EN Official Journal of the European Union C 153/8

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 153/05)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Lombardy)

Aid No: 65/2005

Title: Forestry measures.

Objective: Improvement, protection and development of the forests in the plains, creation of environmental networks and conservation of landscape.

Legal basis:

Legge regionale 7 febbraio 2000 n7, art 25 ‘Protezione e valorizzazione delle superfici forestali’ e Delibera della Giunta regionale del 19.11.2004, n.7/19418.

Budget: EUR 50 000 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the Member State.

Duration: Until 31.12.2011.

Other information: some measures are ‘de minimis’ aid.

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 111/04.

Title: FAR Programme (draft joint ministerial decision laying down measures to assist farmers and fishermen whose livelihoods have been affected by disasters (avalanches, floods, earthquakes), adverse weather conditions (frosts, rainfall, storms) and diseases resulting from adverse weather conditions (pyriculariosis and Helicoverpa armigera) from March 2003 to January 2004).

Objective: To compensate for losses due to adverse weather conditions.

Legal basis: Πρόγραμμα FAR (σχέδιο κοινής υπουργικής απόφασης όσον αφορά μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών των οποίων οι γεωργοκτηνοτροφικές και αλιευτικές εκμεταλλεύσεις επλήγησαν από θεομηνίες (κατολισθήσεις, πλημμύρες, σεισμοί), από δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (παγετοί, βροχές, θύελλες) και από ασθένειες οφειλόμενες σε δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες κατά την περίοδο από το Μάρτιο 2003 έως το Φεβρουάριο 2004).

Budget: EUR 80 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount: From 50 to 80 % of losses or lump sums per 1 000 m2 for certain crop types.

Duration: 4 years (taking into account aid to be paid in several instalments).

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Luxembourg

Aid No: N 205E/2004.

Title: Draft framework law to provide aid to small and medium-sized enterprises — special aid scheme for food safety.

Objective: To support food sector business investments in tools or methods to allow the traceability and quality of products to be ensured or increased, and to promote these businesses' access to outside advice for making progress as regards the hygiene, safety and quality of foodstuffs.

Legal basis: Projet de loi portant création d'un cadre général des régimes d'aides en faveur du secteur des classes moyennes.

Projet de règlement grand-ducal ‘portant exécution de l'article 6 de la loi du […] portant création d'un cadre général des régimes d'aides en faveur du secteur de classes moyennes et instituant un régime d'aides en matière de sécurité alimentaire’

Budget: EUR 1 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount:

— 40 % for aid to investments.

— 75 % for support for technical assistance with a maximum amount of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary and per three-year period.

Duration: Six years.

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 335/A/04.

Title: Improving animal stock.

Objective: Aid for the livestock sector.

Legal basis:

Legge regionale n. 40/2003 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’ — articoli 65 e 67, comma 2 lettera c).

Budget: Between EUR 1 million and EUR 2 million for 2004 and 2005. Thereafter the amount will be determined in annual budgetary legislation.

Aid intensity or amount: From 30 % to 100 %.

Duration: Six years.

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 348/04.

Title: Compensation for losses due to fireblight.

Objective: To compensate losses resulting from plant diseases.

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 1 del 30 gennaio 2004, art. 14 — ‘Legge finanziaria regionale per l'esercizio 2004’.

Budget: EUR 1 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount:

— EUR 24,78 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 7 436,97 per hectare, for one-year-old trees;

— EUR 30,98 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 9 089,64 per hectare, for two-year-old trees;

— EUR 37,18 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 11 155,46 per hectare, for three-year-old trees;

— EUR 39,25 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 14 873,95 per hectare, for four- to nine-year old trees;

— EUR 30,98 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 12 394,96 per hectare, for ten-year-old trees;

— EUR 24,78 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 9 915,97 per hectare, for eleven-year-old trees;

— EUR 8,76 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 7 436,97 per hectare, for twelve-year-old or older trees;

— EUR 2,06 per cutting in nurseries.

Duration: 2 years.

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 447/04

Title: Law 185/92: Assistance in agricultural areas that have suffered bad weather (hail storm of 6 May 2004, provinces of Asti and Alessandria).

Objective: To provide meteorological information about storms which have caused damage for which compensation is to be granted under the scheme approved under aid No C 12/B/95.

Legal basis:

Legge 185/92

Budget: See the approved scheme (C 12/B/95).

Aid intensity or amount: See the approved scheme (C 12/B/95).

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: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 545/03

Title: Northern Ireland Weather Aid (2002) Scheme

Objective: To compensate agricultural producers for losses to production (cereals, potatoes and forage) that occurred as a result of abnormally wet weather conditions in Northern Ireland in 2002.

Legal basis: Agriculture (Temporary Assistance) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954

Budget: GBP 4 570 000 (EUR 6 567 035)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: One-off

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 554/2004.

Title: Aid to investments for transporting cereals, oilseeds and protein crops by waterway.

Objective: To increase the share of transport of raw materials (cereals, oilseeds, protein crops) by waterway.

Legal basis:

Articles L 611-1 et L 621-1 et suivantes du Code Rural.

Budget: EUR 500 000 for 2005.

Aid intensity or amount: 15 % (40 % in cases of cumulated aid).

Duration: One to two years.

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

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