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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 315/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.11.2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 101/03

Title: Framework plan of the joint task "improvement of the agrarian structure and the coastal protection" for the period 2003-2006; amendments 2003

Objective: The scheme concerns amendments to the approved programme "Implementation of measures to improve the efficiency of agricultural structures in Germany" in the context of the framework programme 2003-2006 "Improvement of the agricultural structures and the coast protection". The changes concern the agrarian investment aid programme and forestry measures

Legal basis: Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes", Rahmenplan "Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes"

Budget: EUR 1,55 billion per year (co-financed and nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 2003-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.11.2003

Member State: Germany (Niedersachsen)

Aid No: N 200/03

Title: Aid for sales promotion and advertising measures

Objective: To stimulate the sale of agricultural products through communication measures

Legal basis: Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung des Absatzes landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse und Qualitätsprodukte

Budget: EUR 360000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % direct aid and EUR 70000 per beneficiary within a two-year period

Duration: Until 31 December 2008

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: 26.11.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 233/03

Title: Aid for the firm "Garcia Carrión La Mancha SA"

Objective: Investment in the fruit juice and wine production sector

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

Budget: EUR 4061522

Aid intensity or amount: 10 % of the cost of the investment

Duration: One-off aid

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: 26.11.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 251/03

Title: Aid for cucumber producers

Objective: Compensation for losses incurred by cucumber producers as a result of cucumber yellow vein virus

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se establecen ayudas a los cultivadores de pepinos en determinados ámbitos territoriales de la Comunidad autónoma de Andalucía

Budget: EUR 2100000

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the losses incurred

Duration: Five years (2003 to 2008)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.11.2003

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 272/03

Title: Extension of the scheme for aid in connection with combat and prevention of animal diseases

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to provide compensation for farmers' expenditure and losses in connection with combat and prevention of animal diseases. This scheme is a modification of Aid N 209/98, and amounts to allowing compensation for 100 % of the loss of profit that is due to compulsory slaughtering of healthy animals in zones around the outbreak of the animal disease

Legal basis: - Lov nr. 351 af 2. juni 1999 om sygdomme og infektioner hos dyr, som ændret ved lov nr. 966 af 4. december 2002

- Bekendtgørelse om udgifter og erstatning ved bekæmpelse og forebyggelse af sygdomme og infektioner hos dyr

Budget: DKK 6,9 millions (EUR 928500) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Permanent

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: 26.11.2003

Member State: Germany (Saarland)

Aid No: N 366/03

Title: Aid for the preservation of the Glanrind in Saarland, which is theatened with extinction

Objective: To safeguard the genetic material of the Glanrind, which is threatened with extinction, and thus to maintain genetic diversity in livestock breeding

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift zur Förderung der Erhaltung des vom Aussterben bedrohten Glanrindes im Saarland zur Erhaltung der genetischen Vielfalt in der Tierzucht

Budget: EUR 2500 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of EUR 50 per female animal

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: 26.11.2003

Member State: Germany (Sachsen)

Aid No: N 371/03

Title: Aid towards the costs of BSE-tests within the special program on the consequences of BSE in the Land Sachsen

Objective: Financial aid for rapid BSE-tests on bovine animals.

The aid concerns the statutory rapid BSE-tests on bovine slaughter animals of more than 24 months carried out between 1 June 2003 and 31 December 2003. The aid would be paid only towards the test costs of EUR 27. The aid is EUR 20 per test for slaughtered bovine animals of 24-30 months and EUR 10 per test for slaughtered bovine animals older than 30 months. The aid for tests on animals of more than 30 months may be combined with a Community contribution under Decision 2002/934/EC, which is EUR 10,50 for the period covered by the present notification. The aid does not cover the fee for taking and transporting samples. The aid is paid to the slaughterhouses but benefits the owners of slaughtered animals

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Soziales über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen im Rahmen des Sonderprogramms für BSE-Auswirkungen vom 18.7.2003

Budget: EUR 140000 (nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 1 June 2003-31 December 2003

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: 26.11.2003

Member State: Spain (Murcia)

Aid No: N 379/03

Title: Aid for the installation of irrigation systems on farms

Objective: Modernisation of irrigation systems

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura, Agua y Medio Ambiente por la que se convocan ayudas a la implantación de riego localizado en explotaciones agrarias en el ámbito de alguna Comunidad de Regantes

Budget: EUR 580000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Less than 40 %

Duration: Five years

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: 26.11.2003

Member State: United Kingdom (Isle of Man)

Aid No: N 475/02

Title: Dairy Industry Emergency Financial Assistance Scheme 2002

Objective: To remedy the sudden drop in returns to Isle of Man milk producers in result of the British cheese market price decrease caused by increased milk and cheese production in United Kingdom

Legal basis: Dairy Industry Emergency Financial Assistance Scheme 2002

Budget: GBP 556000/EUR 794285 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 1 year

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: 26.11.2003

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

Aid No: N 593/02

Title: Improvement of the livestock population. Invitation to tender approved by Decision of the Regional Government n. 1045 of 29 July 2002

Objective: To improve the livestock population through the purchase and the upkeep of high quality breeding animals and the first purchase of livestock

Legal basis: - Interventi di miglioramento del patrimonio zootecnico. Bando di concorso approvato con deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1045 del 29 luglio 2002.

- Legge regionale 23 aprile 2002, n. 6, di bilancio di previsione per l'esercizio finanziario 2002

Budget: EUR 250000 for the first year

Aid intensity or amount: - 40 % for the first purchase of livestock and the purchase of high quality breeding animals (males and females) registered in herd-books or their equivalent.

- 30 % for the keeping of high quality male breeding animals of ovine species registered in herd books

Duration: Five years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.11.2003

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 749/02

Title: Employability in the agricultural sector

Objective: The project is aimed at making employers and employees in the agricultural sector aware of the importance of employability

Legal basis: Subsidieverordening van de Provincie Limburg van 9 juli 1999, Verordening subsidies economisch beleid en arbeidsmarktbeleid provincie Noord-Brabant 2001 en Uitvoeringsregeling Economisch en Toeristisch Ontwikkelingsfonds van de provincie Zeeland van 2 juni 1996

Budget: EUR 104545

Aid intensity or amount: 20 %

Duration: 1 April 2002-31 December 2003

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.11.2003

Member State: Belgium (Wallonia)

Aid No: NN 48/03 (ex N 157/03)

Title: Gestion de l'enlèvement et la destruction des cadavres d'animaux générés dans les exploitations agricoles de la Région wallonne

Objective: To organise the management of the disposal of animal carcases on farms in the Walloon region by means of a public service contract awarded by the regional authorities

Budget: EUR 6017080,5

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the cost of services relating to the removal, transport, treatment or processing and destruction of animal carcases found on farms in the Walloon region. From 1 January 2004, up to 100 % of the cost of the removal of animals found dead, and up to 75 % of the cost of destruction of the carcases

Duration: Five years beginning on 31 January 2002

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