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 objectionsText with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty
Date: 2015-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Czechia, France, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, financial aid, fishing industry, forestry economics, grape, hunting, mixed farm, wine








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2.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/13





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)
(2015/C 325/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


14.08.2015




Aid number


SA.39008 (2014/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Diergezondheidsfonds




Legal basis


Gezondheids- en welzijnswet voor dieren




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Animal diseases




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 863 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Animal production, Mixed farming




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerie van Economische Zaken




Postbus 20401 2500 EK Den Haag








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


13.05.2015




Aid number


SA.39640 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


HESSEN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hessen — Erhaltung des Weinbaus in hessischen Steillagen




Legal basis


Richtlinienentwurf für das Hessische Programm für Agrarumwelt- und Landschaftspflege-Maßnahmen (HALM-Richtlinien)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3,9 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 0,65 (in millions)




Intensity


25 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz




Mainzer Straße 80, D-65189 Wiesbaden








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


23.06.2015




Aid number


SA.39677 (2014/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aides aux actions de promotion des produits agricoles




Legal basis


Articles L. 621-1 et suivants du code rural et de la pêche maritime, articles L. 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales, articles D. 684-1 et suivants du code rural et de la pêche maritime.
Les services de l'État gestionnaires d'aides, les collectivités territoriales ainsi que les établissements et autres organismes publics compétents peuvent accorder des aides sur la base du présent régime cadre. Les références mentionnées ci-dessus ne sont donc pas exhaustives.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for promotion measures in favour of agricultural products




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 310 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 62 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 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, DGPAAT




3, rue Barbet de Jouy, 75349 PARIS 07 SP








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


20.03.2015




Aid number


SA.39942 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Baden-Württemberg: Förderung Baumschnitt — Streuobst




Legal basis


Verwaltungsvorschrift des Ministeriums für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz für die Förderung des Baumschnitts bei Streuobstbäumen (VwV Förderung Baumschnitt — Streuobst)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3,5 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Regierungspräsidium Tübingen, Abteilung 3




Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 20, 72072 Tübingen




Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart, Abteilung 3




Ruppmannstraße 21, 70565 Stuttgart




Regierungspräsidium Freiburg




Bertoldstraße 43, 79098 Freiburg




Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe, Abteilung 3




Schlossplatz 1-6, 76131 Karlsruhe








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


13.08.2015




Aid number


SA.39954 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes (GAK)’ — Förderbereich Forsten




Legal basis


Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes (GAK)’ — Förderbereich Forsten




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for co-operation in forestry sector, Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems, Aid for investments in infrastructure related to the development, modernisation or adaptation of forestry, Aid for afforestation and creation of woodland, Aid for specific forest actions and interventions with the primary objective to contribute to maintaining or to restoring forest ecosystem and biodiversity or the traditional landscape, Aid for the prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fire, natural disasters, adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disaster, other adverse climatic events, plant pests and catastrophic events




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 420 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 70 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority


Zuständige Behörden der Länder




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


29.05.2015




Aid number


SA.40079 (2015/NN)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


Czech Republic


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podpora poskytovaná Vinařským Fondem




Legal basis








—


Zákon č. 321/2004 Sb., o vinohradnictví a vinařství a o změně některých souvisejících předpisů










—


Vyhláška č. 97/2006, o předpokladech a způsobu podpory marketingu a prodeje produktů, podpory rozvoje turistiky v oblasti vinohradnictví a vinařství a podrobnostech o poskytování informací veřejnosti Vinařským fondem








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Advertising (AGRI)




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 420 (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 70 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2015 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Growing of grapes, Manufacture of wine from grape




Name and address of the granting authority







Vinařský fond




Žerotínovo nám. 3/5, 601 82 Brno, Česká republika








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


29.06.2015




Aid number


SA.40354 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


DEUTSCHLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: Nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Zuwendungen zur Bewältigung von Schäden in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft verursacht durch Naturkatastrophen oder widrige Witterungsverhältnisse




Legal basis


Bund: Nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Zuwendungen zur Bewältigung von Schäden in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft verursacht durch Naturkatastrophen oder widrige Witterungsverhältnisse




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for the prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fire, natural disasters, adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disaster, other adverse climatic events, plant pests and catastrophic events, Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences, Adverse weather conditions




Form of aid


Direct grant, Interest subsidy, Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 300 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Bund, Länder




http://www.bmel.de/DE/Landwirtschaft/Foerderung-Agrarsozialpolitik/GAK/_Texte/Adressen.html








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


21.04.2015




Aid number


SA.40406 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern — Richtlinie über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerischen Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald (VNP Wald 2015)




Legal basis


Bayern — Richtlinie über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerischen Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald (VNPWaldR 2015)
Änderung der Richtlinien über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerischen Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald vom 12.11.2013
Richtlinie über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerischen Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald (VNPWaldR 2012) vom 28.12.2011
Richtlinien über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerischen Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald (VNPWaldR 2007) vom 30.03.2010
Richtlinien über Zuwendungen nach dem Bayerischen Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm Wald (VNPWaldR 2007) vom 24.05.2007
Bayerisches Waldgesetz
Bundesnaturschutzgesetz
Bundeswaldgesetz
Bayerisches Naturschutzgesetz
Bayerische Haushaltsordnung — BayHO nebst Verwaltungsvorschriften




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for forest-environment and climate services and forest conservation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 24 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority


Ämter für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten in den Landkreisen sowie den kreisfreien Städten 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


24.06.2015




Aid number


SA.40476 (2015/N)




Member State


Cyprus




Region


Cyprus


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Καθεστώς Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων για Ενέργειες Προώθησης Γεωργικών Προϊόντων στην Εσωτερική Αγορά και τις Τρίτες Χώρες




Legal basis








1.


Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου με αρ. 75.791, ημερομηνίας 3.10.2003.










2.


Κατευθυντήριες Γραμμές της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης σχετικά με τις Κρατικές Ενισχύσεις στον Γεωργικό και τον Δασονομικό τομέα και στις αγροτικές περιοχές για την περίοδο 2014 — 2020 (Κεφάλαιο 1.3.2)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Promotion of export and internationalisation, Sectoral development




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


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




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2015 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού




1421, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος








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


17.08.2015




Aid number


SA.41388 (2015/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


Latvia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Atbalsts kredītprocentu daļējai dzēšanai




Legal basis








1)


Ministru kabineta 2015.gada 3.februāra noteikumi Nr.59 ‘Valsts un Eiropas Savienības atbalsta piešķiršanas kārtība investīciju veicināšanai lauksaimniecībā’;










2)


Ministru kabineta noteikumu projekts ‘Grozījumi Ministru kabineta 2015.gada 3.februāra noteikumos Nr.59 “Valsts un Eiropas Savienības atbalsta piešķiršanas kārtība investīciju veicināšanai lauksaimniecībā”’.








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investments in agricultural holdings




Form of aid


Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 85,373 (in millions)




Intensity


90 %




Duration (period)


until 30.12.2019




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests




Republikas laukums 2, Rīga, Latvija, 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


22.07.2015




Aid number


SA.42253 (2015/N)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


Czech Republic


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Náhrada škody způsobené chorobami zvířat nebo škůdci rostlin




Legal basis








—


Zákon č. 166/1999 Sb., o veterinární péči a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů ve znění pozdějších předpisů (§ 67 a 68)










—


Zákon č. 326/2004 Sb., o rostlinolékařské péči a o změnách některých souvisejících zákonů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů (§ 76).








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo zemědělství




Těšnov 17, 117 05 Praha 1




Ústřední kontrolní a zkušební ústav zemědělský




Hroznová 63/2, 650 06 Brno








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