Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

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14.10.2006

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 248/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.6.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.7.2006

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 6/06

Member State: Portugal

Title: AR Industrie Alimentare S.p.A — Istituto Sviluppo
Agroalimentare S.p.A

Aid No: N 59/06

Objective: Aid for investment in the processing and marketing
of agricultural products

Title: Compensation for damage caused by drought — Credit
line at subsidised rate for certain fruits and vegetables

Legal basis:

— Norme per il risanamento, la ristrutturazione e lo sviluppo
del settore bieticolo-saccarifero: Legge 19 dicembre 1983,
n. 700.

— Interventi urgenti a sostegno dell'economia: Legge 7 agosto

1977, n. 266 articolo 23.

— Delibera quadro su criteri e modalità di

intervento di
Sviluppo Italia (ex-RIBS S.p.A): Delibera CIPE n. 90 del 4
agosto 2000, come modificata dalla delibera CIPE del 2
agosto 2002.

— Disposizioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e plur-
iennale dello Stato (legge finanziaria 2004): Legge 24
dicembre 2003, n. 350, articolo 4, commi 42, 43 e 44.

— Decreto del Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali di
concerto con il Ministro dell'Economia e delle Finanze:
Decreto n. Seg/1334 del 17 settembre 2004.

— Conversione in legge, con modificazioni, del decreto-legge
14 marzo 2005, n. 35, recante disposizioni urgenti nell'am-
bito del Piano di azione per lo sviuppo economico, sociale
e territoriale: Legge 14 maggio 2005, n. 80, articolo 10-ter.

— Conversione in legge, con modificazioni, del decreto-legge
30 settembre 2005, n. 203, recante misure di contrasto
all'evasione fiscale e disposizioni urgenti in materia tribu-
taria e finanziaria: Legge 2 dicembre 2005, n. 248, articolo
10-ter

Budget: Overall budget: EUR 10 654 000

Aid intensity or amount: 15,29 %

Duration: 2006-10 (five years)

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/

Objective: To provide support for producers of apples, citrus
fruit, peaches, blackberries, raspberries and chestnuts in some
municipalities of Trás os Montes, Beira Interior, Beira Litoral
and Algarve to compensate for losses due to the drought
affecting certain areas of Portugal from November 2004 to
2005

Legal basis: Projecto de alteração do anexo da Portaria n.o
559/2005, de 28 de Junho, com vista a permitir o acesso à
linha de crédito estabelecida pelo Decreto-lei n.o 96/2005, de 9
de Junho de 2005, a outras culturas e regiões igualmente afec-
tadas pelos efeitos da seca que persistiu ao longo de todo o ano
de 2005

Budget: EUR 1 369 445

Aid intensity or amount: Aid per hectare can reach up to
18,95 % of sustained damage for apple growing contracts in
less-favoured areas and up to 10,15 % in other areas. Other
crops are all located in less-favoured areas and aid per hectare
can reach up to 6.93 % of sustained damage for peaches,
7,45 % for chestnuts and 1,48 % for blackberries and raspber-
ries. Aid intensity for citrus fruits is that of Aid No 375/05

Duration: Ad hoc aid measure scheduled to apply until the
end of 2006

Other information: Extension of
N 375/05

the scope of Aid No

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: 12.7.2006

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 257/05

Title: Aid for promotion measures to develop knowledge and
consumption of foodstuffs

Objective: To develop knowledge and consumption of food-
stuffs

Legal basis: Orden APA/…/2005, de 28 de abril, por la que se
establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subven-
ciones para acciones de promoción destinadas a fomentar el
conocimiento y el consumo de productos alimentarios

Budget: EUR 2 518 000

Aid intensity or amount: The maximum rate of aid is 50 %

Duration: 1 year

gischen Vielfalt: „Von der partizipatorischen Zuchtzielentwick-
lung über die Zucht zur Markteinführung freilandtauglicher
und mastfähiger Zweinutzungshybriden“

Budget: EUR 37 598

Aid intensity or amount: Max.100 %

Duration: 9 months

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: 12.7.2006

Member State: United Kingdom (Wales)

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/

Aid No: N 346/06

Title: Extension of
(Wales)

the Welsh Flock Improvement Scheme

Date of adoption of the decision: 24.7.2006

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

Aid No: N 274/06

Title: Support to stabilisation of sustainable forest functions in
private forests

Objective: Prolongation of
the Welsh Flock Improvement
Scheme (Artificial Insemination and Semen Banking for Scrapie
Resistance) for 2 months

Legal basis: Government of Wales Act 1998, Sections 40 and
85(2); Agriculture Act 1967, as amended

Budget: GBP 918 000 (EUR 1 351 590)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 %

Duration: 1 October until 30 November 2006

Objective: Support to maintenance and tending activities in
sustainable forestry

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

Legal basis: 2004. gada 23. aprīļa Lauksaimniecības un lauku
attīstības likums un noteikumu projekts “Kārtība, kādā 2006.
gadā piešķir, administrē un uzrauga valsts atbalstu meža ilglai-
cīgo funkciju stabilizācijai privātos mežos”

Budget: LVL 100 000 (approximately EUR 143 900)

Aid intensity or amount: 76-95 %

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: 24.7.2006

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 302/06

Title: Dual-purpose Hybrides

Objective: high quality

Legal basis: Zuwendungsbescheid für die Durchführung eines
Modell- und Demonstrationsvorhaben im Bereich der biolo-

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 12.7.2006

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 363/06

Title: Extension of the Access to Information and Communica-
tion Technology Scheme (Northern Ireland)

Objective: Prolongation of
Communication Technology Scheme for 2 years

the Access to Information and

Legal basis: Non-statutory

Budget: GBP 1,5 million (EUR 2,2 million)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: 1 April 2006 to 31 March 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/

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Date of adoption of the decision: 27.6.2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.6.2006

Member State: Italy (Emilia-Romagna)

Aid No: N 511/04

Title: Assistance in farming areas affected by natural disasters
(hail-storms of 21 August 2004 in the province of Ravenna)

Objective: To compensate for damage to agricultural produc-
tion and farming structures as a result of bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

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

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % for damage to agri-
cultural production and up to 80 % for damage to agricultural
structure

Duration: Until the final payment is made

Other information: Measure applying the scheme approved
by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/04 (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/

Member State: France (Loir-et-Cher)

Aid No: N 534/05

Title: Aid to encourage production of certified green asparagus

Objective: To provide investment support to farms wishing to
grow certified green asparagus in order to diversify their
production and meet changed consumer demand

Legal basis: Articles L 1511-5 et suivants du code général des
collectivités territoriales (CGCT)

Budget: EUR 130 000

Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible expenditure

Duration: 5 years

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/