EN Official Journal of the European Union C 94/6

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 94/03)

Date of adoption of the decision 19.12.2007 Reference number of the aid N 123/07 Member State The Netherlands Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aanpassing van de heffing ter financiering van onderzoek en ontwikkeling in de Pluimveesector en de preventie van Pluimveeziekten Legal basis Wet op de bedrijfsorganisaties (artikel 126), Instellingsbesluit Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren (artikelen 6 en 8), Verordening van het Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren betreffende algemene bepalingen voor heffingen 2006, Verordening van het Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren tot wijziging van de Verordening bestemmingsheffingen legsector 2006, Verordening van het Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren tot wijziging van de Verordening bestemmingsheffingen Pluimveevleessector (2006) (PPE-2006-I) Type of measure Adjustment of three specific parafiscal levies (earlier approved under N 451/98 and N 334/99) Objective The aid measure is changed in accordance with a request from the sector to change the basis of the levy for the research and development and the animal health care fund to obtain a more equal division of the levy throughout the poultry sector Form of aid Direct aid to research and development projects and compensation the prevention of animal diseases; Parafiscal levy Budget EUR 4 656 874 Intensity Maximum 100 % Duration 2007-2013 Economic sectors Agriculture: poultry and egg sector, research and development sector Name and address of the granting authority Productschap voor Pluimvee en Eieren Postbus 4600 2700 AL Zoetermeer Nederland Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 14.11.2007 Reference number of the aid N 209/07 Member State Hungary Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Állatjóléti körülmények javítása — sertés ágazat Legal basis A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2007. ( ) FVM rendelet-tervezete a sertés ágazat támogatásáról Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Aid for animal welfare commitments in the pig sector Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual expenditure: HUF 6 000 million Overall budget: HUF 39 000 million Intensity 100 % of eligible costs (additional costs and income foregone resulting from animal welfare commitments) Duration Until 31.12.2013 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium Kossuth Lajos tér 11. H-1055 Budapest Other information (in particular, commitments by the Member State and/or obligation to provide the Commission with a report on implementation)

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Date of adoption of the decision 11.10.2007 Reference number of the aid N 488/07 Member State United Kingdom Region England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) TSE testing of sheep and goats fallen stock Legal basis Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as amended: — The TSE (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1228). — The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/530). — The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1226) (W.117). — TSE Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SI 2006/202) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Animal diseases Form of aid Subsidised service Budget Overall budget: GBP 22,4 million (approximately EUR 32,9 million) Annual budget: GBP 3,2 million (approximately EUR 4,7 million) Intensity 100 % Duration Extension from 1 March 2008 until 1 March 2014 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Defra 1A Page Street Westminster London SW1P 4PQ United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.10.2007 Reference number of the aid N 489/07 Member State United Kingdom Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) TSE testing of fallen cattle aged over 24 months Legal basis Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as amended: — The TSE (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1228). — The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/530). — The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1226) (W.117). — TSE Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SI 2006/202) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Animal diseases Form of aid Grant Budget Annual budget: GBP 4,26 (EUR 6,28 million) Intensity Up to 100 % Duration Prolongation from 31 December 2008 until 1 March 2014 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Defra 1A Page Street Westminster London SW1P 4PQ United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.12.2007 Reference number of the aid N 538/07 Member State Austria Region Niederösterreich Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastrophenschäden Legal basis Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastrophenschäden des Landes Niederösterreich Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Compensation for damage due to natural disasters in 2007 Form of aid Subsidy Budget Estimated annual budget ca. EUR 70 000, as communicated in Case N 564a/04 Intensity 30 %, in particularly severe cases 50 %, of the eligible damage Duration One-off Economic sectors Annex I Name and address of the granting authority Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung Gruppe Land- und Forstwirtschaft Abteilung Landwirtschaftsförderung Landhausplatz 1 A-3109 St. Pölten Other information —

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