Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, fishing industry

25.2.2006

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C 47/21

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 47/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.9.2003

Member State: United Kingdom (England)

Aid No: N 144/2003

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/

Title: Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003

Objective: To withdraw fishing vessels from the fleet in order
to reduce effort on cod fishing by 15-20 %

Legal basis: Statutory Instrument

Aid intensity or amount: The applications will be considered
on the basis of individual, competitive bids and will be selected
those representing the highest benefit deriving from the bid.
For vessels of 10 years or more the awards will be within the
limits provided for under the Regulation 2792/1999 plus an
additional 20 % scrapping premium. For vessels less than 10
years of age the ceilings will be increased by 1,5 % for each
year less than 10 years of age

Duration: 2003-2004

Other information: Annual report

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: 27.2.2004

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 340/2001

Title: Tax reliefs on investment in the whitefish fleet

Objective: To encourage capital investment into the whitefish
fleet

Legal basis: Finance Act 2001

Budget: The actual monetary costs and benefits of the scheme
will depend on the type and scale of the project, the taxation
scale against which the relief is taken and the level of funding
other than grant aid

Form of aid and intensity: Rates of assistance established on
the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, as
amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2369/2002 of 20
December 2002

Period of assistance: 2001, 2002, 2003, ending on 3
September 2004

Date of adoption of the decision: 4.7.2003

Other information: Annual report

Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Aid No: N 155/2003

Title: The Sea Fishing (Transitional Support) (Scotland) (No 2)
Scheme 2003

Objective: To provide economic compensation to vessels
affected by reductions in fishing effort on cod stocks in the
North Sea

Legal basis: Scottish Statutory Instrument

Budget: GBP 10 million (around EUR 15 million)

Aid intensity or amount: GBP 142 per Vessel Capacity Unit
for vessels qualified for the entire period.

Duration: 1 March — 31 August 2003

Other information: Annual report

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: 5.4.2004

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 356/2003

Title: Safeguarding the interests of the fishery products landing
sector

Objective: Financing advisory services for and safeguarding
the interests of the fishery products landing sector

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Legal basis:

— Instellingsverordening Productschap Vis

— Verordening instelling van een fonds voor de aanvoersector

Budget: Between EUR 50 and EUR 100 000 per year

Duration: 2003 and subsequent years

Rate of aid/amount: Within the limits laid down in the
Guidelines for the examination of State aid to fisheries and
aquaculture (OJ C 19, 20.1.2001, p. 7)

Other details: Annual report

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: 17.2.2003

Member state: Spain

Aid no: N 574/2002

Title: Agreement with Morocco — Conversion of the fishing
fleet (Valencia)

Objective: To promote conversion of vessels and redeploy-
ment of
fishermen dependent, until 1999, on the fisheries
agreement with Morocco

Legal basis: Orden de la Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentación por la que se establecen determinados requisitos
y condiciones que afectan a la reconversión de los buques y
pescadores por
la finalización del Acuerdo de pesca con
Marruecos

Budget: EUR 1 500 000

Aid intensity or amount: Criteria and scales laid down in
Council Regulations (EC) Nos 2792/1999 and 2561/2001

Duration: 2002-03

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 the decision: 15.1.2003

Member state: Italy

Aid no: N 702/2002

Title: Measures implemented by the industry. Fisheries sector

Objective: Implementation of structural measures by those
involved in the fishing industry included in the Community
support framework

Legal basis: Circolare applicativa della normativa CE in
materia di OO.PP. e Associazioni di OO.PP. (Ministero delle
Politiche Agricole e Forestali)

Budget: EUR 5 286 000

Aid intensity or amount: According to the rates set
Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/99

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Duration: 2000-2006

Other information: Annual report

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 the decision: 15.1.2003

Member state: Portugal

Aid no: NN 92/2002

Title: Temporary stopping of fishing for sardine — Fisheries
sector

Objective: To compensate fishermen and the owners of
fishing vessels for the temporary suspension of
fishing for
sardine (Sardina pilchardus) owing to an unforeseeable biological
development in the northern region (exceptional abundance of
juveniles) and the resulting ban on fishing with a view to the
recovery of the spawning biomass

Legal basis: Portaria no. 123-B/2002, de 8 de Fevereiro, que
estabelece o Regulamento de apoio à cessação temporária da
actividade das embarcações de pesca dirigida à sardinha

Budget: EUR 1 200 000

Duration: Two months during 2002

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/