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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 5/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.12.2001

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 111/01

Title: Aid to umbrella organisations for sales promotion measures

Objective: Enable undertakings (SMEs) in the food industry to participate in trade and consumer fairs in both Germany and other countries

Legal basis: Gesetz über die Festsetzung des Haushaltsplanes des Freistaates Bayern/Hinweise zur Abwicklung der Beihilfen an Dachorganisationen

Budget: DEM 1,1 million (EUR 562421)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to a maximum of 50 %

Duration: Indefinite

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.12.2001

Member State: Germany (Baden-Württemberg)

Aid No: N 444/01

Title: Aid towards the payment of hail insurance premiums in fruit culture

Objective: The Land Baden-Württemberg intends to introduce an aid measure to help fruit growers to obtain adequate hail insurance policies at feasible cost. The aid is granted to fruit growers or associations of fruit growers as a subsidy towards the actually payable hail insurance premium. Only the premiums of insurance policies that also cover hail damage assimilated to natural disasters are eligible for support under the draft directive

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Ministeriums Ländlicher Raum Baden-Württemberg für die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für Hagelversicherungsprämien im Obstbau (Richtlinie Hagelbeihilfe)

Budget: DEM 2 million (approximately EUR 1,0226 million) per year (nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximally 30 % of the actual insurance premium minus insurance tax

Duration: Until 31 December 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: 5.12.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 573/01

Title: Aid for processing fresh fruit

Objective: To facilitate development projects submitted by firms in the fruit processing sector

Budget: EUR 6 million in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % of investment expenditure and 100 % of expenditure on technical assistance

Duration: Four years

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Date of adoption of the decision: 5.12.2001

Member State: Austria (Carinthia)

Aid No: N 658/01

Title: Aid towards compensation for the drought damage to harvest in 2001

Objective: To compensate for the drought-related damage to the forage production of livestock farms during summer 2001. The scope of the aid measure is limited to drought-related losses in the grassland areas used to grow forage for livestock. The Land Carinthia proposes to grant the following aid:

- ATS 0,80 per kg of hay purchased

- ATS 0,80 per kg of roughage replacement product purchased

- ATS 0,50 per kg of feeding straw

- ATS 0,10 per kg corn silage purchased

- ATS 100 per each grass silage ball purchased.

The fodder purchased must be intended to replace a shortfall in the beneficiary's own forage production. The aid is granted as a one-off measure and only upon presentation of the proof of purchase completed in the period between 1 August 2001 and 30 November 2001. The maximum amount of aid is determined according to the forage area of the holding. Livestock farmers with no forage area and sellers of roughage or its substitutes will receive no aid under the draft directive

Legal basis: Richtlinie der Kärntner Landesregierung über die Gewährung von Beihilfen zum Ausgleich von Dürreschäden der Ernte 2001

Budget: ATS 20000000 (EUR 1453466) in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum amount of aid per holding is ATS 2000 (EUR 145,35) for each hectare of forage area. Minimum payable aid amount is ATS 500 (EUR 36,34), and the aid may not exceed ATS 40000 (EUR 2907) per holding

Duration: One-off measure

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