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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 157/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom (Wales and England)

Aid No: N 10/02

Title: Foot and mouth disease business recovery fund

Objective: Assist ancillary agricultural businesses indirectly affected by foot and mouth disease but are not eligible for schemes targeted at farmers

Legal basis: Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 Section 5 (England). Local Government Act 2000, Section 2(1) (Wales)

Budget: GBP 3,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: Aid to operators not involved in the production, processing and marketing of Annex I products: measure not constituting aid. Aid to operators involved in the production, processing and marketing of Annex I products: up to 100 %

Duration: Until 31 June 2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Member State: Italy (Sardegna)

Aid No: N 31/02

Title: Additional interventions to compensate the farmers for losses due to blue tongue

Objective: Aid for recovering the losses due to the blue tongue

Legal basis: Legge 12 dicembre 2001 n. 16 "Ulteriore sostegno a favore degli allevatori per fronteggiare l'epizoozia denominata Blue tongue"

Budget: EUR 43898838

Aid intensity or amount: As described in the decision

Duration: Indeterminate

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 126/02

Title: Northern Ireland scrapie plan - genotyping scheme

Objective: Long-term initiative aimed at the reduction and eventual eradication of scrapie from Northern Ireland sheep flock

Legal basis: Non-statutory initiative

Budget: 2002/03: GBP 2,75 million; 2003/04: GBP 3,5 million

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: 17.5.2002

Member State: Spain (Cantabria)

Aid No: N 249/02

Title: Aid for beekeeping

Objective: To maintain beekeeping

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se establece una prima de polinización destinada a los titulares de explotaciones apícolas de Cantabria

Budget: EUR 60000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the beneficiaries

Duration: Unspecified

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: 17.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 318/01

Title: Aujeszky's disease vaccination scheme

Objective: Favour the eradication of Aujeszky's disease in Northern Ireland

Legal basis: Aujeszky's Disease Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 1994

Budget: GBP 150000

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: Until April 2002

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: 17.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 718/B/01

Title: Buying time assistance scheme

Objective: Rescuing small and medium-sized enterprises from insolvency

Legal basis: Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

Budget: GPB 2 million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to EUR 10 million to any one firm

Duration: Indefinite

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