Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

3.3.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 71/17

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 71/06)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.1.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.1.2001

Member State: Spain (Asturias)

Member State: Italy (Valle d’Aosta)

Aid No: NN 14/1999

Aid No: N 368/2000

Title: Aid to the firm Central lechera asturiana

Title: Rural development plan (State aid aspects)

Objective: To modernise the firm Central lechera asturiana to
contribute to the structural
improvement of processing and
marketing cows’ milk

Objective: See title

Legal basis: Piano di sviluppo rurale 2000-2006

Legal basis: Decreto 71/92, por el que se regula el rØgimen
general de concesi(cid:243)n de subvenciones

Budget: EUR 353,84 million

Budget: ESP 622 million (EUR 3,74 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the type of
measure (19 measures) and beneficiary

Aid intensity or amount: 25 % of the cost

Duration: 2000-2006

Duration: One-off aid

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: 21.12.2000

Member State: Spain (Asturias)

Aid No: NN 24/2000

Title: Carne de Asturias quality control plan

Objective: To improve the quality of Carne de Asturias beef and
veal

Legal basis: Resoluci(cid:243)n de 14 de febrero de 1996 que aprueba
el Reglamento de la carne de Asturias de calidad controlada

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.1.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 435/2000

Title: Aid to groups of stock farmers

Objective: To promote the work of groups of stockfarmers
breeding pure-bred animals

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden Ministerial del Ministerio de
Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci(cid:243)n por la que se establecen
ayudas a las agrupaciones o federaciones de raza pura que
integren asociaciones u organizaciones de ganado de Æmbito
estatal

Budget: ESP 696 368 378 pesetas (EUR 4 185 258,24)

Budget: ESP 20 million (EUR 120 202,42)

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 1996-1998

Duration: 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

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

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Official Journal of the European Communities

3.3.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.1.2001

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 461A/2000

Title: Aid in addition to regional operational programmes
(schemes 1-4 and 6-10)

investment aid for
Objective: Schemes 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7:
improvement of animal welfare, carcass disposal, organic
production, horticulture and on-farm cereal storage

Schemes 4 and 8: aid to the livestock sector

Schemes 9 and 10: technical support and establishment of a
network of farm relief services

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

Budget: A total of EUR 131 million (IEP 103,45 million) over
the duration of the scheme

(cid:151) a maximum of NLG 25 000 000 by the Product Board for
poultry and eggs (Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren)
for
combating contagious poultry diseases and

(cid:151) a maximum of NLG 5 000 000 by the Product Board for
cattle and meat for combating epizootic diseases of sheep
and goats

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Until 1 January 2010

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: 21.12.2000

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid intensity or amount: Direct grants at various aid rates,
depending on the item concerned

Aid No: N 703/2000

Duration: 2000-2006

Other information: Most schemes are in replacement of
earlier EU co-financed schemes under the 1994-1999 oper-
ational programmes

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

Title: Agrimonetary aids (cid:151) aids having an operative event on
1 July and 1 August 2000 (cid:151) amendment of N 487/1999

Objective: Compensate the losses of producer income caused
by the revaluation of the pound sterling in 2000

Legal basis: Ministerial decision, Council Regulation (EC) No
2799/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98,
1577/2000, 1612/2000, 2098/2000 and 2293/2000

Budget: 2000 (cid:151) EUR 54 401 853, Community participation,
50 %

Aid intensity or amount: Variable per beneficiary according
to areas eligible for arable crop aid

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2000

Duration: One year

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 700/2000

Title: Animal disease control

Objective: Combating epizootic diseases

Legal basis: Gezondheids- en welzijnswet voor dieren

Budget: The costs depend on the costs linked with the
epizootic disease. The maximum expenses are limited to the
maximum amounts guaranteed by the various product boards:

(cid:151) a maximum of NLG 500 000 000 will be contributed by
the Product Board for cattle and meat (Productschap Vee en
Vlees) for combating contagious pig diseases

(cid:151) a maximum of NLG 500 000 000 by the Product Board
dairy (Productschap Zuivel) for combating contagious cattle
diseases

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: 21.12.2000

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 727/2000

awarded
Title: Grants
consumption potato exports to Romania

equity

for

reasons

to

certain

Objective: Helping
eastern
Germany who exported consumption potatoes to Romania in
the fall of 1990 and did not get paid

situated in former

farmers

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 71/19

Legal basis: Richtlinien f(cid:252)r die Gew(cid:228)hrung von Billigkeitsleis-
tungen f(cid:252)r bestimmte Speisekartoffelexporte nach Rum(cid:228)nien
im Herbst 1990 bei widerspr(cid:252)chlichen Grenz(cid:252)bertrittsdaten

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 761/2000

Budget: DEM 1,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: One-off measure

the
Other information: Potatoes are listed in Annex I of
Treaty but are not subject to a common market organisation.
Hence, the Commission, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation
(EEC) No 26/62, is to follow the procedure laid down in Article
88(1) and (3),
these
provisions the Commission can only make proposals as to
In
the consistency of the measure with Community policy.
the
the case at hand as the aid seems an operating aid,
Commission recommends Germany not
the
to implement
proposed measure in its current form

the Treaty. Under

sentence of

first

Title: Investments in the agriculture sector

Objective: Promote
encouraging investments

the development of

the

sector by

Legal basis: Durchf(cid:252)hrung von Ma(cid:223)nahmen zur Verbesserung
der Effizienz der Agrarstrukturen in Deutschland nach dem
Rahmenplan 2000(cid:151)2003 der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe (cid:132)Verbes-
serung der Agrarstruktur und des K(cid:252)stenschutzes(cid:147):

(cid:151) Kapitel Agrarinvestitionsf(cid:246)rderungsprogramm (AFP)

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

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

Aid intensity or amount: Maximally 40 %

Duration: Unlimited

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.1.2001

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

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 71/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.10.2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.11.2000

Member State: Spain (Melilla)

Aid No: N 401/2000

Title: Aid scheme to create stable jobs in the town of Melilla

Objective: Regional development and SMEs

Legal basis: Reglamento de la Ciudad Aut(cid:243)noma de Melilla

Budget:
million)

ESP 863,637 million

(approximately

EUR 5,19

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % nge, plus 15
percentage points gross for SMEs

Duration: Until end of 2006

Other information: N 197/94

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

Member State: Italy (Province of Bozen)

Aid No: N 755/1999

Title: Rules for the promotion of combined transport within
the province

Objective: Promotion of combined transport in order to shift
traffic from road to rail

Legal basis: Articolo 1 della L.P. 8/98 «Modifiche alla L.P.
37/74 (cid:147)Spese e contributi per studi e progetti per lo sviluppo
ed il miglioramento delle comunicazioni e dei trasporti nel
territorio della provincia di Bolzano(cid:148)»

Budget: EUR 500 000

total eligible costs for
Aid intensity or amount: 30 % of
transshipment equipment and communication systems; 50 %
of total eligible costs for feasibility studies, staff training and
construction of combined transport terminals

Duration: Until 31 December 2001