Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

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14.5.2002

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 113/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2002

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2002

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 505/01

Title: Electricity reform — new RE-based power plants

Objective: Under the notified aid measure, aid would be given
to windpower plants and biomass plants established as from
the year 2000. According to the Danish authorities the aid
consists of a subsidy to cover the difference between the
market price of electricity and the guaranteed minimum price
that such plants receive for the electricity they sell to the
system-responsible enterprises. The aid would be given only
for the electricity that is sold to the market and not for elec-
tricity that is destined for the electricity producer's own use.
The difference between market price and guaranteed minimum
price is compensated partly directly and partly from the
proceeds from the RE-certificates that the plant sells to elec-
tricity users

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 684/01

Title: Regional development plan ‘Active regions’

Objective: To demonstrate new innovative possibilites in the
area of
rural development by supporting and evaluating
demonstration projects

Legal basis: Bundeshaushaltsordnung

Budget: An overall budget of EUR 62,6 million is envisaged,
of which EUR 17,9 million will be paid in the year 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2005

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

Legal basis: Electricity Supply Act (Lov om elforsyning)

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

Budget: Not communicated

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.4.2002

Duration: The Danish authorities have undertaken to renotify
the scheme when it has been in force for 10 years

Member State: France

Aid No: N 690/01

Other information: The measure is identical with the State aid
measure N 278/2001, approved by the Commission with
decision SG(2001) D/289311 of 20 June 2001. The above
decision is not applicable to the agriculture sector. According
to the information provided by the Danish authorities the
notified aid measure is an aid to RE-based energy production
exclusively destined for the market, and does not constitute an
aid towards the production of Annex I-products, as
the
production of energy is not an Annex I-activity. Agricultural
undertakings receive the aid under the same conditions as
other undertakings producing RE-based energy. Therefore it
would seem appropriate to assess the notified aid measure
on the legal basis applied in the assessment of aid measure
N 278/2001. The Commission assessed the aid N 278/2001
on the basis of the Community guidelines on State aid for
environmental protection

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

Title: Compensatory payment for soil cover

Objective: To improve water quality in the region concerned

Legal basis: Décret no 2001-34 du 10 janvier 2001 relatif aux
programmes d'action à mettre en œuvre en vue de la protec-
tion des eaux contre la pollution par les nitrates d'origine
agricole

Budget: EUR 60 million over 5 years

Aid intensity or amount: First and second years: EUR 60 per
hectare of area covered by nitrate catch crops;
third year:
EUR 50 per hectare;
fourth year: EUR 40 per hectare and
fifth year: EUR 30 per hectare

Duration: 5 years

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: 9.4.2002

Budget: EUR 4,83 million

Member State: Luxembourg

Aid No: N 18/02

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 % of losses

Title: Aid to stockfarmers hit by the BSE crisis

Objective: To compensate stockfarmers for losses due to the
crisis

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

Appointment of members for a new term of office of the Senior Labour Inspectors' Committee

(2002/C 113/05)

The Senior Labour Inspectors Committee was set up by Commission Decision 95/319/EC of 12 July 1995.

The Commission has decided to appoint the following members for a period of three years from 1 January
2001:

BELGIUM

DENMARK

GERMANY

GREECE

SPAIN

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALY

LUXEMBOURG

NETHERLANDS

AUSTRIA

PORTUGAL

FINLAND

SWEDEN

UNITED KINGDOM

Mr Marc Heselmans
Mr Jean-Marie De Coninck

Mr Jens Jensen
Mr Jesper Olsen

Mr Gerd Albracht
Mr Andreas Horst

Mr Polichronis Polichroniou
Mr Panayotis Papadopoulos

Mr Carlos Font
Mr Fernando Nolla

Mrs Odile Lautard
Mrs Maud Valat-Taddei

Mr Michael Henry
Mr Pat Goulding

Mr Luigi Caiazza
Mr Mariano Martone

Mr Paul Weber
Mr Robert Huberty

Mr Paul Huijzendveld
Mr P. B. Koster

Mrs Eva-Elisabeth Szymanski
Mrs Gertrud Breindl

Mr Inácio Mota da Silva
Mr José-Manuel Santos

Mr Mikko Hurmalainen
Mr Jaakko Itäkannas

Mr Bertil Remaeus
Mr Bern Nilson

Mr Justin McCracken
Mr Adrian Ellis