EN Official Journal of the European Union C 68/8

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2007/C 68/03)

Date of adoption of the decision 21.12.2006 Reference number of the aid NN 18/06 Member State United Kingdom Region Wales Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Farming Connect Advisory Service (East Wales Cattle) Legal basis Agriculture Act 1986 Type of measure Scheme Objective Technical support Form of aid Grant Budget GBP 22,64 million (EUR 33,6 million) Intensity Up to 100 % Duration 1.9.2002-31.10.2006 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority National Assembly for Wales Cathays Park Cartiff CF103NQ United Kingdom Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 29.1.2007 Reference number of the aid N 109/06 Member State Italy Region Campania Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Modifica del piano agrumicolo della Campania Legal basis Delibera di giunta regionale n. 40 del 21.1.2005 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Investments in agricultural holdings, promotion of production and marketing of high-quality products Form of aid Direct grant Budget EUR 1 330 924,40 Intensity Up to 55 % Duration Unspecified Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali Via XX settembre, 20 I-00187 Roma Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.1.2007 Reference number of the aid N 757/06 Member State Italy Region Piemonte Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (grandinate del 3 e 4 luglio 2006 — provincia di Cuneo) Legal basis Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To compensate for damage to agricultural production as a result of bad weather Form of aid Direct grant Budget See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04) Intensity Up to 100 % of the cost of the damage to agricultural production Duration Until the final payment is made Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali Via XX Settembre, 20 I-00187 Roma Other information Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/04 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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Date of adoption of the decision 14.12.2006 Reference number of the aid N 759/06 Member State Italy Region Puglia Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Interventi nelle zone agricole danneggiate (piogge alluvionali il 22 e il 23 ottobre 2005 nella provincia di Bari) Legal basis Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To compensate for damage to farm structures as a result of bad weather Form of aid Direct grant Budget See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04) Intensity Up to 100 % Duration Until the final payment is made Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali Via XX settembre, 20 I-00187 Roma Other information Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/04 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.1.2007 Reference number of the aid N 769/06 Member State Ireland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Food Marketing and Promotion undertaken by An Bord Bia (Irish Food Board). Modifying Aid N 362/2000 Legal basis — Government Decision (National Development Plan) — An Bord Bia Act 1994 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Quality products, technical support, advertising Form of aid Direct grant Budget New budget of the scheme EUR 68 million (increase by EUR 18,5 million) Intensity — Duration Until 31.12.2007 Economic sectors — Name and address of the granting authority An Bord Bia Clanwilliam Cort Lower Mount Street Dublin 2 Ireland Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.12.2006 Reference number of the aid N 795/06 Member State Hungary Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Birtokfejlesztési hitel kamattámogatása Legal basis — 3/2003. (I. 24.) FVM rendelet az agrárgazdasági és vidékfejlesztési célok 2003. évi költségvetési támogatásáról, 271-275. § — A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2006. ( ) FVM rendelet-tervezete a birtokfejlesztési hitel kamattámogatásáról Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Investment aid Form of aid Soft loan Budget Annual expenditure: HUF 436 million Overall budget: HUF 2 000 million Intensity Maximum 24,06 % Duration Until 31.12.2008 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium Kossuth tér 11. H-1055 Budapest Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 22.12.2006 Reference number of the aid N 796/06 Member State Hungary Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Birtok-összevonási célú termőföld vásárlás támogatása Legal basis — A 2004. évi nemzeti hatáskörben nyújtott agrár- és vidékfejlesztési támogatások igénybevételének feltételeiről szóló FVM rendelet — 25/2004. FVM rendelet 34. §; 39§-42. § — A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2006. ( ) FVM rendelet-tervezete a birtok-összevonási célú termőföldvásárlás támogatásáról Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Investment aid Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual expenditure: HUF 300 million Overall budget: HUF 600 million Intensity Maximum 20 % Duration Until 31.12.2008 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium Kossuth tér 11. H-1055 Budapest Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 28.12.2006 Reference number of the aid N 807/06 Member State Italy Region Puglia Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Programma di lotta contro la tristeza degli agrumi della regione Puglia Legal basis Legge regionale n. 20 del 30.12.2005 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Preventive and compensatory measures relating to a plant disease Form of aid Direct grant Budget EUR 500 000 Intensity From EUR 5 to EUR 25 per plant, to compensate losses Duration Two years Economic sectors A — Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Regione Puglia Lungomare N. Sauro, 47 I-70121 Bari Other information This is an amendment of aid scheme N 603/05 approved by the Commission, adding an extra EUR 500 000, supplied by the region of Apulia, to the original budget of EUR 803 090,45 from central government. This additional amount will be used to finance compensatory measures in the event of grubbing-up infected plants

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Date of adoption of the decision 29.1.2007 Reference number of the aid N 831/06 Member State Italy Region Lombardia Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuti regionali in agricoltura. Articolo 23 legge regionale n. 7/2000 Legal basis Legge regionale n. 7 del 7.2.2000 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To assist mountain and hill farming Form of aid Direct grant Budget — Intensity Varies according to the measure Duration 1.1.2007-31.12.2007 Economic sectors A — Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Regione Lombardia Via Pola, 12/14 I-20124 Milano Other information This is an extension until 31 December 2007 of one of the measures approved by the Commission under State aid N 49/2000, namely the ‘aid to mountain and hill farming ’provided for under Article 23 of regional law n.7 of 7 February 2000

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Date of the adoption of the decision 29.1.2007 No of the aid N 834/06 Member The Netherlands Region National scheme Title Wijziging van de parafiscale heffing voor levende eenden ter financiering van dierziektebestrijding Legal basis Verordening van het Productschap voor Pluimvee en Eieren die vorige verordeningen wijzigt inzake parafiscale heffingen in de sectoren pluimvee en eieren, konijnen, pelsdieren en vossen Type of the measure Aid scheme Objective The combat of animal diseases Form of the aid Payments after an outbreak of a contaminous disease Budget The total budget remains the same as in measure N 352/04 which is changed by this measure. It depends on the actual future costs for the combat of animal diseases in the various sectors Intensity 100 % Duration 2007-2010 Economic sectors Poultry Name and address of the granting authority Productschap voor Pluimvee en Eieren Postbus 460 2700 AL Zoetermeer Nederland Other information —

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