Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agricultural product, control of State aid, horticulture, labelling, product quality

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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 280/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2002

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % for the first year

Member State: Italy (Lazio)

Duration: Indefinite

Aid No: N 54/02

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

Title: Wine and olive oil routes and routes for other typical
and traditional foodstuffs

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

Objective: Aid for the promotion of agricultural products and
for investments for the marketing of agricultural products

Legal basis: Legge 3 agosto 2001 n. 21 «Disciplina delle strade
del vino, dell'olio d'oliva e dei prodotti agroalimentari tipici e
tradizionali»

Budget: Approximately EUR 510 000 for 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measure

Duration: Indefinite

Other information: The aid, which is not granted for any
activity linked to the production, processing or marketing of
agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, is granted
in accordance with the de-minimis rule provided for in Council
Regulation (EC) No 69/2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2002

Member State: Italy (Puglia)

Aid No: N 144/02

Title: Aid for beef producers for the introduction of a labelling
system

Objective: Aid for technical assistance, quality programmes,
research
improvement,
and
promotion and publicity

development

quality

for

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 14 del 31.5.2001, articolo 23
«Realizzazione di un sistema di etichettatura delle carni bovine»

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

Budget: EUR 438 988,37

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

Aid intensity or amount: Depending on the measure, as
detailed in the letter to the Member State

Duration: One year

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2002

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

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 112/02

Title: Aid in the horticulture sector

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

Objective: The promotion of producer associations in the
horticulture sector by means of start-up aid

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2002

Legal basis: Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se regula el
reconocimiento de las agrupaciones de productores de plantas
vivas y productos de la floricultura y se establecen medidas de
apoyo a su constitución y funcionamiento

Member State: Italy (Liguria)

Aid No: N 216/02

Budget: EUR 0,36 million for 2003, EUR 0,72 million for
2004, EUR 1,08 million for 2005, EUR 1,44 million for
2006, EUR 1,80 million for 2007

Objective: Aid for the studies and quality project and for the
establishment of the floral park

Title: Establishment of a floral park in Liguria

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Legal basis: Legge Regionale 30 novembre 2001 n. 42 «Istitu-
zione del distretto florovivaistico del Ponente»

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2002

Budget: EUR 7 746,85 for the first year

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the eligible expenditure, up
to EUR 100 000 per beneficiary in a three-year period and
EUR 100 000 over three years for the establishment of the
park (de-minimis aid)

Duration: Unspecified

Other information: Aid not relating to an activity involving
the production, processing or marketing of
agricultural
products covered by Annex I of
the Treaty is granted in
accordance with the de-minimis rule, as laid down in Council
Regulation (EC) No 69/2001

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

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia, Giulia)

Aid No: N 302/02

Title: Measures in favour of structural
farming

investments in stock-

Objective: To promote improvements in the production and
the quality of cows', sheep's, goats' and buffalo milk products
by means of aid for investments in dairy farms

Budget: EUR 476 173,26

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % in less-favoured areas and
40 % in other areas. An additional 5 % is provided for young
farmers in both types of area

Other information: The aid is granted once only

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: 17.10.2002

Member State: Italy (Emilia-Romagna)

Aid No: N 227/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2002

Member State: France

Title: Aid for the development of tracing systems in the food
sector

Aid No: N 336/02

Objective: To promote the introduction in the region of
and
for
voluntary tracing systems
foodstuffs in order to guarantee the safety of foodstuffs and
the right of consumers to information, to emphasise product
origin and quality and to improve the organisation of
production by enhancing the value of work and technical inno-
vation

agricultural products

Budget: Approximately EUR 15 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum rate per beneficiary of
40 % with a ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over three
years and a ceiling of EUR 900 000 over project. For small
and medium-sized enterprises, the rate may not exceed 40 %

Title: Aid in the context of the government-region planning
contracts for fresh and processed fruit and vegetables, horti-
culture products, tobacco, potatoes and specialist products

Objective: To provide support for research and trials and to
the development of organic
promote quality improvement,
farming and the structuring of firms downstream

Budget: EUR 100,4 million for the period covered by the
planning contract (2000-2006), i.e. an annual contribution of
EUR 14,3 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the mesure

Duration: Three years

Duration: 2000-2006

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

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

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2002

Budget: EUR 4 000 000 in 2001; EUR 2 000 000 from 2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 851/01

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of 40 %

Title: Regulation of 22 November 2001 on investments in
organic pigfarming

Duration: Indefinite

Objective: Conversion to organic pigfarming

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

Legal basis:
van 22 november 2001 (LNV)

Investeringsregeling biologische varkenshouderij

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

Notice as provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 relating to the estab-
lishment of administrative cooperation between the Kingdom of Morocco and the European
Community

(Published pursuant to Article 7(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 (OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9))

(2002/C 280/06)

The Commission hereby states that Morocco has sent all the relevant information on checking operations
under the administrative cooperation provided for in Article 7(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1148/2001, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2379/2001, and established between the Kingdom of
Morocco and the European Community.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1791/2002 shall apply, in accordance with Article 3 thereof, from the
date on which this Notice is published in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.