EN Official Journal of the European Union C 148/32

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 148/10)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Republic of Lithuania

Aid No: N 21/2006

Title: Compensation of losses due to the application of phytosanitary measures

Objective: Aid for combating plant diseases

Legal basis:

— Lietuvos Respublikos fitosanitarijos įstatymas (Žin. 1999 m., Nr.113-3285);

— 2003 m. gruodžio 31 d. Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimas Nr. 1706 dėl nuostolių dėl fitosanitarijos priemonių taikymo dalinio kompensavimo tvarkos (Žin. 2004 m., Nr. 4–58)

— 2004 m. kovo 1 d. Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro įsakymas Nr. 3D–88 dėl kompensacijos už nuostolius dėl fitosanitarijos priemonių taikymo skaičiavimo metodikos (Žin. 2004 m., Nr. 38–1249)

Budget: Annual budget: LTL 1 500 000 (approximately EUR 430 000)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 90 %

Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

Aid No: NN 22/2006 (ex N95/2005)

Title: Aid to compensate damages caused by storm

Objective: Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster

Legal basis: 2005. gada 25. janvāra Ministru Kabineta noteikumi Nr. 70 “Noteikumi par valsts atbalstu lauksaimniecībai 2005. gadā un tā piešķiršanas kārtību”. (Publicēts: Vēstnesis Nr. 27; 17.2.2005.)

Budget: LVL 3 000 000 (EUR 4 269 000)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of eligible costs

Duration: 2005

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 38/A/2006

Title: ZEUS programme (measures to benefit farmers whose holdings were affected by natural disasters or bad weather during the period March 2004 to December 2005).

Objective: To compensate for losses caused by bad weather.

Legal basis: Πρόγραμμα ΖΕΥΣ (μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες ή δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες κατά την χρονική περίοδο Μάρτιος 2004 — Δεκέμβριος 2005 — Σχέδιο κοινής υπουργικής απόφασης)

Budget: EUR 70 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount: Between 50 and 100 %.

Duration: Maximum of 4 years.

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Campania)

Aid No: N 78/2006

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (hail of 7 June 2005 in the provinces of Naples and Salerno)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 80 %

Duration: Until the final payment is made

Other details: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 156/2006

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (torrential rainfall from 7 until 22 October 2005 in the provinces of Brindisi and Taranto)

Objective: To compensate for damage to farming structures as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Until the final payment is made.

Other details: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 516/2005

Title: Extension to the Red Meat Industry Forum Scheme

Objective: Prolongation of the Red Meat Industry Forum Scheme for 3 years with an increase of the budget

Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1967 as amended

Budget: Increase of the budget: GBP 6.18 million (EUR 9.14 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Prolongation for 3 years until 31 March 2009

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