Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: 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 75/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.1.2006

Member State: Spain (Castile-Leon)

Aid No: N 8/06

Title: Aid for promotion measures, carried out by the Boards
dealing with designations of origin and geographical
indica-
tions, by the management bodies for quality wines produced in
specified regions (quality wines psr) and by the Castile-Leon
Organic Farming Board, with a view to developing voluntary
food-quality disclosure programmes

Objective: To develop information activities
relating to
systems for monitoring the quality of agri-food products in
order to increase consumer confidence in agricultural produc-
tion and promote this economic sector as a whole

Legal basis:
«Acuerdo de 20 de diciembre de 2005, del
Consejo del Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León,
por el que se establece la aportación económica del Instituto
Tecnológico Agrario en las
actividades promovidas por
Consejos Reguladores de Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas
(DOP) e Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas (IGP), órganos de
gestión de vinos de calidad producidos en regiones determi-
nadas (v.c.p.r.d.) y el Consejo de Agricultura Ecológica de
Castilla y León para el desarrollo de programas voluntarios de
divulgación de la calidad alimentaria»

Budget: EUR 1 150 000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the cost of experts'
fees

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: 25.1.2006

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 190/B/2005

Title: Extension of the Climate Change Levy Rebate (Horti-
culture)

Objective: With this extension of aid schemes Nos NN 12/04,
NN 28/04 and NN 27/04, horticulture will be eligible to the
80 % rebate of the climate change levy subject to environ-
mental commitments

Legal basis: Finance Act 2000, Section 30 and Schedules 6
and 7

Aid intensity or amount: The rate of the aid will be 50 % of
the total cost of the measures envisaged, with a maximum of
EUR 90 000 per beneficiary

Budget: GBP 25 million (EUR 36,4 million)

Aid intensity or amount: 80 %

Duration: 23 December 2005 to 30 November 2006

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/

Duration: From the date of Commission approval until 31
March 2011

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: 22.12.2005

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 75/A/2005

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2006

Member State: The United Kingdom

Aid No: N 435/2004

Title: Support mechanism for farmers in difficulty (AGRIDIFF)
— technical assistance

Objective: To provide technical support services for undertak-
ings liable to face difficulties

Budget: EUR 1 million

Title: The National Breeding, Evaluation and Performance Data-
base

Objective: Creation of the National Equine Breeding, Evalua-
tion and Performance Database in order to improve the effi-
ciency of horse breeding management in the UK

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Legal basis: Non-statutory initiative

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.2.2006

Budget:

— Costs of the National Equine Database:

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Aid No: N 522/2005

2004/2005 GBP 253 000

2005/2006 GBP 120 000

2006/2007 GBP 127 000

— Aid de minimis to the National Equine Database Society:

GBP 45 000 over the period of three years

— Remuneration for services provided by the National Equine

Database Society: GBP 112 860 per annum

Title: Aid for renewal of regional tractor fleet

Objective: To improve farming conditions through invest-
ments in agricultural holdings consisting in replacing old trac-
tors with new ones

Legal basis: «Orden …/2005, de…, de la Consejería de Econ-
omía e Innovación tecnológica, por la que se regula en la
Comunidad de Madrid la concesión de ayudas para la renova-
ción del parque regional de tractores agrícolas y se aprueba la
convocatoria para el año 2006.»

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Budget: EUR 500 000

Duration: 2004 — 2007

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 intensity of the aid has been set
at 30 % of the total amount of the investment, exclusive of
VAT, with a maximum of EUR 9 000 per tractor per year

Duration: Unspecified

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: 24.2.2006

Member State: Italy (Umbria)

Aid No: N 515/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(heavy snowfalls between 18 January and 3 March 2005 in the
province of Perugia)

Objective: To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural
production and farming structures as a result of bad weather
(heavy snowfalls between 18 January and 3 March 2005 in the
province of Perugia)

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

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under Aid
No NN 54/A/04

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)

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.1.2006

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 555/2002

Title: Deferment of taxation on hidden reserves in case of
cessation of livestock farming

Objective: Deferment of taxation on hidden reserves of under-
takings participating in an exiting scheme for livestock farming
in order to remove obstacles for the continuation of the entre-
preneurship

Legal basis: Artikel 3.64 van de Nederlandse Wet
stenbelasting uit 2001

Inkom-

Budget: The budget of this measure consists of the income
foregone by the state as a consequence of the fact that the
participating farmers do not have to pay taxes on hidden
reserves at the moment they stop their livestock farming activ-
ities, but only when they finally stop all their farming activities.
The budget therefore will depend on the actual number of
farmers participating, the value of their hidden reserves and the
period of each individual tax deferment

Duration: Indefinite

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/

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Date of adoption of the decision: 24.1.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.2.2006

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 566/05

Title: Aid towards the changeover of agricultural and forestry
machines to plant oil

Objective: Operating aid to agricultural and forestry undertak-
ings to offset the additional costs of changing machines over to
plant oil-use

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur Förderung der Umrüstung der
Antriebe land- und forstwirtschaftlicher Maschinen auf Pflan-
zenöl

Budget: EUR 7,5 million

Aid intensity or amount: max. EUR 5 000 per machine

Duration: Applications will be accepted until 31.12.2008

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/

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 645/05

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(frosts between 10 January and 10 March in the province of
Catania)

Objective: Compensation for damage to agricultural produc-
tion as a result of bad weather (frosts between 10 January and
10 March 2005 in the province of Catania)

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

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under Aid
No NN 54/A/04

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 80 %

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/