# C_2008076EN.01000301.xml

| 27.3.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 76/3 |
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27.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 76/3

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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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 76/03)

| Aid No | XS 13/08 |
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| Member State | Romania |
| Region | Toate cele 8 regiuni de dezvoltare ale României |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Stimularea IMM-urilor care procesează produse agricole în vederea obţinerii unor produse alimentare, altele decât cele prevăzute în anexa I la Tratatul CE, precum și a celor care desfășoară activităţi de procesare a produselor agricole în vederea obţinerii și utilizării surselor de energie regenerabilă și a biocombustibililor |
| Legal basis | Programul Naţional de Dezvoltare Rurală 2007-2013
  Prevederile art. 28 — Creșterea valorii adăugate pentru produsele agricole și forestiere din Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1698/2005 al Consiliului (1), privind sprijinul pentru dezvoltare rurală acordat din Fondul European Agricol pentru Dezvoltare Rurală (FEADR) |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | EUR 118 125 000 |
| Maximum aid intensity | — | 40 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the Bucharest-Ilfov region, |

Aid No

XS 13/08

Member State

Romania

Region

Toate cele 8 regiuni de dezvoltare ale României

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Stimularea IMM-urilor care procesează produse agricole în vederea obţinerii unor produse alimentare, altele decât cele prevăzute în anexa I la Tratatul CE, precum și a celor care desfășoară activităţi de procesare a produselor agricole în vederea obţinerii și utilizării surselor de energie regenerabilă și a biocombustibililor

Legal basis

Programul Naţional de Dezvoltare Rurală 2007-2013

Prevederile art. 28 — Creșterea valorii adăugate pentru produsele agricole și forestiere din Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1698/2005 al Consiliului (1), privind sprijinul pentru dezvoltare rurală acordat din Fondul European Agricol pentru Dezvoltare Rurală (FEADR)

Creșterea valorii adăugate pentru produsele agricole și forestiere

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

EUR 118 125 000

Maximum aid intensity

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40 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the Bucharest-Ilfov region,

| — | 50 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the other 7 development regions |
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50 % of total eligible expenditure relating to projects carried out in the other 7 development regions

Date of implementation

30.3.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Investment aid granted to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

1.   In the food and drinks industry

Bakery sector: manufacture of bread, fresh pastry goods and cakes, biscuits, rusks and other similar products, macaroni, noodles, couscous and other similar farinaceous products.

Confectionery and sugar confectionery: manufacture of cocoa-based products, chocolate and sugar confectionery.

Dairy products sector: manufacture of ice cream.

Homogenised food preparations and dietetic products: manufacture of food products for special nutritional needs (Council Directive 89/398/EEC (OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27)): baby formula milk powder; milk and other foods for small children; baby foods; low-calorie foods for weight control; dietetic foods for specific medical purposes; low-sodium foods, including low-sodium or sodium-free dietary salts; gluten-free foods; foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen; foods for people suffering from carbohydrate metabolism disorders (diabetes).

Sector for other foods n.e.c.: manufacture of soups; powdered egg, etc.; manufacture of products enriched with vitamins, protein, etc.

2.   Manufacture and use of renewable energy and biofuels

| — | production of electricity, biogas, thermal energy and hot water from renewable sources, by enterprises which produce and/or process agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, |
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production of electricity, biogas, thermal energy and hot water from renewable sources, by enterprises which produce and/or process agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty,

| — | manufacture of biofuels — biodiesel and bioethanol — for transport, by companies which produce and/or process agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, in order to use and sell them |
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manufacture of biofuels — biodiesel and bioethanol — for transport, by companies which produce and/or process agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, in order to use and sell them

Name and address of granting authority

| Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale, Direcţia Generală Dezvoltare Rurală — AM PNDR |
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| B-dul Carol I, nr. 24, sector 3 |
| București |
| Tel. (40-21) 307 85 65 |
| Fax (40-21) 307 86 06 |

Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale, Direcţia Generală Dezvoltare Rurală — AM PNDR

B-dul Carol I, nr. 24, sector 3

București

Tel. (40-21) 307 85 65

Fax (40-21) 307 86 06

Miscellaneous

The aid scheme implements measure 123 entitled Adding value to agricultural and forestry products in Annex 1 of Romania's National Rural Development Programme for 2007-2013, financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development under Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (1).

Adding value to agricultural and forestry products

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The complete text of this aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises is published on the web page of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at the following address:

http://www.mapam.ro/pages/page.php?self=03&sub=0305&lang=2

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(1)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.

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