Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, Latvia, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, natural disaster

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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 265/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.9.2005

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

Duration: One-off aid

Aid No: N 94/2005

Title: Aid for purchase of breeding materials abroad

Objective: The improvement of production and increase of
quality of livestock through the purchase of animals of higher
genetic quality

Legal basis:

— 1998. gada 5. maija Ciltsdarba likums

(1998. gada

21. aprīļa Latvijas Vēstnesis),

— Ministru kabineta 2005. gada 25. janvāra noteikumi Nr. 70

(2005. gada 17. februāra Latvijas Vēstnesis)

Budget: LVL 1 100 000 in years 2005-2006

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of eligible costs in less-
favoured areas and 40 % in other areas

Duration: 2005-2006

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: 10.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 145/2005

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in farming
areas which have suffered damage (rain, snow and whirlwind
during the period from 26 October to 20 November 2004 in
the province of Udine)

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»)

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: 25.8.2005

Member State: France

Aid No: N 320/2005

Title: Regional aid for maintaining organic farming in Île-de-
France

Objective: Conservation of the environment

Legal basis: Articles L 1511-1 et L 1511-1 -1 du Code général
des collectivités territoriales

Budget: Total budget: EUR 3,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % (up to the ceilings specified
in the rural development regulation)

Duration: 2005-2010

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: 14.9.2005

Member State: Italy (Apulia)

Aid No: N 380/2005

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)

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (heavy rains during the period from 13 November 2004 to
5 March 2005 in the province of Foggia)

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Objective: Compensation for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and agricultural structures resulting from bad weather

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.8.2005

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Member State: Italy (Apulia)

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

Aid No: N 527/2004

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Measure implementing an aid scheme approved by
the Commission

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

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(hail-storms of 2 June and 25 July 2004)

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

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

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

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

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

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
aid NN 54/A/2004
by
(Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

the Commission under

State

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Emilia-Romagna)

Aid No: N 526/2004

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas which have suffered damage (persistent rain
between 20 February and 9 May 2004 in the provinces of
Bologna, Modena and Parma)

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)

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 (Lombardy)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Aid No: N 530/2004

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)

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/

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(hail and torrential rainstorms of 20 June 2004 in the province
of Pavia)

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 16 117 610, to be financed from the budget
approved under aid scheme NN 54/A/04

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

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Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

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

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: 11.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Lombardy)

Aid No: N 533/2004

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas which have suffered damage (hail of 12 and 20
June 2004, provinces of Brescia and Cremona)

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
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:

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:

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Marche)

Aid No: N 587/2004

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas which have suffered damage (torrential rain
during the period from 11 July to 4 August 2004, province of
Ascoli Piceno)

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)

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

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

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 (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 534/2004

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/

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(hail during the month of June 2004 in the provinces of Ales-
sandria, Cuneo and Turin)

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 589/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas which have suffered
damage (hail-storms and flooding of 2 and 8 August 2004 in
the provinces of Biella and Cuneo)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural
production and farming structures as a result of bad weather
(hail-storms and flooding which affected the provinces of Biella
and Cuneo on 2 and 8 August 2004)

Budget: EUR 1 771 120,
approved under aid scheme NN 54/A/04

to be financed from the budget

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:

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

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