Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

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14.7.2001

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 199/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.6.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 25/01

Title: The Livestock Welfare Disposal Scheme

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejer(cid:237)a de Agricultura,
Pesca y Alimentaci(cid:243)n por la que se aprueba el rØgimen de
ayudas para el fomento y desarrollo del cooperativismo agr(cid:237)-
cola valenciano

Budget: ESP 5 959 million (EUR 35,82 million) per year

Objective: To help farmers affected by the foot-and-mouth
disease

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 2001 to 2007

Legal basis: Non statutory scheme

Budget: Not defined

Duration: Temporary

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.6.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 183/01

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.6.2001

Title: Amendment of a law concerning animal diseases

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 844/2000

Title: Promotion of research and development in the area of
environmental protection in agriculture

Objective: Combating of animal diseases

Legal basis: Gesetz zur ˜nderung futtermittelrechtlicher, tier-
k(cid:246)rperbeseitigungsrechtlicher und tierseuchenrechtlicher Vor-
schriften im Zusammenhang mit der BSE-Bek(cid:228)mpfung (BSE-
Ma(cid:223)nahmengesetz)

Objective: To promote research and development projects for
the benefit of the environment

Budget: No aid

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur F(cid:246)rderung von Forschungs- und
Entwicklungsvorhaben im Agrarbereich f(cid:252)r Umweltschutz

Aid intensity or amount: No aid

Duration: Unlimited

Budget: DEM 3 million (EUR 1 534 000)/year
financed)

(nationally

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Aid intensity or amount: 50 % maximum

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Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.6.2001

Member State: Spain (Valencia)

Aid No: N 412A/2000

Title: To promote and develop agricultural cooperatives

Objective: To promote
improvement of agricultural cooperatives in Valencia

the development

and structural

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.6.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 158/B/01

Title: Agrimonetary aid (cid:151) beef and veal sector (first tranche of
direct payments)

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

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

Budget: GBP 8 739 257 (EUR 14 220 696)

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Aid intensity or amount:

Suckler cow premium:
GBP 1,7930922 (EUR 2,917756)

Supplementary premium for suckler cows:
GBP 0,310305 (EUR 0,504931)

Special premium for male bovines:
GBP 2,004458 (EUR 3,261694) for bulls
GBP 1,527596 (EUR 2,485725) for steers

Extensification premium:

GBP 0,430896 (EUR 0,701163) for level 1

GBP 1,402224 (EUR 0,861730) for level 2

Duration: One-off aid

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.6.2001

Member State: Austria (Vorarlberg)

Aid No: N 147/01

Title: Law concerning an animal health fund

Budget: FRF 48 million (approximately EUR 7 317 000)

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % to 50 % of
investment

the cost of

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.6.2001

Member State: Spain (Asturias)

Aid No: N 123/01

Title: Aid for hosting trade fairs for agricultural products

Objective: To promote trade fairs for agricultural products

Legal basis: Resoluci(cid:243)n por la que se aprueban las bases re-
guladoras que regirÆn la concesi(cid:243)n de subvenciones con des-
tino a la celebraci(cid:243)n de certÆmenes de productos agroalimen-
tarios

Budget: ESP 10 million (EUR 60 100) in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 % of expenditure

Duration: 1 year

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective:
to provide
concerning animal health

for

the

financing of measures

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

Legal basis: Gesetz (cid:252)ber den Tiergesundheitsfonds

Budget: EUR 3 million per year (nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Unlimited

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.6.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 142/01

Title: Measures
wholesale/retail

to assist

the meat

industry,

excluding

Objective: To support
for
investment as part of comprehensive strategic structural
projects, in line with the macro-economic guidelines for each
meat sector

submitting programmes

firms

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.6.2001

Member State: Spain (Asturias)

Aid No: N 60/01

Title: Aid for forestry (cid:151) rural areas

Objective: To support and promote the afforestation of forest
land, forestry work and fire prevention in mountain areas in
the Asturias region

Legal basis: Proyecto de resoluci(cid:243)n por la que se aprueban las
bases que regirÆn la concesi(cid:243)n de ayudas a acciones de desa-
rrollo y mejora de bosques en zonas rurales

Budget: ESP 600 million (EUR 3 606 072,63)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable (60 % to 40 %),
to a
maximum 70 % of the cost of the investment or of expenditure

Duration: 2001 to 2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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