EN Official Journal of the European Union C 54/5

Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 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, processing and marketing of fisheries products

2013/C 54/05

Aid No: SA.35845 (12/XF)

Member State: Italy

Region granting the aid: Marche

Title of aid scheme: avviso pubblico per la concessione di contributi ai sensi della misura 2.1 — sottomisura 1 — Acquacoltura del PO FEP 2007/2013 — Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006.

Legal basis: Decreto dirigente della Posizione di Funzione Pesca e Zootecnia (now Attività Ittiche e faunistico-venatorie) n. 128 del 18 dicembre 2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: In addition to the resources available under Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006, own resources may also be used, depending on the applications for funding received. The amount of own resources that could be used must therefore be established on a case-by-case basis, according to the submission deadlines for each funding application. By way of example, the figure may amount to around EUR 300 000 per year.

Maximum aid intensity: In line with Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006, in other words:

40 % for micro, small and medium-sized companies, as referred to in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC

Date of entry into force: Following publication in the Official Bulletin of the Marche Region

Duration of the scheme (no later than 30 June 2014); indicate:

— under the scheme — the date until which aid may be granted: with regard to the first submission deadline for applications, the aid will be granted in 2009; with regard to the second submission deadline for applications, the aid will be granted in the first half of 2010; with regard to the second submission deadline for applications, the aid will be granted during the first half of 2011

Objective of the aid: Regeneration of the aquaculture sector within the constraints of Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and its implementing regulation. The objective is to establish an oversubscription of projects that meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006.

Indicate which of Articles 8 to 24 is used: Article 11

Activity concerned: Productive investments in the aquaculture sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Marche Servizio Agricoltura, Forestazione e Pesca P.F. Attività ittiche e faunistico-venatorie Via Tiziano 44 60125 Ancona AN ITALIA

Web address where the full text of the scheme can be found: http://www.pesca.marchc.it/web/F-E-l–200/index.htm

Indicate why a State aid scheme has been established instead of assistance under the European Fisheries Fund: This aid is the same as that provided by the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), supplemented by own resources where appropriate and, as such, it falls under Regulation (EC) No 736/2008. The aid is therefore intended to allow for an oversubscription of projects that meet EFF criteria and the specific criteria laid down by EU regulations regarding exempted aid schemes. If other EFF resources are used in addition to the EFF, special attention will be given both to compliance with the so-called ‘incentive effect’ and with the Deggendorf principle.