Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

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Official Journal of the European Communities

20.4.2002

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 96/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2002

Legal basis: Regeringsbeslut

Member State: Austria (Burgenland)

Aid No: N 22/02

Budget: SKR 5 000 000 (EUR 540 000) the first year and the
following years SKR 8 000 000 (EUR 860 000)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Title: Aid towards participation in fairs and exhibitions outside
Austria

Duration: No limitations

Objective: Under the draft directive aid would be granted
towards participation in public fairs and exhibitions outside
Austria. The purpose of the aid measure is to disseminate
information on agriculture in Burgenland. The following
expenses are eligible (aid amounts in brackets):

— rent for a place for a stand on the fairgrounds (50 % of the

net expenses up to EUR 75 per m2)

— renting or constructing the stand (50 % of the net expenses

up to EUR 75)

— travel costs for two persons to man the stand (50 % of the
net expenses up to EUR 300 per person in Europe,
EUR 500 outside Europe)

— accommodation costs for two persons to man the stand
(50 % of the net expenses up to EUR 50 per person per
day)

The amount of the aid is limited to EUR 100 000 per under-
taking over a three-year period. No aid will be granted to
advertising actions or to actions receiving any other public aid.

Legal basis: Richtlinie der Burgenländischen Landesregierung
über die Gewährung von Beihilfen für die Teilnahme an Mes-
sen und Ausstellungen außerhalb Österreichs

Budget: EUR 540 800 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximally EUR 100 000 per
undertaking over a three-year period

Duration: Unlimited

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

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: 19.3.2002

Member State: Italy (Valle d'Aosta)

Aid No: N 446/01

Title: Health assistance for livestock farming (DDL 116/2001)

Objective:

(a) Regional assistance to improve animal health on holdings
with regard to epizootic disease and other disorders,
in
particular bovine mastitis

(b) Veterinary assistance

(c) Health checks and quality controls applicable to products

in the sector

Legal basis: Disegno di legge regionale n. 116, 10 aprile 2001

Budget: Unlimited

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

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: 19.3.2002

Member State: Sweden

Aid No: N 327/01

Title: Aid to horticulture

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2002

Member State: Germany (Hessen)

Aid No: N 487/01

Objective: To promote horticulture in Sweden

Title: Directive of the Land Hessen on support for steep slope
vineyards

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Objective: Viticulture on steep slopes and its role in the pres-
ervation of cultural
landscape are under a threat because of
extremely high production costs. The directve on aid to steep
slope viticulture in Hessen seeks to promote the conservation
of cultural landscape by aid for winegrowers who are active in
viticulture on steep slopes and who have entered an agro-
environmental commitment of at least five years on environ-
mentally
‘Umweltschonender
Weinbau’)

viticulture

(Konzept

sound

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: 19.3.2002

Legal basis: Richtlinien des Landes Hessen zur Förderung des
Steillagenweinbaus in Hessen

Budget: EUR 433 381 in 2002

Member State: France

Aid No: N 789/01

Aid intensity or amount: Aid amounts result
from the
additional costs of the commitment including the incentive
element. The annual aid amounts per hectare are as follows:

Title: Aid to the dairy sector — ‘Roquefort’

Objective: To promote the protected designation of origin
‘Roquefort’

(a) Category A: DEM 3 000 (EUR 1 534)

(b) Category B: DEM 3 200 (EUR 1 637)

(c) Category C: DEM 4 000 (EUR 2 046)

In categories B and C a complement of EUR 307 (DEM 600)
will be granted to subsidised plots that have not been subject
to redistribution (Flurbereinigung)

Duration: Unlimited

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

Budget: EUR 1,07 million in 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 %

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: 19.3.2002

Member State: Spain (Castile-Leon)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2002

Aid No: N 815/01

Member State: Italy (Lombardia)

Aid No: N 584/01

Title: Aid for a sustainable rural development

Objective: Aid for agro-environmental commitments

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 5217 del 22
giugno 2001 «Disposizioni attuative per la concessione di con-
tributi per interventi finalizzati alla valorizzazione delle risorse
faunistiche e ambientali»

Title: Aid for investments in the livestock farming sector

Objective: To carry out investments in the livestock farming
sector to improve health and hygiene and rationalise holdings

Legal basis: Decreto 56/1992 de 2 abril sobre actuaciones en
materia de obras y mejoras en zonas agrícolas desfavorecidas

Budget: EUR 1 202 024,21

Aid intensity or amount: Various according to the beneficiary
and area

Budget: Up to a maximum of EUR 1 000 000 per year for the
first three years

Duration: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: Depending on the measure, up to
EUR 1 500 per hectare per year or EUR 6 000 per demand

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

Duration: Indeterminate

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