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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 323/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 565/01

Title: Agrimontetary aid - beef and veal sector (second tranche of "premiums" for 2000)

Objective: To compensate producers for income losses as a result of the fluctuations in sterling in 1999

Legal basis: Ministerial Decision, Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98 and 801/2000

Budget: GBP 14666664 (EUR 23403977)

Aid intensity or amount: Suckler cow premium:

GBP 3,12 (EUR 4,978665)

Supplementary premium for suckler cows:

GBP 0,70 (EUR 1,117008)

Special premium for male bovines:

GBP 2,78 (EUR 4,436118) for bulls

GBP 2,12 (EUR 3,382939) for steers

Extensification premium:

GBP 0,66 (EUR 1,053179) for level 1

GBP 1,31 (EUR 2,090401) for level 2

Duration: One-off aid

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2001

Member State: Belgium (Flanders)

Aid No: N 501/2000

Title: Support for investments and setting-up in farming

Objective: 1. support for on-farm investments;

2. support for the setting-up of young farmers;

3. compensations for damages;

4. support for undertakings in financial difficulties;

5. support for investments by co-operatives

Legal basis: Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering betreffende steun aan investeringen en aan de installatie in de landbouw

Ministerieel besluit betreffende steun aan de investeringen en aan de installatie in de landbouw

/Décret du gouvernement flamand concernant l'aide à l'investissement et à l'installation dans le secteur agricole

Décret ministériel concernant l'aide à l'investissement et à l'installation dans le secteur agricole

Budget: No budget has been set - budget per year will vary depending on the uptake and occurrence of animal and plant diseases

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Indefinite

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 386/01

Title: Renewal of the parafiscal charge for the National institute for the improvement of viticulture (ENTAV)

Objective: To fund R & D and technical assistance measures by ENTAV

Legal basis: Décret instituant une taxe au profit de l'Établissement national technique pour l'amélioration de la viticulture

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 % of expenditure

Duration: 2001-2003

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 381/01

Title: Aid to improve the quality of pigmeat produced in mountain areas

Objective: Extension of this scheme to research the quality of pigmeat produced in mountain areas

Budget: FRF 40000000 (approximately EUR 6 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: One year

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2001

Member State: Spain (Extremadura)

Aid No: N 367/01

Title: Aid for marketing livestock

Objective: To promove marketing conditions in extensive farming (sheep-farming, goat-farming, cattle-farming, Iberian pig-farming and bee-keeping sectors) in Extremadura

Legal basis: Proyecto de decreto de la Consejería de Economía, Industria y Comercio de Extremadura, por el que se establece un sistema de ayudas para la mejora de la organización comercial en el sector de la ganadería extensiva

Budget: ESP 372 million (EUR 2235765) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable - 50 %, 30 % and 12 % - depending on the type of investment

Duration: 2000-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2001

Member State: Spain (Murcia)

Aid No: N 252/01 and N 392/01

Title: Aid for tomato growers

Objective: Protective measures and compensation for tomato growers with holdings in municipalities in certain districts of the Region of Murcia (Aguilas, Cartagena, Lorca and Mazarrón) affected by certain organisms harmful to tomatoes

Legal basis: - Proyecto de orden por la que se establecen ayudas a los cultivadores de tomate en determinados ámbitos territoriales de la región de Murcia

- Proyecto de orden de la Consejería de Agricultura, Agua y Medio Ambiente de la región de Murcia por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras y la convocatoria de ayudas para cultivadores de tomate

Budget: The maximum budget announced for aid N 252/01 is ESP 105 million (EUR 631063). No budget has been fixed for regional aid N 392/01

Aid intensity or amount: A two-point interest-rate reduction on the rates offered by financial institutions on loans to farmers. In both cases, the repayment period is five years and the maximum reduced-rate loan is ESP 8 million (EUR 48081) per beneficiary farmer and ESP 4 million (EUR 24040,5) per hectare. The maximum-interest reduction provided for, for both the national and the regional aid, is ESP 280000/ha

Duration: Five years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2001

Member State: Germany (Thüringen)

Aid No: N 243/01

Title: Rescue aid for the firm Voigt-Jacob

Objective: Enable the firm to remain in business until the Commission has decided on the restructuring plan to be submitted by the German authorities

Legal basis: Thüringer Landes-Haushaltsordnung

Budget: DEM 600000 (EUR 306775)

Aid intensity or amount: One-off loan for a period of six months. The interest rate is 6,6 %

Duration: Six months

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.10.2001

Member State: Italy (County of Mantova)

Aid No: N 242/01

Title: Promotion of marketing and valorisation of agricultural products

Objective: Enhancement of the image of the agricultural productions of the county

Legal basis: Delibera provinciale del 6 aprile 2001 - Legge regionale 4 luglio 1998, n. 11

Budget: ITL 281000000 (EUR 145124,38)

Duration: One year (2001)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2001

Member State: Germany (Sachsen)

Aid No: N 239/2000

Title: Compensatory payments in water protection areas

Objective: The aim of the payments if to arrive at a partial compensation of the disadvantages which the parties concerned experience in water protection areas on the basis of State-ordered cultivation restrictions

Legal basis: Verordnung über Schutzbestimmungen und Ausgleichsleistungen für erhöhte Aufwendungen der Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Wasserschutzgebieten

Budget: DEM 20500000 (EUR 10481483,56) per year for 2000-2003

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Indefinite

Other information: The German authorities have undertaken to provide a detailed annual report on the implementation of the scheme

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.10.2001

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 224/01

Title: Extension of the law on administration of the European Community Regulations regarding the market organisation and agricultural products etc. to cover aid on ecological production

Objective: Aid to ecological production

Legal basis: Lovbekendtgørelse nr. 818 af 3. november 1999, ændret ved lov nr. 1267 af 20. december 2000

Duration: No limitation

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2001

Member State: Germany (Baden-Württemberg)

Aid No: N 150/B/01

Title: BSE-related measures in Baden-Württemberg

Objective: To offer compensation for the financial consequences of the BSE crisis. There will be a liquidity aid for farmers. The aid will be given in the form of interest subsidies for loans on the capital markets. Furthermore, to restore consumer confidence, the measure allows farmers to have their feed tested (voluntary). The test only concerns the presence of MBM in the animal feed

Legal basis: Liquiditätsbeihilfen für landwirtschaftliche Unternehmen infolge der BSE

Verordnung zur fleischhygienerechtlichen Untersuchung von geschlachteten Rindern auf BSE vom 1. Dezember 2000, Erlass vom 8.12.2000

Budget: - liquidity aid for farmers: DEM 10 million (EUR 5112918,81),

- voluntary feed tests: DEM 14300 (EUR 7311,47)

Aid intensity or amount: - liquidity aid for farmers: an aid will be given of DEM 39,20 (EUR 20,04) per animal on the basis of the average number of livestock held in 2000. The aid will be given in the form of interest subsidies for loans on the capital markets. The amount of the loan is limited to DEM 400 per animal. The loan and interest subsidy is for a duration of four years; the interest subsidy amounts to 5 % in the first year, 4 % in the second, 3 % in the third and 2 % in the fourth; the first year is redemption free. A further differentiation is made depending on the situation of the farm,

- voluntary feed tests: actual test costs (approximately DEM 100)

Duration: - liquidity aid for farmers: until 30 June 2001,

- voluntary feed tests: (has been repealed in the meantime)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2001

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 114/01

Title: Measures related to the BSE crisis

Objective: To address the consequences of the BSE crisis and to stimulate combating of BSE. This will be done through an aid for the treatment and storage costs of certain materials, a compensation for income losses of farmers and compensation for BSE test costs

Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinie zur Finanzierung von Maßnahmen in Zusammenhang mit der BSE-Krise zwischen 4.12.2000 und 31.5.2001

Budget: 1. Treatment and storage costs of certain materials: not yet known

2. Compensation of income losses for farmers and tests: ATS 400 million (EUR 29069133,67)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Reference period between 4 December 2000 and 31 May 2001

Other information: The Austrian authorities have undertaken to provide a detailed annual report on the implementation of the scheme

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2001

Member State: Spain (Austrias)

Aid No: N 109/01

Title: Aid for animal health protection groups

Objective: To permit the efficient planning, organisation, management and implementation of campaigns to prevent and combat certain animal diseases

Legal basis: Proyecto de resolución de la Consejería de Medio Rural y Pesca, del Principado de Asturias, por la que se aprueban las normas que regirán la concesión de subvenciones destinadas a las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganadera para el año 2001

Budget: ESP 20 million (EUR 120202)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 70 % of actual expenditure incurred

Duration: 2001

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