Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Italy, Lithuania, 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 262/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.8.2005

Member State: The Republic of Lithuania

Budget: Not determined. A budget of EUR 5 230 000
(nationally financed) is foreseen but may have to be reduced
due to the premature start of the investment

Aid No: N 292/2005

Aid intensity or amount: 12,5 % (State aid), cumulated with
other support (in particular EAGGF) up to 47,5 %

Title: Aid for the reimbursement of insurance premiums

Objective: The promotion of voluntary insurance
cover
against losses caused by natural disasters, unfavourable weather
conditions and other losses caused by adverse weather condi-
tions

Legal basis:

— 2002 m. birželio 25 d. Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ir
kaimo plėtros įstatymas Nr. IX-987 (Valstybės žinios, Nr.
72-3009),

— 2004 m. kovo 4 d. Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio
ministro įsakymo Nr. 3D-92 ‘Draudimo įmokų dalinio
kompensavimo taisyklės’ projektas

Budget: Overall budget: Litas 31,1 million (around EUR 9
million).

Annual budget: Litas 5,2 million (around EUR 1,5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of insurance premium

Duration: 6 years from 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:

Duration: One-off

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: 24.2.2005

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 367/2004

Title: Plan to prevent pollution and improve water in the
catchment area emptying into the Venice lagoon. Agriculture
and livestock measures. 2004 allocation plan

Objective: These measures involve investment aid and agri-
environmental aid approved under State aid files N 718/1997,
N 130/2000, N 412/2001 and N 53/2003

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

— Measure C5.1.3a — Compatible agriculture

in the Venice

lagoon.

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.9.2005

Member State: Germany (Meklenburg-Vorpommern)

Aid No: N 363/2004

Title: Aid for the construction of a whey refining plant

Objective: Aid would be provided to the company for the
construction of a whey refining plant by the Mopro-Nord
GmbH in Altentreptow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The new
whey refining plant will refine whey to the products WPC
powder (60 % protein), de-mineralised whey powder (90 %
whey protein), lactose and permeate powder

Legal basis: Investitionszulagengesetz 1995

An increase of EUR 6 611 724 is planned for this measure,
which involves agri-environmental aids to compensate crop
rotation and maintenance of grassland areas over five years.
The increase will allow agri-environmental undertakings to be
activated on a further 13 200 ha UAA,
in addition to the
5 000 covered by aid No N 53/2003.

— Measure C5.1.3.b — Environmental buffers and set-aside in the

Venetian Lagoon.

An increase of EUR 11 406 290 is planned for this measure,
which involves agri-environmental aids for the maintenance or
the creation and maintenance for five years of grassed buffer
zones along rivers, and set-aside of farmland for 10 years with
a ban on the use of any plant-protection products, herbicides
or slurry.

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— Measure C5.1.3.c — Water management and rationalisation of

water resources.

An increase of EUR 10 406 396 is planned for this measure,
which involves investment aid to agricultural undertakings and
aid for infrastructural works by land improvement consortia.

— Measure C5.1.4 — Slurry management plan and structural assis-

tance for animal production.

An increase of EUR 22 264 354 is planned for this measure,
which involves investment aid for livestock holdings.

information: Measure

Other
scheme
approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004
(Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final of 7 June 2005)

applying

the

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/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 29.7.2005

— Measure C5.1.5 — Management of agricultural practices: eco-

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

friendly environmental innovation.

Aid No: N 375/2004

A increase of EUR 1 500 000 is planned for this measure,
which involves the application and/or consolidation of new
including the revival of traditional practices, and
techniques,
new organic farming practices

Legal basis: Deliberazione del Consiglio Regionale 4 maggio
2004, n. 24.

Legge 29 novembre 1984, n. 798 «Nuovi
salvaguardia di Venezia»

interventi per la

Budget: EUR 52 188 764 for the 5 measures

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas which have suffered
damage (exccessive snow and persistent rain in February and
March 2004, provinces of Rovigo, Venice and Vicenza)

Objective: To compensate for material damage to farming
structures as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: EUR 1 300 000 to be financed from the budget
approved under Aid No NN 54/A/04

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the damage

Duration: Varies according to the measures

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 (Apulia)

Aid No: N 374/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas damaged by bad weather
(heavy rains between 1 April and 30 June 2004, province of
Bari)

Objective: To compensate losses in agricultural production as
a result of bad weather conditions

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: In accordance with the scheme approved (NN 54/A/
04)

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of losses

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: 12.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

Aid No: N 391/2003 and N 29/2004

Title: Guarantee Fund for Agriculture

Objective: To facilitate access to loans

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 24 dell'8 luglio 2002, articolo
11;
legge regionale n. 3 del 26 febbraio 2003; Misura 4.19
POR Calabria

Duration: Measure implementing an aid scheme approved by
the Commission

Budget: EUR 2 000 000 for 2004, EUR 3 000 000 a year as
from 2005

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Aid intensity or amount: Linked to the scheme to which the
guarantee applies (see aid N 287/03, N 313/03 and measures
4.5, 4.6 and 4.10 of
the Calabria Regional Operational
Programme)

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

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Duration: Indefinite

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

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 intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

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)

Date of adoption of the decision: 25.7.2005

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

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 443/2004

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas which have suffered damage (hail-storm of June
2004, provinces of Torino, Asti, Alessandria and Cuneo)

Objective: To provide meteorological
information about
storms which caused damage for which compensation is to be
granted under the scheme approved under aid No NN 54/A/04

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 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 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: 12.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Molise)

Aid No: N 461/2004

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas which have suffered damage (hail and fierce
winds of 26 August 2004, Molise region, province of Campo-
basso)

Objective: To provide meteorological information about the
bad weather 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 %

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

Duration: One-off aid

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: 29.7.2005

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 444/2004

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(hail-storm of 17 June 2004 in the province of Trapani)

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/

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Date of adoption of the decision: 11.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Liguria)

Aid No: N 464/2004

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas which have suffered damage (hail-storms of 12
July 2004, Liguria region, province of Imperia)

Objective: To provide meteorological information about the
bad weather 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 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/