EN Official Journal of the European Union C 146/15

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 146/08)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Aid No: N 470/2005

Title: Land guarantee programme

Objective: To supplement and extend investment guarantees in accordance with that of agrarian investment aid programme (AFP) of the framework plan of the joint task ‘improvement of the agrarian structures and coastal protection’

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift des rheinland-pfälzischen Ministers der Finanzen ‘Übernahme von Bürgschaften zur Förderung der Landwirtschaft’

Budget: Guarantee line of EUR 20 million

Aid intensity or amount: 0,225 % gross aid equivalent

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:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 476/2005

Title: Aid for high-quality agri-food products (MAPA)

Objective: To develop the quality policy for agri-food products by creating and expanding bodies for the protection of distinctive quality marks

Legal basis: Orden APA/…/2005, de … de …, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones para potenciar la creación, funcionamiento y desarrollo de las estructuras de los productos agroalimentarios protegidos con signos de calidad diferenciada

Budget: EUR 205 000

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum amount of the aid will not exceed 70 % of the total costs of each of the projected measures

Duration: 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:

Member State: Ireland

No of the aid: Aid No N 486/05

Title: Scheme of Investment Aid for Farm Waste Management

Objective: Investment aid to help ensure compliance of farmers with Action Programme measures to be introduced under the Nitrates Directive

Legal basis: Approved programme under Title II, Chapter I, of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)

Budget: EUR 248 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum aid intensity of 75 % in less favoured areas, 60 % in other areas

Duration: 2006-2008. Applications will be accepted until 31.12.2006

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:

Member State: Italy (Lombardy)

No of the aid: N 514/05

Title: Regional measures for the support of poultry breeding and games farms affected by avian influenza — compensation for lost income. Regional Decree 470 of 4.8.2005

Objective:: Compensation for loss of income in favour of the breeders of poultry and game affected by avian flu

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale della Regione Lombardia n. 470 del 4.8.2005, riguardante: Legge Regionale n. 7/2000 — «Misure regionali di sostegno a favore degli allevatori avicoli e fauna selvatica colpiti dall'influenza aviaria» — Indennizzi per mancato reddito

Budget: Approximately EUR 1 800 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the losses

Duration: 6 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:

Member State: The Republic of Lithuania

No of the aid: N 571/2005

Title: State aid for partial compensation for adverse weather events in the agriculture sector

Objective: Bad weather compensation

Legal basis:

— 2002 m. birželio 25 d. Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros įstatymas Nr. IX-987 (Valstybės žinios, Nr. 72-3009).

— Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2005 m. spalio 19 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-491 „Dėl pagalbos žemės ūkio subjektams, patyrusiems nuostolius dėl hidrometeorologinių reiškinių nukentėjusiose teritorijose laikotarpiu nuo 2005 m. liepos 30 d. iki rugpjūčio 15 d., teikimo taisyklių patvirtinimo“

Budget: Total budget: LTL 11 250 000 (approximately EUR 3 260 000)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: 1 year

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:

Member State: The Republic of Lithuania

No of the aid: N586/2005

Title: Support for procurement of breeding animals

Objective: Investment aid for purchase of animals of higher genetic quality

Legal basis:

— Žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros įstatymas (Valstybės žinios, 2002, Nr. 73–3009)

— Gyvulių veislininkystės įstatymas (Valstybės žinios, 1994, Nr. 14–226: 1998, Nr. 110–3023)

— Žemės ūkio ministro įsakymas dėl veislininkystės rėmimo taisyklių ir paramos 2005 m. veisliniams gyvūnams įsigyti teikimo taisyklių patvirtinimo (Valstybės žinios, 2005, Nr. 50–1656)

Budget: Annual: LTL 6 200 000 (approximately EUR 1 800 000)

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Austria

No of the aid: N 600/2005

Title: Modification of the national directive concerning the provision of services (Dienstleistungsrichtlinie)

Objective: Aid for the provision of services to the agriculture sector

Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinie für die Förderung von nicht-investiven Maßnahmen in der Landwirtschaft (Dienstleistungsrichtlinie)

Budget: According to the Austrian authorities the modifications have no budgetary impact

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: The measures according to point 2.6.2.2 of the Dienstleistungsrichtlinie expire on 31.12.2010. The other measures are of indefinite duration

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:

Member State: Spain (Castile-Leon)

Aid No: N 655/2005

Title: Aid for the development of job creation in rural areas

Objective: To develop and consolidate the jobs and income of the working population in the farm sector through the reinforcement of associations, with a view to maintaining and stimulating the economic activity of a region whose rural areas are characterised by an employment rate of less than 50.5 % and a strong trend towards a decline in village populations

Legal basis: Orden AYG/…/2005 de … de …, por la que se establece un régimen de ayudas para fomentar la creación de empleo en el medio rural en la Comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León

Budget: EUR 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of EUR 12 000 per worker recruited — maximum intensity of 50 % of eligible costs (60 % for disabled workers)

Duration: One year

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:

Member State: Germany (Hamburg)

Aid No: NN 45/2005 (ex N 109/2005)

Title: Removal and disposal of fallen stock in Hamburg

Objective: Aid for the removal and disposal of fallen stock: 100 % of costs up to 2003, 75 % of costs from 2004 onwards. In 2004, 25 % of costs are paid as de minimis-aid

Legal basis:

— Gesetz über die Beseitigung von Tierkörpern, Tierkörperteilen und tierischen Erzeugnissen (Tierkörperbeseitigungsgesetz) in der jeweils gültigen Fassung: BGBl. I 1975, S. 2313, BGBl. I 1975, S. 2610 (Änderung), BGBl. I 2001, S. 226 (Änderung), BGBl. I 2001, S. 524 (Neufassung), BGBl. I 2001, S. 1215 (Änderung).

— Gesetz zur Durchführung gemeinschaftsrechtlicher Vorschriften über die Verarbeitung und Beseitigung von nicht für den menschlichen Verkehr bestimmten tierischen Nebenprodukten (Tierische Nebenprodukte-Beseitigungsgesetz), BGBl. I 2004, S. 82.

— Gebührengesetz, Gebührenordnung für das öffentliche Gesundheitswesen und Hamburgisches Gesetz zur Ausführung des Viehseuchengesetzes, jeweils in der geltenden Fassung

Budget: EUR 727 985,11

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: 1994 to 2013

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:

Member State: Germany (Schleswig-Holstein)

Aid No: NN 46/04

Title: combat of TSE (sheep and goats)

Objective: good animal health

Legal basis: TSE-Beihilfe Richtlinien

Budget: EUR 40 000 (2002), EUR 12 310 (2003), EUR 12 310 (2004), EUR 5 200 (2005), EUR 2 600 (as of 2006)

Aid intensity: max. 100 %

Duration: 1.1.2003 — 31.12.2013

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:

Member State: Germany (Berlin)

Aid No: NN 74/2004 (ex N 437/2004)

Title: Removal and disposal of fallen stock in Berlin

Objective: Aid for the removal and disposal of fallen stock: 100 % of costs up to 2003, 50 % of costs from 2004 onwards

Legal basis: Gesetz über die Beseitigung von Tierkörpern, Tierkörperteilen und tierischen Erzeugnissen; Verordnung über Tierkörperbeseitigungsanstalten und Sammelstellen, Gesetz zur Ausführung des Tierkörperbeseitigungsgesetzes (Berlin), Verordnung über die Erhebung von Entgelten für die Inanspruchnahme von Leistungen im Rahmen der Tierkörperbeseitigung

Budget: EUR 41 404 512

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 1993 to 2013

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/