Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2010-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Germany, Latvia, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises








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21.8.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2010/C 226/01






Date of adoption of the decision


16.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


NN 29/05




Member State


Latvia




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Atbalsts lauksaimniekiem nelabvēlīgu laika apstākļu radītu zaudējumu kompensēšanai




Legal basis


Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likums (24.4.2004.)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Adverse weather conditions




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


LVL 317 010,70 (around EUR 477 000)




Intensity


Up to 50 %




Duration (period)


Aid was paid out between 1 and 31 December 2004, the frost occurred in May 2004.




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku Atbalsta Dienests




Respublikas laukums 2




Rīga, LV-1981




LATVIJA








Other information


(ex N 565/04)




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


3.2.2010




Reference number of State Aid


NN 78/05




Member State


Finland




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


TSE-testit ja kuolleet eläimet/TSE-test och avlivade eller självdöda djur




Legal basis


Ministeriön päätökset 27/EEO/1997 ja 15/EEO/1998 (kumottu ja korvattu ministeriön päätöksellä 6/EEO/2007) sekä ministeriön päätös 1374/2004/Ministerbeslut 27/EEO/1997 och 15/EEO/1998 (upphävt och ersatt av ministerdekret 6/EEO/2007); minsterdekret 1374/2004.




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Prevention of animal diseases




Form of aid


Subsidy




Budget


TSE and BSE tests (EUR): 2 359 045 (2004), 3 908 545 (2005), 3 956 986 (2006), 4 033 766 (2007). Fallen stock (EUR): 3 209 397 (2004), 3 667 737 (2005), 3 401 143 (2006), 4 722 053 (2007).




Intensity


Variable




Duration (period)


From 2004 to 25 May 2008.




Economic sectors


A1 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö




PL 30




FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto




SUOMI/FINLAND








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


5.3.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 175/08




Member State


Spain




Region


Castilla y Léon




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayuda a la reestructuración de «Proinserga SA»




Legal basis








—


Plan de Reestructuración a favor de la sociedad «Proinserga».










—


Informe propuesta del Director General del «Instituto Tecnológico» de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León para la concesión del aval con fecha 21.4.2008.










—


Acuerdo de concesión del aval del Consejo del «Instituto Tecnológico» de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León del 5.5.2008.








Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


To assist the restructuring of an SME




Form of aid


Guarantee by a public body in respect of a bank credit transaction




Budget


EUR 5 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


5 years




Economic sectors


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León




Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería




Calle Rigoberto Cortejoso, 14, 4a planta




47014 Valladolid




ESPAÑA








Other information


Previous schemes: Rescue aid NN 15/08 (ex N 517/07)




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


4.3.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 136/09




Member State


Spain




Region


Aragon




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayuda para el fomento de sistemas de producción extensivos en determinadas zonas de Aragón de razas ganaderas oficialmente catalogadas como autóctonas españolas y españolas




Legal basis


Proyecto de Orden, de (…), del Consejero de Agricultura y Alimentación, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones destinadas al fomento de sistemas de producción de razas ganaderas oficialmente catalogadas como autóctonas españolas y españolas, en regímenes extensivos ubicadas en determinadas comarcas de Aragón
Ley 38/2003 de 17.11.2003 General de Subvenciones
Decreto 2/2007 de 16 de Enero del Gobierno de Aragón sobre subvenciones en materia de Agricultura y Alimentación




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Protection, preservation and improvement of the environment




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 14 million
Annual budget: EUR 2,8 million




Intensity


Up to 100 % of eligible costs




Duration (period)


After the approval by the Commission retrospectively from 2 March 2009 to 31 December 2013




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Dirección General de Producción Agraria




Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación del Gobierno de Aragón




San Pedro Nolasco, 7




50071 Zaragoza




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


15.3.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 18/10




Member State


Germany




Region


Niedersachsen




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Forstliche Standortkartierung




Legal basis


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung der forstlichen Standortkartierung
Änderungsentwurf für Kapitel 5.3.2.2.7 des Programms zur Förderung im ländlichen Raum, Niedersachsen und Bremen „PROFIL 2007-2013“




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Protection, preservation and improvement of the environment




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,8 million
Annual budget: EUR 0,45 million




Intensity


Up to 100 % of eligible costs




Duration (period)


After the approval by the Commission until 31 December 2013




Economic sectors


Forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen




Geschäftsbereich Förderung




Johannssenstraße 10




30159 Hannover




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/state_aids_texts_en.htm