Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2004-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Italy, Netherlands, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

C 81/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.3.2004

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 81/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.3.2004

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 8/04

Title: Socio-economic plan for the livestock sector

Objective: The project is aimed at offering technical assistance
on the long-term perspectives of poulty farming to farmers
who have been affected by the outbreak of avian influenza

Legal basis: Kaderwet LNV-subsidies

Budget: EUR 2 100 000 of which EUR 1 680 000 in 2003
and EUR 420 000 in 2004

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: 1.1.2003-31.12.2004

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.3.2004

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 289/A/03

Title: Aid to poultry farmers whose farms have been affected
by avian influenza

Objective: To compensate poultry farmers for losses suffered
as a result of the slaughter of infected animals by order of the
public authorities and preventive measures prescribed by them
during the avian influenza epidemics affecting the Veneto
region from August 2000 to March 2001 and from October
2000 to October 2003

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale del Veneto n. 808
del 28 maggio 2003 di attuazione della legge regionale 7 aprile
2000, n. 8

Budget: The overall amount allocated to fund these measures
in the 2003 regional budget (budget chapter No 12599) is
EUR 9 186 158,12. The overall amount allocated for these
measures in the national budget under Article 129(1)(c) of
Law No 388 of 23 December 2000, as amended by Article
69(18) of Law No 289 of 27 December 2002, is estimated at
EUR 5 700 000 (total of EUR 14 886 158,12)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 80 % of the loss of income

Duration: Ad hoc measures to cover the damage suffered by
poultry farms as a result of the epidemics affecting the Veneto

region from the end of August 2000 to the end of March 2001
and from the end of October 2002 to the beginning of
October 2003

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: 1.3.2004

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 635/03

Title: Amendment of Finnvera loan program for the processing
and marketing of agricultural products

of

aid

investment

Objective: Granting
to companies
processing agricultural products. The notification would
amend the existing scheme N 552/02, approved by the
Commission on 28 October 2002. Under the existing aid
scheme aid is granted only to SMEs. After
the notified
amendment to the scheme investment and working capital
loans would be granted also to enterprises that are not SMEs.
No other changes would be introduced to the existing aid
scheme

Legal basis: No changes to the existing aid scheme. The
measure is based on law 443/1998 and law 445/1998,
which regulate the operations of Finnvera plc, on Government
commitment to Finnvera plc of 17 December 1998, as last
amended on 15 December 2001,
for payment of regional
interest subsidy and special
interest subsidy, on Government
commitment to Finnvera plc of 17 December 1998, as last
amended on 15 November 2001, on partial coverage of
credit and guarantee losses, and on the Articles of Association
of Finnvera plc, as of 2 August 2001

Budget: No changes to the existing aid scheme. The yearly
the
amount of
existing aid scheme has been estimated at EUR 24,5 million

subsidised loans granted annually under

Aid intensity or amount: No changes to the existing aid
scheme. Up to 40 % (50 % for
in
investment loans

less-favoured areas)

Duration: Unlimited

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