EN Official Journal of the European Union C 117/13

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

2011/C 117/10

Aid No: SA.32175 (2010/XA)

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πρόγραμμα επιτήρησης της Σπογγώδους Εγκεφαλοπάθειας των Βοοειδών

Legal basis:

1. Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2011 — Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης

2. Ο περί της Εφαρμογής Κοινοτικών Κανονισμών στον Τομέα της Κτηνιατρικής Νόμος του 2004 [Ν 149(Ι)/2004] (implementing Regulation (EC) No 999/2001)

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

4. Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αριθμό 323 και ημερομηνία 14 Οκτωβρίου 2010 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αριθμό 3871 και ημερομηνία 15 Οκτωβρίου 2010 σ. 3430)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 90 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 4 January 2011 until 31 December 2011

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to implement a bovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy monitoring programme, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001). 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).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code

A10401 — Raising of dairy cattle

A10402 — Raising of other cattle and buffaloes

Name and address of the granting authority:

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

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/All/BFF2C6DA03EC932FC22577DF002C53F3/$file/bse%202011.pdf

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/PublicAid/PublicAid.nsf/All/EC39DA9C6ED3253AC22577C9002135B6/$file/ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ%20323.pdf

Other information: This Annex I replaces the Annex I attached to the State Aid Notification Interactive with temporary number 5298, which is replaced by this notification.

The objective of the aid is to implement a bovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy monitoring programme, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001). 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 scheme are cattle farmers in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Specifically, the monitoring programme will include the laboratory examination of the brains of bovine animals of a defined age that are slaughtered for human consumption and of dead bovine animals of a defined age from all cattle farms.

Aid No: SA.32177 (2010/XA)

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Provincie Utrecht (Utrecht)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Projecten duurzame landbouw

Legal basis: Algemene subsidieverordening provincie Utrecht

Uitvoeringsverordening subsidie inrichting landelijk gebied provincie Utrecht, artikel 4.2.4 Projecten duurzame landbouw

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: 90 % of eligible costs

Date of implementation: 1 January 2011 or after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, as specified in Article 18(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

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

Objective of aid: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Improvement of water, soil and air quality by providing information and publicity on new agricultural and environmental developments, and by providing advice and support for planning and the organisation of courses, information meetings and study clubs

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Utrecht Postbus 80300 3508 TH Utrecht NEDERLAND

Website: http://www.provincie-utrecht.nl/

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