# Official Journal C 100/2008

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5122 April 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 100

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5122 April 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 100/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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| 2008/C 100/02 | Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities | 4 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 100/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  )

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2008/C 100/02

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 100/03 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2008/C 100/04 | 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 | 6 |
| 2008/C 100/05 | 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 | 12 |
| 2008/C 100/06 | 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 | 14 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 100/03

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 100/04

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

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2008/C 100/05

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

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2008/C 100/06

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

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 100/07 | Call for proposals under the Capacities work programme of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities | 19 |
| 2008/C 100/08 | Call for proposals for actions in the field of eco-innovation under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP, Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council — OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 15) | 20 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2008/C 100/07

Call for proposals under the Capacities work programme of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

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2008/C 100/08

Call for proposals for actions in the field of eco-innovation under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP, Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council — OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 15)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 22.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 100/1 |
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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 100/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 28.7.2006 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 412/06 |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | Region północno-zachodni |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Zmiana N 370/05 — Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców na terenie miasta Stargard Szczeciński |
| Legal basis | Uchwała Rady Miejskiej w sprawie przyjęcia programu pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców na terenie miasta Stargardu Szczecińskiego, z późn. zm.;
  Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r., Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 1591 z późn. zm. |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Regional Development |
| Form of aid | Tax advantage |
| Budget | Overall budget: PLN 35 million |
| Intensity | 50 % |
| Duration | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Rada Miejska w Stargardzie Szczecińskim |
| Rynek Staromiejski 1 |
| PL-73-110 Stargard Szczesiński |

Date of adoption of the decision

28.7.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 412/06

Member State

Poland

Region

Region północno-zachodni

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Zmiana N 370/05 — Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców na terenie miasta Stargard Szczeciński

Legal basis

Uchwała Rady Miejskiej w sprawie przyjęcia programu pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców na terenie miasta Stargardu Szczecińskiego, z późn. zm.;

Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r., Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 1591 z późn. zm.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Regional Development

Form of aid

Tax advantage

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 35 million

Intensity

50 %

Duration

Until 31.12.2006

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Rada Miejska w Stargardzie Szczecińskim

Rynek Staromiejski 1

PL-73-110 Stargard Szczesiński

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.3.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 270/07 |
| Member State | Austria |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | FFG-Richtlinien |
| Legal basis | Bundesgesetz zur Errichtung der Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung — FFG-G; BGBl. I Nr. 73/2004 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Research and development, Innovation, Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Guarantee, Soft loan |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 300 million
  Overall budget: EUR 2 100 million |
| Intensity | 100 % |
| Duration | Until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG) |
| Sensengasse 1 |
| A-1090 Wien |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.3.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 270/07

Member State

Austria

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

FFG-Richtlinien

Legal basis

Bundesgesetz zur Errichtung der Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung — FFG-G; BGBl. I Nr. 73/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Research and development, Innovation, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Form of aid

Direct grant, Guarantee, Soft loan

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 300 million

Overall budget: EUR 2 100 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG)

Sensengasse 1

A-1090 Wien

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 21.2.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 521/07 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Freistaat Bayern |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Clusterfonds „Start-up!“ |
| Legal basis | Gesellschaftsvertrag der Clusterfonds Start-up! GmbH; Beteiligungsgrundsätze der Clusterfonds Start-up! GmbH; Geschäftsordnung für den Beteiligungsausschuss der Clusterfonds Start-up! GmbH |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Risk capital, Research and development, Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Form of aid | Provision of risk capital |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 20 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration | 2012 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | LfA Förderbank Bayern |
| Königinstraße 17 |
| D-80539 München |

Date of adoption of the decision

21.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 521/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Freistaat Bayern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Clusterfonds „Start-up!“

Legal basis

Gesellschaftsvertrag der Clusterfonds Start-up! GmbH; Beteiligungsgrundsätze der Clusterfonds Start-up! GmbH; Geschäftsordnung für den Beteiligungsausschuss der Clusterfonds Start-up! GmbH

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Risk capital, Research and development, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Form of aid

Provision of risk capital

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 20 million

Intensity

—

Duration

2012

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

LfA Förderbank Bayern

Königinstraße 17

D-80539 München

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/

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| 22.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 100/4 |
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Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities

(2008/C 100/02)

Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (2) are amended as follows:

On page 87, the text to heading 2009 is replaced by the following text:

‘2009

Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

See Note 6 to this Chapter as regards unfermented juice not containing added spirit.

See Subheading Note 3 to this Chapter as regards Brix value.

See Additional Note 5(a) to this Chapter as regards added sugar.

For the purposes of Additional Note 5(b) to this Chapter, products to which sugar has been added in such a quantity that they contain less than 50 % by weight of fruit juices are considered to have lost their original character of fruit juices of heading 2009.

For determining whether products have lost their original character or not with regard to the addition of sugar, only Additional Notes 2 and 5 to this Chapter are to be applied. The content of various sugars expressed as sucrose is determined in accordance with the said Additional Note 2. If the content of added sugar calculated in accordance with Additional Note 5(a) to this Chapter exceeds 50 % by weight, the calculated fruit juice content is less than 50 % by weight so that the product is not to be classified under heading 2009.

Additional Note 5(b) to this Chapter is not to be applied to concentrated natural fruit juices.

Consequently, concentrated natural fruit juices are not excluded from heading 2009.

As regards the addition of other substances to products of heading 2009, see HS Explanatory Notes to heading 2009.

EXAMPLE

The analysis of a sample of orange juice gives the following results:

| — | value indicated by refractometer at a temperature of 20 °C: 65,3, |
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value indicated by refractometer at a temperature of 20 °C: 65,3,

| — | calculated content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (Additional Note 2 to this Chapter): 62,0 (65,3 × 0,95), |
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calculated content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (Additional Note 2 to this Chapter): 62,0 (65,3 × 0,95),

| — | calculated added sugar content (Additional Note 5 to this Chapter): 49 % by weight (62,0 – 13), |
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calculated added sugar content (Additional Note 5 to this Chapter): 49 % by weight (62,0 – 13),

| — | calculated fruit juice content: 51 % by weight (100 – 49). |
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calculated fruit juice content: 51 % by weight (100 – 49).

Conclusion: The sample is considered, within the meaning of Additional Note 5(b) to this Chapter, not to have lost its original character, because the calculated fruit juice content is not less than 50 % by weight.’.

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(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1352/2007 (OJ L 303, 21.11.2007, p.3).

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(2)  OJ C 50, 28.2.2006, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 22.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 100/5 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 April 2008

(2008/C 100/03)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,5898 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 164,43 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4618 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,80070 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3805 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6059 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 119,38 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9445 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,091 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 252,47 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6971 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,4187 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5621 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 32,445 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,0878 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6873 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5935 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 12,3954 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,0040 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1524 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 579,86 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 12,3809 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 11,1286 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2555 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 602,31 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9944 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 66,621 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 37,2040 |
| THB | Thai baht | 50,087 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,6519 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,6570 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,5898

JPY

Japanese yen

164,43

DKK

Danish krone

7,4618

GBP

Pound sterling

0,80070

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3805

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6059

ISK

Iceland króna

119,38

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9445

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,091

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

252,47

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6971

PLN

Polish zloty

3,4187

RON

Romanian leu

3,5621

SKK

Slovak koruna

32,445

TRY

Turkish lira

2,0878

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6873

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5935

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

12,3954

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,0040

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1524

KRW

South Korean won

1 579,86

ZAR

South African rand

12,3809

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

11,1286

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2555

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 602,31

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9944

PHP

Philippine peso

66,621

RUB

Russian rouble

37,2040

THB

Thai baht

50,087

BRL

Brazilian real

2,6519

MXN

Mexican peso

16,6570

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 22.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 100/6 |
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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 100/04)

Aid No: XA 384/07

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing vzw (VLAM)

Legal basis: Decreet van 22 december 2006 houdende de uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2007, inzonderheid artikel 12, gewijzigd bij het decreet van 29 juni 2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: A grant of EUR 60 000, broken down as follows for the three programmes:

EUR 34 000 for consultancy services provided,

EUR 9 000 for organising forums for the exchange of knowledge,

EUR 17 000 for publications

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 %

Date of implementation: Aid will start on 1 January 2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid will be granted for activities carried out between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: In 2008, the non-profit organisation VLAM wishes to run an active campaign for the development and dissemination of a logo to enable consumers to identify places selling farm products. The campaign is designed to facilitate contact between producers and consumers.

VLAM intends to undertake the following activities:

The aid is granted under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and complies with that Article.

Article 15(2)(c): concerning consultancy services provided by third parties, the fees for services which do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure, such as routine tax consultancy services, regular legal services or advertising.

Article 15(2)(d): concerning the organisation of and participation in forums to share knowledge between businesses, competitions, exhibitions and fairs.

Article 15(2)(f): publications such as catalogues or websites presenting factual information about producers from a given region or producers of a given product, provided the information and presentation is neutral and that all producers concerned have equal opportunities to be represented in the publication

Sector(s) concerned: The arable and livestock sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Departement Landbouw en Visserij |
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| Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling |
| Ellips, 6e verdieping |
| Koning Albert II laan, 35, bus 40 |
| B-1030 Brussel |

Departement Landbouw en Visserij

Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling

Ellips, 6e verdieping

Koning Albert II laan, 35, bus 40

B-1030 Brussel

Website: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article_body.pl?numac=2007036508&caller=list&article_lang=N&row_id=1&numero=18&pub_date=2007-10-04&set3=set+character_variant+ %27dutch.ftl %27&ddfm=12&dt=DECREET&language=nl&choix1=EN&choix2=EN&fromtab=+montxt&nl=n&trier=afkondiging&ddda=2006&sql=dt+ %3D+ %27DECREET %27+and+dd+between+date %272006-12-22 %27+and+date %272006-12-22 %27+&rech=18&tri=dd+AS+RANK+&ddfa=2006&dddj=22&dddm=12&ddfj=22&set1=set+stopfile+ %27MON.stp %27

Other information: Without this State aid, it would not be possible to achieve the programme's objective and it would be impossible to carry out the project

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE

Secretary-General

Aid No: XA 387/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Régimen de ayudas a los productores de cereza y viñedo de determinados municipios de la Comunitat Valenciana, afectados por las adversidades climáticas sufridas durante los años 2006-2007

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, por la que se establecen ayudas a los productores de cereza y de viñedo de determinados municipios de la Comunitat Valenciana, afectados por las adversidades climáticas sufridas durante los años 2006-2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned expenditure on aid for cherry growing is EUR 1 300 000.

The planned expenditure on aid for vine growing is EUR 150 000

Maximum aid intensity: The estimated aid intensity, based on the assessment formula, will in no case exceed 49,74 % for cherries and will be 39,98 % for vineyards.

The maximum aid for cherries is EUR 20 000.

The aid for vine growing granted to each farmer will not exceed the maximum aid calculated in accordance with Article 11(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of implementation: Ten days after publication in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: The aid is intended to compensate farmers for the loss of production potential on cherry farms and in vineyards affected by severe weather conditions during 2006 and 2007, thus facilitating the continuing operation of the holdings concerned.

Article 11: Aid for losses due to adverse climatic events.

The aid is intended to compensate for the reduction in income from the sale of the product resulting from the adverse climatic event

Sectors(s) concerned: Agricultural sector: cherry growing and vine growing

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación |
| --- |
| C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2 |
| E-46010 Valencia |

Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2

E-46010 Valencia

Website: http://www.docv.gva.es/portal/portal/2007/12/03/pdf/2007_14504.pdf

Valencia, 26 November 2007.

Director-general for Agricultural Production

Laura PEÑARROYA FABREGAT

Aid No: XA 388/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid award: d.g.r. n. 36-6961 del 24 settembre 2007«Legge regionale 20 novembre 2002, n. 29 (Istituto per il marketing dei prodotti agroalimentari del Piemonte), art. 3, comma 2. Procedure, criteri e condizioni per l'erogazione di contributi in conto capitale»

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 29/2002

d.g.r. n. 36-6961 del 24 settembre 2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 0,40 million.

Overall amount of individual grants: EUR 2,40 million

Maximum intensity of the aid: Maximum intensity of the aid:

100 % for market research, product development and the establishment of production standards (see point 1.2.1.A of the Annex to Decree of the Regional Executive No 36-6961 (d.g.r. n. 36-6961 del 24.9.2007 punto 1.2.1.A)),

100 % for technical expertise for trade agreements and partnerships (see point 1.2.1.B of the Annex to Decree of the Regional Executive No 366961 (d.g.r. n. 36-6961 del 24.9.2007 punto 1.2.1.B)),

100 % for promotional measures, participation in fairs and similar events (see point 1.2.1.D of the Annex to Decree of the Regional Executive No 36-6961 (d.g.r. n. 36-6961 del 24.9.2007 punto 1.2.1.D))

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of the aid and eligible expenditure: The objectives of the aid are:

Aid within the meaning of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 aimed at promoting quality agricultural products.

In particular, aid may be granted to cover the costs of primary production enterprises for the following, insofar as they are related to the development of quality agricultural products:

| — | market research activities, product conception and design, including aid granted for the preparation of applications for the recognition of geographical indications and designations of origin or certificates of specific character in accordance with the relevant Community regulations, |
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market research activities, product conception and design, including aid granted for the preparation of applications for the recognition of geographical indications and designations of origin or certificates of specific character in accordance with the relevant Community regulations,

| — | the introduction of quality assurance schemes such as ISO 9000 or 14000 series, systems based on hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), traceability systems, systems to assure respect of authenticity and marketing norms or environmental audit systems, |
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the introduction of quality assurance schemes such as ISO 9000 or 14000 series, systems based on hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), traceability systems, systems to assure respect of authenticity and marketing norms or environmental audit systems,

| — | training of personnel to apply schemes and systems as referred to in the previous point, |
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training of personnel to apply schemes and systems as referred to in the previous point,

| — | the charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems, |
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the charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems,

| — | compulsory control measures undertaken pursuant to Community or national legislation by or on behalf of the competent authorities, unless Community legislation requires enterprises to bear such costs. |
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compulsory control measures undertaken pursuant to Community or national legislation by or on behalf of the competent authorities, unless Community legislation requires enterprises to bear such costs.

Aid within the meaning of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 aimed at promoting trade agreements and partnerships.

Concerning consultancy provided by third parties, costs may be financed that are not the costs of permanent or recurrent services, nor relating to the enterprise's day-to-day expenditure, e.g. for ordinary tax advice, regular legal advice, or advertising.

Aid within the meaning of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 aimed at promoting participation in promotional events (fairs and similar events).

In particular, in respect of the organisation and participation in forums to share knowledge between businesses, in competitions, exhibitions and fairs, aid may be granted to primary production enterprises for the following costs:

| — | registration fees, |
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registration fees,

| — | travel costs, |
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travel costs,

| — | costs of publications, |
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costs of publications,

| — | costs of renting stands, |
| --- | --- |

—

costs of renting stands,

| — | symbolic prizes awarded in the framework of competitions, up to a value of EUR 250 per prize and winner. |
| --- | --- |

—

symbolic prizes awarded in the framework of competitions, up to a value of EUR 250 per prize and winner.

Aid may be also granted to cover costs for publications such as catalogues or websites presenting factual information about producers from a given region or producers of a given product, provided that this information and the presentation are neutral and that all producers concerned are afforded the same opportunity to feature in the publications

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture and related services and activities. All production sectors whose products fall under the definition provided in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

| Regione Piemonte Direzione Agricoltura |
| --- |
| Corso Stati Uniti, 21 |
| I-10129 Torino |

Regione Piemonte Direzione Agricoltura

Corso Stati Uniti, 21

I-10129 Torino

Website: The direct link to the complete text of the aid scheme is the following:

http://www.regione.piemonte.it/governo/bollettino/abbonati/2007/39/suppo2/00000001.htm

Other information: The planned duration of the aid scheme is up to 2013, i.e. until the expiry of the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 (OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1) and the exemption Regulation, Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The annual expenditure of EUR 400 000 is provided for in the multiannual budget of the Region of Piedmont, as approved by Regional Law No 10 of 23 April 2007 for 2007, 2008 and 2009. Subsequent regional legislative acts of an accounting and financial nature shall set out, every year, the financial allocation of the aid scheme from 2010 to 2013

Aid No: XA 390/07

Member State: France

Region: Département de l'Hérault

Title of aid scheme: Aides à l'achat d'agroéquipements à vocation environnementale par des Coopératives d'Utilisation de Matériels en Commun (CUMA)

Legal basis:

| — | Article 4 du règlement (CE) no 1857/2006 de la Commission du 15 décembre 2006 |
| --- | --- |

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Article 4 du règlement (CE) no 1857/2006 de la Commission du 15 décembre 2006

| — | Articles L1511-2, L1511-3 et L1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales |
| --- | --- |

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Articles L1511-2, L1511-3 et L1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales

| — | Délibération du Conseil général de l'Hérault du 16 juillet 2007 |
| --- | --- |

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Délibération du Conseil général de l'Hérault du 16 juillet 2007

| — | Convention cadre en cours entre le département et la région Languedoc Roussillon |
| --- | --- |

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Convention cadre en cours entre le département et la région Languedoc Roussillon

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 70 000 depending on budget available

Maximum aid intensity: Between 15 % and 40 % of the total eligible cost depending on the equipment and existence or otherwise of other public financers, it being understood that the Departmental Council will ensure that the rate of 40 % is never exceeded where there are several sources of aid

Date of implementation: Following acknowledgement of receipt by the European Commission

Duration of scheme: 2007-2013

Objective of aid: This aid scheme is in line with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The implementation of this programme should enable the environmental protection objective contained in Article 4(3)(d) of the above Regulation to be met.

The eligible expenditure will cover the purchase of high-performance agricultural equipment which will enable the use of particularly polluting chemical fertilisers and phytosanitary products to be restricted and soil inputs to be reduced, thereby contributing to the development of environmentally-friendly cultural practices. For example, replacing chemical weed control by mechanical weed control reduces the use of herbicides and therefore their presence in the soil and in surface and groundwater.

This aid will also contribute to reducing costs for individual holdings in accordance with Article 4(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, as it is reserved for CUMAs (shared equipment cooperatives). Indeed investing as CUMAs allows needs to be pooled; farmers optimise and rationalise their investments on the scale of several holdings. Purchasing the equipment as CUMAs avoids over-investment on the part of individuals. This stimulates the competitiveness of the holdings, all other things being equal.

The list of eligible agricultural equipment is attached to this exemption form

Sector(s) concerned: The aid is open to all CUMAs, irrespective of their sector of activity, provided that they comply with the definition of SMEs within the meaning of Community rules

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Conseil général de l'Hérault |
| --- |
| Hôtel du département |
| 1000, rue d'Alco |
| F-34087 Montpellier cedex 4 |

Conseil général de l'Hérault

Hôtel du département

1000, rue d'Alco

F-34087 Montpellier cedex 4

Website: www.cg34.fr

heading: Economie/agriculture/production/appui au développement/ en savoir plus: aide à l'investissement en CUMA

List of eligible agricultural equipment for environmental purposes:

1.   Soil working equipment, in particular:

| | Plant shredders |
| --- | --- |

Plant shredders

| | Sprayers |
| --- | --- |

Sprayers

| | Rotating shredders |
| --- | --- |

Rotating shredders

| | Decompactors |
| --- | --- |

Decompactors

| | Rotating mowers |
| --- | --- |

Rotating mowers

| | Subsoil ploughs |
| --- | --- |

Subsoil ploughs

| | Harrows. |
| --- | --- |

Harrows.

The use of this equipment restricts chemical weed control, aerates the soil and leads to a better transformation of organic matter by improving the soil structure. Expenditure to purchase this agricultural equipment will therefore contribute to the objectives for improving the natural environment in accordance with Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

2.   Biofuel equipment, in particular:

| | Decanting vats |
| --- | --- |

Decanting vats

| | Holding silos |
| --- | --- |

Holding silos

| | Packaging machines |
| --- | --- |

Packaging machines

| | Storage silos |
| --- | --- |

Storage silos

| | Pumps |
| --- | --- |

Pumps

| | Sorters |
| --- | --- |

Sorters

| | Storage vats |
| --- | --- |

Storage vats

| | Pressing units |
| --- | --- |

Pressing units

| | Oil presses |
| --- | --- |

Oil presses

| | Worms |
| --- | --- |

Worms

| | Dryers |
| --- | --- |

Dryers

| | Filters. |
| --- | --- |

Filters.

This equipment allows biofuels to be produced from rapeseed and sunflower. It will be financed if it is intended to be used solely for the production of biofuels.

3.   Equipment linked to the use of organic matter, in particular:

| | Spreading tanks |
| --- | --- |

Spreading tanks

| | Manure spreaders |
| --- | --- |

Manure spreaders

| | Compost spreaders |
| --- | --- |

Compost spreaders

| | Composting packs |
| --- | --- |

Composting packs

| | Organic matter spreaders |
| --- | --- |

Organic matter spreaders

| | Plant shredders. |
| --- | --- |

Plant shredders.

The use of organic matter avoids the use of chemical fertilisers. Furthermore, the organic matter improves the soil structure and increases its retention capacity. The measure therefore complies with the environmental preservation objective contained in Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation No 1857/2006.

4.   Green pruning equipment, in particular:

| | Collecting rakes |
| --- | --- |

Collecting rakes

| | Mechanical cleaners |
| --- | --- |

Mechanical cleaners

| | Brush shredders |
| --- | --- |

Brush shredders

| | Tying-up machines |
| --- | --- |

Tying-up machines

| | Toppers |
| --- | --- |

Toppers

| | Pre-pruners |
| --- | --- |

Pre-pruners

| | Leaf cutters |
| --- | --- |

Leaf cutters

| | Creepers. |
| --- | --- |

Creepers.

This equipment is essentially used for tying up vines and maintaining plots.

Better tying reduces the use of phytosanitary products as the leaf surface is less extended and healthier.

5.   Equipment restricting pollution by phytosanitary products, in particular:

| | Washing units for harvesting machines |
| --- | --- |

Washing units for harvesting machines

| | Programmable totalisers, |
| --- | --- |

Programmable totalisers,

| | Precision locating equipment Treatment: GPS |
| --- | --- |

Precision locating equipment Treatment: GPS

| | Vat rinsing kits |
| --- | --- |

Vat rinsing kits

| | Equipment to assist decision-making |
| --- | --- |

Equipment to assist decision-making

| | Flow management equipment |
| --- | --- |

Flow management equipment

| | Spray mixture recovery panels. |
| --- | --- |

Spray mixture recovery panels.

This equipment reduces chemical inputs and increases the efficacy of the treatments

Aid No: XA 391/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Región de Murcia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a los Consejos Reguladores de Denominaciones de Origen e Indicaciones Geográficas y para el Consejo de Agricultura Ecológica de la Región de Murcia, para la puesta en marcha y para las actividades de los Consejos

Legal basis: Propuesta de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura y Agua por la que se establecen las subvenciones para los Consejos Reguladores de Denominaciones de Origen e Indicaciones Geográficas y para el Consejo de Agricultura Ecológica de la Región de Murcia

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual expenditure planned is EUR 2 000 000, amounting to EUR 12 000 000 for the six-year period

Maximum aid intensity: Under Article 4 of the Draft Order, the aid may not exceed EUR 275 000 per year and Council for products governed by Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 or EUR 160 000 for products governed by Regulations (EC) No 510/2006 and (EC) No 1493/1999.

However, by virtue of Article 3, the maximum amount of aid depends on the eligible expenditure concerned. Thus:

For aid covering the activities of the Councils (Article 3.A), up to 70 % of total expenditure for information and promotion may be subsidised in the framework of programmes relating to food quality (subject to a maximum of EUR 90 000) (point 1.1) and up to 70 % also for aid for market research (subject to a maximum of EUR 20 000 per year) (point 1.3). For generic advertising, aid of up to 50 % is allowed, subject to a maximum of EUR 20 000 (point 1.2).

For the costs of the compulsory control measures, aid of up to 100 % or 60 % is allowed, depending on whether they are carried out by Councils for products governed by Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 or whether they are carried out by Councils governed by Regulations (EC) No 510/2006 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (subject to a maximum of EUR 60 000 per year in the case of the last two Regulations) (Article 3.A.2).

For setting up the Councils (Article 3.B), aid of up to 100 % may be granted subject to a maximum of EUR 60 000 per year for the first five years (and a maximum of EUR 300 000 for the five-year period as a whole) (point 1); aid for information, promotion and publicity will decrease gradually over the initial five-year period from the creation of the Regulatory Council, and the limits are the same as above, both for generic publicity and for research, i.e. EUR 20 000 per year (point 2). For the costs of the compulsory control measures, the aid will also decrease gradually, from 100 % to 60 %, in the first five years following the setting up of the Regulatory Council and will be subject to the same maximum of up to EUR 60 000 per year (point 3)

Date of implementation: January 2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until December 2013

Objective of aid: The aid provided for in the Draft Order is awarded in respect of the activities both of the Regulatory Councils for Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and of the Murcia Organic Farming Board in relation to the control and promotion of the quality of the products they deal with and defraying the costs of setting up new bodies.

The subsidies provided for in the Draft Order in respect of the activities of the Councils are in keeping with Article 15(2)(c) and (d) in (i), (iii), (iv) and (e) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and Article 3.A.1 and B.2 of the Draft Order; and Article 14(a) and (e) of the Regulation with Article 3.A.2 and B.3 of the Draft Order.

With regard to aid for setting up the Councils, provision is made for this in measures included in Article 9 of the Regulation which include the eligible expenditure mentioned in Section 3, which are included in Article 3.B.1 of the Draft Order

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural production, including animal and vegetable products

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Dirección General de Industrias y Asociacionismo Agrario |
| --- |
| Consejería de Agricultura y Agua |
| Plaza de Juan XXIII, s/n |
| E-30008 Murcia |

Dirección General de Industrias y Asociacionismo Agrario

Consejería de Agricultura y Agua

Plaza de Juan XXIII, s/n

E-30008 Murcia

Website: http://www.carm.es/neweb2/servlet/integra.servlets.ControlPublico?IDCONTENIDO=5221&IDTIPO=100&RASTRO=c428$m

Other information: The aid is not paid directly to the producers but through the Regulatory Councils for Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and for the Murcia Organic Farming Board for products governed by Council Regulation No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

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22.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/12

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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 100/05)

| Aid No | XA 7048/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Kingdom of Spain |
| Region | Castilla y León |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Línea S22 — Ayuda a la PYME agroalimentaria en materia de investigación y desarrollo |
| Legal basis | Orden AYG/1346/2007, de 30 de julio, por la que se convocan las subvenciones a la transformación y comercialización de los productos agrarios, silvícolas y de la alimentación en Castilla y León — Línea S22 (B.O.C. y L. no 162 de 21 de agosto de 2007) |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 2 000 000 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation | Yes X | No |
| Date of implementation | 22.8.2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2008 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes X | No |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | |
| Limited to specific sectors | X |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XA 7048/07

Member State

Kingdom of Spain

Region

Castilla y León

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Línea S22 — Ayuda a la PYME agroalimentaria en materia de investigación y desarrollo

Legal basis

Orden AYG/1346/2007, de 30 de julio, por la que se convocan las subvenciones a la transformación y comercialización de los productos agrarios, silvícolas y de la alimentación en Castilla y León — Línea S22 (B.O.C. y L. no 162 de 21 de agosto de 2007)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 2 000 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

Yes X

No

Date of implementation

22.8.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes X

No

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

X

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Coalmining

| — | All industrial sectors |
| --- | --- |

—

All industrial sectors

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other industrial sectors (food and its derivatives)

X

| — | Processing and marketing of agricultural products |
| --- | --- |

—

Processing and marketing of agricultural products

X

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

—

All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of granting authority

Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería

| Calle Rigoberto Cortejoso no 14 |
| --- |
| E-47014 Valladolid |

Calle Rigoberto Cortejoso no 14

E-47014 Valladolid

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes X

No

| Aid number | XA 7056/07 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Portugal |
| Region | Região Autónoma da Madeira |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Cooperação para a elaboração de Novos Produtos, Processos e Tecnologias
  Regime de auxílios integrado na Medida 1.9 — Cooperação para a elaboração de Novos Produtos, Processos e Tecnologias do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Autónoma da Madeira |
| Legal basis | Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended by Regulations (EC) No 364/2004 and (EC) No 1857/2006.
  Medida 1.9 do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Autónoma da Madeira has as its basis Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and will be the subject of regional implementing regulations following approval of this programme by the Commission |
| Annul expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 52 500 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | Yes.
  Aid intensity will vary between 45 % and 100 % of the amount of eligible costs, with a differentiation of the aid level according to the research and development stages to which the costs relate. If a project includes different stages of research and development, the permissible aid intensity shall be established on the basis of the weighted average of the respective permissible aid intensities, calculated on the basis of the eligible costs involved |
| Date of implementation | 2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2013 |
| Objective of aid | Promote cooperation between operators from public/private partnerships for the development, transfer and dissemination of new products, processes and technologies |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | Agri-food and forestry sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Autoridade de Gestão do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Autónoma da Madeira |
| Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais |
| Av. Arriaga, n.o 21-A, Edifício Golden Gate-5 |
| P-9004-158 Funchal |
| Tél. (351) 291 20 18 30 |
| Fax (351) 291 22 06 05 |
| E-mail: gabinete.sra@gov-madeira.pt |

Aid number

XA 7056/07

Member State

Portugal

Region

Região Autónoma da Madeira

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Cooperação para a elaboração de Novos Produtos, Processos e Tecnologias

Regime de auxílios integrado na Medida 1.9 — Cooperação para a elaboração de Novos Produtos, Processos e Tecnologias do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Autónoma da Madeira

Legal basis

Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended by Regulations (EC) No 364/2004 and (EC) No 1857/2006.

Medida 1.9 do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Autónoma da Madeira has as its basis Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and will be the subject of regional implementing regulations following approval of this programme by the Commission

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 52 500

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Yes.

Aid intensity will vary between 45 % and 100 % of the amount of eligible costs, with a differentiation of the aid level according to the research and development stages to which the costs relate. If a project includes different stages of research and development, the permissible aid intensity shall be established on the basis of the weighted average of the respective permissible aid intensities, calculated on the basis of the eligible costs involved

Date of implementation

2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2013

Objective of aid

Promote cooperation between operators from public/private partnerships for the development, transfer and dissemination of new products, processes and technologies

Economic sector(s) concerned

Agri-food and forestry sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Autoridade de Gestão do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Autónoma da Madeira

Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais

Av. Arriaga, n.o 21-A, Edifício Golden Gate-5

P-9004-158 Funchal

Tél. (351) 291 20 18 30

Fax (351) 291 22 06 05

E-mail: gabinete.sra@gov-madeira.pt

Large individual aid grants

No

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22.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/14

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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 100/06)

Aid No: XA 223/07

Member State: Hungary

Region: All of Hungary

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Állami program keretében egyes növényegészségügyi vizsgálatok költségeihez nyújtott nemzeti támogatás

Legal basis:

| — | egyes növényegészségügyi vizsgálatok támogatásáról szóló .../2007. ( ) FVM rendelet; |
| --- | --- |

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egyes növényegészségügyi vizsgálatok támogatásáról szóló .../2007. ( ) FVM rendelet;

| — | a növényvédelemről szóló 2000. évi XXV. törvény; |
| --- | --- |

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a növényvédelemről szóló 2000. évi XXV. törvény;

| — | a növényegészségügyi feladatok végrehajtásának részletes szabályairól szóló 7/2001. (I. 17.) FVM rendelet; |
| --- | --- |

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a növényegészségügyi feladatok végrehajtásának részletes szabályairól szóló 7/2001. (I. 17.) FVM rendelet;

| — | a gyümölcs szaporítóanyagok előállításáról és forgalomba hozataláról szóló 64/2004. (IV. 27.) FVM rendelet; |
| --- | --- |

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a gyümölcs szaporítóanyagok előállításáról és forgalomba hozataláról szóló 64/2004. (IV. 27.) FVM rendelet;

| — | a szőlő szaporítóanyagok előállításáról, minősítéséről és forgalomba hozataláról szóló 87/2006. (XII. 28.) FVM rendelet; |
| --- | --- |

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a szőlő szaporítóanyagok előállításáról, minősítéséről és forgalomba hozataláról szóló 87/2006. (XII. 28.) FVM rendelet;

| — | a növényvédelmi igazgatási szolgáltatási díjakról szóló 165/2004. (XI. 22.) FVM rendelet |
| --- | --- |

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a növényvédelmi igazgatási szolgáltatási díjakról szóló 165/2004. (XI. 22.) FVM rendelet

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total annual aid: HUF 150 million

Maximum aid intensity: Aid at a rate of 80 % of the invoice value of eligible expenditure.

Maximum eligible expenditure for each type of test is set out in Regulation No 165/2004 of 22 November 2004 of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry

Date of implementation: September 2007, after Commission position

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to ensure the production of quality seeds and propagating materials of high biological value and to better safeguard plant health for the maintenance of plant species.

The provisions of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are applied.

Aid may be claimed for the costs of plant health services, supported by invoices, incurred in carrying out the above-mentioned checking and testing as required by national plant health programmes

Sector(s) concerned: The sectors concerned are the production of seed and propagating materials, including in the areas of arable crops, horticulture and licensed nurseries

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium |
| --- |
| H-Budapest, Kossuth tér 11. |

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium

H-Budapest, Kossuth tér 11.

Website: http://www.fvm.hu/main.php?folderID=1846&articleID=10790&ctag=articlelist&iid=1

Budapest, 27 August 2007.

András MÁHR

State Secretary with special responsibility

Aid No: XA 237/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Tržič

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Podpore programom razvoja podeželja v občini Tržič 2007–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodelitvi pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva, gozdarstva in podeželja v občini Tržič (II. poglavje)

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

| | 2007: EUR 14 000,00 |
| --- | --- |

2007: EUR 14 000,00

| | 2008: EUR 25 200,00 |
| --- | --- |

2008: EUR 25 200,00

| | 2009: EUR 25 900,00 |
| --- | --- |

2009: EUR 25 900,00

| | 2010: EUR 26 600,00 |
| --- | --- |

2010: EUR 26 600,00

| | 2011: EUR 27 300,00 |
| --- | --- |

2011: EUR 27 300,00

| | 2012: EUR 28 000,00 |
| --- | --- |

2012: EUR 28 000,00

| | 2013: EUR 28 700,00 |
| --- | --- |

2013: EUR 28 700,00

Maximum aid intensity:

1.   Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

| — | up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas and up to 40 % of eligible costs for investment in other areas. |
| --- | --- |

—

up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas and up to 40 % of eligible costs for investment in other areas.

The purpose of the aid is to invest in the restoration of farm features, to purchase equipment to be used for agricultural production, to invest in permanent crops, to improve farmland and to provide private access ways on farms.

2.   Aid for conserving traditional landscapes and buildings:

| — | for investment in non-productive features, up to 100 % of eligible costs, |
| --- | --- |

—

for investment in non-productive features, up to 100 % of eligible costs,

| — | for investment in productive assets on farms, up to 60 % of eligible costs, or 75 % in less-favoured areas, provided that the investment does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm. |
| --- | --- |

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for investment in productive assets on farms, up to 60 % of eligible costs, or 75 % in less-favoured areas, provided that the investment does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm.

3.   Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

| — | the amount of municipal co-financing is the difference between the amount of co-financing of insurance premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring crops and fruit and insuring livestock against disease. |
| --- | --- |

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the amount of municipal co-financing is the difference between the amount of co-financing of insurance premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring crops and fruit and insuring livestock against disease.

4.   Aid for land reparcelling:

| — | up to 50 % of actual legal and administrative costs incurred. |
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up to 50 % of actual legal and administrative costs incurred.

5.   Aid for providing technical support for primary production:

| — | up to 100 % of eligible costs for education and training for farmers, consultancy services provided by third parties, to organise forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, for the funding of publications, such as catalogues and websites, and replacement services for farmers during leave and illness. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers |
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up to 100 % of eligible costs for education and training for farmers, consultancy services provided by third parties, to organise forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, for the funding of publications, such as catalogues and websites, and replacement services for farmers during leave and illness. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: July 2007 (or the date on which the Rules enter into force)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting aid for the conservation and development of agriculture, forestry and rural areas in the municipality of Tržič includes measures constituting State aid in accordance with the following Articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

Article 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings,

Article 12: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums,

Article : Aid for land reparcelling,

Article : Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

| Občina Tržič |
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| Trg svobode 18 |
| SLO-4290 Tržič |

Občina Tržič

Trg svobode 18

SLO-4290 Tržič

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=200766&dhid=90869

Other information: The measure for the payment of insurance premiums to insure crops and fruit includes the following adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters: spring frost, hail, lightning, fire caused by lightning, storm and floods.

The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 concerning the measures to be adopted by the municipality and the general provisions applicable (steps preceding grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Borut SAJOVIC

Mayor

Aid No: XA 238/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Železniki

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Podpore programom razvoja kmetijstva in razvoja podeželja v občini Železniki 2007–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodelitvi pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva, gozdarstva in podeželja v občini Železniki

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

| | 2007: EUR 40 110 |
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2007: EUR 40 110

| | 2008: EUR 40 511 |
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2008: EUR 40 511

| | 2009: EUR 40 916 |
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2009: EUR 40 916

| | 2010: EUR 41 325 |
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2010: EUR 41 325

| | 2011: EUR 41 738 |
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2011: EUR 41 738

| | 2012: EUR 42 155 |
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2012: EUR 42 155

| | 2013: EUR 42 577 |
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2013: EUR 42 577

Maximum aid intensity:

1.   Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

| — | up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas and up to 40 % of eligible costs for investment in other areas. |
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up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas and up to 40 % of eligible costs for investment in other areas.

The purpose of the aid is to restore farm features, to purchase equipment for improving livestock buildings used for agricultural production, to invest in permanent crops, to improve farmland, to manage pastures and to arrange access ways on farms.

2.   Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

| — | up to 100 % of eligible costs for non-productive features, |
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up to 100 % of eligible costs for non-productive features,

| — | up to 60 % of eligible costs, or 75 % in less-favoured areas, for investment in productive features, provided that the investment does not lead to an increase in the production capacity of the farm. |
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up to 60 % of eligible costs, or 75 % in less-favoured areas, for investment in productive features, provided that the investment does not lead to an increase in the production capacity of the farm.

3.   Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

| — | the amount of municipal co-financing is the difference between the amount of co-financing of insurance premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring crops and fruit and insuring livestock against disease. |
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the amount of municipal co-financing is the difference between the amount of co-financing of insurance premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring crops and fruit and insuring livestock against disease.

4.   Aid for land reparcelling:

| — | up to 50 % of actual costs incurred in legal and administrative procedures. |
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up to 50 % of actual costs incurred in legal and administrative procedures.

5.   Aid for providing technical support in the agricultural sector:

| — | up to 100 % of costs for farmers' education and training, consultancy services and the organization of forums, competitions, exhibitions, fairs, publications, catalogues and websites and replacement services. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers |
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up to 100 % of costs for farmers' education and training, consultancy services and the organization of forums, competitions, exhibitions, fairs, publications, catalogues and websites and replacement services. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: July 2007 (or the date on which the Rules enter into force)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting aid for conservation and development of agriculture, forestry and rural areas in the municipality of Železniki includes measures constituting State aid in accordance with the following Articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

Article 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and buidings,

Article 12: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums,

Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

| Občina Železniki |
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| Češnjica 48 |
| SLO-4228 Železniki |

Občina Železniki

Češnjica 48

SLO-4228 Železniki

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=200766&dhid=90880

Other information: The measure for the payment of insurance premiums to insure crops and fruit includes the following adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters: spring frost, hail, lightning, fire caused by lightning, storm and floods.

The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 relating to the measures to be adopted by the municipality and the general provisions applicable (steps preceding grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Mihael PREVC

Mayor

Aid No: XA 239/07

Member State: Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Kidričevo

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Podpore programom razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Kidričevo 2007–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Kidričevo

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

| | 2007: EUR 42 000 |
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2007: EUR 42 000

| | 2008: EUR 48 430 |
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2008: EUR 48 430

| | 2009: EUR 50 198 |
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2009: EUR 50 198

| | 2010: EUR 52 001 |
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2010: EUR 52 001

| | 2011: EUR 53 841 |
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2011: EUR 53 841

| | 2012: EUR 55 716 |
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2012: EUR 55 716

| | 2013: EUR 57 630 |
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2013: EUR 57 630

Maximum aid intensity:

1.   Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

| — | up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas, |
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up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas,

| — | up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas, |
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up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas,

| — | up to 50 % of eligible costs in other areas, if the investment is made by young farmers within five years of setting up and is contained in the business plan. |
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up to 50 % of eligible costs in other areas, if the investment is made by young farmers within five years of setting up and is contained in the business plan.

Support is granted for investment in farm features for agricultural production, investment in pastures and management of agricultural land on farms.

2.   Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

| — | municipality support in line with the Decree on co-financing of insurance premiums for agricultural production for the current year brings the balance of aid to up to 50 % of eligible costs of the calculated insurance premium. |
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municipality support in line with the Decree on co-financing of insurance premiums for agricultural production for the current year brings the balance of aid to up to 50 % of eligible costs of the calculated insurance premium.

3.   Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products:

| — | aid of up to 100 % of costs is granted. The aid does not involve direct payments of money to producers. |
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aid of up to 100 % of costs is granted. The aid does not involve direct payments of money to producers.

4.   Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

| — | up to 50 % of eligible costs for the organisation of training programmes, consultancy services provided by third parties, the organisation of forums for farms to exchange knowledge, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, the dissemination of scientific knowledge, replacement services and the funding of publications, |
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up to 50 % of eligible costs for the organisation of training programmes, consultancy services provided by third parties, the organisation of forums for farms to exchange knowledge, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, the dissemination of scientific knowledge, replacement services and the funding of publications,

| — | the aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers |
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the aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: July 2007 (or the date on which the Rules enter into force)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: The draft Rules on granting State aid for conservation and development of agriculture and rural areas in the municipality of Kidričevo include measures constituting State aid in accordance with the following Articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

Article 12: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums,

Article 14: Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products,

Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Občina Kidričevo |
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| Ulica Borisa Kraigherja 25 |
| SLO-2325 Kidričevo |

Občina Kidričevo

Ulica Borisa Kraigherja 25

SLO-2325 Kidričevo

Website: http://ls.lex-localis.info/KatalogInformacij/VsebinaDokumenta.aspx?SectionID=0ae06c34-32d9-4b2c-9cd5-8d8e5001ffa2

Other information: The measure for the payment of insurance premiums to insure crops and fruit includes the following adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters: spring frost, hail, lightning, fire caused by lightning, storm and floods.

The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 concerning the measures to be adopted by the municipality and the general provisions applicable (steps preceding grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Jože MURKO

Mayor of the municipality of Kidričevo

Aid No: XA 240/07

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Scotland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Shetland Rural Development Scheme

Legal basis: Local Government in Scotland Act 2003; Zetland County Council (ZCC) Act 1974

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: GBP 60 000,00 (Sixty Thousand Pounds) total

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 50 % in line with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 1 October 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will start on 1 October 2007 and will close on 31 March 2012

Objective of aid: The scheme will be pursued in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The scheme will provide assistance towards improving the infrastructure of crofting and eligible small/medium scale agricultural businesses operating in Shetland. By aiding and developing agricultural production of crofting and similar scale agricultural businesses, the principle aim of SRDS is to sustain the economic basis and way of life, and so help retain population in a particularly fragile, remote and vulnerable area. Objectives of the scheme will be as follows:

to reduce production costs,

to improve or redeploy production,

to improve quality,

to preserve and improve the natural environment, hygiene conditions and animal welfare standards

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to the production of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority: The organisation responsible for the scheme is:

Shetland Islands Council

Economic Development Unit

6 North Ness Business Park

Lerwick

Shetland ZE1 0LZ

United Kingdom

Website: http://www.sdt.shetland.org/Schemesinnotificationprocess.aspx

Other information: Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom competent authority)

Duncan KERR

Agricultural State Aid

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Area 8D, 9 Millbank

C/o Nobel House

17 Smith Square

Westminster

London SW1P 3JR

United Kingdom

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Commission

| 22.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 100/19 |
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22.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/19

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Call for proposals under the ‘Capacities’ work programme of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

(2008/C 100/07)

Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the ‘Capacities’ work programme of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013).

Proposals are invited for the following call.

‘Capacities’ Specific Programme:

| Part | : | Science in Society |
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| Call Identifier | : | FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2008-3 |

Part

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Science in Society

Call Identifier

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FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2008-3

This call for proposals relates to the work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2008) 1387 of 16 April 2008.

Information on the call budget, deadline and modalities, the work programme, and the guide for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the CORDIS website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/

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| 22.4.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 100/20 |
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22.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 100/20

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Call for proposals for actions in the field of eco-innovation under the ‘Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme’ (CIP, Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council — OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 15)

(2008/C 100/08)

The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) is hereby launching a call for proposals for CIP ‘Eco-innovation pilot and market replication projects’. The call is closing on 11 September 2008.

Information on the modalities of the call and guidance to proposers on how to submit projects, is available on:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/ecoinnovation/library_en.htm

The helpdesk can be reached on:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/ecoinnovation/contact_en.htm

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