Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid for restructuring, animal disease, fruit, organic product, protected species, quasi-fiscal charge, regional development, viticulture

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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 324/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 33/02

Title: Subsidy regulation on rare breeds of domestic farm
animals

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

Objective: Aid to help protect breeds threatened by extinction

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

Legal basis: Subsidieregeling zeldzame landbouwhuisdierrassen

Budget: EUR 810 000

Member State: France

Aid No: N 170/02

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum EUR 300,60 per hectare

Title: Aid for the promotion of fresh and processed fruit and
vegetables

Duration: Unspecified

Objective: To promote the image of fruit products

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Budget: EUR 3,3 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 % of expenditure

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

Duration: Five years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Aid No: N 113/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

Title: Aid to restructure greenhouses

Objective: Restructuring greenhouses
production of vegetables

for

the commercial

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden de la Consejería de Economía e
Innovación Tecnológica por la que se regula la concesión de
ayudas a la reestructuración de invernaderos en la Comunidad
de Madrid

Budget: EUR 901 520

Aid intensity or amount: 6 % interest-rate subsidies on loans

Duration: 2002-2007

Member State: The Netherlands (Northern part: Provinces of
Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe and the communes of
Steenwijk and Hardenberg)

Aid No: N 230/B/02

Title: Wages Premium Scheme North-Netherlands 2002 (LPR
2002)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Besluit van de drie noordelijke Provinciale Staten
„Loonkostenpremieregeling Noord-Nederland 2002 (LPR2002)”

Budget:
The
EUR 4 537 800

average

annual

budget

amounts

to

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Aid intensity or amount: For the communes retained on the
Dutch national
regional State aid map (N 228/2000) of:
Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe and the communes of
Steenwijk and Hardenberg: 20 % gross grant
equivalent
(GGE); with the exception of the communes of the NUTS 3
of Overig Groningen which are at 10 % net grant equivalent
(NGE). SME's in Overig Groningen could claim however the
regional SME top up of 10 % GGE.

For the communes of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe that
are not retained on the Dutch national regional state aid map
(N 228/2000) 15 % GGE for small enterprises and 7,5 % GGE
for medium sized enterprises

Duration: 2002-2006

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: Modification of
measures for ware potatoes

certain parafiscal

taxes

financing

Objective: The parafiscal charges are used to finance sales
promotion, research and the combating of potato diseases in
the ware potato sector

Legal basis: Heffingsverordening HPA fonds consumptieaard-
appelen jaar 2002; heffingsverordening HPA fonds aardappel-
verwerking jaar 2002

Budget:

2002

2003

Sales promotion

EUR 1 000 000 EUR 1 050 000

Research

EUR 725 000

EUR 750 000

Combating of plant diseases

EUR 300 000

EUR 330 000

Masterplan Phytophtora

EUR 180 000

EUR 200 000

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.11.2002

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Member State: France

Aid No: N 419/02

Title: Aids in the wine sector

Objective: Prorogation until 31 December 2003 of a parafiscal
tax designed to finance certain interprofessional bodies in the
wine sector

Legal basis: Projet de décret de la République française

Budget: Variable according to the proceeds of the tax

Duration: Indefinite

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 intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

Duration: Until 31 December 2003

Member State: Germany (Saarland)

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid No: N 452/02

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

Title: Promotion of the marketing of organic and regional
products

Objective: To promote the sale of agricultural products, and
thus indirectly contribute to safeguarding farming

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift zur Verbesserung der Ver-
marktung regional oder ökologisch erzeugter Produkte der
saarländischen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft

Aid No: N 432/02

Budget: Average of EUR 150 000 per year

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Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: Genotyping of sheep to encourage breeding for
genetic resistance

Legal basis: Non-statutory initiative

Budget: GBP 13 925 000 (EUR 22 040 000) for 2002/2003

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

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of eligible expenses

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

Member State: Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)

Aid No: N 532/02

Title: Aid for
Glanrind

the preservation of

the endangered breed

Objective: To contribute to the maintenance of the genetic
diversity in animal production

Duration: Unlimited

Other information: This aid notification concerns the devel-
opment of measures in connection with a previously approved
aid scheme (N 4/2001)

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.11.2002

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift für die Förderung der Erhal-
tung des vom Aussterben bedrohten Glanrindes in Rheinland-
Pfalz zur Erhaltung der genetischen Vielfalt in der Tierzucht

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 560/02

Budget: Average of EUR 10 000 per year

Title: Aid to assist farms affected by bovine tuberculosis

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 50 per female animal

Duration: Indefinite

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: 25.11.2002

Objective: Aid to compensate for loss of
compulsory slaughter and for loss of profit
between slaughter and rebuilding the herd

income due to
in the period

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 15/9 del
in favore delle aziende colpite da
15 maggio 2002 — Aiuti
tubercolosi bovina

Budget: EUR 1 000 000 for the first year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 90 % of losses, as set out in
the letter to the Member State

Member State: United Kingdom

Duration: Unspecified

Aid No: N 544/02

Title: National Scrapie Plan for Great Britain: Phase 1 — Geno-
typing schemes to encourage breeding for genetic resistance

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