Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, 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 308/05)

Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 76/04 (ex N 263/04)

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

United Kingdom

Whole country

Compulsory Scrapie Flock Scheme

The UK domestic legislation in force to enforce the requirements of Annex VII
to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of
the
Council, as amended by Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 260/2003 of 12
February 2003, 1915/2003 of 30 October 2003 and 1492/2004 of 23 August
2004

the European Parliament and of

Aid scheme

Enforcing by the UK authorities the requirements of Community veterinary legis-
lation to eradicate transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in ovine and
caprine animals

Direct grant

Maximum of GBP 12 600 000 per year

Variable

2003-08

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

in Northern Ireland as part of

The scheme will be administered by the National Scrapie Plan Administration
Centre (NSPAC) in Great Britain and by the Department of Agriculture and
Rural Development (DARD)
their respective
National Scrapie Plans. The participants in NSPAC will be the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in conjunction with the Scottish
Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) and the Welsh
Assembly Government's Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside
(DEPC). Mundane operational activities at the farm level will be conducted by
the State Veterinary Service (SVS)
in Great Britain and DARD in Northern
Ireland

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

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Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 153/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Spain

Andalusia

Aid for obligatory phytosanitary measures

Orden de … de … de 2005, para la aplicación de las medidas fitosanitarias obli-
gatorias incluidas en los Programas Nacionales de control y lucha contra las
plagas, en función de la declaración oficial ede la existencia de plagas en el
ámbito de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, establecimiento de las corre-
spondientes medidas de control y ayudas para su ejecución

Type of measure

Scheme

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Risk management — plant diseases

Grant

EUR 1 700 000

Variable

2006

Agriculture

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca
Junta de Andalucía
Calle Tabladilla s/n
E-41013 Sevilla

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 167/06 et N 213/06

Member State

Title

Spain

Aid regime for elimination of damages caused in agricultural productions and
infrastructures in the agricultural sector by the passage of the tropical storm
‘Delta’

Legal basis

N 167/06:

«Decreto 227/05, de 13 de diciembre, de ayudas, subvenciones y ayudas de
carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el paso de la
tormenta tropical “Delta” por el archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de
noviembre.»

«Orden de 29 de diciembre de 2005, por la que se convocan anticipadamente
para el ejercicio 2006, ayudas a los daños producidos en las producciones e
infraestructura en el sector agrario, previstas en el Decreto territorial 227/2005,
de ayudas, subvenciones y ayudas de carácter excepcional por el paso de la
tormenta tropical “Delta” por el archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de
noviembre.»

«Borrador de convenio de colaboración entre la Consejería de agricultura, gana-
dería, pesca y alimentación y el excelentísimo Cabildo insular de Lanzarote con
el objeto realizar las actuaciones necesarias para la reposición de los enarenados
de las fincas agrícolas de la isla de Lanzarote que fueron afectados por la
tormenta tropical “Delta” a su paso por el el archipiélago canario los días 28 y
29 de noviembre.»

N 213/06:

«Real Decreto-ley 14/2005, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se establecen medidas
urgentes para reparar los daños causados por la tormenta tropical Delta en el
archipiélago canario los días 28 y 29 de noviembre 2005.»

«Orden de 29 de diciembre de 2005, por la que se convocan anticipadamente
para el ejercicio 2006, ayudas a los daños producidos en las producciones e
infraestrucura en el sector agrario, previstas en el Decreto territorial 227/2005,
de 13 de diciembre, de ayudas, subvenciones y medidas de carácter excepcional
por el paso de la tormenta tropical “Delta”».

«Orden INT/4111/2005, de 29 de diciembre, por la que se determinan los muni-
cipios a los que son de aplicación las medidas previstas en el Real Decreto-ley
14/2005, de 2 de diciembre».

«Proyecto de Orden por la que se desarrolla el artículo 4 del Real Decreto-ley
14/2005, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se establecen medidas urgentes para
reparar los daños causados por la tormenta tropical Delta en el archipiélago
canario los días 28 y 29 de noviembre 2005.»

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Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Risk management — natural disaster

Grant

EUR 5 008 822,05

Up to 100 %

Ad hoc — 2006

Agriculture

Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería
Pesca y Alimentación del Gobierno de Canarias
C/José Manuel Guimerá 8
E-38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Plaza de los Derechos Humanos 22
E-35071 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
C/Miguel Angel 23
E-28010 Madrid

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 192/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Italy

Marche

Compensation for the removal and destruction of poultry found dead on farms.

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale (Marche), n. 1458 del 23.11.2005 e decreto
di applicazione, n. 47 del 28.12.2005.

Aid scheme

To compensate the costs sustained by farmers to remove and destroy dead
animals

Direct grant

EUR 300 000 for the entire scheme

Up to 70 % of eligible costs

Up to 31 December 2007

Economic sectors

A — Agriculture (livestock farming)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Marche
Via Gentile da Fabriano
I-96100 Ancona

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

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C 308/7

Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 366/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Title

Aid for health checks on plant propagating material using the immuno-enzy-
matic and PCR methods

Legal basis

Zákon č. 252/1997 o zemědělství;

Zákon č. 326/2004 o rostlinolékařské péči;

Zákon č. 219/2003 o uvádění do oběhu osiva a sadby pěstovaných rostlin

Type of measure

aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Aid towards the costs of mandatory testing of plant propagating material

Direct grant

Total: CZK 48 000 000

Annual: CZK 8 000 000

up to 60 % of testing costs

2007-2012

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo zemědělství
Těšnov 17
CZ-117 05 Praha 1

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

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Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 467/06

Member State

Region

Title

Italy

Basilicata

Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal
28 febbraio 2006 al 2 marzo 2006)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To compensate for damage to farm structures as a result of bad weather

Direct grant

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

Up to 80 %

Until the final payment is made

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Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle Politiche agricole e forestali
Via XX settembre, 20
I-00187 Roma

Other information

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 confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 498/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

France

Limousin

Aide à la reconstitution des prairies endommagées par la sécheresse exception-
nelle de l'été 2005

Arrêtés du 29 septembre 2005 portant les départements de la Corrèze, Creuse
et Haute Vienne sinistrés avec pertes de récolte sur les praires, pâtures et landes.

Décision du Conseil régional du 23 mars 2006 de mettre en place un dispositif
régional d'aide aux agriculteurs victimes de la sécheresse.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

To regenerate damaged grassland through aid for the purchase of seed in the
Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments

Direct grant

EUR 450 000

Up to 50 % of the cost of the seed

Until June 2007

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Conseil Régional du Limousin
27 boulevard de la Corderie
F-87000 Limoges

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

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Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 629/06

Member State

Region

Federal Republic of Germany

Uckermark in Brandenburg

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C 308/9

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Verein zur Erhaltung und Rekultivierung von Nutzpflanzen in Brandenburg
(VERN e.V.)
Herbert Lohner
Burgstraße 20
16278 Greiffenberg-Angermünde

Zuwendungsbescheid für die Durchführung eines Modell- und Demonstrations-
vorhabens im Bereich der biologischen Vielfalt: „Wiedereinführung alter Salat-
sorten zur regionalen Vermarktung“

Individual aid

Biodiversity

Grant

EUR 39 157

maximum 100 %

28 months

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Referat 514 — Projektträger Agrarforschung
D-53168 Bonn

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

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Date of adoption of the decision

15.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 689/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Federal Republic of Germany

Brandenburg

Promotion of performance testing and additional measures in livestock breeding

Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Raumordnung über
die Gewährung von Prämien für die Förderung von Leistungsprüfungen und
weiteren Maßnahmen in der Tierzucht

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Instensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

To maintain and improve the performance and vigour of farm animals

Subsidy

EUR 1 200 000

Variable

2007-08

Agriculture

Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz
Ringstr. 1010
D-15236 Frankfurt/O.

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found at:

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