EN Official Journal of the European Union C 17/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 17/02)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 138/2002

Title: Subsidies for the production of salmonella free poultry meat

Objective: The purpose of the measure is to produce poultry (chick)meat free of salmonella

Legal basis: Kaderwet LNV subsidies, Staatsblad 1997, nr. 710

Budget: EUR 3 269 732

Duration: One-off subsidy. The pilot project itself will last two 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/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 171/05

Title: Aid for training and technology transfer in the agri-food sector

Objective: Modernisation of farms, bringing production more closely into line with demand and diversification of activities by means of training for farmers and technology transfer, using the prospective synergies between these two instruments

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de 20 de enero de 2005 de la Consejería de Agricultura y Agua, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras y la convocatoria para el año 2005 de las lineas de ayuda para programas de colaboración para la formación y transferencia tecnológica del sector agroalimentario y del medio rural

Budget: EUR 895 269

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum rate of aid for training is 100 % for educational costs and 75 % for the cost of attending the courses. The rate of aid for technology transfer is 70 % of the eligible costs. (NB: for investment in infrastructure under the technology transfer programmes, which have no productive purpose but are intended for technical trials for subsequent use by all farmers, the rate of aid is limited to 40 % of the cost to beneficiaries of the individual technology transfer programme, and will not be more than 15 % of the overall budget for the aid scheme)

Duration: One year (2005)

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:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 239/05

Title: Aid for promotion activities, carried out by the Designations of Origin Boards and Associations dealing with quality wines with a geographical indication (quality wines psr), with a view to developing voluntary food-quality disclosure programmes

Objective: To develop information activities relating to systems for monitoring the quality of agri-food products in order to increase consumer confidence in agricultural production and promote this economic sector as a whole

Legal basis: Acuerdo de 29 de marzo de 2005, del Consejo del Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León, por el que se establece la aportación económica del Instituto Tecnológico Agrario en las actividades promovidas por Consejos Reguladores y Asociaciones de Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (v.c.p.r.d.) para el desarrollo de programas voluntarios de divulgación de la calidad alimentaria, modificado por el Acuerdo de 28 de junio de 2005

Budget: EUR 1,150 million

Aid intensity or amount: The rate of the aid will be 50 % of the total cost of the measures envisaged, with a maximum of EUR 90 000 per beneficiary

Duration: One year

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:

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 301/2005

Title: Program management, change of function

Objective: To stimulate a change of function from farmland into nature area or woodland, to be managed by farmers

Legal basis: Kaderwet LNV subsidies, Staatsblad 1997, nr. 710

Budget: Increasing from EUR 0,2 million in 2002 to EUR 17,9 million in 2015

Duration: Indefinite

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:

Member State: Italy (Liguria)

Aid No: N 321/2005

Title: Agricultural development services

Objective: Aid for research and technical assistance in agriculture

Legal basis: Legge regionale 29 novembre 2004, n. 22 — «Disciplina dei servizi di Sviluppo agricolo e degli interventi di animazione per lo sviluppo rurale»

Budget: EUR 1,5 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of eligible expenditure

Duration: Unlimited

Other information: The regional law makes provision for the financing of regional public services intended for the community or of paid technical services (at market rates), which do not constitute State aid under the terms of Article 87(1) of the Treaty

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:

Member State: Czech Republic

Aid No: N 378/2005

Title: Prevention of the spread of viral and bacterial diseases in hops

Objective: The measure aims to favour the eradication of viral and bacterial diseases affecting the productivity of hops in the Czech Republic by replanting with healthy, certified virus-free varieties

Legal basis: Zákon č. 326/2004 Sb., o rostlinolékařské péči; vyhláška č. 147/2004 Sb.

Budget: 15 million CZK (EUR 0,5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 15 CZK per hops seedling

Duration: Unlimited

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:

Member State: The Czech Republic

No of the aid: N 428/2005

Title: Aid for processing of agricultural products

Objective: Investment aid in processing of agricultural products

Legal basis:

— § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, v platném znění.

— Návrh dodatku k zásadám pro stanovení podmínek pro poskytování dotací pro rok 2005 na základě § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství

Budget: 300 000 000 CZK (EUR 10 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible costs

Duration: 2005

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:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 490/05

Title: Aid for the launch of livestock-excrement management plans

Objective: To lessen or eliminate the impact of livestock excrement on the environment by means of investment in the infrastructure required for the launch, control and monitoring of plans for the management of livestock excrement in the period 2006 and 2007

Legal basis: Resolución MAH/…./2006, de…., por la que se publican las bases y se abre la línea de ayudas para la financiación de las infraestructuras necesarias para la implantación, el control y el seguimiento de los planes de gestión de deyecciones ganaderas

Budget: EUR 7,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: The subsidy is 25 % of the eligible costs

Duration: Two years (2006 to 2007)

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/