EN Official Journal of the European Union C 254/3

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

(2008/C 254/04)

Aid No: XA 224/08

Member State: Sweden

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Stöd till insatser på livsmedelsområdet

Legal basis: 8, 9 och 12 §§ förordningen (2008:80) om stöd till insatser på livsmedelsområdet

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: SEK 10,480 million in 2008, SEK 21,480 million in 2009 and 2010. This amount also includes aid granted under Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises and aid granted under Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: The aid may not be granted before the day on which the Commission publishes this summary on the Internet

Duration of the aid scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of the aid: The objective of this aid is to improve the competitiveness of primary producers of agricultural products in their activities involving the processing of an animal or vegetable product for first sale or activities concerning the primary producer's first sale to resellers or processing undertakings. Training activities and other advisory services by external consultants as well as participation in knowledge-sharing forums, competitions and trade fairs will be eligible for aid. As regards participation in trade fairs, aid may be granted only for the first time a company participates in a particular trade fair and be used only to cover the costs of hiring, setting up and running the stand. Article 15(2)(a), (c) and (d) shall apply

Sector(s) concerned: Primary producers of agricultural products for activities concerning the processing of an animal or vegetable product for first sale or the first sale to resellers or processing undertakings

Name and address of the granting authority:

Statens jordbruksverk S-551 82 Jönköping

Website: http://www.riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=2008:80

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 227/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación de Criadores de cordero del Maestrat

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea nominativa descrita en la ley 15/2007 de presupuestos de la Generalitat

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 15 000 in 2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: As from the publication of the identification number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of individual aid award: 2008

Objective of aid: Strategy and viability plan for the Maestrat lamb sector, involving in particular the introduction of a quality label (Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Maestrazgo lamb sector; livestock farmers in the Maestrat district

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Amadeo de Saboya, no 2 E-46010 Valencia

Other information: —

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/Accm.pdf

Valencia, 2 June 2008.

Director-General for Agricultural Production

Aid No: XA 228/08

Member State: Germany

Region: Germany

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual award:

Individual aid

Effizienter Energieeinsatz im Gartenbau — Aufbau einer Informationsplattform zur Förderung des effizienten Energieeinsatzes im Gartenbau als Zusatzmodul des Gartenbau-Informationssystems hortigate zur Nutzung durch die Gartenbaubranche

Beneficiary

Zentralverband Gartenbau e.V. (ZVG)

Legal basis: Die Beihilfe wird per Zuwendungsbescheid vom 27.5.2008 auf Grundlage der Bundeshaushaltsordnung gewährt

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 50 000 in 2008 and EUR 100 000 in 2009

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective:

Project objective

The aim of the project is to speed up the exchange of information on efficient energy use in horticulture and make public positive examples of sustainable solutions. With this information platform a country-wide instrument is to be set up to promote knowledge transfer in horticulture.

The information platform will be set up in order amongst other things to provide horticulturists more quickly with better compiled results of projects funded or to be funded from special-purpose federal assets of Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (introduction to market and practical use, precompetitive development) or in the framework of the planned programme to promote investment for energy efficiency.

The information platform will, furthermore, be developed into a genuine network of ‘best practice’ firms for the benefit of the horticultural profession.

The project has seven scientific and technical goals:

— construction of a databank-based knowledge pool and knowledge transfer using Internet and printed media for horticultural firms,

— interlinking of consultancy and research work,

— international exchange with partner countries,

— holding of an annual trade conference,

— organisation of trade excursions to flagship and pilot projects,

— help with implementing funding programmes,

— preparing and supplying information material for those working in the industry as well as vocational training schools, technical colleges and universities.

Use of the platform is not tied to membership of an association but is open to everyone interested.

The measure is based on Article 15 (Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Economic sector(s) concerned: Horticulture

Name and address of granting authority:

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Projektträger Agrarforschung Deichmanns Aue 29 D-53179 Bonn

Website: http://www.ble.de/cln_092/nn_467262/Shared_Docs/Downloads/04_Forschungsfoerderung/HortigateZusatzmodul,template_Id=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/HortigateZusatzmodul.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 229/08

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Dol pri Ljubljani

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja na območju občine Dol pri Ljubljani

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Dol pri Ljubljani

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

2008: EUR 20 000

2009: EUR 20 000

2010: EUR 25 000

2011: EUR 25 000

2012: EUR 25 000

2013 EUR 25 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 40 % of eligible costs.

Support is given for investment to upgrade agricultural holdings and improve pastures for primary production.

2. Aid for the promotion of quality agricultural products:

— the aid is granted to cover up to 100 % of eligible costs and takes the form of subsidised services. It does not involve direct payments of money to producers.

3. Provision of technical support:

— up to 40 % of eligible costs for the qualification of farmers and workers in agricultural enterprises, the organisation of fora, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, and participation in them, expenditure on preparing publications, catalogues and web sites. The aid takes the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: June 2008 (the aid will not be granted until a summary has been published on the European Commission's website)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31.12.2013

Objective of aid: Support for SMEs

Reference to Articles of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Pravilnik o dodeljevanju pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj podeželja v občini Dol pri Ljubljani (Rules on the conservation and development of agriculture and rural areas in the municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani) includes measures constituting State aid in accordance with the following articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

Article 14: Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products,

Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Občina Dol pri Ljubljani Dol pri Ljubljani 1 SLO-1262 Dol pri Ljubljani

Website: http://objave.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=86617

and

http://www.dol.si/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=438&Itemid=86

Other information: The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the measures to be adopted by municipalities and the general provisions applicable (procedure prior to the aid grant, cumulation of aid, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Primož ZUPANČIČ

Mayor, Dol pri Ljubljani

Aid No: XA 230/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Andalucía

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas para el apoyo a los programas de mejora y conservación genética de razas ganaderas puras en la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía

Legal basis: Orden, por la que se regulan las ayudas para el apoyo a los programas de mejora y conservación genética de razas ganaderas puras en la Comunidad autónoma de Andalucía y se efectúa su convocatoria para 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: Creating and keeping herd books; propagation of genetic improvements: 100 %.

Monitoring of yield and testing to establish genetic quality of livestock: 70 %.

Investments in testing centres, breeding centres and other facilities: 40 %

Date of implementation: In accordance with Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the scheme will not enter into force until the European Commission has published this summary on its website. Following this, the Order will be published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Andalusia and enter into force on the date of its publication

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 2008 to 2013

Objective of aid: To encourage the participation of breeders' associations in the genetic improvement and conservation programmes for pure breeds in Andalusia.

The Order is in keeping with Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Article 16(1)(a): Creating and keeping herd books. Intensity of up to 100 %.

Article 16(1)(b): Monitoring of yield and testing to establish genetic quality of livestock. Intensity of up to 70 %.

Article 16(1)(c): Introduction at farm level of innovatory animal-breeding techniques or practices. Intensity of up to 40 %.

Article 15(2)(d): Organisation of and/or participation in agricultural events, for which aid will be available for: participation fees, travel costs, costs of publications, the rent of exhibition premises and symbolic prizes awarded in the framework of competitions. Intensity of up to 100 %.

Article 15(2)(f): Publication of catalogues of genetically evaluated breeding animals and of other publications linked to the selection and/or the conservation programme. Intensity of up to 100 %

Sector(s) concerned: Officially recognised pure-breed associations operating in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca de la Junta de Andalucía C/ Tabladilla s/n E-41013 Sevilla

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/DGPAgraria/proyecto_orden_subvenciones_mejora_conservacion_razas/orden_mejora_vers_14.pdf

Seville, 15 May 2008.

Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs

Enrique Ojeda VILA

p.a.: Javier Visus ARBESÚ