Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Commission, State aid, control of State aid

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 52/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.12.2000

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 168/2000

Other information: In replacement of aid N 448/98, which
expires on 31 December 2000

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

Title: Pig industry restructuring scheme 2000

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

Objective: Restructuring and production capacity reduction in
the UK pig industry

Legal basis: Non-statutory

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.12.2000

Budget: GBP 26 million (approximately EUR 41,6 million) in
2000-2001

Aid intensity or amount: Grant aid towards the loss of value
of assets for outgoers; interest subsidy of 5 % over two years on
loans in the framework of agreed restructuring plans

Duration: 2000-2002

Other information: Provisions exclude benefiting from both
elements of the scheme

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: 10.1.2001

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 295/2000

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 575/2000

Title: Transitional agrimonetary aid (cid:151) modification of aid
N 251/A/1999

Objective: Compensate the losses of farmers beneficiary of
agri-environmental and early retirement measures of
the
income losses due to the changeover to the euro

Legal basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 2800/98 and
Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98, 2813/98 and
755/1999

Budget:

1999: EUR 10,58 million (100 % EC financed)

2000: EUR 6,7 million (50 % EC financed)

2001: EUR 3,28 million (50 % EC financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the type of
features in the national implementation programmes

Duration: 1999-2001

Title: Installation aid for young farmers

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: Facilitate the establishment of young, well-trained
farmers

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

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

Budget: A total of EUR 37,8 million (IEP 29,8 million) over
the duration of the scheme

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.1.2001

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid intensity or amount: Single premium of EUR 9 523
(IEP 7 500)

Aid No: N 705/2000

Duration: 2000-2006

Title: Regional programme for the prevention, control and
eradication of (cid:145)grapevine flavescence dorØe(cid:146) in vineyards

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Objective: To combat a plant disease named (cid:145)grapevine
flavescence dorØe(cid:146) in vineyards

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Legal basis: Programma regionale di prevenzione, controllo, ed
eradicazione della flavescenza dorata della vite. Proposta di
deliberazione della giunta della Regione autonoma Friuli-
Venezia Giulia

Budget: ITL 5 000 000 (approximately EUR 2 500) for the year
2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.12.2000

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 738/2000

Aid intensity or amount:

Title: Agrimonetary aid (cid:151) modification of aid N 166/98

(a) ITL 15 000 (approximately EUR 7,5) for the loss of income
three years from each individual eradicated vine
sparse nell’appez-

over
scattered on the land (singole viti
zamento);

(b) ITL 15 000 000 (approximately EUR 7 500) per hectare,
for the loss of income over three years if the eradication
concerns entire vineyards where the ascertained incidence
of affected vines ((cid:145)viti sintomatiche(cid:146)) is more than 25 %;

(c) ITL 50 000 (approximately EUR 25) per hectare, for the
costs of carrying out at least two insecticides treatments
against (cid:145)Scaphoideus titanus(cid:146);

(d) up to 100 % of costs incurred for investigations (within the
maximum of 3 % of the overall contribution granted to the
farmer)

Duration: Indefinite (financing was indicated only for the year
2000)

Other information: The measure will be implemented in
accordance with the
and the undertakings
explanations
provided by the national authorities in their letters dated 13
October 2000 and 18 December 2000

Objective: Compensate the losses of producer income caused
by the reduction in the agricultural conversion rate of the
Italian lira on March 1997

Legal basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 724/97 and
Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 805/97 and 806/97

Budget: EUR 240,94 million (previously EUR 247,32 million)

Aid intensity or amount:

(cid:151) Measure 1 (processing and marketing of agricultural
products) (cid:151) 50 % (outside 1) and 75 % (objective 1);

(cid:151) Measure 2 (investment at farm level) (cid:151) ranging between
35 % and 75 % according to the type of investment and the
type of region;

(cid:151) Measure 3 (rebate in accident

insurance premia) (cid:151)

maximum 25 %

Duration: 1998-2000

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