Not the law itself: Notice

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1. Preamble

Date of adoption of the decision 17.10.2005 Member State The United Kingdom (England and Northern Ireland) No of the aid NN 48/2005 (ex N191/2005) Title Organic Farming Scheme Alteration notification to Aid No N 628/1999 Objective Aid for the provision of technical support in the form of lump sum payments which will partly cover the professional consultants' costs Legal basis Regulation 8 of the Organic Farming (England Rural Development Programme) Regulations 2001 and Regulation 8 of the Organic Farming (England Rural Development Programme) Regulations 2003, which have replaced Regulations 2001. Enforcement of the conditions of the aid is provided by the above-referred Regulations, as read jointly with Regulations 4 and 6 of the England Rural Development Programme Enforcement Regulations 2000 Budget

Annual: GBP 820000 (approximately EUR 1211000)

Total: GBP 988000 (approximately EUR 1459000)

Aid intensity or amount Up to 100 % of eligible costs Duration February 2005 — February 2007 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 17.10.2005 Member State United Kingdom (Scotland) Aid No N 439/2005 Title Extension to the Scottish Farm Business Advice and Skills Service Objective The approved Scottish Farm Business Advice and Skills Service scheme (State aid scheme No N 363/2003) will be prolonged by three years Legal basis Non-statutory scheme Budget Increase of the budget: GBP 7,5 million (EUR 11 million) Aid intensity or amount Up to 100 % of the costs Duration Prolongation from 2006/07 to 2008/09 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 14.10.2005 Member State Italy (Marche) Aid No N 440/2005 Title Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disasters (excessive snow in the provinces of Pesaro, Urbino, Macerata, Fermo and Ascoli Piceno, and excessive snow, persistent rain and hoarfrost in the province of Ancona during the period from 23 January until 4 March 2005) Objective To compensate for damage to farming structures as a result of bad weather (excessive snow in the provinces of Pesaro, Urbino, Macerata, Fermo and Ascoli Piceno, and excessive snow, persistent rain and hoarfrost in the province of Ancona during the period from 23 January until 4 March 2005) Legal basis Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 Nuova disciplina del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale Budget The aid will be funded from the budget allocated to the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04), on the basis of an application from the regional authorities for assistance of EUR 173220491 Aid intensity or amount Up to 100 % Duration Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission Other details Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005)1622 final, dated 7 June 2005) 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 4.10.2005 Member State Italy (Abruzzi) Aid No N 442/2004 Title Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage (hail of 11 and 12 July 2004, province of Chieti) Objective To compensate for damage to agricultural production as a result of bad weather Legal basis Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 Budget The aid will be paid to the Region by the central authorities from the budget approved in the context of scheme NN 54/A/04, the amount being decided on by the Ministry of Agricultural Policy on the basis of an aid application for EUR 10688750 Aid intensity or amount 80 % of the losses Duration Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission Other details Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under State aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005) 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 13.10.2005 Member State Greece. Aid No N 456/05 Title Continuation of the FROST aid programme Objective To compensate losses caused by bad weather Legal basis Πρόγραμμα ενισχύσεων FROST (Φυτικό Kεφάλαιο, Φυτική Παραγωγή) — σχέδιο κοινής υπουργικής απόφασης Budget EUR 280000000 Aid intensity or amount From 50 to 100 % Duration Maximum 5 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 12.8.2005 Member State Italy (Emilia Romagna) Aid No N 489/2004 Title Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage (hail during the period April to May 2004 in the provinces of Bologna and Ferrara) Objective To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production and farming structures caused by bad weather (hail in the provinces of Bologna on 24 April 2004 and Ferrara on 1 May 2004) Legal basis Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 Budget EUR 28646560, to be financed from the budget approved under Aid No NN 54/A/04 Aid intensity or amount Up to 100 % of the damage Duration Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission Other information Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission under State Aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final of 7 June 2005) 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 27.9.2005 Member State Italy (Lombardy). Aid No N 514/2004. Title Assistance in affected agricultural areas (hail storm and violent winds in the province of Mantua on 20 June 2004) Objective To compensate farmers for damage to agricultural production as a result of bad weather Legal basis Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004 Budget See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04) Aid intensity or amount Up to 100 % of the damage Duration Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission Other information Measure applying the scheme approved by the Commission under state aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission letter C(2005) 1622 final, dated 7 June 2005). 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 21.9.2005 Member State The Republic of Latvia Aid No N 566/2004 Title Aid for improvement of agricultural land Objective Public contribution to financing the agrochemical research of the soil Legal basis

Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likums, 2004. gada 23. aprīlis;

Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabineta 2004. gada 12. decembra noteikumi Nr. 351 Noteikumi par ūdens un augsnes aizsardzību no lauksaimnieciskas darbības izraisītā piesārņojuma ar nitrātiem;

Noteikumu projekts Nr. 1 Lauksaimniecības zemes uzlabošana

Budget

Annual: LVL 200000 (approximately EUR 288000)

Total: LVL 1200000 (approximately EUR 1728500)

Aid intensity or amount Up to 50 % of eligible costs Duration 2005-2010 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 29.9.2005 Member State United Kingdom Aid No NN 17/2004 and 6/2004 (ex N 362/03 and N 361/03) Title Long term scheme for BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for human consumption aged over 30 months and casualties aged 24-30 months slaughtered for human consumption; interim measure for BSE testing of 30-42 months Beef Assurance Scheme cattle and casualties aged 24-30 months slaughtered for human consumption Objective The aim of the scheme is to monitor the prevalence and epidemiological spread of BSE within UK cattle destined for human consumption by testing all animals aged over 30 months destined for human consumption and 24-30 months casualties slaughtered for human consumption. Until abolishment of the Over Thirty Months rule, an interim measure provides for testing of animals aged over 30 months and destined for human consumption from herds approved under the Beef Assurance Scheme and 24-30 months casualties slaughtered for human consumption Legal basis Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies as amended National implementing provisions of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001:

The TSE (England) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/843)

The TSE (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1353)

The TSE (England) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2860)

The TSE (Wales) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1416)

The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/255)

The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (SR 2002/225)

Budget BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for human consumption aged over 30 months and casualties aged 24-30 months slaughtered for human consumption: Great Britain Northern Ireland 2003/2004 GBP 2,503 million (EUR 3,576 million) GBP 0,366 million (EUR 0,523 million) 2004/2005 GBP 11,016 million (EUR 15,737 million) GBP 1,426 million (EUR 2,037 million) 2005/2006 GBP 18,029 million (EUR 25,755 million) GBP 2,616 million (EUR 3,737 million) 2006/2007 GBP 20,034 million (EUR 28,620 million) GBP 2,970 million (EUR 4,243 million) 2007/2008 GBP 20,034 million (EUR 28,620 million) GBP 2,970 million (EUR 4,243 million) For training of abattoir operators: GBP 132000/EUR 188571 in Great Britain and GBP 1000/EUR 1428 in Northern Ireland Aid intensity or amount 100 % Duration Until December 2008 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/

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