Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

29.8.2008

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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 220/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

16.7.2008

Aid number

Member State

Region

NN 77/05

France

—

Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

Réduction du droit d'accise sur certains carburants et combustibles dans le
secteur agricole

Legal basis

Loi de finances pour 2005, loi de finances rectificative 2004, loi de finances
rectificative 2005 et lois suivantes

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid linked to tax exemptions under Directive 2003/96/EC

Reduced tax rates

For example, approximately EUR 142 million in 2006

—

2004 to the present day

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche
78, rue de Varenne
F-75349 Paris 07 SP

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
135, rue de Bercy
F-75572 Paris

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

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Date of adoption of the decision

17.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 588/07

Member State

Region

Latvia

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Atbalsts, lai kompensētu zaudējumus, kas radās augļu dārzos bakteriālās iedegas

rezultātā

Legal basis

Augu aizsardzības likums

— 2004. gada 30. marta Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 218 “Augu karan-

tīnas noteikumi”

Type of measure

Eradication of plant diseases

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Sectoral development

Direct grant and subsidised services

Overall budget: LVL 350 000 (around EUR 502 585)

Up to 100 %

Until 30.12.2008

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

2.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 643/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Marche

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tutela delle risorse genetiche vegetali

Legal basis

Legge regionale 3 giugno 2003 n. 12 «Tutela delle risorse genetiche animali e
vegetali del territorio marchigiano». Legge regionale 17 dicembre 2004 n. 28
«Integrazione e modifica della legge regionale 3 giugno 2003 n. 12 — Tutela
delle risorse genetiche animali e vegetali del territorio marchigiano»

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Agri-environmental commitments aiming at preservation of plant genetic
resources under threat of genetic erosion

Form of aid

Direct grant

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Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 20 000 per year

Variable, max. EUR 600/ha

2008-2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Marche
Via Tiziano, 44
I-60100 Ancona

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

22.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 182/08

Member State

Region

Federal Republic of Germany

Thüringen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Schutz des Waldbodens

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

§ 44 LHO

Aid scheme

Forest soil protection

Grant

EUR 975 000 per year

100 %

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

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/