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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

(2006/C 205/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Aid No: NN 52/01 (ex N 207/01)

Title: Promotion of products of the agrarian and food sector in Brandenburg

Objective: Technical aid (organization of and participation in fairs, exhibitions, farmer markets and similar events) and de minimis aid (advertising) is given to agrarian and other producers in Brandenburg

Legal basis: Haushaltsordnung des Landes Brandenburg; Zuwendungsbescheid des Landes Brandenburg an den Verband zur Förderung der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft des Landes Brandenburg e.V. — pro agro

Budget: EUR 4,3 million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 90 %.

Duration:: 2000-2002

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 (Sicily)

Aid No: N 137/2004

Title: Aid for cattle breeders to compensate for damage due to an outbreak of Blue Tongue

Legal basis: Articolo 20 della legge regionale siciliana 3 dicembre 2003, n. 20

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objectives: Compensation for Sicilian calf breeders who were unable to send their animals to Italy's northern regions to feed and slaughter them as a result of the movement ban for ruminants imposed by the Italian authorities as of 1 January 2003 following the outbreak of Blue Tongue

Form of aid: Direct grant

Budget: EUR 1 000 000

Intensity: Varying, depending on the length of time the animals have to be kept in their stables

Duration: Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors: Agriculture — animal husbandry

Name and address of the granting authority: 

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

7.12.2005: Austria

Aid No: N 520/2005

Title: Financial aid for the purchase of forage and forage replacement products to agricultural and forestry enterprises having sustained damage due to the exceptional weather conditions

Objective: In July and August 2005 torrential rains and the resulting flooding, flood debris accumulation, rock and boulder slides occurred locally in Burgenland, Carinthia, Salzburg, Styria, the Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In order to compensate for the flood-related damage to the forage production of livestock farms Austria proposes to grant aid towards purchasing roughage or roughage substitute. The aid is granted as a one-off measure and only upon presentation of the proof of purchase completed in the period between 1.7.2005 and 31.1.2006. The aid may not be cumulated with any other national or Community aid nor paid against damage falling under an insurance policy

Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinie des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW) zur Abfederung der Zusatzaufwendungen für Raufutter und Raufutterersatzprodukte in von den außergewöhnlichen Überschwemmungsereignissen 2005 besonders betroffenen Betrieben mit Futterflächen (a national Provision)

Budget: Ca EUR 3 million

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum amount of aid per holding is EUR 150 for each hectare of forage area, and the aid may not exceed EUR 3 000 per holding

Duration: One-off

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Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 625/03

Title: Sale of the Centrale ortofrutticola in Comune di Udine to the Cooperativa Frutticoltori Partidor Soc. Coop.a.r.l by the Regional Agency for Rural Development (Agenzia regionale per lo sviluppo rurale — ERSA)

Legal basis: Legge regionale 17 luglio 1992, n. 20, articolo 35, e successive modificazioni ed integrazioni.

Decreto n. 111/2003 del Commissario dell'Agenzia regionale per lo sviluppo rurale — ERSA

Type of measure: Individual aid

Objective: Investments related to transformation and marketing

Form of the proposed assistance: Sales price reduction

Budget: EUR 766 265,20

Intensity: 40 % without taking account of the investment plan, which is financed by the cooperative

Duration: One-off aid

Economic sectors: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority: 

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: The Republic of Hungary

No of the aid: N 633/2005

Title: Hungarian National Damage Mitigation Act

Objective: Compensation for damages caused by drought, flood, inland inundation or frost

Legal basis: A nemzeti agrár kárenyhítési rendszerről szóló törvény

Budget: Budget for 2006: HUF 1,4 billion (around EUR 5,3 million) state resources completed with the same amount of producers' contribution

Aid intensity: 100 % of the eligible damage

Duration: Unlimited (at least 6 years) from the approval by the Commission

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

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