Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, aid to undertakings, 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

(2006/C 57/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.12.2005

Member State: Italy (Valle d'Aosta)

Aid No: N 135/04.

Title:

‘Fontina Qualità’ project

Objective: Aid to encourage the production and marketing of
quality agricultural products; technical assistance; research and
development aid; advertising aid

Legal basis: Piano di sviluppo rurale 2000-2006 della Regione
Valle d'Aosta — Capitolo 16, Aspetti connessi agli aiuti di
Stato; in particolare la misura II.C.1 «Commercializzazione di
prodotti di qualità», azione II.C.1.1 «Segni di qualità, sistema di
controlli, certificazioni»

Budget: EUR 2 125 000

Aid intensity or amount: Promotion and boosting of quality:
100 %, with a ceiling of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary per
three-year period. Technical assistance: 100 %, with a ceiling
of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary per three-year period (or 50 %
in the case of SMEs, with the higher equivalent amount being
applied to the latter).

Research and development: 100 %.

Advertising: 50 %

Duration: 6 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:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.12.2005

Member State: United Kingdom (England and Northern
Ireland)

Aid No: N 222/2005

Title: Beef Market Restoration Programme
Northern Ireland)

(England and

Objective: To restore beef obtained from cattle over thirty
months old at slaughter ('OTM') into the food chain. Measures:
technical support and encouraging the development of quality
products. The programme is administrated by the Meat and
Livestock Commission (MLC) and the Livestock and Meat
Commission (LMC)

Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1967 and Livestock Marketing
Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967

Budget: GBP 7 500 000 (EUR 11,08 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: From the date of approval until 31 March 2008

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: 12.4.2005

Member State: France

Aid No: N 160/2004

Title: Compensation for the floods of December 2003

Objective: To compensate for the losses suffered by farmers
in the South of France as a result of the floods of December
2003

Budget: EUR 30 million (compensation under
the natural
disaster scheme); EUR 860 000 to ease the financial burden of
firms

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.12.2005

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

Aid No: N 288/2004

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(torrential rain and violent winds in the province of Reggio
Calabria from 12 to 14 December 2003)

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

Legal basis: Articolo 3, comma 2,
lettera c) della legge
185/1992. Deliberazione della Giunta regionale della Calabria
n. 105/2004

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Budget: See the approved scheme (C 12/B/95)

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

Duration: Measure implementing a scheme approved by the
Commission

information: Measure

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

implementing

the

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

Objective: To promote the creation of new agrifood industries
and improve existing plant, in order to restore and enhance the
competitiveness of rural areas by contributing to the preserva-
tion and creation of jobs, and to the maintenance of population
levels; to protect the environment; to bring production into
line with market trends; and to improve processing techniques
and marketing channels, as well as quality and health condi-
tions

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de … de … 2005 de la Conse-
jería de Agricultura y Agua por la que se establecen las bases
reguladoras y se convocan subvenciones para el año 2006 para
pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYME) dedicadas a la transfor-
mación de productos agrarios en determinados municipios de
la región de Murcia

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

Budget: EUR 1 400 000

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.12.2005

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 352/2004

Title: Increase of parafiscal levies and introduction of two new
levies in support schemes in the poultry and eggs, rabbit
keeping and mink/fox keeping sectors

Objective: This measure raises parafiscal
levies to achieve
more financing for research & development, promotion and
the combat of animal diseases

Legal basis: Verordening van het Productschap voor Vee en
Vlees ter wijziging van de eerdere verordeningen inzake parafis-
cale heffingen in de sectoren pluimvee en eieren, konijnen en
edelpelsdieren

Budget: The total budget depends on the actual future costs
for research and promotion activities and the combat of animal
diseases in the various sectors. The new parafiscal levies of this
measure financing these activities involve maximum rates;
actual taxes can be lower depending on the actual costs faced

Duration: Indefinite

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/

Aid intensity or amount: The normal rate of aid is 24 % of
the total eligible cost, and may be increased to 28 %

Duration: Two years

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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: 8.12.2005

Member State: Germany

No of the aid: N 466/A/2005

Title: Hardship Fund for Compensation of Hardship Damages
Caused by the Flood of August 2005 in Bavaria to Holdings in
the Agriculture and Forestry Sector

Objective: Compensation of hardship damages caused by the
flood in August 2005 to enterprises under endangered exis-
tence in the agriculture and forestry sector

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung

Vollzugshinweise
des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums der
Finanzen zum „Härtefonds zur Beseitigung von Notständen
durch das Sommerhochwasser 2005 von Privathaushalten,
Gewerbetreibenden und freiberuflich Tätigen sowie Unter-
nehmen der Land- und Forstwirtschaft — Hochwasser-Härte-
fonds 2005“

Budget: EUR 30 million

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.12.2005

Duration: One-off measure in 2005

Member State: Spain (Murcia)

Aid No: N 431/05

Title: Measures supporting SMEs engaged in the processing
and marketing of agricultural products in certain municipalities
of the region of Murcia

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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: 15.12.2005

Budget: EUR 10 million

Member State: Italy (Abruzzo)

Aid No: N 472/2004

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disas-
ters (hail of 8 August 2004)

Objective: To compensate damage to agricultural production
caused by bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved aid scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Duration: 2006-2008

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/

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

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the
Commission

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.12.2005

Member State: Italy (Province of Bolzano)

No of the aid: N 517/2005.

information: Measure

scheme
Other
approved by the Commission under State Aid NN 54/A/2004
(Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final of 7 June 2005)

applying

aid

an

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tial information has been removed, can be found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision: 7.12.2005

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 491/2005

Title: Subsidy arrangement reconstruction glass horticulture
enterprises in environmentally vulnerable areas of the province
of North Brabant

Objective: To create a lasting restoration of the scenic and
the province of
environmental quality of
North Brabant

the landscape of

Legal basis: (1) Provinciewet, artikel 143,
(2) Verordening
subsidies kwaliteits- en structuurverbetering Landelijk Gebied
provincie Noord-Brabant 2001, artikel 4 (Provinciaal blad van
Noord-Brabant, nr. 58/2001) en (3) Concept subsidieregeling
sanering
gebieden
provincie Noord-Brabant (30 juni 2005)

glastuinbouwbedrijven

kwetsbare

in

Title: Compensation for drought damage in agricultural areas
in 2005.

Objective: Compensation for weather-related losses in 2005.
The compensation for would be available only for damage to
forage production in less-favoured areas in the Province of
Bolzano. According to the Italian authorities the investigations
in the affected areas have revealed production losses ranging
from 20 % to 80 %, the average loss being 30 %. The aid
would be granted within the framework aid scheme NN 54/A/
04, approved by the Commission with Decision C(2005)1622
of 7.6.2005. The Italian authorities have indicated that the noti-
fied aid measure constitutes an individual aid notification
pursuant to point 58 of the above Decision

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004: «Interventi finan-
ziari a sostegno delle imprese agricole»

Budget: The annual budget of the framework aid scheme is ca
EUR 100 Mio for weather-related compensation. The expense
due to the notified measure is not yet known

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the eligible losses

Duration: One-off.

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

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