EN Official Journal of the European Union C 101/13

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 101/07

Aid No: XA 271/09

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πρόγραμμα Ελέγχου της σαλμονέλας στα σμήνη γαλοπούλων κρεοπαραγωγής

Legal basis:

1. Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2010 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Οι περί της Υγείας των Ζώων Νόμοι του 2001 έως 2009.

3. Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents.

4. Commission Regulation (EC) No 584/2008 of 20 June 2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in turkeys.

5. Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 305 και ημερομηνία 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2008 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αριθμό 4339 και ημερομηνία 16 Ιανουαρίου 2009 σ. 156).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,0003 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The programme will be implemented only after it has been published by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Zoonoses (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Τhe scheme concerns aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal diseases (Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code

A10407 — Raising of poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Veterinary Services Department Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment 1417 Athalassa Nicosia CYPRUS

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/vs04_gr/vs04_gr?OpenDocument

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/publicaid/publicaid.nsf/All/8C33E1F6FE7EC4C0C2257545002A533E/$file/Απόφαση%20Αρ.%20305.pdf

Other information: The objective of the aid is to implement a programme for controlling salmonella in meat production flocks of turkeys, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Regulation (EC) No 584/2008). The disease is included in the list of the World Organisation for Animal Health (ΟΙΕ) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases that can receive cofinancing). The measure covers expenditure on laboratory tests. Samples will be collected and tested by the Veterinary Services.

Aid No: XA 273/09

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πρόγραμμα Ελέγχου της σαλμονέλας στα σμήνη αυγοπαραγωγής

Legal basis:

1. Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2010 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Οι περί της Υγείας των Ζώων Νόμοι του 2001 έως 2009.

3. Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents.

4. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006 of 31 July 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of certain salmonella serotypes in laying hens of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005.

5. Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 314 και ημερομηνία 16 Νοεμβρίου 2009 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αριθμό 4414 και ημερομηνία 20 Νοεμβρίου 2009 σ. 5506).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,3 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The programme will be implemented only after it has been published by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Zoonoses (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Τhe scheme concerns: (i) aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal diseases (Article 10(1) of Regulation EC No 1857/2006) and (ii) aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by animal diseases (Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code

A10407 — Raising of poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Veterinary Services Department Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment 1417 Athalassa Nicosia CYPRUS

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/vs04_gr/vs04_gr?OpenDocument

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/publicaid/publicaid.nsf/All/8C33E1F6FE7EC4C0C2257545002A533E/$file/Απόφαση%20Αρ.%20305.pdf

Other information: The objective of the aid is to implement a programme for controlling salmonella in laying flocks, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006). The disease is included in the list of the World Organisation for Animal Health (ΟΙΕ) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases that can receive cofinancing).

The expenditure planned for 2010 for the programme for controlling salmonella in laying flocks was notified to the European Commission under the cofinancing programmes.

The beneficiaries of aid under this measure are poultry breeders in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus on whose farms Salmonella enteritidis or Salmonella typhimurium are found to be present.

Aid No: XA 274/09

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Προγράμματα εκρίζωσης και επιτήρησης Βρουκέλωσης Βοοειδών και Αιγοπροβάτων.

Legal basis:

1. Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2009 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Ο περί της Εφαρμογής Κοινοτικών Κανονισμών στον Τομέα της Κτηνιατρικής Νόμος του 2004 [Ν 149(Ι)/2004]

3. Νόμος που προνοεί για την Υγεία των Ζώων [Ν.109(Ι)2001]

4. Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 314 και ημερομηνία 16 Νοεμβρίου 2009 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αριθμό 4414 και ημερομηνία 20 Νοεμβρίου 2009 σ. 5506)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,46 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The programme will be implemented only after it has been published by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Zoonoses (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Τhe scheme concerns: (i) aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal diseases (Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) and (ii) aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by animal diseases (Article 10(2) of Regulation EC No 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code

A10401 — Raising of dairy cattle

A10405 — Raising of sheep and goats

A10407 — Raising of poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Veterinary Services Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment 1417 Athalassa Nicosia CYPRUS

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/vs04_gr/vs04_gr?OpenDocument

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/publicaid/publicaid.nsf/All/8C33E1F6FE7EC4C0C2257545002A533E/$file/Απόφαση%20Αρ.%20305.pdf

Other information: The objective of the aid is to implement the bovine, ovine and caprine brucellosis eradication and monitoring programmes, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Directive 64/432/EEC — bovine animals, Directive 91/68/EEC — sheep and goats). The diseases are included in the list of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases that can receive cofinancing). The expenditure planned for 2010 for the bovine, ovine and caprine eradication and monitoring programmes was notified to the European Commission under the cofinancing programmes.

The beneficiaries of aid under this measure are cattle, sheep and goat farmers in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Under the brucellosis eradication programme aid will be paid to livestock farmers on whose holdings the presence of the disease is suspected or confirmed. The brucellosis monitoring programme will include the collection and laboratory testing of samples from all cattle, sheep and goat stock farms.

Aid No: XA 275/09

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πρόγραμμα Ελέγχου της σαλμονέλας στα σμήνη κρεοπαραγωγής

Legal basis:

1. Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2010 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Οι περί της Υγείας των Ζώων Νόμοι του 2001 έως 2009.

3. Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents.

4. Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in broilers and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005.

5. Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 314 και ημερομηνία 16 Νοεμβρίου 2009 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αριθμό 4414 και ημερομηνία 20 Νοεμβρίου 2009 σ. 5506).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,003 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The programme will be implemented only after it has been published by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Zoonoses (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Τhe scheme concerns aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal diseases (Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code

A10407 — Raising of poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Veterinary Services Department Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment 1417 Athalassa Nicosia CYPRUS

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/vs04_gr/vs04_gr?OpenDocument

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/publicaid/publicaid.nsf/All/8C33E1F6FE7EC4C0C2257545002A533E/$file/Απόφαση%20Αρ.%20305.pdf

Other information: The objective of the aid is to implement a programme for controlling salmonella in meat production flocks, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006). The disease is included in the list of the World Organisation for Animal Health (ΟΙΕ) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases that can receive cofinancing). The expenditure planned for 2010 for the programme for controlling salmonella in meat production flocks was notified to the European Commission under the cofinancing programmes. The measure covers expenditure on laboratory tests. Samples will be collected and tested by the Veterinary Services.

Aid No: XA 276/09

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πρόγραμμα Ελέγχου της σαλμονέλας στα σμήνη αναπαραγωγής

Legal basis:

1. Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2010 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Οι περί της Υγείας των Ζώων Νόμοι του 2001 έως 2009.

3. Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents.

4. Regulation (EC) No […] of the Commission on the application of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Community target for the reduction of certain salmonella serotypes in laying hens of Gallus gallus (document reference number SANCO/5971/2009r5, adopted at the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health of 20.10.2009).

5. Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 314 και ημερομηνία 16 Νοεμβρίου 2009 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αριθμό 4414 και ημερομηνία 20 Νοεμβρίου 2009 σ. 5506).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,089 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The programme will be implemented only after it has been published by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Animal diseases (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Τhe scheme concerns: aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal diseases (Article 10(1) of Regulation EC No 1857/2006) and (ii) aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by animal diseases (Article 10(2) of Regulation EC No 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code

A10407 — Raising of poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Veterinary Services Department Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment 1417 Athalassa Nicosia CYPRUS

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/DMLinfo_gr/DMLinfo_gr?OpenDocument

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/publicaid/publicaid.nsf/All/8C33E1F6FE7EC4C0C2257545002A533E/$file/Απόφαση%20Αρ.%20305.pdf

Other information: The objective of the aid is to implement the programme for controlling salmonella in breeding flocks, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Regulation EC No 1003/2005). The disease is included in the list of the World Organisation for Animal Health (ΟΙΕ) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases eligible for co-financing). The beneficiaries of aid under this measure are poultry breeders in the areas monitored by the Republic of Cyprus on whose farms Salmonella enteritidis or Salmonella typhimurium are found to be present. The expenditure planned for 2010 for the programme for controlling salmonella in breeding flocks was notified to the European Commission under the co-financing programmes.

Aid No: XA 277/09

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πρόγραμμα επιτήρησης της γρίπης των πτηνών σε πτηνά της οργανωμένης πτηνοτροφίας και άγρια πτηνά.

Legal basis:

1. Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2010 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Οι περί της Υγείας των Ζώων Νόμοι του 2001 έως 2009.

3. Commission Decision 2007/268/EC of 13 April 2007 on the implementation of surveillance programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds to be carried out in the Member States and amending Decision 2004/450/ΕC.

4. Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 314 και ημερομηνία 16 Νοεμβρίου 2009 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αριθμό 4414 και ημερομηνία 20 Νοεμβρίου 2009 σ. 5506).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,03 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The programme will be implemented only after it has been published by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

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

Objective of aid: Animal diseases (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). The scheme concerns: (i) aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal diseases (Article 10(1) of Regulation EC No 1957/2006) and (ii) aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by animal diseases (Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code

A10407 — Raising of poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Veterinary Services Department Ministry of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment 1417 Athalassa Nicosia CYPRUS

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/vs04_gr/vs04_gr?OpenDocument

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/publicaid/publicaid.nsf/All/8C33E1F6FE7EC4C0C2257545002A533E/$file/Απόφαση%20Αρ.%20305.pdf

Other information: The objective of the aid is to implement the surveillance programme for avian influenza in poultry on poultry farms and in wild birds, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Commission Decision 2007/268/EC). The disease is included in the list of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases eligible for co-financing). The expenditure planned for 2010 for the avian influenza surveillance programme was notified to the European Commission under the co-financing programmes. Aid beneficiaries under this measure are all poultry farmers in the areas monitored by the Republic of Cyprus on whose farms avian influenza is found to be present.