# C_2008180EN.01001601.xml

| 17.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 180/16 |
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17.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/16

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2008/C 180/08)

Aid No: XA 438/07

Member State: Eire/Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Participants in the An Bord Bia Beef Quality Assurance Scheme and An Bord Bia Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme

Legal basis: An Bord Bia Acts 1994 to 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual expenditure: EUR 2,3 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2011

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to encourage participation in recognized independently certified Quality Assurance Schemes through the payment of third party inspection and certification costs of Quality Assurance schemes within the parameters of Article 14(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: (Beef/Sheepmeat)

Name and address of the granting authority:

| An Bord Bia, Clanwilliam Court |
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| Lower Mount Street |
| Dublin 2 |
| Ireland |

An Bord Bia, Clanwilliam Court

Lower Mount Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Website: http://www.bordbia.ie/Industry/Producers/

Other information: The schemes, which are managed by Bord Bia and certified to EN 45001 standard meet the full requirements of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Aid No: XA 54/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Galicia

Title of aid scheme: Ayudas a Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria (ADSG)

Legal Basis: Orden de ... de ... de ..., por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas a las entidades reconocidas como Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria (ADSG) de Galicia y se convocan para el año 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 3 591 332

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the total cost of the ADSG Programme

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: The aid is aimed at improving the health status of Galician livestock holdings through the implementation of common programmes for the prevention and control of animal diseases.

The subsidies relate both to the cost of contracting veterinary technicians and to expenditure on equipment.

The scheme is in keeping with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, which states that aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention of animal diseases are compatible with the common market

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock production

Name and address of the granting authority: Xunta de Galicia. Consellería de Medio Rural

Dirección General de Producción, Industrias y Calidad Agroalimentaria

Website: http://mediorural.xunta.es/externos/borrador_orde_axudas_adsg_2008.pdf

Other information: E-mail address:

dxpica.mediorural@xunta.es

Maria.soledad.castro.diaz@xunta.es

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