Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agri-foodstuffs, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, financial aid, marketing, silviculture, slaughter of animals

22.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/7

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 43/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.10.2002 + Corrigendum
21.1.2003

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 123/02

Title: Grant of financial aid to farmers whose production and
stocks of agricultural products and fodder were damaged by
the adverse weather conditions in the period from January to
June 2001 (Draft Interministerial Decree)

Objective: Aid to compensate farmers for losses resulting from
adverse weather conditions

Legal basis: Οικονοµική ενίσχυση αγροτών των οποίων η παρα-
γωγή και τα αποθηκευµένα γεωργικά προϊόντα και ζωοτροφές
ζηµιώθηκαν από τις δυσµενείς καιρικές συνθήκες κατά το χρονικό
διάστηµα από τον Ιανουάριο έως και τον Ιούνιο του 2001 (σχέδιο
διυπουργικής απόφασης)

Budget: EUR 44 020 543

Aid intensity or amount: 30 % or 50 %

Duration: Two years

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: 21.1.2003

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 330/02

— grants for product development, consultation and education
cover up to 50 % of costs (up to 60 % in projects
friendly
into
concerning
production),

environmentally

conversion

— grants

for

in measures
investments
protection cover up to 15 % of costs

for environmental

Duration: Five years, 1 January 2002 to 31 December 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: 21.1.2003

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 353/02

Title: Aid to farmers whose production was damaged as a
result of
the bad weather during the period from July to
October 2001 (draft joint ministerial decision)

Objective: To compensate farmers for losses due to adverse
weather

Legal basis: Ενίσχυση στους γεωργούς των οποίων η γεωργική
παραγωγή υπέστη ζηµίες λόγω δυσµενών κλιµατικών συνθηκών
κατά τη διάρκεια της περιόδου από Ιούλιο έως Οκτώβριο του
2001 (σχέδιο διυπουργικής απόφασης)

Budget: EUR 30 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: 30 %

Title: Aid for Christmas trees and other decorative greenery

Duration: Two years

Objective: Marketing of Christmas trees and other decorative
greenery, and conversion into a more environmentally friendly
production

Legal basis: Skovloven, lov nr. 383 af 7. juni 1989 (i medfør
af § 20 stk. 1 og 2, § 20a, stk. 1, § 34, stk. 1 og § 43, stk. 2)
senest ændret ved lov nr. 392 af 22. maj 1996

Budget: DKK 7 Million per year

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: Aid is given in the form of grants:

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2003

— grants for sales promotion cover up to 100 % of costs,

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

— grants for research and testing cover up to 75 % of costs,

Aid No: N 630/02

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22.2.2003

Title: Promotion of innovative slaughter methods

Aid No: N 727/02

Objective: To improve slaughter
optimise meat hygiene.

techniques

in order

to

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für
Gesundheit, Ernährung und Verbraucherschutz zur Förderung
innovativer Schlachttechniken und Verbesserung der Schlacht-
technik

Budget: EUR 2,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: The aid will be granted in the form
of direct subsidies. The maximum aid intensity is 40 % of
eligible expenditure

Duration: Until 31 December 2004

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

Title: Aid for marketing asgricultural products

Objective: To promote the quality and marketing of agri-
cultural products

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se regulan las
ayudas para la promoción de la calidad y comercialización
de los productos agroalimentarios de la Comunidad de Madrid

Budget: EUR 643 511 in 2003

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the beneficiary
and aid

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

Duration: Unspecified

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2003

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

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2032 — SCA Packaging/Metsa Corrugated)

(2003/C 43/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 August 2000 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(2) of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 300M2032. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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