# C_2009173EN.01000101.xml

| 25.7.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 173/1 |
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25.7.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 173/1

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2009/C 173/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 28.5.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 59/03 (ex N 667/02 and N 665/02) |
| Member State | The Netherlands |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Veemarkt Leeuwarden |
| Legal basis | Kaderwet LNV-subsidies, Algemene subsidieverordening Fryslan, Algemene subsidieverordening Leeuwarden |
| Type of measure | One off investment support and operation support |
| Objective | Investment aid was necessary to be in line with new national legislation, in which additional conditions are set for hygiene and animal welfare after the outbreak of FMD in 2001 Operating aid was necessary to offset the costs of reopening with investments and significant changes in the business process due to regulation changes. |
| Form of aid | One of measure, investment support, subsidy |
| Budget | Investment aid of 40 % of EUR 1 470 000, and EUR 223 500 operating aid in the first six months of reopening. |
| Intensity | 40 % |
| Duration (period) | 2001 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture — Trade in live animals |
| Name and address of the granting authority | City Council of Friesland |
| Leeuwarden |
| NEDERLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

28.5.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 59/03 (ex N 667/02 and N 665/02)

Member State

The Netherlands

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Veemarkt Leeuwarden

Legal basis

Kaderwet LNV-subsidies, Algemene subsidieverordening Fryslan, Algemene subsidieverordening Leeuwarden

Type of measure

One off investment support and operation support

Objective

Investment aid was necessary to be in line with new national legislation, in which additional conditions are set for hygiene and animal welfare after the outbreak of FMD in 2001 Operating aid was necessary to offset the costs of reopening with investments and significant changes in the business process due to regulation changes.

Form of aid

One of measure, investment support, subsidy

Budget

Investment aid of 40 % of EUR 1 470 000, and EUR 223 500 operating aid in the first six months of reopening.

Intensity

40 %

Duration (period)

2001

Economic sectors

Agriculture — Trade in live animals

Name and address of the granting authority

City Council of Friesland

Leeuwarden

NEDERLAND

Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 17.6.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 99/08 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Abengoa Bioenergy Germany GmbH |
| Legal basis | Investitionszulagengesetz 2007 vom 15. Juli 2006 in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Februar 2007 (BGBl. 2007 I S. 282) (InvZulG 2007) and Investitionszulagengesetz 2010 vom 7. Dezember 2008 (InvZulG 2010). |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Regional development |
| Form of aid | Subsidy |
| Budget | EUR 64 252 000 in discounted value |
| Intensity | 11,73 % |
| Duration (period) | Until 2014 |
| Economic sectors | Annex I |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Finanzamt Ribnitz-Damgarten |
| Sandhufe 3 |
| 18311 Rignitz-Damgarten |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

17.6.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 99/08

Member State

Germany

Region

Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Abengoa Bioenergy Germany GmbH

Legal basis

Investitionszulagengesetz 2007 vom 15. Juli 2006 in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Februar 2007 (BGBl. 2007 I S. 282) (InvZulG 2007) and Investitionszulagengesetz 2010 vom 7. Dezember 2008 (InvZulG 2010).

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Subsidy

Budget

EUR 64 252 000 in discounted value

Intensity

11,73 %

Duration (period)

Until 2014

Economic sectors

Annex I

Name and address of the granting authority

Finanzamt Ribnitz-Damgarten

Sandhufe 3

18311 Rignitz-Damgarten

DEUTSCHLAND

Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 11.5.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 346/08 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Catalonia |
| Title (and/or name of beneficiary) | Medidas para la integración, creación o ampliación de cooperativas y otras entidades agrarias |
| Legal basis | Orden AAR/320/2007, de 3 de septiembre, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas plurianuales para el fomento de la modernización, la ínter cooperación y la concentración de las cooperativas y otras entidades asociativas agrarias, y se convocan las correspondientes al año 2007, et Ordenes anuales. |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | To promote mutual cooperation and merger among agricultural cooperatives and associations |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Total of EUR 59 500 000 for the period 2007-2013, with annual expenditure of approximately EUR 8 500 000. |
| Intensity | Variable |
| Duration (period) | 2007-2013 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Generalitat de Catalunya |
| Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural |
| Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 612-614 |
| 08007 Barcelona |
| ESPAÑA |

Date of adoption of the decision

11.5.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 346/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Catalonia

Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

Medidas para la integración, creación o ampliación de cooperativas y otras entidades agrarias

Legal basis

Orden AAR/320/2007, de 3 de septiembre, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas plurianuales para el fomento de la modernización, la ínter cooperación y la concentración de las cooperativas y otras entidades asociativas agrarias, y se convocan las correspondientes al año 2007, et Ordenes anuales.

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

To promote mutual cooperation and merger among agricultural cooperatives and associations

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Total of EUR 59 500 000 for the period 2007-2013, with annual expenditure of approximately EUR 8 500 000.

Intensity

Variable

Duration (period)

2007-2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Generalitat de Catalunya

Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 612-614

08007 Barcelona

ESPAÑA

Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 11.5.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 376/08 |
| Member State | Greece |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες (κατολισθήσεις, πλημμύρα) και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλα, παγετός, χιονόπτωση) κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουαρίου — Μαρτίου 2008. |
| Legal basis | Draft joint Ministerial Decision |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | To offset the effects of adverse weather conditions and natural disasters |
| Form of aid | Grants |
| Budget | EUR 80 million |
| Intensity | Up to 80 % |
| Duration (period) | Until 31 March 2012 |
| Economic sector | Agriculture |
| Name and address of the granting authority | ELGA |
| Μesoyion 45 |
| 115 10 Αthens |
| GREECE |

Date of adoption of the decision

11.5.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 376/08

Member State

Greece

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες (κατολισθήσεις, πλημμύρα) και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλα, παγετός, χιονόπτωση) κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουαρίου — Μαρτίου 2008.

Legal basis

Draft joint Ministerial Decision

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

To offset the effects of adverse weather conditions and natural disasters

Form of aid

Grants

Budget

EUR 80 million

Intensity

Up to 80 %

Duration (period)

Until 31 March 2012

Economic sector

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

ELGA

Μesoyion 45

115 10 Αthens

GREECE

Other information

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

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.6.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 59/09 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Flanders |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Verlenging van de agro-milieumaatregel botanische beheer |
| Legal basis | Artikel 56 van het Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 6 juni 2008 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten en het toekennen van vergoedingen ter uitvoering van Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/2005 van de Raad van 20 september 2005 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling. |
| Type of measure | Agro environmental aid |
| Objective | Prolongation of agri-environmental measure in between old and new contracts Prolongation with 3, 6 or 9 months of the old agri environmental agreement based on the Belgian Rural Development Program for Flanders 2000–2006). |
| Form of aid | Subsidy, compensation |
| Budget | 0,01 million EUR per year, 0,03 million EUR in total |
| Intensity | Max. 100 % |
| Duration (period) | 2009-2012 |
| Economic sectors | Agricultural sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | — |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.6.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 59/09

Member State

Belgium

Region

Flanders

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Verlenging van de agro-milieumaatregel botanische beheer

Legal basis

Artikel 56 van het Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 6 juni 2008 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten en het toekennen van vergoedingen ter uitvoering van Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/2005 van de Raad van 20 september 2005 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling.

Type of measure

Agro environmental aid

Objective

Prolongation of agri-environmental measure in between old and new contracts Prolongation with 3, 6 or 9 months of the old agri environmental agreement based on the Belgian Rural Development Program for Flanders 2000–2006).

Form of aid

Subsidy, compensation

Budget

0,01 million EUR per year, 0,03 million EUR in total

Intensity

Max. 100 %

Duration (period)

2009-2012

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

—

Other information

—

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

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

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