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: 2016-05-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bavaria, Czechia, Germany, Lower Saxony, Scotland, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid








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4.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/8





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)
(2016/C 161/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


01.03.2016




Aid number


SA.41812 (2015/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


SCOTLAND


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Forestry Cooperation




Legal basis


European Communities Act 1972;
Rural Development Programme of Scotland 2014 — 2020




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for cooperation in forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: GBP 1 (in millions)
Annual budget: GBP 0,2  (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Forestry Commission




231 Corstorphine 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


26.02.2016




Aid number


SA.42452 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern — Ausgleichsregelung zum finanziellen Ausgleich von durch Wolf, Luchs oder Bär
verursachtem Schaden durch den ‘Ausgleichsfonds Große Beutegreifer’




Legal basis


Bescheid des Bayerischen Naturschutzfonds zur Förderung der Einrichtung des ‘Ausgleichsfonds Große Beutegreifer’
Förderrichtlinien des Bayerischen Naturschutzfonds vom 01.07.1999
Satzung für den Bayerischen Naturschutzfonds vom 26.09.2014
Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Bayern (Bayerische Haushaltsordnung — BayHO)
Bayerisches Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (BayVwVfG)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to compensate for the damage caused by protected animals, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 0,032  (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Bayerischer Naturschutzfonds, Stiftung des Öffentlichen Rechts




Rosenkavalierplatz 2, 81925 München




Ausgleichsfonds Große Beutegreifer, Die Trägergemeinschaft des Ausgleichsfonds wird vertreten durch: Wildland-Stiftung Bayern




Hohenlindner Str. 12, 85622 Feldkirchen








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


19.02.2016




Aid number


SA.42806 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


NIEDERSACHSEN


Article 107(3)(c)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Niedersachsen: Gewährung von Beihilfen durch die Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse




Legal basis








—


Satzung über die Gewährung von Beihilfen (Entwurf Beihilfesatzung der Niedersächsischen Tierseuchenkasse, Anlage 1)










—


§ 20 TierGeSG der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Anlage 2)










—


§ § 12, 14 AgTierGesG des Landes Niedersachsen (Anlage 3)








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, Aid for advisory services in the agricultural sector, Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 269,5  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.08.2021




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse — Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts —




Brühlstraße 9, D-30169 Hannover








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


12.11.2015




Aid number


SA.43314 (2015/N)




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 § 2 a § 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 1 650  (in millions)
Annual budget: CZK 330 (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2016 — 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo zemědělství




Těšnov 17, 117 05 Praha 1, 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.