Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, organic farming, silviculture

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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

(2008/C 24/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

1.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 613/06

Member State

Region

France

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aide à la cessation volontaire totale ou partielle de l'activité d'élevage de pigeons

de chair

Legal basis

— Articles L 1511-1 et L 1511-2 du code général des collectivités territoriales.

— Articles L 621-1 et suivants du code rural.

— Projet de circulaire du ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche: dispositif
d'aide à la cessation volontaire de l'activité d'élevage de pigeons de chair.

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sector(s)

Aid for closing production capacity

Direct grant

EUR 1 500 000

30-50 %

Until 2007

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Office de l'élevage
80, avenue des terroirs de France
F-75607 Paris Cedex 12

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

10.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 634/06 and N 794/06

Member State

Region

Spain

Galicia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas para paliar los daños y pérdidas causadas al sector agrícola por los incen-

dios ocurridos en Galicia en agosto de 2006

Legal basis

Decreto no 138/2006 de 24 de agosto y Real Decreto-Ley no 8/2006 de 28 de
agosto

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

Compensation for losses arising from extraordinary events

Direct grant

EUR 3 583 500

Maximum 100 %

Ad hoc

Agriculture

the granting

Consejería del Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

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

12.9.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 161/07

Member State

Region

Ireland

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme

Legal basis

National Development Plan 2007-2013

Ireland's National Rural Development Strategy 2007-2013

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid to the forest sector

Direct grants

Total budget: EUR 906,18 million

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31.12.2013

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Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Department of Agriculture and Food
Agriculture House, Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland

Other information

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

21.9.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 378/07

Member State

Region

Ireland

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Forestry Training and Advisory Services Scheme

Legal basis

National Development Plan 2007-2013

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Aid to the forest sector

Subsidised services

Total budget: EUR 12 million

100 %

31.12.2013

Forestry

Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Johnstown Castle
Wexford
Ireland

Other information

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found at:

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Date of adoption of the decision

19.12.2007

Aid number

Member State

Region

N 449/07

Federal Republic of Germany

Sachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Agrarumwelt

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Legal basis

Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft
zur Förderung von flächenbezogenen Agrarumweltmaßnahmen und der ökolo-
gischen Waldmehrung im Freistaat Sachsen (Förderrichtlinie Agrarumwelt-
maßnahmen und Waldmehrung — RL AuW/2007)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

To promote organic farming in the Federal State of Saxony

Subsidy

EUR 18 900 000

Variable

2007-2010

Agriculture

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft
mit Fachschule für Landwirtschaft Plauen
Europaratstraße 7
D-08523 Plauen

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft
mit Fachschule für Landwirtschaft Zwickau
Postfach 20 09 02
D-08009 Zwickau

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft Zwönitz
Wiesenstraße 4
D-08297 Zwönitz

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft
mit Lehranstalt Freiberg-Zug
Hauptstraße 150
D-09599 Freiberg

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft Mockrehna
Schildauer Straße 18
D-04862 Mockrehna

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft und Gartenbau Rötha-Wurzen
Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Platz 1
D-04571 Rötha

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft
mit Fachschule für Landwirtschaft Döbeln-Mittweida
Klostergärten 4
D-04720 Döbeln

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft und Gartenbau
mit Fachschule für Landwirtschaft Großenhain
Remonteplatz 2
D-01558 Großenhain

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft Pirna
Krietzschwitzer Straße 20
D-01796 Pirna

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft Niesky-Kamenz
Postfach 12 39
D-02902 Niesky

Staatliches Amt für Landwirtschaft
mit Fachschule für Landwirtschaft Löbau
Postfach 12 63
D-02702 Löbau

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/