Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

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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

(2006/C 1/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.10.2005

Budget: EUR 100 000 for 2005

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 296/2005

Aid intensity or amount:

— Start-up aid for producer organisations: 100 % aid, degres-

sive over 5 years

Title: Aid to improve production of table grapes

— Investment aid: 40/50 % aid, extra 5 % for young farmers

Objective: Structural improvement in table-grape production,
consisting in uprooting and replacing table-grape plants with
recommended varieties which will enhance quality and moder-
nise production structures

Legal basis: Orden por la que se establecen las bases regula-
doras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas al saneamiento de
la producción de uva de mesa

Budget: EUR 12,150 million

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum rate of the aid is
20 %, irrespective of the area, and 22,5 % for young farmers
during the first five years after they set up. This aid may be
combined with other aid granted by the Autonomous Com-
munity on whose territory the beneficiary's holding is located,
on condition that it does not exceed the ceilings of 50 % in
less-favoured areas and 40 % elsewhere. Those maximum rates
may be raised by 5 % for investments carried out by young
farmers during the first five years after they set up

Duration: Payment of the aid is scheduled from 2005 until
2009 (inclusive)

— Aid for quality assurance systems: 100 %

— Technical support: 100 % aid

— Promotion: 100 %

— Advertising: 50 %

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/

Date of adoption of the decision: 22.7.2004

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

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

Aid No: N 313/2003

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.11.2005

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 307/2003

Title: Regional Law No. 10 of 1 April 2005 ‘Aid for agri-
cultural and agri-food cooperatives’

Objective: The measure provides for the following types of
aid: Start-up aid for producer organisations, investment aid, aid
for technical support, aid for quality assurance systems, aid for
promotion and advertising of agricultural products

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 1 aprile 2005, n. 10 ‘Interventi a
favore della cooperazione agricola e agroalimentare nella
regione Molise’

Title: Aiuti a favore degli investimenti nel settore agricolo ed
agroalimentare

Objective: Aid for investments in undertakings processing and
marketing agricultural products and aid for investments in the
relocation of buildings in the public interest

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta regionale n. 449 del 17
giugno 2003 concernente le disposizioni d'applicazione dell'ar-
lettera b) della Legge regionale 8 luglio
ticolo 2, comma 2,
2002, n. 24

Budget: EUR 2 000 000 (estimated budget) for the first year
of application

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures,
as set out in the letter to the Member State

Duration: Not specified.

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: 18.10.2005

Budget: EUR 2 497 500

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia region)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Aid No: N 327/2005

Duration: 4 years

Title: Draft Regional Law No 125 ‘Integrated agricultural and
rural development services system’

Objective: To promote the system for disseminating agri-
cultural knowledge in order to foster the balanced development
of rural areas, boost production value-added and improve the
competitiveness of agricultural holdings

Legal basis: Disegno di legge: ‘Sistema integrato dei servizi di
sviluppo agricolo e rurale (SISSAR)’

Budget: An amount of EUR 883 500 is planned for 2006.
Subsequent amounts will be laid down in the Region's annual
and triennial Finance Acts

Aid intensity or amount:

For research and development activities:

(a) basic research: up to 100 % of eligible expenditure;

(b) industrial research: up to 100 % of eligible expenditure;

(c) precompetitive development activity: up to 100 % of
eligible expenditure, up to a limit of EUR 100 000 per
beneficiary

For technical assistance: The intensity of the aid must under no
circumstances exceed 80 % of eligible expenditure, and the
total amount of aid per beneficiary per three-year period may
not be more than:

(a) EUR 9 000 for professional training and information;

(b) EUR 30 000 (up to EUR 60 000 if the beneficiary is a
assistance

consultancy and specialist

for

cooperative)
services

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: 19.1.2005

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 343/04

Title: Tax on mineral phosphorous in feed phosphates

Objective: The county council land tax is reduced from 4,3
per mille to 3,8 per mille for land used for primary production,
i.e. land used for farms, horticultural establishments, nurseries
and fruit orchards, as a compensation for the introduction of a
new tax on phosphorous in feed

Legal basis: Lov af 28. april 2004 om afgift på mineralsk
fosfor i foderfosfater

Budget: An estimated maximum of DKK 99 000 (approx. EUR
13 300) per year

Aid intensity or amount: The ceiling creates an average tax
reduction of approx. DKK 700 (about EUR 95) per holding per
year

Duration: 2006-12 (6 years)

Duration: Unlimited

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

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/

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.1.2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 28.12.2004

Member State: France

Aid No: N 332/2004

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 347/2004

Title: Restructuring of cider apple orchards

Objective: To adapt cider-apple orchards to consumer require-
ments through investment aid and aid to reduce production
capacities.

Title: Law 185/1992: Assistance in agricultural areas having
suffered damage

Objective: To compensate for damage to farming structures as
a result of bad weather

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Legal basis: Articolo 3, paragrafo 2,
lettera c) della legge
185/1992. Deliberazione della Giunta siciliana n. 81 del 12
marzo 2004 e deliberazione della Giunta siciliana n. 93 del
19 marzo 2004

Budget: EUR 26 121 277

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the damage.

Duration: Measure applying a scheme approved by the
Commission

Other details: Measures applying the scheme approved by the
Commission under State aid C 12/B/95 (Commission Decision
2004/307/EC, 16.12.2003, OJ L 99/2004).

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.11.2005

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 383/05

Title: Setting up a computerised information system for horti-
culture; Modification of aid No N 233/01

Objective: To obtain a sustainable improvement of the knowl-
edge transfer and increased research efficiency in the horticul-
ture sector

Legal basis: Zuwendungsbescheid und Änderungsbescheid auf
der Grundlage der Bundeshaushaltsordnung

Budget: New budget: EUR 246 951

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

Aid intensity or amount: Average aid intensity of 58,3 % in
2006, 45,3 % in 2007 and 33,3 % in 2008

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

Duration: 1.4.2006 — 30.6.2008

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.7.2005

Member State: Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Aid No: N 373/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas which have suffered
damage (hail storm of 20 June 2004, province of Trieste)

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: 80 % 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: 21.9.2005

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 391/04

Title: Aid for the preservation of endangered species

Objective: The purpose of the aid is to support the preserva-
tion of endangered breeds and make it possible for the general
public to watch those breeds. The endangered breeds that are
eligible for aid are chosen by the Danish Committee for the
Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources

Legal basis: § 24 i lov nr. 432 af 9. juni 2004 om husdyrbrug
Bekendtgørelse om tilskud til bevaring af husdyrgenetiske
ressourcer

Budget: DKK 2 945 000 (about EUR 396 000) per year

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

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Until 1 November 2007

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:

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