aid according to the actual length of time the animal is made available) |
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EUR 60 per animal per year for making animals available (with reduction of aid according to the actual length of time the animal is made available)

Duration: The time needed to make the payments

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

No of the aid: N 281/2004

Title: Accord interprofessionnel 2004 pour les pommes de terre destinées à la transformation industrielle et aide au stockage privé de pommes de terre de consommation

Objective: Aid for the stocking of potatoes.

Legal basis:

Accordo interprofessionale 2004 per le patate destinate alla trasformazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso privato di patate alimentari.

Budget: EUR 7 600 000.

Aid intensity or amount: Depending on the measure

Duration: One year.

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: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 289/B/2003

Title: ‘Interventi di indennizzo per i pulcini che non hanno potuto essere accasati in conseguenza di influenza aviaria’ (compensation for chicks which could not be placed as a result of avian influenza)

Legal basis:

Allegato B) della deliberazione della Giunta regionale del Veneto n. 808 del 28 maggio 2003 di attuazione della legge regionale 7 aprile 2000, n. 8

Objective: To compensate hatcheries located outside the protection and surveillance zones established by the veterinary authorities for day-old chicks which could not be placed in the holdings that had ordered them because they were located inside those zones. The measure also addressed animal welfare problems as the chicks could not remain in the hatcheries for more than a day after hatching because they did not have the proper structures to raise them (brooding houses). The day-old chicks were therefore put down and incinerated in accordance with the health rules in force

Budget: The regional authorities plan to allocate a budget of around EUR 800 000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 80 % of the income lost calculated on the average market values of the day-old chicks in the area concerned during the periods in question

Duration: Ad hoc measures covering the income lost by poultry-breeding holdings as a result of the epidemics which hit the Veneto region in the periods from the end of August 2000 to the end of March 2001, and from the end of October 2002 to the beginning of October 2003.

The authentic text(s) of this 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: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 290/04

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas hit by natural disasters

Objective: To compensate farmers for losses due to adverse weather

Legal basis: Legge 14 febbraio 1992, n. 185 ‘Nuova disciplina del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale’. Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1924 del 28 novembre 2003‘Proposta urgente al Ministero delle politiche agricole di declaratoria delle eccezionali avversità atmosferiche. Piogge alluvionali del 29/9/2003. Provincia di Brindisi’

Budget: Part of the budget laid down for implementation of the scheme approved under aid No C/12/B/95

Aid intensity or amount: Rates approved under aid No C 12/B/95

Duration: Time needed to pay the aid

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Finland.

No of the aid: N 292/2004.

Title: Deferred payments of subsidised loans.

Objective: The notified scheme would make it possible to defer loan payments of subsidised loans by two years at a time or five years in total. For certain types of subsidised loans (state loans) no interest would be paid on the period of deferral. Such deferrals and interest-free periods could be granted on subsidised loans granted for investments, housing or as start-up aid for young farmers pursuant to the national aid scheme, the amendment of which was lastly approved by the Commission with Decision C (2003) 1872. The Finnish authorities have specified that the arrangement does not increase the aid amount or intensity.

Legal basis: Maaseutuelinkeinojen rahoituslaki, valtioneuvoston asetus eräistä maaseudun kehittämiseen myönnettävistä lainoista ja valtioneuvoston asetus maaseudun kehittämisestä, sellaisena kuin se on muutettuna vuonna 2004

Lagen om finansiering av landsbygdsindustri (Maaseutuelinkeinojen rahoituslaki), regeringens rättsakt om vissa lån som beviljas för landsbygdsutveckling, regeringens rättsakt om landsbygdsutveckling efter ändring 2004.

Budget: No budgetary impact

Aid intensity or amount: No changes to the existing aid scheme.

Duration: Unlimited.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: France

Aid No: N 294/2004

Title: Aid for the regeneration of grassland (Moselle)

Objective: To regenerate permanent grassland following the drought in the summer of 2003

Budget: EUR 350 000

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: Once

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: France

Aid No: N 295/2004

Title: Aid for the rice sector

Objective: To adapt the sector to the new market conditions by financing aid for research and development, investment, improving product quality and technical assistance

Budget: EUR 200 000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Five years (2004-08)

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: Italy (Veneto)

No of the aid: N 302/2004

Title: Regional Law 40/2003 Articles 52, 53, 55 and 56 ‘Short term loans and guarantees to the agricultural sector’.

Objective: To provide short-term loans, guarantees and technical assistance to the agricultural sector.

Legal basis: Legge regionale 12 Dicembre 2003 n. 40 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’ articoli 52, 53, 55 e 56.

Budget: Approximately EUR 900 000 (EUR 600 000 for the measures provided for in Article 53 and EUR 300 000 for the measures provided for in Article 56)

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the Member State.

Duration: Until 31.12.2010

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 326/2004

Title: Platform Biologica 2001 (2001 organic platform)

Objective: Market studies, technical support and publicity for the organic sector

Legal basis: Decreet van de minister van Landbouw, natuurbeheer en visserij.

Budget: EUR 174 705,38 per year

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %-100 % depending on the measures

Duration: 2005-08

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

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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 105/05)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 341/2004

Title: Co-financing of expenses paid by slaughterhouses and processing plants in relation to the monitoring of TSE among bovine, ovine and caprine animals

Objective: The aim of the aid measure is to perform BSE and TSE tests on bovine, ovine and caprine animals, and disposal of fallen stock.

Legal basis:

| — | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2001 of 22 June 2001 (2), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 of 29 June 2001 (3) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 270/2002 of 14 February 2002 (4). |
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Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2001 of 22 June 2001 (2), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 of 29 June 2001 (3) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 270/2002 of 14 February 2002 (4).

| — | Danish Law nr 351 of 2 June 1999 on animal diseases and infections; Decree nr 82 of 14 February 2002 on the monitoring and combating of BSE among bovine animals; Decree nr 128 of 18 March 2002 on the monitoring and combating of TSE among sheep and goats. |
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Danish Law nr 351 of 2 June 1999 on animal diseases and infections; Decree nr 82 of 14 February 2002 on the monitoring and combating of BSE among bovine animals; Decree nr 128 of 18 March 2002 on the monitoring and combating of TSE among sheep and goats.

Budget: 15 million DKK (ca. EUR 2 million).

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %.

Duration: Until 31.12.2004.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 342/2004

Title: Sviluppo Italia S.p.A./Valle del Leo S.p.A.

Objective: The public undertaking Sviluppo Italia will acquire a stake in the agricultural undertaking Valle del Leo and subscribe a convertible debenture loan under market economy conditions which would be acceptable to a private investor.

Budget: capital increase: EUR 1,5 million; debenture loan: EUR 1 million

Aid intensity or amount: Non-aid

Duration: 5 years

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Val D'Aosta)

No of the aid: N 384/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for the losses caused by the adverse weather events (hail).

Objective: To compensate for damages to the apple production caused by hail occurred on 17.8.2001 in some municipalities of the Region Val d'Aosta.

Legal basis:

Modifica dell'aiuto di Stato della misura III.1, azione III.1.2 –calamità naturali e danni da fauna selvatica- del Piano di sviluppo rurale della Valle d'Aosta e la procedura di attuazione dell'azione stessa.

Budget: 50 % of the ascertained damage: EUR 3 311.

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the ascertained damage.

Duration: Una tantum.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 386/2003

Title: Aid to promote generational turnover and the creation of viable agricultural holdings

Objective: to promote the setting up of young farmers and the reorganisation of agricultural undertakings led by young farmers.

Budget: EUR 400 000 000/year

Aid intensity or amount:

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| — | For investment aid: variable (between 40 and 100 %, according to the measure) |
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For investment aid: variable (between 40 and 100 %, according to the measure)

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For technical support: within the ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over three years.

Duration: unlimited.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: France

Aid No: N 358/2004

Title: Aid for traceability and quality improvement in the cereals sector

Objective: To guarantee the quality of French cereal production

Budget: EUR 1 444 000

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % of eligible costs for investment aid and 75 % for R&D aid

Duration: One year

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

No of the aid: N 366/2004

Title: Prolongation of the aid N 211/2002 concerning Article 5 par. 7 of national Law 122/2001.

Objective: Investment aid, publicity and promotion and quality certification.

Legal basis: Articolo 5 comma 7 della Legge 17.03.2001 n. 122 ‘Disposizioni modificative e integrative alla normativa che disciplina il settore agricolo e forestale’.

Budget: EUR 82,633 million.

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the Member State.

Duration: Until 2006.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aid/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

No of the aid: N 368/2004

Title: Regional Law 40/2003 article 57 par. 2 b) and c): risk capital aid.

Objective: To set up a risk capital fund to promote the access of agricultural SME to risk capital in the form of the acquisition of minority shareholdings and the purchase of per value stocks in cooperatives and consortiums.

Legal basis:

Legge regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’ come modificata dalla LR 9 aprile 2004, n.8, articolo 57, comma 2 lettera b), c) capo I, titolo IX ‘Interventi nel settore agricolo e della trasformazione e commercializzazione della Veneto Sviluppo S.p.A.’

Budget: Initial indicative budget: EUR 3 million.

Aid intensity or amount: As indicated in the letter to the Member State.

Duration: Until 31.12.2009.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Val D'Aosta)

No of the aid: N 369/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for the losses caused by the adverse weather events.

Objective: To compensate for damages to the vineyard, fruit and vegetable production in the period from 14 December 2001-19 January 2002 (winter frost), 4 and 5 April 2002 (spring frost) and 5 June 2002 (heavy rain) in the Region Val d'Aosta.

Legal basis:

Modifica dell'aiuto di Stato della misura III.1, azione III.1.2 –calamità naturali e danni da fauna selvatica- del Piano di sviluppo rurale della Valle d'Aosta e la procedura di attuazione dell'azione stessa.

Budget: 50 % of the ascertained damage: EUR 95 794,5.

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the ascertained damage.

Duration: Una tantum.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State (Region): Spain (Castile-Leon)

Aid No: N 328/2004

Title: Aid to farms

Objective: To invest in agricultural holdings to improve farm structures and make them fit-for-purpose

Legal basis:

Proyecto de orden por la que se regulan y convocan ayudas para la formalización de aval bancario a través de la Sociedad Anónima Estatal de Caución Agraria (SAECA) con objeto a facilitar el acceso a los préstamos a los titulares de explotaciones agrarias de Castilla León

Budget: EUR 50 000 in 2004

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 % of the cost of the eligible investment (50 % in less-favoured areas)

Duration: Unspecified

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: France

Aid No: N 338/2004

Title: Aid for traceability in the olive sector

Objective: To guarantee the production quality of French olive oil

Budget: EUR 175 000

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % of eligible costs

Duration: 3 years (2004-06)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Val D'Aosta)

No of the aid: N 340/2004

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

Objective: To compensate for damages to the fodder production, in the period from 4.2.2003 to 31.10.2003, caused by the drought, in the Region Val d'Aosta.

Legal basis:

Modifica dell'aiuto di Stato della misura III.1, azione III.1.2 –calamità naturali e danni da fauna selvatica– del Piano di sviluppo rurale della Valle d'Aosta e la procedura di attuazione dell'azione stessa.

Budget: 50 % of the ascertained damage, damage that amounts to EUR 2 477 020.

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the ascertained damage.

Duration: Una tantum.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 403/04

Title: AL. COOP. programme contract

Objective: Investment programme for the processing of agricultural products

Legal basis:

Delibera CIPE del 13 novembre 2003. Deliberazione n. 216 della Giunta regionale dell'Abruzzo ‘Contratto di programma della Società Al Coop Allevatori Avicoli SCARL da sottoscrivere con il Ministero delle Attività Produttive — Parere della Regione Abruzzo’

Budget: EUR 13 470 060

Aid intensity or amount: 27 %

Duration: Until the end of work (no later than 2007)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 409/2004

Title: Aid for the introduction of traceability systems by producer organisations in the horticulture and fruit-growing sector

Objective: To help fruit, horticulture, banana and potato producer organisations to set up and improve traceability systems

Legal basis:

Proyecto de Orden por la que se establece la convocatoria y las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas a la implantación y mejora de sistemas de trazabilidad en determinadas entidades

Budget: EUR 7 052 000 in 2004, and EUR 9 153 000 in 2005

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Duration: 2004-06

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Molise)

Aid No: N 411/03

Title: Technical assistance and promotion of high-quality agricultural products and foodstuffs

Objective: Aid for setting up producer groups, investments, technical assistance, research and development, and publicity

Legal basis:

Delibera della Giunta regionale n. 672 del 9.6.2003 avente per oggetto ‘Attività di assistenza tecnica e promozione delle produzioni agricole ed agroalimentari di qualità — regime di aiuto’

Budget: EUR 700 000 for the first year; afterwards fixed in the Region's general annual budget

Aid intensity or amount: Rate varies according to the measures (40-50 % for investments; degressive aid or 100 % for controls; degressive aid for setting up producer groups; 50-75 % for publicity; 100 % for research; ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary and three-year period, or 50 % of eligible expenditure in the case of SMEs — whichever amount is highest — for technical assistance); the aid for setting up public bodies does not constitute State aid

Duration: Unspecified

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: France

Aid No: N 395/2004

Title: ONIC/ONIOL aid for organic farming

Objective: To encourage the development of organic farming of cereals, oilseeds and protein crops

Budget: EUR 605 000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 5 years (2004-08)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

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(1)  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 Official Journal L 147, 31.5.2001 p. 1 – 40.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2001 of 22 June 2001 amending Annexes III, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards epidemio-surveillance and testing of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, Official Journal L 173, 27.6.2001 p. 12 – 22.

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 of 29 June 2001 laying down transitional measures to permit the changeover to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and amending Annexes VII and XI to that Regulation, Official Journal L 177, 30.6.2001 p. 60 – 67.

(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 270/2002 of 14 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specified risk material and epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and amending Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 as regards animal feeding and the placing on the market of ovine and caprine animals and products thereof, Official Journal L 45, 15.2.2002 p. 4 - 15

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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 105/06)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 534/2003

Title: Flax fund (amendment of existing measure)

Objective: Research and Sales promotion related to flax.

Legal basis: Heffingsverordening HPA vlasfonds.

Budget: EUR 55 000 in 2004

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: Indefinite

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 426/2003

Title: Implementation of a Programme for Combating and Controlling BVD/MD in Bavaria

Objective: The aim of the regional scheme is to combat and control Bovine Virusdiarrhoe/Mucosal Disease (BVD/MD). Eligible costs are: test costs, remunerations for cattle losses and vaccinations. The participation in this programme is voluntarily for farmers.

Legal basis:

Entwurf einer Bekanntmachung des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Gesundheit, Ernährung und Verbraucherschutz über ein ‘Freiwilliges Bekämpfungsverfahren zum Schutz der Rinder vor einer Infektion mit dem Virus der Bovinen Virusdiarrhoe (BVD/MD)’; Entwurf einer Bekanntmachung des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Gesundheit, Ernährung und Verbraucherschutz ‘Kostenregelung für Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Bovinen Virusdiarrhoe/Mucosal Disease (BVD/MD)’

Budget: EUR 7 million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 %

Duration: 3 years

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 429/03

Title: Financing of measures following the outbreak of avian influenza (amendment to approved aid N 700/2000)

Objective: Aid to combat epizootic diseases

Legal basis:

Gezondheids- en welzijnswet voor dieren

Budget: Maximum EUR 11 344 505

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Until 1 January 2010

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 431/03

Title: Funding for measures following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (amendment of approved aid scheme No N 700/2000)

Objective: To combat epizootic diseases

Legal basis:

Gezondheids- en welzijnswet voor dieren

Budget: EUR 2 268 901

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Until 1 January 2010

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 443/02

Title: Amendment to aid scheme no. N 771/99 for advertising milk and milk products

Objective: The measure covers promotion and advertising for milk and milk products in Great Britain. Measures include organisation of fairs, exhibitions and competitions and visits to schools and generic advertising.

Legal basis: Milk Development Council Order 1995 made under the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947

Budget: GBP 2,4 million per year up to GBP 4,8 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up of 50 % of costs of promotion and advertising (para-fiscal levy)

Duration: Unlimited

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

No of the aid: N 451/2003

Title: Promotion of livestock breeding in Bavaria

Objective: Ais is given for the promotion of livestock breeding and the livestock sector by supporting recognised breeders' associations and implementing specific breeding measures and measures to protect farm animal breeds in danger of extinction.

Legal basis:

Richtlinien für die Förderung der Tierzucht

Budget: EUR 1,7 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable.

Duration: Up to 31 December 2010.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Val D'Aosta)

No of the aid: N 480/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for the losses caused by the adverse weather events (hail and frost).

Objective: To compensate for damages to the apple production caused by hail occurred on 8-9.04.2003, on 16.07.2003 and on 21.07.2003 in some municipalities of the Region Val d'Aosta.

Legal basis:

Modifica dell'aiuto di Stato della misura III.1, azione III.1.2 –calamità naturali e danni da fauna selvatica– del Piano di sviluppo rurale della Valle d'Aosta e la procedura di attuazione dell'azione stessa.

Budget: Around 50 % of the ascertained damage EUR 73 113,28

Aid intensity or amount: Around 50 % of the ascertained damage.

Duration: Una tantum.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

No of the aid: N 483/2003.

Title: Investment aid for ethyl alcohol factory.

Objective: Aid would be provided to the company for the construction in Brandenburg of a new factory, which would produce ethyl alcohol from cereals.

Legal basis:

28. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur’; Investitionszulagegesetz 1999; Bund-Länder-Programm für Unmittelbare Bundesbürgschaften in den neuen Ländern einschließlich Berlin.

Budget: EUR 24,75 million

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the eligible costs.

Duration: One-off.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt).

No of the aid: N 491/2003.

Title: Aid for the costs of transporting and destroying fallen stock.

Objective: Safe disposal of animal carcasses. According to national law the owners of animal carcasses, parts thereof and animal by-products have to deliver them to the designated rendering plant and bear the costs of pick-up, transport, storage, processing and rendering. However, § 4 point 2 of the AGTierKBG of 1.2.2002 provides that 75 % of the costs of pick-up, transport, storage, processing and rendering fallen stock are borne by the Land Sachsen-Anhalt, cities and municipal districts. The remaining 25 % is paid by the owner of the fallen stock in question.

Legal basis: Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierköperbeseitigungsgesetz (AG TierKBG) vom 1.2.2002.

Budget: Projected budget 2004: EUR 3 525 013

Aid intensity or amount: 75 % of the costs.

Duration: Until 31.12.2013.

Other information: The German authorities have specified that before the expiry of present contract with Saria the firms providing transport and disposal services will be chosen by the municipal districts and cities in an open procedure and according to the market principles.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

No of the aid: N 491/2004

Title: Aid for the disposal of fallen stock.

Objective: The notified measure aims to compensate livestock farmers for the removal and disposal of fallen stock occurring at farm level.

Legal basis:

Modificazioni ed integrazioni della legge 27 novembre 2003, n. 20 ‘Interventi a favore degli allevatori partecipanti al piano vaccinale per la febbre catarrale degli ovini’ — Articolo 4 comma c.

Budget: EUR 150 000,00

Aid intensity or amount: 75 % 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:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: France

Aid No: N 502/2003

Title: Aid from the Limousin Regional Council — 2003 drought

Objective: To establish secondary crops or temporary grassland, reconstitute permanent grassland and replace specialist crop planting materials

Budget: EUR 1,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: Once

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Hessen)

Aid No: N 508/03

Title: Aid in connection with transport and disposal of fallen stock.

Objective: To compensate livestock farmers for the costs of removal and disposal of fallen stock arising at farm level.

Legal basis:

§ 15.2 des hessischen Ausführungsgesetzes zum Tierseuchengesetz.

Budget: 2003: EUR 4 502 111

2004: EUR 4 337 800

Aid intensity or amount: 67 2/3 %

Duration: Until 31.12.2013.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State (Region): Spain (Catalonia)

Aid No: N 509/2003

Title: Aid for the recovery of olive trees

Objective: To repair frost damage to olive trees

Legal basis:

Orden ARP/320/2003 de 11 de julio, por la que se convocan las ayudas destinadas a cubrir los costes del primer año no cubiertos por el plan de choque en relación con los daños catastróficos producidos por el temporal de frió de la segunda quincena de diciembre de 2001 en las explotaciones agrícolas de olivo

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the damage to the olive trees

Duration: Five years

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 509/04

Title: Start-up aid for producer organisations

Objective: To encourage the creation of producer organisations or the expansion of their activities

Legal basis:

Legge regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, modificata dalla legge regionale 9 aprile 2004, n. 8

Budget: EUR 300 000 for the first year and then the sum specified in the annual financing laws

Aid intensity or amount: Degressive aid over five years (100 % — 80 % — 60 % — 40 % — 20 %)

Duration: Until 31 December 2009

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Cyprus

Aid No: N 522/04

Title: Aid for the promotion and advertising of agriculture and fisheries products

Objective: To encourage the consumption of agricultural and fisheries products

Legal basis: Απóφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου ημερομηνίας 19.10.2004: ΚΑΘΕΣΤΩΣ ΚΡΑΤΙΚΩΝ ΕΝΙΣΧΥΣΕΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΕΝΕΡΓΙΕΣ ΠΡΟΩΘΗΣΗΣ Η/ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΦΗΜΙΣΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΚΩΝ ΠΡΟΙΟΝΤΩΝ

Budget: CYP 8 400 000 (EUR 14 400 000)

Aid intensity or amount: 70-100 % for promotion. 50 % for publicity

Duration: Until 31 December 2010

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

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Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal

(2005/C 105/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | In accordance with Commission notice No 2004/C 248/06 published in the Official Journal on 7 October 2004, the Portuguese Government has revised the fares and freight tariffs for scheduled air services on which public service obligations have been imposed operated on the following routes:






  — | Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Lisbon, |
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1.

In accordance with Commission notice No 2004/C 248/06 published in the Official Journal on 7 October 2004, the Portuguese Government has revised the fares and freight tariffs for scheduled air services on which public service obligations have been imposed operated on the following routes:

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Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Lisbon,

| — | Lisbon/Terceira/Lisbon, |
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Lisbon/Terceira/Lisbon,

| — | Lisbon/Horta/Lisbon, |
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Lisbon/Horta/Lisbon,

| — | Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal, |
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Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal,

| — | Porto/Ponta Delgada/Porto, |
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Porto/Ponta Delgada/Porto,

| — | Lisbon/Santa Maria/Lisbon, |
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Lisbon/Santa Maria/Lisbon,

| — | Lisbon/Pico/Lisbon. |
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Lisbon/Pico/Lisbon.

2.   Fares

| 1 — | The fare structure must include:






  (a) | A fully flexible economy fare, a range of fares with levels and conditions tailored to different demand segments (tourist, business, general cargo, specific products, etc.). |
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The fare structure must include:

(a)

A fully flexible economy fare, a range of fares with levels and conditions tailored to different demand segments (tourist, business, general cargo, specific products, etc.).

| (b) | A return PEX fare of EUR 221 on flights between the Azores and mainland Portugal, and a return PEX fare of EUR 162 on flights between the Azores and Funchal. |
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(b)

A return PEX fare of EUR 221 on flights between the Azores and mainland Portugal, and a return PEX fare of EUR 162 on flights between the Azores and Funchal.

| (c) | Persons who have been resident for at least six months in the Autonomous Region of the Azores on islands with a direct service to mainland Portugal or to Funchal and residents of the Autonomous Region of Madeira will be entitled to a reduction of 33 % off the fully flexible economy class public fare. |
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(c)

Persons who have been resident for at least six months in the Autonomous Region of the Azores on islands with a direct service to mainland Portugal or to Funchal and residents of the Autonomous Region of Madeira will be entitled to a reduction of 33 % off the fully flexible economy class public fare.

| (d) | Students aged 26 or under whose home or educational establishment is located in the Autonomous Region of the Azores and who, respectively, attend educational establishments or live elsewhere on national territory will be entitled to a reduction of 40 % off the fully flexible economy class public fare. |
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(d)

Students aged 26 or under whose home or educational establishment is located in the Autonomous Region of the Azores and who, respectively, attend educational establishments or live elsewhere on national territory will be entitled to a reduction of 40 % off the fully flexible economy class public fare.

| (e) | On days when there is no direct service between Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal, students aged 26 or under travelling to or from the Autonomous Region of the Azores may travel via Lisbon provided they use the same carrier on all sections of the journey. The flight schedule chosen must not allow a stopover in Lisbon. |
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(e)

On days when there is no direct service between Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal, students aged 26 or under travelling to or from the Autonomous Region of the Azores may travel via Lisbon provided they use the same carrier on all sections of the journey. The flight schedule chosen must not allow a stopover in Lisbon.

Each carrier must have the same fare structure for all the routes specified in point 1, whether the place of departure or destination is Lisbon or Oporto, and apply it without discrimination; however, promotions may be offered from time to time for point-to-point flights.

The fares must be displayed to the public, both at the points of sale and at the check-in counters.

| 2 — | Residents and students will pay the following net amounts, after deduction of the discounts specified in (c) and (d) above:






  (a) | EUR 184: for residents of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, for round trips to mainland Portugal; |
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2 —

Residents and students will pay the following net amounts, after deduction of the discounts specified in (c) and (d) above:

(a)

EUR 184: for residents of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, for round trips to mainland Portugal;

| (b) | EUR 160: for residents of the Autonomous Region of the Azores and the Autonomous Region of Madeira, for round trips between the Azores and Funchal;; |
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(b)

EUR 160: for residents of the Autonomous Region of the Azores and the Autonomous Region of Madeira, for round trips between the Azores and Funchal;;

| (c) | EUR 143: for students, for round trips between the Azores and mainland Portugal; EUR 98: for students, for round trips between the Azores and Funchal.. |
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(c)

EUR 143: for students, for round trips between the Azores and mainland Portugal; EUR 98: for students, for round trips between the Azores and Funchal..

| 3 — | The State will, under terms to be established by law, subsidise the journeys of residents and students, provided the criteria and fares specified in points 1 and 2 are applied. In 2005 the subsidy will be EUR 87 per round trip. |
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The State will, under terms to be established by law, subsidise the journeys of residents and students, provided the criteria and fares specified in points 1 and 2 are applied. In 2005 the subsidy will be EUR 87 per round trip.

| 4 — | Freight tariffs on services between the mainland and the Autonomous Region of the Azores are as follows: | LIS, OPO/Azores | FNC/Azores |
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| Minimum | 8,44 EUR | 8,44 EUR |
| Normal kg | 1,01 EUR/kg | 0,82 EUR/kg |
| Quantity kg | 0,90 EUR/kg | 0,62 EUR/kg |
| Perishables kg | 0,63 EUR/kg | 0,53 EUR/kg |
| Special products kg (1) | 0,80 EUR/kg | 0,58 EUR/kg |
| Special products/Quantity kg (1) | 0,73 EUR/kg | |

4 —

Freight tariffs on services between the mainland and the Autonomous Region of the Azores are as follows:

LIS, OPO/Azores

FNC/Azores

Minimum

8,44 EUR

8,44 EUR

Normal kg

1,01 EUR/kg

0,82 EUR/kg

Quantity kg

0,90 EUR/kg

0,62 EUR/kg

Perishables kg

0,63 EUR/kg

0,53 EUR/kg

Special products kg (1)

0,80 EUR/kg

0,58 EUR/kg

Special products/Quantity kg (1)

0,73 EUR/kg

The other fares given in Commission notice 2004/C 248/06 of 7 October 2004 are unchanged.

| 5 — | This notice will enter into force on 15 May 2005. |
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This notice will enter into force on 15 May 2005.

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Amendment of public service obligations in respect of certain scheduled air services within the Autonomous Region of the Azores

(2005/C 105/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

In accordance with Commission notice 2002/C 115/02 of 16 May 2002, the Government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores has updated the fares for scheduled air services within the Autonomous Region of the Azores on which public service obligations have been imposed, amending annexes A and B of the notice, as shown in the tables below.

ANNEX A

Standard Economy Fare (RT) (in euro) in 2005

| | CVU | FLW | GRW | HOR | PDL | PIX | SJZ | SMA | TER |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVU | | 54 | 178 | 168 | 188 | 178 | 178 | 188 | 178 |
| FLW | 54 | | 178 | 168 | 188 | 178 | 178 | 188 | 178 |
| GRW | 178 | 178 | | 104 | 168 | 104 | 104 | 178 | 104 |
| HOR | 168 | 168 | 104 | | 168 | 104 | 104 | 178 | 154 |
| PDL | 188 | 188 | 168 | 168 | | 168 | 168 | 104 | 154 |
| PIX | 178 | 178 | 104 | 104 | 168 | | 104 | 178 | 154 |
| SJZ | 178 | 178 | 104 | 104 | 168 | 104 | | 178 | 104 |
| SMA | 188 | 188 | 178 | 178 | 104 | 178 | 178 | | 168 |
| TER | 178 | 178 | 104 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 104 | 168 | |
| CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira |

CVU

FLW

GRW

HOR

PDL

PIX

SJZ

SMA

TER

CVU

54

178

168

188

178

178

188

178

FLW

54

178

168

188

178

178

188

178

GRW

178

178

104

168

104

104

178

104

HOR

168

168

104

168

104

104

178

154

PDL

188

188

168

168

168

168

104

154

PIX

178

178

104

104

168

104

178

154

SJZ

178

178

104

104

168

104

178

104

SMA

188

188

178

178

104

178

178

168

TER

178

178

104

154

154

154

104

168

CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira

ANNEX B

Fare for Residents (RT) (in euro) in 2005

| | CVU | FLW | GRW | HOR | PDL | PIX | SJZ | SMA | TER |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVU | | 42 | 154 | 132 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 140 |
| FLW | 42 | | 154 | 132 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 140 |
| GRW | 154 | 154 | | 88 | 140 | 88 | 88 | 154 | 88 |
| HOR | 132 | 132 | 88 | | 140 | 88 | 88 | 154 | 132 |
| PDL | 158 | 158 | 140 | 140 | | 140 | 140 | 88 | 132 |
| PIX | 154 | 154 | 88 | 88 | 140 | | 88 | 154 | 132 |
| SJZ | 154 | 154 | 88 | 88 | 140 | 88 | | 154 | 88 |
| SMA | 158 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 88 | 154 | 154 | | 140 |
| TER | 140 | 140 | 88 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 88 | 140 | |
| CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira |

CVU

FLW

GRW

HOR

PDL

PIX

SJZ

SMA

TER

CVU

42

154

132

158

154

154

158

140

FLW

42

154

132

158

154

154

158

140

GRW

154

154

88

140

88

88

154

88

HOR

132

132

88

140

88

88

154

132

PDL

158

158

140

140

140

140

88

132

PIX

154

154

88

88

140

88

154

132

SJZ

154

154

88

88

140

88

154

88

SMA

158

158

154

154

88

154

154

140

TER

140

140

88

132

132

132

88

140

CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV)

(2005/C 105/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 26 April 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Barclays Bank plc (‘Barclays’, UK), belonging to the Barclays group, and FöreningsSparbanken AB (‘FSB’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Mandab Holding AB (‘Mandab’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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1.

On 26 April 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Barclays Bank plc (‘Barclays’, UK), belonging to the Barclays group, and FöreningsSparbanken AB (‘FSB’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Mandab Holding AB (‘Mandab’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Barclays: provision of banking, investment banking and investment management worldwide, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Barclays: provision of banking, investment banking and investment management worldwide,

| — | for FSB: provision of financial services to private and commercial customers mainly in Sweden, |
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—

for FSB: provision of financial services to private and commercial customers mainly in Sweden,

| — | for Mandab: issuing of credit cards, mainly in Sweden and Norway. |
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—

for Mandab: issuing of credit cards, mainly in Sweden and Norway.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3740 — Barclays Bank/Föreningssparbanken/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3726 — Dansk Supermarked/Netto)

(2005/C 105/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 April 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3726. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3726. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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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 105/11)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Austria

No of the aid: NN 34A/00

Title: Quality programmes and quality labels AMA Biosiegel and AMA Gütesiegel

Objective: Marketing quality products. The aid scheme would provide aid towards information, publicity and quality assurance measures connected with the AMA Biosiegel (‘the biolabel’) and the AMA Gütesiegel (‘the quality label’). The biolabel may or may not include an indication of origin. The quality label always includes an indication of origin. The biolabel quality label would be granted only to products satisfying certain quality criteria regarding production methods, product characteristics and, in certain cases, requirements relating to the geographical origin of a product.

Legal basis:

Bundesgesetz über die Errichtung der Marktordnungsstelle Agrarmarkt

Budget: Maximally ca EUR 4,865 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Unlimited except for measure described in paragraph 23.1 of the Decision

Other information: The scope of the decision is limited to the notified activities of the AMA Marketing and does not prejudice a future analysis of other activities by the AMA or the AMA Marketing. In particular, all activities by these organisations before 23 September 2002 are expressly excluded.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Saarland)

Aid No: N 25/04

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 Saarland for the costs of disposal and destruction of fallen stock.

Legal basis:

Ministerratsbeschluss vom 13.3.2001

Budget:

| 2002 | EUR 361 324 |
| --- | --- |
| 2003 | EUR 297 929 |
| 2004 | EUR 361 330 |

2002

EUR 361 324

2003

EUR 297 929

2004

EUR 361 330

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 December 2013

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Emilia Romagna)

No of the aid: N 152/2004

Title: Pilot projects for the conservation of natural habitats of community interest in protected areas

Objective: The aid consists of several small scale pilot projects with a prevalent experimental and demonstrative character, to test valid actions to protect the natural habitats in protected areas, which could be, in the future, used in a larger scale.

Legal basis:

Piccoli progetti dimostrativi su scala limitata per il mantenimento e la conservazione di habitat di interesse comunitario e di paesaggi tradizionali presenti nelle aree protette della provincia di Bologna

Budget: EUR 184 050

Aid intensity or amount: Up to EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over any three year period. For each project, the available funds amount to EUR 830.

Duration: 2 years

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 154/2004

Title: Arrêté ministériel du 17 mars 2004, portant application des activités indiquées à l'article 4 de la loi no 499 du 23 décembre 1999.

Objective: établir la repartition de l'enveloppe financière pour le financement des activités du Ministère des Politiques Agricoles et Forestières (réconduites à l'identique par rapport aux dossiers d'aides approuvés N 139/02, N 157/2000, N 30/02, N 111/2003), notamment:

Recherche et expérimentation

Collecte, traitement et diffusion d'information et données

Soutien des associations et unions nationales de producteurs agricoles

Amélioration génétique des plantes et du bétail

Protection et valorisation de la qualité des produits agricoles

Prévention et repression des fraudes

Politique des forêts

Projets spéciaux

Phytopathies et épizooties

Legal basis: Decreto ministeriale del 17 marzo 2004, recante riparto delle risorse per le misure di cui all'articolo 4 della legge n. 499 del 23 dicembre 1999.

Budget: EUR 37 070 000,00

Aid intensity or amount: variable according to the measure

Duration: one year (2004)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 193/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas damaged by bad weather

Objective: To compensate for damage to public and private agricultural infrastructure damaged by bad weather (heavy rains and floods)

Legal basis:

Articolo 3, comma 3, lettere a) e b) della legge 185/1992.

Budget: The regional authorities are applying for compensation for damage amounting to EUR 1 773 300

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: Ad hoc measure

Other information: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission under State aid C 12/b/1995 (Commission Decision 2004/307/EC of 16.12.2003, OJ L 99/2004).

The compensation for damage to infrastructure which benefits the entire community in the areas concerned does not constitute State aid.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 195/03

Title: Meat and Livestock Commission Quality Beef and Sheep Meat Advertising Scheme

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to promote and advertise on a quality basis the advantages of eating bovine and ovine meat and their products complying with quality specifications. Promotion and advertising will take place in the United Kingdom, in the European Union outside the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.

Legal basis: The Agricultural Act 1967

Budget: GBP 36,8 million (EUR 55,4 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % (para-fiscal levy)

Duration: From the date of approval of the Commission until 31 March 2008

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 207/04

Title: Compensation for Landslide Damage in Co. Mayo.

Objective: Aid to assist farmers towards the cost of cleaning debris and repairing fencing following the landslide of 19 September 2003 in the Pullathomas area of North Co. Mayo.

Budget: EUR 100 000

Aid intensity or amount: 70 %

Duration: The aid refers to compensation for the landslide of 19 September 2003 in Co. Mayo.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 217/04

Title: Promotion of research and development projects and transfer of knowledge in organic farming.

Objective: The aim of the measure is to close knowledge and experience gaps in organic farming and to strengthen the competitiveness of organic farming from production through to marketing on a long-term basis.

Budget: EUR 45 million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration:: Until 31 December 2008.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 227/2004

Title: Aid to operators in the dairy sector to purchase capital goods

Objective: To enable operators in the dairy sector to make investments to comply with Royal Decree 217/2004

Legal basis:

Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se establecen ayudas a los operadores del sector lacteo para la adquisición de determinados bienes de equipo

Budget: EUR 2 700 000

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % (50 % in Objective 1 areas)

Duration: Two years

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 237/2004.

Title: Aid to young farmers.

Objective: The notified aid measure introduces the following amendments to the approved aid scheme N 679/2002:

The maximum amount of aid in form of grant would be raised from EUR 25 000 or EUR 30 000 if the young farmer is engaged in animal husbandry or glass house production. The existing scheme would also be amended so that the young farmer engaged in animal husbandry or glass house production would also receive an extra grant of EUR 25 000 for the high costs of setting-up. Thus the total aid in form of grants would be up to EUR 55 000.

Under the existing aid scheme young farmers can receive a subsidised loan to cover the costs of setting-up. The capitalised value of the subsidy is up to EUR 25 000. By the notified amendment this amount would be raised to EUR 30 000 in case of young farmers engaged in animal husbandry or glass house production.

Legal basis: Valtioneuvoston asetus N:o 213/2004 maaseutuelinkeinojen rahoituslain ja maaseudun kehittämisestä annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen muuttamisesta

Regeringens rättsakt 213/2004 om ändring av finansieringsakten för landsbygdsindustrin och regeringen rättsakt om landsbygdutveckling.

Budget: The total cost of the scheme, including the notified amendment, has been estimated at EUR 27 Mio per year.

Aid intensity or amount: See above under ‘Objective’.

Duration: Unlimited.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Austria.

Aid No: N 239/04.

Title: AMA Marketing measures.

Objective: Aid would be available, in particular, for generic advertising campaigns (where origin of the product is never mentioned) concerning Annex I products and consisting of advertisements in printed and electronic media and sales promotion at points of sale (POS), fairs and public occasions, for the organisation of Austrian food weeks in stores and restaurants, for participation in international fairs and for market research concerning the development of the markets, consumer behaviour, trends and analyses of the sales of milk products. Aid would also be granted towards PR and press activities concerning the advertising campaigns conducted and participation in international fairs.

Legal basis:

Bundesgesetz über die Errichtung der Marktordnungsstelle Agrarmarkt Austria

Budget: Maximally ca EUR 7,82 million per year.

Aid intensity or amount: Variable.

Duration: 31 December 2009.

Other information: The scope of the decision is limited to the notified activities of the AMA Marketing and does not prejudice a future analysis of other activities by the AMA or the AMA Marketing.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany

No of the aid: N 243/2004.

Title: Promoting the use of biodegradable lubricants.

Objective: The existing aid programme N 651/2002 would be prolonged by two years. The aid promotes the initial equipment with biogenic lubricants and hydraulic fluids and the corresponding conversion of machinery and plant, so as to give companies an incentive to use these environmentally friendly materials. Increasing the market share of these products is intended to improve economic efficiency and promote product development.

Legal basis: Richtlinien zur Förderung von Projekten zum Schwerpunkt Einsatz von biologisch schnell abbaubaren Schmierstoffen und Hydraulikflüssigkeiten auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe.

Budget: The annual budget for the aid scheme is EUR 7 million in 2005 and 5 million in 2006.

Aid intensity or amount: 60 % of the eligible costs.

Duration: Until 31 December 2006.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 244/2004

Title: Draft Royal Decree fixing the compulsory contributions to the budgetary fund for animal health and quality — milk products

Objective: To finance budgetary fund measures (payment of compensation and advances for the destruction of milk products thought to be contaminated and for analyses carried out under research projects, and scientific support for inter-branch bodies) designed to prevent public health problems which could arise from contaminated milk or milk products being placed on the market

Legal basis: Projet d'arrêté royal fixant les cotisations obligatoires à payer au Fonds budgétaire pour la santé et la qualité des animaux et des produits animaux, secteur lait

Ontwerp van koninklijk besluit betreffende de verplichte bijdragen aan het Begrotingsfonds voor de gezondheid en de kwaliteit van de dieren en de dierlijke producten, sector zuivel

Budget: EUR 213 000 a year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: Unspecified

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

No of the aid: N 245/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for the losses caused by strong wind.

Objective: To compensate for damages due to the strong wind in the county of Enna.

Legal basis:

Legge n. 185/1992 e successive modifiche e Delibera n. 329 del 23.10.2003 — Proposta di declaratoria dell'eccezionalità dei venti sciroccali dal periodo 1 maggio—6 settembre 2003 in provincia di Enna'

Budget: EUR 2 117 473.

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in Commission Decision C (2003) 4328 of 16/12/2003 (aid C 12/B/1995).

Duration: Una tantum.

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 246/2004

Title: Framework decree on innovation in the agricultural sector in the northern part of The Netherlands (prolongation of an existing scheme).

Objective: Financing innovation projects in the agricultural sector in the three northern provinces of The Netherlands.

Legal basis:

Kaderwet LNV-subsidies (Artikelen 2 en 5)

Budget:

| 2005 | EUR 2 518 901 |
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| 2006 | EUR 3 018 901 |
| 2007 | EUR 1 000 000 |

2005

EUR 2 518 901

2006

EUR 3 018 901

2007

EUR 1 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable, max up to 100 %

Duration: 2005-2007

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids/

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