Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, dairy production, livestock farming, natural disaster, regional aid, shareholding

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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 308/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.10.2005

Budget: Capital increase EUR 30 million

Member State: Italy (Sardinia)

Aid intensity or amount: Non-aid

Aid No: N 437/2005

Duration: 7 years

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (torrential rain in the province of Cagliari on 3, 4 and 5
April 2005)

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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
(torrential rain in the province of Cagliari on 3, 4 and 5 April
2005)

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

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 102/2004:
del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale’

‘Nuova disciplina

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.10.2005

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under Aid
No NN 54/A/04

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Aid No: N 308/2004

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Title: Amendments to Law No 20 of 27 November 2003
Interventions in favour of livestock farmers taking part in the
bluetongue vaccination plan

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

aid

an

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: 21.9.2005

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 170/2005

Title: Investement
principle: Sviluppo Italia S.p.A./Conserve Italia S.c.a.r.l.

in accordance with the private investor

Objective: The public undertaking Sviluppo Italia will acquire
a stake in the agricultural undertaking Conserve Italia under
market economy conditions which would be acceptable to a
private investor

Objective: The measures aim to compensate livestock breeders
for extra costs and losses suffered as a result of implementing
the bluetongue vaccination plan in Region Umbria

Legal basis: Modificazioni
alla legge 27
novembre 2003 n. 20 — Interventi a favore degli allevatori
partecipanti al piano vaccinale per la febbre catarrale degli
ovini (blue-tongue)

ed integrazioni

Budget: EUR 150 000/year

Aid intensity or amount:

Costs related to the ban on animal movements: 100 %

Losses due to reduced natality: 90 % (–10 % franchise)

Duration: Unlimited

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: 30.8.2005

Duration: Ad hoc aid measure. The measure in question is
scheduled to apply until the end of 2006

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 326/2005

Title: Assistance aimed at
products

increasing the value of milk

Objective: Boosting the quality of milk products — promo-
tion and advertising of milk products

Legal basis: Legge regionale 25 febbraio 2005, n. 9, art. 4:
‘Interventi per la promozione e la valorizzazione delle produ-
zioni lattiero-casearie’

Budget: EUR 1 570 000 for the first year and, subsequently, a
budget set in the annual Finance Acts

Aid intensity or amount: Promotion and boosting of quality:
75 %, with a ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary per three-
year period (or 50 % in the case of SMEs, with the higher
equivalent amount being applied to the latter)

Advertising: 50 %

Duration: Six 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/

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.10.2005

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 375/2005

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: 14.10.2005

Member State: Italy (Liguria)

Aid No: N 382/05

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agri-
cultural areas having suffered damage (frosts of 16 February
and 3 March in Imperia province)

Objective: To provide meteorological information on the bad
weather that caused the damage to be compensated as part of
the aid scheme approved under Aid No NN 54/A/04

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 102/2004:
del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale’

‘Nuova disciplina

Budget: The amount of aid, which has not yet been estab-
lished, will be financed from the overall budget of EUR 200
million allocated for the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: One-off aid

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

aid

an

Title: Compensation for damage caused by drought. Credit
line for potato and citrus fruit growers

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

Objective: To compensate for the losses suffered by producers
of potatoes and citrus fruits in the Algarve, Ribatejo and Oeste
regions as a result of the drought which has devastated Portugal
since November 2004

Legal basis: Decreto-lei n.o 96/2005 de 9 de Junho de 2005 e
projecto de portaria de aplicação do auxílio relativos à criação
de uma linha de crédito destinada aos produtores do sector
horto-frutícola que tenham sofrido perdas de produção

Budget: EUR 1,35 million

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.9.2005

Member State: Italy (Basilicata)

Aid No: N 387/2005

Aid intensity or amount: Per-hectare aid may compensate
losses in less-favoured areas at a rate of up to 12,52 % for
citrus fruits and 6,58 % for potatoes, and in other areas at a
rate of up to 5,47 % for citrus fruits and 5,27 % for potatoes

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (torrential rain and windstorms of 24 May 2005 in certain
municipalities of the province of Matera, Basilicata region)

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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

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 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: 4.10.2005

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 403/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (strong winds on 10 and 11 April 2005)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural
production 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 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: 27.9.2005

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

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

Member State: Italy (Liguria)

Aid No: N 402/2005

Title: Assistance to agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (high winds in Genoa province, 10 and 11 April 2005)

Objective: To compensate damage to agricultural production
and farming structures as a result of bad weather (high winds
in Genoa province, 10 and 11 April 2005)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under State
aid scheme NN 54/A/04

Intensity or amount of aid: Up to 100 % of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

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

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: 17.10.2005

Member State: France (Champagne-Ardenne region)

Aid No: N 415/2005

Title: Regional aid for the fitting out of livestock buildings for
cattle, sheep and goats

Objective: To improve and redeploy agricultural production
by investments in modernising or extending existing buildings,
as well as in new buildings directly linked to livestock breeding

Legal basis: Articles L 1511-1 à L 1511-3 du code général des
collectivités territoriales

Budget: The total budget is EUR 900 000

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % and 45 % of eligible costs for
investments made by young farmers, and 50 % and 55 % in
less favoured areas

Duration: Until 31.12.2006

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/