Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, company in difficulties, control of State aid, natural disaster, silviculture








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14.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/3





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 275/03






Date of adoption of the decision


30.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 739/07




Member State


Italy




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ripartizione delle risorse per le misure di cui all’articolo 4 della legge 499/1999




Legal basis


Articolo 4 della legge n. 499 del 23 dicembre 1999




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Technical support, encouraging quality products, forestry, advertising etc.




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Example budget for 2007: EUR 177 733 026,05, total budget: EUR 1 066 398 156,30




Intensity


Variable (up to 100 %)




Duration (period)


2009-2014




Economic sectors


Agriculture and forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali




Via XX Settembre 20




00187 Roma RM




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


18.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 170/09




Member State


Italy




Region


Sardegna




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuto alla ristrutturazione dell’azienda «Cantina sociale della vernaccia» con sede a Oristano




Legal basis


Legge regionale 19 gennaio 1998, n. 4 «Interventi a favore delle aziende agricole in difficoltà».
Legge regionale 29 maggio 2007, n. 2 «Legge finanziaria 2007», art. 21 Decreto assessorale n. 3152/DecA/102 del 17 dicembre 2008.




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Restructuring a firm in difficulty




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 845 596




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


Aid ad hoc




Economic sectors


Agriculture




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






Date of adoption of the decision


7.10.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 424/09




Member State


Austria




Region


Niederösterreich




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastrophenschäden




Legal basis


§3 Katastrophenfondsgesetz 1996, BGBI. Nr. 201/1996 i.d.g.F; Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastrophenschäden des Landes Niederösterreich




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Compensation for damage due to natural disasters in 2009




Form of aid


Subsidy




Budget


Estimated annual budget ca EUR 1,5 million




Intensity


50 % of the eligible damage




Duration (period)


One-off




Economic sectors


Annex I




Name and address of the granting authority







Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung




Gruppe Land- und Forstwirtschaft — Abteilung Landwirtschaftsförderung




Landhausplatz 1




3109 St. Pölten




ÖSTERREICH








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


6.10.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 486/09




Member State


Germany




Region


Bayern




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Änderung der Richtlinien über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerische Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald (VNPWaldR 2007)




Legal basis


Richtlinien über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerische Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald (VNPWaldR 2007), Bayerisches Zukunftsprogramm Agrarwirtschaft und ländlicher Raum 2007 bis 2013 (BayZAL), Art. 20 bis 22 des Waldgesetzes für Bayern (BayWaldG) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 22 Juli 2005 (GVBl Nr. 15/2005, 7902-1-L), Bayerische Haushaltordnung (ByHO) und die Verwaltungsvorschriften hierzu.




Type of measure


Forest-environmental measure and non-productive investments




Objective


The measure concerns an adjustment of the aid measure for forest-environmental payments and non-productive investments as to include more areas.




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 8 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2010-31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Forestry sector




Name and address of the granting authority


Ämter für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten in Bayern




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


23.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 76/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


England




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


English Woodland Grant Scheme




Legal basis


Forestry Act 1975




Type of measure


Afforestation of agricultural and non-agricultural land, forest-environment commitments, non-productive investments and technical support in forestry sector




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant and subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget GBP 125 million (around EUR 145,8 million)




Intensity


Up to 100 %




Duration (period)


From the date of the Commission Decision until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Forestry Commission




Silvan House




231 Corstorpine Road




Edinburgh




EH12 7AT




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