Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid for restructuring, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, investment aid, tax relief








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14.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/11





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2009/C 275/05






Date of adoption of the decision


22.7.2008




Reference number of State Aid


N 207/08




Member State


Spain




Region


Cataluña




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayuda para préstamos con bonificación para fomentar la implantación de mallas de protección contra el granizo (Cataluña)




Legal basis


Proyecto de Orden por la cual se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la línea de créditos del Departamento de Agricultura, Alimentación y Acción Rural para el fomento de la protección contra el granizo en las explotaciones frutícolas de manzano y peral de Cataluña y se convocan los correspondientes al año 2008




Type of measure


Investment aid into agricultural primary production




Objective


Reduction of production costs and improvement in quality




Form of aid


Subsidised loans




Budget


Total: EUR 105 000 000, annually: EUR 21 000 000




Intensity


Up to 50 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2012




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Departamento de Agricultura, Alimentación y Acción Rural




Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 612-614




08007 Barcelona




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


7.10.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 168/09




Member State


Italy




Region


Sardinia




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Interventi a favore dell′azienda agricola Cantina di Marribiu




Legal basis


Decreto dell′Assessore n. 3148/DecA/101 del 17 dicembre 2008




Type of measure


Restructuring Aid




Objective


Restructuring




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget EUR 840 665




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


30.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 215/09




Member State


France




Region


France métropolitaine and départements d'outre-mer




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aides aux investissements en faveur des entreprises de transformation et de commercialisation du secteur agricole




Legal basis


Les articles L 1511-2, L 1511-3 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales, les décrets no 99-1060 du 16 décembre et no 2003-367 du 18 avril 2003 et l'article L 621-1 et suivantes du code rural.




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


The aim of the aid scheme is to improve the competitiveness of the agri-food industries and the efficiency of businesses which process and market agricultural products




Form of aid


Direct grants, loans and interest-rate subsidies




Budget


EUR 225 million (EUR 45 million per annum, including additional national aid provided for in rural development plans)




Intensity


Max. 75 %




Duration (period)


31 December 2013




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector, NACE Rev.2: 01.6, 10.1, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.8, 10.9, 11, 12, 13.1, 46.1, 46.2, 46.3




Name and address of the granting authority







Monsieur le sous-directeur de la SDOE-DGPAAT




3 rue Barbet de Jouy




75349 Paris 07 SP




FRANCE








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


27.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 270/09




Member State


Latvia




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Atbalsts kredītgarantiju veidā




Legal basis


Ministru kabineta noteikumu projekts “Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības kredītu garantēšanas kārtība”.




Type of measure


Guarantee




Objective


Investments of the primary producers and the processors of Annex I agricultural products, and setting up of young farmers




Form of aid


After payment of a premium, guarantee of 70 % of a loan for investments or setting up support




Budget


Overall budget LVL 250 000 000 (around EUR 355 720 000)




Intensity


Investments: up to 60 %; setting up aid: up to 100 %




Duration (period)


Until 30.12.2013




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests




Respublikas laukums 2




Rīga, LV-1981




LATVIJA








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


21.8.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 301/09




Member State


Latvia




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Atbalsts kredītprocentu daļējai dzēšanai




Legal basis


Noteikumu projekts “Atbalsts investīciju veicināšanai lauksaimniecībā”, pasākums “Atbalsts kredītprocentu dzēšanai”.




Type of measure


Investment aid into agricultural primary production




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Interest rate subsidy




Budget


Overall budget LVL 60 000 000 (around EUR 85 373 000)




Intensity


Up to 60 %




Duration (period)


From 1.1.2010 until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests




Republikas laukums 2




Rīga, LV-1981




LATVIJA








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


4.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 351/09




Member State


The Netherlands




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bestrijding van salmonella, wijziging van de steunmaatregel en de heffing, aanpassing van N 528/02




Legal basis


Wet op de bedrijfsorganisaties (artikel 126), Instellingsbesluit Productschap Pluimvee en Eieren (artikelen 6 en 8), ontwerpverordening subsidieverlening terugdringing salmonella (PPE) 2009, ontwerpverordening tegemoetkoming aankoop vaccindoses ter bestrijding van salmonella (PPE 2009), Verordening hygiëne voorschriften pluimveehouderij (PPE) 2007, Verordening algemene bepalingen heffingen (PPE) 2005, Verordening bestemmingsheffingen veeziektenfonds (PPE) 2009, Verordening tot wijziging van de Verordening bestemmingsheffingen veeziektenfonds (PPE) 2009-I en ontwerpverordening bestemmingsheffingen Veeziektenfonds salmonellamaatregelen (PPE) 2010.




Type of measure


Parafiscal levy, risk and crisis management — animal diseases




Objective


The measure concerns an adjustment of the aid and the parafiscal levy for the prevention and eradication of poultry diseases (Salmonella)




Form of aid


Parafiscal levy




Budget


Approximately EUR 20,4 million in total for the period 2009-2013; EUR 3,4 million per year




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


2009-2013




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector; poultry and egg sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Productschappen Vee, Vlees en Eieren




Louis Braillelaan 80




Postbus 460




2700 AL Zoetermeer




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm