Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, State aid, 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

(2008/C 112/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

28.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 129/07

Member State

Region

Hungary

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Kedvezményes hitel és lízingdíj-támogatás mezőgazdasági üzemek korszerűsíté-

séhez, fejlesztéséhez

Legal basis

…/2007. (…) FVM rendelet a mezőgazdasági üzemek korszerűsítéséhez, fejlesz-
téséhez nemzeti hatáskörben nyújtott kedvezményes hitel és lízingdíj-támogatás
igénybevételének részletes feltételeiről

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Investment aid for the production, processing and marketing of agricultural
products

Interest subsidy, leasing fee subsidy and State guarantee

Annual budget: HUF 400 million
Overall budget: HUF 2 600 million

40 % of eligible costs

From the approval by the Commission to 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

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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

13.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 451/07

Member State

Region

Italy

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Campagne pubblicitarie di prodotti agricoli nella Comunità e nei paesi terzi

Legal basis

Legge 27 dicembre 2006, n. 296, articolo 1, commi 1088-1090.
Decreto legge del Ministro dall'Economia e dalle finanze, di concerto con il
Ministro delle Politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali, recante modalità applica-
tive dell'articolo 1, commi 1088-1090 della legge 27 dicembre 2006, n. 296

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Advertising and technical support

Fiscal credit — credito d'imposta

EUR 105 000 000

Up to 50 %

2008-2010

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero dell'Economia e delle finanze
Via XX Settembre, 97
I-00187 Roma

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

16.11.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 476/07

Member State

The Netherlands

Region

Provincie Overijssel

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Boeren voor Natuur II,onderdeel schapen, zoogkoeien en gemengde bedrijven

Legal basis

Kadewet LNV-subsidies van het Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedsel-
kwaliteit, artikelen 145 en 152 van de Provinciewet en artikel 8.78 van de Subsi-
dieverordening van de provincie Overijssel

Type of measure

State aid scheme — compensation environmental measures

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Adjustment of the scope of N 58/05 to include sheep, suckler cows and mixed
farms in the aid scheme. The aim of this measure for the pilot project is to
create a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way of farming by chan-
ging the entire farming system to a system of ‘closed farming’ (self sufficiency)

Compensation, annual amount

Budget mentioned in N 58/05 remains unchanged (maximum EUR 565 570 per
year)

Maximum 100 %, maximum of EUR 1 042 per hectare

First sub measure: 10 years. Second sub measure: 30 years

Economic sectors

Agriculture, sheep, suckler cow and mixed farm in the region of Twickel

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van Landbouw, natuur en voedselkwaliteit
Postbus 20401
2500 EK Den Haag
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:

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Date of adoption of the decision

28.2.2008

Aid number

N 545/07

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Bayern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald

Legal basis

VNPWaldR 2007

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Biodiversity
Environmentally friendly farming

Form of aid

Grant

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 8 000 000

Variable

2007-2013

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Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ämter für Landwirtschaft und Forsten des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für
Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Ludwigstr. 2
D-80539 München

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

13.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 587/07

Member State

Region

Ireland

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Equine Breeding and Disease Research Scheme

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

National Development Plan 2007-2013

Aid scheme

Aid for research and development

Direct grants

Overall budget: EUR 6,5 million

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31.12.2013

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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

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/