Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-10-20
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 261/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.7.2004

Aid No: N 190/2004

Member State: Belgium (Flemish Region)

Title: The National Non Food Crops Centre Scheme

Aid No: N 183/2004

Title: Cessation of livestock activities in the pigmeat, poultry
and cattle sectors (extension of existing measures: N 699/00
and N 704/02)

Objective: Organisation of information campaigns and provi-
sion of technical support related to production, use and tech-
nologies pertaining to non-food crops

Legal basis: The Science and Technology Act 1965, Sec. 5

Objective: To reduce environmental pollution caused by
effluent from holdings by reducing the number of animals

Budget: GBP 850 000 per annum

Legal basis:

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of eligible costs

Decreet van de Vlaamse Raad tot regeling van de vrijwillige,
volledige en definitieve stopzetting van de productie van alle
dierlijke mest, afkomstig van een of meerdere diersoorten.

Duration: Five years from the date of the approval by the
Commission

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot regeling van de vrijwillige,
volledige en definitieve stopzetting van de productie van alle
dierlijke mest, afkomstig van varkens.

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot regeling van de vrijwillige,
volledige en definitieve stopzetting van de productie van alle
dierlijke mest, afkomstig van pluimvee.

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot regeling van de vrijwillige,
volledige en definitieve stopzetting van de productie van alle
dierlijke mest, afkomstig van rundvee

Budget:

Pigmeat sector: EUR 7 800 000

Cattle sector: EUR 6 600 000

Poultry sector: EUR 1 790 000

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.7.2005

Member State: Italy (Valle d'Aosta)

Aid No: N 199/2005

Title: Draft Regional Law No 59/2004 amending aid scheme
N 357/2000 on provisions concerning PDOs and PGIs

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Objective: Aid to promote the production of PDOs and PGIs

Duration: 2004

Legal basis: Disegno di legge regionale n. 59/2004

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Budget: EUR 5 000 000

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.7.2005

Aid intensity or amount: In the first year of the scheme,
100 % of the cost of the control measures aimed at guaran-
teeing the authenticity of designations of origin or certificates
of specific character within the context of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2081/92 (1).
the maximum
percentage of assistance is to be gradually reduced: 90 % in the
second year, 80 % in the third year, 70 % in the fourth year,
60 % in the fifth year and 50 % in the sixth year (aid is to be
abolished as from the seventh year)

In subsequent years,

Member State: United Kingdom

Duration: 31.12.2011

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Other details: Amendment
to aid scheme N 357/2000
approved by Commission letter SG(2000)D/109511 dated 22
December 2000.

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of the cost

Duration: One year

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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

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

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 208/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(torrential rainfall in the province of Foggia during the period
from 13 November to 20 December 2004)

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
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:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Abruzzi)

Aid No: N 240/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(heavy snowfalls during the period from 25 January to 9 March
2005 in 40 municipalities in the Abruzzi region, province of
Teramo)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and to farming structures and infrastructure 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:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1.7.2005

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 210/2004

Title: Aid for the promotion of food products

Objective: To promote knowledge and consumption of food
products

Legal basis: Orden APA 1390/2004 de 13 de mayo por la que
se establecen las bases reguladoras y la convocatoria para el
ejercicio 2004 de las subvenciones para acciones de promoción
destinadas a fomentar el conocimiento y el consumo de
productos alimentarios

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 241/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(tornado of 9 December 2004 in the province of Ragusa)

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: EUR 2 518 000

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

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

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

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)

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

Aid No: N 278/2005

Title: 2001 interbranch agreement on industrial potatoes and
private storage aid for ware potatoes

Objective: Aid for producer groups and associations, and
private storage aid for ware potatoes

Legal basis: Accordo interprofessionale 2004 per le patate
destinate alla trasformazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso
privato di patate alimentari

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.8.2005

Budget: EUR 7 600 000

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 277/2005

Title: Financing of expenses paid by slaughterhouses and
processing plants in relation to the monitoring of TSE among
bovine animals, sheep and goats

Objective: Prevention of TSEs. The present aid scheme is a
continuation of the State aid scheme N 341/2004, approved
by the Commission by letter SG (2004) D/205873 of
15.12.2004 (‘the previous aid scheme’). The previous aid
scheme ended on 31.12.2004. The Danish authorities have
indicated that the present aid scheme is identical with the
previous aid scheme except that TSE tests for bovine and ovine
animals for slaughter will be eligible for State aid only if the
tests are performed on animals subject to emergency slaugh-
tering or animals aged over 24 months in which signs of an
illness are observed in the slaughterhouse before slaughtering.
Furthermore, 100 % aid would now be paid for the TSE tests
on all goats whereas under the previous aid scheme aid was
paid only for random testing.

Legal basis:

Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 999/2001 af
22. maj 2001, som ændret ved Kommissionens forordning (EF)
juni 2001, (EF) nr. 1326/2001 af 29.
nr. 1248/2001 af 22.
juni 2001,
(EF)
nr. 1874/2003 af 24. oktober 2004 og (EF) nr. 214/2005 af 9.
februar 2005.

(EF) nr. 270/2002 af 14.

februar 2002,

Dansk lov nr. 351 af 2. juni 1999 om dyresygdomme og infek-
tioner; dansk lov nr. 432 af 9.
juni 2004 om husdyrhold;
bekendtgørelse nr. 1093 af 12. december 2003 om over-
vågning og forebyggelse af TSE hos får og geder

Budget: DKK 7,5 million (ca. EUR 1,005 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable.

Duration: Until 31.12.2005

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measure

Duration: One year (2005)

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.8.2005

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 290/2005

Title: Lamb Promotion Scheme (Northern Ireland)

Objective: To advertise lamb as a generic product. The
programme is administrated by the Livestock and Meat
Commission (LMC)

Legal basis: Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern
Ireland) 1967

Budget: GBP 100 000 (EUR 145 380)

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

Duration: Date of Commission approval until 30 November
2005

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/