# C_2012163EN.01000201.xml

| 9.6.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 163/2 |
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9.6.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 163/2

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 163/02

| Date of adoption of the decision | 7.3.2012 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.32673 (11/N) |
| Member State | France |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Dispositif de soutien aux exploitations aquacoles et de pêche continentale en difficultés structurelles |
| Legal basis | — | Article L 353-1 du Code Rural de la pêche maritime |

Date of adoption of the decision

7.3.2012

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32673 (11/N)

Member State

France

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Dispositif de soutien aux exploitations aquacoles et de pêche continentale en difficultés structurelles

Legal basis

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Article L 353-1 du Code Rural de la pêche maritime

| — | Articles D 352-15 à 354-45 du Code Rural et de la pêche maritime |
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Articles D 352-15 à 354-45 du Code Rural et de la pêche maritime

| — | Arrêté du 22 janvier 2009 fixant le montant des aides au redressement des exploitations en difficulté |
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Arrêté du 22 janvier 2009 fixant le montant des aides au redressement des exploitations en difficulté

| — | Projet de circulaire DPMA/SDAEP/C2011 — Dispositif Aquadiff «aquaculteurs et pêcheurs professionnels en eau douce en difficulté» |
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Projet de circulaire DPMA/SDAEP/C2011 — Dispositif Aquadiff «aquaculteurs et pêcheurs professionnels en eau douce en difficulté»

| — | Projet de circulaire DPMA/SDAEP/C2011 — Aide à la réinsertion professionnelle en faveur des exploitants en difficulté et congé de formation des chefs d'exploitation ou d'entreprise aquacole ou de pêche professionnelle |
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Projet de circulaire DPMA/SDAEP/C2011 — Aide à la réinsertion professionnelle en faveur des exploitants en difficulté et congé de formation des chefs d'exploitation ou d'entreprise aquacole ou de pêche professionnelle

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Restructuring and conversion of aquaculture and inland fishing businesses facing difficulties

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 4 039 000 divided into six annual instalments of EUR 670 000

Intensity

| — | Aid for diagnosis: EUR 300 maximum or cost of the service. |
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Aid for diagnosis: EUR 300 maximum or cost of the service.

| — | Aid for recovery: EUR 20 000 maximum for a business with one self-employed work unit, EUR 40 000 for a business with two self-employed work units and EUR 160 000 for a GAEC (Groupement Agricole d'Exploitation en Commun = agricultural groups for joint farming) grouping three businesses, with six self-employed work units and 10 full-time equivalent employees. |
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Aid for recovery: EUR 20 000 maximum for a business with one self-employed work unit, EUR 40 000 for a business with two self-employed work units and EUR 160 000 for a GAEC (Groupement Agricole d'Exploitation en Commun = agricultural groups for joint farming) grouping three businesses, with six self-employed work units and 10 full-time equivalent employees.

| — | Aid for technical and financial monitoring: EUR 600 maximum or cost of the service. |
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Aid for technical and financial monitoring: EUR 600 maximum or cost of the service.

| — | Aid for discontinuing activity: EUR 3 100 per worker (two workers maximum per business and three companies maximum per common grouping of businesses), increased by EUR 1 550 if moving is involved, and the possibility for beneficiaries to enrol in paid professional training lasting six or 12 months. |
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Aid for discontinuing activity: EUR 3 100 per worker (two workers maximum per business and three companies maximum per common grouping of businesses), increased by EUR 1 550 if moving is involved, and the possibility for beneficiaries to enrol in paid professional training lasting six or 12 months.

| — | Paid training leave: 75 % of the SMIC (minimum wage) for a maximum of 12 months. |
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Paid training leave: 75 % of the SMIC (minimum wage) for a maximum of 12 months.

Duration (period)

6 years

Economic sectors

Aquaculture and fresh-water fishing

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l'aménagement du territoire |
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| 3 Place de Fontenoy |
| 75007 Paris |
| FRANCE |

Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l'aménagement du territoire

3 Place de Fontenoy

75007 Paris

FRANCE

Other information

France has undertaken to notify the Commission in advance of the individual cases where the assessor recommends an increase in capacity, leading to an increase in production, in the context of the restructuring.

France has undertaken to submit an annual report on the implementation of the aid scheme in question, including the information listed in point 86(a) to (i) of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 2).

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 21.3.2012 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.34295 (12/N) |
| Member State | France |
| Region | Littoral français |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Mesures de soutien accordées aux entreprises ostréicoles touchées par la mortalité des huîtres en 2011 |
| Legal basis | Paragraphe 4.4. des lignes directrices pour l'examen des aides d'Etat dans le secteur de la pêche et de l'aquaculture du 3 avril 2008 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Compensation for losses caused by the excess mortality of cupped oysters in 2011 |
| Form of aid | Compensation for losses, reduction of financial charges, exemption from State fees |
| Budget | EUR 20 million |
| Intensity | 14,7 % |
| Duration (period) | 2012 |
| Economic sectors | Aquaculture, oyster farming |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche français |
| 78 rue de Varenne |
| 75349 Paris 07 |
| FRANCE |

Date of adoption of the decision

21.3.2012

Reference number of State Aid

SA.34295 (12/N)

Member State

France

Region

Littoral français

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Mesures de soutien accordées aux entreprises ostréicoles touchées par la mortalité des huîtres en 2011

Legal basis

Paragraphe 4.4. des lignes directrices pour l'examen des aides d'Etat dans le secteur de la pêche et de l'aquaculture du 3 avril 2008

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Compensation for losses caused by the excess mortality of cupped oysters in 2011

Form of aid

Compensation for losses, reduction of financial charges, exemption from State fees

Budget

EUR 20 million

Intensity

14,7 %

Duration (period)

2012

Economic sectors

Aquaculture, oyster farming

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche français

78 rue de Varenne

75349 Paris 07

FRANCE

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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