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| 9.11.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 272/2 |
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9.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/2

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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 272/02)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 67/06 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Niedersachsen |
| Title | Trinkwasserschutz |
| Legal basis | §47 h Abs. 3 Wassergesetz Niedersachsen |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To protect drinking water |
| Budget | 9 000 000 EUR |
| Intensity | 100 % |
| Duration (period) | Unlimited |
| Economic sectors | Environment |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Niedersäschsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz |
| Sportplatz 23 |
| D-26506 Norden |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 67/06

Member State

Germany

Region

Niedersachsen

Title

Trinkwasserschutz

Legal basis

§47 h Abs. 3 Wassergesetz Niedersachsen

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To protect drinking water

Budget

9 000 000 EUR

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

Unlimited

Economic sectors

Environment

Name and address of the granting authority

Niedersäschsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz

Sportplatz 23

D-26506 Norden

Other information

Annual summary reports to be sent to the Commission — individual progress reports to be published on the Internet

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 89/06 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Navarra |
| Title | Ayudas para paliar los daños producidos en el sector agrario por la sequía durante el año 2005 |
| Legal basis | Orden foral 209/2005, de 15 de noviembre de 2005, por que se establece un régimen de ayudas para paliar los daños ocasionados por la sequía en el sector agrario en el año 2005 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Compensation for farmers following adverse weather conditions |
| Form of aid | Direct payments |
| Budget | EUR 1 800 000 for 2006 |
| Intensity | Varies according to the farming activities affected |
| Duration | 2006 |
| Economic sectors | Sector A: Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Gobierno de Navarra
  Departamento de agricultura, ganadería y alimentación |
| C/ Tudela 20 |
| E-31003 Pamplona |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 89/06

Member State

Spain

Region

Navarra

Title

Ayudas para paliar los daños producidos en el sector agrario por la sequía durante el año 2005

Legal basis

Orden foral 209/2005, de 15 de noviembre de 2005, por que se establece un régimen de ayudas para paliar los daños ocasionados por la sequía en el sector agrario en el año 2005

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Compensation for farmers following adverse weather conditions

Form of aid

Direct payments

Budget

EUR 1 800 000 for 2006

Intensity

Varies according to the farming activities affected

Duration

2006

Economic sectors

Sector A: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Gobierno de Navarra

Departamento de agricultura, ganadería y alimentación

C/ Tudela 20

E-31003 Pamplona

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 101/06 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Emilia Romagna |
| Title | Aiuti destinati agli allevatori di bovini da carne colpiti dalla BES |
| Legal basis | Delibera della Giunta regionale sulle misure d'applicazione della Legge regionale n. 20 del 3 luglio 2001‘Provvedimenti straordinari ed urgenti a sostegno delle aziende colpite dalla BSE’ |
| Type of measure | (Aid scheme) |
| Objective | Compensation for loss of income to beef cattle farmers who have a farm in the region of Emilia-Romagna and who, following an order from the veterinary authority, have had to slaughter animals on account of BSE |
| Form of aid | Outright grants |
| Budget | EUR 79 709 for the scheme |
| Intensity | Varies according to the loss suffered |
| Duration (period) | 31 December 2010 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Emilia-Romagna
  Direzione generale Agricoltura Servizio produzioni animali |
| V.le Silvani, 6 |
| I-40122 Bologna |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 101/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Emilia Romagna

Title

Aiuti destinati agli allevatori di bovini da carne colpiti dalla BES

Legal basis

Delibera della Giunta regionale sulle misure d'applicazione della Legge regionale n. 20 del 3 luglio 2001‘Provvedimenti straordinari ed urgenti a sostegno delle aziende colpite dalla BSE’

Type of measure

(Aid scheme)

Objective

Compensation for loss of income to beef cattle farmers who have a farm in the region of Emilia-Romagna and who, following an order from the veterinary authority, have had to slaughter animals on account of BSE

Form of aid

Outright grants

Budget

EUR 79 709 for the scheme

Intensity

Varies according to the loss suffered

Duration (period)

31 December 2010

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Emilia-Romagna

Direzione generale Agricoltura Servizio produzioni animali

V.le Silvani, 6

I-40122 Bologna

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.10.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 185/06 |
| Member State | Sweden |
| Region | Counties of Skåne, Blekinge, Kronberg, Kalmar, Jönköping, Halland, Västa Götaland and Östergötland |
| Title | Measures in connection with the storm in Southern Sweden on 8-9 January 2005 (aid for storage costs and transport fees) |
| Legal basis | Förordningen (2005:229) om tillfälligt stöd för lagring av virke, Järnvägslagen (2004:519), Järnvägsförordningen (2004:526), Lagen (1975:88) med bemyndigande att meddela föreskrifter om trafik, transporter och kommunikationer, Förordningen (1997:1121) om farledsavgift |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | The aid may be paid for the storage and transport costs of storm-felled timber from forests felled by the storm on 8-9 January 2005. The aid aims to reduce the amount of storm-felled timber in the forest in order to prevent insect damage to living trees |
| Form of aid | Subsidy |
| Budget | Maximum SEK 475 million (ca EUR 51,1 million) |
| Intensity | Variable |
| Duration (period) | One-off |
| Economic sectors | Forestry |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Näringsdepartementet |
| S-103 33 Stockholm |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 185/06

Member State

Sweden

Region

Counties of Skåne, Blekinge, Kronberg, Kalmar, Jönköping, Halland, Västa Götaland and Östergötland

Title

Measures in connection with the storm in Southern Sweden on 8-9 January 2005 (aid for storage costs and transport fees)

Legal basis

Förordningen (2005:229) om tillfälligt stöd för lagring av virke, Järnvägslagen (2004:519), Järnvägsförordningen (2004:526), Lagen (1975:88) med bemyndigande att meddela föreskrifter om trafik, transporter och kommunikationer, Förordningen (1997:1121) om farledsavgift

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

The aid may be paid for the storage and transport costs of storm-felled timber from forests felled by the storm on 8-9 January 2005. The aid aims to reduce the amount of storm-felled timber in the forest in order to prevent insect damage to living trees

Form of aid

Subsidy

Budget

Maximum SEK 475 million (ca EUR 51,1 million)

Intensity

Variable

Duration (period)

One-off

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of the granting authority

Näringsdepartementet

S-103 33 Stockholm

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.10.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 199/06 |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Region | The Ústí Region |
| Title | Forest Management in the Ústí Region |
| Legal basis | — | Paragraf 36 zákona č. 129/2000 Sb., ze dne 12. dubna 2000 |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 199/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

The Ústí Region

Title

Forest Management in the Ústí Region

Legal basis

—

Paragraf 36 zákona č. 129/2000 Sb., ze dne 12. dubna 2000

| — | Program poskytování podpor na hospodaření v lesích v Ústeckém kraji v roce 2006 |
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Program poskytování podpor na hospodaření v lesích v Ústeckém kraji v roce 2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid in the forestry sector

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Total: CZK 19 000 000 (approximately EUR 633 000)

Intensity

Up to 70 %

Duration (period)

2006

Economic sectors

Agriculture (Forestry)

Name and address of the granting authority

Regional Office of the Ústí Region (office régional de la région d'Ústí)

| Velká Hradební 48 |
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| CZ-400 02 Ústí nad Labem |

Velká Hradební 48

CZ-400 02 Ústí nad Labem

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 263/06 |
| Member State | Slovakia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Podpora nákupu a inštalácie technológie spaľovní živočíšnych vedľajších produktov |
| Legal basis | — | Zákon č. 473/2003 Z.z. o Pôdohospodárskej platobnej agentúre, o podpore podnikania v pôdohospodárstve a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov. |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 263/06

Member State

Slovakia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Podpora nákupu a inštalácie technológie spaľovní živočíšnych vedľajších produktov

Legal basis

—

Zákon č. 473/2003 Z.z. o Pôdohospodárskej platobnej agentúre, o podpore podnikania v pôdohospodárstve a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov.

| — | Zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o statnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov. |
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Zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o statnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov.

| — | Výnos MP SR č. 806/2004-100 o podrobnostiach o poskytovaní podpory v oblasti poľnohospodárstva, potravinárstva a lesného hospodárstva. |
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Výnos MP SR č. 806/2004-100 o podrobnostiach o poskytovaní podpory v oblasti poľnohospodárstva, potravinárstva a lesného hospodárstva.

| — | Výnos MP SR č. 1467/2006-100, ktorým sa mení a doplna výnos MP SR č. 806/2004-100 o podrobnostiach o poskytovaní podpory v oblasti poľnohospodárstva, potravinárstva a lesného hospodárstva |
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Výnos MP SR č. 1467/2006-100, ktorým sa mení a doplna výnos MP SR č. 806/2004-100 o podrobnostiach o poskytovaní podpory v oblasti poľnohospodárstva, potravinárstva a lesného hospodárstva

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Investment aid

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget SKK 80 million; total budget SKK 240 million

Intensity

40 %

Duration (period)

2006 - 2008

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 449/06 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Toscana |
| Title | Assistance to farming areas affected by natural disaster (floods of 5-15 November 2005 in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany) |
| Legal basis | Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To compensate for damage to farm structures as a result of bad weather |
| Budget | See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04) |
| Intensity | Up to 100 % of the cost of the damage to farm structures |
| Duration (period) | Until the final payment is made |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministero delle Politiche Agricole |
| Via XX settembre, 20 |
| I-00187 Roma |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 449/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Toscana

Title

Assistance to farming areas affected by natural disaster (floods of 5-15 November 2005 in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

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

Budget

See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Intensity

Up to 100 % of the cost of the damage to farm structures

Duration (period)

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero delle Politiche Agricole

Via XX settembre, 20

I-00187 Roma

Other information

Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 490/06 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Title | Swine fever |
| Legal basis | Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen an Mastschweinehalter |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Compensation |
| Form of aid | Grant |
| Budget | EUR 220 000 |
| Intensity | Maximum 60 % |
| Duration | 2006 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Landwirtschaftskammer NRW |
| Nevinghoff 40 |
| D-48147 Münster |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 490/06

Member State

Germany

Region

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Title

Swine fever

Legal basis

Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen an Mastschweinehalter

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Compensation

Form of aid

Grant

Budget

EUR 220 000

Intensity

Maximum 60 %

Duration

2006

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Landwirtschaftskammer NRW

Nevinghoff 40

D-48147 Münster

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 503/06 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Title | Accordo interprofessionale campagna 2006 per le patate destinate alla trasformazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso privato di patate da consumo |
| Legal basis | Accordo interprofessionale 2006 per le patate destinate alla trasformazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso privato di patate alimentari |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Purpose/Objectives | Aid for producer groups and associations and private storage aid for ware potatoes. |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 7 600 000 |
| Intensity | Varies according to the measure |
| Duration | 1 year (2006) |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministero delle Politiche Agricole |
| Via XX Settembre, 20 |
| I-00187 Roma |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 503/06

Member State

Italy

Title

Accordo interprofessionale campagna 2006 per le patate destinate alla trasformazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso privato di patate da consumo

Legal basis

Accordo interprofessionale 2006 per le patate destinate alla trasformazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso privato di patate alimentari

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Purpose/Objectives

Aid for producer groups and associations and private storage aid for ware potatoes.

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 7 600 000

Intensity

Varies according to the measure

Duration

1 year (2006)

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero delle Politiche Agricole

Via XX Settembre, 20

I-00187 Roma

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 505/06 |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | Scotland |
| Title | Crofters Cattle Quality Improvement Scheme |
| Legal basis | Section 4(1) of The Congested Districts (Scotland) Act 1897 |
| Type of measure | scheme |
| Objective | quality |
| Form of aid | grant |
| Budget | GBP 0,6 million (EUR 0,84 million) |
| Intensity | variable |
| Duration (period) | 2006-2008 |
| Economic sectors | agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Dpt |
| Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 505/06

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Title

Crofters Cattle Quality Improvement Scheme

Legal basis

Section 4(1) of The Congested Districts (Scotland) Act 1897

Type of measure

scheme

Objective

quality

Form of aid

grant

Budget

GBP 0,6 million (EUR 0,84 million)

Intensity

variable

Duration (period)

2006-2008

Economic sectors

agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Dpt

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.10.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 511/05 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Title | Aid for slaughtering in slaughterhouses of laying hens affected by salmonella of importance for public health |
| Legal basis | Proyecto de Real Decreto ..../2005, por el que se establece la normativa básica de las ayudas estatales al sacrificio en matadero de gallinas ponedoras afectadas o sospechosas de salomonelosis de importancia para la salud pública |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Animal diseases |
| Form of aid | Grant |
| Budget | EUR 8,24 million |
| Intensity | 89,8 % |
| Duration (period) | 5 years |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Autoridades competentes de la 17 Comunidades Autónomas del Reino de España |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 511/05

Member State

Spain

Title

Aid for slaughtering in slaughterhouses of laying hens affected by salmonella of importance for public health

Legal basis

Proyecto de Real Decreto ..../2005, por el que se establece la normativa básica de las ayudas estatales al sacrificio en matadero de gallinas ponedoras afectadas o sospechosas de salomonelosis de importancia para la salud pública

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Animal diseases

Form of aid

Grant

Budget

EUR 8,24 million

Intensity

89,8 %

Duration (period)

5 years

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Autoridades competentes de la 17 Comunidades Autónomas del Reino de España

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 532/06 |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Title | Bio-Energy Infrastructure Scheme |
| Legal basis | Section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
| Type of measure | scheme |
| Objective | environment protection |
| Form of aid | grant |
| Budget | GBP 10 million (EUR 14,83 million) |
| Intensity | variable |
| Duration (period) | Five years and three months (1.9.2006-31.12.2011) |
| Economic sectors | agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Dpt (SEERAD) |
| Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 532/06

Member State

United Kingdom

Title

Bio-Energy Infrastructure Scheme

Legal basis

Section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

Type of measure

scheme

Objective

environment protection

Form of aid

grant

Budget

GBP 10 million (EUR 14,83 million)

Intensity

variable

Duration (period)

Five years and three months (1.9.2006-31.12.2011)

Economic sectors

agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Dpt (SEERAD)

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.9.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 534/06 |
| Member State | Cyprus |
| Title | Aid for the promotion and advertising of agricultural products (draft ministerial decree) — amendment of aid scheme N 522/04. |
| Legal basis | Πρόταση προς το Υπουργικό Συμβούλιο — Κρατικές Ενισχύσεις για Ενέργειες Προώθησης ή/και Διαφήμισης των Γεωργικών Προϊόντων |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Promotion of quality products; advertising |
| Form of aid | Grants |
| Budget | See file N 522/04 (EUR 14 400 000) |
| Intensity | 70-100 % for promotion, with a ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary and per three-year period; 40 % for publicity |
| Duration (period) | Until 31 December 2010 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 534/06

Member State

Cyprus

Title

Aid for the promotion and advertising of agricultural products (draft ministerial decree) — amendment of aid scheme N 522/04.

Legal basis

Πρόταση προς το Υπουργικό Συμβούλιο — Κρατικές Ενισχύσεις για Ενέργειες Προώθησης ή/και Διαφήμισης των Γεωργικών Προϊόντων

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Promotion of quality products; advertising

Form of aid

Grants

Budget

See file N 522/04 (EUR 14 400 000)

Intensity

70-100 % for promotion, with a ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary and per three-year period; 40 % for publicity

Duration (period)

Until 31 December 2010

Economic sectors

Agriculture

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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