Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-08-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, 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 195/09)

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.7.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.7.2003

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 53/03

Title: Plan for the protection and improvement of the waters
of the Venice Lagoon. Interventions in terms of agriculture and
animal husbandry. Breakdown of measures 2001

Objective: To extend to new sufaces and beneficiaries the
following infrastructural,
investment and agri-environmental
measures approved in the context of Aid N 412/01:

— measure C5.1.3.A (Compatible agriculture in the Lagoon of
Venezia): agri-environmental aids for rewarding the obli-
gation of the rotation of culture and maintenance of lawn
surfaces for a duration of five years. Budget increase of
EUR 10 329 137,98

— measure C5.1.3.B (Environmental buffers and set aside in
the Lagoon of Venezia): agri-environmental aids for the
creation of buffer zones situated along the rivers and set
aside of
for 10 years with the
prohibition of the use of any chemical fertilisers. Budget
increase of EUR 2 298 233,20

cultivated surfaces

— measure C5.1.3.C (Water management and rationalisation
investment State aids to agricultural
of water resources):
undertakings
to
aids
for
Consorzi di Bonifica. Budget increase of EUR 5 164 568,99

infrastructural works

and

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 150/03

Title: Payment of the cost of rapid tests for BSE/TSE carried
out under statutory testing requirements

Objective: To cover the costs arising from the statutory testing
requirement to control BSE and TSE

Legal basis: Gesetz zum Vollzug des Tierseuchenrechts und
Verordnung über die Benutzungsgebühren der Gesundheitsver-
waltung

Budget: EUR 19,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of EUR 22,5 per test

Duration: Until 31 December 2004

overcompensation

Other information: The German authorities have assured that
of
because
any
Community, national or regional repayments for BSE test-costs
will be excluded

combination

of

a

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: Deliberazione del Consiglio Regionale 27 dicembre
2001, n. 70. Legge 29 novembre 1984, n. 798 «Nuovi inter-
venti per la salvaguardia di Venezia»

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.7.2003

Budget: EUR 17 791 940,17

Aid intensity or amount: Variable depending on the measure

Member State: France

Aid No: N 184/03

Duration: Variable depending on the measure

Title: Programme to establish and develop local
(PIDIL)

initiatives

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

Objective: To seek young people outside the farming popu-
lation who want to become farm managers and to provide
support for the children of farmers with a holding of their
own that does not allow them to become established on econ-
omically satisfactory terms and who must look for land outside
the family circle if they are to achieve their aims

Budget: EUR 10 million in 2003

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Aid intensity or amount:

— 100 % of

the cost of

potential entrants to farming’,
for
support
communication actions’

young

farmers’

technical assistance aid:
‘replacement aid’,

and

‘promotional

‘aid for
‘technical
and

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.7.2003

Member State: Spain (Catalonia)

Aid No: N 224/03

— A top-up amount with a maximum of EUR 50 000 for aid

for new entrants to farming

Title: Aid to improve processing and marketing conditions for
agricultural products in the retail sector

— 45 % of the costs of investment aid in plains areas and

55 % in less-favoured areas

— A top-up amount with a maximum of EUR 15 000 for

early-retirement aid

Duration: To the end of 2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Objective: To carry out investments in improving processing
and marketing conditions for agricultural products in the retail
sector

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se modifican las
bases reguladoras de las ayudas para la aplicación de las me-
didas para la diversificación económica de las zonas rurales del
programa Proder y se fija la dotación presupuestaria correspon-
diente al año 2003

Budget: EUR 1,55 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 % of the cost

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.7.2003

Duration: 2003-2006

Member State: Italy (Lombardia)

Aid No: N 188/03

Title: Regional measures in favour of the maize sector, affected
by the western corn rootworm disease (Diabrotica virgifera
virgifera Le Conte)

Objective: To compensate maize farmers for the losses caused
by implementation of
the obligatory control programme
against
the western corn rootworm disease. Farmers are
barred from sowing maize as main crop in 2003. Compen-
sation will be paid to cover the difference between income
obtained with maize and income obtained with alternative
crops

Legal basis: Legge regionale 7 febbraio 2000 n. 7 «Norma per
gli interventi regionali in agricoltura», articolo 17 (abbandoni
produttivi ed abbattimenti); Programma obbligatorio di con-
trollo n. 1795 del 12.3.2003 «Misure urgenti per il conteni-
mento e controllo di Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte
nell'annata agraria 2003»

Budget: EUR 1,5 million for the first three years

Aid intensity or amount: Farmers who implement measure f
of
the RDP or Region Lombardia are entitled to 100 %
compensation of foregone income; other farmers receive 70 %

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: 9.7.2003

Member State: Germany (Saarland)

Aid No: N 429/02

Title: Aid to self-help organisations in agriculture

Objective: The notified directive would provide aid to agri-
cultural self-help organisations in Saarland. Self-help organi-
sations are not engaged in the production, transformation or
commercialisation of Annex I-products. Only self-help organi-
sations that offer their services to all farmers active in Saarland
would be eligible for aid. The aid would be granted to cover up
to 30 % of the documented personnel and business costs of the
self-help organisation

Legal basis: Entscheidung der Landesregierung des Saarlandes

Duration: 10 years

Budget: EUR 38 500 yearly

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: Maximum 30 % of the eligible costs
but not exceeding EUR 38 500 yearly or 100 000 in a
three-year period for each beneficiary

Duration: Until end 2006

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is being granted in the
form of a loan and an investment subsidy. The maximum
aid intensity for the direct grant is 35 % of eligible expenditure

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.7.2003

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 431/02

Title: Quality programme ‘Eco-quality guaranteed’

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to support the intro-
duction and promotion of
‘eco-quality
guaranteed’. The use of the label requires the observance of
specific quality criteria. Aid is given for the control and certifi-
cation of label users, consumer information on the label and
advertising actions for marketing of products

the quality label

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz und der Haushaltsplan des Frei-
staates Bayern; Vollzugshinweise für die Durchführung von
Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Qualität und des Absatzes im
Rahmen des Zeichens „Öko-Qualität garantiert“

Budget: 2003-2006: EUR 8,5 million

Aid intensity or amount:

— Consumer information: 100 %

— Certification and controls: up to 80 %

— Advertising actions: 50 %

Duration: 2003 up to 2006

Duration: This is an one-off aid. The loan must be paid back
within ten 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: 9.7.2003

Member State: Spain (Catalonia)

Aid No: N 673/02

Title: Aid for the voluntary withdrawal from livestock farming
in sensitive areas

Objective: Complete, voluntary, permanent and irrevocable
abandonment of active livestock farms intended to eliminate
or reduce the impact of nitrates on waters so as to obtain
adequate quality standards

Legal basis: Proyecto de Resolución por la que se publican las
bases y se abre la línea de ayudas para el abandono voluntario
de las explotaciones ganaderas ubicadas en zonas vulnerables

Budget: EUR 7 850 000

Aid intensity or amount: Various

Duration: Five 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

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: 24.6.2003

Member State: Germany (Thüringen)

Aid No: N 582/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.7.2003

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Title: Restructuring aid for the firm ‘Die Thüringer’

Aid No: N 757/02

Objective: To enable the firm, which has got into economic
difficulties because of the market situation linked to the BSE
crisis and the outbreak of
to
restore its long-term viability

the foot-and-mouth disease,

Legal basis: Thüringer Landes-Haushaltsordnung

Title: Amendments to Regional Law No 1 of 14 January 1998,
‘Aid to genetic improvement of animals of zootechnical
interest’

Objective: Aid for
farming sector

investments: support

to the livestock

Budget: EUR 588 000

Legal basis: Legge Regionale n. 35 del 18 dicembre 2002

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Budget: EUR 400 000 in 2002, with EUR 300 000 planned
for 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures
(see points 8, 9 and 10 of the letter sent to the Member State)

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: 9.7.2003

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 758/02

Title:
Implementing modalities
Ministerial Decree 102061 of 7.11.2002

for

the re-insurance fund.

Objective: Setting up a re-insurance fund

Legal basis: DM 7.11.2002 n. 102061 «Modalità operative
Fondo riassicurativo rischi agricoli»

Budget: EUR 10 000 000 per year

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

Duration: Undetermined

Other information: The measure can not be considered a
state aid within the meaning of 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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.7.2003

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 803/02

Investment aid for the treatment of waste water in

Title:
undertakings

Objective:
in environmental
protection in enterprises producing or processing Annex I

Promotion of

investments

investments

in
products. Aid would be granted towards
constructing and improving wastewater treatment installations
in the eligible undertakings. The eligible investment costs are
limited to the additional costs necessary to fulfil a national
environmental norm superior to the Community minimum
standard. If no Community norm exist the eligible investment
cost is limited to the additional costs to attain a national norm

Legal basis: Diese Maßnahme stützt sich auf das Umweltför-
derungsgesetz BGBl Nr. 185/1993, geändert, die Förderungs-
richtlinien für betriebliche Abwassermaßnahmen 1996, geän-
dert 2002

Budget: EUR 9 million for all sectors. The share of Annex I
production of this budget has not been communicated

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 % of the eligible costs
for SME's and 30 % for other enterprises. As far as processing
the aid may be
of agricultural products
cumulated with other aid up to the intensity of the applicable
regional aid scheme

concerned,

is

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.7.2003

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: NN 38/96

Title: Measures in favour of the livestock sector

Objective: To provide technical support to livestock farmers in
the context of a programme against infertility, hypofertility and
perinatal mortality of several animal species

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 42/95, articolo 12, paragrafi 1
e 2; legge regionale n. 79/77, articoli da 17 a 19

Budget: EUR 516 460 a year (ITL 1 billion)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

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