Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2007-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, energy production

28.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 71/29

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2007/C 71/09)

Date of adoption of the decision

19.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 4/04 (ex N 13/04)

Member State

Region

Federal Republic of Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Förderung der Dorf- und ländlichen Regionalentwicklung — Änderung des
Beihilferegimes N 326/99

Legal basis

Richtlinien zur Förderung der Dorf- und ländlichen Regionalentwicklung in
Schleswig-Holstein

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Investments and technical assistance

Grant

EUR 956 100

Variable

2003-2006

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Landesregierung Schleswig-Holstein
Ministerium für ländliche Räume, Landesplanung, Landwirtschaft und Tourismus
D-24106 Kiel

Other information

—

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

13.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 44/06

Member State

Region

Federal Republic of Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

BVD-Beihilfe Richtlinien

Legal basis

— Landesverordnung zum Schutz der Rinder vor eine Infektion mit dem

Bovinen Virusdiarrhoe-Virus vom 13.9.2005

— BVD-Beihilfe Richtlinie

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

To prevent bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) infections

Grant

C 71/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.3.2007

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

EUR 1 175 000 per year

Maximum 50 % of eligible costs and EUR 100 per culled animal

2 years

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft
Mercatorstr. 3
D-24106 Kiel

Other information

—

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

6.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 47/06 (ex N 445/06)

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

England

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Cattle Compensation Scheme: Bovine TB, Brucellosis, BSE and EBL (England)

Legal basis

The Animal Health Act 1981, The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2006, The
Brucellosis (England) Order, The Enzootic Bovine Lekosis (England) Order 2000
and The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2006

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Risk management: animal diseases

Grant

GBP 102 million (EUR 147 million)

100 %

1.2.2006-31.1.2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
TB Division: Policy and Compensation Branch
1A, Page Street
London SW1P 4PQ
United Kingdom

Other information

—

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/

28.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 71/31

Date of adoption of the decision

8.2.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 60/06 ex N 569/06

Member State

Region

The Netherlands

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Vrijstelling van accijnzen voor pure plantaardige olie, OPEK

OPEK

Legal basis

Individuele beschikkingen, bevoegdheid van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Type of measure

Exemption of excise tax

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Exemption of the excise tax for fuel, as a compensation for the extra costs of the
production of Pure Plant Oil by OPEK. Reduction of CO2 emission in the Nether-
lands

Compensation payment, Aid to compensate for the extra costs of the production
of Pure Plant Oil

EUR 1 000 000

Compensation of additional production costs

16.7.2002-31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Agriculture — Energy production

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van Financiën Den Haag
Postbus 20201
2500 EE Den Haag
Nederland

Other information

The exemption from excise tax has been approved for three companies, OPEK is
one of these companies

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

8.2.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 61/06 ex N 570/06

Member State

Region

The Netherlands

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Vrijstelling van accijnzen voor pure plantaardige olie, Solaroilsystems

Solaroilsystems

Legal basis

Individuele beschikkingen, bevoegdheid van de Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Type of measure

Exemption of excise tax

Objective

Form of aid

Exemption of the excise tax for fuel, as a compensation for the extra costs of the
production of Pure Plant Oil bySolaroilsystems. Reduction of CO2 emission in
the Netherlands

Compensation payment, Aid to compensate for the extra costs of the production
of Pure Plant Oil

C 71/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.3.2007

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 6 800 000

Compensation of additional production costs

25.6.2003-31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Agriculture — Energy production

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van Financiën Den Haag
Postbus 20201
2500 EE Den Haag
Nederland

Other information

The exemption from excise tax has been approved for three companies, Solaroil-
systems is one of these companies

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/