# C_2009212EN.01000101.xml

| 5.9.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 212/1 |
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5.9.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/1

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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 212/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 3.8.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 10/09 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Wijziging van het Fonds voor de gezondheid en de productie van dieren, sector Pluimvee |
| Legal basis | Wet van 23 maart 1998 betreffende de oprichting van een Begrotingsfonds voor de gezondheid en de kwaliteit van de dieren en dierlijke producten, wijziging van het Koninklijk besluit van 24 juni 1997 betreffende de verplichte bijdrage aan het fonds voor de gezondheid en de productie van dieren, vastgesteld voor de sector pluimvee. |
| Type of measure | Parafiscal tax, prevention and eradication of animal disease |
| Objective | Contribution of the poultry sector to the costs of the eradication and prevention of poultry diseases. |
| Form of aid | Subsidy, compensation |
| Budget | EUR 35 000, for the new levy. The total maximum amount that can be collected in the poultry sector for the Sanitary Fund is approximately EUR 1 million per year. |
| Intensity | Max. 100 % |
| Duration (period) | 1.9.2009-31.8.2016 |
| Economic sectors | Agricultural sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Federale overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu |
| Victor Hortaplein 40, bus 10 |
| 1060 Brussel |
| BELGIË |
| http://www.health.fgov.be |

Date of adoption of the decision

3.8.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 10/09

Member State

Belgium

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Wijziging van het Fonds voor de gezondheid en de productie van dieren, sector Pluimvee

Legal basis

Wet van 23 maart 1998 betreffende de oprichting van een Begrotingsfonds voor de gezondheid en de kwaliteit van de dieren en dierlijke producten, wijziging van het Koninklijk besluit van 24 juni 1997 betreffende de verplichte bijdrage aan het fonds voor de gezondheid en de productie van dieren, vastgesteld voor de sector pluimvee.

Type of measure

Parafiscal tax, prevention and eradication of animal disease

Objective

Contribution of the poultry sector to the costs of the eradication and prevention of poultry diseases.

Form of aid

Subsidy, compensation

Budget

EUR 35 000, for the new levy. The total maximum amount that can be collected in the poultry sector for the Sanitary Fund is approximately EUR 1 million per year.

Intensity

Max. 100 %

Duration (period)

1.9.2009-31.8.2016

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Federale overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu

Victor Hortaplein 40, bus 10

1060 Brussel

BELGIË

http://www.health.fgov.be

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 13.7.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 107/09 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Flanders |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Verlenging van de agro-milieumaatregel erosiebestrijding |
| 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 | EUR 0,13 million per year, EUR 0,26 million in total |
| Intensity | Max. 100 % |
| Duration (period) | 2010-2012 |
| Economic sectors | Agricultural sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Vlaamse Landmaatschappij |
| Gulden Vlieslaan 72 |
| 1060 Brussel |
| BELGIË |

Date of adoption of the decision

13.7.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 107/09

Member State

Belgium

Region

Flanders

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Verlenging van de agro-milieumaatregel erosiebestrijding

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

EUR 0,13 million per year, EUR 0,26 million in total

Intensity

Max. 100 %

Duration (period)

2010-2012

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Vlaamse Landmaatschappij

Gulden Vlieslaan 72

1060 Brussel

BELGIË

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 13.7.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 145/09 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Beihilfen für Investitionen in landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben |
| Legal basis | Entwurf der Richtlinie des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Ernährung Landwirtschaft und Forsten zur einzelbetrieblichen Investitionsförderung G 7-7271; Artikel 23 und 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Bayern und die Verwaltungsvorschriften hierzu |
| Type of measure | — |
| Objective | To improve production, reduce production costs and improve hygiene and animal welfare standards |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 65 million; overall budget: EUR 325 million |
| Intensity | 40 % |
| Duration (period) | Until 31 December 2013 |
| Economic sectors | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Staatliche Führungsakademie für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten |
| Am Lurzenhof 3c |
| 84036 Landshut |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

13.7.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 145/09

Member State

Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Beihilfen für Investitionen in landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben

Legal basis

Entwurf der Richtlinie des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Ernährung Landwirtschaft und Forsten zur einzelbetrieblichen Investitionsförderung G 7-7271; Artikel 23 und 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Bayern und die Verwaltungsvorschriften hierzu

Type of measure

—

Objective

To improve production, reduce production costs and improve hygiene and animal welfare standards

Form of aid

—

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 65 million; overall budget: EUR 325 million

Intensity

40 %

Duration (period)

Until 31 December 2013

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

Staatliche Führungsakademie für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten

Am Lurzenhof 3c

84036 Landshut

DEUTSCHLAND

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 17.7.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 146/09 |
| Member State | France |
| Region | La région Bretagne et les départements du Finistère et du Morbihan |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Aides à la constitution de retenues collinaires et aux équipements fixes d'irrigation associés |
| Legal basis | Articles L 1511-1 à 1511-6 du Code général des collectivités territoriales et L 3231-2 et suivants, sur les aides des collectivités territoriales pour favoriser le développement économique.
  Projet de texte de règlement d'application du dispositif (fiche matériel irrigation), qui constituera la base juridique pour les collectivités financeurs. |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | To improve the quality of vegetable production |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | EUR 1,75 million |
| Intensity | Maximum 40 % |
| Duration (period) | 31 December 2013 |
| Economic sectors | Agricultural sector, A101 (vegetable production). |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Conseil régional de Bretagne |
| 283 avenue du Général Patton |
| 35711 Rennes Cedex 7 |
| FRANCE |

Date of adoption of the decision

17.7.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 146/09

Member State

France

Region

La région Bretagne et les départements du Finistère et du Morbihan

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aides à la constitution de retenues collinaires et aux équipements fixes d'irrigation associés

Legal basis

Articles L 1511-1 à 1511-6 du Code général des collectivités territoriales et L 3231-2 et suivants, sur les aides des collectivités territoriales pour favoriser le développement économique.

Projet de texte de règlement d'application du dispositif (fiche matériel irrigation), qui constituera la base juridique pour les collectivités financeurs.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To improve the quality of vegetable production

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 1,75 million

Intensity

Maximum 40 %

Duration (period)

31 December 2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector, A101 (vegetable production).

Name and address of the granting authority

Conseil régional de Bretagne

283 avenue du Général Patton

35711 Rennes Cedex 7

FRANCE

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 5.8.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 263/09 |
| Member State | Cyprus |
| Region | Cyprus |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Σχέδιο για την κατεδάφιση οχληρών υποστατικών κτιρίων για υγειονομικούς και περιβαλλοντικούς λόγους |
| Legal basis | Υπουργική απόφαση αριθ. 68534 της 18.3.2009 |
| Type of measure | Closing Capacity |
| Objective | Closing Capacity |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget EUR 3 750 000 |
| Intensity | The intensity of the aid will equal 50 % of the current value of buildings that hold a licence, whereas for buildings that do not hold a licence, the compensation will amount to 30 % of their current value. The compensation will be increased by 5 % for demolition expenses and expenses covering the removal of waste, and restoration of the field. The compensation amount can be further increased by 10 %, as an incentive for the immediate demolition of the buildings. |
| Duration (period) | From approval by the Commission until 31 December 2013 |
| Economic sectors | Agricultural sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Τμήμα Γεωργίας |
| 1412 Λευκωσία/Nicosia |
| ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS |

Date of adoption of the decision

5.8.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 263/09

Member State

Cyprus

Region

Cyprus

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Σχέδιο για την κατεδάφιση οχληρών υποστατικών κτιρίων για υγειονομικούς και περιβαλλοντικούς λόγους

Legal basis

Υπουργική απόφαση αριθ. 68534 της 18.3.2009

Type of measure

Closing Capacity

Objective

Closing Capacity

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget EUR 3 750 000

Intensity

The intensity of the aid will equal 50 % of the current value of buildings that hold a licence, whereas for buildings that do not hold a licence, the compensation will amount to 30 % of their current value. The compensation will be increased by 5 % for demolition expenses and expenses covering the removal of waste, and restoration of the field. The compensation amount can be further increased by 10 %, as an incentive for the immediate demolition of the buildings.

Duration (period)

From approval by the Commission until 31 December 2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Τμήμα Γεωργίας

1412 Λευκωσία/Nicosia

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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