EN Official Journal of the European Union C 226/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2010/C 226/01

Date of adoption of the decision 16.12.2009 Reference number of State Aid NN 29/05 Member State Latvia Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Atbalsts lauksaimniekiem nelabvēlīgu laika apstākļu radītu zaudējumu kompensēšanai Legal basis Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likums (24.4.2004.) Type of measure Scheme Objective Adverse weather conditions Form of aid Direct grant Budget LVL 317 010,70 (around EUR 477 000) Intensity Up to 50 % Duration (period) Aid was paid out between 1 and 31 December 2004, the frost occurred in May 2004. Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority Lauku Atbalsta Dienests Respublikas laukums 2 Rīga, LV-1981 LATVIJA Other information (ex N 565/04)

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Date of adoption of the decision 3.2.2010 Reference number of State Aid NN 78/05 Member State Finland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) TSE-testit ja kuolleet eläimet/TSE-test och avlivade eller självdöda djur Legal basis Ministeriön päätökset 27/EEO/1997 ja 15/EEO/1998 (kumottu ja korvattu ministeriön päätöksellä 6/EEO/2007) sekä ministeriön päätös 1374/2004/Ministerbeslut 27/EEO/1997 och 15/EEO/1998 (upphävt och ersatt av ministerdekret 6/EEO/2007); minsterdekret 1374/2004. Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Prevention of animal diseases Form of aid Subsidy Budget TSE and BSE tests (EUR): 2 359 045 (2004), 3 908 545 (2005), 3 956 986 (2006), 4 033 766 (2007). Fallen stock (EUR): 3 209 397 (2004), 3 667 737 (2005), 3 401 143 (2006), 4 722 053 (2007). Intensity Variable Duration (period) From 2004 to 25 May 2008. Economic sectors A1 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities Name and address of the granting authority Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö PL 30 FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto SUOMI/FINLAND Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 5.3.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 175/08 Member State Spain Region Castilla y Léon Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayuda a la reestructuración de «Proinserga SA» Legal basis — Plan de Reestructuración a favor de la sociedad «Proinserga». — Informe propuesta del Director General del «Instituto Tecnológico» de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León para la concesión del aval con fecha 21.4.2008. — Acuerdo de concesión del aval del Consejo del «Instituto Tecnológico» de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León del 5.5.2008. Type of measure Individual aid Objective To assist the restructuring of an SME Form of aid Guarantee by a public body in respect of a bank credit transaction Budget EUR 5 million Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 5 years Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería Calle Rigoberto Cortejoso, 14, 4a planta 47014 Valladolid ESPAÑA Other information Previous schemes: Rescue aid NN 15/08 (ex N 517/07)

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.3.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 136/09 Member State Spain Region Aragon Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayuda para el fomento de sistemas de producción extensivos en determinadas zonas de Aragón de razas ganaderas oficialmente catalogadas como autóctonas españolas y españolas Legal basis Proyecto de Orden, de (…), del Consejero de Agricultura y Alimentación, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones destinadas al fomento de sistemas de producción de razas ganaderas oficialmente catalogadas como autóctonas españolas y españolas, en regímenes extensivos ubicadas en determinadas comarcas de Aragón Ley 38/2003 de 17.11.2003 General de Subvenciones Decreto 2/2007 de 16 de Enero del Gobierno de Aragón sobre subvenciones en materia de Agricultura y Alimentación Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Protection, preservation and improvement of the environment Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 14 million Annual budget: EUR 2,8 million Intensity Up to 100 % of eligible costs Duration (period) After the approval by the Commission retrospectively from 2 March 2009 to 31 December 2013 Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority Dirección General de Producción Agraria Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación del Gobierno de Aragón San Pedro Nolasco, 7 50071 Zaragoza ESPAÑA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.3.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 18/10 Member State Germany Region Niedersachsen Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Forstliche Standortkartierung Legal basis Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung der forstlichen Standortkartierung Änderungsentwurf für Kapitel 5.3.2.2.7 des Programms zur Förderung im ländlichen Raum, Niedersachsen und Bremen „PROFIL 2007-2013“ Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Protection, preservation and improvement of the environment Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 1,8 million Annual budget: EUR 0,45 million Intensity Up to 100 % of eligible costs Duration (period) After the approval by the Commission until 31 December 2013 Economic sectors Forestry Name and address of the granting authority Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen Geschäftsbereich Förderung Johannssenstraße 10 30159 Hannover DEUTSCHLAND Other information —

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