EN Official Journal of the European Union C 308/4

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 308/05)

Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid NN 76/04 (ex N 263/04) Member State United Kingdom Region Whole country Title Compulsory Scrapie Flock Scheme Legal basis The UK domestic legislation in force to enforce the requirements of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 260/2003 of 12 February 2003, 1915/2003 of 30 October 2003 and 1492/2004 of 23 August 2004 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Enforcing by the UK authorities the requirements of Community veterinary legislation to eradicate transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in ovine and caprine animals Form of aid Direct grant Budget Maximum of GBP 12 600 000 per year Intensity Variable Duration (period) 2003-08 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority The scheme will be administered by the National Scrapie Plan Administration Centre (NSPAC) in Great Britain and by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland as part of their respective National Scrapie Plans. The participants in NSPAC will be the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in conjunction with the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) and the Welsh Assembly Government's Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside (DEPC). Mundane operational activities at the farm level will be conducted by the State Veterinary Service (SVS) in Great Britain and DARD in Northern Ireland

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 153/06 Member State Spain Region Andalusia Title Aid for obligatory phytosanitary measures Legal basis Orden de … de … de 2005, para la aplicación de las medidas fitosanitarias obligatorias incluidas en los Programas Nacionales de control y lucha contra las plagas, en función de la declaración oficial ede la existencia de plagas en el ámbito de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, establecimiento de las correspondientes medidas de control y ayudas para su ejecución Type of measure Scheme Objective Risk management — plant diseases Form of aid Grant Budget EUR 1 700 000 Intensity Variable Duration 2006 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca Junta de Andalucía Calle Tabladilla s/n E-41013 Sevilla

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 167/06 et N 213/06 Member State Spain Title Aid regime for elimination of damages caused in agricultural productions and infrastructures in the agricultural sector by the passage of the tropical storm ‘Delta’ Legal basis N 167/06: «Decreto 227/05, de 13 de diciembre, de ayudas, subvenciones y ayudas de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el paso de la tormenta tropical “Delta” por el archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de noviembre.» «Orden de 29 de diciembre de 2005, por la que se convocan anticipadamente para el ejercicio 2006, ayudas a los daños producidos en las producciones e infraestructura en el sector agrario, previstas en el Decreto territorial 227/2005, de ayudas, subvenciones y ayudas de carácter excepcional por el paso de la tormenta tropical “Delta” por el archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de noviembre.» «Borrador de convenio de colaboración entre la Consejería de agricultura, ganadería, pesca y alimentación y el excelentísimo Cabildo insular de Lanzarote con el objeto realizar las actuaciones necesarias para la reposición de los enarenados de las fincas agrícolas de la isla de Lanzarote que fueron afectados por la tormenta tropical “Delta” a su paso por el el archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de noviembre.» N 213/06: «Real Decreto-ley 14/2005, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se establecen medidas urgentes para reparar los daños causados por la tormenta tropical Delta en el archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de noviembre 2005.» «Orden de 29 de diciembre de 2005, por la que se convocan anticipadamente para el ejercicio 2006, ayudas a los daños producidos en las producciones e infraestrucura en el sector agrario, previstas en el Decreto territorial 227/2005, de 13 de diciembre, de ayudas, subvenciones y medidas de carácter excepcional por el paso de la tormenta tropical “Delta”». «Orden INT/4111/2005, de 29 de diciembre, por la que se determinan los municipios a los que son de aplicación las medidas previstas en el Real Decreto-ley 14/2005, de 2 de diciembre». «Proyecto de Orden por la que se desarrolla el artículo 4 del Real Decreto-ley 14/2005, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se establecen medidas urgentes para reparar los daños causados por la tormenta tropical Delta en el archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de noviembre 2005.» Type of measure Scheme Objective Risk management — natural disaster Form of aid Grant Budget EUR 5 008 822,05 Intensity Up to 100 % Duration Ad hoc — 2006 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería Pesca y Alimentación del Gobierno de Canarias C/José Manuel Guimerá 8 E-38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Plaza de los Derechos Humanos 22 E-35071 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación C/Miguel Angel 23 E-28010 Madrid

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 192/06 Member State Italy Region Marche Title Compensation for the removal and destruction of poultry found dead on farms. Legal basis Deliberazione della Giunta regionale (Marche), n. 1458 del 23.11.2005 e decreto di applicazione, n. 47 del 28.12.2005. Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To compensate the costs sustained by farmers to remove and destroy dead animals Form of aid Direct grant Budget EUR 300 000 for the entire scheme Intensity Up to 70 % of eligible costs Duration Up to 31 December 2007 Economic sectors A — Agriculture (livestock farming) Name and address of the granting authority Regione Marche Via Gentile da Fabriano I-96100 Ancona

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 366/06 Member State Czech Republic Title Aid for health checks on plant propagating material using the immuno-enzymatic and PCR methods Legal basis Zákon č. 252/1997 o zemědělství; Zákon č. 326/2004 o rostlinolékařské péči; Zákon č. 219/2003 o uvádění do oběhu osiva a sadby pěstovaných rostlin Type of measure aid scheme Objective Aid towards the costs of mandatory testing of plant propagating material Form of aid Direct grant Budget Total: CZK 48 000 000 Annual: CZK 8 000 000 Intensity up to 60 % of testing costs Duration 2007-2012 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo zemědělství Těšnov 17 CZ-117 05 Praha 1

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 467/06 Member State Italy Region Basilicata Title Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal 28 febbraio 2006 al 2 marzo 2006) 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 80 % Duration Until the final payment is made Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Ministero delle Politiche agricole 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/2004 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 498/06 Member State France Region Limousin Title Aide à la reconstitution des prairies endommagées par la sécheresse exceptionnelle de l'été 2005 Legal basis Arrêtés du 29 septembre 2005 portant les départements de la Corrèze, Creuse et Haute Vienne sinistrés avec pertes de récolte sur les praires, pâtures et landes. Décision du Conseil régional du 23 mars 2006 de mettre en place un dispositif régional d'aide aux agriculteurs victimes de la sécheresse. Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To regenerate damaged grassland through aid for the purchase of seed in the Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments Form of aid Direct grant Budget EUR 450 000 Intensity Up to 50 % of the cost of the seed Duration Until June 2007 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Conseil Régional du Limousin 27 boulevard de la Corderie F-87000 Limoges

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 629/06 Member State Federal Republic of Germany Region Uckermark in Brandenburg Title Verein zur Erhaltung und Rekultivierung von Nutzpflanzen in Brandenburg (VERN e.V.) Herbert Lohner Burgstraße 20 16278 Greiffenberg-Angermünde Legal basis Zuwendungsbescheid für die Durchführung eines Modell- und Demonstrationsvorhabens im Bereich der biologischen Vielfalt: „Wiedereinführung alter Salatsorten zur regionalen Vermarktung“ Type of measure Individual aid Objective Biodiversity Form of aid Grant Budget EUR 39 157 Intensity maximum 100 % Duration (period) 28 months Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) Referat 514 — Projektträger Agrarforschung D-53168 Bonn

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Date of adoption of the decision 15.11.2006 Reference number of the aid N 689/06 Member State Federal Republic of Germany Region Brandenburg Title Promotion of performance testing and additional measures in livestock breeding Legal basis Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Raumordnung über die Gewährung von Prämien für die Förderung von Leistungsprüfungen und weiteren Maßnahmen in der Tierzucht Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To maintain and improve the performance and vigour of farm animals Form of aid Subsidy Budget EUR 1 200 000 Instensity Variable Duration 2007-08 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz Ringstr. 1010 D-15236 Frankfurt/O.

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