Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2007-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, 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 201/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 11/03 (ex N 19/02)

Member State

The Netherlands

Region

Title

—

Wijziging van een parafiscale heffing betreffende de uiensector ter financiering
van promotie, onderzoek en kwalitetiscontrole

Legal basis

Verordening Productschap Tuinbouw bijzondere heffing uien 2000

Type of measure

Levy to support sales promotion, research and quality control
sector

in the onion

Objective

Sales promotion, research and quality control

Form of aid

Parafiscal levy

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 635 292

Max. 100 % of the eligible costs

2000

Economic sectors

Onion sector

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Productschap Tuinbouw
Postbus 280
2700 AG Zoetermeer
Nederland

Other information

—

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

19.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 347/A/05

Member State

Region

Italy

Sicilia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi per l'eliminazione delle carcasse di animali

Legal basis

Legge regionale 9 marzo 2005, n. 3, articoli 2 e 3

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Financing the costs paid by the Sicilian municipalities for collecting, transporting
and destroying abandoned fallen stock which is not listed in the herdbook, in
the event of public health emergencies

—

—

EUR 800 000 per year

100 % of costs of collecting and transporting abandoned fallen stock which is
not listed in the herdbook and 75 % of the costs of destroying those animals
(up to 100 % in less-favoured municipalities and mountain municipalities as
defined in accordance with Directive 75/268/EEC) in the event of public health
emergencies

Duration

Three years (2005-2007)

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Siciliana
Assessorato Agricoltura e foreste
V.le Regione Siciliana
I-90100 Palermo

Other information

The measure does not constitute State aid

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 201/3

Date of adoption of the decision

10.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 676/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Vysočina

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Podpora výzkumu a vývoje v kraji Vysočina

Legal basis

Zákon č. 130/2002 o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje poskytované z veřejných
zdrojů (Zákon č. 130/2002 o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje)

Zásady Zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina pro poskytování finančních příspěvků na
podporu zemědělství v kraji Vysočina pro období 2007–2013 z rozpočtu kraje
Vysočina a způsobu kontroly jejich využití

Program rozvoje kraje Vysočina

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Support for research and development activities concerning products listed in
Annex I to the EC Treaty

Direct grant

Overall: CZK 7 Mio (approx. EUR 249 000)

Annually: CZK 1 Mio (approx. EUR 35 500)

Up to 100 %

2007-2013; from the date of approval

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Krajský úřad kraje Vysočina, odbor lesního a vodního hospodářství a země-
dělství
Žižkova 57
CZ-587 33 Jihlava

Other information

—

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

19.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 833/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Lombardia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Misure regionali di sostegno alle aziende vivaistiche colpite dall'insetto Anoplo-
phora chinensis ai sensi dell'articolo 17, comma 1, lettera b), della legge regionale
n. 7 del 7.2.2000

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Legal basis

Legge regionale n. 7 del 7.2.2000, «Norme per gli interventi regionali in agricol-
tura», articolo 17,
«Interventi sugli abbandoni produttivi ed abbattimenti»,
comma 1, lettera b).

Delibera di giunta regionale n. 2215 del 29 marzo 2006 recante «Misure regio-
nali di sostegno alle aziende vivaistiche» colpite dall'insetto Anoplophora chinensis
ai sensi dell'articolo 17, comma 1,
lettera b), della legge regionale n. 7 del
7.2.2000.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid for combating plant disease in the region of Lombardy

Direct grant

Annual expenditure: EUR 40 000

Overall budget: EUR 240 000

80 % reimbursement of the value of destroyed vegetation

Until 31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Lombardia — Direzione generale Agricoltura
Via Pola, 12/14
I-20100 Milano

Other information

—

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 868/06

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Investment aid for quality feeding stuff

Legal basis

Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších předpisů (čl. 2
odst. 1)

Návrh Zásad pro poskytování národních dotací pro program 13.B Podpora
zvýšení jakosti zpracování zemědělských produktů při výrobě krmiv

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Support of investment in processing and marketing to improve the quality of
feeding stuff fed to food-producing animals

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Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Direct grant

Overall: CZK 600 million (ca EUR 21 420 000)

Annually: CZK 100 million (ca EUR 3 570 000)

Up to 40 %

Until 31.12.2012

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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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

18.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 67/07

Member State

Region

Germany

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Nationale Rahmenregelung zur Entwicklung ländlicher Räume „Gemeinschafts-
aufgabe zur Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes (GAK)“;
Forstwirtschaft

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des
Küstenschutzes“ (GAK)

Scheme

Forestry

Grant

EUR 70 million per year

Variable

Date of Commission decision until 31 December 2010

Economic sectors

Forestry

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerium für Ernährung und Ländlichen Raum
Baden-Württemberg
Kernerplatz 10
D-70182 Stuttgart P

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Ludwigstraße 2
D-80539 München P

Ministerium für ländliche Entwicklung, Umweltschutz und Verbraucherschutz
des Landes Brandenburg
Heinrich-Mann-Allee 103
D-14473 Potsdam P

Senator für Wirtschaft und Häfen der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen
Zweite Schlachtpforte 3
D-28195 Bremen

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Alter Steinweg 4
D-20459 Hamburg

Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz
Mainzer Straße 80
D-65189 Wiesbaden

Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Fischerei des Landes
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Paulshöher Weg 1
D-19061 Schwerin

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für den Ländlichen Raum, Ernährung, Land-
wirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Calenberger Straße 2
D-30169 Hannover

Ministerium für Umwelt des Saarlandes
Keplerstraße 18
D-66117 Saarbrücken

Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft
Archivstraße 1
D-01097 Dresden

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Olvenstedter Straße 4
D-39108 Magdeburg P

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes
Schleswig-Holstein
Mercatorstraße 3
D-24106 Kiel P

Thüringer Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Naturschutz und Umwelt
Beethovenplatz 3
D-99096 Erfurt

Ministerium für Umwelt und Naturschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbrau-
cherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Schwannstraße 3
D-40476 Düsseldorf

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau des Landes
Rheinland-Pfalz
Postfach 3269
D-55022 Mainz

Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
Oranienstraße 106
D-10969 Berlin

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Date of adoption of the decision

26.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 86/07

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

Wales

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Extension of the Meat Quality Advertising Scheme (Wales)

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Agriculture Act 1967; Welsh Development Agency Act 1975

Scheme

Advertising

Provision of services on preferential terms

GBP 3,25 million ( EUR 4,76 million)

100 % (parafiscal taxes)

Date of Commission approval until 31 March 2008 (1 year)

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Hybu Cig Cymru
PO Box 176
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion SY23 2YA
United Kingdom

Other information

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

26.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 180/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Veneto

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (siccità dal 1o giugno
al 31 luglio 2006 nelle province di Belluno, Padova, Rovigo, Treviso, Venezia,
Verona e Vicenza)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Adverse weather conditions

Grants

See Aid NN 54/A/04

Up to 80 %

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Duration (period)

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle Politiche agricole agroalimentari 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)

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

29.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 214/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Sicilia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal
12 al 14 dicembre 2005 nella regione di Sicilia, province di Catania e Siracusa)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To compensate for damage to farming structures 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

Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

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)

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 201/9

Date of adoption of the decision

19.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 262/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Sicilia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi compensativi dei danni arrecati alle colture dalla pioggia e dalla
caduta di cenere nel periodo tra il 1o e il 31 dicembre 2006

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo 102/2004: «Interventi finanziari a sostegno delle imprese
agricole»

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Compensation for damage due to adverse weather conditions

Subsidy

The annual budget of the framework aid scheme is ca EUR 100 million for
weather-related compensation. The expense due to the notified measure is not
yet known

100 %

One-off

Annex I

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

Other information

—

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