Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2006-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia, State aid, United Kingdom, 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 317/05)

Date of adoption of the decision

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

Aid No NN 10/2006 (ex Aid No N 405/2004)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Title

Legal basis

Wales

Forestry Grant Aids — Amendments to the Woodland Grant Scheme in Wales

The Forestry Acts 1967 and 1979

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Support in the forestry sector

Direct grant

— BWW Restocking Pilot Scheme: GBP 50 000

— BWW Social Operations Pilot Scheme: GBP 30 000

— Transitional Restocking Grants Scheme: GBP 300 000

— BWW Restocking Grant Scheme: GBP 500 000

Intensity

Variable

Duration (period)

— Better Woodlands for Wales (BWW) Restocking Pilot Scheme, BWW Social
Operations Pilot Scheme started on 1 December 2004. The schemes will
either cease to exist or be introduced as BWW in Modification to the Welsh
Rural Development Plan (WRDP) in 2006.

— Transitional Restocking Grants Scheme: from 1 December 2004 till introduc-

tion of BWW in Modification to the WRDP

— BWW Restocking Grant Scheme: — from December 2005 for 10 years

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Defra
Eastbury House
30-34 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TL
United Kingdom

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 112/05

Member State

Lithuania

Title

Parama įsigyjant žemę

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Legal basis

— Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio paskirties žemės įsigijimo laikinasis įsta-

tymas (Žin., 2003, Nr. 15-600; 2004, Nr. 124-4490)

— Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės 2003 m. liepos 8 d. nutarimas Nr. 889
„Dėl valstybės paramos įsigyjant žemės ūkio paskirties žemę“ (Žin., 2003,
Nr. 69-3130) bei Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimo „Dėl Lietuvos
Respublikos Vyriausybės 2003 m.
liepos 8 d. nutarimo Nr. 889“ Dėl
valstybės paramos įsigyjant žemės ūkio paskirties žemę „pakeitimo“ projektas

— Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės 2003 m. vasario 18 d. nutarimas Nr. 236
„Dėl valstybinės žemės ūkio paskirties žemės sklypų pardavimo ir nuomos“
(Žin., 2003, Nr. 18-780; 2004, Nr. 175-6483)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Creation of conditions for the formation of rationally managed agricultural hold-
ings

Investment aid

Overall budget as notified on 25 February 2005: LTL 12 million

Annual budget: LTL 2 million

maximum 40 %

till 2010

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija,
Gedimino pr. 19,
LT-01103, Vilnius

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 117/06

Member State

Italy

Title

Legal basis

Documento di programmazione per il settore apistico

Legge n. 313/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

To maintain and develop the beekeeping sector, with the ensuing benefits for
agriculture, the environment and society as a whole, ensuring the profitability
and competitiveness of the sector concerned

Direct grant

Forecast annual expenditure: EUR 2 million

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Intensity

Investment: up to 40 % of eligible expenditure (50 % in less-favoured areas),
45 % (55 %) for young farmers

Technical support: up to 99 % of eligible expenditure or EUR 100 000 per bene-
ficiary over a three-year period

Encouraging the production and marketing of quality products: up to 99 % of
eligible expenditure or EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over a three-year period

Research and development: Up to 99 % of eligible expenditure

Support for the livestock sector: up to 70 %

Duration

Economic sectors

3 years

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle politiche agricole
Via XX Settembre, 20
I-00187 Roma

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 435/06

Member State

Finland

Title

Legal basis

Tuki maatalouden harjoittamisesta luopumiseen

Laki maatalouden harjoittamisesta luopumisen tukemisesta (612/2006)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To facilitate the cessation of farming activities and the transfer of farm holdings

Subsidy

EUR 220 million

Variable

1 January 2007-31 December 2010

Economic sectors

Agricultural entrepreneurs engaged in farming activities (NACE codes A0011
and A0012)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
PL 30
FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto

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Date of adoption of the decision

22.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 489/05

Member State

Slovakia

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Medzičilizie a.s.

— Ustanovenie § 240 ods. 3a § 241 ods. 3 v spojení s ustanovením § 277a
zákona č. 461 2003 Z. z. o sociálnom poistení v znení zákona č. 721 2004
Z. z.,

— Ustanovenie § 5 ods. 2 písm. b) zákona č. 231/1999 Z. z. o státnej pomoci

v znení neskorších predpisov,

— Metodické usmernenie Sociálnej poisťovne č. 31/2004 v znení metodického

usmernenia Sociálnej poisťovne č. 52/2004.

Individual aid

Investment aid

Penalty write-off

SKK 911 614

21,7 %

One off

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Sociálna poisťovňa so sídlom v Bratislave, pobočka Dunajská Streda

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

23.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 441/2006, N 513/2006 and N 642/06

Member State

Austria

Region

Title

Legal basis

Niederösterreich

Beihilfe zur Behebung von Katastrophenschäden

Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastro-
phenschäden des Landes Niederösterreich

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Compensation for damage due to natural disasters in 2006

Subsidy

Estimated annual budget about EUR 70 000, as communicated in case N 564/
A/2004

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Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

20-30 %, in particularly severe cases 50 %, of the eligible damage

One-off

Annex I

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung
Gruppe Land- und Forstwirtschaft- Abteilung Landwirtschaftsförderung
Landhausplatz 1
A-3109 St. Pölten

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

23.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 475/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Italy

Sardegna

Compensazione agli allevatori per i danni determinati dalla profilassi immuniz-
zante nei confronti della febbre catarrale degli ovini (blue tongue)

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 23/16 del 30 maggio 2006

Aid scheme

Compensation for farmers in Sardinia for losses due to vaccination against blue-
tongue

Direct grant

EUR 10 068 397,31

Up to 100 %

Ad hoc

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle politiche agricole
Via XX Settembre, 20
I-00187 Roma

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

23.11.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 709/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Calabria

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Title

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Interventi nelle zone agricole danneggiate (gelate dal 17 al 24 dicembre 2005
nella provincia di Cosenza)

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Aid scheme

To compensate for damage to agricultural production 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

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle politiche agricole
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)

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