EN Official Journal of the European Union C 212/18

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

2009/C 212/07

Aid No: XA 66/09

Member State: Hungary

Region: Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: A tenyésztésszervezési feladatok támogatása a törzskönyvezés, a teljesítményvizsgálat és a tenyészérték-megállapítás igazgatási, illetőleg vizsgálati költségeihez történő hozzájárulás formájában

Legal basis:

— A tenyésztésszervezési feladatok támogatása igénybevételének részletes feltételeiről szóló …/2009. (……) FVM rendelet.

— Az állattenyésztésről szóló 1993. évi CXIV. törvény.

— Az XA 99/08. reg. számú állami támogatási program folytatása a tervezet.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: HUF 780 million

Maximum aid intensity: Aid up to 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books, 70 % of the costs of testing to determine genetic quality or yield of livestock, and 50 % of performance testing costs for the purpose of approving breeds.

The Decree lays down the maximum aid payable per item

Date of implementation: 1 March 2009, or after the Commission has adopted its position

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: We wish to maintain the aid scheme until 31 December 2013.

(After 1 January 2009, the aid can be requested for services provided in a given calendar year until 10 March of the next calendar year.)

Objective of aid: Maintenance and improvement of the genetic quality of livestock, and support for organisational activities relating to livestock breeding.

The provisions pursuant to Article 16(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are applied to support for keeping herd books. Support for tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock is in accordance with the provisions of Article 16(1)(b).

The eligible costs of the programme were determined taking 2008 actual expenditure into account. The maximum amount payable as support is determined by the Decree

Sector(s) concerned: Bovines, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, poultry and individual pet animals

Name and address of the granting authority:

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Budapest Kossuth Lajos tér 11. 1055 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY

Website: http://www.fvm.hu/main.php?folderID=2376&articleID=13738&ctag=articlelist&iid=1

Other information: The draft is the continuation of (i.e. will replace) the State aid scheme reg. No XA 99/08

Budapest, 20 February 2009 Dr. András MÁHR szakállamtitkár

Aid No: XA 100/09

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Programmi di assistenza tecnica specialistica nel settore zootecnico non riguardante la normale attività di gestione aziendale.

Legal basis:

— Legge Regionale n. 40 «Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura articolo 65 bis Assistenza Tecnica Specialistica nel settore zootecnico»

— Delibera della Giunta regionale del Veneto n. 543 del 10.3.2009«LR 40 del 12 dicembre 2003 articolo 65 bis: Programma di assistenza tecnica specialistica nel settore zootecnico. Approvazione Direttive generali, criteri e prescrizioni tecnico-operative»

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The appropriation is established by the Regional Law approving the budget estimates for the financial year and subsequent amendments to these estimates. For 2009 the total amount earmarked is EUR 1 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 80 % of the eligible expenditure for carrying out specialised technical support programmes in the livestock sector not linked to normal farm management activity

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the exemption factsheet on the website of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The main aim of the aid scheme is to carry out specialised technical support programmes aimed at achieving higher standards of technical support for improving the livestock population and related products in Veneto Region, together with animal welfare and the process of bringing production systems, facilities and livestock equipment into line with the new rules on safety, environmental compatibility and hygiene/health.

The reference provision for implementation of the aid scheme is Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture — livestock sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione del Veneto — Giunta Regionale Direzione Regionale Agroambiente e Servizi per l’Agricoltura Via Torino 110 30172 Mestre VE ITALIA

Website: http://www.regione.veneto.it/Economia/Agricoltura+e+Foreste/Agricoltura/Servizi+per+Agricoltura/

http://www.regione.veneto.it/Bandi+Avvisi+Concorsi/Bandi/materia=Agricoltura

Other information: The specialised technical support services are aimed at the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 that are active in the sector of primary agricultural production.

The aid is provided in kind in the form of a subsidised service, without direct money payments to producers, as provided for by Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006

Aid No: XA 136/09

Member State: The Netherlands

Region: Provincie Noord-Holland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Uitvoeringsregeling agrarische sector Groene Uitweg Noord-Holland 2009-2013

Legal basis: Algemene subsidie verordening Noord-Holland 2009

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 2,77 million over 5 years. The overall budget falls under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Maximum aid intensity: 40 % of eligible costs up to a ceiling of EUR 60 000 per undertaking

Date of implementation: On 12 May 2009 the Gedeputeerde Staten of Noord-Holland (North Holland Provincial Executive) adopted the implementing rules relating to the 2009-13 Groene Uitweg Noord-Holland scheme. Although the rules have not been published to date, they are expected to enter into force on approximately 24 June 2009, i.e. 30 days from the day of their publication

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings; Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The conditions set out in Article 4(3) to (10) inclusive of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are met (to see the text of the Regulation, click on the web link)

Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Noord-Holland Postbus 3007 2001 DA Haarlem NEDERLAND

Website: http://www.noord-holland.nl/Images/65_137624.pdf

Other information: The section on underwater drainage has been taken out of the amended scheme. It is not clear to date whether the section relating to underwater drainage will be notified separately

Aid No: XA 168/09

Member State: Spain

Region: Andalucía

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Ayudas a la fusión o constitución de cooperativas mediante procesos de integración de las entidades asociativas agrarias de Andalucía

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas a la fusión o constitución de cooperativas mediante procesos de integración de las entidades asociativas agrarias de Andalucía, y se efectúa su convocatoria para el año 2009

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual expenditure of the aid scheme: EUR 2,5 million

Maximum aid intensity: Pursuant to Article 10(2) of the Draft Decree, the maximum overall aid amount to be received by a beneficiary resulting from a merger or being established during the four-year period may not exceed EUR 400 000

Date of implementation: Pursuant to Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the Decree will enter into force after the publication of this summary information sheet on the Commission’s website. Following this, the Decree will enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Andalusian Regional Executive

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2009-2013

Objective of aid: The start-up costs of Andalusian cooperatives with the characteristics of SMEs, established as a result of an integration process. The aid scheme covers the following eligible costs: the costs of renting or purchasing office space, the purchase of office material, the cost of administrative staff, overheads and legal and administrative costs

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural associations active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca de la Junta de Andalucía C/ Tabladilla, s/n 41071 Sevilla ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.cap.junta-andalucia.es

The full text of the draft Order can be found at:

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/agriculturaypesca/portal/www/portal/com/bin/portal/DGIndustrias/Asociacionismo/desarrolloORDENES/ayuda_fusion_y_constitucion_saa_def1.pdf

Other information: In accordance with Article 2(2) of the draft Decree the following requirements must be complied with:

the start-up aid must not be paid in respect of costs incurred after the fifth year, or paid following the seventh year after recognition of the producer organisation (Article 9(3) of the Exemption Regulation),

aid granted to bodies the sole objective of which is the management of one or more agricultural holdings and which are therefore in effect single producers will not be taken into account (Article 9(5) of the Exemption Regulation),

aid granted to bodies which undertake tasks at the level of agricultural production, such as mutual support and farm relief and farm management services will not be taken into consideration (Article 9(6) of the Exemption Regulation),

aid to bodies the objectives of which are incompatible with a Council Regulation setting up a common market organisation will not be taken into consideration (Article 9(8) of the Exemption Regulation),

for the definition of ‘small and medium-sized enterprise’, 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 Article 87 and 88 of the Treaty will apply.

Aid No: XA 171/09

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Schleswig-Holstein

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Beihilfen für die Beseitigung von Tierkörpern nach den Bestimmungen der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1774/2002

Legal basis: Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen für die Tierkörperbeseitigung (TKB-Beihilfe-Richtlinien)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 7 800 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. In principle, 100 %.

2. 50 % for the disposal of poultry in carcass disposal containers

Date of implementation: The aid will be granted from the time of publication on the Internet of the summary information on the aid scheme

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

Objective of aid: The exemption is justified by Article 16(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and is therefore compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

The purpose of the measure is to compensate for the costs of removing and disposing of the carcasses of cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry which were killed or died on a farm but which were not slaughtered for human consumption.

No direct payments will be made to beneficiaries; aid will be granted in the form of a subsidised service

Sectors concerned: Agriculture

Cattle, horse, pig, sheep, goat and poultry farmers eligible for aid are running small and medium-sized agricultural holdings within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume Schleswig-Holstein Mercatorstraße 3 24106 Kiel DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/UmweltLandwirtschaft/DE/LandFischRaum/11__ZPLR/PDF/Rili__TKB,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf

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