EN Official Journal of the European Union C 96/3

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 Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

2010/C 96/04

Aid No: XA 283/09

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Badger Vaccine Deployment Project (England)

Legal basis: Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.

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

Year Total planned expenditure 2010 GBP 52 000 2010/2011 GBP 1 334 000 2011/2012 GBP 1 266 000 2012/2013 GBP 1 255 000 2013/2014 GBP 1 255 000 2014/2015 GBP 1 255 000 2015/2016 GBP 788 000 Total GBP 7 205 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 % in line with Article 10.1 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Date of implementation: This scheme will start on 1 April 2010.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will start on 1 April 2010; the scheme will close on 31 October 2016.

Objective of aid: Preventative and eradication of tuberculosis in cattle by reducing the number of badgers infected with TB. The aid will be granted by means of subsidised services by means of the cost and administration of the vaccine. This will not involve direct payments of money to farmers.

The aid provided will be in the form of a service which is in line with Article 10.1 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to agricultural businesses active in livestock or cattle production.

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

Defra

Nobel House

17 Smith Square

London

England

SW1P 3JR

UNITED KINGDOM

The organisation operating the scheme is:

Defra

Nobel House

17 Smith Square

London

England

SW1P 3JR

UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://fera.defra.gov.uk/wildlife/ecologyManagement/bvdp/index.cfm

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Aid No: XA 284/09

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Biomass Processing Challenge Fund (Northern Ireland)

Legal basis: Biomass Processing Challenge Fund Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: GBP 9 million over 4 years (2010-2013).

Maximum aid intensity: 40 % in compliance with Article 4.2(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Date of implementation: On or after 11 January 2010.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: January 2010-March 2013

Objective of aid: The objectives of the aid are to preserve and improve the natural environment (Article 4.3(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Eligible costs are as defined in Article 4.4.

Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural holdings within Northern Ireland involved in primary production of agricultural products.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Climate Change and Renewable Energy Branch Room 651 Dundonald House Upper Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 3SB Northern Ireland UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/grants-and-funding/proposed-biomass-processing-challenge-fund.htm

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Aid No: XA 289/09

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Thüringen (DEG0)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Beihilfen der Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse

Legal basis: § 7 Abs. 2 und § 20 Thüringer Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierseuchengesetz (Thüringer Tierseuchengesetz -ThürTierSG-; GVBl. 2001, S. 43, letzte Fassung GVBl. 2005, S. 109) in Verbindung mit der Satzung über Beihilfen der Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse (Beihilfesatzung in der Fassung der 2. Änderungssatzung vom 9.12.2009).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total aid of approximately EUR 2,753 million.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 %.

Date of implementation: As of 1 January 2010, but not before the European Commission has issued an identification number.

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

Objective of aid:

— compensation for costs incurred by farmers for health checks, tests and other screening measures, for the purchase and use of vaccines and medicinal products in connection with the prevention and eradication of animal diseases within the meaning of Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006,

— compensation for losses incurred by farmers due to animal diseases within the meaning of Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Eligible costs: See Annex 1 to the Satzung über Beihilfen der Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse (Beihilfesatzung).

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock farming (NACE sector A104)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse Victor-Goerttler-Straße 4 07745 Jena DEUTSCHLAND E-mail: direkt@thueringertierseuchenkasse.de

Website: Satzung über Beihilfen der Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse (Beihilfesatzung):

http://www.thueringertierseuchenkasse.de/Download/Beihilfesatzung2010

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Aid No: XA 290/09

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Schleswig-Holstein

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Entschädigung für Legehennen in Beständen mit Salmonellen-Befund

Legal basis:

1. Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of 17 November 2003 (OJ L 325, of 12.12.2003, p. 1);

2. Verordnung zum Schutz gegen bestimmte Salmonelleninfektionen beim Haushuhn (Hühner-Salmonellen-Verordnung) vom 6. April 2009 (BGBl. I S. 752);

3. Leitlinien zum Schutz schleswig-holsteinischer Legehennenbestände vor dem Eintrag und der Verbreitung von Salmonellen der Typen S. enteritidis und S. typhimurium (Amtsbl. Schl.-H. 2009 S. 687);

4. Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Bekämpfung von Salmonellen in Legehennenbeständen (Legehennen-Salmonellen-Beihilfe-Richtlinien).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 130 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be granted from the time of publication on the Internet of the summary information on the aid scheme.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: Salmonellosis is listed in the Annex to Council Directive 90/424/EEC.

The exemption is based on Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and is therefore compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

The purpose of the measure is to compensate for half of the market value of animals which have been killed owing to officially identified salmonella infections pursuant to the guidelines.

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

The owners of laying hens eligible for aid are small and medium-sized agricultural holdings within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume Schleswig-Holstein Mercatorstrasse 3 24106 Kiel DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/UmweltLandwirtschaft/DE/LandFischRaum/11_ZPLR/PDF/Beihilfe_Salmonellen,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf

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Aid No: XA 291/09

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Schleswig-Holstein

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Beihilfen für die Ausmerzung von Rindern bei einer Infektion mit dem Bovinen Virusdiarrhoe-Virus

Legal basis:

1. Landesverordnung zum Schutz der Rinder vor einer Infektion mit dem Bovinen Virusdiarrhoe-Virus (BVDV-Verordnung);

2. Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen für Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Rinder vor einer Infektion mit dem Bovinen Virusdiarrhoe-Virus (BVD-Beihilfe-Richtlinien).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 80 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be granted from the time of publication on the Internet of the summary information on the aid scheme.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: Bovine viral diarrhoea is included on the OIE list.

The exemption is based on Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and is therefore compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

The purpose of the measure is to provide aid for the slaughter of cattle that are persistently infected with the bovine viral diarrhoea virus.

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

The owners of cattle on small and medium-sized agricultural holdings within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are eligible for aid.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume Schleswig-Holstein Mercatorstraße 3 24106 Kiel DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/UmweltLandwirtschaft/DE/LandFischRaum/11_ZPLR/PDF/BVD_Beihilfe_RiLi,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf

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