Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-06-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, France, Italy, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

C 136/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.6.2005

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 136/16)

Date of adoption of the decision: 25 April 2005

Member State: France

Aid No: N 52/2005

Title: Aid for
General Council.

the recultivation of woodlands — Creuse

Objective: Amendments
for
promoting recultivation of woodlands damaged during the
storms of December 1999.

approved

scheme

the

to

Budget: EUR 9 600 per year.

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of 100 %.

Duration: Four years (2004-07).

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: 16 March 2005

Member State: Finland.

No of the aid: N 284/2004.

Title: National LFA aid scheme.

Objective: The aid consists of a nationally financed compensa-
tory allowance (hereinafter: national LFA payment), which can
be paid in mainland Finland and in Åland to farmers who have
an ongoing five-year commitment concerning a co-financed
compensatory
LFA
payment) and who give a separate commitment concerning the
co-financed LFA payment. The national LFA payment is paid as
a supplement to the co-financed LFA payment.

(hereinafter:

co-financed

allowance

The basic payment would be 20 EUR/ha in support areas A, B
and C1 and 25 EUR/ha in support areas C2-C4, and would be
paid for all arable area eligible for the co-financed compensa-
tory allowance pursuant
to Commission Decision C(2000)
1640 (mainland Finland) C(2000)2937 (Åland).

In addition to the basic payment, arable area eligible for co-
financed compensatory allowance situated in animal husbandry

farms would be eligible for an additional payment of 80 EUR/
ha.

The average combined LFA payment, consisting of the co-
financed LFA payment and the notified national LFA payment,
would never exceed EUR 250/ha on the national level.

Legal basis: A government decree (not yet issued).

Budget: 120,4 Mio EUR/year.

Aid intensity or amount: See above under ‘Objective’.

Duration: Unlimited.

Other information: In case there are changes, compared to
the system in force in the programming period 2000-2006, in
the conditions of the co-financed compensatory allowance, to
be applied after 2007 on the basis of the new rural develop-
ment programme, Finland undertakes to notify to the Commis-
sion corresponding changes also for the part of the additional
national compensatory allowance.

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: 12 April 2005

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 384/2003 budget increase.

Title: Amendments to aid No N 384/2003.

Objective: Increase in the aid budget.

Legal basis: Decreto ministeriale del 22.6.2004, n. 182

Budget: The anticipated budget increase is EUR 50 million.

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

Duration: 10 years.

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/