Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2004-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, agro-industry, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, installation allowance, veterinary inspection

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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 115/16)

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.3.2004

Legal basis: The Agricultural Marketing Act 1983,
amended, and the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

as

Member State (Region):

France

Aid No: N 515/03

Title: Aid to the rendering sector – Slaughter tax

Budget: GBP 11,2 million (EUR 16,5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % (para-fiscal levy)

Objective: To finance public-sector rendering plants, as of 1
January 2004

Duration:
until 31 March 2008

From the date of approval of the Commission

Legal basis: Article L 226-1 du code rural et article 28 de la
loi de finances française pour 2004

Other information:

Budget:
EUR 247 million in 2004 (EUR 189 million funded
by the slaughter tax and EUR 54 million by the State budget,
of which EUR 91 million does not constitute State aid)

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

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

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Unspecified

Other information:

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.4.2004

Member State (Region):

France (Tarn-et-Garonne)

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

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

Aid No: NN 18/03 (ex N 683/02)

Title: Tarn-et-Garonne General Council
young farmers

start-up aid for

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.3.2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Objective: To support young people entering farming with a
single premium of EUR 3 900, which may be combined with
the Dotation Jeunes Agriculteurs (a grant for young farmers)
(part-financed national aid)

Aid No: N 175/03

Legal basis:

Title: Meat and Livestock Commission Generic Meat Adver-
tising Scheme

Budget:

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to promote and adver-
tise on a generic basis the advantages of eating red meat and
red meat products. Promotion and advertising will take place in
the United Kingdom, in the European Union outside the United
Kingdom, and elsewhere.

Aid intensity or amount:

EUR 3 900 (single premium)

Duration: 2002 to 2006

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Other information:

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.4.2004

Member State (Region):

Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 17/04

Title: Amendment of the aid provided for in Article 7(b) of
Regional Law No 21 of 14 November 2000
Objective:
of agricultural products

Investment aid for the processing and marketing

Legal basis: Articolo 7, lettera b) della legge regionale del 14
novembre 2000, n. 21 ‘Adeguamento delle provvidenze regio-
nali a favore dell'agricoltura agli orientamenti comunitari
in
materia di aiuti di Stato nel settore agricolo e interventi a
favore delle infrastrutture rurali e della silvicoltura’

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % (Objective 1 region)

Duration: Unspecified

Other information:

Objective: The aim is to undertake sample inspections shall
at 5 % of the holdings producing chickens, and at least 50
holdings will be visited. There are some 300 chicken producers
in Denmark. The controls will take place, at the earliest, one
week before the chickens are planned to be slaughtered, and
are performed by a veterinarian specialized in animal welfare.
intensity and animal
The inspections concern mainly light
density. The fee for inspections is paid directly from the Poultry
Fee Fund to the Veterinary and Food Administration.

Legal basis:

— Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs
forordninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v.,
jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 285 af 8. maj 2002, som ændret
ved lov nr. 1158 af 19. december 2003,

— Bekendtgørelse nr. 209 af 25. marts 2003 om produktion-

safgifter på æg og ved slagtning og eksport af fjerkræ,

— Lov nr. 336 af 16. maj 2001 om hold af slagtekyllinger,

— Bekendtgørelse nr. 1069 af 17. december 2001 om hold af

slagtekyllinger og rugeægsproduktion.

Budget: An estimated maximum of DKK 99 000 (approxi-
mately EUR 13 300) per year

Aid intensity or amount: The compensation amounts to
100 % of the fees

Duration: Unlimited

Other information:

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

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.4.2004

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

Member State: United Kingdom (England)

Aid No: N 424/03

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.4.2004

Title:

English Farming and Food Partnerships (England)

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 67/04

Objective: To provide for collaboration amongst the produ-
cers and between the producers and others active in the agri-
food chain as well as for dissemination of best practice
guidance, provision of training, education and advice.

Title:

Sample tests at chicken holdings

Legal basis:
Provisions) Act and Section 1 of the 1986 Agriculture Act

Section 8 of the 1963 Agriculture (Miscellaneous

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Budget: Maximum of GBP 500 000 per year. Additional
grants of GBP 200 000 per year possible.

Aid intensity or amount: All eligible projects will be
supported at a rate of up to 100% of eligible costs. Total
amount of aid per beneficiary will not exceed EUR 100 000
over any three-year period or 50 % of eligible costs, whichever
is greater.

Duration:
2009. Any extension will be notified.

From the date of the Commission's approval till

Other information:

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

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

Objective: This scheme of unlimited duration aims to grant
financial support to industrial or craft undertakings operating
in Valle d'Aosta. Support will be granted in the form of aid for
investments, technical assistance and advertising campaigns.

Legal basis: Delibera Giunta Regionale n. 3301 del 15
Settembre 2003 ‘Interventi regionali a sostegno delle imprese
artigiane e industriali operanti nel settore della trasformazione
dei prodotti agricoli’.

Budget:

EUR 1 million/year

Aid intensity or amount:

— For investment aid: maximum 40 % of eligible costs

— For technical support: up to EUR 100 000 per beneficiary

over three years, or 50 % of eligible costs for SMEs

— For advertising campaigns: 50 % of eligible costs

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.4.2004

Member State:

Italy (Valle d'Aosta)

Aid No: N 507/03

Title: Regional measures
undertakings active in the processing of agricultural products

to support craft and industrial

Duration: Unlimited

Other information:

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

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