Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2004-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid

28.4.2004

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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 102/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.3.2004

Aid intensity or amount:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 488/03

Title: ‘Programa operativo per l'attuazione di misure regionali
di compensazione del mancato reddito per fermo d'impresa a
sostegno degli allevamenti
interessati dai provvedimenti di
polizia veterinaria’
(operational programme to implement
regional measures to compensate holdings for income lost
due to closure by order of the veterinary police)

Objective: Aid to compensate livestock farmers for income
lost as a result of the temporary cessation of activity due to
the slaughter of all or part of
the
veterinary police after 1 January 2001

the herd by order of

Legal basis: Legge regionale 30 maggio 1997, n. 53: «Inter-
venti nel settore agricolo ed agroalimentare», articolo 17,
comma 1

Budget: EUR 280 000 (forecast budget)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of losses, as set out in
the letter to the Member State

Duration: One-off 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: 25.3.2004

— Investment aid: 40 %,

— Technical support: 100 %

Duration: One off

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: 25.3.2004

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

Aid No: N 250/03

Title: ‘Sostegno a metodi di produzione agricola finalizzati alla
tutela della risorsa idrica — Avviso pubblico’ (support for agri-
cultural production methods designed to protect water
resources — public notice)

to safeguard water

Objective: Agri-environmental aid: following a major water
crisis which hit Umbria in 2002/2003,
the level of Lake
Trasimeno fell dramatically. The regional authorities wish to
take measures
resources and allow a
proper balance between agricultural production activities and
the sound management and use of these resources, well before
the lake reaches a danger level that would require a public
therefore
order banning water extraction. The Region is
asking agricultural holdings
to
rights
to relinquish their
extract water from Lake Trasimeno and its tributaries and to
adopt farming techniques which safeguard the level of the
the Lake Trasimeno water
surface waters and aquifers of
the
are proposing
they
In particular,
catchment
production of plants which do not require irrigation

area.

Member State: The Netherlands

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale n. 495/03

Aid No: N 23/03

Budget: A financial allocation of EUR 500 000 is planned
each year (2003 to 2005), giving a total of EUR 1 500 000

Title: Subsidy regulation FMD Anjum-Ee (Friesland)

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 350 per hectare

Objective:
for agri-
Investment aid and technical support
cultural enterprises and enterprises ancillary to the agricultural
sector following the outbreak of FMD in the province of
Friesland

Duration: Three years

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

Legal basis: Subsidieverordening MKZ Anjum-Ee

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

Budget: EUR 1 200 000

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Date of adoption of the decision: 25.3.2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.3.2004

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

Aid No: N 287/03

Member State: Belgium (Flanders)

Aid No: N 337/03

Title: ‘Aiuti a favore degli investimenti nel settore agricolo ed
agroalimentare, Delibera della Giunta regionale del 4 giugno
2003, n. 416, in applicazione dell'articolo 2, comma 2, lettera
A) della legge regionale 8 luglio 2002, n. 24’
(aid for
investment in the agriculture and agri-food sector, decision
No 416 of 4 June 2003 pursuant
to Article 2(2)(A) of
regional law No 24 of 8 July 2002)

Objective: Aid for investments in agricultural holdings, aid for
investments to promote diversification of agricultural activities,
aid for investment in relocation of buildings in the public
interest

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale del 4 giugno 2003,
n. 416, relativa alla determinazione delle modalità di conces-
investimenti nelle aziende
sione dei contributi a favore degli
lettera A)
agricole in applicazione dell'articolo 2, comma 2,
delle legge regionale 8 luglio 2002, n. 24, modificata dalla
delibera della Giunta regionale del 14 ottobre 2003, n. 779

Budget: EUR 2 000 000 (provisional budget)

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures,
as set out in the letter to the Member State

Duration: Unspecified

Title: Support for investments and setting-up in agriculture
(amendment of an existing scheme and implementation
measure)

Objective: To grant start-up subsidy for producer groups

Legal basis:

— Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 24 november 2000
betreffende steun aan investeringen en aan de installatie in
de landbouw)

— Ontwerp van Ministerieel Besluit tot wijziging van het Mi-
nisterieel Besluit van 24 november 2000 betreffende steun
aan investeringen en aan de installatie in de landbouw

— Décret du gouvernement régional flamand du 24 novembre
2000 concernant les investissements et les installations dans
le secteur agricole

— Projet de décret ministériel modifiant le décret ministériel
du 24 novembre 2000 concernant les investissements et les
installations dans le secteur agricole

agricultural

Other information: The aid for investments to promote diver-
sification of
to be granted in
activities
compliance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of
12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to de minimis aid

is

Budget: EUR 5 000 a year

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: Indefinite

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