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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 58/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2004

Member State: Spain (Valencia)

Aid No: NN 69/01 and N 494/01

Title: Measures in support of farmers affected by drought

Objective: To compensate the owners of holdings for the damage caused by drought in the 1999-2000 marketing year

Legal basis: Real Decreto Ley 8/2000 de 4 de agosto de adopción de medidas de carácter urgente para paliar los efectos producidos por la sequía y otras adversidades climáticas. Orden de 19 de febrero de 2001 de la Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación por la que se regulan las ayudas destinadas a reparar los efectos producidos por la sequía y otras adversidades climáticas en el ámbito de la Comunidad Valenciana y se establece el procedimiento para su concesión

Budget: Not specified

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the damage suffered

Duration: Ad hoc aid

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2004

Member State: Spain

Aid No: NN 38/01

Title: Aid to stockfarmers (BSE)

Objective: Partial compensation for losses in income by beef farms as a result of BSE

Legal basis: Real Decreto Ley 9/2001 de 6 de abril por el que se adoptan medidas adicionales en el marco de la erradicación de las encefalopatías espongiformes transmisibles

Budget: Not specified

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Duration: Varies according to the aid

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 363/03

Title: Scottish Farm Business Advice and Skills Service

Objective: The purpose of the scheme is to encourage business-oriented thinking among farmers and crofters faced with fundamental changes in their market place and industry, and to encourage them to take strategic decisions about the future development of their businesses, leading to financially and environmentally sustainable businesses

Legal basis: Non-statutory scheme

Budget: 2003/04: GBP 1,5 million (EUR 2,16 million); 2004/05: GBP 2 million (EUR 2,88 million); 2005/06: GBP 2,5 million (EUR 3,6 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Three years

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2004

Member State: Germany (Brandenburg)

Aid No: N 467/03

Title: Promotion of performance testing in livestock breeding

Objective: To maintain and improve the performance and vigour of farm animals

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Raumordnung über die Gewährung von Prämien für die Förderung von Leistungsprüfungen und weiteren Maßnahmen in der Tierzucht

Budget: EUR 623700 per year

Aid intensity or amount: The aid intensity varies between 25 % and 70 %

Duration: Until 31 Dezember 2006

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2004

Member State: Spain (Basque Country)

Aid No: N 575/03

Title: Aid for the cultivation, storage and marketing of potatoes in the Basque Country

Objective: To improve production, introduce new environmentally freindly technologies, promote marketing structures and increase the production of high quality and organic potatoes

Legal basis: Proyecto de decreto por el que se regula la concesión de ayudas al cultivo, almacenamiento y comercialización de la patata de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

Budget: EUR 1133216

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Duration: Not specified

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.2.2004

Member State: Spain (Cantabria)

Aid No: N 634/03

Title: Aid for beekeeping

Objective: To maintain beekeeping

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se establece una prima de polinización destinada a los titulares de explotaciones apícolas de Cantabria y se convoca dicha prima para el año 2003

Budget: EUR 60000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the beneficiaries

Duration: Not specified

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids