Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, postal service, regional development, shipbuilding

C 269/22

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.11.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.10.2003

Member State: Italy (Friuli Venenzia Giulia)

Aid No: N 383/03

Title: Aids to implement the regional programme for the eradi-
cation, prevention and control of 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. Compensation
will be paid to cover the difference between income obtained
with maize and income obtained with alternative crops and for
the cost of insecticide

Legal basis: Regolamento recante criteri e modalità per la
concessione degli aiuti per l'attuazione del programma regio-
nale di prevenzione, controllo ed eradicazione della diabrotica
del mais e legge Regionale 13.8.2002, n. 22

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

Aid No: N 412/03

Title: Assistance for rearers taking part
vaccination plan

in the bluetongue

Objective: To compensate farmers for animals lost as a result
of mandatory vaccination

Legal basis: Proposta di legge regionale approvata con delibe-
razione della Giunta regionale n. 661 del 21 maggio 2003.
«Interventi a favore degli allevatori partecipanti al piano vacci-
nale per la febbre catarrale degli ovini (bluetongue)»

Budget: Up to EUR 1 322 129,66

Budget: EUR 30 000 for 2003

Aid intensity or amount: 300 EUR/ha for the loss of revenue
and 75 EUR/ha for the insecticide

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 90 % of market value for the
category and type of animal aborted or killed

Duration: Four years

Duration: Indefinite

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

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Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 269/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2002

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 252/02

Title: The reinvention of the urban post office network — Post
Office Limited (POL)/Consignia

Objective: Post office

Legal basis: Section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982

Budget: GBP 180 million (max.) for Government refund to
POL of investment compensation to leaving sub-postmasters
and GBP 30 million (max.) for refund of investment grant to
remaining sub-postmasters

Duration: Refunds spread over three years from 2002 to 2005
on the basis of POL's actual payments to sub-postmasters

Other information: Decision not to raise any objections as
measures compatible with common market: no overcompen-
sation of cost of public service

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.5.2003

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 339/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 784/02

Title: Expansion of
the scheme for Temporary Defensive
Measures for Shipbuilding (Commission Decision N 780/02)
to LNG Tankers (liquefied natural gas tankers)

Title: Government debt payment
rural network
support and rolling working capital loan to Post Office Limited

funding,

Objective: Operating aid in the shipbuilding sector

Objective:

Legal basis: Toepassing van Verordening nr. 1177/2002 van
de Raad, Art. 3 Kaderwet EZ Subsidies

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 6 % of contract value

Duration: 25 October 2002 to 31 March 2004

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information has been removed, can be found at

(a) Enabling POL to deliver the entrusted services of general
economic interest over the structurally loss-making rural
counters;

(b) keeping POL as an on-going concern in the return to
sustainability period so that it can continue providing the
entrusted services of general economic interest;

(c) enabling the delivery of the over-the-counter cash payment

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

service of general economic interest

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.9.2003

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 511/02

Title: Venture capital fund

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Progetto di deliberazione della Giunta regionale in
ordine alle direttive di attuazione della misura 4.1, azione D,
del POR Sardegna 2000-2006

Budget: EUR 21,303 million

Aid intensity or amount: Acquisition of minority share-
holdings. The scheme does not constitute State aid

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential
information has been removed, can be found at

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

Legal basis: Postal Services Act 2000 Sections 62, 63, 64, 72,
74 and 103

Duration: Due to start on approval by the Commission

1. Annual GBP 150 million (max.) Government compen-
rural
sation for network net public service cost or
to
coverage (initially for three years and then subject
consultation
Government decision further
exercise);

to major

2(a) one-off

compensation (GBP 726 million)

to refund
exactly loan from Royal Mail amounting to POL's
balance-sheet deficit;

2(b) subsequent compensation cumulating to GBP 524 million
(max.)
for net annual balance-sheet deficits until end
financial year 2006/7 to enable POL to pay fully its debts;

3.

rolling working capital loan of GBP 576 million (max.) to
pre-fund services of general economic interest of over-
the-counter cash payments (on-going)

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential
information has been removed, can be found at

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