Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, silviculture








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6.2.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2010/C 30/01






Date of adoption of the decision


14.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 736/07




Member State


Ireland




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid Scheme of compensation payments or costs incurred by landowners/users arising from designation of land in Natura 2000 network




Legal basis


National Development Plan for Ireland 2007-2013




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Aid scheme to pay farmers for losses incurred through restrictions caused by the designation of lands in areas designated Natura 2000 sites




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 10 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Date of Commission letter until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


NACE code
A001 — Agriculture, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Agriculture and Food




Agriculture House




Kildare Street




Dublin 2




IRELAND








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


9.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 566/08




Member State


Slovak Republic




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoc na ochranu lesov vo vlastníctve štátu a v lesoch prenajatých na území TANAPu a PIENAPu a v ich ochrannom pásme




Legal basis


zákon č. 326/2005 Z. z. o lesoch
zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy
zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci
vyhláška 453/2006 Z. z. o hospodárskej úprave lesov a o ochrane lesa




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Forestry




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Total: approximately EUR 4,78 Mio (SKK 144 Mio)
Annual: approximately EUR 0,83 Mio (SKK 25,00 Mio)




Intensity


100 % of eligible expenses




Duration (period)


Date of Commission approval until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR




Dobrovičova 12




812 66 Bratislava




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA








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


16.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 445/09




Member State


Spain




Region


País Vasco




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayuda para la recuperación del potencial forestal y la implantación de medidas preventivas




Legal basis


Medida 226 del Plan de Desarrollo Rural Sostenible del País Vasco 2007-2013 «Ayuda para la recuperación del potencial forestal y la implantación de medidas preventivas»
Decreto 166/2008, de 30 de septiembre de 2008, de ayudas forestales en la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to the forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall amount: EUR 5,19 million




Intensity


Max. 100 % of eligible costs




Duration (period)


2009-2013




Economic sectors


Forestry sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Departamento de Medio Ambiente, Planificación Territorial, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno del país Vasco




C/ Donostia, 1




01010 Vitoria




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


5.1.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 490/09




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


Středočeský Region




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Lesní hospodářství ve Středočeském kraji




Legal basis


Zákon č. 289/1995 Sb. o lesích a o změně a doplnění některých zákonů
Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb. o krajích;
Zásady pro poskytování finančních příspěvkú na hospodaření v lesích z rozpočtu Středočeského kraje a způsobu kontroly jejich využití




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Forestry




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Total: CZK 500 Mio (approximately EUR 20 Mio)
Annual: CZK 100 Mio (approximately EUR 4 Mio)




Intensity


Up to 100 % of eligible expenses




Duration (period)


1.1.2010 until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Středočeský kraj




Zborovská 11




150 21 Praha 5




ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA








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


11.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 561/09




Member State


Belgium




Region


Flanders




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Verlenging van de agro-milieumaatregel „Beheersovereenkomst Water”




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 three months of the old agri environmental agreement based on the Belgian Rural Development Program for Flanders 2000-2006




Form of aid


Subsidy




Budget


EUR 0,5 million




Intensity


Max. 100 %




Duration (period)


2010-2012




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Vlaamse Landmaatschappij




Gulden Vlieslaan 72




1060 Brussel




BELGIË








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