Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2004-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

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The training aims to:

— Provide management and workers with clear guidance on
how to control the food hazards inherent in a catering
business

The Food Standards Agency must prepare UK food businesses
for the forthcoming consolidation of EU food hygiene legis-
lation expected in 2005. This legislation will make documented
food safety management systems, based on HACCP principles,
food businesses except primary
a legal requirement
producers

for all

— Develop a comprehensive food safety management system
that is relevant, specific and appropriate for each individual
business.

Economic sector(s) concerned: The small end of the catering
independent catering
sector of UK. This pilot targets small
establishments. In most instances these would be classified as
micro businesses

The training will enable businesses to manage food safety risks
more effectively resulting in a lower incidence of food-borne
disease.

This project aims to identify the most cost-effective approach
to implementing food safety management, based on HACCP
principles, in catering businesses in the UK.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Andrew Greaves
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel. 020 72 76 81 27

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 70/06)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.2.2004

— Legge Regionale 26/2001 «disposizioni di attuazione dei

programmi cofinanziati dai Fondi Strutturali»

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 626/03

— Legge Regionale 7/2000 «Testo unico delle norme in ma-
teria di procedimento amministrativo e di diritto di accesso»

Title: ‘Leader + Project 2: Participation in fairs’

Budget: EUR 30 000, co-financed by FEOGA

to provide

Objective: This aid scheme aims
a public
contribution for participation in fairs, which will be granted
in the framework of the Leader + programme of Friuli-Venezia
Giulia, and specifically of the Local Development Plan (LDP)
Alpi Prealpi Giulie. Beneficiaries are associations of agricultural
consortia, cooperatives and undertakings

Legal basis:

— Decisione della Commissione C(2001) 3563 del 19 novem-
bre 2001, recante approvazione del Programma Leader Re-
gionale

— Decreto n. 22/SASM del 29 marzo 2002, recante approva-
zione del bando relativo alla selezione e finanziamento dei
Piani di Sviluppo Locale

— Delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 4240 del 6 dicembre
2002, recante approvazione della graduatoria dei Piani di
Sviluppo Locale

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible expenses, capped at
EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over three years

Duration: Five years

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: 18.2.2004

Member State: Italy

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Aid No: NN 1/04, ex N 65/02

Title: Financial law 448/2001 — Article 66 — Blue tongue
Italy

Objective: To provide compensation to the bovine livestock
farmers whose animals have been slaughtered for health and
welfare reasons following the outbreak of the blue tongue
disease

Objective: An Bord Bia operate Quality Assurance Schemes
for the Beef, Pig meat and Eggs sectors. The label can be used
only if certain quality criteria are observed. There is no change
in those criteria — this decision only concerns an amendment
of the design of the logotype used. The previous logotype was
approved by the Commission in State aid decision N 470/96

Legal basis: Non-statutory scheme

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Legal basis: Legge 28 dicembre 2001 n. 448 «Disposizioni per
la formazione del bilancio annuale e pluriennale dello Stato
(Legge finanziaria 2002)» articolo 66

Duration: Not defined

Budget: EUR 13 014 723,86

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

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the
Member State

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

Duration: Una tantum

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2004

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

Member State: Spain (Cantabria)

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2004

Member State: France

Aid No: N 18/04

Title: Aid to restructure the poultry sector

Objective: To extend the aid for reducing production capacity
authorised under State aid scheme No N 3/03 to include other
recipients

Aid No: N 43/04

Title: Aid for the purchase of seeds for the production of
potatoes

Objective: To improve the production of high-quality potatoes

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden de la Consejería de Ganadería,
Agricultura y Pesca por la que se convocan ayudas para la
compra de semilla certificada para la producción de patata de
consumo en Valderredible

Budget: EUR 73 000 per year

Budget: EUR 4 million

Aid intensity or amount: Between 60 % and 80 % of the cost
of the seeds depending on the recipients

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 14 per square metre of closed
poultry house

Duration: Not specified

Duration: One year

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2004

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 39/04

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2004

Member State: France (Moselle)

Aid No: N 285/03

Title: Amendment of An Bord Bia Quality logo

Title: Programme d'aides à l'agriculture du department de la
Moselle

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Objective: The notified measure aims
funding for technical assistance,
holdings and the setting up of young farmers

to provide public
investments in agricultural

Aid for provision of technical support: Up to 100 % of eligible
costs. Maximum aid intensity per beneficiary will not go
beyond EUR 100 000 over any three year period

Budget: EUR 1 074 500 per year

Aid intensity or amount: For technical assistance: up to
100 % of eligible expenses.

For investments: 40 % or 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured
areas; 45 % and 55 %, respectively,
for young farmers. For
investments in the protection of traditional landscapes: 60 %

Duration: Five years the date of the Commissions's approval.
Payments under management agreements will continue after
expiry of the scheme

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

Duration: Four years

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: 19.2.2004

Member State: Italy (Molise)

Aid No: N 562/03

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.2.2004

Member State: United Kingdom (England and Wales)

Aid No: N 380/03

Environmental

Title:
National Parks (England and Wales) Scheme

Enhancement

through Agriculture,

Objective: To conserve and enhance the natural beauty,
wildlife and heritage of the National Parks in England and
Wales and promote understanding of their qualities

Legal basis: Section 39 of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside
Act and Section 17 of the 1979 Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Areas Act

Budget: Variable

Title: Aid to livestock farmers for the disposal of fallen stock

Objective: The notified measure aims to compensate livestock
farmers for the removal and disposal of fallen stock occurring
at
farm level, and of animals destroyed on the basis of
compulsory veterinary orders

Legal basis: «Deliberazione» della Giunta Regionale n. 1292
«Aiuti agli allevatori a titolo di indennizzo al fine di attuare
una razionalizzazione igienico-sanitaria nello smaltimento delle
carcasse dei capi bovini, bufalini, ovini e caprini»

Budget: EUR 103 291,38

Aid intensity or amount: For animals which died between
1.1.2003 and 31.12.2003: 80 % of removal and destruction
costs.

For animals which died between 1.1.2004 and 31.12.2004:
100 % of
removal costs, 75 % of destruction costs. The
overall level of compensation may not exceed 80 %

Aid intensity or
agri-environmental
amount: Aid for
commitments under management agreements: Payments to
recipients will not exceed maximum amounts set out
in
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999. Maximum aid
intensity for non-remunerative capital works will be complied
with as set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 445/2002.

Duration: Until 31.12.2004

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