Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Sardinia, State aid, United Kingdom, advertising, control of State aid, exchange of information, industrial restructuring, natural disaster, technical cooperation








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5.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 212/12





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2009/C 212/04






Date of adoption of the decision


14.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 598/08




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


England, Wales




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Environmental enhancement through agriculture, National Parks (England and Wales) 2009




Legal basis


1995 Environment Act, Section 63; 1988 Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act, Section 1; 1949 National park and Access to the Countryside Act, Part 2, Section 5; 1989 Wildlife and Countryside Act, Section 39, 1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological areas Act, Section 17.




Type of measure


Agri-environmental commitments, aid for non-productive investments, investments in agricultural holdings, aid for the conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings aid for technical support.




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant and subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget GBP 14,83 million (approximately EUR 17,3 million)




Intensity


Up to 100 %




Duration (period)


From the date of the Commission Decision until 28 February 2014




Economic sectors


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







North York Moors National Park Authority




The Old Vicarage




Bondgate




Helmsley




York




YO62 5BP




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


14.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 169/09




Member State


Italy




Region


Sardinia




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuto alla ristrutturazione a Copoa (Sardinia)




Legal basis


Decreto dell'Assessore n. 3156/DecA/101 del 17 dicembre 2008




Type of measure


Restructuring Aid




Objective


Restructuring




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget EUR 375 000




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From approval by the Commission




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Assessorato dell'agricoltura e riforma agro pastorale




Via Pessagno 4




09126 Cagliari CA




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


14.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 225/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board — Advertising and Promotion Scheme




Legal basis


Sections 97-91, 93, 94, 06 and 97 of the Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006; Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008.




Type of measure


Technical support, aid for generic advertising, aid for the advertising of quality products, aid for advertising in third countries.




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Subsidised services financed trough parafiscal taxes.




Budget


Overall budget GBP 180 million (around EUR 210 million)




Intensity


Up to 100 %




Duration (period)


From the date of the Commission Decision until 31 March 2015




Economic sectors


Primary production of agricultural products and processing and marketing of agricultural products.




Name and address of the granting authority







Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board




c/o Winterhill House




Snowdon Drive




Milton Keynes




MK6 1AX




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


14.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 305/09




Member State


Greece




Region


Greece




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Πρόγραμμα κρατικών οικονομικών ενισχύσεων για την αντιστάθμιση ζημιών στη γεωργία, περιόδου Απριλίου-Δεκεμβρίου 2008




Legal basis


Σχέδιο κοινής υπουργικής απόφασης «Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Απρίλιος-Δεκέμβριος 2008»




Type of measure


Compensation for damage to means of Agricultural production from natural disasters and adverse weather conditions




Objective


Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences and adverse weather conditions




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget EUR 10 000 000




Intensity


Τhe producers, that suffered damages of a minimum threshold of 30 %, will have the right to receive aid. The intensity of the aid will depend on the nature of the damaged object and it will range between 50 %-80 %




Duration (period)


From Commission Decision until 31 December 2012




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







α. Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων




Αχαρνών 2




101 76 Αθήνα/Athens




ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE




β. 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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


18.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 604/09




Member State


Italy




Region


Sardinia




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuto alla ristrutturazione a favore di CO.RI.SA (Sardegna)




Legal basis


Decreto dell'Assessore dell'agricoltura n. 2850/DecA/89 del 14 novembre 2008




Type of measure


Restructuring Aid




Objective


Restructuring




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget EUR 1 776 767




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From approval by the Commission




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Assessorato dell'agricoltura e riforma agro pastorale




Via Pessagno 4




09126 Cagliari CA




ITALIA








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/state_aids_texts_en.htm