Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2005-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, afforestation, agricultural credit, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, environmental protection, lubricants, renewable energy

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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 316/10)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.7.2004

Aid intensity or amount: 60 % of the eligible costs

Member State: United Kingdom (England)

Duration: Until 31.12.2006

Aid No: N 233/2004

Title: The Woodland Grant Scheme (England)
Restocking and Regeneration Grant

(1988) —

Objective: To enable woodland owners and lessees to under-
take woodland restocking through investing in the replacement
of woodland (i.e. replanting or regeneration)

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: The Forestry Act 1979

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.12.2004

Budget: GBP 1,5 million per year

Member State: Italy (Abruzzi)

Aid intensity or amount: Activities will be supported at a
maximum rate of 80 % of eligible costs

Aid No: N 261/2004

Title: Subsidised farm credit

Duration: 1 year, starting from July 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/

Date of adoption of the decision: 30.11.2004

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 243/2004

Title: Promoting the use of biodegradable lubricants

Objective: The existing aid programme N 651/2002 would
be prolonged by two years. The aid promotes the initial equip-
ment with biogenic lubricants and hydraulic fluids and the
corresponding conversion of machinery and plant, so as to give
companies an incentive to use these environmentally friendly
materials.
Increasing the market share of these products is
intended to improve economic efficiency and promote product
development

Legal basis: Richtlinien zur Förderung von Projekten zum
Schwerpunkt Einsatz
abbaubaren
Schmierstoffen und Hydraulikflüssigkeiten auf Basis nachwach-
sender Rohstoffe

von biologisch schnell

Legal basis: Legge regionale 14 settembre 1994, n. 62 e Legge
regionale 9 marzo 2004, n. 11

Objective: Regional Law No 11 of 9 March 2004 amends
Regional Law No 62 of 14 September 1994 on subsidised farm
credit

Budget: The regional authorities are allocating total funding of
EUR 900 000 for 2004

Aid intensity or amount: Investment aid for
the first
purchase of livestock, materials and equipment: 50 % in less-
favoured areas and 40 % in other areas.

1,10 % of the applicable interest rate

Duration: Five years, until 31 December 2009

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: 18.6.2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 295/2003

Budget: The annual budget
million in 2005 and 5 million in 2006

for the aid scheme is EUR 7

Title: Bio-Energy Infrastructure Scheme

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Objective: The objective is to support the use of renewable
sources for generating electricity and heat

No single beneficiary will receive more than EUR 100 000
over 3 years

Legal basis: The scheme has been initiated by the UK
Government as a voluntary proposal and will be established
under section 153(4) of
the Environmental Protection Act
1990

Budget: A total budget of GBP 3,5 million (EUR 5,1 million)
is available

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Five years, with grant aid for the first three years
only

Duration: 3 years from the date of approval

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/

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

Member State: Austria

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

Aid No: N 499/03

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.6.2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.7.2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 498/03

Title: Industry Forum Adaptation Scheme: Cereals Scheme

Objective: As part of the approval of N 470/99 (the Industry
Forum Adaptation Scheme — hereinafter IFAS), the UK autho-
rities undertook to apply the relevant Community Guidelines
for the agricultural sector, and to notify the Commission of
individual aids made in the agricultural sector. The aim of the
IFAS is to promote a permanent
improvement in business
competitiveness by the transfer of best practice within sectors.
The aim of this scheme is improved competitiveness in the
cereals sector

By transferring best practice to the cereals supply chain and by
improving skills of businesses active in the cereals supply chain
it is the intention to improve supply chain integration and effi-
ciency. The means to achieve this is through a targeted
programme that will
identify and address weaknesses in the
supply chain

Title: BSE-related aid measures in 2003

Objective: Financing measures related to BSE and disposal of
animal waste and of fallen stock Aid would be paid for the
costs incurred in 2003 of statutory rapid BSE- and TSE-tests on
slaughter animals (bovine animals and small ruminants), trans-
port and disposal of fallen stock within the meaning of the
TSE-Guidelines or, alternatively, towards the costs of insurance
premiums covering such costs and the destruction of specified
risk material pursuant to the TSE-Guidelines as well as of meat
and bone meal having no further commercial use

Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinie des Bundesministers für Land-
und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW)
und der Bundesministerin für Gesundheit und Frauen (BMGF)
zur Finanzierung von Maßnahmen im Zusammenhang mit der
TSE- und BSE-Vorsorge, Falltieren und Schlachtabfällen

Budget: National funding of EUR 6,8 million for BSE/TSE–
tests and EUR 10,9 million for other measures

Aid intensity or amount: Variable according to submeasure

Duration: One-off measure

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

Legal basis: L Sections 7 and 8 of the Industrial Development
Act 1982

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

Budget: The amount of grant payment that the Home Grown
Cereals Authority (HGCA) will administer is as follows:

— 2003/04: GBP 200 000 (approx. EUR 297 000)

— 2004/05: GBP 458 000 (approx. EUR 680 000)

— 2005/06: GBP 549 000 (approx. EUR 815 000)

— 2006/07: GBP 203 000 (approx. EUR 301 000)

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.5.2004

Member State: Italy (Autonomous Province of Trento)

Aid No: N 531/03

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %, with private funding making
up the balance. HGCA will administer the entire project costs.

Title: Aid to compensate farmers for losses incurred as a result
of unfavourable weather conditions (decision No 2724 of 17
October 2003)

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Objective: To compensate farmers whose hay production was
damaged as a result of unfavourable weather conditions

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 2724 del
17 ottobre 2003: «Aiuti destinati ad indennizzare gli agricoltori
delle perdite causate da avverse condizioni atmosferiche; criteri
e modalità per l'attuazione degli interventi per la siccità dell'an-
nata 2003»

Budget: EUR 10 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of 80 % of the damage

Duration: Limited to the duration of examination of applica-
tions

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: 19.4.2004

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

Aid No: N 559/03

Title: Determining the criteria and arrangements for compen-
sation in the fruit sector following the frost in certain munici-
palities of Calabria between 7 and 9 April 2003

Objective: To compensate growers whose production of stone
and citrus fruit was damaged as a result of unfavourable
weather

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta regionale del 28
ottobre 2003, n. 824: «Determinazione dei criteri e delle moda-
lità di erogazione d'indennizzi in favore del settore frutticolo a
seguito delle gelate verificatesi in alcuni comuni della Calabria
dal 7 al 9 aprile 2003»

Budget: EUR 1 600 000

Aid intensity or amount: Varying depending on the damage
(determined on the basis of a formula)

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.5.2004

Duration: 1 year.

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 536/2003

Title: Regional intervention for the development of Confidi in
the agricultural sector

Objective: Providing subsidiary guarantees
cooperatives and providing consultancy services to all
farmers operating in the Region, through the Confidi

to farmers or
the

Legal basis: Legge Regionale n. 13 del 25.7.2003 «Interventi
per lo sviluppo dei Confidi nel settore agricolo»

Budget: EUR
516 456,90 for technical assistance for the first year

1 032 913,80

guarantees

for

and

EUR

Aid intensity or amount: The cash grant equivalent of the
aid for subsidiary guarantees is calculated as the difference
between market loan rates and the actual loan stipulated with
the bank, following the existence of the guarantee, deduced the
amount paid by the beneficiary (premium and costs related to
the granting of the guarantee). For technical assistance aid is
limited to EUR 100 000 per beneficiary any three year period.
The aid intensity is maximum 70 % of eligible expenses

Duration: 5 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/

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: 12.8.2004

Member State (Region): France

Aid No: N 731/2002 — corrigendum

Title: Aid for sheep products with official quality mark

Objective: To pay part of
products with an official quality mark

the inspection costs for sheep

Budget: EUR 1 630 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: The rate of aid is 100 % of eligible
expenditure in the first year, 83 % in the second, 67 % in the
third, 50 % in the fourth, 33 % in the fifth and 17 % in the
sixth year

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/