Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, control of State aid

18.8.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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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 234/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.7.2001

Budget: ESP 90 000 000 million (EUR 540 911) in 2001

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 34/01

Aid intensity or amount: 30 % where the recipients are
producer groups and 27 % in all other cases

Duration: 2001-2006

Title: Demonstration project (cid:145)Unser Land(cid:146) (partnership between
city and Land)

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: To improve the quality of agricultural products, in
order to add to the value of agricultural production and help
the sector as a whole to adjust to consumer demand. To that
effect, aid will be given to Unser Land GmbH for quality
controls of agricultural products and for the development of
marketing concepts and strategies

Legal basis: Gesetz (cid:252)ber die Feststellung des Haushaltsplans
des Freistaates Bayern f(cid:252)r die Haushaltsjahre 1999 und 2000
vom 26. Juli 1999. Hinweise f(cid:252)r die Abwicklung des Modell-
projektes

Budget:

2001: DEM 143 000 (EUR 73 114,74)

2002: DEM 151 333 (EUR 77 375,33)

2003: DEM 130 000 (EUR 66 467,94)

2004: DEM 130 000 (EUR 66 467,94)

Aid intensity or amount: One-third of eligible expenses

Duration: Four years

Other information: The German authorities have undertaken
to provide an annual report

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.7.2001

Member State: Spain (Valencia)

Aid No: N 65/01

Title: Aid to improve the processing of agricultural and
forestry products

Objective: To support and promote investment
in the
processing and marketing sector for agricultural and forestry
products

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se regulan las ayu-
das a las inversiones en mejora de las condiciones de trans-
formaci(cid:243)n y comercializaci(cid:243)n de los productos agrarios, silv(cid:237)-
colas, pesquero y de la alimentaci(cid:243)n

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2001

Member State: Spain (Asturias)

Aid No: N 107/01

Title: Measures to assist the dairy sector

Objective: To improve the quality of the milk collected from
farms

Legal basis: Proyecto de Resoluci(cid:243)n del Principado de Asturias
por el que se establecen las ayudas para la financiaci(cid:243)n de
programas de mejora de la calidad de la leche recogida en
las explotaciones reguladas por el Real Decreto 1563/98

Budget: ESP 230 million (EUR 1 382 328)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 70 % of eligible expenditure
on technical assistance

Duration: 2001

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2001

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 144/01

Title: Aid for investments in the purchase of agricultural
machinery

Objective: To refurbish old farm machinery

Legal basis: L. 27.12.1997 n. 449, art. 17 § 34, L. 23.12.2000
n. 388, art. 145 § 36, Legge finanziaria 2001

Budget:

2001: ITL 50 billion (approximately EUR 25 million)

2002: ITL 10 billion (approximately EUR 5 million)

2003: ITL 10 billion (approximately EUR 5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Between 8 % and 10 %

Duration: 2001-2003

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

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Official Journal of the European Communities

18.8.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: Italy (Sardegna)

Aid No: N 173/01

Title: Aid to compensate losses due to storm winds

Objective: Compensation for damages due to adverse weather
conditions

Legal basis: Deliberazione N. 51/32 del 12.12.2000 «Interventi
contributivi a favore delle aziende agricole danneggiate dai
venti impetuosi»

Budget: ITL 120 000 000 (approximately EUR 61 974,85)

Duration: 2000

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: Maximum EUR 3 005 per bene-
ficiary

Duration: 2001-2006

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 205/01

Title: Promotion of consultancy in favour of agricultural and
horticultural holdings

Objective:
holdings
consultants in order to improve their farm management

Support

engage

that

professional

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 191/01

Title: Aid for the development of organic cereals, oilseed and
protein plants farming

Objective: To stimulate the development of organic farming in
this sector

Budget: FRF 2,5 million (EUR 381 122) in 2001

Aid intensity or amount:

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Th(cid:252)ringer Ministeriums f(cid:252)r Land-
wirtschaft, Naturschutz und Umwelt (cid:252)ber die F(cid:246)rderung der
Beratung landwirtschaftlicher und gartenbaulicher Unterneh-
men

Budget: Approximately EUR 0,51 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximally 60 %

Duration: Three years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

1. Economic and technical studies: 60 % of the costs

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

2. Investments: 20 % of the costs

3. Support for the restructuring of regional organic oilseed and

protein plant sectors: 30 % to 40 % of the costs

Duration: One year

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2001

Member State: Spain (Navarre)

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

Aid No: N 235/01

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

Title: Measures to assist producer groups using integrated pest
control in agriculture

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 198/01

Title: ARTE-PYME programme

Objective: To carry out projects promoting the introduction of
new information and communication technologies in small
firms

Legal basis: Orden Ministerial de 21.3.2001 por la que se
aprueban las bases reguladoras y se convoca la concesi(cid:243)n de
subvenciones para la realizaci(cid:243)n de proyectos de servicios
avanzados de telecomunicaci(cid:243)n de interØs comœn para las pe-
queæas y medianas empresas

(70 % ERDF
Budget: ESP 12 000 million (EUR 72 million)
and 30 % from Spain)
for 2001-2006; EUR 14,42 million
(approximately 20 % of the budget) for products covered by
Annex I of the Treaty

Objective: Extension of the aid measures for the Asociaciones
to allow
para Tratamientos Integrados del Algodon (Atrias)
continued
in
developing joint programmes of integrated protection against
agents harmful to various plants

assistance measures

to farmers

technical

Legal basis: Proyecto de Decreto del Gobierno de Arag(cid:243)n por
el que se ampl(cid:237)a el rØgimen de ayudas para las agrupaciones
para tratamientos integrados en agricultura (Atrias)

Budget: EUR 120 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 25 % of the costs of eligible
activities, up to a maximum EUR 4 800 per unit

Duration: Unspecified

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 311/01

Title: Aid for the advertising and promotion of milk products

Objective: To promote
concerned and make them more widely known

consumption of

the products

Budget: FRF 22 million (EUR 3,3 million) in 2001

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the cost of advertising
measures; 50-100 % of the cost of promotion measures

Duration: One year

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.7.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 312/01

Title: Aid for the advertising and promotion of quality wines
(cid:145)VQPRD(cid:146) and (cid:145)vins de pays(cid:146)

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the cost of advertising
measures; 50-100 % of the cost of promotion measures

Duration: One year

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.7.2001

Member State: Italy (Toscana)

Aid No: N 369/01

Title: Modification to regional law 37/2000

Objective: Introduction of a system of direct aid to farmers for
the provision of technical assistance services

Legal basis: Proposta di legge n. 28/2001 del 28.5.2001: mo-
difica alla legge 29 febbraio 2000 n. 37 «Disciplina dei servizi
agricoli e rurali»

Budget: ITL 10 billion per year (approximately EUR 5 million)
for the first three years

Duration: Indefinite

Objective: To promote
concerned and make them more widely known

consumption of

the products

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

Budget: FRF 57 million (EUR 8,6 million) in 2001

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/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 234/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.5.2001

Member State: Spain (La Rioja)

Aid No: N 685/2000

Title: Aid for the financial support to investment in the reform
of commercial structures and services promoted for SMEs

Objective:
Investments in new fixed assets relating to the
modernisation or extension of an existing establishment, or
the creation of a new point of sale within the regional territory

Legal basis: Bases reguladoras de la concesi(cid:243)n de ayudas para
la financiaci(cid:243)n de las inversiones dirigidas a la reforma de
estructuras comerciales y de servicios promovidas por PYMES

Budget: ESP 120 million (EUR 721 214) per year

small

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 15 % gross for investments
by
investments by
medium-sized enterprises; 30 % gross in areas eligible under
Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty

enterprises: 7,5 % gross

for

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.5.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 447/2000

Title: Framework scheme: fund to provide business start-ups
with loans on trust

Objective: To promote the setting-up or takeover of small
firms

Legal basis: Circulaire no 2333 du dØlØguØ (cid:224) l’amØnagement du
territoire et (cid:224) l’action rØgionale du 31 octobre 1996

Duration: 2000-2006

Budget: Approximately EUR 46 million per year