EN Official Journal of the European Union C 219/7

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 219/04

Aid No: XA 79/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Principado de Asturias

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Laboratorio Interprofesional Lechero y Agroalimentario de Asturias (L.I.L.A.).

Legal basis: Propuesta de Resolución de concesión de ayuda para el Laboratorio Interprofesional Lechero y Agroalimentario de Asturias (L.I.L.A.) para la realización de los análisis de control lechero oficial.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 420 000 in the 2010 financial year

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 70 % of the cost of this activity.

Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 1 December 2010.

Objective of aid: Carrying out official milk control analyses in the Principality of Asturias, as a basic tool for the genetic evaluation of breeding animals of dairy species and breeds and, therefore, a basic element of any livestock improvement programme.

The applicable Article of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 is:

Article 16: Aid for the livestock sector. Eligible costs: expenditure connected with carrying out tests to determine the genetic quality and yield of livestock, excluding the costs of routine controls of milk quality.

In accordance with Articles 15(3) and 16(3) of the Regulation, the aid will be granted in kind by means of subsidised services provided by third parties and will not involve direct payments of money to producers.

Sector(s) concerned: The breeding of dairy cattle

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Medio Rural y Pesca del Principado de Asturias C/ Coronel Aranda, s/n 4a planta 33005 Oviedo (Asturias) ESPAÑA

Website: The text of the document can be consulted on the http://www.asturias.es website by following the links to temáticas/ganadería/ayudas at the following address:

http://www.asturias.es/Asturias/descargas/CONVENIOS%20GANADERIA/Propuesta%20de%20resolucion%20ayuda%20nominativa%20LILA%2010.pdf

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Oviedo, 6 May 2010. José Manuel BENITO IGLESIAS Jefe de Servicio de Producción y Bienestar Animal

Aid No: XA 86/10

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Vlaams Varkensstamboek vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 18 december 2009 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2010;

Koninklijk besluit van 2 september 1992 betreffende de verbetering van fokvarkens;

Ministerieel besluit van 3 september 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de fokvarkens;

Ministerieel besluit houdende de toekenning van een facultatieve subsidie aan de vzw Vlaams Varkensstamboek voor het werkingsjaar 2010.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,441 million

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books.

Up to 70 % of the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock; with the exception of controls undertaken by the owner of the livestock and routine controls of milk quality.

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted as from 1 June and, at the earliest, 15 days after submission of an application.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementation decree has yet to be drawn up and will include a ‘standstill clause’.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: Vlaams Varkensstamboek (VVS) is a recognised not-for-profit association which maintains the herd books for the various breeds of pig. It indicates that it will use the aid to pay the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books, entering the birth data and genealogical records in the database, and producing and issuing zootechnical and pedigree certificates.

The VVS also carries out tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of breeding stock. Three types of test are carried out:

fertility;

fattening capacity and slaughter quality;

productivity in terms of growth and percentage of meat.

The aid is to be granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and fulfils the conditions thereof.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

Article 16(1)(b): aid at a rate of up to 70 % of the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties, to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock, with the exception of controls undertaken by the owner of the livestock and routine controls of milk quality.

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

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Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE Secretaris-generaal

Aid No: XA 87/10

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Vlaams Interprovinciaal Verbond van Fokkers van Neerhofdieren vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 18 december 2009 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2010;

Koninklijk besluit van 2 juni 1998 betreffende de zoötechnische en genealogische voorschriften voor de verbetering en de instandhouding van pluimvee- en konijnenrassen;

Ministerieel besluit van 17 maart 2005 houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van organisaties in het kader van de aanmoediging en de verbetering van de pluimvee- en konijnenfokkerij;

Ministerieel besluit houdende de toekenning van een facultatieve subsidie aan de vzw Vlaams Interprovinciaal Verbond van Fokkers van Neerhofdieren voor het werkingsjaar 2010.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,007 million.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books.

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted as from 1 June and, at the earliest, 15 days after submission of an application.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementation decree has yet to be drawn up and will include a ‘standstill clause’.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: The registered association Vlaams Interprovinciaal Verbond van Fokkers van Neerhofdieren vzw (VIVFN) maintains herd books and records for a large number of breeds of rabbits and farmyard animals.

VIVFN has indicated that it will use the aid to cover the costs of the collection, processing, preparation for use and publication of registration data.

The aid is to be granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and fulfils the conditions thereof.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

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Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE Secretaris-generaal

Aid No: XA 88/10

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Steunpunt Levend Erfgoed vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 18 december 2009 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2010;

Koninklijk besluit van 20 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen;

Ministerieel besluit van 21 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen;

Ministerieel besluit houdende de toekenning van een facultatieve subsidie aan de vzw Steunpunt Levend Erfgoed voor het werkingsjaar 2010.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,012 million.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books.

The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the costs of TSE tests.

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted as from 1 June and, at the earliest, 15 days after submission of an application.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementing decree has yet to be drawn up and will include a ‘standstill’ clause.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: The registered association Steunpunt Levend Erfgoed vzw (SLE) — ‘Living Heritage Support Centre’ — maintains herd books for 10 rare sheep breeds and 2 goat breeds. A small number of breeds, from the small ruminant breeding sector or from other breeding sectors, may be added in 2010. The SLE indicates that it will use the aid to pay the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books and entering the birth data and genealogical records in the database, and producing and issuing zootechnical certificates and pedigree certificates.

The SLE also organises TSE tests on its sheep breeders’ holdings.

Part of the breeders’ costs are to be paid by means of the aid in question.

The aid is to be granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and fulfils the conditions thereof.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

Article 16(1)(g): aid at a rate of up to 100 % of the costs of TSE tests.

The total amount of the direct and indirect aid, including the Community aid, for compulsory TSE tests on animals slaughtered for human consumption is not more than EUR 40 per test. That amount relates to the total cost of testing, including the test kit and taking, transporting, testing, storing and destroying the sample.

There is a thorough programme for monitoring and ensuring safe disposal of all fallen stock.

The aid is not granted in the form of a direct payment of money to the producer.

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

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Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE Secretaris-generaal

Aid No: XA 90/10

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Kleine Herkauwers Vlaanderen vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 18 december 2009 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2010;

Koninklijk besluit van 20 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen;

Ministerieel besluit van 21 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen;

Ministerieel besluit houdende de toekenning van een facultatieve subsidie aan de vzw Kleine Herkauwers Vlaanderen voor het werkingsjaar 2010.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,0545 million

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books.

Up to 100 % to cover the costs of TSE tests.

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted as from 1 June and, at the earliest, 15 days after submission of an application.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementing decree has yet to be drawn up and will include a ‘standstill’ clause.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: The registered association Kleine Herkauwers Vlaanderen vzw (KHV) maintains herd books for 14 sheep breeds and 6 goat breeds. In 2010 a number of other breeds are expected to be added. The KHV indicates that it will use the aid to pay the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books and entering the birth data and genealogical records in the database, and producing and issuing zootechnical certificates and pedigree certificates.

The KHV also organises TSE tests on its sheep breeders’ holdings.

Part of the breeders’ costs are to be paid by means of the aid in question.

The aid is to be granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and fulfils the conditions thereof.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

Article 16(1)(g): aid at a rate of up to 100 % of the costs of TSE tests.

The total amount of the direct and indirect aid, including the Community aid, for compulsory TSE tests on animals slaughtered for human consumption is not more than EUR 40 per test. That amount relates to the total cost of testing, including the test kit and taking, transporting, testing, storing and destroying the sample.

There is a thorough programme for monitoring and ensuring safe disposal of all fallen stock.

The aid is not granted in the form of a direct payment of money to the producer.

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

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