Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, animal disease, building, control of State aid, farming sector, product safety, quasi-fiscal charge, silviculture, theory of marketing, wine

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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

(2003/C 10/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002. The present
decision repeals and replaces Decision C(2002) 3431 of 23
September 2002 [SG(2002) D/231811 of 24.9.2002]

Aid intensity or amount: For advertising measures: 50 % of
the eligible costs,
research and promotional
activities aid can go up to EUR 100 000 per any three-year
period

for market

Member State: Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 55/02

Title: Promotion of typical wines

Objective: Promotion of wines with a registered designation of
indication
origin (Ramandolo) or
(Refosco)

typical geographical

a

Duration: Until 2004

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

Legal basis: Progetti di convenzioni per l'attuazione di inter-
venti finalizzati alla valorizzazione e promozione dei vini tipici
locali. Draft conventions for the promotion of typical wines

Budget: ITL 73 000 000 (approximately EUR 37 000)

Aid intensity or amount: For advertising measures: 50 % of
the eligible costs, for studies aid can go up to EUR 100 000
per any three-year period

Duration: Until 2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 210/02

Title: Regulation of the provincial authorities of Noord-Brabant
introducing a subsidy for the demolition of farm buildings and
other buildings situated outside built-up areas

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

Objective: To restore the quality of areas that are of scenic
and environmental
interest by subsidising the demolition of
unoccupied buildings

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

Legal basis: Subsidieverordening „Sloop agrarische en overige
bebouwing buitengebied provincie Noord-Brabant”

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

Member State: Italy (Piemonte)

Aid No: N 145/02

Budget: n.a.

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum up to 100 %

Duration: Not determined

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

Title: Aid for a marketing institute. Draft Law No 376/02

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

Objective: Promotion of quality products and market research,
in the sense of point 14 of the Community guidelines for state
aid in the agricultural sector (OJ C 232, 12.8.2000, p. 17) as
well as advertising measures according to the Community
guidelines for State aid for advertising of producs listed in
Annex I
to the EC Treaty and of certain non-Annex I
products (OJ C 252, 12.9.2001, p. 5)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

Member State: The Netherlands

Legal basis: Legge Regionale n. 376/2002 «Istituto per il mar-
keting dei prodotti agroalimentari del Piemonte»

Aid No: N 448/02

Budget: EUR 1 300 000

Title: Modification of a parafiscal tax financing measures for
starch potatoes

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Objective: The parafiscal charges are used to finance the
combating of potato diseases in the starch potato sector

Objective: To compensate forest owners who have suffered
losses as a result of damage to beech trees by bark beetles
between 1 January 2000 and 1 July 2002

Legal basis: Heffingsverordening HPA fonds zetmeelaardappe-
len jaar (2002 en volgende)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 100 % of losses

Budget: Research: estimated at EUR 910 000 in 2002; crop
protection: estimated at EUR 380 000 in 2002; combating of
diseases: estimated at EUR 115 000 EUR in 2002

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

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: 6.12.2002

Member State: United Kingdom (England)

Aid No: N 505/02

Title: Agriculture Development Scheme 2002

to

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to assist the transition of
by
agriculture
a more market-orientated
encouraging and assisting the development of
effective
marketing structures and practices which help producers and
processors to achieve secure and profitable outlets for their
products

industry

Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1993; Section 50(1), (2), (3) and
(4)

Budget: GBP 6 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 %

Duration: From 2002/2003 to 2005/2006

Duration: Until 31 December 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: 6.12.2002

Member State: Spain (Basque country)

Aid No: N 664/02

Title: Aid for collecting, transporting, treating and destroying
specified risk materials (SRM) and other risk materials

Objective: To organise and ensure the withdrawal from the
risk
market and effective destruction of SRMs and other
materials for which Community legislation has laid down
destruction as the only option

Budget: EUR 3 666 173

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of
the cost of services
involved in the collection, transport, processing and destruction
of specified risk materials

Duration: Until 31 December 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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

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

Member State: France

Aid No: N 689/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 657/02

Title: ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management
Agency) assistance for advisory and consultancy services in the
agricultural sector

so that

Objective: To provide advisory and consultancy services to
farms
informed decisions on
measures with a favourable impact on the environment and
energy conservation

farmers can take

Title: Compensation for damage to beech trees

Budget: EUR 1 million

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Aid intensity or amount: Varies between 50 % and 90 % of
expenditure incurred. Maximum EUR 100 000 per beneficiary
per three-year period or, in the case of aid granted to SMEs,
50 % of eligible expenditure, whichever amount is highest

Duration: Until 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

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

Member State: Italy (Province of Como)

Aid No: N 830/01

Title: Plan for the control and eradication of contagious
agalactia on farm holdings

Objective: To help combat animal diseases

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 7/2000: norme per gli inter-
venti regionali in agricoltura

Budget: EUR 28 405,13 in the first three years

Aid intensity or amount: Slaughtering and replacing an
animal: EUR 193,67 per goat and EUR 178,18 per sheep;
slaughter without
replacement: EUR 77,47 per goat and
EUR 74,89 per sheep

Duration: Until the end of 2006

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

of

agricultural

forestry as a sustainable and efficient enterprise, encouraging
diversification
the
forestry products, promoting
processing and marketing of
and providing back-up
new uses
the program
support
through the creation of a modern computer based forest
information system

implementation of

forestry products

the efficient

improving

activities,

for

for

Budget: Approximately EUR 32,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of costs

Duration: 2000 to 2006

Other information: The measures were co-funded under the
Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development
and Forestry, 1994 to 1999

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: 6.12.2002

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: NN 88/02/B (ex N 151/01)

Title: Aid to the forestry sector — forest roads

Objective: Improving the forest road infrastructure, facilitating
the development, maintenance and harvesting of forest plan-
tations and providing adequate fire protection for forest plan-
tations

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

Budget: Approximately EUR 15,183 million

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.12.2002

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: NN 88/02/A (ex N 151/01)

Title: Aid to the forestry sector — forestry development

Objective: The development of
forestry by encouraging
participation in the forestry sector, supporting projects and
associations of forest holders aimed at the development of

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of cost subject to limit of
EUR 28,56 per linear metre

Duration: 2000 to 2006

Other information: The measures were co-funded under the
Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development
and Forestry, 1994 to 1999

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