Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Belgium, Germany, 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

(2002/C 70/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.2.2002

Duration: Indefinite

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 203/01

Title: Support for the destruction of MBM and animal fats

Objective: Partial compensation is given for the exra costs
following the prohibition to use meat and bonemeal
in
animal feed

Legal basis: Vollzugshinweise des Bayerischen Staatsministeri-
ums f(cid:252)r Gesundheit, Ern(cid:228)hrung und Verbraucherschutz zur
Durchf(cid:252)hrung des Sofortprogramms f(cid:252)r die durch die BSE-
Krise erforderliche Entsorgung von Tiermehl und Tierfett

Budget:

2001: DEM 60 million (EUR 30 677 512,87)

2002: DEM 40 million (EUR 20 451 675,25)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % (with a maximum of
DEM 220 per tonne of MBM or animal fat)

Duration: Until 31 March 2002

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: 13.2.2002

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 270/01

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: 13.2.2002

Member State: Austria (Upper Austria)

Aid No: N 744/01

Title: Compensation for the losses due to the BSE crisis

Objective: To aleviate the consequences of the BSE crisis to
livestock farmers in Upper Austria

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Landes Ober(cid:246)sterreich f(cid:252)r die Ge-
w(cid:228)hrung von Beihilfen an landwirtschaftliche Betriebe mit Rin-
derhaltung zum Ausgleich von au(cid:223)ergew(cid:246)hnlichen Belastungen
durch die BSE-Krise

Budget: The measure has an exclusively nationally financed
budget of EUR 3 700 000

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is paid in form of a direct
grant per animal slaughtered in the period between 1 January
2001 and 30 June 2001 (EUR 37 for each bull, ox, cow and
heifer of eight months or more, EUR 22 for each calf of one to
seven months). The livestock famrer
this partial
compensation only for those animals of the above categories
he has sold for slaughter between 1 January 2001 and 30 June
2001. The number of the eligible animals is determined by the
authorities on the basis of
the list of slaughtered animals
provided by the (cid:145)Rinderdatenbank der Agrarmarkt Austria
(AMA)(cid:146)

receives

Title: Quality programme (cid:145)Certified Quality(cid:146)

Duration: One-off

introducing and
aimed at
is
Objective: The measure
promoting of the quality label
(cid:145)Certified Quality(cid:146). With this
label quality assurance and sales promotion for food products
are to be supported

Legal basis: Vollzugshinweise f(cid:252)r die Durchf(cid:252)hrung von Ma(cid:223)-
nahmen zur F(cid:246)rderung der Qualit(cid:228)t und des Absatzes im Rah-
men des Zeichens (cid:132)Gepr(cid:252)fte Qualit(cid:228)t(cid:147) und Haushaltsgesetz des
Freistaates Bayern

Budget: An overall budget of EUR 3 579 043 is foreseen for
the year 2002. For the years 2003 and 2004 the budget is
EUR 2 556 460 and EUR 2 045 168

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: 13.2.2002

Member State: Austria (Lower Austria)

Aid No: N 787/01

Aid intensity or amount: Variable, up to 100 %

Title: Compensation for the losses due to the BSE crisis

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Objective: To alleviate the consequences of the BSE crisis to
livestock farmers in Lower Austria

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 % of losses

Legal basis: Richtlinie f(cid:252)r die F(cid:246)rderung von landwirtschaftli-
chen Betrieben mit Rinderhaltung zum Ausgleich der au(cid:223)erge-
w(cid:246)hnlichen Belastungen durch die BSE-Krise

Budget: The measure has an exclusively nationally financed
budget of EUR 3 300 000

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is paid in form of a direct
grant per animal slaughtered in the period between 1 January
2001 and 30 June 2001 (EUR 37 for each bull, ox, cow and
heifer of eight months or more, EUR 22 for each calf of one to
this partial
seven months). The livestock farmer
compensation only for those animals of the above categories
he has sold for slaughter between 1 January 2001 and 30 June
2001. The number of the eligible animals is determined by the
the list of slaughtered animals
authorities on the basis of
provided by the (cid:145)Rinderdatenbank der Agrarmarkt Austria
(AMA)(cid:146)

receives

Duration: One-off

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: 13.2.2002

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 21/02

Title: Payment of the costs of compulsory BSE tests

Objective: To pay the costs of BSE tests which are compulsory
under Community legislation

Legal basis:

ArrŒtØ royal relatif au financement de l’examen de laboratoire
pour la recherche de l’encØphalopathie spongiforme bovine

Koninklijk besluit betreffende de financiering van het laborato-
riumonderzoek voor het opsporen van boviene spongiforme
encefalopathie

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: 13.2.2002

Member State: Austria (Styria)

Aid No: N 35/02

Title: Compensation for the losses due to the BSE crisis

Objective: To alleviate the consequences of the BSE crisis to
livestock farmers in Styria

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Landes Steiermark f(cid:252)r die Gew(cid:228)h-
rung von Beihilfen an landwirtschaftliche Betriebe mit Rinder-
haltung zum Ausgleich von au(cid:223)ergew(cid:246)hnlichen Belastungen
infolge der BSE-Krise

Budget: The measure has an exclusively nationally financed
budget of EUR 1 944 213

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is paid in form of a direct
grant per animal slaughtered in the period between 1 January
2001 and 30 June 2001 (EUR 37 for each bull, ox, cow and
heifer of eight months or more, EUR 22 for each calf of one to
seven months). The livestock farmer
this partial
compensation only for those animals of the above categories
he has sold for slaughter between 1 January 2001 and 30 June
2001. The number of the eligible animals is determined by the
authorities on the basis of
the list of slaughtered animals
provided by the (cid:145)Rinderdatenbank der Agrarmarkt Austria
(AMA)(cid:146)

receives

Duration: One-off

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