EN Official Journal of the European Union C 173/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2009/C 173/01

Date of adoption of the decision 28.5.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 59/03 (ex N 667/02 and N 665/02) Member State The Netherlands Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Veemarkt Leeuwarden Legal basis Kaderwet LNV-subsidies, Algemene subsidieverordening Fryslan, Algemene subsidieverordening Leeuwarden Type of measure One off investment support and operation support Objective Investment aid was necessary to be in line with new national legislation, in which additional conditions are set for hygiene and animal welfare after the outbreak of FMD in 2001 Operating aid was necessary to offset the costs of reopening with investments and significant changes in the business process due to regulation changes. Form of aid One of measure, investment support, subsidy Budget Investment aid of 40 % of EUR 1 470 000, and EUR 223 500 operating aid in the first six months of reopening. Intensity 40 % Duration (period) 2001 Economic sectors Agriculture — Trade in live animals Name and address of the granting authority City Council of Friesland Leeuwarden NEDERLAND Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 17.6.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 99/08 Member State Germany Region Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Abengoa Bioenergy Germany GmbH Legal basis Investitionszulagengesetz 2007 vom 15. Juli 2006 in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Februar 2007 (BGBl. 2007 I S. 282) (InvZulG 2007) and Investitionszulagengesetz 2010 vom 7. Dezember 2008 (InvZulG 2010). Type of measure Individual aid Objective Regional development Form of aid Subsidy Budget EUR 64 252 000 in discounted value Intensity 11,73 % Duration (period) Until 2014 Economic sectors Annex I Name and address of the granting authority Finanzamt Ribnitz-Damgarten Sandhufe 3 18311 Rignitz-Damgarten DEUTSCHLAND Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 11.5.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 346/08 Member State Spain Region Catalonia Title (and/or name of beneficiary) Medidas para la integración, creación o ampliación de cooperativas y otras entidades agrarias Legal basis Orden AAR/320/2007, de 3 de septiembre, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas plurianuales para el fomento de la modernización, la ínter cooperación y la concentración de las cooperativas y otras entidades asociativas agrarias, y se convocan las correspondientes al año 2007, et Ordenes anuales. Type of measure Scheme Objective To promote mutual cooperation and merger among agricultural cooperatives and associations Form of aid Direct grant Budget Total of EUR 59 500 000 for the period 2007-2013, with annual expenditure of approximately EUR 8 500 000. Intensity Variable Duration (period) 2007-2013 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 612-614 08007 Barcelona ESPAÑA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 11.5.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 376/08 Member State Greece Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες (κατολισθήσεις, πλημμύρα) και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλα, παγετός, χιονόπτωση) κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουαρίου — Μαρτίου 2008. Legal basis Draft joint Ministerial Decision Type of measure Scheme Objective To offset the effects of adverse weather conditions and natural disasters Form of aid Grants Budget EUR 80 million Intensity Up to 80 % Duration (period) Until 31 March 2012 Economic sector Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority ELGA Μesoyion 45 115 10 Αthens GREECE Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 18.6.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 59/09 Member State Belgium Region Flanders Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Verlenging van de agro-milieumaatregel botanische beheer Legal basis Artikel 56 van het Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 6 juni 2008 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten en het toekennen van vergoedingen ter uitvoering van Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/2005 van de Raad van 20 september 2005 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling. Type of measure Agro environmental aid Objective Prolongation of agri-environmental measure in between old and new contracts Prolongation with 3, 6 or 9 months of the old agri environmental agreement based on the Belgian Rural Development Program for Flanders 2000–2006). Form of aid Subsidy, compensation Budget 0,01 million EUR per year, 0,03 million EUR in total Intensity Max. 100 % Duration (period) 2009-2012 Economic sectors Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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