EN Official Journal of the European Union C 159/4

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 159/04)

Aid No: XA 99/08

Member State: Hungary

Region: Entire country

Title of the aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: A tenyésztésszervezési feladatok támogatása a törzskönyvezés, a teljesítményvizsgálat és a tenyészérték megállapítás igazgatási, illetőleg vizsgálati költségeihez történő hozzájárulás formájában

Legal basis:

— A tenyésztésszervezési feladatok támogatása igénybevételének részletes feltételeiről szóló …/2008. (……) FVM rendelet.

— Az állattenyésztésről szóló 1993. évi CXIV. törvény

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: HUF 780 million

Maximum aid intensity: Aid up to a rate of 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herdbooks, 70 % of the costs of testing to determine genetic quality and productivity of livestock, and 50 % of performance testing costs for the purpose of approving breeds.

The Decree lays down the maximum aid payable per item

Date of implementation: After Commission position

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Activities completed up to 31.12.2008

Objective of the aid: Maintenance and improvement of the genetic quality of livestock, and support for organisational activities relating to livestock breeding.

The provisions pursuant to Article 16(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are applied to support for keeping herdbooks. Support for tests to determine the genetic quality or productivity of livestock is in accordance with the provisions of Article 16(b).

The eligible costs of the programme were determined taking 2007 actual expenditure into account. The maximum amount payable as support is determined by the Decree

Economic sector(s) concerned: Bovines, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, poultry and certain pet animals

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium H-1055 Budapest Kossuth Lajos tér 11

Website: http://www.fvm.hu/main.php?folderID=2253&articleID=1198&ctag=articlelist&iid=1

Budapest, 28 January 2008.

Dr. Máhr András

Szakállamtitkár

Aid No: XA 100/08

Member State: Republic of Cyprus

Region: All the territory controlled by the Republic of Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Σχέδιο για αντιμετώπιση του Ιού της Τριστέζας των εσπεριδοειδών

Legal basis: Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company: CYP 20 000 for compensation for producers

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the costs of health checks and laboratory tests and of the destruction of crops

Date of implementation: January 2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31.12.2012

Objective of aid: Eradication of the citrus tristeza virus and destruction of infected trees and groves against compensation for producers (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture — Citrus fruit

Name and address of granting authority:

Ινστιτούτο Γεωργικών Ερευνών, Υπουργείου Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος Τ.Κ. 220016 CY-1516 Λευκωσία

Website: http://greek.ari.gov.cy/content/TRISTEZA.pdf

Other information: Compensation will be given per tree in order to rid the citrus groves of the tristeza virus, which is spread by natural carriers

Ιωάννης Παπαστυλιανού — Yannis Papastilianou

Διευθυντής

Ινστιτούτου Γεωργικών Ερευνών

Υπουργείου Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος

Aid No: XA 104/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Régimen de ayudas por la que se adoptan medidas fitosanitarias para la erradicación y control del organismo nocivo Tuta Absoluta (Meyrick)

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Conselleria d'Agricultura, Pesca i Alimentació, por la que se adoptan medidas fitosanitarias para la erradicación y control del organismo nocivo Tuta Absoluta (Meyrick)

Council Directive 2000/29/CE of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plant or plant products and against their spread in the Community.

Ley no 43/2002, de 20 de noviembre, de Sanidad Vegetal.

Real Decreto no 58/2005, de 21 de enero, por el que se adoptan medidas de protección contra la introducción y difusión en el territorio nacional y de la Comunidad Europea de organismos nocivos para los vegetales o productos vegetales, así como para la exportación y tránsito hacia países terceros.

Real Decreto no 1190/1998, de 12 de junio, por el que se regula los programas nacionales de erradicación o control de organismos nocivos de los vegetales aún no establecidos en el territorio nacional.

Ley no 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones.

Decreto Legislativo de 26 de junio de 1991, por el que se aprueba el Texto Refundido de la Ley de Hacienda Pública de la Generalitat Valenciana

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid provided for in the Order will be paid for from heading 12.02.01.542.20.4 — T2349 of the expenditure budget of the regional government and is put at EUR 100 000.

For their part, the eradication and control measures, which will be paid for from budget heading 12.02.101.542.20.2, are put at about EUR 1 145 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the market value of the plant material destroyed, based on the following scale:

Date of implementation: This Order will enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Order will expire on 31.12.2008

Objective of the aid: The Order officially declares the presence of the Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) organism in the provinces of Castellon and Valencia.

It provides for compensatory aid in cases where the experts take the view that the best and most effective solution consists in the immediate destruction of the plants.

The aid is intended to compensate for the plants destroyed as a consequence of the measures taken to eradicate the organism.

Article 10: Aid in respect of animal and plant diseases and pest infestations

Sector(s) concerned: Tomatoes and potatoes, as well as other wild or cultivated solanaceous plants

Name and address of the granting authority:

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

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/ayudas_erradicacion_control_tuta.pdf

Valencia, 29 November 2007.

El Director general de investigación y tecnologia agroalimentaria

P.S.

Secretario Autonómico de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

(Decreto no 121/2007, de 27 de julio del Consell, artículo 3)

Fdo.: Vicente Riera Balbastre

Aid No: XA 105/08

Member State: Kingdom of Spain

Region: —

Title of aid scheme: Ayudas para la renovación del parque nacional de maquinaria agrícola

Legal basis: Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se modifica el Real Decreto no 1539/2006, de 15 de diciembre, por el que se regula la concesión de ayudas para la renovación del parque nacional de maquinaria agrícola (ayuda no N 36/07 con Decisión de la Comisión de compatibilidad de 22 de marzo de 2007)

Annual expenditure planned under the aid scheme: EUR 10 million per year, as provided for in the General State Budget

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid per beneficiary and set of calls for applications for the year concerned will not exceed EUR 12 000 for the purchase of new tractors, EUR 30 000 for the purchase of automotive harvesting equipment or 30 % of the investment in other automotive machines and machinery which is towed.

Furthermore, the aid may not exceed the limits applicable under Article 4(9) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. The percentages for eligible investments laid down in Article 4(2) of the aforementioned Regulation may also not be exceeded

Date of implementation: As from the publication in the Official State Gazette of the Royal Decree governing the aid

Duration of scheme: Until 2009. This can be extended on an annual basis, subject to the provisions of the General State Budget, but in no case beyond 31.12.2013

Objective of the aid: To promote tractor and automotive agricultural machinery renewal in Spain, by replacing older machines with new tractors and machinery equipped with modern technology, thereby improving working conditions, increasing energy efficiency and protecting the environment.

The aid is granted on the basis of Article 4(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The aid is granted for the scrapping of tractors and automotive machinery, provided that new tractors and automotive machines, or new towed machinery as specified in the Royal Decree, are also purchased. The eligible costs are determined according to the horsepower (CV) of the scrapped tractors and automotive machines

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Dirección General de Agricultura Subdirección General de Medios de Producción Agrícolas C/ Alfonso XII, no 62 -3a planta E-28071 Madrid

Website: http://www.mapa.es/ministerio/pags/normas/PlanRenoveTA-31-01-08.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 108/08

Member State: France

Region: —

Title of aid scheme: Aides à l'assistance technique dans le secteur agricole des départements d'Outre-mer (DOM)

Legal basis:

— Articles L621-1 à L621-11, articles R621-1 à R621-43 et articles R684-1 à R684-12 du code rural

— Article 15 du règlement (CE) no 1857/2006

— Projet de décision du directeur de l'ODEADOM relatif à un régime d'aides à l'assistance technique dans le secteur agricole des DOM

Planned annual expenditure under the scheme: EUR 797 740

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 %

Date of implementation: On receipt of an acknowledgement of receipt from the Commission

Duration of the aid scheme: Until 31.12.2013

Objective and type of aid: The aid is intended for technical support measures in the overseas departments and is financed from the budget of the Overseas Departments Agricultural Economy Development Office (ODEADOM). This aid cannot be cumulated with any similar aid that could potentially be financed by the POSEI France programme.

One of the characteristics of agriculture in the overseas departments is local experts' lack of training in production techniques. Therefore ODEADOM intends to finance ad hoc expert or advisory missions and training missions for technical specialists so as to enable producers or their organisations to obtain the expert opinions and advice necessary for the launch, follow-up and evaluation of such measures.

The aims of the scheme include: making sectoral programmes more relevant for developing agricultural production in the overseas departments by providing for the performance of evaluations and analyses; increasing the effectiveness and professionalism of farmers and technical specialists involved in producer organisations or groups; financing studies and providing necessary advice on the development, follow-up and evaluation of quality assurance measures; facilitating measures to increase awareness of produce from the overseas departments, and promoting the image of agricultural produce from these departments in production areas and third-country markets.

This aid will permit the financing of measures for technical interchange among professionals in the overseas departments and/or those in metropolitan France.

In accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 the aid must be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers.

The aid will concern measures referred to in Article 15 of the abovementioned Regulation, in particular:

Sectors concerned: Fruit and vegetables (subsistence and market-garden crops, roots and tubers, fresh fruit, citrus fruit, dry fruit), semi-permanent fruit crops, viticulture, horticulture, herbs, medicinal plants, plants used for perfume extraction, stimulant plants and rice.

Ruminants sector and intensive production sector.

Sugar-cane and sugar sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

ODEADOM 12, rue Henri Rol-Tanguy TSA 60006 F-93555 Montreuil Cedex

Website: http://www.odeadom.fr/?page_id=12#5