EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/10

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 122/04)

Aid No: XA 250/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Aragón

Title of aid scheme: Asistencia técnica al sector agrícola en materia de sanidad vegetal y lucha integrada contra las plagas

Legal basis: General legislation applicable to public subsidies, especially Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones (BOE no 18-11-2003) and Decreto 2/2007, de 26 de enero, del Gobierno de Aragón que establece un marco de subvenciones en materia de agricultura y alimentación (BOA no 22-1-2007).

The aid activity and characteristics are included in Article 15(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and meet the requirements therein.

Proyecto de Orden de 2007 del Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones para la prestación de apoyo técnico al sector agrario en materia de sanidad vegetal y lucha integrada contra plagas

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The provision of the service to the holding's owner is valued at EUR 20 or EUR 70, depending on the type of production of the holding or agricultural enterprise

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of aid scheme: 6 years, until 31.1.2013

Objective of aid: Providing technical support on plant health and integrated pest control and resolving technical queries raised by the owners of agricultural holdings with SME status.

The activities are performed for producers by bodies having legal personality and suitable technical capability, obtaining a service which the Administration funds on the body's behalf. The latter is required to provide the service to all the producers requesting it.

The objective of the aid accords with Article 15(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The eligible expenditure will relate to consultancy services provided by third parties: the fees for services which do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity or relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure, such as routine tax consultancy services, regular legal services, or advertising

Sector(s) concerned: Crop production subsector: the various agricultural products grown by farmers on their holdings (cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, fruit trees, olive trees, almond trees and vines)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Diputación General de Aragón Paseo María Agustín no 36 — Edificio Pignatelli E-50071 Zaragoza

Website: www.aragon.es

via the link:

http://portal.aragob.es/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/INF_UE/AYUDASESTADO20072013/SANIDADVEGETAL.DOC

Other information: The aid is managed by the Directorate-General for Food of the Department of Agriculture and Food

Aid No: XA 251/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Aragón

Title of aid scheme: Subvenciones en materia de fomento de estructuras asociativas agrarias

Legal basis:

— the legislation generally applicable to public subsidies, especially Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones (BOE no 18-11-2003) and Decreto 2/2007, de 26 de enero, del Gobierno de Aragón que establece un marco de subvenciones en materia de agricultura y alimentación (BOA no 22-1-2007),

— Article 9 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 and Orden del Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones en materia de fomento de estructuras asociativas agrarias

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned annual budget allocation for the subsidy scheme is EUR 700 000, to be distributed among the potential beneficiaries. As provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, each beneficiary may receive aid over a period of five years, subject to an overall limit of EUR 400 000

Maximum aid intensity: During the period when the subsidies may be granted, each beneficiary may, in accordance with Article 9(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, receive up to EUR 400 000 in respect of the eligible expenditure referred to in Article 9(3)

Date of implementation: During 2007 (Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31.12.2013 (Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Objective of aid: The aid will be granted to producer groups in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and will cover:

Sector(s) concerned: This is a horizontal aid scheme which may cover any agri-food sector or subsector in which producer associations or groups operate

Name and address of the granting authority:

Gobierno de Aragón Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación Paseo María Agustín no 36 — Edificio Pignatelli E-50071 Zaragoza

Website: www.aragon.es

via the link:

http://portal.aragob.es/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/INF_UE/AYUDASESTADO20072013/ESTRUCTURASASOCIATIVAS.DOC

Aid No: XA 326/07

Member State: France

Regions: All, as these measures may be financed by any regional or local authorities (regional councils, local councils) wishing to do so

Title of aid scheme: Aid to promote animal products and products of animal origin

Legal basis:

— Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on agricultural exemptions,

— Article L 621-1 et suivants du code rural

— Articles L 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 6 million, subject to budgetary resources, from the National Inter-trade Office for Livestock and Livestock Products (Office national interprofessionnel de l'élevage et de ses productions) and an unspecified amount from the local and regional authorities

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity could reach 100 % for the activities specified in Article 15(2)(c) to (f) of the Regulation referred to above. Under no circumstances will the aid intensity exceed 100 % of the subsidised activities

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Six years (2008-2013)

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to support information and promotional campaigns for the products in question, to raise awareness of these products, to make scientific knowledge accessible to the general public, to facilitate information campaigns on high-quality production systems, to facilitate the organisation of trade fairs, exhibitions and forums, to encourage professionals to attend these fairs, and to develop public relations and related activities.

Aid will be granted for activities falling within the scope of Article 15(2) of the Regulation on agricultural exemptions (Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006), which are also referred to in Chapter IV K of the agricultural guidelines of 27 December 2006 and in point 152(b) of the agricultural guidelines

Sectors(s) concerned: SMEs in the livestock and animal products sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Office national interprofessionnel de l'élevage et de ses productions 12, rue Henri Rol-Tanguy F-93555 Montreuil-sous-Bois Cedex

Website: www.office-elevage.fr/aides-nat/aides-nat.htm

Detailed information on the aid scheme will be published on this website, under the heading ‘Information/Aides nationales’, as soon as the scheme is implemented (January 2008)

Other information: The local and regional authorities will ensure compliance with the aid limits stipulated in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, which provides the framework for this aid scheme. Regional or local authorities supplementing the funding provided by the Office for Livestock must therefore verify the cumulation of this aid with aid from the Departmental Agriculture and Forestry Directorates

This form supersedes and replaces form XA 228/07, which was approved with regard to the same subject

Aid No: XA 431/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria por la realización de programas sanitarios de prevención, lucha y erradicación de enfermedades en vacuno, ovino y caballar, en al año 2007

Legal Basis: Orden Foral de la Consejera de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras y la convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones a las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria por la realización de programas sanitarios de prevención, lucha y erradicación de enfermedades en vacuno, ovino y caballar, en al año 2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 96 000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid of up to 50 % of the expenditure incurred by the Agrupación de Defensa Sanitaria (Animal Health Protection Group) in contracting veterinary services for the prevention and eradication of animal diseases

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31.12.2007

Objective of aid: To provide aid in kind to producers by means of subsidised services in order to offset the cost of preventing and eradicating animal diseases. Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: Aid in respect of animal diseases

Sector(s) concerned: Animal production and health

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Gobierno de Navarra Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente C/Tudela no 20 E-31003 Pamplona

Website: http://www.cfnavarra.es/agricultura/COYUNTURA/AyudasEstado/pdfs/STNO07073%20OF.pdf

Other information:

Gobierno de Navarra Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural C/Tudela no 20 E-31003 Pamplona Tel. (34) 848 42 29 33 Email: izabalzv@cfnavarra.es

Aid No: XA 432/07

Member State: Ireland

Region: Member State

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation) Dairy & Beef Progeny Test Program 2008

Legal basis: National Development Plan 2007-2013

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Overall amount of EUR 1 359 118

Maximum aid intensity: 70 % of eligible costs

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Eligible costs incurred from 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2011

Objective of aid: The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation will initiate a 4-year Dairy and Beef progeny test program in 2008. The aim of the program is to identify and source the supply of Irish tested superior genetics to beef and dairy farmers and to build a knowledge base which farmers will be able to access in order to make informed breeding decisions and thus produce better quality animals. The key to Ireland building a competitive based dairy and beef industry is the supply of Irish tested superior genetics to the beef and dairy farmer. The project represents a unique collaboration among all industry partners to cooperate in progeny-testing programs that will ensure a viable future for two of Ireland's most valuable farming sectors.

This aid is provided in accordance with Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Support for the Livestock sector. Eligible costs will be those associated with herd recruitment, semen assembly, data recording, DNA testing, linear scoring, data collection and the return of data to ICBF

Sector(s) concerned: Bovines — Dairy and Beef

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Agriculture House Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Ireland

Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/NDP_State_Aid/