EN Official Journal of the European Union C 278/11

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 278/03)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 381/2005

Title: Regional Law 5/2005, article 9: Aid for the improvement of agricultural production

Objective: Aid is granted for investments in agricultural farms

Legal basis: Legge regionale 25 febbraio 2005, n. 9 ‘Interventi per la valorizzazione delle produzioni’

Budget: EUR 978 500 for the year 2005

Aid intensity or amount: Aid is limited to 50 % of the eligible expenses in the less-favoured areas increased by 5 % in case of young farmers within five years from the setting up

Duration: Until 31.12.2011

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 (Sicily)

Aid No: N 148/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas hit by natural disasters (heavy rainstorms on 6 to 8 September 2004 in some municipalities of Sicily, province of Caltanissetta)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production and agricultural structures caused by 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: Measures applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005)1622 fin of 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: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 211/2005

Title: Measures to protect animal stock against attacks by predators

Objective: Aid for investments aimed at prevention and protection, and for the payment of insurance premiums to cover damage resulting from attacks by protected predatory animals

Legal basis: Proposta di legge ‘Tutela del patrimonio zootecnico soggetto a predazione’

Budget: An amount of EUR 565 000 is planned for 2006

Aid intensity or amount: For investments: 40 % of eligible costs and 50 % in less-favoured areas. For insurance premiums: 80 % of the cost of the premiums for losses of more than 30 % of production, and of more than 20 % in the case of less-favoured areas. For losses of less than 20 % or 30 % of production, aid is restricted to 50 % of the cost of the insurance premium

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 (Veneto)

Aid No: N 303/2004

Title: Aid for consolidating and increasing the surface area of farms

Objective: Restructuring of agricultural property

Legal basis: Legge regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, articoli 32, 33 e 34

Legge regionale 25 febbraio 2005, n. 5, articolo 13

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1462 del 21 giugno 2005

Budget: EUR 1 400 000 for the first year and, subsequently, a budget set in the annual Finance Acts

Aid intensity or amount: Articles 32 and 33: 50 % in less-favoured areas and 40 % elsewhere, with a further five percentage points in either case for young farmers who undertake consolidation within five years of setting up.

Article 34: A maximum of 50 % of the cadastral income from rented land, throughout the period of the lease, with a ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary per three-year period (this measure is targetted at beneficiaries outside the agricultural sector and does not constitute State aid)

Duration: Six years

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 (Autonomous Province of Bolzano)

Aid No: N 325/2005

Title: Aid to the Garzason-Tisens Cooperative for losses caused by adverse weather conditions (hail of 6 July 2004)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production as a result of bad weather (hail of 6 July 2004)

Legal basis: Legge provinciale n. 8/1985 e successive modifiche, articolo 5-bis

Budget: EUR 324 000

Aid intensity or amount: 11 % of the losses

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid N 679/2001 (Commission letter C(2002) 256 dated 21 February 2002)

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/