Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, technical cooperation

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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 162/09)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.6.2003

Member State: Italy (County of Mantova)

Aid No: N 10/03 and NN 166/02

Title: Aid for marketing and promotion of agricultural
products

Objective: Promotion of quality products

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta Provinciale Contributi
per la promozione della commercializzazione dei prodotti agri-
coli e la valorizzazione della produzione

Small animal shows and competitions may receive maximally
50 % aid of the eligible costs. For quality controls of milk the
maximum aid intensity is 45 % of the eligible costs but limited
to a maximum of EUR 82 per test performed

Duration: Unlimited

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: 10.6.2003

Budget: EUR 137 222 for the year 2003

Member State: France

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

Aid No: N 103/03

Duration: Undetermined

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: Aid for the permanent abandonment of wine-growing in
Charentes

Objective: To widen the field of beneficiaries and increase the
authorised by the
aid No N 255/02,
budget
Commission

for State

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.6.2003

Member State: Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt)

Aid No: N 607/02

Budget: EUR 2,5 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

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

Title: Aid for livestock breeding and quality tests of milk and
milk products

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

Objective: Promotion of maintenance of herd books, tests to
determine the genetic quality and yield of animals (pigs, bovine
animals, sheep, goats and horses), small animal shows and
competitions (rabbits and birds of certain races) and obligatory
quality controls of milk products (such as drinking milk, butter
and cheese; raw milk is excluded from support)

Legal basis: Richtlinien über die Gewährung von Zuwendun-
gen zur Förderung der Tierzucht und der Erhaltung einer ge-
netischen Vielfalt sowie der Durchführung von Güteprüfungen
bei Milch und Milchprodukten

Budget: EUR 0,73 million per year

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.6.2003

Member State: Spain (Catalonia)

Aid No: N 176/03

Title: Aid to family businesses for implementing succession
plans

Objective: To help small
succession plans by means of aid for technical assistance

family businesses to implement

Aid intensity or amount: For tests to determine the genetic
quality and yield of animals the aid intensity is from 50 % to
70 % of the eligible costs according to the tests performed.

Legal basis: Proyecto de resolución por la que se abre la con-
vocatoria de ayudas a empresas familiares para la realización de
planes de sucesiones

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Budget: EUR 600 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of the costs with a
maximum of EUR 4 000 per beneficiary

Duration: 2003 to 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: 10.6.2003

Member State: Spain (Catalonia)

whereas Directive 1999/74/EC allows the rearing of poultry in
non-equipped cages until 1.1.2012. Eligible investment expen-
ses comprise the demolition and removal of actual cages and
the purchase and construction of facilities for floor manage-
ment or freerange production in laying hen rearing

Legal basis: Richtlinie der burgenländischen Landesregierung
zur beschleunigten Umrüstung von Legehennenställen

Budget: Approximately EUR 500 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 % of the eligible costs

Duration: Until 31.12.2007

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

Aid No: N 178/03

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

Title: Aid for promoting innovation in production and logistics

Objective: To promote innovation in production and logistics
through technical assistance

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.6.2003

Legal basis: Proyecto de resolución por la cual se abre la
convocatoria y se aprueban las bases para la concesión de
ayudas para la promoción de la innovación en producción y
logística

Budget: EUR 600 000 per year

Member State: Germany (Hessen)

Aid No: N 260 A/02

Title: Supporting agricultural marketing measures by the Land
of Hessen

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of the costs with a
maximum of EUR 60 000 per beneficiary

Objective: To ensure the quality and promote the sale of
agri-food industry products

Duration: 2003 to 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: 10.6.2003

Member State: Austria (Burgenland)

Legal basis: Hessischer Agrarmarketing-Vertrag

Budget: EUR 1 549 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % for advertising measures,
100 % for participation in trade fairs and exhibitions, 100 %
for training measures and consultancy

Duration: Until 31 December 2008

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

Aid No: N 191/03

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

Title: Aid towards the transition from cage rearing to alter-
native production systems in laying hen rearing

Objective: Investment aid towards transition from cage rearing
to alternative production systems in laying hen rearing with a
view to meeting the requirements laid down in the Burgen-
ländisches Tierschutzgesetz, as amended (LGBl 80/2002), and a
Regulation of
the Government of Burgenland (LGBl Nr
11/2003). The legislation cited prohibits rearing of poultry in
non-equipped cages (nicht ausgestaltete Käfige) as of 1.1.2008,

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.6.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 501/02

Title: Aid to bodies certifying agricultural products

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Objective: To promote the creation of bodies certifying agri-
cultural products and foodstuffs

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por el que se establecen las
bases reguladoras y la convocatoria de concesión de ayudas
destinadas al fomento de la constitución de certificadoras de
productos agrícolas y alimenticios

Budget: EUR 450 000

Lag om ändring av lagen om finansiering av landsbygds-
näringar och beslutet om ändring av regeringsbeslutet om
landsbygdsutveckling. I lagen fastställs de allmänna principerna
för stödordningen men det egentliga stödet beviljas endast i
enlighet med beslutet

Budget: The
amendment of
communicated

exact budgetary

the proposed
existing aid schemes has not been

impact of

the

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 65 % of expenditure

Duration: Not specified

Aid intensity or amount: Variable. The notified amendments
would not change the maximum aid levels of the existing aid
schemes

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

Duration: Unlimited

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.6.2003

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 679/02

Title: Amendment of rural development aid schemes

their own activity,

Objective: To promote investments in primary agricultural
production and handling and processing of agricultural and
other products. The amendments to the existing aid schemes
concern the following nationally financed measures;
intro-
ducing the possibility to grant investment aid to associations,
the definition of production chain enterprises (ketjuyritykset),
determining the viability of jointly owned forests on the basis
the income from
of
forestry when determining the viability of a farm, introducing
the possibility
aid in agricultural
production to the spouses together or even to the non-owning
spouse, introducing the possibility to grant the successor of a
farm investment aid for land purchases more than once,
allowing applications for start-up aid in farming on the basis
of the deed of cession in exceptional circumstances,
intro-
ducing the lack of securities for State loans as a new aid
instrument for investment aid in agricultural production

taking account of

investment

to grant

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: 11.6.2003

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: NN 150/02 (ex N 109/02)

Title: Agricultural promotion programme for 2002

Objective: To promote Tuscan farm products

Legal basis: Legge regionale 14 aprile 1997, n. 28 Disciplina
delle attività di promozione economica delle risorse toscane e
internazionalizzazione nei settori
di supporto al processo di
produttivi dell'agricoltura, dell'artigianato, piccola e media im-
presa industriale e turismo. Delibera della Giunta regionale n.
1244 del 12 novembre 2001

Budget: EUR 1 759 052,2

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measure
(certain measures do not constitute State aid within the
meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty

Legal basis:

Duration: One year

Laki maaseutuelinkeinojen rahoituslain muuttamisesta ja asetus
maaseudun kehittämisestä annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen
muuttamisesta. Lailla vahvistetaan tukijärjestelmän yleisperiaat-
teet, mutta varsinaista tukea myönnetään vain asetuksen mu-
kaisesti

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