EN Official Journal of the European Union C 123/12

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 123/06)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Campania)

Number of aid measure: N 445/2004

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (hail of 25 July 2004 in five municipalities in the region of Campania, province of Benevento)

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 100 % of the damage

Duration: Measure implementing an aid scheme approved by the Commission

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)

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: Belgium

Aid No: N 547/2005

Title: Compensation for avian influenza

Objective: The purpose of the scheme is to partially compensate egg multipliers that have suffered losses because of the ban on export of hatching eggs, or because of zone restrictions imposed in connection with the outbreak of avian influenza in the Belgium in 2003

Legal basis:

— Wet van 23 maart 1998 betreffende de oprichting van een begrotingsfonds voor de gezondheid en de kwaliteit van de dieren en de dierlijke producten. — Loi du 23 mars 1998 relative à la création d'un Fonds budgétaire pour la santé et la qualité des animaux et des produits animaux;

— Koninklijk besluit van 28 november 1994 houdende maatregelen van de diergeneeskundige politie betreffende de aviaire influenza en de ziekte van Newcastle — Arrêté royal du 28 novembre 1994 portant des mesures de police sanitaire relatives à l'influenza aviaire et à la maladie de Newcastle;

— Ministerieel besluit van 26 maart 2003 houdende tijdelijke maatregelen ter bestrijding van aviaire influenza. — Arrêté ministériel du 26 mars 2003 portant des mesures temporaires de lutte contre l'influenza aviaire

Budget: The expenditure will amount to maximum EUR 700 000

Aid intensity or amount: 90 % of the financial loss suffered

Duration: The scheme covers the outbreak of avian influenza in Belgium in 2003. Movement restriction measures were in place from 16 April 2003 to 5 June 2003. This is also the duration of the aid scheme

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

No of the aid: Aid No N 567/05

Title: Investment aid to Florapharm Pflanzliche Naturprodukte GmbH

Objective: Investment aid to a company active in the processing and marketing of tea

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur Durchführung der bayerischen regionalen Förderungsprogramme für die gewerbliche Wirtschaft

Budget: EUR 449 000

Aid intensity or amount: 14,98 %

Duration: one-off

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/