Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, France, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

13.11.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/17

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 272/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2003

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 398/03

forage and forage
Title: Financial aid for the purchase of
replacement products to agricultural and forestry enterprises
having sustained damage due to the exceptional weather
conditions

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum amount of aid per
holding is EUR 150 for each hactare of forage area.

Minimum payable aid amount is EUR 150 per holding and the
aid may not exceed EUR 3 000 per holding

Duration: One-off measure

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

In order to compensate for the drought-related
Objective:
damage to the forage production of livestock farms Austria
proposes
the
following purchased forage or forage replacement:

the aid indicated below towards

to grant

— EUR 7 per 100 kg of hay

— EUR 3 per 100 kg silage balls

— EUR 12 per each grass/maize silage ball

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 417/03

— EUR 262 per each ha of corn on the cob (Mais am Stamm)

Title: Aid for an experiment programme in the tobacco sector

— EUR 1 per 100 kg maize silage

Objective: Development
production to meet market demand

of

high-quality

raw material

— EUR 2 per 100 kg of feeding straw

Budget: EUR 914 000 per annum up to the end of 2006

— EUR 6 per 100 kg of roughage replacement

Aid intensity or amount: A maximum of 100 %

— EUR 4 per 100 kg dry forage

Duration: Three years

— EUR 0,8 per 100 kg pressed forage

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

— EUR 0,8 per 100 kg corn gluten feed.

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

The forage purchased must be intended to replace a shortfall in
the beneficiary's own forage production. Livestock farmers with
no forage area and sellers of roughage or its substitutes will
receive no aid under the draft directive. The aid is granted as a
one-off measure and only upon presentation of the proof of
purchase completed in the period between 1 May 2003 and 31
December 2003

Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinie des Bundesministers für Land-
und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW)
zur Abfederung der Zusatzaufwendungen für Ersatzfuttermittel
in von der Dürre 2003 besonders betroffenen Betrieben mit
Futterflächen

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 425/03

Title: Aid to repair the damage to strawberry production in
Huelva, Cádiz and Seville caused by bad weather

Budget: Available resources at the time of the notification:
EUR 6 million. Actual expenses are not yet foreseeable

Objective: To repair the damage to strawberry production in
Huelva, Cadiz and Seville caused by bad weather

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Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se establecen ayudas
para reprarar los daños causados por lluvias,
temporales y
otros fenómenos naturales relacionados con la climatología
adversa acaecidos desde finales del mes de marzo hasta prime-
ros del mes de mayo de 2003, en la producción de fresa y
fresón de las provincias de Huelva, Cádiz y Sevilla

Budget: EUR 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the loss incurred

Duration: The 2002/03 marketing year

Aid No: N 686/02

Title: Aid for the use of biofuel for drying peppers

Objective: To promote the use of biofuel for drying peppers
by means of aid to offset the additional costs involved in using
firewood instead of the fuels used in industrial processes

Legal basis: Proyecto de Decreto por el que se establece una
línea de ayudas para el fomento de la utilización de biocarbu-
rantes en el secado tradicional del pimiento para pimentón en
la Comarca de la Vera

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

Budget: EUR 39 000 for 2003

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

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 75 % of the cost of the wood

Duration: Unlimited

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2003

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

Member State: Spain (Extremadura)

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

OPERATION OF SCHEDULED AIR SERVICES

Public service obligations for the operation of scheduled air services between Dijon and Lille

(2003/C 272/06)

France has decided to suspend the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between
Dijon and Lille published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 240 of 15 September 1995.