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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 238/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.7.2002

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 445/02

Title: Aid for livestock health

Objective: To replace livestock following implementation of animal health campaigns

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se regulan y convocan ayudas para la compra de ganado bovino que tenga por objeto la reposición de reses como consecuencia del sacrificio obligatorio en ejecución de los programas de control y erradicación de enfermedades de los animales

Budget: EUR 480000 in 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 31.7.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 470/02

Title: Aid to potato producer groups

Objective: To maintain agricultural activities

Legal basis: Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se regula el reconocimiento de las agrupaciones de productores de patatas de consumo, no destinadas a la industria feculera y se establecen diversas medidas de apoyo a las mismas

Budget: EUR 3 million in 2003

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Duration: Six years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 31.7.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 737/01

Title: Promotion of animal breeding

Objective: Promotion of the maintenance and improvement of the genetic quality of the livestock in Saxony with four actions: maintenance of herd books of recognised breeder associations, performance tests and tests to determine the genetic quality within the framework of breeding programmes, organisation of exhibitions of breeding animals and keeping male breeding animals of high genetic quality

Legal basis: Landeshaushaltsordnung Sachsen, Tierzüchtungsgesetz, vorgeschlagene Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Förderung der Tierzucht

Budget: EUR 766937,82 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maintenance of herd books up to 80 %; maximally EUR 80000; performance tests and tests to determine the genetic quality up to 70 %; organisation of exhibitions of breeding animals up to 70 %, maximally EUR 33000 per year; keeping male breeding animals of high genetic quality: EUR 100 per animal with an aid intensity of 25,6 %

Duration: 2002-2004

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.8.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 457/01

Title: Veronesi Project - RIBS SpA

Objective: Modification of the original scheme approved by the Commission (aid N 149/99)

Legal basis: Articolo 23 della legge 7 agosto 1997, N. 266. Variante al progetto Veronesi

Budget: No other allocation

Duration: One-off intervention

Other information: The scheme consists in a different allocation of funds and in a modification in the composition of the capital of the firm

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Date of adoption of the decision: 14.8.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 660/01

Title: Aid for farm buildings for livestock

Objective: To encourage stockfarmers' efforts to improve production conditions

Budget: EUR 21 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.8.2002

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 274/02

Title: Aid for early retirement in farming

Objective: To facilitate early retirement in farming. The draft measure would modify an existing early retirement aid scheme N 65/2000, which has been approved hy the Commission with decision SG(2000) D/104371. Modifications concern the retirement age, possibility to cede agricultural land with a long-term lease, allowed forestry work and benefits to family members and persons holding elective offices

Legal basis: Laki maatalousyrittäjien luopumistuesta annetun lain muuttamisesta

Budget: 2003: EUR 4 million

2004: EUR 15 million

2005: EUR 27 million

2006: EUR 35 million

2007: EUR 170 million

Aid intensity or amount: Early retirement pension whose amount is established by law. The average monthly benefit in the year 2000 was EUR 607

Duration: The early retirement has to take place in the period from 2003 to 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 26.8.2002

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 586/01

Title: 1. Call for projects in pigmeat processing sector

2. Call for projects to develop niche products

Objective: 1. To provide assistance for improving the quality of processing and marketing structures for pigmeat

2. To promote investments in the development of niche products

Legal basis: Fondo Regionale per lo sviluppo della montagna:

- Articolo 4 l.r. 08.04.1998, n. 10 (modificato dall'art. 13, l.r. 12.02.1998, n. 3)

- Deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 738 del 13.3.1998, modificata dalla deliberazione della giunta regionale n. 1201 del 24.4.1998 (Bollettino ufficiale della Regione, n. 28 del 15.7.1998)

Budget: EUR 415000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures

Duration: Two years (1 January 2002 to 31 December 2003)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Aid No: N 116A/02

Title: "Beihilfen bei Elementarschäden"

Objective: To grant support in exceptional emergency situations as the result of damage caused by certain weather conditions (e.g. floods, storms, whirlwinds)

Legal basis: Gewährung staatlicher Finanzbeihilfen bei Elementarschäden

Budget: Variable

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 33 %

Duration: 31 December 2007

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 226/02

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

Objective: To research the quality of pigmeat produced in mountain areas

Budget: EUR 6 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 259/02

Title: Aid for the advertising of ornamental horticulture products

Objective: To promote the image of ornamental horticulture products

Budget: EUR 278000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 % of expenditure

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 331/02

Title: "Interventi per i danni provocati dalla siccità 2001/2002 e dalle gelate dell'inverno 2001/2002"

Objective: To compensate farmers and Consorzi di bonifica for the losses suffered due to adverse weather condidtions in 2001/02

Legal basis: Progetto di legge della Regione Sardegna

Budget: EUR 125000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Up to three years after the adverse weather event

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 441/02

Title: "Regolamento per l'attivazione di interventi contributivi al sostegno delle attività collegate alle utilizzazioni dei prodotti forestali per una migliore gestione del patrimonio boschivo"

Objective: To develop a part of the forestry sector

Legal basis: Decreto del presidente della giunta regionale n. 0479/Pres./2000, del 27.12.2000

Budget: EUR 415000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measure involved (one of the measures, the marketing of wood, is not an aid measure)

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 794/01

Title: Aid to distribute milk in schools

Objective: To stimulate children's consumption of milk

Budget: EUR 1,52 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 0,0970 per product unit (20 cl carton of whole milk). Supplement to the Community aid

Duration: Unspecified

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