# Official Journal C 81/2011

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.081.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 81 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5415 March 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.081.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 81

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5415 March 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 081/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2011/C 081/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6110 — Aegon/Unnim/Caixasabadell Vida) (
  2
  ) | 5 |
| 2011/C 081/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6125 — Reale/Unnim/CSG) (
  2
  ) | 5 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 081/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  )

1

1

2011/C 081/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6110 — Aegon/Unnim/Caixasabadell Vida) (
  2
  )

2

5

2011/C 081/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6125 — Reale/Unnim/CSG) (
  2
  )

2

5

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 081/04 | Euro exchange rates | 6 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2011/C 081/05 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products | 7 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 081/04

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2011/C 081/05

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products

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(2)   Text with EEA relevance

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 15.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 81/1 |
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15.3.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2011/C 81/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 9.2.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 419/10 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Noroeste, Madrid, Este, Noreste, Murcia, Centro (E), Andalucia | Mixed |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Primera forestación de tierras agrícolas (Medida 221 Desarrollo Rural) |
| Legal basis | — | Programas de Desarrollo Rural de las Comunidades Autónomas aprobados por Decisión de la Comisión que se citan a continuación: Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Baleares, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha, Cataluña, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco, La Rioja y Valencia |

Date of adoption of the decision

9.2.2011

Reference number of State Aid

N 419/10

Member State

Spain

Region

Noroeste, Madrid, Este, Noreste, Murcia, Centro (E), Andalucia

Mixed

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Primera forestación de tierras agrícolas (Medida 221 Desarrollo Rural)

Legal basis

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Programas de Desarrollo Rural de las Comunidades Autónomas aprobados por Decisión de la Comisión que se citan a continuación: Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Baleares, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha, Cataluña, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco, La Rioja y Valencia

| — | Marco Nacional de Desarrollo Rural 2007-2013 [C(2007) 5937] |
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Marco Nacional de Desarrollo Rural 2007-2013 [C(2007) 5937]

Type of measure

Scheme

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Objective

Forestry

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 622,26 million

Intensity

80 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority

Autoridades de gestión de los PDR

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 | 9.2.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 435/10 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Andalucia, Canarias, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Rioja, Aragon, Asturias | Mixed |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Primera forestación de tierras no agrícolas (Medida 223 Desarrollo Rural) |
| Legal basis | — | Programas de Desarrollo Rural de las Comunidades Autónomas aprobados por Decisión de la Comisión que se citan a continuación: Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Canarias, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid y La Rioja |

Date of adoption of the decision

9.2.2011

Reference number of State Aid

N 435/10

Member State

Spain

Region

Andalucia, Canarias, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Rioja, Aragon, Asturias

Mixed

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Primera forestación de tierras no agrícolas (Medida 223 Desarrollo Rural)

Legal basis

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Programas de Desarrollo Rural de las Comunidades Autónomas aprobados por Decisión de la Comisión que se citan a continuación: Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Canarias, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid y La Rioja

| — | Marco Nacional de Desarollo Rural 2007-2013 [C(2007) 5937] |
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Marco Nacional de Desarollo Rural 2007-2013 [C(2007) 5937]

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Forestry

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 150,47 million

Intensity

85 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority

Autoridades de gestion de los PDR

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 | 11.2.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.32095 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Grundsätze für eine nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Zuwendungen zur Bewältigung von durch Naturkatastrophen verursachte Schäden in der Landwirtschaft — Überschwemmungen in Sachsen im September 2010 |
| Legal basis | 1. | Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO) |

Date of adoption of the decision

11.2.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32095

Member State

Germany

Region

Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Grundsätze für eine nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Zuwendungen zur Bewältigung von durch Naturkatastrophen verursachte Schäden in der Landwirtschaft — Überschwemmungen in Sachsen im September 2010

Legal basis

1.

Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO)

| 2. | Verwaltungsvorschriften des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Finanzen zur Sächsischen Haushaltsordnung (VwV-SäHO) |
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2.

Verwaltungsvorschriften des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums der Finanzen zur Sächsischen Haushaltsordnung (VwV-SäHO)

| 3. | Grundsätze für eine nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Zuwendungen zur Bewältigung von durch Naturkatastrophen verursachte Schäden in der Landwirtschaft |
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3.

Grundsätze für eine nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Zuwendungen zur Bewältigung von durch Naturkatastrophen verursachte Schäden in der Landwirtschaft

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences

Form of aid

Direct grant, Soft loan (including details of how the loan is secured)

Budget

| | Annual budget: EUR 3,00 million |
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Annual budget: EUR 3,00 million

| | Overall budget: EUR 3,00 million |
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Overall budget: EUR 3,00 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2011

Economic sectors

Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority

| Sächsische Aufbaubank |
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| Pirnaische Straße 9 |
| 01069 Dresden |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Sächsische Aufbaubank

Pirnaische Straße 9

01069 Dresden

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 10.2.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.32160 |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Extension of the scheme ‘Limited amounts of compatible aid (guarantees for working capital) for undertakings active in the primary production of agricultural products’ |
| Legal basis | art. 2, 4 en 7 Kaderwet LNV-subsidies
  art. 2:81 — 2:89 Regeling LNV-subsidies |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | Guarantee |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 2,81 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | 31.1.2011-31.12.2011 |
| Economic sectors | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Minister van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie |
| Postbus 20401 |
| 2500 EK Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

10.2.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32160

Member State

Netherlands

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Extension of the scheme ‘Limited amounts of compatible aid (guarantees for working capital) for undertakings active in the primary production of agricultural products’

Legal basis

art. 2, 4 en 7 Kaderwet LNV-subsidies

art. 2:81 — 2:89 Regeling LNV-subsidies

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 2,81 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

31.1.2011-31.12.2011

Economic sectors

Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Minister van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie

Postbus 20401

2500 EK Den Haag

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6110 — Aegon/Unnim/Caixasabadell Vida)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 81/02

On 2 March 2011, 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:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website 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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6110. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6110. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6125 — Reale/Unnim/CSG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 81/03

On 8 March 2011, 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:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website 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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6125. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6125. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 15.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 81/6 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 March 2011

2011/C 81/04

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3948 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 114,16 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4584 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86590 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,8405 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2941 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,8290 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,331 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 273,05 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7066 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0315 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,1838 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,2024 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3846 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3597 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,8694 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8918 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7692 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 570,42 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,6345 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,1603 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3885 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 221,50 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2339 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,727 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,8377 |
| THB | Thai baht | 42,304 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,3210 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,6373 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 62,8501 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3948

JPY

Japanese yen

114,16

DKK

Danish krone

7,4584

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86590

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8405

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2941

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8290

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,331

HUF

Hungarian forint

273,05

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7066

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0315

RON

Romanian leu

4,1838

TRY

Turkish lira

2,2024

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3846

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3597

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,8694

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8918

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7692

KRW

South Korean won

1 570,42

ZAR

South African rand

9,6345

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,1603

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3885

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 221,50

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2339

PHP

Philippine peso

60,727

RUB

Russian rouble

39,8377

THB

Thai baht

42,304

BRL

Brazilian real

2,3210

MXN

Mexican peso

16,6373

INR

Indian rupee

62,8501

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 15.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 81/7 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products

2011/C 81/05

Aid No: SA.32180-11XF

Member State: France

Authority granting the aid: Ministère de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l’aménagement du territoire et Agences de l’eau concernées.

Name of company receiving ad hoc aid: Aid paid to project organisers selected on the basis of a call for projects with the aim of setting up eel restocking operations (juvenile stages) in the various Eel Management Units and scientific monitoring of the progress and results of these operations.

Legal basis:

| — | Décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 relatif aux subventions de l’État pour des projets d’investissement. |
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Décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 relatif aux subventions de l’État pour des projets d’investissement.

| — | Décret no 2000-675 du 17 juillet 2000 pris pour l’application de l’article 10 du décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 relatif aux subventions de l’État pour des projets d’investissement. |
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Décret no 2000-675 du 17 juillet 2000 pris pour l’application de l’article 10 du décret no 99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999 relatif aux subventions de l’État pour des projets d’investissement.

| — | Plan français de gestion de l’anguille (PGA) approuvé par la Commission européenne le 15 février 2010 en application du règlement (CE) no 1100/2007. |
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Plan français de gestion de l’anguille (PGA) approuvé par la Commission européenne le 15 février 2010 en application du règlement (CE) no 1100/2007.

| — | Appel à projets pour la mise en place du programme «repeuplement de l’anguille en France». |
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Appel à projets pour la mise en place du programme «repeuplement de l’anguille en France».

Amount of ad hoc aid granted:

| — | EUR 2,5 million in 2011 (maximum overall amount) |
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EUR 2,5 million in 2011 (maximum overall amount)

| — | EUR 2,5 million in 2012 (maximum overall amount) |
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EUR 2,5 million in 2012 (maximum overall amount)

| — | EUR 2,5 million in 2013 (maximum overall amount) |
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EUR 2,5 million in 2013 (maximum overall amount)

Maximum aid intensity: 98 %

Date of entry into force: 2011

Duration of individual aid award (planned date of final payment): The final date for the submission of an application for payment of the balance of the aid is 31 December 2016.

Objective of aid: Setting up of an eel restocking programme in France in accordance with the Eel Management Plan of the Republic of France approved by the European Commission on 15 February 2010 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

Relevant articles:

| — | Article 18 — Aid for measures intended to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora |
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Article 18 — Aid for measures intended to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora

| — | Article 21 — Aid for pilot projects |
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Article 21 — Aid for pilot projects

Activity concerned: Fishing activities inland and in maritime waters for restocking purposes

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Ministère de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l’aménagement du territoire |
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| Direction des pêches maritimes et de l’aquaculture |
| Bureau de la pisciculture et de la pêche continentale |
| 3 place de Fontenoy |
| 75007 Paris |
| FRANCE |

Ministère de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l’aménagement du territoire

Direction des pêches maritimes et de l’aquaculture

Bureau de la pisciculture et de la pêche continentale

3 place de Fontenoy

75007 Paris

FRANCE

And the relevant water agencies depending on the area in which the eels (juvenile stages) are released.

Website where the conditions under which ad hoc aid is granted outside of an aid scheme can be found: http://agriculture.gouv.fr/europe-et-international

Motivation: The planned aid would make it possible to finance the proposed action without using the EFF.

Indeed, recourse to EFF measure 3.2 (see Article 38 of the EFF Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006) could be problematical given the level of consumption of the corresponding budgetary allocation and the constraints associated with the mobilisation of Community financial resources.

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