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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
UL C 75, 26.3.2002, p. 2–3
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Official Journal C 075 , 26/03/2002 P. 0002 - 0003
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2002/C 75/02) Date of adoption of the decision: 21.2.2002 Member State: Denmark Aid No: N 213/01 Title: Aid to the potato sector Objective: To increase the quality of potatoes Legal basis: Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v. Budget: DKK 3 million (EUR 405000) per year Aid intensity or amount: 100 % Duration: 2002-2004 The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2002 Member State: Greece Aid No: N 347/01 Title: Aid to manufacturers, traders and importers of animal feedingstuffs and to holdings and livestock farms hit by measures to combat BSE Objective: To compensate the losses suffered as a result of livestock seizures as part of measures to combat BSE Legal basis: Οικονομική ενίσχυση σε μονάδες παραγωγής ζωοτροφών, εμπόρους και εισαγωγείς ζωοτροφών, καθώς και σε κτηνοτροφικές επιχειρήσεις και εκμεταλλεύσεις που επλήγησαν από τα μέτρα που ελήφθησαν για την αντιμετώπιση της σπογγώδους εγκεφαλοπάθειας των βοοειδών - σχέδιο διυπουργικής απόφασης Budget: GRD 330000000 (EUR 880411) Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the value of feedingstuffs for livestock seized and destroyed Duration: Eight months The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 21.2.2002 Member State: Denmark Aid No: N 467/01 Title: Aid to introduce quality assurance schemes Objective: To make it possible for seeds laboratories to issue trade certificates Legal basis: Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v. Budget: DKK 1,7 million (EUR 230000) per year Aid intensity or amount: 100 % Duration: One year The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 21.2.2002 Member State: Spain (Aragon) Aid No: N 633/01 Title: Aid to Parda cattle breeders Objective: To develop a programme for improving the quality of Parda breeding animals Legal basis: Proyecto de convenio de colaboración entre la administración regional y la Asociación aragonesa de criadores de ganado bovino de la raza parda de montaña Budget: EUR 144243 Aid intensity or amount: Up to 70 % of expenditure Duration: One year, may be extended by three years The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 21.2.2002 Member State: Italy (Provincia autonoma di Bolzano) Aid No: N 679/01 Title: Aids to agricultural cooperatives for losses due to adverse weather conditions Objective: Compensation to farmers who have suffered losses as a result of adverse weather conditions Legal basis: Articolo 5 bis della legge provinciale 16 aprile 1985, n. 8, e successive modifiche e integrazioni Budget: Allocation of EUR 232405,61 for 2001. Estimated allocation for the next three years: EUR 1032913,80 per year Aid intensity or amount: 60 % Duration: Indefinite The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 20.2.2002 Member State: Austria Aid No: N 755/01 Title: Aid to reduce the cost of replacement feed in the grassland areas affected by drought in 2001 Objective: In order to compensate for the drought-related damage to the forage production of livestock farms Austria proposes to grant the following aid towards purchasing roughage or roughage substitute: - ATS 0,80 per kg of hay purchased - ATS 160 per each corn/grass silage ball purchased - ATS 3600 ha of corn on the cob (Mais am Stamm) purchased - ATS 0,30 per kg of feeding straw purchased - ATS 0,10 per kg corn silage purchased - ATS 0,80 per kg of roughage replacement product purchased - ATS 0,60 per kg dry fodder purchased The fodder purchased must be intended to replace a shortfall in the beneficiary's own forage production. Livestock farmers with no forage area and sellers of roughage or its substitutes will receive no aid under the draft directive. The aid is granted as a one-off measure and only upon presentation of the proof of purchase completed in the period between 1 August 2001 and 30 January 2002. The aid measure is applicable only in the following areas: Burgenland (districts Eisenstadt, Güssing, Jennersdorf, Mattersburg, Neusiedl/See, Oberpullendorf, Oberwart), Carinthia (all districts), Lower Austria (districts Baden, Bruck/Leitha, Mödling, Neunkirchen, Wn. Neustadt, Wien-Umgebung), Styria (all districts) and the Tyrol (district Lienz). Since in Carinthia aid is granted only pursuant to the Carinthian Directive, aid No N 658/01, and Carinthia is included in the present notification only for administrative reasons (an Austrian Federal Government subsidy to the Carinthian aid measure N 658/01 with no increase in the aid leval in Carinthia) the part of the notification concerning Carinthia falls outside the scope of this decision Legal basis: Sonderrichtlinie des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW) zur Abfederung der Zusatzaufwendungen für Ersatzfuttermittel in von der Dürre 2001 besonders betroffenen Grünlandgebieten Budget: ATS 150000000 (approximately EUR 10,9009 million), nationally financed Aid intensity or amount: The maximum amount of aid per holding is ATS 2000 (EUR 145,35) for each hectare of forage area. Minimum payable aid amount is ATS 2000 (EUR 145,35) per holding and the aid may not exceed ATS 40000 (EUR 2907) per holding Duration: One-off measure The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 21.2.2002 Member State: Spain (region of Valencia) Aid No: N 5/02 Title: Aid to improve the processing of agricultural and forestry products Objective: To support and promote investment in the processing and marketing sector for agricultural and forestry products Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se regulan las ayudas a las inversiones en mejora de las condiciones de transformación y comercialización de los productos agrarios, silvícolas, pesquero y de la alimentación Budget: ESP 90000000 (EUR 540911) in 2001 Aid intensity or amount: 45 % Duration: 2001-2006 The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids