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: 2015-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, financial aid








C_2015387EN.01000501.xml










20.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 387/5





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 387/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


13.04.2015




Aid number


SA.39842 (2014/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern: Waldbauliche Maßnahmen




Legal basis








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Richtlinie für Zuwendungen zu waldbaulichen Maßnahmen im Rahmen eines forstlichen Förderprogramms (WALDFÖPR 2015) mit den Anlagen ‘Förderhöchstsätze’ und ‘Fördersätze bei Seilbahnförderung’,










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Waldgesetz für Bayern (BayWaldG),










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Art. 23 und 44 der Bayerischen Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for establishing forest management plans, Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems, Aid for maintaining and improving the soil quality and ensuring balanced and healthy tree growth in the forestry sector, 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, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 120 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 20 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority







47 Ämter in Bayern




Amt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, Klötzlmüllerstr. 3, 84034 Landshut








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


31.08.2015




Aid number


SA.41364 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern: Förderung der Teilnahme am Bio-Qualitätsprogramm und des Absatzes von Bio-Produkten




Legal basis


Grundsätze für die Förderung der Teilnahme am Bio-Qualitätsprogramm und des Absatzes von Bio-Produkten
Art. 23 und 44 der Bayerischen Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Advertising (AGRI), Encouraging quality products




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1,5 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 30.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Agentur für Lebensmittel (alp Bayern)




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


01.10.2015




Aid number


SA.41735 (2015/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aides aux investissements des grandes entreprises actives dans la transformation et la commercialisation de produits agricoles pour la période 2015-2020




Legal basis


La base juridique des aides est constituée notamment des textes suivants:






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Pour le ministère de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt et ses établissements: le code rural et de la pêche maritime, notamment les articles L. 621-1 et L. 681-3.
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006071367










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Pour l’intervention des collectivités territoriales: le code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT), notamment les articles L. 1511-1 à L. 1511-5, L. 2252-1, L. 3231-4, L. 4253-1 et L. 5111-4, L. 4253-3 et L. 4211-1.
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070633








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investment in processing and marketing




Form of aid


Direct grant, Interest subsidy, Reimbursable grant, Soft loan




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 600 (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


01.10.2015 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







ministère de l'agriculture




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


20.08.2015




Aid number


SA.41807 (2015/N)




Member State


Croatia




Region


HRVATSKA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Naknada za općekorisne funkcije šuma (OKFŠ)




Legal basis


Zakon o šumama (Narodne novine br. 140/2005., 82/2006., 129/2008., 80/2010., 124/2010., 25/2012., 68/2012., 148/2013 i 94/2014); Pravilnik o postupku za ostvarivanje prava na sredstva iz naknade za korištenje općekorisnih funkcija šuma za izvršene radove u šumama (Narodne novine broj 22/2015); Pravilnik o načinu obračuna, obrascima, posebnom računu i rokovima uplate naknade za korištenje općekorisnih funkcija šuma (Narodne novine broj 19/2015)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Forestry, Aid for investments in infrastructure related to the development, modernisation or adaptation of forestry




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo poljoprivrede




Ulica grada Vukovara 78








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


20.08.2015




Aid number


SA.42107 (2015/N)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


Czech Republic


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


2.D. Nákup plemenných zvířat




Legal basis








1)


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










2)


Zákon č. 154/2000 Sb., o šlechtění, plemenitbě a evidenci hospodářských zvířat a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů, v platném znění










3)


Zákon č. 166/1999 Sb., o veterinární péči a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů, v platném znění










4)


Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na základě § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství (dotační program 2.D.)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 300 (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 60 (in millions)




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







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:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm







Date of adoption of the decision


14.10.2015




Aid number


SA.42210 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Baden-Württemberg — Landschaftspflegerichtlinie — Zuwendungen im Vertragsnaturschutz (Agrarumwelt- und Klimamaßnahme — ELER Art. 28) zugunsten von anderen Landbewirtschaftern




Legal basis








1.


Verwaltungsvorschrift des Ministeriums für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz zur Förderung und Entwicklung des Naturschutzes, der Landschaftspflege und Landeskultur (Landschaftspflegerichtlinie 2015 — LPR), Entwurf










2.


Gesetz zum Schutz der Natur, zur Pflege der Landschaft und über die Erholungsvorsorge in der freien Landschaft (Naturschutzgesetz — NatSchG) vom 13. Dezember 2005, GBl. S. 745










3.


Landwirtschafts- und Landeskulturgesetz vom 14. März 1972, GBl. S. 74, zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz Gesetzes vom 25. November 2014 (GBl. S. 592, 613)










4.


Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) und den Verwaltungsvorschriften hierzu








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments to other land managers and undertakings in rural areas not active in the agricultural sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1,5 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.12.2015 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Auflistung der Bewilligungsbehörden in der Anlage: Bewilligungsbehörden.pdf




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


28.08.2015




Aid number


SA.42697 (2015/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


ESPANA


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


AGRI — Ayudas para el pago de primas de seguros agrarios




Legal basis


Ley 87/1978, de 28 de diciembre de seguros agrarios combinados




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Insurance premiums




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1  372,7 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 274,53 (in millions)




Intensity


90 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







ENTIDAD ESTATAL DE SEGUROS AGRARIOS




Avenida Gran Vía de San Francisco, 4-6 28005 MADRID








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