Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Greece, Italy, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, natural disaster, viticulture

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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

(2009/C 59/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

13.1.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 694/07

Member State

France

Title

Objective

Legal basis

Budget

Aides à la publicité en faveur des produits viticoles

To encourage consumers, through advertising activities and generic campaigns
on the image and knowledge of French wines, to buy the products in question

Projet de décision du directeur de l'office national interprofessionnel des vins,
des fruits, des légumes et de l'horticulture (VINIFLHOR), en application des arti-
cles L 621-1 et suivants et article R 621 et suivants du Code rural.

Articles L 1511-1 et suivants et articles L 3231-2 et suivants du Code général
des collectivités territoriales (CGCT) pour les aides des collectivités territoriales

Annual
EUR 9 million. Total estimated budget: EUR 54 million

estimated budget,

to the

subject

availability of budget

funds:

Intensity or amount of aid

Depending on the measures, 50 %, 80 % or 100 %

Duration

6 years, until 31.12.2013

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

4.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 777/07

Member State

Region

Italy

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Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

G.C Partecipazioni/Ciccolella Group

Legal basis

Delibera CIPE n. 169 del 21 dicembre 2007

Legge n. 662 del 23 dicembre 1996 (articolo 2, paragrafo 201 e seguenti)

Delibera CIPE del 25 febbraio 1994

Delibera CIPE del 21 marzo 1997

Delibera CIPE del 25 luglio 2003

Decreto del Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico del 12 novembre 2003

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Investment in agricultural holdings

Grant

Budget appropriations

Overall budget: EUR 17 296 410

Maximum aid intensity

Up to 33 %

Duration

From the date of approval by the Commission

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico
Via Molise 2
00187 Roma
ITALIA

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

2.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 391/08

Member State

Region

Spain

Islas Canarias

Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías
Régimen de compensación al
incluidas en el Anexo I del Tratado CE con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias

Legal basis

Documento de bases sobre régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y
aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el Anexo I del TCE con origen o destino en las
Islas Canarias

Type of measure

Aid scheme

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Objective

To establish a system of compensation to enable a reduction in the actual cost
of transport of the goods referred to in Annex I to the Treaty between the
Canary Islands, between the Canary Islands and the rest of Spain and Member
States of the European Union and, in expressly determined cases, between the
rest of Spain and European Union Member States and the islands

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 178,5 million

Up to 100 %

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerio de Fomento del Reino de España
Secretaría General de Transportes
Paseo de la Castellana 67
28071 Madrid
ESPAÑA

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

16.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 397/08

Member State

Italy

Region

Provincia Autonoma di Trento

Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

Aiuti al settore forestale — Asse 1, Misura 122 B

Legal basis

Piano di sviluppo rurale della Provincia Autonoma di Trento approvato con
deliberazione Giunta provinciale n. 651/2008, n. 873/08 e n. 874/08

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid for the forestry sector

Direct grant

Annual expenditure: EUR 2,2 million

Total amount: EUR 11 million

Max. 60 % of the eligible costs

2009-2013

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Economic sectors

Forestry sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Dipartimento risorse Forestali
Via Trener 3
38100 Bolzano
ITALIA

Other information

n.a.

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

2.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 596/08

Member State

Greece

Region

Evros prefecture

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών του νομού Έβρου, των οποίων το έγγειο κεφάλαιο των
γεωργικών τους εκμεταλλεύσεων ζημιώθηκε από τις πλημμύρες των ποταμών του
νομού, την περίοδο 10-31 Μαρτίου 2006

Legal basis

Σχέδιο κοινής υπουργικής απόφασης: «Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών του νομού
Έβρου, των οποίων το έγγειο κεφάλαιο των γεωργικών τους εκμεταλλεύσεων
ζημιώθηκε από τις πλημμύρες των ποταμών του νομού, την περίοδο 10-31 Μαρτίου
2006» (Draft Common Ministerial Decision re: «Measures in favour of producers
located in the Evros prefecture, whose land capital of their agricultural holdings
has been damaged, due to floods of the prefecture's rivers, during the period
10-31 March 2006»)

Type of measure

Compensation for damage to means of Agricultural production from natural
disaster

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Natural disasters

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 1 000 000

Τhe producers, whose land capital has been destroyed by a minimum threshold
of 30 %, will have the right to receive aid, whose amount will be up to 70 % of
the expenditure for the restoration of the damage. 20 % of the charge will be
bourne by the farmer, whereas the remaining 80 % will be compensated by 80 %

Duration

From approval by the Commission until 31 December 2009

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων
Αχαρνών 2
101 76 Αθήνα/Athens
ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE

ΕΛΓΑ
Μεσογείων 45
115 10 Αθήνα/Athens
ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE

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/