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: 2017-01-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, State aid, control of State aid








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20.1.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 20/17





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)
(2017/C 020/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


02.09.2016




Aid number


SA.37960 (2016/NN)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Model Subsidieregeling kwaliteitsimpuls natuur en landschap




Legal basis


Provinciewet
Model subsidieregeling kwaliteitsimpuls natuur en landschap
Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 95 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


01.01.2014 — 31.03.2016




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







GS van de provincies




p/a IPO, Postbus 16107, 2500 BC 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


12.08.2016




Aid number


SA.41595 (2015/N)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


aides au développement de la sylviculture et à l’adaptation des forêts au changement climatique




Legal basis


Décret no2015-1282 relatif aux subventions accordées par l'État en matière d'investissements forestiers
Décret no2015-1283 relatif aux subventions accordées par l'État en matière d'investissements dans les équipements visant à l'exploitation forestière, aux travaux sylvicoles et à la production de plants forestiers
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2015 relatif aux subventions de l'État accordées en matière d'investissements forestier par le Fonds stratégique de la forêt et du bois
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2015 relatif aux subventions de l'État accordées par le fonds stratégique de la forêt et du bois en matière d'investissement dans les équipements visant à l'exploitation forestière, aux travaux sylvicoles et à la production de plants forestiers.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems, Aid for investments in forestry technologies and in processing, in mobilising and in marketing of forest products, Aid for investments in infrastructure related to the development, modernisation or adaptation of forestry, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products, Aid for co-operation in forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 100 (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




3 rue Barbet de Jouy — 75 349 PARIS 07 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


12.08.2016




Aid number


SA.41595 (2016/N-2)




Member State


France




Region


FRANCE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


aides au développement de la sylviculture et à l’adaptation des forêts au changement climatique




Legal basis


Décret no 2015-1282 relatif aux subventions accordées par l'État en matière d'investissements forestiers
Décret no 2015-1283 relatif aux subventions accordées par l'État en matière d'investissements dans les équipements visant à l'exploitation forestière, aux travaux sylvicoles et à la production de plants forestiers
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2015 relatif aux subventions de l'État accordées en matière d'investissements forestier par le Fonds stratégique de la forêt et du bois
Arrêté du 26 octobre 2015 relatif aux subventions de l'État accordées par le fonds stratégique de la forêt et du bois en matière d'investissement dans les équipements visant à l'exploitation forestière, aux travaux sylvicoles et à la production de plants forestiers.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems, Aid for investments in forestry technologies and in processing, in mobilising and in marketing of forest products, Aid for investments in infrastructure related to the development, modernisation or adaptation of forestry, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products, Aid for cooperation in forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 340 (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




3 rue Barbet de Jouy — 75 349 PARIS 07 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


10.06.2016




Aid number


SA.42085 (2015/N)




Member State


Luxembourg




Region


LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHE)


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aides à la restructuration et à la reconversion des vignobles.




Legal basis


Projet de règlement grand-ducal instaurant un régime d’aides à la restructuration
et à la reconversion des vignobles.
Projet de loi concernant le soutien au développement durable des zones rurales.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production, Conservation of traditional landscapes




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 0,72  (in millions)




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Growing of grapes




Name and address of the granting authority







Institut viti-vinicole




B.P. 50 L-5501 REMICH








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


28.07.2016




Aid number


SA.42411 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


BAYERN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern: Absatzförderung einschl. Werbekampagnen von Milch- und Milcherzeugnissen




Legal basis


Bayern: Grundsätze für die Absatzförderung einschl. Werbekampagnen von Milch und Milcherzeugnissen




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for promotion measures in favour of agricultural products




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 22,5  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







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


15.03.2016




Aid number


SA.42887 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


HESSEN


Non-assisted areas




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hessen: Förderung von Innovation und Zusammenarbeit in der Landwirtschaft und in ländlichen Gebieten




Legal basis


Richtlinien des Landes Hessen zur Förderung von Innovation und Zusammenarbeit
in der Landwirtschaft und in ländlichen Gebieten (RL-IZ)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


—




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 10 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 1,67  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Regierungspräsidium Gießen, Dez. 51.1




Schanzenfeldstraße 8, 35578 Wetzlar








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


19.07.2016




Aid number


SA.43920 (2015/N)




Member State


Portugal




Region


CONTINENTE


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COOPERAÇÂO — GRUPOS OPERACIONAIS PDR 2014-2020




Legal basis


Portaria no 402/2015 de 9 de novembro de 2015




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for cooperation in forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 13,8659  (in millions)




Intensity


75 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Autoridade de Gestão do PDR2020




Rua de S. Julião, 63, 1149-030 Lisboa








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


11.08.2016




Aid number


SA.44011 (2015/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


THUERINGEN


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Thüringen: Förderung von Vorhaben zur Entwicklung von Natur und Landschaft (ENL)




Legal basis








1.


Bundesnaturschutzgesetz vom 29. Juli 2009, zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 42 der Verordnung vom 31. August 2015










2.


Thüringer Gesetz für Natur und Landschaft (ThürNatG) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 30. August 2006, zuletzt geändert durch Gesetz vom 15. Juli 2015










3.


Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung (ThürLHO) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 19. September 2000








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for basic services and village renewal in rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 26 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Thüringer Aufbaubank




Gorkistraße 9, 99084 Erfurt








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


18.10.2016




Aid number


SA.44014 (2015/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Nadomestilo za zmanjšanje dohodka iz kmetijske dejavnosti zaradi prilagoditve ukrepom vodovarstvenega režima 2016-2020




Legal basis


Uredba o načinu izplačevanja in merilih za izračun nadomestila za zmanjšanje dohodka iz kmetijske dejavnosti zaradi prilagoditve ukrepom vodovarstvenega režima (Uradni list RS, št. 105/11, 64/12, 44/13, 55/15 in 97/15)
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=URED5897
Zakon o vodah (Uradni list RS, št. 67/02, 2/04 — ZZdrI-A, 41/04 — ZVO-1, 57/08, 57/12, 100/13, 40/14 in 56/15)
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO1244




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for disadvantages related to Natura 2000 areas and to the Water Framework Directive




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3 (in millions)




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







Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor, Direktorat za vode in investicije




Dunajska 48, SI-1000 Ljublana








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


26.10.2016




Aid number


SA.44635 (2016/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


CAMPANIA


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Cooperazione nelle zone rurali — PSR Campania 2014/2020 Misura 16 — tipologia 16.1.1




Legal basis


PSR Campania 20 Delibera della giunta regionale n. 565 del 24/11/2015
Disegno di decreto relativo al perfezionamento della base giuridica dell'approvazione del PSR 14/2020 adottato con Decisione (2015)8315 final del 20/11/2015




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for cooperation in rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 4,975  (in millions)




Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Campania — DG 5206 DIREZIONE GENERALE PER LE POLITICHE AGRICOLE, ALIMENTARI E FORESTALI — AdG FEASR




CDN is A/6 piano XV — 80141 Napoli








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


26.10.2016




Aid number


SA.44665 (2016/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


CAMPANIA


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


PSR Campania 2014/2020 Misura 16 — tipologie 16.1.1 e 16.8.1 per la cooperazione nel settore forestale




Legal basis


PSR Campania 2014/2020 adottato con Decisione (2015)8315 final del 20/11/2015
Delibera della giunta regionale n. 565 del 24/11/2015
Disegno di decreto relativo al perfezionamento della base giuridica dell'approvazione del PSR




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for cooperation in forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9,5  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Campania — DG 5206 DIREZIONE GENERALE PER LE POLITICHE AGRICOLE, ALIMENTARI E FORESTALI — AdG FEASR




CDN is A/6 piano XV — 80141 Napoli








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


19.10.2016




Aid number


SA.44985 (2016/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Promocija in informiranje o kmetijskih proizvodih v sektorjih mleka ter govejega in perutninskega mesa




Legal basis








(1)


Odredba o Programu promocije za obdobje 2016 do 2018 (Uradni list RS, št. 21/16; v nadaljevanju: odredba o Programu promocije)










(2)


Zakon o promociji kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov (Uradni list RS št. 26/2011 in 57/12)










(3)


Strateški načrt promocije kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov za obdobje 2013-2018, ki ga je sprejela Vlada Republike Slovenije dne 30. 5. 2013










(4)


Uredba o določitvi višine in o začetku plačevanja obveznega prispevka za promocijo kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov za zavezance sektorja pridelave in predelave mleka (Uradni list RS, št. 55/15)










(5)


Odredba o vključitvi sektorja mleka v program promocije in določitvi odstotka proizvodnje za začetek izvajanja promocije sheme Izbrana kakovost (Uradni list RS, št. 78/15)










(6)


Uredba o določitvi višine in o začetku plačevanja obveznega prispevka za promocijo kmetijskih in živilskih proizvodov za zavezance sektorja pridelave in predelave mesa za goveje in perutninsko meso (Uradni list RS, št. 103/15)










(7)


Odredba o vključitvi sektorja pridelave in predelave mesa za goveje in perutninsko meso v program promocije (Uradni list RS, št. 98/15)










(8)


Pravilnik o postopku priznanja označbe ‘Izbrana kakovost’ (Uradni list RS, št. 79/15)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for promotion measures in favour of agricultural products




Form of aid


Subsidized services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2,6624  (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 30.06.2019




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano




Dunajska 22, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija








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


18.10.2016




Aid number


SA.44999 (2016/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


ELLADA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες (πλημμύρες, κατολισθήσεις) και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλες, υπερβολικές βροχοπτώσεις, χαλάζι και υψηλές θερμοκρασίες), κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουάριος -Δεκέμβριος 2013




Legal basis


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) και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλες, υπερβολικές βροχοπτώσεις και χαλάζι), κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουάριος -Δεκέμβριος 2013




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences, Aid to compensate for the damage caused by adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,5  (in millions)




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2017




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΑΓΡΟΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ & ΤΡΟΦΙΜΩΝ




Αχαρνών 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


28.09.2016




Aid number


SA.45103 (2016/N)




Member State


France




Region


BRETAGNE


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide à la constitution de réserves d’irrigation et aux équipements fixes d’irrigation associés de la région Bretagne




Legal basis


projet de délibération de la Région Bretagne




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: EUR 1,75  (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 0,35  (in millions)




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Région Bretagne




283 Avenue du Général Patton CS 21101 35711 Rennes Cedex 7








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


12.08.2016




Aid number


SA.45148 (2016/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Poland


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Dopłaty do składek z tytułu ubezpieczenia upraw rolnych i zwierząt gospodarskich oraz częściowego dofinansowania odszkodowań wypłacanych producentom rolnym w związku z suszą (reasekuracja)




Legal basis


ustawa z dnia 7 lipca 2005r. o ubezpieczeniach upraw rolnych i zwierząt gospodarskich (Dz.U. z 2015r. poz. 577, z późn. zm.) oraz projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy o ubezpieczeniach upraw rolnych i zwierząt gospodarskich




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for the payment of insurance premiums, Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 5 500  (in millions)




Intensity


65 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2020




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi




Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi, ul. Wspólna 30, 00-930 Warszawa








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.