Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, agricultural production, control of State aid, environmental protection, exchange of information, forestry development, silviculture

7.1.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 2/21

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2009/C 2/05)

Date of adoption of the decision

26.11.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 47/04 ex N/344/A/1999

Member State

Region

The Netherlands

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programma Beheer

Legal basis

De artikelen 2 en 4 van de Kaderwet LNV-subsidies, artikel 29, eerste lid, van de
Wet agrarisch grondverkeer; Subsidieregeling natuurbeheer 2000 (SN) en Subsi-
dieregeling agrarisch natuurbeheer (SAN) en de Wet Inrichting Landelijk gebied
(WILG)

Type of measure

Scheme: nature management: Investment aid, compensation aid, agri-environ-
mental and forestry aid, technical aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Maintenance, restoration and up keeping of nature area's, traditional landscapes

Compensation for the reel costs of the activities and for agro-environmental
measures for the income foregone

Maximum from EUR 28 million per year in 2000 to EUR 58 million per year
in 2013

Maximum 100 % of the true costs

1.1.2000-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Landowners, Agriculture; Primary production, Forestry sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van LNV
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/

Date of adoption of the decision

26.11.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 14/07

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Title

Legal basis

England

Natural England Management Agreement Scheme

Natural Environment § Rural Communities Act 2006; Countryside and Rights of
Way Act 2000 (amended)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Conserve and enhance the natural environment

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Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Grant

GBP 250 million

Up to 100 %

2008-2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Natural England
Endcliffe
Deepdale Business Park
Ashford Road
Bakewell
Derbyshire
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/

Date of adoption of the decision

26.11.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 380/08

Member State

Region

Italy

Lombardia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuti al settore forestale — 10 000 ettari di boschi e sistemi verdi multi-

funzionali

Legal basis

Legge regionale n. 27/2004 articolo 16; delibera di Giunta regionale n. 2513
dell'11 maggio 2006; delibera di Giunta regionale n. 3839 del 20 dicembre
2006

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Improve the forests and create multifunctional green systems

Direct grant

EUR 200 000 000

Maximum intensity is 100 %

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Lombardia — Direzione Generale Agricoltura
Via Pola 12/14
20124 Milano MI
ITALIA

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/