EN Official Journal of the European Union C 45/18

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 45/07

Aid No: XA 202/10

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Beihilfen für Impfungen gegen die Blauzungenkrankheit vom Serotyp 8 (BTV 8) bei Rindern, Schafen, Ziegen und sonstigen empfänglichen Tieren (BTV 8-Beihilfe-Richtlinie)

Legal basis: § 7 Absatz 1 Nummer 3 des Hamburgischen Ausführungsgesetzes zum Tierseuchengesetz vom 6. Februar 2007 (HmbGVBl. S. 68), zuletzt geändert am 6. April 2010 (HmbGVBl. S. 260)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The estimated annual budget for granting aid under the BTV-8 aid scheme is EUR 7 500

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the costs of the vaccine

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the aid scheme by the European Commission

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

Objective of aid: Combating bluetongue (serotype 8) in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Farmers (only small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 3)) who own animals susceptible to bluetongue serotype 8

Name and address of the granting authority:

Behörde für Soziales, Familie, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Fachabteilung Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen Billstraße 80 20539 Hamburg DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/1371778/data/beihilfe-blauzungenkrankheit.pdf

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Aid No: XA 203/10

Member State: Germany

Region: All the Länder

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der genetischen Qualität landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere

Legal basis: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes (GAK) für den Zeitraum 2010-2013“

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 20 million

Maximum aid intensity: 60 %

Date of implementation:

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

Objective of aid: Article 16 — The promotion of the rearing of productive livestock

Eligible costs are those incurred by the farmer in relation to:

the regular and planned identification of characteristics which can be influenced by breeding as part of the breeding programmes of recognised breeders’ associations, or in order to compare the various breeding schemes and crossing programmes offered by such organisations, and the collection, intra-farm analysis (for the purposes of the breeding programme) and evaluation of animal health parameters, husbandry conditions, animal feeding and operational management,

the processing and provision of data collected for the purposes of offering advice, in particular on improving animal health and increasing animal welfare and environmental protection standards,

the prevention of pollution, and the production of goods which pose no risk to health,

the processing of the data collected to establish the genetic quality of the animals in order to enable breeding progress and to maintain genetic diversity.

Sector(s) concerned: The rearing of productive livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep)

Name and address of the granting authority: Agrarministerien der Länder

Website: http://www.bmelv.de/cln_181/sid_971CCA44FC3F68E872B1F27075851F06/SharedDocs/Downloads/Landwirtschaft/Foerderung/Rahmenplan2010-2013.pdf?blob=publicationFile

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Aid No: XA 204/10

Member State: Germany

Region: Thüringen (DEG0)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Beihilfen der Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse

Legal basis: § 7 Abs. 2 und § 20 Thüringer Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierseuchengesetz (Thüringer Tierseuchengesetz — ThürTierSG-) in der Fassung vom 30. März 2010 (GVBl. 2010, S. 89) in Verbindung mit der Satzung über Beihilfen der Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse (Beihilfesatzung in der Fassung der 3. Änderungssatzung vom 30. September 2010)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total aid of approximately EUR 3,151 million

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 %

Date of implementation: From 1 January 2011, but not before the European Commission has issued an ID number

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

Objective of aid:

— Compensation for costs incurred by farmers for health checks, tests and other screening measures, for the purchase and use of vaccines and medicinal products in connection with the prevention and eradication of animal diseases within the meaning of Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

— Compensation for losses incurred by farmers due to animal diseases within the meaning of Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Eligible costs: See Annex 1 to the Satzung über Beihilfen der Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse (Beihilfesatzung)

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock farming (NACE sector A104)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse Victor-Goerttler-Straße 4 07745 Jena DEUTSCHLAND E-mail: direkt@thueringertierseuchenkasse.de

Website: Thüringer Tierseuchenkasse aid statutes (Beihilfesatzung):

http://www.thueringertierseuchenkasse.de/Download/Beihilfesatzung2011.pdf

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