Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, animal disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, control of State aid, indemnification, plant disease, slaughter premium

18.5.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 117/5

— rationalisation, diversification or modernisation of an estab-
lishment if this serves to ensure the continued existence of
the business and the maintenance of most of the jobs

firms with fewer than 50 employees and persons starting new
businesses in these sectors whose place of business is in the
rural district of Lüchow-Dannenberg.

— acquisition of an establishment

threatened with closure,

Aid may not be granted to firms in sensitive sectors

provided that this is done on market terms.

The long-term jobs created through the aid must be maintained
for at least two years after payment of the grant.

The aid takes the form of investment grants.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Beschäftigungsförderung
Lüchow-Dannenberg GmbH
Burgstraße 1
D-29439 Lüchow (Wendland)

All depreciable fixed assets relating to physical and intangible
assets are eligible

Other information:

Economic sector(s) concerned: Those entitled to apply are
small firms in manufacturing, the craft sector, the distributive
trades, the hotel and restaurant industry, other service-sector

Mr Berg
Tel. (49) 58 41 12 06 71
Fax (49) 58 41 12 02 78

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 117/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.4.2002

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 350/01

law No 203:

Title: Draft
fund for
managing outbreaks of epizootic diseases and plant diseases
in agriculture and exceptional measures
relating to BSE’,
Article 2

‘Setting-up a regional

Objective: To compensate producers
between the
rebuilding the herd

compulsory slaughter of

for

loss of

the

animals

income
and

Legal basis: Disegno di
legge n. 203 «Istituzione del fondo
regionale per la gestione delle emergenze relative alle epizoozie
e alle fitopatie in agricoltura e prime norme di applicazione per
l'emergenza BSE»

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: See draft letter

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: 18.4.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 68/02

Title: Financial law No 448/2001 — increase in the budget for
aid No 144/01 concerning ‘Aid for investment in the purchase
of agricultural machinery’

Objective: To refurbish old farm machinery

Legal basis: Legge 28.12.2001 n. 488 (finanziaria 2002) ta-
bella D. Legge finanziaria 2002

Budget: EUR 15 494 000 increase in the 2002 budget

Aid intensity or amount: Between 8 and 10 %

Duration: 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