EN Official Journal of the European Union C 136/23

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

2009/C 136/06

Aid No: XA 449/08

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 2009 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Οι περί της Υγείας των Ζώων Νόμοι του 2001 έως 2007.

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.

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 0,3 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: Until 31 December 2009

Objective of aid: Animal diseases (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); or (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 Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Athalassa 1417 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 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 (OIE) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases that can receive cofinancing).

The expenditure planned for 2009 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 farmers raising laying hens 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 451/08

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 2009 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

2. Οι περί της Υγείας των Ζώων Νόμοι του 2001 έως 2007.

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.

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 0,01 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: Until 31 December 2009

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).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code A10407 — Raising of poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Veterinary Services Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Athalassa 1417 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 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 (OIE) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases that can receive cofinancing). The expenditure planned for 2009 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.