Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, application of EU law, 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 140/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2001

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 143/01

Title: Funding of anti-BSE measures

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Objective: To compensate establishments affected by the
Community ban on marketing animal protein

Legal basis:

(cid:151) ArrŒtØ ministØriel fixant les dØdommagements des Øtablis-
sements touchØs par l’interdiction de commercialisation des
protØines animales transformØes

(cid:151) Ministerieel besluit tot vaststelling van tegemoetkomingen
aan bedrijven getroffen door het verbod op het verhandelen
van verwerkte dierlijke eiwitten

Budget: BEF 210 million (EUR 5,2 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Duration: Until stocks run out

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 156/01

Title: Second tranche of agrimonetary aid to compensate for
milk prices in 1999

Objective: To compensate producers for income losses as a
result of the revaluation of sterling in 1999

Legal basis: Ministerial Decision; Council Regulation (EC) No
2799/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98 and
802/2000

Budget: GBP 14 736 434 (EUR 22 353 332)

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Aid
or
intensity
(EUR 0,002139)/quota litre

Duration: One-off aid

amount:

GBP 0,001041

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 155/01

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Title: Agrimonetary assistance (cid:151) sheepmeat sector (second
instalment)

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Objective: To compensate for income lost by producers due to
the revaluation of sterling in 1999

Aid No: N 157/A/01

Legal basis: Ministerial decision, Council Regulation (EC) No
2799/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98,
341/2000 and 801/2000

Budget: EUR 23,41 million

Aid intensity or amount:

Per meat sheep:

Title: First tranche of agrimonetary aid to compensate for milk
prices in 2000

Objective: To compensate producers for income losses as a
result of the revaluation of sterling in 2000

Legal basis: Ministerial Decision; Council Regulation (EC) No
2799/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98 and
654/2001

Annual sheep premium: GBP 0,649243 (EUR 1,036589)

Budget: GBP 63 728 722 (EUR 104 570 000)

area(cid:146)

supplement:

GBP 0,178648

(cid:145)Less-favoured
(EUR 0,285231)

Per milk ewe:

Aid
or
intensity
(EUR 0,007374)/quota litre

Duration: One-off aid

amount:

GBP 0,004494

Annual sheep premium: GBP 0,519394 (EUR 0,829271)

(cid:145)Less-favoured
(EUR 0,256706)

area(cid:146)

supplement:

GBP 0,160782

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Duration: One-off assistance measure

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 157/B/01

favoured
(cid:145)Less
(EUR 0,120583)

Per milk ewe:

area(cid:146)

supplement:

GBP 0,074037

Title: Agrimonetary aid (cid:151) beef and veal sector (price compen-
sation (cid:151) first tranche)

Objective: To compensate producers for income lost due to
currency fluctuations in 2000

Legal basis: Ministerial Decision; Council Regulation (EC) No
2799/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98 and
654/2001

Budget: GBP 33 037 524 (EUR 54 209 998)

Annual sheep premium: GBP 0,137068 (EUR 0,223241)

(cid:145)Less
favoured
(EUR 0,108524)

area(cid:146)

supplement:

GBP 0,066633

Duration: One-off aid

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Aid intensity or amount:

Suckler cow premium:

GBP 6,778529 (EUR 11,122626)

Supplementary premium for suckler cows:

GBP 1,173072 (EUR 1,924848)

Special premium for male bovines:

GBP 7,577569 (EUR 12,433740) for bulls

GBP 5,774859 (EUR 9,475743) for steers

Extensification premium:

GBP 1,628943 (EUR 2,672870) for level 1

GBP 3,257646 (EUR 5,345345) for level 2

Duration: One-off aid

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 158/A/01

Title: Agrimonetary aid (cid:151) sheepmeat sector (direct aid (cid:151) first
tranche)

Objective: To compensate producers for income lost due to
currency fluctuations in 2000

Legal basis: Ministerial Decision; Council Regulation (EC) No
2799/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2808/98 and
653/2001

Budget: GBP 4 952 523 (EUR 8 066 129)

Aid intensity or amount:

Per meat sheep:

Annual sheep premium: GBP 0,208835 (EUR 0,340128)

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 3/01

Title: Aid to farmers

Objective: To carry out investments on farms in the form of
land purchases

Legal basis: Real Decreto Ley 204/1996 sobre mejoras estruc-
turales y modernizaci(cid:243)n de las explotaciones agrarias

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % (50 % in less-favoured areas)

Duration: Unspecified

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 3.4.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 24/01

Title: Outgoers Mark 2 Scheme

Objective: To favour an abandonment of capacity in the pig
farming sector

Legal basis: Non-statutory scheme

Budget: Approximately GBP 5 million

Duration: Open for applications from 12 March 2001 to 20
April 2001; completion of all work by 31 December 2001

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2001

Member State: Italy (Province of Mantua, Lombardy)

Aid No: N 129/01

Title: Information and technical assistance measures relating to
waste collection and elimination

Objective: To make farmers aware of better ways to eliminate
dangerous waste

Legal basis: DGR 14 febbraio 2000 (cid:151) N. 6/48177 (cid:151) Deter-
minazioni in merito alle modalit(cid:224) tecniche e procedurali per la

corretta gestione dei contenitori vuoti di prodotti fitosanitari
utilizzati in agricoltura

Budget: ITL 30 000 000 (EUR 15 143)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: One year

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2421 (cid:151) Continental/Temic)

(2001/C 140/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 3 May 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking UMG-Beteiligungs-GmbH, controlled by Continental AG (Continental), acquires,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the undertakings Temic Telefunken
Microelectronic GmbH (Temic), Temic Automotive of North America Inc. (Temic Inc.) and Temic Mexico
SA de CV (Temic SA), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Continental: tyres, breaks, automotive parts,

(cid:151) Temic, Temic Inc. and Temic SA: electronic parts for the automotive industry.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2421 (cid:151) Continental/Temic, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.