EN Official Journal of the European Union C 157/9

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 157/06

Aid No : XA 90/09 Member State : Austria Region : Austria Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid : Sonderrichtlinie des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt- und Wasserwirtschaft für die Konsolidierung von Verbindlichkeiten land- und forstwirtschaftlicher Betriebe Legal basis : Landwirtschaftsgesetz 1992, BGBl. Nr. 1992/375 Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company : Aid (cash value): maximum EUR 1,5 million per annum for the duration of the scheme Maximum aid intensity : The assistance is granted as an interest subsidy on a consolidation loan to convert existing normal interest loans and other operating liabilities. The subsidy is 50 % of the offsettable gross interest rate on the volume of loans granted and not repaid. The eligible loan is capped at EUR 100 000, and the term of the loan is a maximum of 15 years. To calculate the loan subsidy, reference is to be made to the current gross interest rate in each case, not to exceed 4,5 %, for the entire term of the loan. The cash value for a loan in the sum of EUR 100 000 for a term of 15 years is EUR 15 000 (15 %) Date of implementation : 1 April 2009 Duration of scheme or individual aid award : 1 April 2009 until 31 December 2013 Objective of aid : The purpose of the assistance is to create an incentive for the acquisition and continuation of businesses in debt and to restore their profitability within a reasonable period of time. The subject-matter of the assistance is the first establishment of an agricultural holding and acquisition of the business in connection with the implementation of rationalisation and restructuring measures. Applicants for assistance are natural persons with an establishment in Austria who run an agricultural and forestry holding in their own name and on their own account and are under 40 years of age at the time of the application (young farmers). Sector(s) concerned : Agriculture and forestry Name and address of the granting authority : Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft Stubenring 1 1012 Wien ÖSTERREICH Website : http://www.landnet.at/article/articleview/17666/1/5125/ Other information : This scheme comes under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 and fulfils the criteria set out in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

Aid No: XA 93/09

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Brandenburg-Kredit für den Ländlichen Raum — Baustein 2: Landwirtschaft „Nachhaltigkeit“

Legal basis: Gesetz über die InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Juli 1996 (GVBl. I/96, Nr. 19, S. 258) geändert durch Gesetz vom 20. April 2004 (GVBl. I/04, Nr. 07, S. 156) in Verbindung mit der Programminformation Brandenburg-Kredit für den Ländlichen Raum — Baustein 2: Landwirtschaft „Nachhaltigkeit“ und dem Merkblatt Beihilfen

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Interest subsidies are to be granted. The expected value of the aid is EUR 0,2 million

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 20 % of the eligible costs. The maximum amount of aid granted to an individual enterprise must not exceed EUR 400 000 over any period of three financial years. Where there is cumulation with other public funding in respect of the same eligible costs, the thresholds laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 must be complied with

Date of implementation: In accordance with the time limit laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, but not before 1 April 2009

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 June 2014

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs active in the primary production of agricultural products, as listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty (with the exception of fisheries and aquaculture), by promoting investment in primary agricultural production. Investment to preserve and improve the natural environment, or improve hygiene conditions or animal welfare standards. Investment to improve quality (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

The eligible expenses cover (a) the construction, acquisition or modernisation of immovable property, (b) the purchase or lease-purchase of machinery and equipment, including computer software, up to the market value of the asset and (c) general costs linked to expenditure under points (a) and (b), such as architects, engineers and consultation fees, feasibility studies, etc.

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, viticulture, horticulture

Name and address of the granting authority:

InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg Steinstraße 104-106 14480 Potsdam DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.ilb.de/rd/programme/1812.php

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Aid No: XA 94/09

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Brandenburg-Kredit für den Ländlichen Raum — Baustein 1: Landwirtschaft „Wachstum“ mit Zinsbonus für Junglandwirte

Legal basis: Gesetz über die InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 23. Juli 1996 (GVBl. I/96, Nr. 19, S. 258) geändert durch Gesetz vom 20. April 2004 (GVBl. I/04, Nr. 07, S. 156) in Verbindung mit der Programminformation Brandenburg-Kredit für den Ländlichen Raum — Baustein 1: Landwirtschaft „Wachstum“ mit Zinsbonus für Junglandwirte und dem Merkblatt Beihilfen

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Interest subsidies are to be granted. The expected value of the aid is EUR 0,2 million

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 20 % of the eligible costs. The maximum amount of aid granted to an individual enterprise must not exceed EUR 400 000 over any period of three financial years. Where there is cumulation with other public funding in respect of the same eligible costs, the thresholds laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 will be complied with. Aid may be granted for the purchase of land, other than land for construction purposes, costing up to 10 % of the eligible expenses of the investment

Date of implementation: In accordance with the time limit laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, but not before 1 April 2009

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 June 2014

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs active in the primary production of agricultural products, as listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty (with the exception of fisheries and aquaculture), by promoting investment in primary agricultural production (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

The eligible expenses cover (a) the construction, acquisition or modernisation of immovable property, (b) the purchase or lease-purchase of machinery and equipment, including computer software, up to the market value of the asset and (c) general costs linked to expenditure under points (a) and (b), such as architects, engineers and consultation fees, feasibility studies, etc.

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, viticulture, horticulture

Name and address of the granting authority:

InvestitionsBank des Landes Brandenburg Steinstraße 104-106 14480 Potsdam DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.ilb.de/rd/programme/1812.php

Other information: —