Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2007-03-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2007

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2007/C 68/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

21.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 18/06

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

Wales

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Farming Connect Advisory Service (East Wales Cattle)

Legal basis

Agriculture Act 1986

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Technical support

Grant

GBP 22,64 million (EUR 33,6 million)

Up to 100 %

1.9.2002-31.10.2006

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

National Assembly for Wales
Cathays Park
Cartiff CF103NQ
United Kingdom

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

29.1.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 109/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Campania

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Modifica del piano agrumicolo della Campania

Legal basis

Delibera di giunta regionale n. 40 del 21.1.2005

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Investments in agricultural holdings, promotion of production and marketing of
high-quality products

Form of aid

Direct grant

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Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

EUR 1 330 924,40

Up to 55 %

Unspecified

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

4.1.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 757/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Piemonte

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (grandinate del 3 e 4
luglio 2006 — provincia di Cuneo)

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 100 % 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 alimentari 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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Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

14.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 759/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Puglia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi nelle zone agricole danneggiate (piogge alluvionali
ottobre 2005 nella provincia di Bari)

il 22 e il 23

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 100 %

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari 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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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

4.1.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 769/06

Member State

Region

Ireland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Food Marketing and Promotion undertaken by An Bord Bia (Irish Food Board).
Modifying Aid N 362/2000

Legal basis

— Government Decision (National Development Plan)

— An Bord Bia Act 1994

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Quality products, technical support, advertising

Direct grant

New budget of the scheme EUR 68 million (increase by EUR 18,5 million)

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Intensity

Duration

—

Until 31.12.2007

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

An Bord Bia
Clanwilliam Cort
Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
Ireland

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

22.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 795/06

Member State

Region

Hungary

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Birtokfejlesztési hitel kamattámogatása

Legal basis

— 3/2003.

(I. 24.) FVM rendelet az agrárgazdasági és vidékfejlesztési célok

2003. évi költségvetési támogatásáról, 271-275. §

— A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2006. ( ) FVM rendelet-

tervezete a birtokfejlesztési hitel kamattámogatásáról

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid scheme

Investment aid

Soft loan

Annual expenditure: HUF 436 million

Overall budget: HUF 2 000 million

Maximum 24,06 %

Until 31.12.2008

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium
Kossuth tér 11.
H-1055 Budapest

Other information

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C 68/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

22.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 796/06

Member State

Region

Hungary

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Birtok-összevonási célú termőföld vásárlás támogatása

Legal basis

— A 2004. évi nemzeti hatáskörben nyújtott agrár- és vidékfejlesztési támoga-

tások igénybevételének feltételeiről szóló FVM rendelet

— 25/2004. FVM rendelet 34. §; 39§-42. §

— A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2006. ( ) FVM rendelet-

tervezete a birtok-összevonási célú termőföldvásárlás támogatásáról

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid scheme

Investment aid

Direct grant

Annual expenditure: HUF 300 million

Overall budget: HUF 600 million

Maximum 20 %

Until 31.12.2008

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium
Kossuth tér 11.
H-1055 Budapest

Other information

—

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Date of adoption of the decision

28.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 807/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Puglia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programma di lotta contro la tristeza degli agrumi della regione Puglia

Legal basis

Legge regionale n. 20 del 30.12.2005

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Preventive and compensatory measures relating to a plant disease

Direct grant

EUR 500 000

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Intensity

Duration

From EUR 5 to EUR 25 per plant, to compensate losses

Two years

Economic sectors

A — Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Puglia
Lungomare N. Sauro, 47
I-70121 Bari

Other information

This is an amendment of aid scheme N 603/05 approved by the Commission,
adding an extra EUR 500 000, supplied by the region of Apulia, to the original
budget of EUR 803 090,45 from central government. This additional amount
will be used to finance compensatory measures in the event of grubbing-up
infected plants

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Date of adoption of the decision

29.1.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 831/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Lombardia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuti regionali in agricoltura. Articolo 23 legge regionale n. 7/2000

Legal basis

Legge regionale n. 7 del 7.2.2000

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To assist mountain and hill farming

Direct grant

—

Varies according to the measure

1.1.2007-31.12.2007

Economic sectors

A — Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Lombardia
Via Pola, 12/14
I-20124 Milano

Other information

This is an extension until 31 December 2007 of one of the measures approved
by the Commission under State aid N 49/2000, namely the ‘aid to mountain
and hill farming’ provided for under Article 23 of regional law n.7 of 7 February
2000

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Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2007

Date of the adoption of the decision

29.1.2007

No of the aid

Member

Region

Title

Legal basis

N 834/06

The Netherlands

National scheme

Wijziging van de parafiscale heffing voor levende eenden ter financiering van
dierziektebestrijding

Verordening van het Productschap voor Pluimvee en Eieren die vorige verorde-
ningen wijzigt inzake parafiscale heffingen in de sectoren pluimvee en eieren,
konijnen, pelsdieren en vossen

Type of the measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of the aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

The combat of animal diseases

Payments after an outbreak of a contaminous disease

The total budget remains the same as in measure N 352/04 which is changed by
this measure. It depends on the actual future costs for the combat of animal
diseases in the various sectors

100 %

2007-2010

Poultry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Productschap voor Pluimvee en Eieren
Postbus 460
2700 AL Zoetermeer
Nederland

Other information

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