29.8.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 220/1


Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 220/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

16.7.2008

Aid number

NN 77/05

Member State

France

Region

Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

Réduction du droit d'accise sur certains carburants et combustibles dans le secteur agricole

Legal basis

Loi de finances pour 2005, loi de finances rectificative 2004, loi de finances rectificative 2005 et lois suivantes

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid linked to tax exemptions under Directive 2003/96/EC

Form of aid

Reduced tax rates

Budget

For example, approximately EUR 142 million in 2006

Intensity

Duration

2004 to the present day

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche

78, rue de Varenne

F-75349 Paris 07 SP

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie

135, rue de Bercy

F-75572 Paris

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/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

17.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 588/07

Member State

Latvia

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Atbalsts, lai kompensētu zaudējumus, kas radās augļu dārzos bakteriālās iedegas rezultātā

Legal basis

Augu aizsardzības likums

2004. gada 30. marta Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 218 “Augu karantīnas noteikumi”

Type of measure

Eradication of plant diseases

Objective

Sectoral development

Form of aid

Direct grant and subsidised services

Budget

Overall budget: LVL 350 000 (around EUR 502 585)

Intensity

Up to 100 %

Duration

Until 30.12.2008

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Lauku atbalsta dienests

Republikas laukums 2

LV-1981 Rīga

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/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

2.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 643/07

Member State

Italy

Region

Marche

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tutela delle risorse genetiche vegetali

Legal basis

Legge regionale 3 giugno 2003 n. 12 «Tutela delle risorse genetiche animali e vegetali del territorio marchigiano». Legge regionale 17 dicembre 2004 n. 28 «Integrazione e modifica della legge regionale 3 giugno 2003 n. 12 — Tutela delle risorse genetiche animali e vegetali del territorio marchigiano»

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Agri-environmental commitments aiming at preservation of plant genetic resources under threat of genetic erosion

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 20 000 per year

Intensity

Variable, max. EUR 600/ha

Duration

2008-2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Marche

Via Tiziano, 44

I-60100 Ancona

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/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

22.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 182/08

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Thüringen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Schutz des Waldbodens

Legal basis

§ 44 LHO

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Forest soil protection

Form of aid

Grant

Budget

EUR 975 000 per year

Intensity

100 %

Duration

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

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/community_law/state_aids/