Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, State aid, 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 157/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.5.2006

Legal basis:

Member State: Italy (Veneto)

Aid No: N 87/2006

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(violent winds and whirlwind of 14 August 2005 in the
province of Padua)

Objective: To compensate for damage to farms as a result of
bad weather (violent winds and whirlwind of 14 August 2005
in the province of Padua)

— Tukitoimenpide perustuu lakiin satovahinkojen korvaami-
sesta (1214/2000) sekä sen toimeenpanosäädöksiin (270/
2003, 364/2003, 627/2005);

— Åtgärden grundar sig på missväxtlagen (Laki satovahinkojen
korvaamisesta 1214/2000) och dess tillämpningsbestäm-
melser (270/2003, 364/2003, 627/2005)

Budget: Ca. EUR 0,97 million

Aid intensity or amount: 90 % of the losses that exceed 30 %
of the value of the standard harvest

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 102/2004:
del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale’

‘Nuova disciplina

Duration: One-off

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

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 %

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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: 15.5.2006

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

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

Aid No: N 155/2006

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.6.2006

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 135/2006

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(whirlwind of 7 October 2005 in the province of Caltanissetta)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and farms as a result of bad weather (whirlwind of 7
October 2005 in the province of Caltanissetta)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 102/2004:
del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale’

‘Nuova disciplina

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

Title: Aid to agricultural enterprises affected by adverse
weather conditions in 2005

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Objective: By letter SG(2002)D/229055 of 26 March 2002
(aid case N 294/2001) the Commission decided not to raise
objections to the legal provisions,
i.e. Crop failure Act (Laki
satovahinkojen korvaamisesta 1214/2000) instituting a framework
scheme for the compensation of crop damage (hereinafter: ‘the
framework scheme’). Point II.C of the cited Decision states that
the Finnish authorities have committed themselves to notify the
Commission after adverse weather conditions having caused
damages that may trigger aid payments within the scheme have
occurred, and submit supporting meteorological data. The noti-
fied aid scheme constitutes a notification pursuant to point II.C
of that Decision. The Finnish authorities have confirmed that
the aid would be granted in full compliance of the provisions
of the framework scheme

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://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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Date of adoption of the decision: 1.6.2006

Member State: The Netherlands

Aid No: N 170/2006

Title: Increase of the aid budget in the seed potato sector

Objective: To increase the knowledge of several aspects of
seed potato growing through research, to improve the sales
through promotion activities and to fight potato diseases

Legal basis: No change over the approved aid scheme. Bundes-
gesetz über die Errichtung der Marktordnungsstelle Agrarmarkt
Austria of 1992 remains the legal basis

Budget: EUR 600 000/year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 31.12.2010

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

Legal basis: Verordening pootaardappelen van het Hoofdpro-
ductschap Akkerbouw

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Budget:: The budget
is
EUR 3 250 000 per year.

Duration: Indefinite

raised from EUR 2 323 353 to

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.6.2006

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 175/2006

Title: AMA Biozeichen — prolongation of an existing scheme
NN 34A/00

Objective: Marketing of organic products. The notified
measure concerns an approved aid measure in favour of
organic products bearing a biolabel (Biozeichen). This measure is
part of the State aid scheme NN 34A/2000, approved by the
Commission by the Decision C(2004)2037 fin of 9 August
2005,
letter SG (2004) D/202611. The Austrian authorities
have indicated that the existing aid measure, as described in
point 23 of the cited Decision would be modified as follows

The measures described in point 23 would be prolonged until
31 December 2010. Without a prolongation the measures
pursuant to point 23 a) would be limited to 31 March 2006
and the measures pursuant to point 23 b) to 31 December
2008;

In addition to the media mentioned in point 23 a) insertions in
printed media (Inserate),
Internet, billboards and advertising
films would be used in advertising and information activities.
By letter of 21 March 2006 the Austrian authorities have
confirmed that the modification concerns only the selection of
media and not
the content of advertising or information
campaigns. The budget of the measures mentioned in point 23
a) would be increased to ca EUR 300 000;

The annual budget for the measures mentioned in point 23 b)
would be increased to ca EUR 300 000. The budget includes
the costs of the supervision by the AMA Marketing of the
proper
the quality assurance and quality
controls

functioning of

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.6.2006

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 177/2006

Title: Ministerial Decree of 22 March 2006 distributing the
resources allocated to the activities set out in Article 4 of Law
No 499 of 23 December 1999

Objective: To lay down the distribution of the budget for
the Ministry of Agricultural and
funding the activities of
Forestry Policy in 2006 (almost exactly the same as approved
aid scheme N 259/2005), as follows

— research and experimentation,

— collection, processing and distribution of information and

data,

— genetic improvement of plants and livestock,

— maintenance and development of agricultural product

quality,

— fraud prevention and control

Legal basis: Decreto ministeriale 134/DPS/06/ del 22 marzo
2006, recante riparto delle risorse per le misure di cui all'arti-
colo 4 della legge n. 499 del 23 dicembre 1999

Budget: EUR 93 900 000

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measure

Duration: 2006

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.6.2006

Member State: Slovenia

Aid No: N 209/2006

Title: Aid towards the payment of
protect seedlings and fruit

insurance premiums to

Objective: protection of seedlings and fruit plantations

The Austrian authorities have excluded all other changes to the
approved aid scheme NN 34A/2000

Legal basis: Uredba o sofinanciranju zavarovalnih premij za
zavarovanje posevkov in plodov za leto 2006

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Budget: 50 000 000 Tolar (SIT) (approx. EUR 209 000)

Aid intensity or amount: Max. 50 %

Duration: 1.7.-1.9.2006

Objective: To support
the creation of a forestry heritage
through the purchase or rent of land with a view to setting up
a Forest Property Investment Fund which can serve as a model
to boost private initiative in this area in Portugal

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.6.2006

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 214/06

Title: Local Taxation of Land (The County Land Tax on Agri-
cultural Land and Similar Land and for Forestry)

Objective: Tax reduction on the land taxes paid to counties
(amtskommune) by owners of productive land, i.e. land used for
agriculture, horticulture, plant breeding stations, orchards and
forestry

Legal basis:

— Lov nr. 1397 af 21. december 2005 om ændring af lov om

beskatning til kommunerne af faste ejendomme

Budget: 68 000 000 DKK (about EUR 9 112 000) per year

Aid intensity or amount: The County land tax will be
reduced to 1 per mille of the taxable basic value for land used
for agriculture, horticulture, plant breeding stations orchards
and forestry. For other land the tax rate is 10 per mille of the
taxable basic value

Duration: Permanent

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 2.6.2006

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 283/2005

Legal basis:

— Decreto Lei n.o 163-A/2000, de 27 de Junho;

— Portaria n.o 936/2003, de 4 de Setembro;

— Portaria n.o 1463/2004, de 15 de Dezembro;

— Decreto-Lei n.o 60/2002, de 20 de Março, com as alterações
introduzidas pelo Decreto-Lei n.o 13/2005, de 7 de Janeiro

Budget: The overall budget planned comprises EUR 172 500
for establishing the Management Company and EUR 9 200 000
for setting up the Fund

Aid intensity or amount: 1,1 %

Duration: The measure in question is scheduled to apply until
the end of 2008

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 1.6.2006

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 404/2005

Title: Investment grant for the development of the slaughter-
house Traunstein

Objective: Investment aid for the improvement and rationali-
zation of the abattoir Traunstein

Legal basis:
(Vorläufiger) Beihilfebescheid des Landkreises
Traunstein zur Sicherstellung des Schlachthofes Traunstein als
öffentliche Einrichtung

Budget: EUR 335 000

Aid intensity or amount: 28,5 %

Duration: One-off

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

Title: Forest Property Investment Fund (FIIF)

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/