Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

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(Information)

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 186/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

13.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 130a/07

Member State

Region

Finland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tuki metsäalalle

Legal basis

Laki kestävän metsätalouden rahoituksesta; Asetus kestävän metsätalouden
rahoituksesta

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Maintaining and restoring ecological, protective and recreational functions of
forests, biodiversity and healthy forest ecosystems

Form of aid

Subsidy

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 90 million annually

Variable

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
PL 30
FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto (Helsinki)

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

19.3.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 314/07

Member State

Region

Cyprus

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Καθεστώς ενισχύσεων για ενέργειες προώθησης και διαφήμισης γεωργικών προϊόντων
στην εσωτερική αγορά και τις τρίτες χώρες

Legal basis

Προεδρικό διάταγμα

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

To grant aid for promotion and advertising measures

Direct grant

EUR 14 500 000

Up to 100 % for promotion aid
Up to 40 % for advertising aid

5 years

Agriculture

Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού/Ministry of Commerce, Industry
and Tourism
Υπηρεσία Εμπορίου — Κλάδος προώθησης γεωργικών προϊόντων/Trade Service —
Promotion of Agricultural Products Section
CY-1421 Λευκωσία/CY-1421 Nicosia

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

13.2.2008

Aid number

Member State

Region

N 438/A/07

Federal Republic of Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Forstmaßnahmen

Legal basis

Richtlinie zur Förderung forstwirtschaftlicher Maßnahmen im Rahmen des Euro-
päischen Landwirtschaftsfonds
ländlichen Raums
(FöRiForst-ELER M-V)

für die Entwicklung des

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

To preserve, restore or improve the ecological, protective and leisure-related
functions of the forest, the diversity of species and a healthy forest eco-system

Form of aid

Subsidy

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Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

EUR 32 800 000

Variable

2007-2015

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz M-V
D-19053 Schwerin

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

30.1.2008

Aid number

N 445/07

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Niedersachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Forstbeihilfen

Legal basis

1. Richtlinie über

Förderung
forstwirtschaftlicher Maßnahmen in den Ländern Niedersachsen und Bremen

von Zuwendungen zur

die Gewährung

2. Maßnahme „Wiederaufbau des forstwirtschaftlichen Potenzials und Einfüh-
Programm zur

rung
„PROFIL 2007-2013“
Förderung im ländlichen Raum Niedersachsen und Bremen

vorbeugender Aktionen“,

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

1. To preserve, restore or improve the ecological, protective and leisure-related
the diversity of species and a healthy forest

the forest,

functions of
eco-system.

2. To restore forestry potential and introduce prevention actions (Code 226) in
accordance with Article 36(b)(vi) and Article 48 of the Regulation (EC)
No 1698/2005

Subsidy

EUR 4 500 000

Maximum aid intensity

100 %

Duration

Economic sectors

2007-2013

Agriculture

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen
Geschäftsbereich Förderung
Johannssenstr. 10
D-30159 Hannover

Other information

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Date of adoption of the decision

3.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 514/07

Hungary

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

2007. évben tavaszi
igénybe vehető kedvezményes hitel

fagykárt szenvedett szőlő és gyümölcstermesztők által

Legal basis

— A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2007. (…) FVM rendelete
a 2007. évben tavaszi fagykárt szenvedett szőlő és gyümölcstermesztők
hitelhez jutási lehetőségéről;

— A nemzeti agrárkár-enyhítési rendszerről szóló 2006. évi LXXXVIII. törvény

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Compensation for damages caused by the 2007 spring frost to grape and fruit
producers

Interest rate subsidy and State guarantee

Overall budget: HUF 160 million

The aid intensity of the preferential loan and the State guarantee will be 22 %.
The overall aid intensity resulting from the damage compensation provided by
the National Damage Mitigation Act, the preferential loan and the State guar-
antee must not exceed 80 % of the production loss

Duration

Three months from the approval by the Commission

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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/