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: 2014-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_2014393EN.01001301.xml










7.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 393/13





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 393/02







Date of adoption of the decision


22.04.2014




Aid number


SA.37441 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


WALES


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Welsh Red Meat Advertising Scheme




Legal basis


Chapter 2 of Part 8 of Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
Sections 56-58 of the Government of Wales Act 2006
National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Agriculture and Rural Development) Order 2009
Red Meat Industry (Wales) Measure 2010
Red Meat Industry (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2011
Red Meat Industry (Designation of Slaughterers and Exporters) (Wales) Order 2011
Delegation Agreement between the Welsh Ministers and Hybu Cig Cymru — Meat Promotion Wales




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Advertising (AGRI), Technical support (AGRI)




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 17 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 2,85 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


23.03.2014 — 31.03.2020




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Hybu Cig Cymru — Meat Promotion Wales




Ty Rheidol, Parc Merlin, Aberystwyth, UK SY23 3FF








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


23.04.2014




Aid number


SA.37800 (2013/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


aides de l'agence de l’eau Artois-Picardie aux engagements agroenvironnementaux dans le bassin Artois Picardie (EAEAP)




Legal basis


loi no 2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l’eau et les milieux aquatiques




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Agri-environmental commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Growing of perennial crops




Name and address of the granting authority







Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie




200 rue Marceline — Centre tertiaire de l'Arsenal, B.P. 80818 — 59508 DOUAI CEDEX








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.37863 (2013/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: Entschädigung für Tierverluste nach dem Tiergesundheitsgesetz




Legal basis


§ § 15 bis 22 des Tiergesundheitsgesetzes vom 22. Mai 2013




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Sectoral development, Other




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 91 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 13 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Baden-Württemberg




Kernerplatz 10




70182 Stuttgart




Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Gesundheit




Postfach 81 01 40




81925 München




Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Berlin




Salzburger Straße 21 — 25




10825 Berlin




Ministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg




Postfach 601150




14411 Potsdam




Freie Hansestadt Bremen Der Senator für Gesundheit Referat Lebensmittelsicherheit, Veterinärwesen, Pflanzenschutz




Bahnhofsplatz 29




28195 Bremen




Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Behörde für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz




Billstraße 80




20539 Hamburg




Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz




Mainzer Straße 80




65189 Wiesbaden




Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Mecklenburg-Vorpommern




Postfach 544




19048 Schwerin




Niedersächsiches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Verbraucherschutz und Landesentwicklung




Postfach 2 43




30002 Hannover




Calenberger Straße 2




30169 Hannover




Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur- und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen




40190 Düsseldorf




Schwannstraße 3, 40476 Düsseldorf




Ministerium für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Ernährung, Weinbau und Forsten des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz




Postfach 3160




55021 Mainz




Ministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Saarlandes




Keplerstraße 18




66117 Saarbrücken




Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Soziales und Verbraucherschutz




Albertstraße 10




01097 Dresden




Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt




Leipziger Straße 58




39112 Magdeburg




Ministerium für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein




Postfach 7151, 24171 Kiel




Ministerium für Soziales, Familie und Gesundheit




90 03 54, Erfurt








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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm







Date of adoption of the decision


07.05.2014




Aid number


SA.37872 (2013/N)




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Държавна помощ за компенсиране на загуби на земеделски производители за напълно пропаднали площи вследствие на природни бедствия или неблагоприятни климатични условия




Legal basis


Чл. 12, ал.1, т.2 и чл. 12, ал.2, т.1, буква ‘а’ от Закона за подпомагане на земеделските производители и Указания за предоставяне на държавна помощ за компенсиране на загуби на земеделски производители за напълно пропаднали площи в следствие на природни бедствия или неблагоприятни климатични условия




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Adverse weather conditions, Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


08.05.2014 — 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







ДФ‘Земеделие’




гр. София бул. ‘Цар Борис III’ №138








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


28.03.2014




Aid number


SA.37895 (2013/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern: Durchführung des Aufbauhilfeprogramms Hochwasser 2013 (Forstwirtschaft)




Legal basis








—


Richtlinie zur Durchführung des Aufbauhilfeprogramms Hochwasser 2013 (Forstwirtschaft)










—


Bayerische Haushaltsordnung










—


Art. 23 und 44 der Verwaltungsvorschriften zur Bayerischen Haushaltsordnung










—


Allgemeine Nebenbestimmungen ANBest-P bzw. ANBest-K










—


Bund-Lälnder-Verwaltungsvereinbarung vom 02.08.2013










—


Regelung des Aufbauhilfefonds-Errichtungsgesetzes vom 15. Juli 2013 und










—


Aufbauhilfeverordnung vom 14.08.2013










—


Verwaltungsvereinbarung Soforthilfe vom 02.07.2013








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 10 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 2,5 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 01.07.2016




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Ämter für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten




in den Landkreisen Bayerns








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.37918 (2013/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Förderung der forstwirtschaftlichen Beratung in Österreich




Legal basis


Zivilrechtliche Förderungsverträge zwischen der Republik Österreich und den Landwirtschaftskammern LWK Burgenland, LWK Kärnten, LWK Niederösterreich, LWK Oberösterreich, LWK Salzburg, LWK Steiermark, LWK Tirol, LWK Vorarlberg, LWK Wien und LWK Österreich




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Technical support (AGRI)




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 0,9 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2016




Economic sectors


Support services to forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft




Stubenring 1, 1010 Wien








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.38131 (2014/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Abfederung der Zusatzaufwendungen für Ersatzfuttermittel in von der Dürre 2013 besonders betroffenen Betrieben mit Futterflächen




Legal basis


Allgemeine Rahmenrichtlinien für die Gewährung von Förderungen aus Bundesmitteln (ARR 2004), BGBl. II Nr. 51/2004/ARR 2013




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Adverse weather conditions




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 70 (in millions)




Intensity


45 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft




Stubenring 1








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.38133 (2014/N)




Member State


Austria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Maßnahmen zur Existenzsicherung für durch Dürre 2013 geschädigte landwirtschaftliche Betriebe




Legal basis


Allgemeine Rahmenrichtlinie für die Gewährung von Förderungen aus Bundesmitteln, ARR2004; BGBl. II Nr. 51/2004/ARR 2013




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Adverse weather conditions




Form of aid


Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 4 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions)




Intensity


2,8 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft




Stubenring 1








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


16.05.2014




Aid number


SA.38137 (2014/N)




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Мярка 223 ‘Първоначално залесяване на неземеделски земи’ и мярка 226 ‘Възстановяване потенциала на горското стопанство и въвеждане на превантивни мерки’ от Програмата за развитие на селските райони в България 2007 — 2013 г.




Legal basis


Закон за горите
Наредба № 22 от 7 юли 2008 г. за условията и реда за предоставяне на безвъзмездна финансова помощ по мярка 223 ‘първоначално залесяване на неземеделски земи’ от програмата за развитие на селските райони за периода 2007 — 2013 г.
Наредба № 20 от 7 юли 2008 г. за условията и реда за предоставяне на безвъзмездна финансова помощ по мярка 226 ‘възстановяване на горския потенциал и въвеждане на превантивни дейности’ от програмата за развитие на селските райони за периода 2007 — 2013 г.
Програма за развитие на селските райони за България 2007 — 2013




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Forestry




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


19.05.2014 — 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Държавен фонд ‘Земеделие’




бул. Цар Борис III № 136








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


21.05.2014




Aid number


SA.38334 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


SACHSEN-ANHALT


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sachsen-Anhalt: Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Beseitigung der Hochwasserschäden 2013 (Richtlinie Hochwasserschäden Sachsen-Anhalt 2013)
Hilfen zur Schadenbeseitigung der Land- und Forstwirtschaft und in der ländlichen Infrastruktur im Außenbereich von Gemeinden Abschnitt 2; Teil B, Ziffer 1




Legal basis








a)


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Beseitigung der Hochwasserschäden 2013 (Richtlinie Hochwasserschäden Sachsen-Anhalt 2013)










b)


Landeshaushaltsordnung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (LHO) vom 30. April zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 10 des Gesetzes vom 17. Februar 2012








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 6 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 6 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Amt für Landwirtschaft, Flurneuordnung und Forsten Süd




Müllnerstraße 59; D-06667 Weißenfels




Amt für Landwirtschaft, Flurneuordnung und Forsten Altmark




Akazienweg 25; D-39576 Stendal




Amt für Landwirtschaft, Flurneuordnung und Forsten Mitte




Große Ringstraße; D-38820 Halberstadt




Amt für Landwirtschaft, Flurneuordnung und Forsten Anhalt




Ferdinand-v.-Schill-Str. 24; D-06844 Dessau-Roßlau








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


22.05.2014




Aid number


SA.38376 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


HAMBURG


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hamburg: Entfernung und Beseitigung von Falltieren




Legal basis


§ 7 Absatz 1 Satz 1 Nr. 5 Hamburgisches Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierseuchengesetz




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Livestock sector




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 0,18 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 0,03 (in millions)




Intensity


70 %




Duration (period)


01.06.2014 — 31.12.2019




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Behörde für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz




Billstraße 80, D-20539 Hamburg








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


23.04.2014




Aid number


SA.38440 (2014/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


SCOTLAND


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Forestry Grant Schemes




Legal basis


SRDP 2007-2013




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Forestry




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 20 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 20 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Forestry Commission Scotland




Silvan House, 231 Corstorpohine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT








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.38585 (2014/N)




Member State


Denmark




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Skovrejsning i neutralområder (forlængelse af SA.35189 indtil 31.12.2014)




Legal basis


Lov om skove (Lov nr. 453 af 9. juni 2004 med senere ændringer)
Bekendtgørelse nr. 1316 af 20/11 2006 om tilskud til privat skovrejsning med senere ændringer
det nationale skovprogram




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Forestry, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: DKK 40 (in millions)
Annual budget: DKK 40 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority







NST




Haraldsgade 53, DK-2100 KBH Ø








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


12.08.2014




Aid number


SA.38862 (2014/NN)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podpora zpracování zemědělských produktů a zvyšování konkurenceschopnosti potravinářského průmyslu




Legal basis








1)


Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, v platném znění










2)


Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na základě § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investment in processing and marketing




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 1  400 (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 200 (in millions)




Intensity


25 %




Duration (period)


01.07.2014 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages




Name and address of the granting authority







Státní zemědělský intervenční fond




Ve Smečkách 33, 110 00 Praha 1




Ministerstvo zemědělství




Těšnov 17, 117 05 Praha 1








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:
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