Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, environmental protection, financial solvency, forest, natural disaster, producer organisation, traceability, transport infrastructure

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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 111/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.3.2006

Duration: Contracts with individual farmers for their environ-
mental and landscape services will last 5 to 10 years

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: NN 56/2004

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

Title: Refinancing of the measures provided for by Article 2 of
Sicilian Regional Law No 37/94

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

Objective: Assumption by the public authorities of obligations
deriving from securities supplied to agricultural cooperatives by
their members when those cooperatives are in a situation of
established insolvency

Legal basis: Legge regionale 18 novembre 2005, n. 14: «Inter-
venti in materia di cooperative agricole»

Budget: EUR 28 164 000

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: 3 years.

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.3.2006

Member State: France

Aid No: N 61/2006

Title: Aid for traceability of cereals. Extension of aid N 86/
2005

Objective: To guarantee the quality of French cereal produc-
tion

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

Legal basis: Articles L 621-1 et suivants du Code rural.

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

Budget:

2006: EUR 1 300 000,

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2006

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 33/2005

Title: Green Fund Midden-Delfland

Objective: The aim of the Green Fund Midden-Delfland is to
maintain an open agricultural landscape with a high environ-
mental and cultural value

Legal basis:

— De overeenkomst tussen de gemeenten Delft, Den Haag en
Midden-Delfland enerzijds en de Stichting Groenfonds
Midden-Delfland anderzijds (zoals vastgelegd in de statuten
van de Stichting Groenfonds Midden-Delfland);

2007: EUR 1 300 000, subject to the budget allocation

Aid intensity or amount: According to eligible costs: 15 %,
30 %

Duration: Two years, subject to the budget allocation for the
second year

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: 22.2.2006

Member State: Sweden

— De overeenkomst tussen de Stichting Groenfonds Midden-

Delfland en de agrinatuurvereniging Vockestaert

Aid No: N 68/2006

Budget: EUR 400 000 per year

Title: Aid for replanting of trees in storm-felled forest

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Objective: Aid to compensate for the losses due to a natural
disaster. On 8 and 9 of January 2005 the storm ‘Gudrun’ hit
Southern Sweden. The average gale
force was 33 m/s,
exceeding hurricane level and reaching at times 43 m/s. Electri-
city and telephone lines were cut, streets blocked and millions
of trees fell. It has been estimated that the lives of about 20
persons were lost due to the storm. In addition to the financial
losses caused by the storm to living trees the forest owners
have to finance the cost of replanting the areas. The Swedish
authorities have in fact limited the aid to those forest owners
who have to replant their storm-felled forests as provided by §
5.1 of
(Skogsvårdslagen). The
Swedish authorities have presented four aid scenarios based on
different replanting options. The aid amount depends on the
option chosen by the forest owner for each area he reforests.
Option 1 consists of planting needle trees or needle-tree domi-
nated mixed forest. The estimated costs are SEK 12 900 per ha
and the aid SEK 3 000 per ha. Options 2-4 consist of planting
leaf trees or natural regeneration with protective fences. The
costs and the corresponding aid amounts (in brackets) aid rate
are for option 2: SEK 30 000 (SEK 20 000), option 3:
SEK 33 200 (SEK 23 000)
SEK 18 300
(SEK 8 000)

the Swedish Forest Care Act

and option 4:

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under aid
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).

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: 14.3.2006

Legal basis: Förordning om bidrag till anläggning av skog på
områden med stormfälld skog (a national provision, not yet
published)

Member State: France

Aid No: N 104/06

Budget: Ca SEK 450 million (ca EUR 48,4 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: One-off.

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: 27.2.2006

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 75/2006

Title: Extension: Contracts State-Regions: Aid for the sector of
perfume extraction, aromatic and medicinal plants

Objective: Prolongation of the aid for the sector of perfume
extraction, aromatic and medicinal plants for 5 years with an
increase of the budget

Legal basis: Code rural — partie législative, articles L 621-1 à
621-11

Budget: Increase of the budget: EUR 125 000 (EUR 25 000
per year)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: Prolongation for 5 years until 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/

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(hail on 22 July 2005, and strong winds and hail from 14 to
20 August 2005 in the province of Verona)

Objective: Compensation for damage to agricultural produc-
tion as a result of bad weather (hail on 22 July 2005, and
strong winds and hail from 14 to 20 August 2005 in the
province of Verona)

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.3.2006

Member State: Poland

Aid No: N 260/05

Title: Premium subsidies for crops and livestock insurance
(Dopłaty do składek z tytułu ubezpieczeń upraw rolnych i
zwierząt gospodarskich).

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

Objective: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums

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Legal basis: Ustawa z dnia 7 lipca 2005 r. o dopłatach do
ubezpieczeń upraw rolnych i zwierząt gospodarskich

Objective: To provide support for the public road infrastruc-
ture in Scotland, in particular publicly accessible forest roads

Budget: Planned annual expenditure of PLN 500 million (some
EUR 131,6 million)

Legal basis: Forestry Act 1979

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 40 % for crops insurance and
up to 50 % for livestock insurance

Budget: GBP 13 million (EUR 18,72 million).

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 80 %

Duration: Unlimited

Duration: 3 years

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: 27.2.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.3.2006

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 293/2005

Title: Aid for hydraulic investments

Objective: To compensate certain farmers engaged in the
extensive rearing of cattle, sheep and goats for part of the cost
of the hydraulic investments which they have had to carry out
in order to guarantee water supplies for, and therefore the
survival of, extensively farmed livestock in the regions worst
affected by the drought and water shortages suffered by
Portugal during the period from November 2004 to December
2005

Member State: Italy (Abruzzi)

Aid No: N 463/2005

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(excessive snow from 25 January to 9 March 2005 in the
province of Pescara)

Objective: To compensate for damage to farming structures as
a result of bad weather (excessive snow from 25 January to 9
March 2005 in the province of Pescara)

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

Legal basis: Projecto de acto relativo à aprovação de uma linha
de crédito para a realização de trabalhos hidráulicos agrícolas

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under aid
NN 54/A/04

three years, with a
Budget: EUR 2 700 000 spread over
maximum amount of EUR 1 620 000 for
the first year,
EUR 810 000 for the second year and EUR 270 000 for the
third year

Aid intensity or amount: 6 % maximum.

Duration: Three years.

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).

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: 3.3.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.3.2006

Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Member State: Lithuania

Aid No: N 459/2005

Aid No: N 544/2005

Title: Scottish Strategic Timber Transport Fund (SSTTF)

Title: State aid for the cooperation development

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Objective: Start-up aid for producer groups

Date of adoption of the decision: 14.3.2006

Legal basis:

— Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros įstatymas,
2002 m. birželio 25 d. Nr. IX — 987 (Žin., 2002, Nr. 72-
3009)

— Lietuvos Respublikos kooperatinių bendrovių (kooperatyvų)
įstatymas, 1993 m. birželio 1 d. Nr. I-164 (Žin., 1993, Nr.
20-488; 2002, Nr. 57-2296)

— Valstybės paramos kooperacijai plėtoti

teikimo taisyklių

projektas (1 priedas, 25 lapai)

Budget:

Total: 30 000 000 LTL (approximately EUR 9 000 000)

Annual: 3 000 000 LTL (approximately EUR 900 000)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the eligible expenditure
in the fist year, in the second year — 80 %, in the third year
— 60 %, in the fourth year — 40 % and in the fifth year —
20 %

Duration: 10 years (2006-2016)

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 (Marche)

Aid No: N 546/2005

Title: Aid to assist farms affected by bovine tuberculosis and
subject to the total slaughter order — Regional Law No 1085
of 19 September 2005

Objective: Aid to compensate for loss of income due to the
compulsory slaughter of animals, for costs incurred in connec-
tion with the slaughter, transport and disposal of animals and
the disinfection of premises, and for loss of profit in the period
between slaughter and rebuilding the herd

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1085 del
19.9.2005 «Lotta contro le epizoozie — Approvazione Inter-
venti straordinari e urgenti a sostegno di imprese zootecniche
colpite da tubercolosi bovina (TBC) e sottoposte a ordinanza di
abbattimento totale»

Budget: EUR 1 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the costs, as set out
in the letter to the Member State

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/