Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Hungary, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, 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 141/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

30.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 296/07

Member State

Region

Denmark

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Støtte til skovrejsning

Legal basis

Lov om skove (Lov nr. 453 af 9 juni 2004); Bekendtgørelse nr. 1316 af
20.11.2006 om tilskud til privat skovrejsning

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Increase of forest cover

Subsidy

DKK 25 million per annum (ca. EUR 3,35 million)

Variable

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

A00201 Forestry and logging

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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

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

30.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 364/07

Member State

Region

Hungary

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Közösségi agrármarketing támogatás

Legal basis

…/2007. (…) FVM rendelet a közösségi agrármarketing támogatások igénybevé-
telének szabályairól

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Technical assistance and aid for advertising of agricultural products

Direct grant

Annual expenditure: HUF 2 000 million

Overall budget: HUF 14 000 million

Intensity

For technical support activities:

(a) 100 % of eligible costs for primary producers of agricultural products;

(b) 50 % eligible costs for enterprises active in the processing and marketing of

agricultural products.

For advertising activities:

(a) 50 % of eligible costs for direct aid;

(b) 100 % eligible costs for advertising of generic character and benefiting all

producers of the type of product concerned

Duration

From the approval by the Commission to 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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

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

16.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 453/07

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

England

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) National Forest Changing Landscape Scheme

Legal basis

Section 153 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

Forestry Act 1979

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

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Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Scheme

Forestry

Grant

Total budget: GBP 9 million (approximately EUR 13,25 million)

Annual budget: GBP 1,80 million (approximately EUR 2,65 million)

Up to 100 %

31.7.2008-31.7.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

The National Forest Company
Bath Yard
Moira
Swadlincote DE12 6BD
United Kingdom

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

30.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 75/08

Member State

The Netherlands

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Investering in integrale duurzame stallen en houderijsystemen

Legal basis

Artikelen 2 en 4 van de Kaderwet LNV-subsidies van het Ministerie van Land-
bouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit, artikelen 1:2, 1:3, 2:1, 2:2, 2:37 en bijlage 2,
hoofdstuk 4 van de Regeling LNV-subsidies, paragraaf 5 van de beslissing tot
opening van de LNV-subsidieregeling

Type of measure

Investment aid

Objective

The aid is given to compensate for extra costs related to animal welfare require-
ments concerned with investments in sustainable stables and husbandry systems

Form of aid

Direct grant (compensation)

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 8,1 million in 3 years

35 % of the eligible costs

2008-2010

Economic sectors

Agriculture; Livestock sector

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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:

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