Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, 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 233/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Aid intensity or amount: Max up to 100 %

Member State: France

Aid No: N 54/03

Title: Amendment of the aid scheme for renewable energy —
agricultural sector

Objective: To finance investment in plant using renewable
energies on farms

Budget: EUR 50 million for all sectors together

Aid intensity or amount: 40 to 75 %

Duration: Until the end of 2010

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Member State: Belgium (Flanders)

Aid No: N 87/03

Title: Consultancy on environmental matters for farmers and
horticulturists

Objective: Consultancy on environmental matters for farmers
and horticulturists

Legal basis: Ontwerpbesluit van de Vlaamse regering betref-
fende de toekenning van subsidies aan bedrijfsleidingsdiensten
voor het milieukundig adviseren van land- en tuinbouwbedrij-
ven

Projet de décret du gouvernement flamand relatif à l'octroi de
subventions aux centres de gestion pour la fourniture de
conseils environnementaux aux agriculteurs et horticulteurs

Budget:

Duration: 2003-2008

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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: 4.8.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 91/03

Title: Aid for Export promotion in the agricultural sector

Objective: The purpose is to promote exports of Annex 1
agricultural products from the United Kingdom

Legal basis: The Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Budget:

Year

Export promotion

2003/2004

GBP 0,5 million (EUR 0,72 million)

2004/2005

GBP 0,5 million (EUR 0,72 million)

2005/2006

GBP 0,5 million (EUR 0,72 million)

2006/2007

GBP 0,5 million (EUR 0,72 million)

2007/2008

GBP 0,5 million (EUR 0,72 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: 10 years from the date of Commission approval

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

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

EUR 76 500 EUR 163 750EUR 251 250EUR 338 750EUR 426 250

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

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Member State: Italy (Marche)

Aid No: N 110/03

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Title: Aid for the purchase of bovine and ovine breeding
animals

Objective: Genetic improvement of herds

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 193/03

Legal basis: Deliberazione del 10 giugno, n. 831 — Criteri e
modalità per la concessione di contributi per l'acquisto di ri-
produttori maschi e femmine delle specie bovina ed ovina da
carne; adeguamento della DGR n. 136 del 4 febbraio 2003 agli
orientamenti
Stato
(2000/C 28/02)

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Budget: EUR 1 450 000 (EUR 250 000 in 2003, followed by
EUR 400 000 per year until the end of 2006)

Aid intensity or amount: 30-50 %

Duration: 4 years

Title: Aid to repair the damage caused by bad weather to
potato production in the Balearic Islands

Objective: To repair the damage caused by bad weather to
potato production in the Balearic Islands

Legal basis: Orden de 18 de marzo de 2003 por la que se
establecen ayudas para compensar los daños causados por con-
diciones climáticas adversas en la producción de patata en
Baleares

Budget: EUR 2 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the losses suffered

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Duration: 2003-2004 marketing year

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 189/03

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.8.2003

Member State: Italy (Autonomous Province of Bolzano)

Title: Measures financed by the ‘Agence de développement
agricole et rural’ (ADAR: agricultural and rural development
agency)

Aid No: N 231/02

replaces

Objective: The ADAR scheme
that previously
organised by the ‘Association Nationale pour le Développement
(ANDA: national association for agricultural devel-
Agricole’
opment). The measures funded from revenue from the new
parafiscal charge for ADAR will cover applied research,
reference retrieval, methodological support, technical support
and training

Legal basis: Loi no 2002-1576 du 30 décembre 2002 de
finances rectificative pour 2002

Budget: In the first year estimated revenue from the parafiscal
charge is EUR 100 million, the ADAR budget being EUR 85
million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Five years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Improvement of plant production

Objective: Investments in the small fruit and drupes sector and
accompanying measures for potato production

Legal basis: Criteri per promuovere il miglioramento qualita-
tivo e strutturale nella produzione vegetale

Budget: EUR 1 500 000 in the first three years

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % in the case of investment aid
for diversification and 80 % for accompanying measures for
potato production

Duration: Six years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Member State: Germany (Hessen)

Aid No: N 246/03

Member State: France

Aid No: N 299/03

Title: Amendment of the aid scheme for steep slope viticulture

Title: Aid for farm buildings for veal calves

In
Objective: Agri-environmental support in wine growing.
the previously approved aid scheme the minimum eligible
area was set at 0,10 ha. With the proposed modification the
minimum eligible area would be reduced to 500 m2

Legal basis: Richtlinien des Landes Hessen zur Förderung des
Steillagenweinbaus in Hessen

Budget: The budgetary impact of the notified amendment has
not been communicated

Objective: To increase budget resources in order to be able to
meet restructuring requirements to bring farm buildings up to
standard in accordance with Council Directive 91/629/EEC of
19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the
protection of calves, as amended by Directive 97/2/EC of 20
January 1997

Budget: EUR 9,6 million per year until the end of 2003

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 40 %

Aid intensity or amount: No changes to the existing aid
scheme

Duration: Until the end of 2003

Duration: Unlimited

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Member State: Italy (Lombardia)

Aid No: N 258/03

Title: Forestry measures

Objective: Management and protection of forests. Aid to forest
holdings

Legal basis: Legge regionale 7 febbraio 2000 n. 7, art. 25
«Protezione e valorizzazione delle supefici forestali» Criteri re-
gionali per la concessione dei contributi finalizzati ai regimi di
aiuto denominati rispettivamente «Misure forestali» e «Misure
forestali e sistemazioni idraulico-forestali»

Budget: EUR 10 000 000 per year

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.8.2003

Member State: United Kingdom (Isle of Man)

Aid No: N 339/02

Title: Loaghtan Ewe Annual Premium Scheme 2002

Objective: The aid is aimed at providing the producers of the
indigenous breed Manx Loaghtan with an annual premium to
support the preservation and maintenance of the Isle of Man
primitive sheep breed

Legal basis: The Isle of Man Government Loaghtan Ewe
Annual Premium Scheme 2002

Budget: EUR 52 500/year

Aid intensity or amount: For pure-bred Loaghtan ewe
EUR 21 per year.
Individual producer limit is set at 1 500
ewes and the overall restriction is 2 500 eligible animals

Duration: Undetermined

Duration: 5 years

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Budget: EUR 180 303,63

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 342/02

Aid intensity or amount: 22,4 % of the cost of investment

Duration: Ad hoc assistance

Title: Article 108 of Regional law n. 32 of 23 December 2000:
‘Implementation of the ROP 2000-2006 and overhaul of aid
schemes for undertakings’

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: To provide investment aid to beekeepers in Sicily

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Legal basis: Articolo 108 della Legge regionale 23 dicembre
2000 n. 32 «Disposizioni per l'attuazione del POR 2000-2006
e di riordino dei regimi di aiuto alle imprese»

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible costs, 50 % in
less-favoured areas.

Member State: Spain

45 % (or 55 % in less-favoured areas) for young beekeepers

Aid No: N 522/02

Duration: Unlimited

Title: Aid to the firm Senoble SA

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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Objective: To invest in the milk product processing sector

Legal basis: Ley 50/85 de 27 de diciembre de incentivos re-
gionales para la corrección de desequilibrios económicos inter-
territoriales

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2003

Budget: EUR 3 377 020

Member State: Spain (Catalonia)

Aid No: N 495/01

Title: Aid to the firm Copecinter, SL

Objective: To support material investments by the company in
setting up a new production line for processing animal waste,
in particular from pigs

Aid intensity or amount: 9 % of the cost of the investment

Duration: One-off

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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