2010/178/: Commission Decision of 15 December 2009 on State aid granted by Germany in respect of certain activities of the Bavarian Animal Health Service (C 24/06 (ex NN 75/2000)) (notified under document C(2009) 9954)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(2) thereof,

Having given interested parties notice to submit their comments pursuant to that Article, and having regard to those comments,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The aid granted to farmers and fishermen by Germany in the form of general measures is compatible with the internal market.

The aid granted to the Animal Health Service (TGD) by Germany in the period 1990 to 2004 in the form of compensation for the TGD’s discharging of the general measures is compatible with the internal market.

The compensation granted to the Animal Health Service since 1 January 2005 for discharging the general measures does not represent aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2009.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Year	Cost of the general measures	Payments from Land of Bavaria (LwFöG)	Payments from the Bavarian Animal Disease Fund	Payments from Land of Bavaria and the Bavarian Animal Disease Fund	Share of total payments in costs of general measures (%)
1990	7 676,94	3 059,57	4 588,84	7 648,42	99,63
1991	6 992,48	3 127,06	3 711,98	6 839,04	97,81
1992	8 953,42	3 203,55	4 588,84	7 792,40	87,03
1993	9 063,52	3 361,03	4 679,34	8 040,37	88,71
1994	9 547,05	3 496,01	4 588,84	8 084,85	84,68
1995	8 392,14	3 554,50	4 588,84	8 143,35	97,04
1996	8 336,35	3 599,49	4 588,84	8 188,34	98,22
1997	8 620,18	3 361,23	4 486,59	7 847,82	91,04
1998	8 613,61	3 310,10	4 397,11	7 707,21	89,48
1999	8 280,91	3 419,52	4 397,11	7 816,63	94,39
2000	9 267,13	3 419,52	4 453,35	7 872,87	84,95
2001	8 471,71	3 419,52	4 448,24	7 867,76	92,87
2002	10 002,90	3 890,00	4 453,35	8 343,35	83,41
2003	9 953,20	3 722,00	4 614,73	8 336,73	83,78
2004	8 415,84	2 807,47	4 496,00	7 303,47	86,78
2005	9 439,37	3 200,00	4 021,00	7 221,00	76,50
2006	8 608,75	2 730,00	4 021,00	6 751,00	78,42
2007	9 084,88	3 130,00	4 021,00	7 151,00	78,71
2008	9 047,96	3 080,00	4 086,00	7 166,00	79,20