EN Official Journal of the European Union C 130/5

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 130/02)

Date of adoption of the decision 14.11.2007 Reference number of the aid N 172/06 Member State Spain Region Catalogne Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas agroambientales del plan piloto del contrato global de explotación Legal basis «Orden ARP/307/2005, de 7 de julio, por la cual se aprueban les bases reguladoras del plan piloto de los contratos globales de explotación, y se convocan los correspondientes al año 2005». «Orden ARP/405/2005, de 13 de octubre, por la que se modifican las bases del plan piloto de los contratos globales de explotación aprobados por la Orden ARP/307/2005, de 7 de julio» Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Implementation of agri-environmental measures Form of aid Direct grant Budget Approximately EUR 5 million (with EUR 2,7 million for five-year measures and approximately EUR 1 million a year for two-year measures) Intensity The maximum aid amount is EUR 600 per hectare for annual crops, EUR 900 per hectare for specialised perennial crops and EUR 450 per hectare for other land uses Duration Until 2010 and until 2013 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Departament de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 612-614 Barcelona Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 19.3.2008 Reference number of the aid N 169/07 Member State Latvia Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Atbalsts lauksaimniecības produkcijas ražotājiem dalībai pārtikas kvalitātes shēmās Legal basis — Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likums (24.4.2004.) (Publicēts: Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 64; 23.4.2004.); — Pārtikas aprites uzraudzības likums (6.3.1998.) (Publicēts: Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 60/61 6.3.1998.) Type of measure Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products Objective Sectoral development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget LVL 5,83 million (around EUR 8,33 million) Intensity Up to 100 % Duration Until 30.12.2013 Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority Lauku Atbalsta Dienests Republikas laukums 2 LV-1981 Riga Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.11.2007 Reference number of the aid N 265/07 Member State France Region Toutes les collectivités territoriales (régions ou départements) de France Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aides à l'investissement dans les exploitations agricoles du secteur de l'élevage Legal basis Projet d'arrêté Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To reduce production costs, improve quality, protect and improve the environment and comply with animal hygiene and welfare standards Form of aid Direct grant Budget EUR 140 000 000 Intensity Maximum 40 %, 50 % for young farmers, 60 % in less-favoured areas or 75 % where authorised Duration 7 years Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Office national interprofessionnel de l'élevage et de ses productions (Office de l'élevage) 80, avenue des terroirs de France F-75607 Paris Cedex 12 The regions and departments which so wish (out of a possible 22 metropolitan regions and 95 metropolitan departments) Other information —

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