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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 314/03)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Tuscany)

Aid No: N 61/2004

Title: Compensation for the removal and destruction of fallen stock

Objective: Compensation for the costs incurred by farmers for collecting, transporting and destroying fallen stock on agricultural holdings.

Legal basis: Proposta di legge d'iniziativa della Giunta regionale n. 7 del 19.1.2004‘Interventi a favore degli allevatori in relazione alla rimozione e alla distruzione degli animali morti in azienda’

Budget: EUR 810 000

Aid intensity or amount: For the cost of collecting and transporting fallen stock: EUR 300 per head of cattle and buffalo and EUR 65 per head of sheep and goats. In any event the compensation may not exceed 100 % of the costs actually incurred by the farmer.

For the cost of destroying the carcases of fallen stock found between 1 November 2002 and 31 December 2004: EUR 50 per head of cattle and buffalo and EUR 7 per head of sheep and goats. In any event the compensation may not exceed 100 % of the costs actually incurred by the farmer in the case of fallen stock found between 1 November 2002 and 31 December 2003 and 75 % in the case of fallen stock found between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2004

Duration: The compensation is to be granted for fallen stock found on holdings between 1 November 2002 and 31 December 2004

Other information: Draft law n. 7 of 19 January 2004 amends an existing scheme approved by the Commission under State aid schemes N 639/2001 (Commission Decision SG(2002)198 of 31 January 2002, OJ C 58/2002) and N 739/2002 (Commission Decision C(2003)64 of 15 January 2003, OJ C 39/2003)

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:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 163/2004

Title: Aid to repair the damage caused by torrential rain in Aragon

Objective: To repair the damage caused by torrential rain in Aragon

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se establecen ayudas para paliar los daños causados por las tormentas y lluvias torrenciales acaecidas en los meses de julio y agosto de 2003 en determinados municipios de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón

Budget: EUR 285 000

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the damage caused to woody plantations

Duration: Ad hoc aid

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/