EN Official Journal of the European Union C 130/16

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 EC 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 130/08)

Aid No: XA 82/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Prórroga del 2008 al 2013 del régimen comunicado XA 56/07 — Subvenciones destinadas a la mejora de la producción y de la calidad de los plantones de hortalizas y de las plantas de vivero

Legal basis: Proyecto de orden por la que se modifica la Orden de 3 de mayo de 2007, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones destinadas a la mejora de la producción y de la calidad de los plantones de hortalizas y de las plantas de vivero, y se efectúa su convocatoria para 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 2 730 000

Maximum aid intensity: Approved investments or work may be subsidised up to a maximum of 35 % in the case of individual producers (whether natural or legal persons), groups of individual producers (whether natural or legal persons or public or private persons without legal personality), and jointly owned entities, and a maximum of 40 % in the case of business associations made up of producers (agricultural cooperatives and agricultural groups engaged in processing).

Aid may not exceed EUR 200 000 per beneficiary per year. Furthermore, in accordance with 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, the aid granted to a single beneficiary must not exceed EUR 400 000 over any period of three fiscal years, which may be increased to EUR 500 000 if the holding is in a less-favoured area or one of the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and designated by the Member States in accordance with Articles 50 and 94 thereof

Date of implementation: One month after publication of the provisions concerned in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Six years: the anticipated date of payment of the last instalment is 31.12.2013

Objective of aid: The aim of the subsidies is to improve the quality of production of vegetable planting material and nursery plants. They are intended for producers of nursery plants and vegetable planting material and fall within the category of ‘investment in agricultural holdings’, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The eligible measures included in Article 7 of the Orden Autonómica (Autonomous Community Order) fall within the scope of those permitted under Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, with the exception of those listed under points 1(a), 1(d) and 2(d) below, which fall within the scope of Article 14(2) thereof. The eligible measures are as follows:

(a) obtaining and testing new varieties and clones of species or groups of species for which specific certification rules have been approved and introducing parent plants which are catalogued at least as a certified category of the species or groups of species for which specific certification rules have been approved;

(b) a plant health and variety testing laboratory and plant health and variety tests carried out by the producers themselves or by third parties;

(c) installing, building, equipping or improving facilities used in the nursery production process;

(d) investment geared towards the disposal and/or reprocessing of pollutant waste and towards introducing and certifying quality-assurance programmes in accordance with ISO 9000 standards and environmental programmes in accordance with ISO 14000 standards;

(e) investment geared towards the improvement, in terms of plant health, of buildings and facilities used in the production of nursery plants;

(f) automation and computerisation of production processes.

(a) installing, building or improving facilities used in the production of vegetable planting material, in particular for sowing, germination, fertirrigation, air conditioning and climate control;

(b) investment geared towards the improvement, in terms of plant health, of buildings and facilities used in the production of vegetable planting material;

(c) a plant health and variety testing laboratory and plant health and variety tests carried out by the producers themselves or by third parties;

(d) investment geared towards the disposal and/or reprocessing of pollutant waste and towards introducing and certifying quality-assurance programmes in accordance with ISO 9000 standards and environmental programmes in accordance with ISO 14000 standards;

(f) automation and computerisation of production processes.

(a) increasing awareness of and studying the market in certified vegetable planting material and nursery plants;

(b) tests on new varieties and clones of the species or groups of species for which specific certification rules have been approved.

Measures that will not be eligible:

The following investments will not qualify for the subsidies established in the Order:

The Order complies with Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Plant production: production of nursery plants and vegetable planting material

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca de la Junta de Andalucía C/ Tabladilla s/n E-41071 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/opencms/portal/DGPAgraria/Produccion_Agricola/proyecto_orden_modifica_3_mayo_07?entrada=tematica&tematica=271&subtematica=694

Other information: This Annex is intended to ensure compliance with Article 3(2)(c) as regards submission of the summary information provided for in Article 20(1)

Javier VISUS ARBESÚ

Head of the Department for Community legislation

Aid No: XA 83/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Wales

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Welsh Red Meat Technical Support (Producers) Scheme

Legal basis: Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006; Government of Wales Act 2006; Welsh Levy Board Order 2007/2008 (still to complete Parliamentary process)

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

2008-2009: GBP 1,75 million

2009-2010: GBP 1,75 million

2010-2011: GBP 1,75 million

2011-2012: GBP 1,75 million

2012-2013: GBP 1,75 million

2013-2014: GBP 1,75 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Sectoral development

Below are details of the articles used and the eligible costs of the scheme:

Article 14 costs of pre-competitive market research activities,

costs of conception and design of quality products,

costs of introducing quality assurance schemes,

costs of initial certification of quality schemes,

costs of training personnel to apply quality schemes,

costs of annual incentives to quality scheme participants,

costs of researching and creating schemes for protected food names.

All measures will satisfy the eligibility conditions in Article 14.

Article 15 costs of non-routine consultancy services,

costs of education and training for farmers and farm workers,

organisation of the training programme, and travel/subsistence costs for participants,

costs of vulgarisation of scientific knowledge,

costs of organising forums to share knowledge between businesses, fairs, exhibitions and competitions,

participation fees, travel costs, costs of publications,

rental of premises and equipment, speakers fees,

symbolic prizes,

costs of producing catalogues of suppliers, disseminating information on quality systems and disseminating factual information on products.

All measures will satisfy the eligibility conditions in Article 15

Sector(s) concerned: Cattle/sheep/pigs production

Name and address of the granting authority:

Hybu Cig Cymru — Meat Promotion Wales PO Box 176 Aberystwyth Wales SY23 2YA United Kingdom

Website: http://www.hybucigcymru.org/content.php?nID=13;pubCatID=119;lID=1

Other information: This scheme is restricted to SME red meat Producers in Wales.

It will encourage the production of quality red meats in compliance with Article 14.

It will also provide a range of technical support to producers in Wales.

Support will be limited to 100 % of eligible costs under each activity within this part of the scheme, and to prescribed limits where applicable.

The activities include:

Measures to encourage the production of quality red meat.

Non-routine consultancy services. No payments will be made directly to producers.

Education and training, and the organisation of events and competitions to further develop farming skills, with support to participants.

Other parts of the overall scheme include training and other aid to operators processing and marketing Welsh red meat and red meat products. These are being notified under Block Exemption Regulations (EC) No 68/2001 and (EC) No 70/2001

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority)

Duncan Kerr

Agricultural State Aid

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Area 8D, 9Millbank

C/o Nobel House

17 Smith Square

Westminster

SW1P 3JR London

United Kingdom

Aid No: XA 84/08

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme: Kleine Herkauwers Vlaanderen vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 21 december 2007 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2008.

Koninklijk besluit van 20 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen (arrêté royal du 20 octobre 1992 relatif à l'amélioration des espèces ovine et caprine).

Ministerieel besluit van 21 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen (arrêté ministériel du 21 octobre 1992 relatif à l'amélioration des espèces ovine et caprine)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 59 000

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the costs of TSE tests

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted from 1 March and, at the earliest, 15 days after submission of an application.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementation decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementation decree has yet to be drawn up, and will include a ‘standstill clause’

Duration of scheme: The subsidy is available until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid: The registered association Kleine Herkauwers Vlaanderen vzw (KHV) — the ‘Flemish Association of Breeders of Small Ruminants’ — maintains herd books for 11 sheep breeds and five goat breeds. A number of breeds are to be added in 2008. The KHV indicates that it will use the aid to pay the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books and entering the birth data and genealogical records in the database, and producing and issuing zootechnical certificates and pedigree certificates.

The KHV also organises TSE tests on its sheep breeders' holdings.

Part of the breeders' costs are to be paid by means of the aid in question.

The aid is granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. It meets the criteria of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

Article 16(1)(g): aid at a rate of up to 100 % of the costs of TSE tests.

The total amount of the direct and indirect aid, including the Community aid, for compulsory TSE tests on animals slaughtered for human consumption is not more than EUR 40 per test. That amount relates to the total cost of testing, including the test kit and taking, transporting, testing, storing and destroying the sample.

There is a thorough programme for monitoring and ensuring safe disposal of all fallen stock.

The aid is not granted in the form of a direct payment of money to the producer

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan, 35, bus 40 B-1030 Brussel

Website: http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/info/steun/eu.html

Other information: —

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE

Secretary-General

Aid No: XA 85/08

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Vlaamse Confederatie van het Paard vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 21 december 2007 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2008.

Koninklijk besluit van 10 december 1992 betreffende de verbetering van paardachtigen (arrêté royal du 10 décembre 1992 relatif à l'amélioration des équidés).

Ministerieel besluit van 23 december 1992 betreffende de verbetering van paardachtigen (arrêté ministériel du 23 décembre 1992 relatif à l'amélioration des équidés)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 84 750

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted from 1 March and, at the earliest, 15 days after submission of an application.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementation decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementation decree has yet to be drawn up, and will include a ‘standstill clause’

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The subsidy is available until 31.12.2008

Objective of the aid: The approved body Vlaamse Confederatie van het Paard vzw (VCP) specifies that the subsidy be used to cover the administrative costs involved in the establishment and maintenance of herd books of horses and donkeys.

The aid is granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. It fulfils the criteria of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan, 35, bus 40 B-1030 Brussel

Website: http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/info/steun/eu.html

Other information: —

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE

Secretary-General

Aid No: XA 86/08

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme: Steunpunt Levend Erfgoed vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 21 december 2007 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2008.

Koninklijk besluit van 20 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen.

Ministerieel besluit van 21 oktober 1992 betreffende de verbetering van de schapen- en geitenrassen

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 13 000

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the costs of TSE tests

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted from 1 March and, at the earliest, 15 days after submission of an application.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementation decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementation decree has yet to be drawn up, and will include a ‘standstill clause’

Duration of scheme: The subsidy is available until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid: The registered association Steunpunt Levend Erfgoed vzw (SLE) — ‘Living Heritage Support Centre’ — maintains herd books for eight rare sheep breeds. A small number of breeds, from the small ruminant breeding sector or from other breeding sectors, may be added in 2008. The SLE indicates that it will use the aid to pay the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books and entering the birth data and genealogical records in the database, and producing and issuing zootechnical certificates and pedigree certificates.

The SLE also organises TSE tests on its sheep breeders' holdings.

Part of the breeders' costs are to be paid by means of the aid in question.

The aid is granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. It meets the criteria of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.

Article 16(1)(g): aid at a rate of up to 100 % of the costs of TSE tests.

The total amount of the direct and indirect aid, including the Community aid, for compulsory TSE tests on animals slaughtered for human consumption is not more than EUR 40 per test. That amount relates to the total cost of testing, including the test kit and taking, transporting, testing, storing and destroying the sample.

There is a thorough programme for monitoring and ensuring safe disposal of all fallen stock.

The aid is not granted in the form of a direct payment of money to the producer

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling Ellips, 6e verdieping Koning Albert II laan, 35, bus 40 B-1030 Brussel

Website: http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/info/steun/eu.html

Other information: —

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE

Secretary-General