Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

18.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/5

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 277/06)

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.10.2003

— N 821/01: EUR 2 464 000 for one further year

Member State: Spain

Aid intensity or amount: A maximum of 100 %

Aid No: N 225/03 and N 273/03

Duration: Three years

Title: Aid to repair damage to olive production caused by frost

Objective: To repair damage to olive trees caused by frost

Legal basis: Orden de 13 de noviembre de 2002, por la que se
establecen ayudas para la recuperación del potencial productivo
del olivar afectado por las bajas temperaturas registradas en
diciembre de 2001 y se determinan las medidas para la solici-
tud, tramitación y concesión de las mismas

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: 20.10.2003

For
Budget:
N 273/03: not specified

aid N 225/03: EUR 1 344 121,30;

for

aid

Member State: Germany (North Rhine Westphalia)

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the damage caused to the
olive trees

Aid No: N 596/02

Duration: Ad hoc aid

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: 20.10.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 418/03

Title: Aid from the Office national
interprofessionnel des
céréales (ONIC) and the Office national interprofessionnel des
oléagineux (ONIOL)

Objective: To continue the funding of measures authorised
under State aid schemes N 190/01, N 191/01, N 192/01 and
N 821/01

Budget:

Title: Promotion of marketing of school milk

Objective: The proposed aid scheme provides incentives for
the sale of school milk in kindergartens and schools: premiums
for the sale of school milk, aid for investments of sales estab-
lishments, support for information work, image improvement
and qualification and training

Legal basis: Landeshaushaltsordnung Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Schulmilch-Beihilfenverordnung vom 8. November 1985, Ent-
wurf der Richtlinien über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen
zur Förderung von Schulmilch

Budget: EUR 1,15 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: 2003 to 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

— N 190/01: EUR 80 000 for 2003, budget renewable up to

2006,

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.10.2003

— N 191/02: EUR 605 000 for 2003, budget renewable up to

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

2006,

Aid No: N 701/02

— N 192/01: EUR 114 000 for 2003 and EUR 120 000 for

2004, budgets renewable up to 2006,

Title: Promoting knowledge of agricultural production

C 277/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.11.2003

Objective: To promote agricultural knowledge by means of
research and development projects and support for technical
assistance in order to promote the integrated and balanced
development of
rural areas, boost production value-added
and improve the competitiveness of agricultural holdings,
agri-food businesses
gearing
production to quality, multifunctionality, health protection
and
regional
executive will draw up triennial R & D operational plans and
triennial service plans setting out the objective and description
of each R & D topic selected. These triennial plans will be
communicated to the Commission prior to implementation

and forest holdings while

development. The Umbria

environmental

(c) Technical,

agro-metrological

support
services: up to 100 % of eligible expenditure, up to a
maximum EUR 100 000 per beneficiary in each three-year
period;

and soil

science

(d) Cost of replacing the farmer or a co-worker during periods
of absence due to the frequency of training courses: up to
EUR 4 000 per beneficiary, with a maximum EUR 16 000
per beneficiary in each three-year period

Duration: Unspecified

Legal basis: Disegno di legge, Delibera della Giunta regionale
del 2 ottobre 2002, n. 1312 e Delibera della Giunta regionale
del 9 dicembre 2002, n. 255

Budget: To be determined each year in the regional budget

Other information: The assistance for the activities described
under Articles 4(1)(a) and (b) and 5(1)(c) and (d) of the notified
draft law is not State aid as it benefits the activities of the
regional public administration and therefore the community
as a whole rather than specific firms or types of production

Aid intensity or amount:

Research and development activities:

(a) Studies and research of general

interest

to enhance

knowledge:

— up to 75 % for basic research,

— up to 50 % for pre-competitive development,

— up to 100 % for topics proposed by the region of

Umbria;

(b) Preparation of research programmes to submit to the EU
within the context of specific programmes; point 6.I.f: up
to 50 % of eligible expenditure;

(c) Upgrading instruments and tools for agricultural research
and testing and purchasing new ones; point 6.I.g: up to
100 % of eligible expenditure

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: 20.10.2003

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 853/01

Title: Aid for advertising agricultural products

Objective: The international promotion of Spanish agricultural
and food products

Legal basis: Decisión ad hoc de las autoridades españolas

Technical assistance:

Budget: Not specified

(a) Presentation: up to 100 % of eligible expenditure;

technical

(b) Information, assistance and consultation activities, highly
dissemination of new
assistance,
qualified
production and management techniques,
implementation
of pilot projects and demonstrations, keeping technicians'
knowledge up-to-date as regards the activities planned in
the triennial service plan: up to 80 % of eligible expenditure
to a maximum EUR 100 000 per beneficiary in each
three-year period;

Aid intensity or amount: Various, according to the type of
aid

Duration: Not specified

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