Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2007-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Poland, State aid, control of State aid

C 64/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2007

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2007/C 64/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

8.2.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 586/04

Member State

Region

Title

Italy

Puglia

Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (grandinate del 20
settembre 2004 — Provincia di Lecce — Puglia)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

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 % of the cost of the damage to agricultural production

Until the final payment is made

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/04 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005)

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Date of adoption of the decision

21.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 591/06

Member State

Region

Poland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Dopłaty do składek z tytułu ubezpieczeń upraw: chmielu, warzyw, drzew i
krzewów owocowych oraz drobiu (rozszerzając zakres pomocy nr N 260/05)

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 27 kwietnia 2006 r. o zmianie ustawy o dopłatach do ubez-
pieczeń upraw rolnych i zwierząt gospodarskich

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums

Premium subsidies

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Budget

Intensity

Duration

Annual budget PLN 600 million for whole extended scheme

—

From 1.1.2007

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

13.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 604/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Belgium

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„Fonds voor schapen, geiten en herten”

— Koninklijk besluit betreffende de verplichte bijdragen aan het Begrotingsfonds
voor de gezondheid en de kwaliteit van de dieren en de dierlijke producten,
vastgesteld volgens de sanitaire risico's verbonden aan bedrijven waar
schapen, geiten of hertachtigen gehouden worden

— De wet van 23 maart 1998 betreffende de oprichting van een Begrotings-
fonds de gezondheid en de kwaliteit van de dieren en de dierlijke producten

— Diergezondheidswet van 24 maart 1987

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

To establish a fund for prevention and control of animal diseases of sheep, goat
and deer. A parafiscal levy will be imposed on the farmers breeding sheep, goat
and deer

Subsidy

EUR 200 000 per year

Max. 100 % of eligible costs

Indeterminate

Agriculture

Federale overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en
Leefmilieu
Eurostation Blok II — 7e verdieping
Victor Hortaplein 40
B-1060 Brussel

Other information

—

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

13.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 621/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Belgium

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„Steun aan investeringen in de omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw”

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering betreffende steun aan investeringen in de
omkaderingssector van land- en tuinbouw

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Research and development in the agriculture sector

Subsidy

EUR 15 million

Max.50 % of eligible costs

2007-2009

Agriculture

Vlaamse overheid
Agentschap voor Landbouw en Visserij
Place de Louvain, 4
B-1000 Brussel

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

14.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 628/06

Member State

Region

Germany

Bayern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Qualitätsprogramm „Öko-Qualität garantiert“

Legal basis

Haushaltsgesetz und der Haushaltsplan des Freistaates Bayern; Vollzugshinweise
für die Durchführung von Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Qualität und des
Absatzes im Rahmen des Zeichens „Öko-Qualität garantiert“

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To support the introduction and promotion of the quality label ‘eco-quality guar-
anteed’. The use of the label requires the observance of specific quality criteria.
Aid is given for the control and certification of label users, consumer informa-
tion on the label and advertising actions for marketing of products

Form of aid

Grant

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Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

EUR 3 400 000

Variable

2007-2012

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

n.a.

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

13.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 630/06

Member State

Region

Germany

Brandenburg

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ausgleich von Trockenschäden — Hilfsprogramm für landwirtschaftliche Unter-
nehmen und Betriebe der Aquakultur, die durch die Folgen der extremen
Trockenheit 2006 in ihrer Existenz gefährdet sind

Legal basis

Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbrau-
cherschutz des Landes Brandenburg zum Ausgleich von Trockenschäden — Hilf-
sprogramm für landwirtschaftliche Unternehmen und Betriebe der Aquakultur,
die durch die Folgen der extremen Hitze und Trockenheit im Sommer 2006 in
ihrer Existenz gefährdet sind

Type of measure

Individual Aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Compensation for damage

Subsidy

EUR 13 000 000

max. 20 %

2006-2007

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg
Steinstraße 104-106
D-14480 Potsdam

Other information

—

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

29.1.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 697/06

Member State

Region

Czech Republic

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Podpora zpracování zemědělských produktů

Legal basis

Zákon č. 252/1997 o zemědělství, čl. 2 a 2d

Zásady pro poskytování národních dotací pro program č. 13. Podpora zpra-
cování zemědělský produktů a zvyšování konkurenceschopnosti potravinářského
průmyslu na období 2007 – 2013

Type of measure

aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid for processing and marketing of agricultural products

Direct grant

Total: CZK 2 100 million (EUR 70 million)

Annual: CZK 300 million (EUR 10 million)

Up to 40 %

1.1.2007-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture (processing and marketing)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo zemědělství
Těšnov 17
CZ-117 05 Praha 1

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

14.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 698/06

Member State

Region

Czech Republic

Plzeň Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pravidla poskytování příspěvků na hospodaření v lesích v Plzeňském kraji na
období 2007 – 2013

Legal basis

1. Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích § 36, odst. 1 písm. c)

2. Zákon č. 289/2005 o lesích

3. Pravidla

poskytování

finančních

příspěvků

na

hospodaření

v lesích v Plzeňském kraji na období 2007 – 2013

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid in the forestry sector

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Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Direct grant

Total: CZK 224 000 000 (approximately EUR 8 020 390)

Up to 100 %

1.1.2007-31.12.2013

Agriculture (Forestry)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Krajský úřad Plzeňského kraje
Škroupova 18
CZ-306 13 Plzeň

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

13.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 700/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Marche

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programme of services to develop the agri-food sector

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Deliberazione del Consiglio regionale n. 21 del 24 luglio 2006

Aid scheme

Aid for technical assistance and maintaining herd books, and for checks relating
to this

Direct grant

EUR 3 900 000 for the entire scheme

Varies according to the measure

Up to 31.12.2006

A — Agriculture

Regione Marche
Via Gentile da Fabriano, 9
I-60125 Ancona

Other information

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