Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Germany, Italy, State aid, control of State aid

C 128/10

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Official Journal of the European Communities

28.4.2001

Article 20. Application of
invoice declaration

the provisions concerning

Invoice declarations have to be made out by an exporter estab-
lished in the territory of one of the parties. If the invoice is
made out in a third country, the invoice declaration can appear
on any other commercial document (1) issued in the territory of
the exporting party, which describes the products concerned in
sufficient detail to enable them to be identified as originating in
accordance with Annex III. In such a case the exporter of the
goods must be identified on the document on which the
declaration of origin is made out.

Furthermore, the following guidelines shall apply:

(a) the wording of

in
accordance with the wording set out in Appendix IV of
Annex III of the Decision;

invoice declaration shall be

the

(b) the indication of non-originating products and therefore
products which are not covered by the invoice declaration
should not be made on the declaration itself. However, this
indication should appear on the invoice in a precise way so
as to avoid any misunderstandings;

(1) Such commercial documents are for instance the bill of lading or

the packing list which accompany the goods.

(c) declarations made on carbon-copied or photocopied
invoices are acceptable provided such declarations bear
the signature of the exporter under the same conditions
as the original. Approved exporters who are authorised
not to sign invoice declarations are not required to sign
invoice declarations made on carbon-copied or photocopied
invoices;

(d) an invoice declaration on the reverse of

the invoice is

acceptable;

(e) the invoice declaration may be made out on a separate
sheet of the invoice provided that the sheet is obviously
part of the invoice. A complementary form may not be
used;

(f) an invoice declaration made out on a label which is
acceptable
to the
subsequently
provided there is no doubt that the label has been affixed
by the exporter. For example the exporter’s stamp or
signature should cover both the label and the invoice;

attached

invoice

is

(g) notwithstanding the explanatory note to Article 16 (goods
exported by
customs
clearance agents cannot be granted approved exporter
status.

clearance

customs

agent),

the

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 128/11)

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.3.2001

Member State: Italy (Toscana)

Aid No: N 523/98

Title: Regulation of rural and agricultural development services

Objective: To subsidise activities of R & D experimentation,
technical assistance, consultancy, dissemination of information,
and promotion, within the context of programmes of (cid:145)Agri-
cultural development services(cid:146)

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 37/2000: Disciplina dei servizi
di sviluppo agricolo e rurale

Budget: Approximatehy ITL 10 billion (approximatehy EUR 5
million) for the first three years

Aid intensity or amount:

(cid:151) Aids for research and development: up to 75 %

(cid:151) Aids for the provision of technical support in the agri-
cultural sector: within the maximum aid rate (no more
than EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over any three-year
period, or,
in the case of aid granted to undertakings
falling within the scope of the Commission definition of
small and medium-sized enterprises (1), 50 % of the eligible
costs, whichever is greater)

Duration: Indefinite

Other information: The scheme will be implemented in
accordance with the undertakings of the competent authorities
contained
dated 16.3.1999, 29.7.1999,
21.12.1999, 16.6.2000 and 11.1.2000

in their

letters

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

(1) OJ L 107, 30.4.1996, p. 4.

(cid:151) Aids

for promotion and advertising of
products: within the maximum aid rate
promotion and 50 % for advertising)

agricultural
(100 % for

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.3.2001

Member State: Spain (Castile-La Mancha)

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Aid No: N 347/2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.3.2001

Title: Aid for the marketing of quality agrifood products

Member State: Austria (K(cid:228)rnten)

Objective: To promote the marketing of agrifood products
protected by names or quality labels

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejer(cid:237)a de Agricultura
y Medio Ambiente, de la Junta de Castilla-La Mancha por la
que se regulan ayudas al fomento de la calidad agroalimentaria.
Programa no 2: «Comercializaci(cid:243)n de productos agroalimenta-
rios de calidad»

Budget: ESP 300 million (EUR 1 308 036) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Aid No: N 537/2000

Title: Purchase premium for cows

Objective: Improve the cattle stock in K(cid:228)rnten

Legal basis: Richtlinie der K(cid:228)rntner Landesregierung f(cid:252)r eine
Ankaufshilfe f(cid:252)r weibliche Zuchtrinder

Budget: ATS 3,6 million (EUR 260 000) per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximally ATS 2 000 (EUR 145)
per animal

Duration: Unspecified (forecast 2000-2006)

Duration: Unlimited

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.3.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.3.2001

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 429/2000

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 36/2001

Title: Aid for market promotion of organic products

Title: Improvements in the efficiency of the agricultural sector
(re-drafted version)

Objective: See title

Objective: Improve the efficiency of the sector

Legal basis: Valtioneuvoston p(cid:228)(cid:228)t(cid:246)s er(cid:228)ist(cid:228) maa- ja puutarha-
talouden kansallisen tuen k(cid:228)ytt(cid:246)tarkoituksista (N:o 301/514/98)

Budget: FIM 7 million (EUR 1 180 000)

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the promotion costs

Legal basis: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe (cid:132)Verbes-
serung der Agrarstruktur und des K(cid:252)stenschutzes(cid:147) f(cid:252)r den Zeit-
raum 2001 bis 2004

Budget: DEM 2,8 billion per year (co-finaned and nationally
financed)

Duration: Indefinite

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Unlimited

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids