Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Malta, Slovakia, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2007/C 132/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

4.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 46a/06

Member State

Region

Slovakia

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Daňové zvýhodnenie vyplývajúce z energetickej smernice Rady 2003/96/ES

(poľnohospodárstvo)

Legal basis

Zákon č. 98/2004 Z.z. o spotrebnej dani z minerálneho oleja v znení zákona
č. 667/2004 Z. z. a zákona č. 223/2006 Z. z. v znení neskorších predpisov

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid linked to tax exemptions under Council Directive 2003/96/EC

Tax advantage

SKK 5 400 million

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Six years from 1 May 2004

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Colné úrady

Other information

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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/

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Date of adoption of the decision

22.3.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 485/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Moravskoslezský kraj

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Forest Management in the Moravskoslezský Region

Legal basis

Zákon č. 289/1995 Sb., o lesích a o změně a doplnění některých zákonů
Zásady pro poskytování
z rozpočtu Moravskoslezského kraje a způsobu kontroly jejich využití

finančních příspěvků na hospodaření v lesích

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid in the forestry sector

Direct grant

Annual budget amounts to: CZK 40 million
Overall amount is: CZK 240 million

Up to 100 %

1.1.2007-31.12.2012

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector (Forestry)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Moravskoslezský kraj, Krajský úřad, odbor životního prostředí a zemědělství
28. října 117
CZ-702 18 Ostrava 2

Other information

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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

8.3.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 645/06

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Malta

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‘Agriculture Insurance Premium (Subsidy) Scheme’

Agricultural and Fishing Industries (Financial Assistance) Act (CAP 146) and
draft Agricultural Insurance Premium (Subsidy) Regulations, 2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To encourage farmers to obtain insurance cover against exceptional occurrences,
natural disasters and adverse weather conditions assimilated to natural disasters

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Form of aid

Subsidy

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 800 000

Max. 80 % of the eligible costs

2007-2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment
Barriera Wharf
MT-Valletta CMR 02

Other information

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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

27.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 785/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Compensation for damage caused to crops by floods between May and July

2006

Legal basis

Usnesení vlády České republiky ze dne 3. července 2006 č. 845 k povodňové
situaci v České republice a následkům povodňových škod v období od
28. května do 2. července 2006
Usnesení vlády České republiky ze dne 1. listopadu 2006 č. 1246 o finančním
řešení zmírnění škod způsobených na zemědělském majetku, vodohospodářské
infrastruktuře, korytech vodních toků a rybnících v důsledku povodní v období
od 28. května do 2. července 2006
Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na zmírnění
škod na polních kulturách způsobených povodněmi roku 2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Compensation for damages caused by natural disaster

Direct grant

Overall budget is: CZK 20 million

Up to 50 %

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Duration

Until 31 December 2007

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo zemědělství České republiky
Těšnov 17
CZ-117 05 Praha 1

Other information

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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

2.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 1/07 (ex N 849/06)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Title

Legal basis

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Bovine Tuberculosis compensation payments to deer owners in Great Britain

The Animal Act 1981; The Tuberculosis (Deer) Notice of Intended Slaughter
and Compensation Order 1989; The Tuberculosis (Deer) Order 1989; The
Tuberculosis (Deer) (Amendment) Order 1993

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Risk and crisis management: compensation of owners of deer

Subsidy

GBP 180 000

Max. 50 % of the value of the slaughtered animal

1989-2012

Agriculture

TB Division
Area 104
1a Page Street
London SW1P 4PQ
United Kingdom

Other information

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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/