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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 214/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 70/02

Title: Organic Housing (Conversion of Animal Housing) Scheme

Objective: The scheme is designed to encourage the uptake of organic farming in Northern Ireland. The investment aid is available to farmers in Northern Ireland who wish to convert from conventional production methods to organic production methods, who are already in conversion or who have already converted

Legal basis: Administrative Scheme, in accordance with Article 16(1) of the Agriculture and Fisheries (Financial Assistance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

Budget: - 2001/2002: GBP 600000,

- 2002/2003: GBP 600000,

- 2003/2004: GBP 800000

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum aid rates are 40 % of the total costs (50 % in less-favoured areas), subject to a maximum grant payable of GBP 30000 per applicant. Aid for investments complying with the Council Regulation (EC) No 1804/1999 can be increased by 20 or 25 percentage points respectively

Duration: Until 31 March 2004

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 119/02

Title: Urgent measures to combat BSE

Objective: To compensate holdings affected by BSE for the losses due to the stopping of activity

Legal basis: Determinazione del dirigente responsabile del settore Ispettorato compartimentale agricoltura e foreste "Intervento a sostegno delle aziende colpite da BSE relativamente al fermo di impresa e al conseguente mancato reddito"

Budget: ITL 51529315 (EUR 26612,69)

Aid intensity or amount: ITL 51529315 (EUR 26612,69)

Duration: One-off aid

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 127/02

Title: Measures for farmers whose holdings were harmed by fire in 2001

Objective: To compensate losses resulting from an exceptional event (fire)

Legal basis: Μέτρα υπέρ παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργοκτηνοτροφικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από πυρκαγιές κατά το έτος 2001 (σχέδιο διυπουργικής απόφασης)

Budget: EUR 4400000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable, depending on the losses

Duration: 5 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 164/02

Title: Aid for advertising milk products

Objective: To encourage consumers and economic operators to purchase products of dairy origin

Budget: EUR 3,4 million in 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Around 30 % of expenditure

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 169/02

Title: Aid to publicise the livestock and meat product sector

Objective: To promote the image of meat products

Budget: EUR 9 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 % of expenditure

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 220/02

Title: Tax credits for agricultural investments

Objective: Investments in farms and in the processing of agricultural products

Legal basis: Progetto di Legge finanziaria 28.12.2001 n. 448 articolo 8 e decreto del ministro delle politiche agricole e forestali recante le tipologie di investimento per il settore agricolo ammissibili al credito d'imposta

Budget: EUR 155 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measure (between 40 % and 50 %)

Duration: Until 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 258/02

Title: Aid for the promotion of ornamental horticulture on the domestic market

Objective: To make the products concerned more widely known

Budget: Provisional appropriation of EUR 1,5 million envisaged in 2002

Aid intensity or amount: 50-100 % of the cost of promotion measures

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 272/02

Title: Parafiscal charge for SONITO (interbranch organisation for tomatoes)

Objective: Research and experimentation, advisory services and technical support in the sector

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: Two years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Spain (Canary Islands)

Aid No: N 277/02

Title: Aid to implement programmes for quality livestock products

Objective: Technical assistance in implementing programmes for quality livestock products

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se regula el programa para el fomento de la prestación de servicios destinados a la aplicación de programas de productos ganaderos de calidad

Budget: EUR 2704555 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: 2002-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 304/02

Title: Parafiscal charge for the Centre technique de la salaison, de la charcuterie et des conserves de viandes (CTSCCV: technical centre for curing, preparation and preservation of meat)

Objective: To fund research and development and technical assistance measures in the sector

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: Until the end of 2003

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 307/02

Title: Harvest insurance

Objective: To promote the development of insurance against agricultural risks

Legal basis: Projet de décret fixant pour 2002 les modalités d'application de l'article L.361-8 du livre III (nouveau) du code rural en vue de favoriser le développement de l'assurance contre certains risques agricoles

Budget: EUR 9,4 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 %

Duration: 1 year

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 444/02

Title: Additional compensation for BSE

Objective: To replace livestock following implementation of animal health campaigns

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se establecen las compensaciones complementarias como consecuencia de la declaración oficial de la existencia de la enfermedad encefalopatía espongiforme

Budget: EUR 240000 in 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Germany (Sachsen)

Aid No: N 502/01

Title: Disposal of old industrial stocks of feedingstuffs

Objective: To promote the safe disposal of old stocks of feedingstuffs which contain animal protein and which may therefore no longer be used

Legal basis: A decision of the Government of Freistaat Sachsen

Budget: Not communicated

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is in the form of direct grants up to a maximum 44,69 % of the eligible costs. The aid measure applicable in Sachsen concerns only the cost of disposal as far as such costs have not been compensated under the German federal aid programme N 646/01, Commission decision C(2001) 3274fin of 28 November 2001

Duration: One-off

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 581/01

Title: Aid to agricultural cooperatives and producer groups

Objective: To promote professional skills and training in coopertives and other agricultural producer groups headquartered in the Galicia region, and to improve financial and commercial management and consolidation by supporting the provision of specialist technical assistance and aid for hiring specialised staff and for introducing quality and environmental systems

Budget: EUR 6911639 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies between 50 % and 80 %, depending on the type of measure

Duration: 2001-2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 691/A/01

Title: Aid for investments in marketing structures in the winegrowing sector

Objective: To encourage the restructuring of operators downstream of the sector

Budget: EUR 2,15 million in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of the eligible costs (50 % in less-favoured areas)

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 667/01

Title: Ofival aid. State-region planning contracts. Cattle, pig, sheep and goat production

Objective: Technical support for producers; genetic improvement of herds (tests) and improved production conditions

Budget: EUR 22,9 million per year until 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 5 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 668/01

Title: Ofival aid. State-region planning contracts. Rabbit production

Objective: To adapt production to market needs

Budget: EUR 711630 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 5 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 669/01

Title: Ofival aid. State-region planning contracts. Production of fat palmipeds

Objective: To adapt production to market needs by supporting the implementation of technical assistance measures and investments in renovating production buildings

Budget: EUR 580000 per year until 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 5 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 670/01

Title: Ofival aid. State-region planning contracts. Egg sector

Objective: To improve the health status of livestock, guarantee a good environment for rearing animals, and contribute to developing the industry by promoting and expanding procedures for greater control of the health environment of livestock

Budget: EUR 76000 per year until 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 5 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 671/01 and N 672/01

Title: Ofival aid. State-region planning contracts. Equine production and deseasonalisation of the production of heavy foals

Objective: To improve horsemeat production by means of aid for technical assistance and a premium for the deseasonalisation of the production of heavy foals

Budget: EUR 522000 per year

Duration: Until 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 673/01

Title: Ofival aid. State-region planning contracts. Production of poultry for meat purposes

Objective: To improve health and hygiene conditions in existing poultry farms

Budget: EUR 1532000 per year until 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 5 years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 728/01

Title: Aid promoting the use of seed from permanent grassland

Objective: To improve the environment by granting aid for agri-environment commitments

Legal basis: Regolamento per l'inventario dei prati stabili naturali della pianura e la concessione di incentivi per l'utilizzo di sementi prodotte da specie provenienti da prati stabili naturali regionali

Budget: EUR 15494 in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 413,17 per hectare

Duration: Unspecified

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Italy (Regione Marche)

Aid No: N 769/01

Title: Aid for the forestry sector

Objective: Enhancement of the forestry heritage and promotion of sustainable forestry activities

Legal basis: Proposta di delibera n. 2209 del 18 settembre 2001 "Interventi regionali a favore del settore forestale: complementarietà e sinergia con il piano di sviluppo rurale della Regione Marche 2000-2006"

Budget: Estimated expenses for 2001: EUR 431000 (Lit 800000000)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure

Duration: Indefinite

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Aid No: N 772/01

Title: Aid for marketing agricultural products

Objective: To promote the quality and marketing of agricultural products

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se regulan las ayudas para la promoción de la calidad y comercialización de los productos agroalimentarios de la Comunidad de Madrid

Budget: EUR 604017

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the beneficiary and aid

Duration: 2002

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 792/01

Title: Milk quality and conditions of dairy farms in mountain areas

Objective: To improve milk quality and the conditions of dairy farms in mountain areas and to maintain farming activities in mountain areas

Budget: EUR 6,25 million in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 793/01

Title: Aid for the goat sector

Objective: To adapt production more closely to market needs

Budget: EUR 305000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 2006

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 832/01

Title: Promotion of consulting of agricultural and horticultural enterprises

Objective: Consulting services are subsidised for agricultural and horticultural enterprises in Lower Saxony in order to support the development of sustainable, environment- and animal-friendly production in agriculture and horticulture as well as the conversion to the ecological agriculture and horticulture

Legal basis: Landeshaushaltsordnung Niedersachsen (/Land Budgetary Regulation of Lower Saxony), /Entwurf einer Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung der landwirtschaftlichen Beratung und von Leistungsprüfungen in der tierischen Erzeugung (/draft directive on the grant of allowances on the promotion of the agricultural consulting and of performance examinations in the animal production)

Budget: EUR 2800000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: 70 % of the costs of the consulting services but not more than EUR 100000 per undertaking within a period of three years

Duration: 2002-2005

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2002

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: NN 82/02 (ex N 703/01)

Title: Aid to compensate damage due to storms

Objective: Aid to farmers to compensate the loss of income suffered as a result of the hailstorms towards the end of July and August

Aid intensity or amount: Interest-rate subsidies of a maximum 20 % of the reference rate as laid down by Decree-Law No 359/89 of 18 October, unless the reference rate was higher than the rate used by the lending institution in question, in which case the latter rate would be used

Duration: One year from 1 August 2001

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