Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-07-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, 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 181/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

15.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 204/06 and N 605/06

Member State

Spain

Region

Title

Legal basis

Extremadura, Andalucía, Canarias, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Galicia, Baleares,
Castilla la Mancha, Asturias y Valencia

Ayudas para compensar los daños causados por los incendios (verano 2005)

Real Decreto-Ley no 11/2005, de 22 de julio

Real Decreto no 949/2005, de 29 de julio

Real Decreto no 609/2006, de 19 de mayo

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Compensation for losses in agricultural production caused by fires

Direct grant, interest rate subsidy, tax relief

EUR 4 million

Budget heading of EUR 20 million for interest rate subsidies

Up to 100 % of the cost of the production losses

Until the final payment is made

Economic sectors

Agriculture (livestock and beekeeping sector)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Entidad Estatal de Seguros Agrarios
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
C/ Miguel Ángel no 25, 5a planta
E-28010 Madrid

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Other information

The tax relief does not constitute State aid as defined in the Commission notice
on the application of the State aid rules to measures relating to direct business
taxation (OJ C 384, 10.12.1998, p. 3)

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

5.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 327/07

Member State

Region

Spain

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas para la reparación de daños causados por los incendios ocurridos

durante el año 2006 en diferentes regiones españolas

Legal basis

Orden APA/1446/2007, de 16 de mayo, por la que se dictan disposiciones para
el desarrollo del Real Decreto no 86/2007, de 26 de enero, por el que se declara,
para incendios acaecidos en diversas Comunidades Autónomas, la aplicación de
las disposiciones contenidas en el Real Decreto-Ley no 8/2006, de 28 de agosto,
por el que se aprueban medidas urgentes en materia de incendios forestales en
la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

To provide compensation for damage caused by the 2006 fires on agricultural,
livestock and beekeeping holdings located in several municipalities in the
Canaries (Island of Hierro), Extremadura (Caceres), Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo),
Aragon (Huesca) and Galicia (Lugo)

Direct grant

EUR 800 000

Maximum 100 %

Ad hoc

Economic sector(s)

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Entidad Estatal de Seguros Agrarios
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
C/ Miguel Ángel no 23, 5a planta
E-28010 Madrid

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

14.11.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 346/07

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

England

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Woodland Management Grant for Access

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

The Forestry Act 1979

Scheme

Forestry

Grant

Annual amount: GBP 300 000 (approximately EUR 440 000)

Overall amount: GBP 2,10 million (approximately EUR 3,08 million)

Up to 70 %

Date of Commission decision until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Forestry Commission England
Great Eastern House
Tenison Rd
Cambridge
CB1 2DU
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/