Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-08-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Latvia, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, environmental protection

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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 206/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

17.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 649/07

Member State

Region

Latvia

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Buferjoslu ierīkošana

Legal basis

‘Aizsargjoslu likums’ (pieņemts 5.2.1997.)
— Ministru kabineta 2001. gada 18. decembra noteikumos Nr. 531 ‘Noteikumi
par ūdens un augsnes aizsardzību no lauksaimnieciskas darbības izraisītā
piesārņojuma ar nitrātiem’

Type of measure

Agri-environment payments

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Overall budget LVL 0,45 million (around EUR 0,64 million)

Up to 100 %

Until 30.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Lauku Atbalsta Dienests
Republikas laukums 2
LV-1981 Rīga

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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Official Journal of the European Union

13.8.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

17.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 671/07

Member State

Region

France

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aides à la publicité des secteurs des fruits, des légumes, de l'horticulture, des

pommes de terre, des productions végétales spécialisées et de l'apiculture

Legal basis

Articles L 621-1 et suivants du Code rural, Décision du directeur de Viniflhor

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Funding for publicity campaigns to improve the image and increase the
consumption of fruit and vegetables and horticultural products in France and
abroad

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

EUR 98 000 000

Variable, maximum 100 %

2008-2013

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Office national interprofessionnel des fruits, des légumes, des vins et de l'horti-
culture (Viniflhor)
TSA 40004
F-93555 Montreuil sous Bois Cedex

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

23.5.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 167/08

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Rheinland-Pfalz

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Maßnahmen zur Revitalisierung der Wälder

Legal basis

Entwicklungsprogramm Agrarwirtschaft, Umweltmaßnahmen, Landentwicklung
des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz

Type of measure

Aid scheme

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Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Revitalisation of forests

Subsidy

EUR 1 500 000 per year

90 %

2008-2013

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

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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/