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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 246/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.9.2002

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 55/02

Title: Promotion of typical wines

Objective: Promotion of wines with a protected designation of origin (PDO) (Ramandolo) or a protected geographical indication (PGI) (Refosco)

Legal basis: Progetti di convenzioni per l'attuazione di interventi per la valorizzazione e promozione dei vini tipici locali

Budget: ITL 73000000 (approximately EUR 37000)

Aid intensity or amount: For advertising measures: 50 % of the eligible costs, for studies aid can go up to EUR 100000 per any three-year period

Duration: Until 2003

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: 23.9.2002

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 122/02

Title: Promotion of quality products

Objective: Promotion of typical and certified products

Legal basis: Delibera della Regione Toscana 1369 del 17.12.2001 "Supporto alle iniziative locali di qualificazione dei prodotti"

Budget: EUR 107732,91 (ITL 208600000)

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the eligible expenses, up to a maximum of EUR 100000 per beneficiary in any three-year period

Duration: 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: 9.9.2002

Member State: Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Aid No: N 189/02

Title: Aid for the destruction of carcasses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Objective: Compensation for the costs of destruction of carcasses of fallen stock to livestock farmers

Legal basis: §§ 23, 44 der Landeshaushaltsordnung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Budget: EUR 2080000

Aid intensity or amount: 33,3 % of the costs for disposal

Duration: 1 January to 31 December 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

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.9.2002

Member State: Spain (Murcia)

Aid No: N 199/02

Title: Aid for the processing and marketing of agricultural products

Objective: To promote agricultural associations that process and market agricultural products

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se convocan y se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas destinadas al fomento del asociacionismo agrario de transformación y comercialización de los productos agrarios

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Duration: 2003-2006

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: 9.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 232/02

Title: Aid to the production and marketing of fresh and processed fruit and vegetables and others

Objective: To rationalise production and improve quality, in particular in the fruit and vegetables sector

Budget: EUR 10 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

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: 9.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 234/02

Title: Aid for equipment for agricultural cooperatives to ensure product traceability

Objective: To increase food security and consumer confidence

Budget: EUR 30490 in 2002 and EUR 45735 for 2003, 2004 and 2005

Aid intensity or amount: 30 %

Duration: Until 2005

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: 9.9.2002

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 251/02

Title: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums. DDL n. 225/2001

Objective: Aid to cover the costs of insurance premiums

Legal basis: Disegno di legge regionale n. 225/2001 "Nuove misure per il concorso della copertura assicurativa dei rischi agricoli"

Budget: ITL 3 billion (approximately EUR 1,5 million) until 2004

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of the costs of insurance premiums to cover against losses caused by natural disasters and exceptional occurences and 50 % where the insurance also covers other losses caused by adverse climatic events, or losses caused by animal or plant diseases

Duration: Undetermined

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Date of adoption of the decision: 9.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 255/02

Title: Aid within the framework of State-region planning contracts in the winegrowing sector

Objective: To gear wine production towards quality, adapt supply to demand, strengthen product identification and traceability, and promote sustainable and environmentally sound farming methods

Budget: Around EUR 10,3 million in total (research and experimentation EUR 2010800 per year; upstream and downstream technical support: EUR 853200 per year; physical investments: EUR 4099400 per year; restructuring and developing downstream businesses: EUR 2137500 per year; promotion and support for the sector: EUR 772700 per year; permanent abandonment of winegrowing in the Poitou-Charentes region: EUR 508200 per year)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until the end of 2006

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: 9.9.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 309/01

Title: Interregional programme of technical assistance in the zootechnical sector

Objective: To provide technical assistance to stockfarmers

Legal basis: Programma interregionale di assistenza tecnica in zootecnia (PIATZ)

Budget: EUR 12,5 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % for technical assistance and for organising training courses

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.9.2002

Member State: Italy (Trento)

Aid No: N 335/01

Title: Articles 61 and 67 of Provincial Law No 3/2001 laying down measures in relation to movements of public finances in 2001

Objective: To support forestry and provide assistance for the payment of insurance premiums and for investments in agricultural holdings

Legal basis: Legge provinciale n. 3/2001 "Misure collegate con la manovra di finanza pubblica per l'anno 2001"

Budget: Article 61: EUR 3356969,84 for 2002; Article 67: around EUR 150000 each year in 2002 and 2003

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2002

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 346/02

Title: Decree introducing subsidies within the framework of monitoring for TSE in cattle, sheep and goats

Objective: To part-finance the costs incurred by slaughterhouses and rendering plants within the framework of monitoring for TSE in cattle, sheep and goats

Legal basis: Bekendtgørelse om tilskud til overvågning af TSE hos kvæg, får og geder

Budget: DKK 96300000 (approximately EUR 12652500)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: 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

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.9.2002

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 452/01

Title: Agricoltura biologica, di qualità e di nicchia

Objective: To favour investment in the "Valli del Torre" area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Legal basis: Delibera 197/2001 della giunta regionale del Friuli-Venezia Giulia; legge regionale n. 10/97

Budget: EUR 198836

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure

Duration: 31 December 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: 12.9.2002

Member State: Spain (Canary Islands)

Aid No: N 503/02

Title: Plant-health measures for potatoes

Objective: To compensate for losses due to implementation of a potato disease eradication programme

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación del Gobierno de Canarias por el que se regulan las medidas fitosanitarias adoptadas para la erradicación y control de la Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuch et al en la isla de la Palma y el de la Tecia solanivora Povolny en la isla de Tenerife ambas en el cultivo de la papa y se establecen las ayudas por la adopción de tales medidas

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

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: 18.9.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 549/01

Title: Improvement of the efficiency of the agrarian structures (new version). Framework plan of the common task "Improvement of the agrarian structure and the coastal protection" for the period 2002-2005

Objective: The scheme concerns amendments to the approved programme Durchführung von Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Effizienz der Agrarstrukturen in Deutschland nach dem Rahmenplan 2000-2003 der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes" (/Implementation of measures to improve the efficiency of agricultural structures in Germany in the context of the framework 2000-2003 of the framework programme "Improvement of the agricultural structures and the coast protection"). The amendments cover the following areas: land reparcelling, the voluntary use exchange, the rural construction of roads, renovation and development of villages, water resources management and culture-technical measures, agrarian investment aid programme, processing and marketing of ecologically or regionally produced agricultural products, holdings in disadvantaged areas, agro-environmental measures and forestry measures

Legal basis: Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe "Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes"

Budget: EUR 1,55 billion per year (co-financed and nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

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: 9.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 659/01

Title: Aid for farm buildings for veal calves

Objective: To meet restructuring requirements to bring farm buildings up to standard in accordance with Council Directive 91/629/EEC of 19 November 1991 having down minimum standards for the protection of calves, as amended by Directive 97/2/EC of 20 January 1997

Budget: EUR 5,34 million per year until the end of 2003

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 %

Duration: Until the end of 2003

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: 9.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 691/B/01

Title: Technical framework - winegrowing sector

Objective: To provide technical assistance to promote restructuring by downstream operators

Budget: EUR 2,3 million in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible costs

Duration: Three 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: 12.9.2002

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 764/01

Title: Aid to promote agricultural associations

Objective: To promote agricultural associations by means of investment aid, start-up assistance and technical assistance

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por el que se establecen ayudas para fomentar el asociacionismo agrario y el redimensionamiento empresarial de las entidades asociativas agrarias en Galicia

Budget: EUR 642578 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 9.9.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 791/01

Title: State-region planning contracts. Regional agreements on milk production

Objective: To ensure the diversification of agricultural products, improve the image and security of milk and milk products, and improve the technical and economic efficiency of holdings

Budget: Approximately EUR 10 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until the end of 2006

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: 12.9.2002

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 852/01

Title: Aid to implement quality beef programmes

Objective: To implement quality beef programmes

Legal basis: Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se establecen ayudas a los programas de carne de vacuno de calidad

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of the cost

Duration: Five 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