Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agricultural holding, animal disease, control of State aid, disease prevention, flood, research body, water treatment

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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 272/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.10.2002

Duration: Unspecified

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

Aid No: N 184/02

Title: Northern Ireland Scrapie Plan — Eradication Scheme

Objective: The long-term aim of the Northern Ireland eradi-
cation scheme is to reduce and eventually to eradicate scrapie
by increasing the genetic resistance of sheep in scrapie affected
flocks to TSE infections. All rams and ewes in scrapie affected
flocks will be genotyped and susceptible animals will be culled.
Compensation will be paid for culled sheep that will be
removed from the food chain

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.10.2002

Member State: Gemany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 225/02

Legal basis: Non-statutory initiative

Budget: 2002/2003: GBP 1,25 million; 2003/2004: GBP 0,5
million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Title: Förderung der Milchwirtschaftlichen Untersuchungs- und
Versuchsanstalt Kempten

Objective: To establish a laboratory for research into milk and
milk products and the auxiliaries and additives used in the
processing of milk

Duration: Unlimited

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung

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

Budget: EUR 16 799 564

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

Aid intensity or amount: 81 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.10.2002

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 214/02

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: Amendment of an existing aid scheme for the combat of
multi-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in pig herds

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.10.2002

Member State: Italy (Trento)

Objective: To finance the costs of combating multi-resistant
Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in pig herds

Aid No: N 384/02

Legal basis: Bekendtgørelse nr. 309 af 2. juni 1998 om over-
vågning af Salmonella i slagtesvin og i fersk kød af kvæg og
svin, om undersøgelser for Salmonella i svine- og kvægbesæt-
ninger og om fund af multiresistente Salmonella Typhimurium
DT 104 hos kvæg og svin

Title: Programma per la prevenzione, il controllo e l'eradica-
zione della malattia ‘apple proliferation’

Objective: To prevent, control and eradicate apple prolife-
ration in the Trento province

Budget: Unspecified

Legal basis: Delibera n. 910 del 24 aprile 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 %

Budget: EUR 2 582 000 for 2002

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Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure

Duration: 2000-2006

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum aid intensity is 20 %
of the investment expenditure of more than EUR 1 000 and
not exceeding EUR 10 000 in a three-year period

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

Duration: Unlimited

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: 8.10.2002

Member State: Germany (Hamburg)

Aid No: N 387/02

Title: Aid for anti-frost rainwater collectors in fruit growing

Objective: Optimal use of
the local water resources. Aid
would be granted to the Hauptentwässerungsverband III. Meile
Altenlandes (a body under public law) for the construction of
rainwater collectors to protect fruit cultivation from frost. The
German authorities have explained that rainwater collectors are
a necessary component (systembedingter Bestandteil) of the public
sewage infrastructure

Legal basis: The measure is based on the decision of the
competent authority of Hamburg

Budget: EUR 1,125 million (nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: 70 % of the eligible costs

Duration: Until 31 December 2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.10.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 569/02

Title: Aid programme of the Federal Government (Bund) and
the Länder for agricultural holdings that are endangered in their
existence due to the consequences of the floods in 2002

Objective: The subsidy is a liquidity aid for proceeds loss due
to floods and land surface damages of up to a total of 20 %
(30 % in disadvantaged areas) of the proceeds loss. The purpose
of the aid is the continuance of business

Legal basis:
Bundeshaushaltsordnung; Verwaltungsverein-
barung zwischen Bund und Ländern über die Beteiligung des
Bundes an Hilfsprogrammen der Länder für landwirtschaftliche
Betriebe, die durch die Folgen des Hochwassers 2002 in ihrer
Existenz gefährdet sind, vom 26.8.2002

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

Budget: EUR 20 000 000

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.10.2002

Member State: Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Aid No: N 460/02

Title: Investment aid for the prevention of swine fever

Objective: Prevention of
swine fever and other animal
diseases. Aid would be granted as a one-off subsidy towards
building investments that help to protect pigs from contagion
of animal diseases in general and swine fever spread by boars
in particular

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift des Ministeriums für Wirt-
schaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau: Förderung prä-
ventiver landwirtschaftlicher Investitionen zur Verbesserung der
Tiergesundheit

Budget: EUR 15 000 in 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 30 %

Duration: 2002 up to 2003

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: 8.10.2002

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 595/02

Title: Aid programme of the Federal Government (Bund) and
the Länder for remission or partial remission of investment
credits
are
endangered in their existence due to the consequences of the
floods in 2002

and forestry holdings

agricultural

that

for

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Objective: The subsidy is an aid for the remission or partial
remission of investment credits for flood-caused damage on
investment property. The purpose of the aid is the continuance
of business

Legal basis:
Bundeshaushaltsordnung; Verwaltungsverein-
barung zwischen Bund und Ländern zum Erlass oder Teilerlass
von Investitionskrediten für land- und forstwirtschaftliche Be-
triebe, die durch die Folgen des Hochwassers 2002 in ihrer
Existenz gefährdet sind vom 6.9.2002

Budget: EUR 7 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the market value of
the damaged or destroyed investment property

Duration: 2000 up to 2003

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: 8.10.2002

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: NN 83/02 (ex N 180/02)

Title: Scrapie monitoring and eradication scheme

Objective: Long-term initiative aimed at the compensation for
lost lambs and income loss due to the application of measures
for the eradication of scrapie from Ireland sheep flock

Budget: Approximately EUR 1,6 million for the purchase of
flocks and an additional EUR 0,9 million each year over and
above the income support figure for 2002

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

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to training aid

(2002/C 272/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 08/01

Member State: Spain

Region: All regions

— 2002: ESP 60 884 742 000 (EUR 365 924 670),

— 2003: ESP 61 888 056 000 (EUR 371 954 710),

— 2004: ESP 62 804 000 000 (EUR 377 459 640)

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Continuing training initiatives: application
procedure

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with the intensities
laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001

Legal basis: Orden Ministerial por la que se establecen las
bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas de formación
continua con cargo a la financiación prevista en el III Acuerdo
tripartito de formación continua y convocatoria de planes de
demanda de formación continua

Date of implementation: From publication in the Spanish
Official Gazette of the notice inviting applications

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company:

Objective of aid: Will depend on the training plan submitted
by each firm

— 2001: ESP 60 000 000 000 (EUR 360 607 262,63),

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors