EN Official Journal of the European Union C 190/8

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 190/06)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain (Navarre).

Aid No: N 80/2005.

Title: Phytosanitary measures to control whitefly.

Objective: To fight against the scourge of whitefly.

Legal basis:

Decreto Foral 365/2004 de 30 de noviembre por el que se establecen ayudas para compensar las pérdidas y gastos ocasionados a los agricultores con motivo de la aplicación de medidas fitosanitarias obligatorias establecidas para el control de la mosca blanca en determinadas localidades de Navarra.

Budget: EUR 360 000 for 2005.

Aid intensity or amount: Less than 100 % of actual costs.

Duration: 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 (Lombardy).

Aid No: N 83/A/05.

Title: Guarantee scheme for agricultural undertakings and professional producers.

Objective: To facilitate access to credit.

Legal basis:

‘Deliberazione’ della Giunta regionale n. 20201 del 14 gennaio 2005 — ‘Istituzione di un regime di garanzie per le società agricole e gli imprenditori agricoli professionali’.

Budget: EUR 5 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount: Linked to the scheme to which the guarantee applies (see aids Nos N 49/00, N 38/01, N 604/01, N 599/02, N 188/03, N 258/03, N 257/03 et XA 6/04).

Duration: Six years.

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: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 103/2005

Title: Amendment to the Farm Nutrient Management (Northern Ireland) Scheme

Objective: With this amendment to aid scheme N 53/2004, the aid intensity is increased up to 60 %. Aid is available towards the cost of investments in new or improved farm waste storage and handling facilities for livestock waste and silage effluent.

Legal basis: Article 16 of the Agriculture and Fisheries (Financial Assistance) (NI) Order 1987 — S.I. 1987/166 (NI 1).

Budget: GBP 71 million (EUR 102 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 60 %

Duration: 30 November 2007 for payments; works must be finished until 30 November 2006.

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

Aid No: N 142/c/2004

Title: Investment Premium Act 2005 (Agriculture sector)

Objective: The scheme aims at regional development and provides fiscal premiums for investment in the five new Länder and in Berlin.

Legal basis:

Investitionszulagengesetz 2005 in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 24. März 2004 unter Berücksichtigung nachfolgender Änderungen.

Budget: EUR 1,2 million (for the Investment Premium Act 2005 as a whole, no sector-specific breakdown available)

Aid intensity or amount: max. 27,5 %

Duration:

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: Spain.

Aid No: N 163/2005.

Title: Aid for technical assistance in the processing and marketing sector for agricultural, forestry, fishery and food products.

Objective: To implement technical assistance plans in the processing and marketing sectors for agricultural, forestry, fishery and food products.

Legal basis:

Proyecto de orden por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones para planes de asistencia técnica y de gestión en los sectores de transformación y comercialización de productos agrarios, silvícolas, de la pesca, la acuicultura y la alimentación.

Budget: EUR 459 230.

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the cost.

Duration: Six years.

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: Italy (Lombardy)

Aid No: N 210/2005

Title: Support measures for holdings affected by veterinary measures involving compulsory slaughter (‘stamping out’) as a result of bovine tuberculosis

Objective: Compensation measure in the context of implementation of the plan for the prevention and monitoring of bovine tuberculosis

Legal basis:

Legge 2 giugno 1988, n. 218 e successive modificazioni e integrazioni concernente misure per la lotta contro alcune malattie epizootiche degli animali; D.G.R. 16 febbraio 2005, n. 20876, recante approvazione del programma 2005 ‘Interventi a sostegno delle aziende colpite da tubercolosi bovina e sottoposte ad ordinanza di abbattimento totale (stamping out) relativamente a mancati redditi’

Budget: EUR 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is calculated on the basis of structural data and economic indicators from the FADN (Farm Accountancy Data Network). The indicator used is the gross margin of the sector, representing gross production minus specific costs that were not incurred since there was no production

Duration:

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: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 275/2004

Title: Quality programme ‘Geprüfte Qualität’

Objective: to extend the coverage of the existing quality scheme, which was limited to meat products, to a number of other agri-food products.

Legal basis: Vollzugshinweise für die Durchführung von Massnahmen zur Förderung der Qualität und des Absatzes im Rahmen des Zeichens ‘Geprüfte Qualität’

Besonderen Bedingungen für die Verleihung and Benutzung des Zeichens ‘Geprüfte Qualität’

Budget: EUR 0,5 million/year

Aid intensity: max. 50 %

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: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 309/2004

Title: Parafiscal charge for Research and Development and technical support in the goat's milk sector

Objective: The purpose of this aid measure is to introduce a parafiscal charge in the goat's milk sector to finance research & development and small scale pilot and demonstration projects.

Legal basis:

Zuivelverordening Heffing melkgeitenhouderij 2004

Budget: The present scheme foresees for this year a budget of EUR 70 000. For the future the maximum budget will be set at EUR 150 000 at the maximum rate for the charge.

Aid intensity or amount: The aid intensity is 100 %.

Duration: The duration of the scheme is for an unspecified period.

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: N 422/2004

Title: Aid to facilities for treating livestock manure in areas with a structural surplus.

Objective: To absorb 15 000 tonnes of organic nitrogen in areas with a structural surplus.

Budget: Total cost of facilities estimated at EUR 100 million.

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % for preparatory studies and 60 % for investments; ceiling of EUR 150 000 per project.

Duration:

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: NN 54 A/2004 A (formerly N 449/2003).

Title: National solidarity fund for natural disasters.

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production or the means of production suffered as a result of natural disasters, poor weather conditions or livestock epidemics.

Legal basis:

Decreto legislativo 29 marzo 2004, n. 102 ‘Interventi finanziari a sostegno delle imprese agricole, a norma dell'articolo 1, comma 2, lettera i), della legge 7 marzo 2003, n. 38’.

Budget: Approximately EUR 200 000 000 per year (of which EUR 100 000 000 is for compensatory measures and EUR 100 000 000 is for aid towards insurance premiums).

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure (some items do not constitute State aid under Article 87(1) of the Treaty).

Duration: Unlimited.

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/