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| 7.5.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 112/25 |
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7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/25

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2008/C 112/12)

| Aid No | XA 7001/08 |
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| Member State | Italy |
| Region | ISMEA, Istituto di servizi per il mercato agricolo ed agroalimentare |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Agevolazioni per il subentro in agricoltura, parte trasformazione e commercializzazione dei prodotti agricoli |
| Legal basis | Delibera del consiglio di amministrazione per l'adeguamento degli interventi di cui al decreto legislativo 21 aprile 2000, n. 185, titolo I, capo III, ai regolamenti (CE) n. 70/2001 e (CE) n. 1857/2006 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 20 million |
| Loans guaranteed | — |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | — |
| Loans guaranteed | — |
| Maximum aid intensity | The aid that may be granted for the execution of business plans consists of soft loans and outright grants. The gross aid intensity may not exceed:






  — | 50 % of eligible investments in regions eligible under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty, |

Aid No

XA 7001/08

Member State

Italy

Region

ISMEA, Istituto di servizi per il mercato agricolo ed agroalimentare

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Agevolazioni per il subentro in agricoltura, parte trasformazione e commercializzazione dei prodotti agricoli

Legal basis

Delibera del consiglio di amministrazione per l'adeguamento degli interventi di cui al decreto legislativo 21 aprile 2000, n. 185, titolo I, capo III, ai regolamenti (CE) n. 70/2001 e (CE) n. 1857/2006

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 20 million

Loans guaranteed

—

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

—

Loans guaranteed

—

Maximum aid intensity

The aid that may be granted for the execution of business plans consists of soft loans and outright grants. The gross aid intensity may not exceed:

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50 % of eligible investments in regions eligible under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty,

| — | 40 % of eligible costs in other regions. |
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40 % of eligible costs in other regions.

The amount to be repaid (soft loan) may not be less than 50 % of the overall amount of aid granted (investments, technical assistance and establishment premium).

The aid complies with Article 4(2) to (6) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Date of implementation

1 February 2008

Duration of the scheme or the individual aid

6 years

Objective of the aid

Encourage new entrepreneurs and a generational change in enterprises engaged in the processing and marketing of agricultural products.

Expenditure on the following is eligible:

| (a) | feasibility studies, including market surveys; |
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(a)

feasibility studies, including market surveys;

| (b) | agronomic and land-improvement works; |
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(b)

agronomic and land-improvement works;

| (c) | the purchase or construction of buildings; |
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(c)

the purchase or construction of buildings;

| (d) | building authorisation fees; |
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(d)

building authorisation fees;

| (e) | utility connections, plant, machinery and equipment; |
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(e)

utility connections, plant, machinery and equipment;

| (f) | design services; |
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(f)

design services;

| (g) | patents and licences |
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(g)

patents and licences

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

No

Aid limited to certain sectors

Yes

| — | Processing of agricultural products |
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Processing of agricultural products

Yes

| — | All manufacturing |
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All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

| — | All services |
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All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

ISMEA

| via C. Celso, 6 |
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| I-00161 Roma |

via C. Celso, 6

I-00161 Roma

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