Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Hungary, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, natural disaster

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 94/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

19.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 123/07

Member State

Region

The Netherlands

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aanpassing van de heffing ter financiering van onderzoek en ontwikkeling in de

Pluimveesector en de preventie van Pluimveeziekten

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Wet op de bedrijfsorganisaties (artikel 126),
Instellingsbesluit Productschap
Pluimvee en Eieren (artikelen 6 en 8), Verordening van het Productschap
Pluimvee en Eieren betreffende algemene bepalingen voor heffingen 2006,
Verordening van het Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren tot wijziging van de
Verordening bestemmingsheffingen legsector 2006, Verordening van het
Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren tot wijziging van de Verordening bestemming-
sheffingen Pluimveevleessector (2006) (PPE-2006-I)

Adjustment of three specific parafiscal levies (earlier approved under N 451/98
and N 334/99)

The aid measure is changed in accordance with a request from the sector to
change the basis of the levy for the research and development and the animal
health care fund to obtain a more equal division of the levy throughout the
poultry sector

Direct aid to research and development projects and compensation the preven-
tion of animal diseases; Parafiscal levy

EUR 4 656 874

Maximum 100 %

2007-2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture: poultry and egg sector, research and development sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Productschap voor Pluimvee en Eieren
Postbus 4600
2700 AL 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

14.11.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 209/07

Member State

Region

Hungary

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Állatjóléti körülmények javítása — sertés ágazat

Legal basis

A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2007. ( ) FVM rendelet-terve-
zete a sertés ágazat támogatásáról

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid for animal welfare commitments in the pig sector

Direct grant

Annual expenditure: HUF 6 000 million

Overall budget: HUF 39 000 million

100 % of eligible costs (additional costs and income foregone resulting from
animal welfare commitments)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium
Kossuth Lajos tér 11.
H-1055 Budapest

Other information

(in particular, commitments by the Member State and/or obligation to provide
the Commission with a report on implementation)

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

N 488/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

TSE testing of sheep and goats fallen stock

Legal basis

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as amended:

— The TSE (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1228).

— The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/530).

— The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1226) (W.117).

— TSE Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SI 2006/202)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Animal diseases

Subsidised service

Overall budget: GBP 22,4 million (approximately EUR 32,9 million)

Annual budget: GBP 3,2 million (approximately EUR 4,7 million)

100 %

Extension from 1 March 2008 until 1 March 2014

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Defra
1A Page Street
Westminster
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/

Date of adoption of the decision

15.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 489/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

TSE testing of fallen cattle aged over 24 months

Legal basis

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of
certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as amended:

— The TSE (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1228).

— The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/530).

— The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1226) (W.117).

— TSE Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SI 2006/202)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Animal diseases

Grant

Annual budget: GBP 4,26 (EUR 6,28 million)

Up to 100 %

Prolongation from 31 December 2008 until 1 March 2014

Economic sectors

Agriculture

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Defra
1A Page Street
Westminster
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/

Date of adoption of the decision

4.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 538/07

Member State

Region

Austria

Niederösterreich

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastrophenschäden

Legal basis

Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastro-
phenschäden des Landes Niederösterreich

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Compensation for damage due to natural disasters in 2007

Subsidy

Estimated annual budget ca. EUR 70 000, as communicated in Case N 564a/04

30 %, in particularly severe cases 50 %, of the eligible damage

One-off

Annex I

Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung
Gruppe Land- und Forstwirtschaft
Abteilung Landwirtschaftsförderung
Landhausplatz 1
A-3109 St. Pölten

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/