# C_2008031EN.01000601.xml

| 5.2.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 31/6 |
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5.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 31/6

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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 31/07)

| Aid No | XA 7042/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Region | — |
| Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid | Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) über die Verwendung des Zweckvermögens des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank (LR), Ziffer 2.1 vorwettbewerbliche Entwicklungsvorhaben und Ziffer 2.2 Markt- und Praxiseinführung |
| Legal basis | § 2 Abs. 1 des Gesetzes über das Zweckvermögen des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank vom 12. August 2005 (BGBl. I S. 1363), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 175 der Neunten Zuständigkeitsanpassungsverordnung vom 31. Oktober 2006 (BGBl. I S. 24077) |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Planned pre-competitive development
  Annual overall amount (grant) | EUR 1,5 million |
| Introduction to market and practical use
  Annual overall amount (low-interest loan) | EUR 2,5 million |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | — |
| Loans guaranteed | — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In accordance with Article 4(2)-(7) and Article 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 24.8.2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | 30.6.2008 |
| Objective of the aid | Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises | Yes |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors which are eligible for aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank |
| Hochstr. 2 |
| D-60313 Frankfurt am Main |

Aid No

XA 7042/07

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid

Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) über die Verwendung des Zweckvermögens des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank (LR), Ziffer 2.1 vorwettbewerbliche Entwicklungsvorhaben und Ziffer 2.2 Markt- und Praxiseinführung

Legal basis

§ 2 Abs. 1 des Gesetzes über das Zweckvermögen des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank vom 12. August 2005 (BGBl. I S. 1363), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 175 der Neunten Zuständigkeitsanpassungsverordnung vom 31. Oktober 2006 (BGBl. I S. 24077)

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

Aid scheme

Planned pre-competitive development

Annual overall amount (grant)

EUR 1,5 million

Introduction to market and practical use

Annual overall amount (low-interest loan)

EUR 2,5 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

—

Loans guaranteed

—

Maximum aid intensity

In accordance with Article 4(2)-(7) and Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

24.8.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

30.6.2008

Objective of the aid

Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Yes

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors which are eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Hochstr. 2

D-60313 Frankfurt am Main

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XA 7043/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Region | The whole country |
| Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid | Richtlinie über die Förderung der Beratung landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen vor und während einer Umstellung des Betriebes auf ökologischen Landbau |
| Legal basis | Allgemeinen Vorschriften zu §§ 23, 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 1 million |
| Loans guaranteed | — |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | — |
| Loans guaranteed | — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In accordance with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | Signed on 13 August 2007; will enter into force after publication (probably by the end of August 2007) |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | 31.12.2010 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises | Yes |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | No |
| Limited to the following economic sectors | Yes |
| Mining | |
| Entire manufacturing industry | |
| or | |
| Steel industry | |
| Shipbuilding | |
| Synthetic fibres | |
| Motor vehicles | |
| Other manufacturing sectors | |
| Processing and marketing of agricultural products | Yes |
| All services | |
| or | |
| Transport services | |
| Financial services | |
| Other services | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) |
| Deichmanns Aue 29 |
| D-53179 Bonn |

Aid No

XA 7043/07

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

The whole country

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid

Richtlinie über die Förderung der Beratung landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen vor und während einer Umstellung des Betriebes auf ökologischen Landbau

Legal basis

Allgemeinen Vorschriften zu §§ 23, 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 million

Loans guaranteed

—

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

—

Loans guaranteed

—

Maximum aid intensity

In accordance with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

Signed on 13 August 2007; will enter into force after publication (probably by the end of August 2007)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

31.12.2010

Objective of aid

Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Yes

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

No

Limited to the following economic sectors

Yes

Mining

Entire manufacturing industry

or

Steel industry

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing sectors

Processing and marketing of agricultural products

Yes

All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)

Deichmanns Aue 29

D-53179 Bonn

Large individual aid grants

—

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