EN Official Journal of the European Union C 258/10

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 258/04)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 440/2004

Title: Model project ‘Vegetative Reproduction of the Nordmanns-fir: Mass-reproduction of Somatic Embryos and Breeding of Seedlings’

Objective: Financing of a R&D project aiming to realise the reproduction method in large-scale experiments and to test the breeding of seedlings in nurseries

Budget: EUR 440 000

Aid intensity or amount: Non-aid

Duration: 3 years

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

Aid No: N 8/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (hail-storms of 13 September 2004 in the province of Perugia)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production and farming structures 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 %

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: 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)

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 22/2005

Title: Measures in the chestnut-growing sector

Objective: Aid for research: the objective of the law notified is to avert the risks associated with the introduction and spread of the oriental chestnut gall wasp named Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu within the region

Legal basis: Legge regionale 29.11.2004, n. 35

Budget: EUR 1 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of eligible expenditure

Duration: 2005-06

Other details: The financing of institutional activities involving dissemination, surveillance of the practices of tree nurseries and monitoring of the territory within the Piedmont regional plant-health sector does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 55/2004

Title: Agri-environmental measures for the Lübecker Bucht area

Objective: to preserve and improve the natural environment of the Lübecker Bucht area through contracts with farmers who give voluntary agri-environmental commitments

Budget: EUR 130 000

Aid intensity: the aid includes income foregone and additional costs sustained, plus a 20 % incentive

Duration: until 2009

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Austria (Steiermark)

Aid No: N 70/2005

Title: Investment aid for irrigation facilities — corrigendum

Objective: Aid would be granted for the investment projects regarding construction of irrigation systems including installations for water impounding and storage in case of the following cultures: fruit, wine, vegetables, field corn (Saatmais), special cultures in foil tunnels, tree nurseries and hops

Legal basis: Die Maßnahme basiert auf den Richtlinien zur Förderung landwirtschaftlicher Bewässerungen in der Steiermark

Budget: EUR 900 000 (nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 20 % or 35 % of the eligible costs, depending on the type of investment

Duration:

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Campania)

Aid No: N 141/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (rain of 26-28 December 2004 and whirlwind of 27 December 2004)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production and farming structures 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 cost of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: 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)

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 146/2005

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agricultural areas which have suffered damage (torrential rain during the period from 29 October to 1 November 2004 in the province of Pordenone)

Objective: To provide meteorological information about the storms that caused the damage for which compensation is to be paid as part of the scheme approved under Aid No NN 54/A/04

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 («Nuova disciplina del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale»)

Budget: The amount of the aid, which has still to be fixed, will be financed from the overall budget of EUR 200 million allocated to the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: One-off aid

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)

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 147/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (tornado of 24 November 2004 in the province of Bari)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production and farming structures 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 %

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: 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)

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 150/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters (rain of 6-12 December 2004)

Objective: To provide compensation for damage to agricultural production and farming structures 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 cost of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: 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)

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 406/2004

Title: The 2004 Modification to England Rural Development Programme — State Aided Measures: Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Environmental Stewardship

Objective: Provision of technical support for the achievement of various agri-environmental benefits

Legal basis: ESA: Section 18 of the 1986 Agriculture Act, Section 98 of the 1995 Environment Act 1995; CSS: Section 98 of the 1995 Environment Act 1995; ES: Section 98 of the 1995 Environment Act 1995

Budget: Approximate budget per annum is:

ESA: GBP 100 000 and CSS: GBP 1 000 000

ES: GBP 1 100 000

Aid intensity or amount: up to 100 % of eligible costs

Duration: Aid will be offered in parallel with agreements under the ESA and the CSS (agreements offered until December 2005, payments will continue till 2015) and under the ES (agreements offered from May 2005 till December 2007). Aid will be granted upon the approval by the Commission

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

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