EN Official Journal of the European Union C 308/13

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 308/07)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 7/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage (hail, torrential rain, whirlwinds and violent winds in the period from February to September 2004 in the provinces of Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Treviso)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production and farming structures as a result of bad weather (hail, torrential rain, whirlwinds and violent winds in the period from February to September 2004 in the provinces of Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Treviso)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under Aid No NN 54/A/04

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the cost of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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:

Member State: Italy (Toscana)

Aid No: N 49/2005

Title: Regional Decision n. 6 of 27.4.2004 Aid scheme for the valorisation, development and improvement of agri-food chains with lower environmental impact

Objective: The measures aim to encourage the establishment of food chains with lower environmental impact by means of aid for investments, technical support, controls and advertising. The aid is limited to organic products and products bearing the ‘Agriqualità’ quality label

Legal basis: DGR 1082/04 del 2.11.2004«Regime di aiuti — programma annuale delle attività di promozione delle risorse agricole ed agroalimentari della Toscana»

Budget: EUR 12 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure

Duration: Unlimited

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:

Member State: Austria (Steiermark)

Aid No: N 70/2005

Title: Investment aid for irrigation facilities — corrigendum

Objective: Aid would be granted for the investment projects regarding construction of irrigation systems including installations for water impounding and storage in case of the following cultures: fruit, wine, vegetables, field corn (Saatmais), special cultures in foil tunnels, tree nurseries and hops

Legal basis: Die Maßnahme basiert auf den Richtlinien zur Förderung landwirtschaftlicher Bewässerungen in der Steiermark

Budget: EUR 900 000 (nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 20 % or 35 % of the eligible costs, depending on the type of investment

Duration:

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:

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

No of the aid: N 96/2005

Title: Aid for evaluation of varities of plants cultivated in biological production

Objective: Support for financing the experiments on evaluation of suitability of the registered plant varieties and the development of new plant varieties for biological production, in particular consisting of the Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU) research

Legal basis:

— Sēklu un stādāmo materiālu aprites likums (Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr. 353/354, 1999. gada 17. maijā)

— Augu aizsardzības likums (Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr. 74, 2002. gada 17. maijā)

— Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr.70 “Par valsts atbalstu lauksaimniecībai” (Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr. 56, 2005. gada 6. aprīlī)

— Ministru kabineta noteikumi “Latvijas augu šķirņu kataloga nolikums”, 2003. gada 15. aprīlis

— Ministru kabineta 2004. gada 14. oktobra“Dārzeņu sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 13. maija“Labības sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 17. jūnija“Eļļas augu un šķiedraugu sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 12. augusta“Skābbarības augu sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 3. aprīļa“Eļļas augu un šķiedraugu sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

Budget: LVL 116 900 (approximately EUR 166 000) in years 2005-2007

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of eligible costs

Duration: 2005-2007

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

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: France

Aid No: N 137/2005 (amending aid N 607/2001)

Title: Aid for investments aimed at enhancing the security of storage facilities for liquid fertilisers, pesticides and weedkillers on farms in Yvelines

Objective: Preservation of the environment

Legal basis: Articles L 1511-1 et suivants du Code général des collectivités territoriales

Budget: Annual budget: EUR 150 000 (increase of EUR 74 000 compared with the scheme under aid N 607/2001)

Aid intensity or amount: 40 %.

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

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Number of aid measure: N 149/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas hit by natural disasters (heavy rainstorms on 2 November to 15 December 2004 and in some cases up to 10 January 2005 in some municipalities in the province of Agrigente, Sicily)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production, agricultural structures and land improvement work caused by bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the damage

Duration: Measure implementing an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other details: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005)1622fin of 7 June 2005)

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:

Member State: Italy (Sicily).

Aid No: N 156/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disasters (tornadoes in the province of Ragusa on 3 and 11 November 2004)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production and farming structures as a result of bad weather (tornadoes in the province of Ragusa on 3 and 12 November 2004)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: EUR 15 073 778 to be funded under the budget approved for scheme NN 54/A/04

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 161/05.

Title: Aid to compensate for the losses caused by bad weather in the province of Ciudad Real and the Autonomous Communities of Extremadura and the Canary Islands

Objective: To compensate for harvest losses caused by bad weather, not covered by the agricultural insurance scheme, affecting grape production in the province of Ciudad Real as a result of torrential rain, tomato production in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura as a result of violent storms, and the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands as a result of high temperatures and violent winds

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden APA/…/2005, por el que se establecen ayudas para paliar los daños causados por condiciones climáticas adversas, amparados por el seguro agrario, en la producción de uva en la provincia de Ciudad Real, como consecuencia de las lluvias persistentes; en la producción de tomate en la Comunidad autónoma de Extremadura, como consecuencia de las tormentas, y en la Comunidad autónoma de Canarias, como consecuencia de los vientos y altas temperaturas

Budget: EUR 5,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the loss suffered

Duration: The aid is available during the six months following publication in the Spanish Official Gazette

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:

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 209/2005

Title: Assistance to agricultural areas affected by natural disasters (tornado in Ragusa province, 27 January 2005)

Objective: Compensation for damage to agricultural production and farming structures as a result of bad weather (tornado in Ragusa province, 27 January 2005)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under State aid scheme NN 54/A/04

Intensity or amount of aid: Up to 100 % of damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other details: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid scheme NN 54/A/2004 (Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final, of 7 June 2005)

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:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 259/05

Title: Ministerial order of 24 March 2005 distributing the resources allocated to the activities set out in Article 4 of Law No 499 of 23 December 1999

Objective: To lay down the distribution of the budget for funding the activities of the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policy in 2005 (almost exactly the same as the approved aid scheme No N 154/04), as follows

Research and experimentation

Collection, processing and distribution of information and data

Support for national agricultural producers' associations and groups

Genetic improvement of plants and livestock

Maintenance and development of agricultural product quality

Fraud prevention and control

Forest policy

Special projects

Legal basis: Decreto ministeriale SEG/398 del 24 marzo 2005, recante riparto delle risorse per le misure di cui all'articolo 4 della legge n. 499 del 23 dicembre 1999

Budget: EUR 154 018 000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure

Duration: 2005

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/