Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2001-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, 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 258/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.8.2001

Aid intensity or amount: Different according to the measures

Member State: Italy (Chambers of Commerce of Piemonte and
Veneto)

Aid No: N 62/01

Title: Unions of the Chambers of Commerce of Piemonte and
Veneto: aid scheme concerning the aid granted to agricultural
undertakings and to undertakings operating in the processing
and marketing of agricultural products

Duration: Indefinite

Other information: The measures will be implemented in
accordance with the undertakings provided by the competent
authorities and mentioned in the letter to the Italy

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

Objective: To provide assistance to undertakings operating in
the production, processing and marketing of Annex I agri-
cultural
thereof,
producers organisations, through the following aid measures:

associations

products,

consortia

and

and

international

1. aid for the provision of technical support (participation to
national
competitions,
exhibitions and other events; training aid for the farmers
and the personnel of agricultural SMEs; pilot and demon-
stration projects; consultancy,
researches, publi-
cations, conferences and seminars; technical assistance);

studies,

trade

fairs,

2. aid for promotion and advertising measures focussed on the

quality of products;

3.

investment aid in agricultural holdings;

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.8.2001

Member State: Spain (Murcia)

Aid No: N 122/01

Title: Measures to assist farmers hit by drought

Objective: To compensate owners of holdings for the damage
caused by drought in the 1999-2000 marketing year

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se apruebÆn las
bases reguladoras y la convocatoria de ayudas para titulares
de explotaciones agrarias afectadas por la sequ(cid:237)a durante la
campaæa agr(cid:237)cola 1999/2000

4.

investment aid in the processing and marketing sector;

Budget: ESP 135 million (EUR 810 000)

5. aid for insurance premiums;

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the damage suffered

6. aid to encourage the production and marketing of quality

agricultural products

7. aid for quality controls;

8. aid for setting-up compulsory producers consortia;

9. aid in form of guarantees granted via the Confidi

Legal basis: Decisions and Regulations of the Chambers of
Commerce and Unions thereof, to be adopted on the basis of
the draft notified aid scheme after its approval

of

application (2001) will

Budget: The budget allocated to the aid scheme for the first
ITL 10,8 billions
year
the Chambers of
(approximately EUR 5,4 million)
Commerce
billions
of Regione Veneto
(approximately EUR 2,3 million)
the Chambers of
Commerce of Regione Piemonte

be
for
and
for

ITL 4,5

Duration: One-off aid

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: 8.8.2001

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 218/01

Title: Upgrading the skills of farmers and their families

Objective: Further training of farmers and members of their
families in the fields of farm management, diversification and
services

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Legal basis: F(cid:246)rdergrunds(cid:228)tze und Verfahrensbeschreibung f(cid:252)r
die Ma(cid:223)nahme Qualifizierung von Landwirten und deren Fa-
milienangeh(cid:246)rigen des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums f(cid:252)r Er-
n(cid:228)hrung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten

Budget: EUR 6,34 million per year, for all sectors

Duration: 2000-2006

Budget: DEM 6,85 million (EUR 3,5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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: 14.8.2001

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 364/2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.8.2001

Member State: Spain (Galicia)

Aid No: N 265/01

Title: Aid to stockfarmers (BSE)

Title: Financial aid for farmers whose crop and holdings were
damaged by adverse weather conditions during January to
April 2000

Objective: See title

Legal basis: ˚(cid:239)Ø(cid:237)(cid:222) ı(cid:240)(cid:239)ıæªØŒ(cid:222) Æ(cid:240)(cid:252)(cid:246)Æ(cid:243)(cid:231)

Objective: To compensate for the loss of income due to the
compulsory slaughter of
livestock as a result of the official
declaration of the existence of BSE

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se establecen las
compensaciones complementarias, como consecuencia de la
declaraci(cid:243)n oficial de la existencia de la enfermedad encefalo-
patia espongiforme bovina

Budget: GRD 2 000 000 000 equivalent to EUR 5 970 150

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of lost production

Duration: 2001-2005

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

Budget: ESP 75 million (EUR (880 000)

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

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of losses

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.8.2001

Member State: France

Aid No: N 316b/2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.8.2001

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 442/01

Title: Payment of costs associated with the BSE testing of
bovine animals

Objective: Relieve farmers of the costs associated with the
payments of BSE testing

Legal basis: The requirement of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2777/2000

testing is contained in

Title: La RØunion 2000-2006 (cid:151) commercial parks and
strategic development areas

Budget: GBP 40 000

Objective: To reduce start-up costs for firms in La RØunion

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

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Duration: Until 31.12.2001

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: 14.8.2001

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 711/99

Objective: To invest in processing and marketing (in particular
assistance to purchase firms or parts of firms)

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 95 del 22 dicembre 1999

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 %

Duration: One-off aid

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

Title: Financial aid in the food industry. Regional law No 95 of
22 December 1999

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