Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, apiculture, control of State aid, foot-and-mouth disease, illness, small and medium-sized enterprises, vaccination

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Title: Protection and improvement plan for the waters of the
Venice basin — Intervention in the farming sector

Aid No: N 611/01

Objective:
regional protected areas

Investments/agro-environmental commitments in

Legal basis: Piano per la prevenzione dell'inquinamento e il
risanamento delle acque del bacino idrografico immediata-
mente sversanti nella Laguna di Venezia

Budget: Total budget EUR 30 987 413,93

Aid intensity or amount: Depending on the measure

Duration: Undetermined

Title: Processing and marketing in the agricultural, forestry and
food sectors

Objective: To implement
technical assistance plans in the
sectors of processing and marketing agricultural, forestry and
food products

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se establecen las
bases reguladoras de las subvenciones para planes de asistencia
técnica y de gestión en los sectores de transformación y co-
mercialización de productos agrarios, silvícolas, de pesca, acui-
cultura y alimentación

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

Budget: Unspecified

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

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of expenditure

Date of adoption of the decision: 29.6.2002

Duration: One year

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

Member State: Spain

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

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 157/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Duration: Until 31 June 2002

Member State: United Kingdom (Wales and England)

Aid No: N 10/02

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: Foot and mouth disease business recovery fund

Objective: Assist ancillary agricultural businesses indirectly
affected by foot and mouth disease but are not eligible for
schemes targeted at farmers

Legal basis: Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 Section
5 (England). Local Government Act 2000, Section 2(1) (Wales)

Budget: GBP 3,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: Aid to operators not involved in
the production, processing and marketing of Annex I products:
measure not constituting aid. Aid to operators involved in the
production, processing and marketing of Annex I products: up
to 100 %

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Member State: Italy (Sardegna)

Aid No: N 31/02

Title: Additional interventions to compensate the farmers for
losses due to blue tongue

Objective: Aid for recovering the losses due to the blue
tongue

Legal basis: Legge 12 dicembre 2001 n. 16 «Ulteriore sostegno
a favore degli allevatori per fronteggiare l'epizoozia denominata
Blue tongue»

Budget: EUR 43 898 838

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Aid intensity or amount: As described in the decision

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Duration: Indeterminate

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

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 No: N 318/01

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 126/02

Title: Northern Ireland scrapie plan — genotyping scheme

Objective: Long-term initiative aimed at the reduction and
eventual eradication of scrapie from Northern Ireland sheep
flock

Legal basis: Non-statutory initiative

Budget: 2002/03: GBP 2,75 million; 2003/04: GBP 3,5
million

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.5.2002

Member State: Spain (Cantabria)

Aid No: N 249/02

Title: Aid for beekeeping

Objective: To maintain beekeeping

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se establece una
prima de polinización destinada a los titulares de explotaciones
apícolas de Cantabria

Title: Aujeszky's disease vaccination scheme

Objective: Favour the eradication of Aujeszky's disease in
Northern Ireland

Legal basis: Aujeszky's Disease Scheme Order
Ireland) 1994

(Northern

Budget: GBP 150 000

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: Until April 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: 17.5.2002

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 718/B/01

Title: Buying time assistance scheme

Objective: Rescuing small and medium-sized enterprises from
insolvency

Legal basis: Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order
1982

Budget: EUR 60 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the beneficiaries

Budget: GPB 2 million

Duration: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: Up to EUR 10 million to any one
firm

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

Duration: Indefinite

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