Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

C 300/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2006

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 300/02)

Date of adoption of the decision 16.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 19/06

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Czech Republic

„Program výzkumu v agrárním sektoru 2007 – 2012“

Název: zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných prostředků
a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů (zákon o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje)
Nařízení vlády č. 461/2002 Sb., o účelové podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných
prostředků a o veřejné soutěži ve výzkumu a vývoji

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Research and development in the agriculture sector

Subsidy

CZK 1 435 million (EUR 51 million)

— fundamental research — max. 100 % of eligible costs
— industrial research — max. 100 % of eligible costs in the agriculture sector; max.

75 % of eligible costs for activities outside of the agriculture sector

— precompetitive development — max. 50 % of eligible costs.

Duration

2007-2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture, fisheries

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Ministerstvo zemědělství ČR,
Těšnov 17
CZ-117 05 Praha 1

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.10.2006

Aid No

Member State

Title

Objective

Legal basis

Budget

Aid intensity or amount

N 69/06

France (Rhône-Alpes)

Regional aid for the modernisation of livestock buildings

Investments in agricultural holdings

— Articles L 1511-1 à L 1511-3 du code général des collectivités territoriales
— Arrêté du 3 janvier 2005 relatif au plan national de modernisation des bâtiments

d'élevage pour les filières bovines, ovines et caprines

— Décision du Conseil Régional du 21 juillet 2005

Annual budget: EUR 750 000
Overall budget: EUR 1 500 000

Overall rate of assistance of 20 % in non-mountain areas, 35 % in mountain areas
and 40 % in high mountain areas in respect of a maximum eligible investment of
EUR 15 000, an additional 10 % being paid in the case of young farmers

Duration

Until 20 July 2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 300/3

Date of adoption of the decision 17.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 80/06

Member State

Region

Title

Italy

Campania

Assistance in agricultural areas hit by natural disasters (heavy rainfall on 4 and
5 March 2005 in the province of Salerno)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Adverse weather conditions

Subsidies

See dossier NN 54/A/04

100 %

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 238/06

Member State

Greece

Title

Legal basis

Investment projects for the production, processing and marketing of agricultural
products (Act No 3299/2004 and draft interministerial implementing decision)

Επενδυτικά σχέδια που αφορούν την παραγωγή, µεταποίηση και εµπορία γεωργικών
προϊόντων (νόµος αριθ. 3299/2004 και σχέδιο διυπουργικής απόφασης εφαρµογής).

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Investment in agricultural holdings; investment linked to processing and marketing

Subsidies; tax relief

EUR 800 000 000

Up to 63,1 %

Until 31 December 2010

Economic sectors

Agriculture

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C 300/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2006

Date of adoption of the decision 16.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 454/06

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

England

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Landscape Protection and Enhancement Aid
Scheme (England)

Part II section 11 and Part IV section 87 and section 88(2) of the National Parks and
Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and Part IV section 82 and 84(4) of the Country-
side and Rights of Way Act 2000

Scheme

Investment

Grant

GBP million (EUR 34,7 million)

Up to 100 %

1 November 2006 until 31 March 2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Landscape Conservation
1/03, Temple Quat House
2 The Square
BS1 6EB Temple Quay, Bristol
United Kingdom

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision 17.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 489/06

Member State

Title

Legal basis

Czech Republic

Zmírnění škod na polních kulturách a zvěři způsobených povodněmi v jarních měsí-
cích roku 2006

Usnesení vlády České republiky ze dne 31. května 2006 č. 670 o finančním řešení
zmírnění škod způsobených povodněmi v jarních měsících roku 2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Compensation for damage to agricultural production due to bad weather

CZK 120 000 000

Maximum 50 %

1 year (until 31 December 2007)

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Ministerstvo zemědělství
Těšnov 17
CZ-117 05 Praha 1

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found at:

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 300/5

Date of adoption of the decision 16.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 547/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Spain

Madrid

Aid for modernization of the regional fleet of tractors

Borrador de la orden de la Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica de la
Comunidad de Madrid; Anexo I de limitaciones sectoriales regulado en el Real
Decreto 613/2001 sobre modernización de explotaciones agrarias

Scheme

Investment

Grant

EUR 250 000

40 %

2007

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Comunidad de Madrid
Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica
Dirección G. de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural
Ronda de Atocha 17
E-Madrid

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision 16.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 602/06

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Title

Legal basis

Wales

Extension of the Welsh Agri-Food Strategy Participation Scheme

Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (as amended)

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Technical support

Grant

Annual budget: GBP 3,4 (EUR 5 million)

Up to 100 %

1 January 2007 until 31 December 2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name
granting authority

and

address

of

the

Welsh Assembly Government
Food and Market Development Division
Environment; Planning and Countryside Department
Cathays Park
CF10 3NQ Cardiff
United Kingdom

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C 300/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2006

Date of adoption of the decision 16.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 603/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Name
granting authority

and

address

United Kingdom

Wales

Extension of
Marketing of Quality Products Scheme

the Welsh Agri-Food Strategy Investments and Production and

Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (as amended)

Scheme

Investment; production and marketing of quality products

Grant

Annual budget: GBP 1,8 (EUR 2,7 million)

Up to 100 %

1 January 2007 until 31 December 2012

Agriculture

of

the

Welsh Assembly Government
Food and Market Development Division
Environment; Planning and Countryside Department
Cathays Park
CF10 3NQ Cardiff
United Kingdom

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Date of adoption of the decision 17.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 167/03 (ex N 473/01)

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name
granting authority

and

address

United Kingdom

England

Amendments to the Nitrate Sensitive Areas Scheme 1994

Administrative Scheme

Aid scheme

To provide agri-environment support for measures reducing nitrate leaching losses.

Grant

GBP 2 482 000 (EUR 3 623 887)

Variable

2002—2004

Agriculture

of

the

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Rural & Marine Environment Division, Nutrients Branch
16 Palace Street
SW1E 5FF London
United Kingdom

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