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, agri-foodstuffs, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, investment aid, natural disaster, water management in agriculture

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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 308/07)

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.10.2005

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 7/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage
(hail,
torrential rain, whirlwinds and violent winds in the
period from February to September 2004 in the provinces of
Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Treviso)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and farming structures as a result of bad weather (hail,
torrential rain, whirlwinds and violent winds in the period
from February to September 2004 in the provinces of Venice,
Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Treviso)

The aid is limited to organic products and products bearing the
‘Agriqualità’ quality label

Legal basis: DGR 1082/04 del 2.11.2004 «Regime di aiuti —
programma annuale delle attività di promozione delle risorse
agricole ed agroalimentari della Toscana»

Budget: EUR 12 million

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure

Duration: Unlimited

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/

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2005

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Member State: Austria (Steiermark)

Aid No: N 70/2005

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: 17.10.2005

Member State: Italy (Toscana)

Aid No: N 49/2005

Title: Investment aid for irrigation facilities — corrigendum

Objective: Aid would be granted for the investment projects
regarding construction of irrigation systems including installa-
tions
the
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

Title: Regional Decision n. 6 of 27.4.2004 Aid scheme for the
valorisation, development and improvement of agri-food chains
with lower environmental impact

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/

Objective: The measures aim to encourage the establishment
of food chains with lower environmental impact by means of
aid for investments, technical support, controls and advertising.

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.9.2005

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

No of the aid: N 96/2005

Title: Aid for evaluation of varities of plants cultivated in
biological production

Objective: Support for financing the experiments on evalua-
tion of suitability of the registered plant varieties and the devel-
opment of new plant varieties for biological production, in par-
ticular consisting of the Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU)
research

Legal basis:

— Sēklu un stādāmo materiālu aprites

likums

(Latvijas

Vēstnesis, Nr. 353/354, 1999. gada 17. maijā)

— Augu aizsardzības

likums

(Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr. 74,

2002. gada 17. maijā)

— Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr.70 “Par valsts atbalstu lauk-
(Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr. 56, 2005. gada

saimniecībai”
6. aprīlī)

Title: Aid for investments aimed at enhancing the security of
storage facilities for liquid fertilisers, pesticides and weedkillers
on farms in Yvelines

Objective: Preservation of the environment

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

Budget: Annual
of
EUR 74 000 compared with the scheme under aid N 607/
2001)

EUR 150 000

(increase

budget:

Aid intensity or amount: 40 %.

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/

— Ministru kabineta noteikumi “Latvijas augu šķirņu kataloga

nolikums”, 2003. gada 15. aprīlis

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.9.2005

— Ministru kabineta 2004. gada 14. oktobra “Dārzeņu

sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 13. maija “Labības sēklaudz-

ēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 17. jūnija “Eļļas augu un šķie-
draugu sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 12. augusta “Skābbarības
augu sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

— Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 3. aprīļa “Eļļas augu un šķie-
draugu sēklaudzēšanas un sēklu tirdzniecības noteikumi”

Budget: LVL 116 900 (approximately EUR 166 000) in years
2005-2007

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

Duration: 2005-2007

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: 19.8.2005

Member State: France

Aid No: N 137/2005 (amending aid N 607/2001)

Number of aid measure: N 149/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas hit by natural disasters
(heavy rainstorms on 2 November to 15 December 2004 and
in some cases up to 10 January 2005 in some municipalities in
the province of Agrigente, Sicily)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural produc-
tion, agricultural structures and land improvement work caused
by 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 implementing 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)1622fin of 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/

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.9.2005

de Canarias, como consecuencia de los vientos y altas tempera-
turas

Member State: Italy (Sicily).

Aid No: N 156/2005

Budget: EUR 5,2 million

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the loss suffered

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (tornadoes in the province of Ragusa on 3 and 11
November 2004)

Duration: The aid is available during the six months following
publication in the Spanish Official Gazette

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural
production and farming structures as a result of bad weather
(tornadoes in the province of Ragusa on 3 and 12 November
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/

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: EUR 15 073 778 to be funded under the budget
approved for scheme NN 54/A/04

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.9.2005

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Aid No: N 209/2005

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: 17.10.2005

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 161/05.

Title: Aid to compensate for the losses caused by bad weather
in the province of Ciudad Real and the Autonomous Commu-
nities of Extremadura and the Canary Islands

Objective: To compensate for harvest losses caused by bad
weather, not covered by the agricultural
insurance scheme,
affecting grape production in the province of Ciudad Real as a
result of torrential rain, tomato production in the Autonomous
Community of Extremadura as a result of violent storms, and
the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands as a result
of high temperatures and violent winds

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden APA/…/2005, por el que se
establecen ayudas para paliar los daños causados por condi-
ciones climáticas adversas, amparados por el seguro agrario, en
la producción de uva en la provincia de Ciudad Real, como
consecuencia de las lluvias persistentes; en la producción de
tomate en la Comunidad autónoma de Extremadura, como
consecuencia de las tormentas, y en la Comunidad autónoma

Title: Assistance to agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (tornado in Ragusa province, 27 January 2005)

Objective: Compensation for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and farming structures as a result of bad weather (tornado
in Ragusa province, 27 January 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 damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Other details: Measure applying the scheme approved by the
scheme NN 54/A/2004
aid
Commission under
(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: Italy

Aid No: N 259/05

Title: Ministerial order of 24 March 2005 distributing the
resources allocated to the activities set out in Article 4 of Law
No 499 of 23 December 1999

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Objective: To lay down the distribution of the budget for
funding the activities of
the Ministry of Agricultural and
Forestry Policy in 2005 (almost exactly the same as the
approved aid scheme No N 154/04), as follows

— Research and experimentation

— Collection, processing and distribution of information and

data

— Support

for national agricultural producers' associations

and groups

— Genetic improvement of plants and livestock

— Maintenance and development of agricultural product

quality

— Fraud prevention and control

— Forest policy

— Special projects

Legal basis: Decreto ministeriale SEG/398 del 24 marzo 2005,
recante riparto delle risorse per le misure di cui all'articolo 4
della legge n. 499 del 23 dicembre 1999

Budget: EUR 154 018 000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to the measure

Duration: 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/