EN Official Journal of the European Union C 119/10

Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 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, processing and marketing of fisheries products

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 119/05

Aid No: XF 33/10

Member State: Italy

Region/Authority granting the aid: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna

Title: programma operativo FEP 2007-2013 — Rafforzamento dotazione finanziaria per l'attuazione delle misure 2.1 e 2.3 Asse II — Atto di indirizzo per l'utilizzo di somme disponibili sul bilancio regionale 2009 (1 000 000 EUR in conto residui sui capitolo 5 006,1406 — UPB S06.05.003 — CdR 00.06.01.09; 500 000 EUR in conto competenza sul capitolo SC06.1407 — UPB S06.05.003 — CdR 00.06.01.09).

Legal basis:

— deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 56/65 del 29 dicembre 2009,

— decreto n. 3054/DecA/140 del 3 dicembre 2009 Attuazione della Misura 2.1 — Sottomisura 1 — e della Misura 2.3 dell'Asse li del Fondo Europeo della Pesca [arti. 28, 29, 34 e 35 del Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] — Approvazione delle «Direttive per l'azione amministrativa e la gestione della Misura 2.1 — Sottomisura 1 — e della Misura 2.3 dell'Asse II dei Fondo Europeo della Pesca (FEP)»,

— bando di attuazione della misura 2.1 — sottomisura 1 — del fondo europeo per la pesca 2007-2013 Investimenti produttivi nel settore dell'acquacoltura [artt. 28 e 29 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] — Redatto in base al Piano Operativo Nazionale F.E.P. approvato con Decisione (CE) n. 6792 dei 19 dicembre 2007, secondo la bozza di bando per l'attuazione della Misura 2.1, sottomisura 1 «Investimenti produttivi nel settore dell'acquacoltura [artt. 28 e 29 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006]» approvata con Decreto del Ministero delle politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali (MIPAAF) n. 593/2008,

— bando di attuazione della misura 2.3 del fondo europeo per la pesca 2007-2013 Investimenti nei settori della trasformazione e commercializzazione [artt. 34 e 35 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] Redatto in base al Piano Operativo Nazionale F.E.P. approvato con Decisione (CE) n. 6792 del 19 dicembre 2007, secondo la bozza di bando per l'attuazione della Misura 2.3 «investimenti nei settori della trasformazione e della commercializzazione [artt. 34 e 35 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006]» approvata con Decreto dei Ministero delle politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali (MIPAAF) n. 593/2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or amount of individual aid granted: EUR 1 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid is granted in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles 28, 29, 34 and 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Articles 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 498/2007.

Eligible investments may qualify for a public contribution of up to 40 % of the total eligible expenditure. The beneficiary's minimum contribution is thus 60 % (Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006).

Where the beneficiary is an enterprise in the commercial fishing and aquaculture sector with less than 750 employees or with a turnover of less than EUR 200 million, but is not a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC, the beneficiary's minimum contribution is 80 % of the total eligible expenditure. In this case the public contribution rate is reduced accordingly in accordance with Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (Group 4 operations).

Pursuant to Decree No 3054/DecA/140 of 3 December 2009: ‘Implementation of Measure 2.1 — Submeasure 1 and Measure 2.3 of Priority axis 2 of the European Fisheries Fund’ (Articles 28, 29, 34 and 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006) — Approval of the ‘Guidelines for administrative action and management of Measure 2.1 — Submeasure 1 and Measure 2.3 of Priority axis 2 of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF)’, the maximum contribution for each individual undertaking is EUR 300 000 under Measure 2.1 — Submeasure 1 and EUR 200 000 under Measure 2.3.

The contribution may not be combined with other assistance obtained by the beneficiaries towards the same expenditure.

Date of entry into force:

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: To increase funding for the implementation of Measures 2.1 and 2.3 of Priority axis 2 of the EFF in accordance with the provisions of the EFF National Operational Programme approved by Decision C(2007) 6792 of 19 December 2007, in order to encourage productive investments in aquaculture with a view to improving working conditions, hygiene, human or animal health and product quality, reducing its negative impact or enhancing its positive effects on the environment within the meaning of Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and to encourage investments in processing and marketing in accordance with Articles 34 and 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006.

The funds will be used to support projects, ranked according to merit in accordance with the criteria set out in the implementation notices for specific EFF OP measures, which could not be financed due to the exhaustion of available resources earmarked for the implementation of such measures under the EFF OP financing plan.

Indicate the Article or Articles applied: Articles 11 and 16

Activity concerned: Aquaculture activities and the processing and marketing of fisheries products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna Assessorato dell’Agricoltura e della riforma agro-pastorale Via Pessagno 4 09126 Cagliari CA ITALIA

per il tramite dell'Agenzia regionale autonoma Argea Sardegna.

Web address where the full text of the scheme or the criteria and conditions under which individual aid is granted outside an aid scheme can be found: http://www.regione.sardegna.it-(http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1274_20100115102020.pdf)

Justification: Limited EFF budget following the inclusion of the Region of Sardinia among the regions covered by the ‘Regional Competitiveness and Employment’ objective for the new programming period of 2007-2013. The scheme thus proposes to allocate additional available regional funds to finance operations in accordance with the provisions of the EFF National Operational Programme, approved by Decision C(2007) 6792 of 19 December 2007. The implementation notices for Measures 2.1 and 2.3 stipulate that ‘where the available resources are insufficient to cover all eligible actions, the authorities reserve the right to provide further aid in accordance with this notice within the limits of available regional funds. Such aid may be granted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 736/2008, as provided for by the “Guidelines for the examination of State Aid to fisheries and aquaculture” published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 84 of 3 April 2008’.