Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Germany, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, environmental protection

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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 246/08)

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.9.2003

Duration: 2003

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 162/03

Title: Aid for consulting services concerning transition towards
organic farming

Objective: Promotion of organic farming. Aid would be paid
for the costs of consultation on the transition of an agricultural
undertaking towards organic farming

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: 15.9.2003

Legal basis: Richtlinien über die Förderung der Beratung land-
wirtschaftlicher Unternehmen über die Umstellung auf den
ökologischen Landbau

Member State: Spain (Cantabria)

Aid No: N 180/03

Budget: EUR 1,5-1,8 Mio. annually

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is 60 % of the documented
and paid costs of
exceeding
EUR 1 000 per undertaking. An undertaking may get the aid
only once

consultation, but not

the

Duration: Until December 2007

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Title: Aid to producer groups for integrated processing in
agriculture

Objective: To combat plant diseases by groups of farmers who
implement integrated protection programmes against agents
harmful to plants

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se regula el reco-
nocimiento de las agrupaciones para tratamientos integrados en
agricultura (Atrias) y se convocan subvenciones para el ejerci-
cio 2003

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

Budget: EUR 18 500 in 2003

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.9.2003

Duration: Five years

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 166/03

Title: Aid for modernising the poultry sector

Objective: To modernise the poultrymeat production sector
and increase its competitiveness

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se establecen las
bases reguladoras y la convocatoria para el ejercicio 2003 de
la concesión de ayudas destinadas a la modernización del sec-
tor de la avicultura de carne de pollo en España

Budget: EUR 306 000

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: 15.9.2003

Member State: Austria (Upper Austria)

Aid No: N 305/03

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Title: Aid towards the payment of storm insurance premiums
for glasshouses

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Objective: To encourage horticultural enterprises with glas-
shouses to obtain adequate insurance against storm damage.
The aid would be granted to horticultural enterprises in
Upper Austria if an enterprise has taken an insurance policy
for the whole calendar year against storm damage to glas-
shouses

Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinien für die Gewährung eines Zu-
schusses zu den Versicherungsprämien zum Schutz vor Sturm-
schäden an Gewächshäusern in der Landwirtschaft

Budget:
(nationally financed)

EUR 12,3 Mio

(2003),

EUR 14,2 Mio

(2004)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the supported
measure

Duration: Unlimited

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Budget: Estimated EUR 55 000 annually

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

Aid intensity or amount: Maximally 50 % of
insurance premium

the paid

Duration: Unlimited

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.9.2003

Member State: Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)

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

Aid No: N 580/02

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.9.2003

Member State: Germany (Sachsen)

Aid No: N 567/02

Title: Aid for nature protection measures

care

the
Objective: Protection of nature. Aid is granted for
following purposes:
and development of biotopes,
protection of wild animals and plants and their habitat,
investments for measures,
installations and technology used
for the protection of nature, securing plots of land for nature
protection, preparation and promotion of nature protection
measures, care of protected areas and combined operations
in nature protection. Only land that cannot be used for agri-
cultural protection and that is destined for nature protection is
the draft directive. No agricultural
eligible for aid under
the
production is allowed in the eligible areas. None of
supported measures may benefit agricultural protection

Legal basis: Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für
Umwelt und Landwirtschaft für die Förderung von Maßnahmen
des Naturschutzes im Freistaat Sachsen (Naturschutzrichtlinie)

Title: Aid towards production loss insurance premiums in
swine rearing in Rheinland-Pfalz

Objective: Promotion of insurance coverage against economic
losses due to swine fewer and other risks. Aid would be
granted as a subsidy towards insurance premiums of policies
taken by farmers with swine rearing. The eligible insurance
policy and the subsidised insurance premium thereof shall
always cover natural catastrophes, exceptional occurrences
pursuant to point 11.2.1 of the Community Guidelines on
State aid in the agriculture sector and adverse weather
conditions pursuant to point 11.3.1 of the Guidelines

Legal basis: Verwaltungsvorschrift über die „Gewährung von
Beihilfen zu Versicherungsprämien für Ertragsschadenversiche-
rungen in der Schweineproduktion in Rheinland-Pfalz“ (Ent-
wurf)

Budget: EUR 60 000-70 000 EUR annually

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum aid amount is 50 %
of the actual insurance premium

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