EN Official Journal of the European Union C 275/11

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2009/C 275/05

Date of adoption of the decision 22.7.2008 Reference number of State Aid N 207/08 Member State Spain Region Cataluña Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayuda para préstamos con bonificación para fomentar la implantación de mallas de protección contra el granizo (Cataluña) Legal basis Proyecto de Orden por la cual se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la línea de créditos del Departamento de Agricultura, Alimentación y Acción Rural para el fomento de la protección contra el granizo en las explotaciones frutícolas de manzano y peral de Cataluña y se convocan los correspondientes al año 2008 Type of measure Investment aid into agricultural primary production Objective Reduction of production costs and improvement in quality Form of aid Subsidised loans Budget Total: EUR 105 000 000, annually: EUR 21 000 000 Intensity Up to 50 % Duration (period) Until 31.12.2012 Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority Departamento de Agricultura, Alimentación y Acción Rural Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 612-614 08007 Barcelona ESPAÑA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 7.10.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 168/09 Member State Italy Region Sardinia Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Interventi a favore dell′azienda agricola Cantina di Marribiu Legal basis Decreto dell′Assessore n. 3148/DecA/101 del 17 dicembre 2008 Type of measure Restructuring Aid Objective Restructuring Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget EUR 840 665 Intensity — Duration (period) From approval by the Commission Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority Assessorato dell′agricoltura e riforma agro pastorale Via Pessagno 4 09126 Cagliari CA ITALIA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 30.9.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 215/09 Member State France Region France métropolitaine and départements d'outre-mer Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aides aux investissements en faveur des entreprises de transformation et de commercialisation du secteur agricole Legal basis Les articles L 1511-2, L 1511-3 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales, les décrets no 99-1060 du 16 décembre et no 2003-367 du 18 avril 2003 et l'article L 621-1 et suivantes du code rural. Type of measure Aid scheme Objective The aim of the aid scheme is to improve the competitiveness of the agri-food industries and the efficiency of businesses which process and market agricultural products Form of aid Direct grants, loans and interest-rate subsidies Budget EUR 225 million (EUR 45 million per annum, including additional national aid provided for in rural development plans) Intensity Max. 75 % Duration (period) 31 December 2013 Economic sectors Agricultural sector, NACE Rev.2: 01.6, 10.1, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.8, 10.9, 11, 12, 13.1, 46.1, 46.2, 46.3 Name and address of the granting authority Monsieur le sous-directeur de la SDOE-DGPAAT 3 rue Barbet de Jouy 75349 Paris 07 SP FRANCE Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 27.8.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 270/09 Member State Latvia Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Atbalsts kredītgarantiju veidā Legal basis Ministru kabineta noteikumu projekts “Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības kredītu garantēšanas kārtība”. Type of measure Guarantee Objective Investments of the primary producers and the processors of Annex I agricultural products, and setting up of young farmers Form of aid After payment of a premium, guarantee of 70 % of a loan for investments or setting up support Budget Overall budget LVL 250 000 000 (around EUR 355 720 000) Intensity Investments: up to 60 %; setting up aid: up to 100 % Duration (period) Until 30.12.2013 Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority Lauku atbalsta dienests Respublikas laukums 2 Rīga, LV-1981 LATVIJA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 21.8.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 301/09 Member State Latvia Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Atbalsts kredītprocentu daļējai dzēšanai Legal basis Noteikumu projekts “Atbalsts investīciju veicināšanai lauksaimniecībā”, pasākums “Atbalsts kredītprocentu dzēšanai”. Type of measure Investment aid into agricultural primary production Objective Sectoral development Form of aid Interest rate subsidy Budget Overall budget LVL 60 000 000 (around EUR 85 373 000) Intensity Up to 60 % Duration (period) From 1.1.2010 until 31.12.2013 Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority Lauku atbalsta dienests Republikas laukums 2 Rīga, LV-1981 LATVIJA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.9.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 351/09 Member State The Netherlands Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Bestrijding van salmonella, wijziging van de steunmaatregel en de heffing, aanpassing van N 528/02 Legal basis Wet op de bedrijfsorganisaties (artikel 126), Instellingsbesluit Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren (artikelen 6 en 8), ontwerpverordening subsidieverlening terugdringing salmonella (PPE) 2009, ontwerpverordening tegemoetkoming aankoop vaccindoses ter bestrijding van salmonella (PPE 2009), Verordening hygiëne voorschriften pluimveehouderij (PPE) 2007, Verordening algemene bepalingen heffingen (PPE) 2005, Verordening bestemmingsheffingen veeziektenfonds (PPE) 2009, Verordening tot wijziging van de Verordening bestemmingsheffingen veeziektenfonds (PPE) 2009-I en ontwerpverordening bestemmingsheffingen Veeziektenfonds salmonellamaatregelen (PPE) 2010. Type of measure Parafiscal levy, risk and crisis management — animal diseases Objective The measure concerns an adjustment of the aid and the parafiscal levy for the prevention and eradication of poultry diseases (Salmonella) Form of aid Parafiscal levy Budget Approximately EUR 20,4 million in total for the period 2009-2013; EUR 3,4 million per year Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 2009-2013 Economic sectors Agricultural sector; poultry and egg sector Name and address of the granting authority Productschappen Vee, Vlees en Eieren Louis Braillelaan 80 Postbus 460 2700 AL Zoetermeer NEDERLAND Other information —

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