Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

24.1.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 21/21

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 21/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2001

Title: Special measures in the horticulture sector

Member State: Germany (Niedersachsen)

Aid No: N 596/01

Title: Support for the destruction costs of SRM

Objective: To compensate for the extra costs for disposal of
SRM. It is proposed to grant an aid to livestock farmers for the
costs charged by rendering companies for the disposal of SRM
of cattle, sheep and goats. The reimbursement will be done via
the Nieders(cid:228)chsische Tierseuchenkasse (Nieder-Sachsen epizootic
fund)

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvereinbarung zwischen dem Land Nie-
dersachsen, vertreten durch den Minister f(cid:252)r Ern(cid:228)hrung, Land-
wirtschaft und Forsten und der Nieders(cid:228)chsischen Tierseuchen-
kasse, vertreten durch den Vorsitzenden des Vorstandes, (cid:252)ber
die Finanzierung der Kosten der Beseitigung von spezifiziertem
Risikomaterial (SRM)

Budget: EUR 7 158 086,34

Aid intensity or amount: The reimbursement amounts to
50 % for sheep and cattle, and 100 % for goats

Objective: To help glasshouse horticulturists
in financial
difficulties (especially due to high energy costs) to overcome
these difficulties. The measure will benefit glasshouse horticul-
turists who are in financial difficulties. Two-thirds of the gross
turnover of the undertakings has to derive from production in
heated glasshouses. Moreover, the benefiting undertakings have
to show that at least 20 % (25 % for growers of vegetables
under glass) of the operating costs concerned energy costs in
the period 1997-1999. The aid amount depends on the
financial difficulties and the restructuring plan and is granted
in the form of a partially (50 %) guaranteed, subsidised loan

Legal basis:

Omzendbrief nr. 27 van het ministerie van de Vlaamse Ge-
meenschap: Speciale maatregelen voor de glasgroente- en glas-
sierteeltbedrijven ingevolge hoge brandstofprijzen

Circulaire no 27 du ministŁre de la CommunautØ flamande:
mesures spØciales en faveur des exploitations d’horticulture et
de culture de lØgumes sous serre en raison des prix ØlevØs des
combustibles

Duration: Until 31 December 2001

Budget: Maximum BEF 56,1 million (EUR 1,4 million),
nationally financed

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. The maximum aid amount
for a typical horticulture undertaking of 10 000 m2 under the
scheme will be BEF 1,375 million (EUR 34 085,36)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2001

Member State: Belgium (Flanders)

Duration: Applications must be made before 31 January 2001.
The credit will have a maximum duration of one year.

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

Aid No: N 786/2000

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