Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agronomic research, aid to agriculture, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, 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 310/09)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2005

Member State: The United Kingdom (England and Northern Ireland)

No of the aid: NN 48/2005 (ex N191/2005)

Title: Organic Farming Scheme

Alteration notification to Aid No N 628/1999

Objective: Aid for the provision of technical support in the form of lump sum payments which will
partly cover the professional consultants' costs

Legal basis: Regulation 8 of the Organic Farming (England Rural Development Programme) Regulations
2001 and Regulation 8 of the Organic Farming (England Rural Development Programme) Regulations
2003, which have replaced Regulations 2001. Enforcement of the conditions of the aid is provided by the
above-referred Regulations, as read jointly with Regulations 4 and 6 of the England Rural Development
Programme Enforcement Regulations 2000

Budget:

— Annual: GBP 820 000 (approximately EUR 1 211 000)

— Total: GBP 988 000 (approximately EUR 1 459 000)

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

Duration: February 2005 — February 2007

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 17.10.2005

Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Aid No: N 439/2005

Title: Extension to the Scottish Farm Business Advice and Skills Service

Objective: The approved Scottish Farm Business Advice and Skills Service scheme (State aid scheme No
N 363/2003) will be prolonged by three years

Legal basis: Non-statutory scheme

Budget: Increase of the budget: GBP 7,5 million (EUR 11 million)

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

Duration: Prolongation from 2006/07 to 2008/09

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 14.10.2005

Member State: Italy (Marche)

Aid No: N 440/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disasters (excessive snow in the provinces of
Pesaro, Urbino, Macerata, Fermo and Ascoli Piceno, and excessive snow, persistent rain and hoarfrost in
the province of Ancona during the period from 23 January until 4 March 2005)

Objective: To compensate for damage to farming structures as a result of bad weather (excessive snow in
the provinces of Pesaro, Urbino, Macerata, Fermo and Ascoli Piceno, and excessive snow, persistent rain
and hoarfrost in the province of Ancona during the period from 23 January until 4 March 2005)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 «Nuova disciplina del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale»

Budget: The aid will be funded from the budget allocated to the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04), on the
basis of an application from the regional authorities for assistance of EUR 173 220 491

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)

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 4.10.2005

Member State: Italy (Abruzzi)

Aid No: N 442/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage (hail of 11 and 12 July 2004, province of
Chieti)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural production as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: The aid will be paid to the Region by the central authorities from the budget approved in the
context of scheme NN 54/A/04, the amount being decided on by the Ministry of Agricultural Policy on the
basis of an aid application for EUR 10 688 750

Aid intensity or amount: 80 % of the 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 confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 13.10.2005

Member State: Greece.

Aid No: N 456/05

Title: Continuation of the FROST aid programme

Objective: To compensate losses caused by bad weather

Legal basis: Πρόγραµµα ενισχύσεων FROST (Φυτικό Kεφάλαιο, Φυτική Παραγωγή) — σχέδιο κοινής υπουρ-
γικής απόφασης

Budget: EUR 280 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: From 50 to 100 %

Duration: Maximum 5 years.

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 12.8.2005

Member State: Italy (Emilia Romagna)

Aid No: N 489/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage (hail during the period April to May 2004 in
the provinces of Bologna and Ferrara)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production and farming structures caused
by bad weather (hail in the provinces of Bologna on 24 April 2004 and Ferrara on 1 May 2004)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: EUR 28 646 560, to be financed from the budget approved under Aid No 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 an aid scheme approved by the Commission under State Aid NN
54/A/2004 (Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final of 7 June 2005)

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.9.2005

Member State: Italy (Lombardy).

Aid No: N 514/2004.

Title: Assistance in affected agricultural areas (hail storm and violent winds in the province of Mantua on
20 June 2004)

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

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

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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 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 confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 21.9.2005

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

Aid No: N 566/2004

Title: Aid for improvement of agricultural land

Objective: Public contribution to financing the agrochemical research of the soil

Legal basis:

— Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likums, 2004. gada 23. aprīlis;

— Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabineta 2004. gada 12. decembra noteikumi Nr. 351 ‘Noteikumi par

ūdens un augsnes aizsardzību no lauksaimnieciskas darbības izraisītā piesārņojuma ar nitrātiem’;

— Noteikumu projekts Nr. 1 ‘Lauksaimniecības zemes uzlabošana’

Budget:

— Annual: LVL 200 000 (approximately EUR 288 000)

— Total: LVL 1 200 000 (approximately EUR 1 728 500)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 50 % of eligible costs

Duration: 2005-2010

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

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Date of adoption of the decision: 29.9.2005

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: NN 17/2004 and 6/2004 (ex N 362/03 and N 361/03)

Title: Long term scheme for BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for human consumption aged over 30
months and casualties aged 24-30 months slaughtered for human consumption; interim measure for BSE
testing of 30-42 months Beef Assurance Scheme cattle and casualties aged 24-30 months slaughtered for
human consumption

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Objective: The aim of the scheme is to monitor the prevalence and epidemiological spread of BSE within
UK cattle destined for human consumption by testing all animals aged over 30 months destined for human
consumption and 24-30 months casualties slaughtered for human consumption. Until abolishment of the
Over Thirty Months rule, an interim measure provides for testing of animals aged over 30 months and
destined for human consumption from herds approved under the Beef Assurance Scheme and 24-30
months casualties slaughtered for human consumption

Legal basis:

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying
down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopa-
thies as amended

National implementing provisions of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001:

— The TSE (England) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/843)

— The TSE (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1353)

— The TSE (England) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2860)

— The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1416)

— The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/255)

— The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (SR 2002/225)

Budget: BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for human consumption aged over 30 months and casualties
aged 24-30 months slaughtered for human consumption:

Great Britain

Northern Ireland

2003/2004

GBP 2,503 million (EUR 3,576 million)

GBP 0,366 million (EUR 0,523 million)

2004/2005

GBP 11,016 million (EUR 15,737 million)

GBP 1,426 million (EUR 2,037 million)

2005/2006

GBP 18,029 million (EUR 25,755 million)

GBP 2,616 million (EUR 3,737 million)

2006/2007

GBP 20,034 million (EUR 28,620 million)

GBP 2,970 million (EUR 4,243 million)

2007/2008

GBP 20,034 million (EUR 28,620 million)

GBP 2,970 million (EUR 4,243 million)

For training of abattoir operators: GBP 132 000/EUR 188 571 in Great Britain and GBP 1 000/EUR 1 428
in Northern Ireland

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: Until December 2008

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

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