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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 36/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 139/02

Title: Ministerial Decree of 13 February 2002 implementing Article 4 of Law No 499 of 23 December 1999

Objective: To support the agricultural sector

Legal basis: Decreto ministeriale del 13 febbraio 2002 di attuazione dell'articolo 4 della legge 23 dicembre 1999, n. 499

Budget: EUR 154937069,69

Aid intensity or amount: Variable, depending on the measure (some submeasures do not attract any State aid)

Duration: One year

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 161/02

Title: Aid for advertising measures for fresh and processed fruit and vegetables

Objective: To promote the image of fruit products and stimulate sales

Budget: EUR 5 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 % of expenditure

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 378/02

Title: Amendment of the investment aid scheme N 189/2000

Objective: According to point 12.1.3 of the aid measure N 189/2000 eligible investment costs include the purchase sheep of high breeding quality registered in herd books, which could improve the production capacity of sheep herds. The Finnish authorities propose to extend the scope of the aid scheme to include aid for the purchase of bovine breeding animals. The purchases have to be either first purchases or purchases to improve the genetic quality of the stock

Legal basis: Ålands landskapstyrelses beslut

Budget: The budget for the investment aid scheme has been estimated at EUR 1093 mio/year. The exact budgetary impact of the proposed amendment of the aid scheme has not been communicated

Aid intensity or amount: Unchanged from aid scheme N 189/2000: the aid is maximum 50 % of costs and not more than EUR 400000 per year and undertaking. For young farmers under 40 years the aid rate is maximally 55 %

Duration: Until 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 545/02

Title: Aid to rabbit-rearing

Objective: To improve the infrastructure of holdings in the rabbit-rearing sector through investment aid

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden sobre explotaciones cunícolas

Budget: EUR 660000

Aid intensity or amount: Rebate of two percentage points (plus two percentage points where the aid is combined with regional aid) of the interest rate on loans and rebate of the commission for managing the guarantee. Ceiling of 12 % of the cost of the investment, ceiling of EUR 9000 per holding

Duration: Three years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: Italy (Toscana)

Aid No: N 739/02

Title: Amendment of Regional Law No 7/2002 on aids to livestock farmers for the disposal of BSE specified risk material

Objective: To compensate livestock farmers for the costs of collection and transport of fallen stock to disposal and incineration plants

Legal basis: DDL "Modifiche alla LR n. 7/2002: Interventi a favore degli allevatori in relazione allo smaltimento dei materiali a rischio specifico derivanti da encefalopatia spongiforme bovina"

Budget: Additional budget: EUR 206000

Aid intensity or amount: 60 %

Duration: For animals that died between 31 December 2001 and 31 October 2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 750/02

Title: Aid to the firm el Pozo Alimentación SA

Objective: To facilitate an investment by the firm el Pozo Alimentación SA

Legal basis: Ley 50/85, de 27 de diciembre de incentivos regionales para la corrección de desequilibrios económicos interterritoriales

Budget: The total amount of aid is EUR 7891718,03

Aid intensity or amount: 9 % of the cost of the investment

Duration: One-off

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Aid No: N 776/02

Title: Restructuring aid for the agriculture sector

Objective: To aid agricultural undertakings in financial difficulty repay short-term loans and restore viability

Legal basis: Richtlinie für die Gewährung von öffentlichen Darlehen aus dem Landwirtschaftssondervermögen zur Existenzsicherung landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen und gewerblicher Tierhaltungsunternehmen

Budget: 2,5 million euro a year

Aid intensity or amount: Gross aid intensity: 14,5 %

Duration: Two years

Other information: The German authorities have engaged to submit a yearly report on the operation of the scheme

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Date of adoption of the decision: 15.1.2003

Member State: Spain (Castile-Leon)

Aid No: NN 83/01 (ex N 166/01)

Title: Aid for the transport and destruction of carcases

Objective: To set up a system for the collection, transport and destruction of animal carcases

Legal basis: Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería de Castilla y León por la que se convocan ayudas para el establecimiento de un sistema de retirada, transporte y destrucción de cadáveres en Castilla y León

Budget: EUR 5142620 for 2001 and EUR 5142620 for 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Less than 100 % of the cost

Duration: Years 2001 and 2002

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