EN Official Journal of the European Union C 85/4

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 85/03)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 211/2004

Title: Funds for social matters in the meat and meat products industry

Objective: To contribute to better labour circumstances and the establishment of a structural basis for high value employability in the meat and meat products sector.

Legal basis: Raamwerkwet op subsidies van het ministerie van Landbouw, natuurbeheer en voedselkwaliteit (de artikelen 2 en 4).

Verordening Heffing Fonds Sociale aangelegenheden Vleesindustrie 2003.

Verordening Heffing Fonds Sociale aangelegenheden Vleeswarenindustrie 2004

Budget: EUR 175 000,- per year (EUR 130 000 for the meat industry and EUR 45 000,- for the meat products industry), to be financed by parafiscal levies of the product board for livestock and meat

Duration: Indefinite

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 (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 583/2005

Title: Compensation for the removal and destruction of fallen stock

Objective: Compensation for the costs incurred by farmers for collecting, transporting and destroying fallen stock on agricultural holdings

Legal basis: Proposta al Consiglio regionale n. 4 del 20.10.2005 — Modifiche della legge regionale 27 maggio 2004, n. 26 «Interventi a favore degli allevatori in relazione alla rimozione e alla distruzione degli animali morti in azienda».

Budget: EUR 400 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: For the cost of collecting and transporting fallen stock as from 1 January 2005, the amount of compensation cannot exceed EUR 300 per head of cattle and buffalo and EUR 65 per head of sheep and goats. Even where the aid is combined with other aid received in the same capacity and for the same stock, compensation cannot exceed 100 % of the costs actually incurred by the farmer.

For the cost of destroying the carcases of fallen stock found as from 1 January 2005, the amount of compensation cannot exceed EUR 50 per head of cattle and buffalo and EUR 7 per head of sheep and goats. Even where the aid is combined with other aid received in the same capacity and for the same stock, compensation cannot exceed 75 % of the costs actually incurred by the farmer

Duration:

Other information: Extension of Aid N 61/2004

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: The Czech Republic

Aid No: N 646/2005

Title: Aid for processing of agricultural products

Objective: Investment aid for processing of agricultural products

Legal basis:

— § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, v platném znění

— Návrh dodatku k Zásadám pro stanovení podmínek pro poskytování dotací na základě § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, pro rok 2006

Budget: CZK 600 million (EUR 20 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 40 %

Duration: 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/