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 – SA.107831Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-07-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, State aid, agro-industry, animal production, aquaculture, control of State aid, crop production, food industry, retail trade, wholesale trade








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14.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 250/4






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
SA.107831
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 250/04)






Date of adoption of the decision


29.6.2023




Aid number


SA.107831




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Temporary state aid measure ‘Loans to support economic entities (amendment of scheme SA.105108 (2022/N); initial scheme SA.103706 (2022/N))’.




Legal basis


Draft amendment of the order of Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania of 29 August 2022 No. 3D-518 “On the Approval of the Scheme of the Financial Incentive Measure ‘Loans to ensure the Liquidity of Economic Entities active in Field of production, processing and marketing of Agricultural and Aquaculture Products following the aggression against Ukraine by Russia’ (annex 1) (attached hereto).




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Fisheries and aquaculture




Form of aid


Soft loan, Interest subsidy




Budget


Overall budget: 84 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 84 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Growing of non-perennial crops, Growing of perennial crops, Plant propagation, Animal production, Mixed farming, Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities, Aquaculture, Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products, Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables, Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats, Manufacture of dairy products, Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products, Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products, Manufacture of other food products, Manufacture of prepared animal feeds, Manufacture of beverages, Wholesale on a fee or contract basis, Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals, Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco, Retail sale in non-specialised stores, Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores, Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores, Retail sale via stalls and markets, Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of the Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania




Gedimino Ave. 19, 01103 Vilnius, Lithuania








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm