EN Official Journal of the European Union C 106/29

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 106/11)

Aid No: XA 335/07

Member State: Denmark

Region: —

Title of the scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Sundhedsstyring i vildtopdræt

Støttemodtager er Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), Veterinærinstituttet

Legal basis: Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v. (Bemyndigelsesloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 297 af 28. april 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: DKK 300 000 in 2007-2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 September 2008

Objectives of aid: The aim of the scheme is to help to ensure that young game birds released for hunting are healthy and constitute a viable stock of birds suitable for human consumption. As mortality rates among young game birds are often high, the scheme is designed to provide information about the causes of death among the youngest groups of game birds. Based on the data collected, advice is compiled about the management of game birds (primarily pheasants) in the first three weeks of life, with a view to minimising production losses. The final beneficiaries are game bird breeders. The scheme comes under Article 15(2)(c). It concerns expenditure on consultancy services

Economic sectors concerned: Game birds

Name and address of the granting authority:

Fjerkræafgiftsfonden Axeltorv 3 DK-1609 København V

Internet address: www.fa-fonden.dk

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 338/07

Member State: Denmark

Region: —

Title of the scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Stikprøvekontrol, slagtekyllinger. Støttemodtager er Det Danske Fjerkræråd

Legal basis: Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v. (Bemyndigelsesloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 297 af 28. april 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: DKK 90 000 in 2007-2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Implementation date:

Duration of aid scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 September 2008

Objectives of aid: To cover the cost of sample checks on broiler flocks under § 11 of bekendtgørelse nr. 1069 af 17. december 2001 om hold af kyllinger og rugeægsproduktion (Order No 1069 of 17 December 2001 on chicken and egg production).

The final beneficiaries are farmers producing broilers and the scheme concerns only small and medium-sized enterprises.

The scheme is covered by Article 10(1). It relates to expenditure on health checks

Economic sectors concerned: Poultry (broilers)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Fjerkræafgiftsfonden Axeltorv 3 DK-1609 København V

Website: www.fa-fonden.dk

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 374/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Miklavž na Dravskem polju

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Dodeljevanje državnih pomoči za programe razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Miklavž na Dravskem polju

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči, pomoči de minimis in izvajanju drugih ukrepov na področju razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Miklavž na Dravskem polju

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

2007: EUR 22 000

2008: EUR 22 000

2009: EUR 22 000

2010: EUR 22 000

2011: EUR 22 000

2012: EUR 22 000

2013: EUR 22 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in farms for primary production:

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

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

— up to 50 % of eligible costs for investment in other areas, if the investment is made by young farmers within five years of setting up. Such investments must be set out in business plans. Young farmers must meet the conditions laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

The purpose of the aid is investment to restore farm features, to purchase equipment to be used for agricultural production, to invest in permanent crops and in farmland improvement and pasture management.

2. Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

— up to 60 % of eligible costs, or up to 75 % in less-favoured areas, as regards investment to conserve the cultural heritage of productive assets, provided that it does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm,

— up to 100 % of eligible costs for investment for the purposes of conserving non-productive heritage located on farms (sites of archaeological or historical interest),

— additional aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the extra costs incurred by using traditional materials necessary to maintain the heritage features of buildings.

3. 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 the eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring crops and fruit and insuring livestock against disease.

4. Aid for land reparcelling:

— up to a maximum of 70 % of eligible legal and administrative costs.

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

— Aid is granted at a rate of up to 70 % of costs incurred; this is to be in the form of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers.

6. Provision of technical support:

— up to 70 % of the eligible costs concerning the education and training of farmers, consultancy services and the organisation of forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, publications, catalogues and websites. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers

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

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

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting State aid and de minimis aid and on implementing other agricultural and rural development measures in the Municipality of Miklavž na Dravskem polju 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 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

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

Article 15: Aid to provide technical support

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Občina Miklavž na Dravskem polju Nad izviri 6 SLO-2204 Miklavž na Dravskem polju

Website: http://www.izit.si/muv/index.php?action=showIzdaja&year=2007&izdajaID=427

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Other information: The measure concerning 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 the grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Leo KREMŽAR

Mayor of Miklavž na Dravskem polju

Aid No: XA 377/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Občina Moravske Toplice

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

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči na področju razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Moravske Toplice (II. Poglavje)

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

2007: EUR 12 000

2008: EUR 12 000

2009: EUR 12 000

2010: EUR 12 000

2011: EUR 12 000

2012: EUR 12 000

2013: EUR 12 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

— municipal support, in line with national rules on co-financing of insurance premiums to insure agricultural products for the current year, brings the maximum of aid up to 50 % of eligible costs for insurance premiums paid to insure crops and fruit against adverse weather conditions that can be classed as natural disasters and to insure livestock against the risk of destruction due to disease.

2. Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

— up to 50 % of eligible costs of education and training for farmers and farm workers and to organise and participate in forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: December 2007 (The aid will not be granted until a summary has been published on the European Commission's website)

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: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting State aid for agricultural and rural development in the municipality of Moravske Toplice 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 12: Payment of insurance premiums,

Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Občina Moravske Toplice Kranjčeva ulica 3 SLO-9226 Moravske Toplice

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=2007104&dhid=92540

Other information: The aid measure for the payment of insurance premiums to insure crops and fruit includes the following adverse weather conditions which may be classed as a natural disaster: 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)

For the Mayor

Martina VINK-KRANJEC

Aid No: XA 379/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Ormož

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Finančna sredstva za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Ormož

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Ormož za programsko obdobje 2007–2013

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

2007: EUR 71 800

2008: EUR 80 000

2009: EUR 88 000

2010: EUR 96 000

2011: EUR 105 000

2012: EUR 115 000

2013: EUR 125 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

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

— up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas.

The purpose of the aid is to invest in agricultural holdings, to manage farmland, to purchase equipment to be used for primary production and to invest in permanent crops.

2. Provision of technical support:

— aid of up to 100 % of costs concerning education and training of farmers, consultancy services, the organisation of forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, publications, catalogues and websites, and the dissemination of scientific knowledge. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers.

3. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

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

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

— up to 100 % of eligible costs; this is to be provided in the form of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers.

Date of implementation: November 2007 (The aid will not be granted until a summary has been published on the European Commission's website)

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

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: The draft Rules on granting State aid for preserving and developing agriculture and rural areas in the municipality of Ormož for the programming period 2007-2013 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 granting authority:

Občina Ormož Ptujska c. 6 SLO-2270 Ormož

Website: http://www.ormoz.si/dokument.aspx?id=610

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)

Alojz SOK

Mayor of the municipality of Ormož