Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

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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 131/10)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.5.2003

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the cost

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 117/03

Title: Aid for Christmas trees and other decorative greenery

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

Duration: Unspecified

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: 2.5.2003

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

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 265/02

Budget: DKK 7 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Aid is given in the form of grants:

Title: Interventi a favore di forme di garanzia fidi nel settore
agricolo; Collective guarantees for agriculture

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

Objective: To provide guarantees; technical assistance for agri-
culture

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

Legal basis: Legge Regionale n. 4 del 31 gennaio 2002

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

Budget: EUR 1 032 912 to be met from the regional budget
for 2003 and EUR 516 456 to be met
from the regional
budget for 2004

— grants

for

investments
protection cover up 15 % of costs.

in measures

for environmental

Aid intensity or amount: Varies, depending on the measures

Duration: 5 years, 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007

Duration: Unspecified

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.5.2003

Member State: Spain (Canary Islands)

Aid No: N 119/03

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.5.2003

Member State: France (Vendée)

Aid No: N 397/02

Title: Aid to promote trade fairs and agricultural products

Objective: To promote trade fairs and agricultural products

Objective: To promote quality campaigns by producers and
participation in agricultural and agri-food events

Title: Multiannual assistance for the department of Vendée

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se regulan las bases
que han de regir con carácter indefinido las convocatorias de
las subvenciones destinadas al fomento de las ferias y certáme-
nes agrícolas agroalimentarios

Budget: EUR 1 000 000 per year

Budget: Quality promotion funding: EUR 55 000 per year;
Agricultural and agri-food events funding: EUR 35 000 per
year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum EUR 100 000 per bene-
ficiary over three years

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Duration: Five years

di origine animale provenienti da allevamenti ed industrie ali-
mentari»

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

Budget: About EUR 6,5 million for the first year

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.5.2003

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 418/01

Title: Aid to improve the quality of zootechnical production
(Regional Law No 13/2001, as amended)

Objective: To improve the quality of beef and veal (by means
of quality certification measures and aid to investments), and to
promote the voluntary tracebility system provided for in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1760/2000

Legal basis: Legge regionale 31 maggio 2001 n. 13/2001
«Iniziative regionali per la qualificazione della carne bovina»
PDL 245 «Modificazioni ed integrazioni alla Legge regionale
31 maggio 2001 n. 13 “Iniziative regionali per la qualificazione
della carne bovina”»

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the
Member state

and
For
Duration: Undetermined.
insurance polices linked to it, duration is limited so that set
in the Community guidelines for State aid concerning TSE
tests, fallen stock and slaugherhouse waste

fallen stock disposal

Other information: The aid to set-up the Consortium is
granted under the conditions set in Commission Regulation
(EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of
Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid

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: 2.5.2003

Member State: Italy (Lombardy, Province of Brescia)

Budget: EUR 2 000 000 for the first year

Aid No: N 627/02

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures

Title: Aid to protect mountain areas

Duration: Unspecified

Objective: Aid for investment

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

Legal basis: Legge Regionale n. 7 del febbraio 2000

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

Budget: EUR 1 050 000 for three years. The budget will be
determined every three years

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.5.2003

Aid intensity or amount: Varies, depending on the measures
(see point 1.6 of letter sent to the Member State)

Member State: Italy (Piemonte)

Duration: Indefinite

Aid No: N 428/01

Title: Regional Law of 25.5.2001. Setting-up of a compulsory
consortium for the disposal or recycling of animal waste

Objective: To promote the setting-up of the Consortium, thus
ensuring the proper disposal of animal waste. Compensation to
farmers for fallen stock and insurance policies against animal
diseases

Other information: This decision concerns aid measures for
rural structures (point 1.5.1, letter C) of the letter sent to the
Member State) only. The aid measures for soil improvement
(point 1.5.1, letter A) of the letter sent to the Member State)
and rural infrastructure (point 1.5.1, letter B) of the letter sent
to the Member State) do not constitute State aids under Article
87(1) of the Treaty

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

Legal basis: Legge regionale 25.5.2001 «Costituzione del Con-
sorzio obbligatorio per lo smaltimento ed il recupero dei rifiuti

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