Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, 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

(2004/C 41/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Member State: United Kingdom (Wales)

Aid No: N 696/02

Aid intensity or amount: Parafiscal levies will always finance
at least 50 % of the budget

Duration: Five years
Commission

from the date of approval of

the

Title: Meat Generic Advertising (Wales) Scheme

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: The objective of the scheme is to advertise on a
generic basis the advantages of eating red meat and red meat
products and therefore to increase consumption. The adver-
in the
tising will
European Union outside the United Kingdom, and in third
countries

in the United Kingdom,

take place

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

Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1967 (as amended); Welsh Devel-
opment Agency Act 1975 (as amended)

Budget: GBP 6,25 million (EUR 8,9 million

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 344/B/99

Aid intensity or amount: Parafiscal levies will always finance
at least 50 % of the budget

Title: Program Management (Change of function)

Duration: Date of approval of the Commission until 31 March
2005

Objective: Compensating farmers for the loss of value of
farmland turned into nature area or non-commercial woodland

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Legal basis: Kaderwet LNV-subsidies

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

Budget:

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Aid No: N 230/03

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2018

(Mio. EUR)

Change of function

0,54

0,81

0,91

0,99

1,50

2,50

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: Indefinite

Title: Meat Quality Advertising (Scotland) Scheme

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: The objective of the scheme is to advertise the
advantages of eating quality red meat and red meat products
which comply with quality specifications. Advertising will take
place in the United Kingdom, in the European Union outside
the United Kingdom, and in non-member countries

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

Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1967 (as amended); Scotland Act
1998 (Cross-Border
of
Functions etc.) (Amendment) Order 2002 No 2636

Public Authorities)

(Adaptation

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Member State: Germany

Budget: GBP 15 million (EUR 21,7 million)

Aid No: N 571/02

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Title: Promotion Fund Law

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2004

Objective: To promote the marketing and development of
German agricultural and forestry productions by researching
in Germany and abroad. The
and developing markets
measure also aims to promote the quality and safety of
products, and to gear them more towards market needs. It
supports market research and monitoring activities

Member State: Germany (Niedersachsen)

Aid No: N 639/02

Title: Restructuring aid for the firm Brennecke

Legal basis: Gesetz über die Errichtung eines zentralen Fonds
zur Absatzförderung der deutschen Land- und Forstwirtschaft
(Absatzfondsgesetz)

Objective: To facilitate the restructuring of a firm which has
got into financial difficulties as a result of the BSE crisis. The
restructuring is part of a plan to restore the long-term viability
of the firm

Budget: EUR 109,5 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: The
around
EUR 100,5 million per year for the CMA and EUR 9 million
per year for the ZMP

support

totals

Legal basis: Allgemeine Bürgschaftsrichtlinien des Landes Nie-
dersachsen

Budget: Maximum of EUR 920 000

Duration: Until 31.12.2008

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

Duration: Until 31.12.2008

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

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dential information has been removed, can be found at

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

Amendment to the list published pursuant to Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
884/2001 on the accompanying documents for the carriage of wine products and the relevant
records to be kept

(2004/C 41/05)

AUTHORITIES COMPETENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING WINE-
SECTOR PRODUCTS AND KEEPING THE WINE-SECTOR RECORDS

(Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 16 December 2003, p. 1)

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