Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, natural disaster, transport of animals








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25.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 173/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2009/C 173/01






Date of adoption of the decision


28.5.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 59/03 (ex N 667/02 and N 665/02)




Member State


The Netherlands




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Veemarkt Leeuwarden




Legal basis


Kaderwet LNV-subsidies, Algemene subsidieverordening Fryslan, Algemene subsidieverordening Leeuwarden




Type of measure


One off investment support and operation support




Objective


Investment aid was necessary to be in line with new national legislation, in which additional conditions are set for hygiene and animal welfare after the outbreak of FMD in 2001 Operating aid was necessary to offset the costs of reopening with investments and significant changes in the business process due to regulation changes.




Form of aid


One of measure, investment support, subsidy




Budget


Investment aid of 40 % of EUR 1 470 000, and EUR 223 500 operating aid in the first six months of reopening.




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


2001




Economic sectors


Agriculture — Trade in live animals




Name and address of the granting authority







City Council of Friesland




Leeuwarden




NEDERLAND








Other information


—




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/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


17.6.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 99/08




Member State


Germany




Region


Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Abengoa Bioenergy Germany GmbH




Legal basis


Investitionszulagengesetz 2007 vom 15. Juli 2006 in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Februar 2007 (BGBl. 2007 I S. 282) (InvZulG 2007) and Investitionszulagengesetz 2010 vom 7. Dezember 2008 (InvZulG 2010).




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Subsidy




Budget


EUR 64 252 000 in discounted value




Intensity


11,73 %




Duration (period)


Until 2014




Economic sectors


Annex I




Name and address of the granting authority







Finanzamt Ribnitz-Damgarten




Sandhufe 3




18311 Rignitz-Damgarten




DEUTSCHLAND








Other information


—




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/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


11.5.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 346/08




Member State


Spain




Region


Catalonia




Title (and/or name of beneficiary)


Medidas para la integración, creación o ampliación de cooperativas y otras entidades agrarias




Legal basis


Orden AAR/320/2007, de 3 de septiembre, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas plurianuales para el fomento de la modernización, la ínter cooperación y la concentración de las cooperativas y otras entidades asociativas agrarias, y se convocan las correspondientes al año 2007, et Ordenes anuales.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


To promote mutual cooperation and merger among agricultural cooperatives and associations




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Total of EUR 59 500 000 for the period 2007-2013, with annual expenditure of approximately EUR 8 500 000.




Intensity


Variable




Duration (period)


2007-2013




Economic sectors


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Generalitat de Catalunya




Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural




Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 612-614




08007 Barcelona




ESPAÑA








Other information


—




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/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


11.5.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 376/08




Member State


Greece




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες (κατολισθήσεις, πλημμύρα) και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλα, παγετός, χιονόπτωση) κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουαρίου — Μαρτίου 2008.




Legal basis


Draft joint Ministerial Decision




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


To offset the effects of adverse weather conditions and natural disasters




Form of aid


Grants




Budget


EUR 80 million




Intensity


Up to 80 %




Duration (period)


Until 31 March 2012




Economic sector


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







ELGA




Μesoyion 45




115 10 Αthens




GREECE








Other information


—




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/index.htm.






Date of adoption of the decision


18.6.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 59/09




Member State


Belgium




Region


Flanders




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Verlenging van de agro-milieumaatregel botanische beheer




Legal basis


Artikel 56 van het Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 6 juni 2008 betreffende het sluiten van beheersovereenkomsten en het toekennen van vergoedingen ter uitvoering van Verordening (EG) nr. 1257/2005 van de Raad van 20 september 2005 inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling.




Type of measure


Agro environmental aid




Objective


Prolongation of agri-environmental measure in between old and new contracts Prolongation with 3, 6 or 9 months of the old agri environmental agreement based on the Belgian Rural Development Program for Flanders 2000–2006).




Form of aid


Subsidy, compensation




Budget


0,01 million EUR per year, 0,03 million EUR in total




Intensity


Max. 100 %




Duration (period)


2009-2012




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority


—




Other information


—




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/index.htm