EN Official Journal of the European Union C 1/17

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 1/06)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Finland.

Title: Commission Decision approving a request made by the Republic of Finland to amend the aid programme approved with the Commission Decision C(2004)475fin of 16 March 2004 (Aid N 513/2003) by modifying the maximum amounts of aid laid down in Annex III and prolonging in certain cases the duration of additional incentive payments towards agri environmental commitments

Objective: The Finnish authorities have proposed to raise the maximum allowed aid amount laid down in Annex III for ewes and she-goats in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and to reduce the aid proportionally in other sectors so that the yearly maximum total amount of aid for all sectors laid down in Annex III of the Commission Decision C(2004)475fin of 16 March 2004 (Aid N 513/2003) (‘the Commission Decision’) would not change.These authorities have also requested to be authorised by the Commission to grant additional incentive payments, as provided in Article 2 of the Commission Decision, towards the ongoing co-financed five-year agri-environmental commitments also during the two-year continuation period provided in Commission Decision C(2005) 1134 for such commitments

Legal basis: Commission Decision C(2004)475fin of 16 March 2004

Duration:

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 492/05

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (hail-storms and tornado of 4 June 2005 in some municipalities in the province of Udine)

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

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under Aid No NN 54/A/04

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: 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).

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 (Sicily)

Aid No: N 493/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (persistent rain in the province of Siracusa from 3 November to 31 December 2004)

Objective: To compensate farmers 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 % of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: 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)

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 (Liguria)

Aid No: N 588/2004

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (hail-storms of 11 October 2004 in the provinces of Imperia and Savona)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production and 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: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: 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).

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 (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 785/2002

Title: Promotion of milk and milk products

Objective: The aid covers measures for advertising campaigns, sales promotion, fairs and exhibitions, as well as work directed towards media and publicity, in order to promote the sale of Bavarian milk and milk products

Legal basis: §§ 14 und 22 des Milch- und Fettgesetzes vom 10.12.1952

Budget: EUR 4,6 million per year.

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Unlimited.

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

Aid No: N 824/C/2000

Title: Compensatory measures for holdings affected by bluetongue and avian influenza in 2001

Objective: To compensate the losses suffered by holdings affected by bluetongue and avian influenza in 2001

Legal basis: Articolo 100 della legge n. 388/2000

Budget: ITL 25 billion (EUR 12 911 422)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the market value of the animals slaughtered as determined in accordance with Article 2(4) of Italian law No 218/1988

Duration: 2001

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 (Marche)

No of the aid: NN 31/2004 ex N 623/2003

Title: Aid for collection and disposal of fallen stock

Objective: To compensate bovine livestock producers for the collection and disposal of fallen stock in the period between 1.10.2000 until 31.12.2004, but with the possibility to extend it further until 2013

Legal basis: Delibere della Giunta Regionale n. 659 del 26 marzo 2001 e n. 891 del 23 aprile 2001: Emergenza BSE, indennizzi agli allevatori per fronteggiare le spese di raccolta e trasporto di bovini morti in azienda da avviare agli impianti di pretrattamento e successiva distruzione

Budget: Undetermined, on average EUR 80 000 per month

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of costs of removal and 75 % of the costs of destruction of the carcasses as from 1.1.2004

Duration: Until 2013

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: Portugal

Aid No: NN 40/2003

Title: Aid for the agricultural cooperative Coopafreixo-Cooperative agrícola, CRL

Objective: To support implementation by experts of an architectural project prior to carrying out material investments

Budget: EUR 5 000

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

Duration: Ad hoc assistance

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: France

Aid No: NN 44/2002

Title: Aid to finance animal waste — Bone meal

Objective: The purpose of the aid is to finance the destruction in 2000, 2001 and 2002 of bone meal banned from the market

Legal basis: Décret 2000-1166 instituant une mesure d'indemnisation pour les entreprises productrices de certaines farines et graisses et ses modifications

Budget: The budget amounts to EUR 472,4 million

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the Member State

Duration: From 15 November 2000 to 31 December 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/