Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

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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 101/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

24.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 252/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Calabria

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi nelle zone agricole colpite da calamità naturali (piogge alluvionali dal
22 al 23 ottobre 2005 nella provincia di Reggio Calabria)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To compensate for damage to farm structures as a result of bad weather

—

See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Up to 100 %

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari 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:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

28.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 362/07

Member State

Region

Denmark

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Støtte til juletræer og pyntegrønt

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Legal basis

Skovloven, lov nr. 383 af 7. juni 1989; Bekendtgørelse nr 317 af 28. april 2003
om produktionsafgift på juletræer og pyntegrønt

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Development of the Christmas tree and decorative greenery sector

Subsidy

DKK 7 000 000 annually (about EUR 938 338)

Variable

Until 31.12.2012

Economic sectors

NACE code A00112 — Growing of vegetables, horticultural specialities and
nursery products

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Miljøministeriet, Skov- og Naturstyrelsen
Haraldsgade 53
DK-2011 København Ø

Other information

—

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

15.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 529/07

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Agriculture and Horticulture Levy Board — Promotion and Advertising

Legal basis

Sections 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96 and 97 of the Natural Environment &
Rural Coional Dmmunities Act 2006

(Proposal) The [Levy Board UK] Order 2007

Part I, section 5 (2)(a) of the Regevelopment Agencies Act 1998

Chapter 35, Part I, section 4 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland)
Act 1990

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Advertising and technical support

Provision of services on preferential terms

GBP 180 million (EUR 257,58 million)

Up to 100 % (parafiscal levies)

1 April 2008 until 31 March 2014

Economic sectors

Agriculture

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Levy Board UK
c/o Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Area 5C
Millbank
c/o Nobel House
London SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom

Other information

—

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

24.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 693/07

Member State

Region

France

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programme d'aides à la collecte et à l'allotement des poulains lourds

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Articles L 621-1 et suivants, articles R 621-1 et suivants du Code rural

Aid scheme

Aid to improve the competitiveness of farms

Direct grant

EUR 2 975 000

Amount per animal and per farmer: from EUR 30 to 67

7 years

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Office national interprofessionnel de l'élevage et de ses productions (Office de
l'Élevage)
80, avenue des Terroirs de France
F-75607 Paris Cedex 12

Other information

—

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/