Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-05-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, 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

(2005/C 107/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 April 2004

Member State: France.

Aid No: NN 160/2003 (ex N 344/2003).

Title: Fodder aid for farmers affected by drought.

Objective: Aid paid to herbivore farmers to compensate for
losses caused by drought in 53 French departments.

Legal basis: Non-statutory.

Budget: EUR 50 million.

Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinie des Bundesministers für Land- und
Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft
für
Maßnahmen zur Existenzsicherung für durch Dürre 2003 geschädigte
Landwirtschaftliche Gebiete

(BMLFUW)

Budget: Available resources at the time of the notification:
EUR 8,0 million. Actual expenses are not yet foreseeable.

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum loan and aid
amounts in EUR per hectare are as follows

Type of culture

Maximum loan
EUR/ha

Maximum aid
EUR/ha

Grassland

Forage

Aid intensity or amount: The aid will be granted up to a
maximum of EUR 45 per tonne of feed purchased.

Cereals (including corn and millet)

Duration: Until
the budget
between 1 June 2003 and 31 December 2003.

is exhausted for feed ordered

Oil plants, protein plants, poppy

Potatoes

350

350

350

350

1 200

20,86

20,86

20,86

20,86

71,52

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Field vegetables and oil pumpkin
plant

2 000

119,4

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

Saatmais, elderberry

2 000

119,4

Date of adoption of the decision: 10 May 2004

Member State: Austria.

No of the aid: N 23/2004.

Fruit cultures

Aquaculture

2 500

149

600

35,76

Duration: One-off measure.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Title: Financial aid for
sustained damage due to drought in 2003.

to agricultural enterprises having

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

Objective: To compensate farmers for the drought damage
during 2003. In order to compensate for the drought-related
damage to farms Austria proposes to grant the aid in form of
an interest subsidy on bank loans taken by farmers between
1.6.2003 and 16.2.2004 in order to offset drought-related
losses. The scope of the aid measure is limited to drought
related production losses of at least 30 %. Insurance compensa-
tion has to be taken into account in order to exclude overcom-
pensation.

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 April 2004

Member State: United Kingdom (Wales)

Aid No: N 66/2004

This aid is payable only in the following areas: Burgenland,
Lower Austria, Upper Austria Styria, Carinthia, Salzburg,
Vorarlberg and Wien.

Title: Amendment to the Welsh Flock Improvement Scheme
— Artificial Insemination and Semen Banking for Scrapie Resis-
tance

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Objective: The aim of the scheme is to improve scrapie resis-
tance in the Welsh sheep sector. The changes concern the
scheme manager, the duration and the budget.

Legal basis: Government of Wales Act 1998, sections 40 and
85(2); Agriculture Act 1967 as amended.

Budget: GBP 918 000 (EUR 1 351 590)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: October 2004 to October 2006

Budget: EUR 300 000

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum rate of 40 % for the
work, up to a maximum of EUR 25 000

Duration: Not specified

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 14 April 2004

Member State: Spain (Basque Country).

Aid No: N 86/2004.

Title: Aid for the disposal of carcases where BSE is detected.

Objective: To compensate for losses suffered by the carcase
immediately preceding and the two immediately
owners
following in the slaughter chain in the case of carcases testing
positive in rapid BSE tests.

Legal basis: Proyecto de decreto por el que se establece una indemni-
zación por la canal inmediatamente anterior y las dos inmediatamente
posteriores a la que dé positivo al test rápido de Encefalopatioa Espon-
giforme Bovina en la misma cadena de sacrificio, así como por sus
subproductos.

Budget: EUR 10 000 per year.

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the type of
meat.

Duration: Not specified.

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 6 July 2004

Member State: France

Aid No: N 93/2004

Title: Investments in agricultural holdings — Bouches-du-
Rhône

Objective: Aid for investments to improve agricultural hold-
ings

Date of adoption of the decision: 10 May 2004

Member State: Belgium (Flanders)

Aid No: N 104/2004

Title: Aid to consumer cooperatives running an agricultural or
horticultural holding and legal persons pursuing a social objec-
tive that carry on agricultural or horticultural activities

Objective: To grant investment aid to consumer co-operatives
running an agricultural or horticultural holding and legal
persons pursuing a social objective that carry on agricultural or
horticultural activities

Legal basis: Ontwerpdecreet van de Vlaamse Regering betreffende
steun aan de investeringen in de landbouw door coöperaties van
consumenten die als doelstelling de uitbating van een land- en/of tuin-
bouwbedrijf hebben en rechtspersonen met een maatschappelijke of
sociale doelstelling die een land- en/of
tuinbouwactiviteit hebben
(Projet de décret du gouvernement flamand concernant une aide aux
investissements dans l'agriculture de coopératives de consommateurs
dont l'objectif consiste à gérer une exploitation agricole et/ou horticole,
et aux personnes morales qui exercent une activité agricole et/ou horti-
cole dans une perspective sociale)

Ontwerp van Ministerieel Besluit betreffende steun aan de invester-
ingen in de landbouw door coöperaties van consumenten die als doels-
telling de uitbating van een land- en/of tuinbouwbedrijf hebben en
rechtspersonen met een maatschappelijke of sociale doelstelling die een
land- en/of
tuinbouwactiviteit hebben (Projet de décret ministériel
concernant une aide aux investissements dans l'agriculture de coopéra-
tives de consommateurs dont l'objectif consiste à gérer une exploitation
agricole et/ou horticole, et aux personnes morales qui exercent une
activité agricole et/ou horticole dans une perspective sociale).

Budget: EUR 88 000 a year

Aid intensity or amount: Max. 40 %

Duration:

indefinite

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

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 20 April 2004

Member State: Netherlands.

Aid No: N 378/03.

Title: Amendment of an approved aid scheme (NN 84/2000)
in the flower bulb sector.

(c) creating field strips which are not treated with plant-protec-
tion products or worked by machine around annual root
crops: EUR 60 per hectare of land made available;

(d) searching game bird broods, with dogs, on land made avail-
able: basic amount of EUR 100 per hectare, variable
amount of EUR 75 per hectare, maximum total amount of
EUR 175 per hectare.

Objective: To increase the budgets for advertising, research
and quality control.

Duration: Two agricultural years: 2004/05 and 2005/06

Legal basis: Verordening PT Vakheffing bloembollen leverbaar
2003. Verordening PT Vakheffing bloembollen Plantgoed 2003.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Budget: For 2003,
26 300 000 per year.

EUR 21 192 200. Thereafter:

EUR

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

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % for research and advertising
(funded out of parafiscal charges); degressive for quality
control; the aid for information activities does not constitute
State aid.

Duration: Not specified.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 14 April 2004

Member State: Italy (Campania)

No of the aid: N 387/2003

Title: Aids/ for phytosanitary emergencies

Objective: To subsidise intervention plans for phytosanitary
following
emergencies
measures:

implemented through the

to be

Date of adoption of the decision: 11 June 2004

tion of new techniques);

— technical support (technical assistance, training, dissemina-

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 385/2003

Title: Stirone regional park — demonstration project ‘Assis-
tance to improve the environment
in agricultural areas
belonging to the park and neighbouring (“pre-park”) areas’

Objective: Technical assistance to farmers in carrying out a
pilot demonstration project

Legal basis: Legge regionale 2 aprile 1988, n. 11 come modificata
dalla legge regionale 12 novembre 1992, n. 40, dalla legge regionale
27 maggio 1989, n. 19 e dalla legge regionale 2 luglio 1988, n.
27

Budget: EUR 7 890

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is to be granted in the
form of a non-repayable contribution for the training of
farmers and for making their land available to the project; it is
to be modulated in accordance with the experimental farming
techniques which are being monitored and the area of land
made available:

(a) planting species to attract wild fauna: EUR 0,09/m2 of land

made available to the project;

(b) using flushing bars when mowing meadows: EUR 0,08/m2

of land made available;

— preventative and compensatory measures for combating

plant diseases.

Legal basis: Legge regionale della Campania n. 4 del 28 marzo
2002, ‘Incentivazione di interventi a carattere territoriale per le emer-
genze sanitarie conclamate’.

Budget: EUR ca 1 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: Technical support: maximum EUR
60 000 for each project over a three-year period;

Preventative measures for combating plant diseases: up to 70 %
of the admissible actual costs incurred;

Compensatory measures for combating plant diseases: up to
the normal value of crops destroyed (‘raccolti distrutti’), of crops
not collected (‘frutti pendenti non raccolti’) and/or of tree plants
which had to be uprooted (taking into account their age).

Duration: Undetermined

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10 May 2004

Aid intensity or amount:

Member State: United Kingdom (Wales)

Aid No: N 439/2002

Title: Welsh Agri-Food Strategy: Participation scheme

Objective: The objective of the scheme is the development of
a food culture in Wales that recognises the diversity, quality,
and environmental sensitivity of food and drink produced by
craft and artisan producers. Aid is given for setting up of
producer organisations for farmer's markets, organisation of
and training for food festivals, organisation of exhibitions and
competitions, consultancy for the organisation of trade fairs,
participation in trade fairs, training for the participation in
trade fairs and in marketing skills.

Legal basis: Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (as
amended)

— Non notified aid: 50 % of control costs;

— Notified aid: 50 % of control costs for mixed (organic/
conventional) farms; 70 % for mixed farms in less-favoured
areas; 100 % for farms growing only organic products.

Duration: unlimited.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 14 October 2004

Budget: Total: GBP 7 352 500 (EUR 10 435 739)

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Aid No: N 480/2003

Duration: Date of approval of
December 2006

the Commission until 31

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Title: Regional Law n. 1/2003 ‘Aid for the purchase of a
vehicle for transport of fallen stock or animals destroyed on
farms on public health grounds’.

Objective: To grant investment aid to the Livestock Owners'
Association of Friuli for the purchase of a vehicle.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 29 gennaio 2003 n. 1 recante criteri
idoneo
e modalità per la concessione degli aiuti per l'acquisto di
mezzo di trasporto per lo smaltimento delle carcasse degli animali
morti in azienda od abbattuti in seguito ad ordinanze sanitarie.

Date of adoption of the decision: 22 July 2004

Budget: EUR 100 000.

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 476/2003

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible expenses.

Duration: This is a one-off aid.

Title: Regional Law 30 April 2003 n. 12 Article 20, paragraph
4. Grant of annual subsidies to accredited bodies in charge of
controls on organic farming

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Objective: to promote organic farming by granting aid to
farmers towards the cost of obligatory controls carried out by
accredited control and certification bodies on organic methods
of production.

Legal basis:

— Legge Regionale 30 aprile 2003 n. 12. Articolo 20, paragrafo 4

— Legge Regionale 24 luglio 1995, n. 32. Articolo 12, paragrafo

4

Budget:

— Non notified aid until 2002: EUR 20 500/year

— Notified aid as from 2003: EUR 77 000/year

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Date of adoption of the decision: 10 May 2004

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 554 /03

Title: Aid for improving the production of apricots.

Objective: Grubbing up of apricots of the ‘Búlida’ variety and
replacement with other varieties recommended by the regions.

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Legal basis: Orden del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimenta-
ción APA/3168/2003 de 29 de octubre, por la que se regulan las
ayudas destinadas al saneamiento de la producción de albaricoques de
la variedad Búlida.

Budget: Not specified.

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 3 800/hectare (EUR 4 500/
hectare in less-favoured areas).

Duration: 2004 to 2006.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 28 July 2004

Member State: France

Aid No: N 564/2003

Title: Aid programmes for cattle farming in the department of
Vendée

Objective: Prevention of animal diseases.

Budget: EUR 69 000/year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Five years

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 20 April 2004

Member State: Greece.

Aid No: N 249/03

Title: RAGBY aid programme — measures for farmers and
fishermen whose holdings were affected by natural disasters
(landslides and floods), unfavourable weather conditions (frost,
rain, storms and drought) and disease due to unfavourable
weather conditions in the period March 2002 to March 2003.

Objective: Compensation for
weather conditions.

losses due to unfavourable

Legal basis: Πρόγραµµα ενισχύσεων RAGBY– Μέτρα για τους
γεωργούς και τους αλιείς των οποίων οι εκµεταλλεύσεις επλήγησαν
από θεοµηνίες (κατολισθήσεις, πληµµύρες), από δυσµενείς κλιµα-
τικές συνθήκες (παγετοί, βροχές, θύελλες, ξηρασία), από έκτακτα
γεγονότα (πυρκαγιές) και από ασθένειες οφειλόµενες σε δυσµενείς
κλιµατικές συνθήκες κατά την περίοδο από Μάρτιο 2002 έως
Μάρτιο 2003 (σχέδιο διυπουργικής απόφασης).

Budget: EUR 60 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount: Between 50 % and 80 % of the loss
or flat-rate amounts per 1 000 m2 for certain types of crop.

Duration: Five years (the aid is to be paid in several instal-
ments).

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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