Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Basque Country, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

20.1.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 19/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 19/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 29.11.2000

Duration: 2000-2006

Member State: Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Aid No: NN 76/99 (ex N 686/98)

Title: Aid to an animal disease fund

Objective: To ensure the proper regional implementation of a
federal approved aid measure

Legal basis: Administrative decision

Budget: Not relevant

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

Duration: One-off

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.12.2000

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 249/2000

Title: Financial aid for farmers whose potatoes were damaged
due to adverse weather conditions

Objective: See title

Legal basis: ˚(cid:239)Ø(cid:237)(cid:222) ı(cid:240)(cid:239)ıæªØŒ(cid:222) Æ(cid:240)(cid:252)(cid:246)Æ(cid:243)(cid:231)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 296/2000

Title: Housing/handling of alternative enterprises

Objective: Grant aid for
on-farm activities

investments in diversification of

Legal basis: Non-statutory scheme implemented by adminis-
trative provision

Budget: A total of IEP 13 million (EUR 16,5 million) over the
duration of the scheme

Aid intensity or amount: Direct grant of up to 40 % of
eligible expenses upon successful completion of the investment

Duration: 2000-2006

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

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Budget: GRD 200 000 000 (approximately EUR 600 000)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of lost potatoes

Member State: The Netherlands

Duration: 2000

Aid No: N 535/2000

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Income scheme for older, self-employed persons who

Title:
have been active in livestock farming

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Objective: Stimulate cessation of activities by livestock farmers
of 55 years and older

Legal basis: Artikel 2 van de kaderwet LNV-subsidies

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Budget: NLG 15 000 000

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 294/2000

Title: Improvement in dairy hygiene standards

Objective: Support for on-farm investments to upgrade milk
production facilities and to improve dairy hygiene standards

Legal basis: Non-statutory;
provision

implemented by administrative

Budget: EUR 22,7 million over 2000-2006 period

Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid

Duration: The scheme is temporary (cid:151) on 1 January 2003 the
beneficiaries will be transferred to the (cid:145)Older and partially
incapacitated former self-employed persons income scheme(cid:146)

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

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Aid intensity or amount: Variable; direct grant of up to 55 %
of eligible expenses (Young farmers in LFA). Maximum amount
of investment eligible for support set at EUR 31 743

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Member State: Belgium (Wallonia)

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Aid No: N 630/2000

Title: Grant of a public guarantee to help young people enter
farming

Objective: To provide additional start-aid for young farmers in
view of the high costs in Wallonia

five years after the
amounts for undertakings in the first
conversion to organic farming to 70 % of proven costs with
a maximum of DEM 1 400 per undertaking, while the aid for
undertakings more than five years active in organic farming
amounts to 50 % with a maximum of DEM 1 000 per under-
taking

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum EUR 25 000

Duration: Indefinite

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

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Member State: Italy (Bologna)

Aid No: N 663/2000

Member State: Italy (Toscana)

Aid No: N 713/2000

Title: Regulation issued by the Bologna chamber of commerce,
industry, crafts and agriculture, granting aid to agricultural
holdings operating in the province of Bologna to improve
the efficiency of agricultural structures

Objective: Structural adjustment of agricultural holdings in all
phases of
the production, processing and marketing of
products produced by those holdings

Title: Changes to the programme of economic promotion of
agricultural activities for the year 2000

Objective: Promotion of the agricultural productions of the
region

Legal basis: Legge regionale 14.4.1997 n. 28

Budget: ITL 80 000 000 (EUR 41 316)

Legal basis: Regolamento della Camera di commercio industria
artigianato agricoltura di Bologna

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Budget: ITL 700 million (approximately EUR 361 519)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Unspecified

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Member State: Germany (Schleswig-Holstein)

Aid No: N 690/2000

Title: Support for organic farming

Objective: Stimulating organic farming

Legal basis: Richtlinien f(cid:252)r die Bezuschussung von Kontroll-
kosten (cid:246)kologisch wirtschaftender landwirtschaftlicher Unter-
nehmen

Budget:

(cid:151) 2000: DEM 300 000 (EUR 153 387,56)

(cid:151) 2001: DEM 300 000

(cid:151) 2002: DEM 300 000

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.12.2000

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 743/2000

Title: Aid for producer associations

Objective: Promote
encouraging producer associations

the development of

the

sector by

Legal basis: Two chapters of the Durchf(cid:252)hrung von Ma(cid:223)nah-
men zur Verbesserung der Effizienz der Agrarstrukturen in
Deutschland nach dem Rahmenplan 2000-2003 der Gemein-
schaftsaufgabe (cid:132)Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des K(cid:252)s-
tenschutzes(cid:147):

(cid:151) F(cid:246)rderung aufgrund des Marktstrukturgesetzes

(cid:151) F(cid:246)rderung der Verarbeitung und Vermarktung (cid:246)kologisch
oder regional erzeugter landwirtschaftlicher Produkte

Budget: DEM 2 800 million per year (both nationally financed
and co-financed, for the total programme)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximally 60 %

Duration: Unlimited

Aid intensity or amount: The aid for control costs amounts
to up to 70 % (with a maximum of DEM 1 000 per under-
the proven costs. The aid for advice
taking per year) of

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids