Article 1
1. The aid measures designed to compensate farmers from damage caused by natural disasters provided for by Articles 3 (prior to its amendment by Article 1 of Decree-Law No 200 of 13 September 2002), 4 and 5 of Law No 185/92 are compatible with the common market in accordance with Article 87(2)(b) and 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty. 2. The measures provided for by Article 6 of Law No 185/92 do not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty. 3. The aid measures provided for by Ministerial Decree No 100460 of 18 March 1993 are compatible with the common market in accordance with Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty. 4. The aid for active defence measures against weather events provided for by Article 8 of Law No 185/92 are incompatible with the common market. 5. The aid towards the payment of insurance premiums provided for by Presidential Decree No 324 of 17 May 1996 (replacing Article 9 of Law 185/92) is compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, in so far as it complies with point 11.5 of the Guidelines for State aid to the agriculture sector (hereinafter referred to as the "Community Guidelines"), i.e. in so far as the subsidised insurance contracts cover also losses caused by natural disasters and exceptional occurrences falling within the scope of point 11.2, and adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters in accordance with point 11.3 of the Community Guidelines, and in so far as the aids for those contracts are granted up to 50 % of the cost of the premium. 6. The aid towards the payment of insurance premiums granted by the Italian authorities on the basis of Presidential Decree No 324 of 17 May 1996 (replacing Article 9 of Law 185/92) not complying with the provisions of point 11.5 of the Guidelines for State aid to the agriculture sector is incompatible with the common market.