Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty
Date: 2014-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bavaria, Canary Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, livestock farming, natural disaster, research and development, silviculture








C_2014280EN.01003001.xml










22.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/30





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)
2014/C 280/02







Date of adoption of the decision


20.03.2014




Aid number


SA.37360 (2013/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendment to the aid scheme on the costs of removal and destruction of fallen stock (N558/2007)




Legal basis








—


56/2008. (IV. 25.) FVM rendelet az állati hulla elszállítási és ártalmatlanítási költségeinek támogatásáról.










—


2008. évi XLVI. törvény az élelmiszerláncról és hatósági felügyeletéről.










—


45/2012. (V. 8.) VM rendelet a nem emberi fogyasztásra szánt állati eredetű melléktermékekre vonatkozó állategészségügyi szabályok megállapításáról.










—


179/2009. (XII. 29.) FVM rendelet a fertőző szivacsos agyvelőbántalmak megelőzéséről, az ellenük való védekezésről, illetve leküzdésükről.










—


A vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2014(…) rendelete az állati hulla elszállítási és ártalmatlanítási költségeinek támogatásáról szóló 56/2008 (IV.25) FVM rendelet módosításáról








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Livestock sector




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 21  600 (in millions)
Annual budget: HUF 3  600 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Rural Development




11 Kossuth Lajos tér Budapest 1055 Hungary








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


13.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37459 (2013/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pagalba garantiniam užmokesčiui kompensuoti




Legal basis


Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros įstatymas (Valstybės žinios, 2002 m., Nr. 72-3009);
Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimas Nr. 912 Dėl Žemės ūkio paskolų garantijų fondo, 1997 m. rugpjūčio 22 d. (Valstybės žinios, Nr. 79-2009, 1997 m.; Nr. 57-2542, 2003 m., Nr. 78-2825, 105-3874, 2005 m.);
Garantinio užmokesčio kompensavimo garantuotų paskolų gavėjams taisyklių projektas.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investments in agricultural holdings




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania




Gedimino Ave.19 (Lelevelio St 6), LT-01103 Vilnius








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


20.11.2013




Aid number


SA.37460 (2013/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide aux investissements réalisés dans les élevages de canards gras en vue de l’installation de systèmes d’hébergement collectifs




Legal basis








—


Recommandation concernant les canards de Barbarie et les hybrides de canards de Barbarie et de canards domestiques, adoptée par le Comité permanent de la convention européenne sur la protection des animaux dans les élevages le 22 juin 1999










—


Articles L. 621-1 et s. du Code rural et de la pêche maritime








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investments in agricultural holdings




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 3 (in millions)




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt




78, Rue de Varenne 75349 paris 07








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


16.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37463 (2013/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Actions financées par le Centre technique de conservation des produits agricoles (C.T.C.P.A.)




Legal basis








—


arrêté du 11 octobre 1950 portant création d''un centre technique des conserves de produits agricoles










—


article 72 de la loi no 2003-1312 du 30 novembre 2003 de finance rectificative pour 2003








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 24,5 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 3,5 (in millions)




Intensity


0 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt




3 rue Barbet de Jouy,




75349 Paris 07








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


22.04.2014




Aid number


SA.37465 (2013/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Modernization and development of agricultural holdings through preferential loans and leasing fee subsidy




Legal basis








—


114/2008. (IX. 5.) FVM rendelet a mezőgazdasági üzemek korszerűsítéséhez, fejlesztéséhez nemzeti hatáskörben nyújtott kedvezményes hitel- és lízingdíj-támogatás igénybevételének részletes feltételeiről










—


VM rendelet a mezőgazdasági üzemek korszerűsítéséhez, fejlesztéséhez nemzeti hatáskörben nyújtott kedvezményes hitel-és lízingdíj –támogatás igénybevételének részletes feltételeiről szóló 114/2006 (IX.5) FVM rendelet módosításáról








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investment in processing and marketing, Investments in agricultural holdings




Form of aid


Interest subsidy, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 2  600 (in millions)




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium




1055 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 11.








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37497 (2013/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


SACHSEN


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sachsen: Investitionsregelung für die Verarbeitung und Vermarktung landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse




Legal basis


Sächsische Haushaltsordnung
Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Förderung der Marktstrukturverbesserung und von Zusammenschlüssen (RL MSV/2007); RL MSV/2007




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investment in processing and marketing




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 3 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority


Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank — SAB
Pirnaische Straße 9, 01069 Dresden




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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


17.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37498 (2013/N)




Member State


Lithuania




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Parama perkant naudotą įrangą linų sektoriuje




Legal basis


Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros įstatymo (Valstybės žinios 2002, Nr. 72-3009) 19 straipsnio 2 dalis;
Paramos teikimo už perkamą iš ES padėvėtų linų sektoriaus techniką taisyklių projektas.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investment in processing and marketing, Investments in agricultural holdings




Form of aid


Guarantee, Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


17.12.2013 — 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







The Ministry of the Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania;




Gedimino Ave.19 (Lelevelio St 6), LT-01103 Vilnius








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


11.06.2014




Aid number


SA.37597 (2013/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


‘Ανάθεση στον ΕΛ.Γ.Α. της υλοποίησης του προγράμματος κρατικών οικονομικών ενισχύσεων: Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες (πλημμύρες, κατολισθήσεις) δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλες, υπερβολικές βροχοπτώσεις, παγετός, χιόνι, χαλάζι και υψηλές θερμοκρασίες), κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουάριος -Δεκέμβριος 2012’




Legal basis


ΚΟΙΝΗ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 4 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2016




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







ΕΛΓΑ




ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΩΝ 45, 11510 ΑΘΗΝΑ




ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΑΓΡΟΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ & ΤΡΟΦΙΜΩΝ




ΑΧΑΡΝΩΝ 2 — 10176 ΑΘΗΝΑ








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


16.12.2013




Aid number


SA.37697 (2013/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Suport to scientific research in agriculture and forestry




Legal basis


Ministru kabineta noteikumu projekts ‘Noteikumi par valsts atbalstu lauksaimniecībai un tā piešķiršanas kārtību’
Ministru kabineta 2007 .gada 2. janvāra noteikumi Nr. 5 ‘Noteikumi par instituciju un komercsabiedribu specializaciju lauksaimniecibas augu sugu genetisko resursu kolekcionešana, saglabašana, raksturošana, izvertešana un izmantošana’
Ministru kabineta 2013. gada 5. marta noteikumi Nr. 125 ‘Valsts atbalsta piešķiršanas kārtība meža nozares attīstībai 2013. gadā’




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 30.12.2019




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests




Republikas laukums 2 LV-1981








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


10.04.2014




Aid number


SA.37724 (2013/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


SACHSEN


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sachsen: Beihilfe zum Ausgleich der Kosten des Abtransportes und der unschädlichen Entsorgung toter Tiere




Legal basis


Sächsisches Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierische Nebenprodukte- Beseitigungsgesetz




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Livestock sector




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 18 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 3 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Soziales und Verbraucherschutz,




PF 10 09 41; 01076 Dresden








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


29.01.2014




Aid number


SA.37819 (2013/N)




Member State


Ireland




Region


—


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Forest Management Scheme




Legal basis


National Development Plan 2007-2013; Ireland’s National Rural Development Strategy 2007-2013




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Forestry, Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 14 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 7 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food




Kildare St. Dublin 2, Ireland








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


22.04.2014




Aid number


SA.37898 (2013/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern: Erhaltung gefährdeter einheimischer landwirtschaftlicher Nutztierrassen




Legal basis








—


Derzeitige Richtlinie für die Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung gefährdeter einheimischer landwirtschaftlicher Nutztierrassen










—


Richtlinienänderung ab 01.01.2014










—


Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes’ für den Zeitraum 2013-2016; Förderbereich: Sonstige Maßnahmen, ‘Grundsätze für die Förderung der Erhaltung genetischen Ressourcen in der Landwirtschaft’










—


Bayerische Haushaltsordnung (BayHO) § § 23 und 44 sowie die dazugehörigen Verwaltungsvorschriften








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Agri-environmental commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,5 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 0,5 (in millions)




Intensity


25 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2016




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ämter für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten




Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten




Ludwigstraße 2




80539 München








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


14.02.2014




Aid number


SA.38090 (2013/N)




Member State


Slovakia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Restoring and maintaining of forestry potential in the military areas




Legal basis








—


Zákon č.435/2010 Z. z. o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva obrany Slovenskej republiky










—


Zákon č.326/2005 Z. z. o lesoch










—


Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov










—


Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Until 30.06.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministerstvo obrany SR
Kutuzovova 8




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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


23.05.2014




Aid number


SA.38292 (2014/N)




Member State


Hungary




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Restoring forestry potential




Legal basis


Az Európai Mezőgazdasági Vidékfejlesztési Alapból az erdészeti potenciál helyreállítására nyújtandó támogatások igénybevételének részletes szabályairól szóló 32/2008. (III. 27.) FVM rendelet




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Forestry, Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: HUF 3  256 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium




1055 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 11.








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


02.05.2014




Aid number


SA.38453 (2014/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Misura 221 — Imboschimento di terreni agricoli — dei Programmi di sviluppo rurale regionali




Legal basis








—


Misura 221 ‘Imboschimento di terreni agricoli’ (Art. 1 Reg. CE 1310/2013)” dei Programmi di Sviluppo Rurale regionali 2007-2013.










—


Risoluzione del Consiglio relativa a una Strategia forestale per l’Unione europea 1999/C 56/01;










—


Comunicazione della Commissione al Consiglio e al Parlamento europeo sull’attuazione della Strategia forestale dell’Unione europea COM(2005) 84 def. del 10 marzo 2005;










—


Comunicazione della Commissione al Consiglio e al Parlamento europeo:Piano d’azione dell’UE per le foreste (Forest Action Plan) sull’attuazione della Strategia forestale dell’Unione europea COM(2006) 302 def. del 15 giugno 2006;










—


Decreto legislativo n. 227/2001 e successive modifiche;










—


Decreto ministeriale 16 giugno 2005‘Linee guida di programmazione forestale’.










—


Programma quadro nazionale per il settore forestale (PQSF) approvato in CSR il 18.12.2008.










—


Leggi e regolamenti regionali e, in assenza, Prescrizioni di massima e di Polizia Forestale, previste dal R.D.L. 30.12.1923, n. 3267.










—


Norme d’uso di gestione e salvaguardia dei boschi, di competenza regionale, formulate sulla base dei principi internazionali di gestione forestale sostenibile.








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 138,2731 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 138,2731 (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali




Via XX Settembre, 20 00187 Roma








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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Date of adoption of the decision


03.06.2014




Aid number


SA.38654 (2014/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


CANARIAS


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el Anexo I del Tratado CE con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias




Legal basis


Documento de bases sobre régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el Anexo I del Tratado CE con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias. (Las correspondientes normas que permitan el otorgamiento de las ayudas serán en su momento aprobadas según el reparto competencial en la materia que observa la legislación española).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Outermost regions and the Aegean Islands




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 54,6 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 9,1 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO




PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA 67, 28071 MADRID








Other information


—




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Date of adoption of the decision


03.06.2014




Aid number


SA.38669 (2014/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Lauksaimniecības un pārtikas preču tirgus veicināšanas programma




Legal basis


Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likums 5.pants (24.04.2004.) (Publicēts: Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 64: 23.04.2004.);
Ministru kabineta noteikumu projekts ‘Atbalsts tirgus veicināšanai’.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Advertising (AGRI), Technical support (AGRI)




Form of aid


Subsidized services, Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


03.06.2014 — 30.12.2019




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests




Republikas laukums 2, Riga, LV1981








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
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