Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, horticulture

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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 48/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

11.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 98/02

Member State

The Netherlands

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Verbetering van de energie-efficiëntie in de glastuinbouw

Legal basis

Begroting ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit, Kaderwet LNV-
subsidies (artikel 2) Subsidieregeling demonstratie- en kennisoverdrachtspro-
jecten duurzame landbouw, Wet op de bedrijfsorganisaties (artikel 126)

Instellingsverordening productschap Tuinbouw (artikelen 15, 15 en 19), Veror-
dening
aardgas, Verordening
Productschap Tuinbouw Financieringsfonds energie

Productschap Tuinbouw heffing

verbruik

Type of measure

Objective

Adjustment of the aid scheme concerning research, advice and demonstration:
new period, budget and measures

To improve the efficient use of energy in the glasshouse horticulture and to
reduce the total use of energy

Form of aid

Subsidy for institutions in the agricultural advice, education and research sector

Budget

Intensity

Duration

70 million in ten years, 7 million per year

Research: 100 %, advice: 100 %, demonstration: 50 %

2000-2010

Economic sectors

Glasshouse horticulture and the agricultural research and advice sector

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van LNV
Postbus 20401
2500 EK Den Haag
Nederland
and
Product board on horticulture
Postbus 280
2700 AG Zoetermeer
Nederland

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

11.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

NN 65/05 (ex N 486/03)

Member State

Region

Title

Legal basis

Belgium

Flanders

„Fonds voor landbouw en visserij”

— Wet van 23.3.1998 betreffende de oprichting van een Begrotingsfonds voor

de gezondheid en de kwaliteit van de dieren en de dierlijke productie

— Decreet van 20.12.2002 houdende bepalingen tot begeleiding van de derde
aanpassing van de begroting 2002, gewijzigd bij decreet van 27.6.2003,
regelt de oprichting van het Fonds voor de kwaliteit van de landbouwpro-
ductie

— Decreet van 19.5.2006 betreffende de oprichting en de werking van het

Fonds voor Landbouw en Visserij

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To establish a fund for agriculture and fisheries in Flanders

Subsidy

For the period 2003-2006: EUR 5 052 924

From 2007 about EUR 900 000 per year

Until 100 %

Indeterminate

Economic sectors

Agricultural and fisheries sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Vlaamse Overheid
Agentschap Landbouw en Visserij
Koning Albert II-laan 35
B-1030 Brussel

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

1.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 272/07

Member State

Region

Spain

Andalucía

Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

Ayudas contra la plaga de la mosca del olivo

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sector(s)

Proyecto de Orden de … de … de 2007 por la que se modifica la Orden de 8
de junio de 2006, por la que se declara la existencia oficial de la plaga mosca del
olivo (Bactrocera oleae Gmel), se establecen las medidas de control y las ayudas
para su ejecución

Aid scheme

—

Allocation

EUR 7 800 000

50-75 %

2007-2011

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca
Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía

Other information

—

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

1.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 316/07

Member State

Region

Spain

Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas para reparar los daños causados por las inundaciones acaecidas entre el

26 y el 28 de enero de 2007 en la Isla de Hierro

Legal basis

Proyecto de Orden por la que se dictan disposiciones para el desarrollo del Real
Decreto Ley 2/2007, de 2 de febrero, por el que se adoptan medidas urgentes
para reparar los daños causados por las inundaciones acaecidas los días 26, 27 y
28 de enero de 2007 en la Isla de Hierro de la Comunidad Autónoma de
Canarias

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

—

Direct grant

EUR 30 000

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Intensity

Duration

Economic sector(s)

Name and address of
authority

Maximum 80 %

Ad hoc

Agriculture

the granting

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

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 477/07

Federal Republic of Germany

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Weinfonds

Legal basis

Type of aid

Aim

Form of aid

Budget

§§ 37 ff. Weingesetz

Weinfonds-Verordnung

Regime

1. To promote the quality of wine and, by opening up and cultivating the

market, sales of wine and other wine sector products.

2. To help protect,

in Germany and abroad, the domestic wine designations

which are laid down in legislation

Subsidy

EUR 12 000 000

Maximum aid intensity

100 %

Duration

Economic sectors

31.12.2013

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Deutscher Weinfonds
Gutenbergplatz 3-5
D-55116 Mainz

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/