Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, 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 258/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.1.2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.8.2005

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 440/2004

Title: Model project
manns-fir: Mass-reproduction of
Breeding of Seedlings’

‘Vegetative Reproduction of the Nord-
and
Somatic

Embryos

Objective: Financing of a R&D project aiming to realise the
reproduction method in large-scale experiments and to test the
breeding of seedlings in nurseries

Budget: EUR 440 000

Aid intensity or amount: Non-aid

Duration: 3 years

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 22/2005

Title: Measures in the chestnut-growing sector

Objective: Aid for research: the objective of the law notified is
to avert the risks associated with the introduction and spread
of the oriental chestnut gall wasp named Dryocosmus kuriphilus
Yasumatsu within the region

Legal basis: Legge regionale 29.11.2004, n. 35

Budget: EUR 1 000 000

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

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of eligible expendi-
ture

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

Duration: 2005-06

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

Aid No: N 8/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(hail-storms of 13 September 2004 in the province of Perugia)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and farming structures as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Other details: The financing of institutional activities invol-
ving dissemination,
tree
nurseries and monitoring of the territory within the Piedmont
regional plant-health sector does not constitute State aid within
the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty

the practices of

surveillance of

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: 4.8.2005

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Member State: Germany

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved
by
aid NN 54/A/2004
(Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

the Commission under

State

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/

Aid No: N 55/2004

Title: Agri-environmental measures for the Lübecker Bucht
area

Objective: to preserve and improve the natural environment
of the Lübecker Bucht area through contracts with farmers
who give voluntary agri-environmental commitments

Budget: EUR 130 000

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Aid intensity: the aid includes income foregone and addi-
tional costs sustained, plus a 20 % incentive

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Duration: until 2009

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the cost of the
damage

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

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

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

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved
by
aid NN 54/A/2004
(Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

the Commission under

State

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.8.2005

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

Member State: Austria (Steiermark)

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

Aid No: N 70/2005

Title: Investment aid for irrigation facilities — corrigendum

Objective: Aid would be granted for the investment projects
regarding construction of irrigation systems including installa-
the
tions
following cultures: fruit, wine, vegetables, field corn (Saatmais),
special cultures in foil tunnels, tree nurseries and hops

impounding and storage in case of

for water

Legal basis: Die Maßnahme basiert auf den Richtlinien zur
Förderung landwirtschaftlicher Bewässerungen in der Steier-
mark

Budget: EUR 900 000 (nationally financed)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 20 % or 35 % of the
eligible costs, depending on the type of investment

Duration: 31.12.2007

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: 2.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Campania)

Aid No: N 141/2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 146/2005

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas which have suffered damage (torrential rain
during the period from 29 October to 1 November 2004 in
the province of Pordenone)

Objective: To provide meteorological information about the
storms that caused the damage for which compensation is to
be paid as part of the scheme approved under Aid No NN 54/
A/04

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 («Nuova disciplina
del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale»)

Budget: The amount of the aid, which has still to be fixed, will
be financed from the overall budget of EUR 200 million allo-
cated to the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: One-off aid

Other details: Measure applying the scheme approved by the
Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter
C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(rain of 26-28 December 2004 and whirlwind of 27 December
2004)

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

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural
production and farming structures as a result of bad weather

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

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

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Date of adoption of the decision: 2.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 147/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(tornado of 24 November 2004 in the province of Bari)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and farming structures as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved
aid NN 54/A/2004
by
(Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

the Commission under

State

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: 29.7.2005

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid No: N 150/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(rain of 6-12 December 2004)

Objective: To provide compensation for damage to agri-
cultural production and farming structures as a result of bad
weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the cost of the
damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved
by
aid NN 54/A/2004
(Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

the Commission under

State

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: 20.7.2005

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 406/2004

Title: The 2004 Modification to England Rural Development
Programme — State Aided Measures: Environmentally Sensitive
Areas, Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Environmental
Stewardship

Objective: Provision of technical support for the achievement
of various agri-environmental benefits

Legal basis: ESA: Section 18 of the 1986 Agriculture Act,
Section 98 of the 1995 Environment Act 1995; CSS: Section
98 of the 1995 Environment Act 1995; ES: Section 98 of the
1995 Environment Act 1995

Budget: Approximate budget per annum is:

ESA: GBP 100 000 and CSS: GBP 1 000 000

ES: GBP 1 100 000

Aid intensity or amount: up to 100 % of eligible costs

Duration: Aid will be offered in parallel with agreements
under the ESA and the CSS (agreements offered until December
2005, payments will continue till 2015) and under the ES
(agreements offered from May 2005 till December 2007). Aid
will be granted upon the approval by the Commission

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/