EN Official Journal of the European Union C 2/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 2/02)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

Aid No: N 429/2005

Title: Support to stabilisation of sustainable forest functions in private forests

Objective: Support to maintenance and tending activities in sustainable forestry

Legal basis: Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likums (2004. gada 23. aprīlis) un projekts noteikumiem par kārtību, kādā piešķirams, administrējams un uzraugāms valsts atbalsts meža ilgtspējības funkcijas stabilizēšanai privātajos mežos 2005. gadā

Budget: LVL 100 000 (approximately EUR 143 900)

Aid intensity or amount: 86-100 % of eligible costs

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/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Republic of Lithuania

Aid No: N 448/2004

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for damages caused by unfavourable weather conditions

Objective: Compensating damages caused to fruit cultures by spring frost in May 2004

Legal basis:

— 2002 m. birželio 25 d. Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros įstatymas Nr. IX-987 (Valstybės žinios, Nr. 72-3009).

— 2000 m. vasario 4 d. Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimas „Dėl ekstremalių įvykių kriterijų patvirtinimo“ Nr. 216 (Valstybės žinios Nr. 19-439).

— Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerijos įstatymo projektas „Dėl paramos žemės ūkio bendrovėms, patyrusioms nuostolius dėl 2004 m. pavasario šalnų, taisyklių patvirtinimo“

Budget: LTL 3 million (around EUR 869 000)

Aid intensity or amount:

— LTL 538 (EUR 155)/ha of apple, pear, plum, cherry and sweet cherry,

— LTL 273 (EUR 79)/ha of black currant, red currant and chokeberry,

— LTL 461 (EUR 133,5)/ha of strawberry and raspberry

Duration: One year from the approval by the Commission

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: Germany

Aid No: N 452/05

Title: On-the-spot-payments to compensate for damages caused by the flood of August 2005 in Bavaria to holdings in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector

Objective: Mitigation of physical damages caused by the flood in August 2005 to holdings in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvereinbarung zwischen der Bundesregierung und dem Freistaat Bayern über die Beteiligung der Bundesregierung an den Einmalzahlungen an die land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Betriebe, die von dem Hochwasser im August 2005 betroffen waren

Budget: EUR 4,95 million

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

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: France

Aid No: N 481/2003

Title: Aid for the Morne Rouge SOCOMOR agricultural cooperative

Objective: To provide financial support for the restructuring of SOCOMOR

Budget: Aid for restructuring: EUR 2,856 million

Duration: One-off aid.

Other information: France undertakes to submit an annual report on application of the aid scheme

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: France

Aid No: N 489/2003

Title: Aid from the Burgundy Regional Council to barley producers

Objective: To offset losses caused by adverse wether conditions

Budget: EUR 4 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: One off

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: France.

Aid No: N 490/2003.

Title: Aid for the olive sector

Objective: To modernise oil mills, fund research and ensure the traceability of products

Budget: EUR 400 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable (maximum of 40 % for investments and 100 % for research and technical assistance)

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:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 508/2005

Title: Extension to the Agriculture Development Scheme 2002

Objective: With this extension to the aid scheme N 505/2002 — Agriculture Development Scheme 2002, this measure is prolonged by one year with an increase of the budget

Legal basis: The Food Development Scheme 1997

The Food Industry Development Scheme (Specification of Activities) order 1997

The Food Industry Development (Amendment) (England) Scheme 2001

Budget: Increase of the budget: GBP 5,9 million (EUR 8,7 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 %

Duration: Prolongation for the year 2006/07

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 Netherlands

Aid No: N 527/2003

Title: Ocean Desert Enterprises

Objective: Industrial research and precompetitive development concerning the use of halophytic trees as a source of raw material for the production biomass

Legal basis: Wet overige OC en W Subsidies en Kaderregeling subsidiëring projecten Onderzoek en Wetenschap

Budget: EUR 1 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: 2004-2007

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 532/2003

Title: Advertising measures in the food-processing industry in the Member States of the EU and in the Accession States

Objective: Advertising and promotion. The scheme notified sets out the general criteria for the granting, by the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) (1), of public part-financing for projects aimed at boosting awareness of Italian food and wine products, and supporting the Made in Italy brand-image in various distribution sectors in the old and new Member States of the European Union, as well as countries applying for EU membership during the period of the scheme

Budget: EUR 2 000 000 for the first year of implementation

Aid intensity or amount: For advertising measures: 50 % of eligible costs.

For promotion measures: 50 % of eligible costs in cases where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will benefit; in other cases, the overall amount of the aid may not exceed EUR 100 000 per beneficiary per three-year period

Duration: Ten years from the date of notification of the scheme to the Commission (from 20 November 2003 to 19 November 2013).

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: United Kingdom (Wales)

Aid No: N 546/2004

Title: Extension to the Meat Generic Advertising (Wales) Scheme

Objective: The approved Meat Generic Advertising (Wales) Scheme (N 696/2002) will be prolonged by one year

Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1967 (as amended); Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (as amended)

Budget: GBP 2,25 million (EUR 3,22 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Parafiscal levies will always finance at least 50 % of the budget

Duration: 1 April 2005 to 31 March 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/

(1) The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade is the government agency responsible for encouraging, developing and promoting Italian trade links abroad.