EN Official Journal of the European Union C 123/3

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

2010/C 123/03

Aid No: XA 298/09

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: All regions of the Slovak Republic, i.e. Bratislavský kraj, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko and Východné Slovensko

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Schéma štátnej pomoci na zabezpečenie účasti chovateľov a pestovateľov na výstavách v znení Dodatku č. 1

Legal basis:

— Článok 2 nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „nariadenie vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z.“),

— zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon o štátnej pomoci“),

— Article 15(2)(d) and Article 18 of 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 (hereinafter the ‘Commission Regulation’),

— 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) (hereinafter ‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008’),

— Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

— Zákon č. 513/1991 Zb. v znení neskorších predpisov (Obchodný zákonník),

— Článok 2 ods. 4 zákona č. 194/1998 Z. z. o šľachtení a plemenitbe hospodárskych zvierat a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 455/1991 Zb. o živnostenskom podnikaní (živnostenský zákon) v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon č. 194/1998“),

— Článok 6 zákona č. 83/1990 Zb. o združovaní občanov v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon č. 83/1990“).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The overall planned budget for granting aid for 2010 is EUR 663 878 (SKK 20 000 000).

The overall planned budget for granting aid over the period 2009-2013 is EUR 3 319 391 (SKK 100 000 000).

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted for up to 100 % of the eligible costs of participation in a fair, up to the amount of the grant awarded to the legal person per livestock or arable farmer.

Date of implementation: February 2010

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

Objective of aid: The purpose of granting aid is to help livestock and arable farmers take part in livestock and arable crop fairs approved by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic in the calendar year in question.

Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.

Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Division 01 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority: Aid granted by:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR (hereinafter ‘the ministry’)

Dobrovičova 12

812 66 Bratislava

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Tel. +421 259266111

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/sk/index.php?navID=161&id=592

Scheme implemented by:

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra (hereinafter ‘the paying agency’)

Dobrovičova 12

815 26 Bratislava

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Tel. +421 259266111

Website: http://www.apa.sk/index.php?navID=27

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Other information: The legal basis for an existing State aid scheme to ensure participation by livestock and arable farmers in fairs (XA 125/08) has been modified: in 2010 State aid is to be granted pursuant to Government Regulation No 264/2009 on agricultural support measures (Nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve), as amended.

Under the original scheme, registered under number XA 125/08, State aid was granted only until the end of 2009. The new scheme replaces the original scheme and provides for aid to be granted after 1 January 2010.

Payments made under the new scheme will meet the conditions specified in Article 15(2)(d) of 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.

Agreed: Alexander ČARNÝ riaditeľ odboru štátnej pomoci a národných podpôr Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR

Aid No: XA 300/09

Member State: France

Region: Département du Loiret

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides au conseil pour les cultures spécialisées dans le Loiret (assistance technique)

Legal basis:

— Articles 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales,

— Délibération du Conseil général du Loiret en date du 11 juin 2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 30 000

Maximum aid intensity: 80 % maximum of expenditure

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

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

Objective of aid: The aim is to fund technical assistance services. The objective of this scheme is to encourage producers of specialised crops to call upon advisory services to help them develop new areas of competence, with the aim of developing the competitiveness, attractiveness and added value of enterprises operating in this sector. The Department will contribute to funding business audits, techno-economic studies carried out by external contractors and also commercial strategy studies to enable producers to evolve and adapt to markets that are constantly evolving.

Eligible expenditure will be capped at EUR 20 000.

In accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid shall be granted in kind by means of subsidised services. The aid shall not involve direct payments of money to producers and, in accordance with point 4 of the Regulation, will be accessible to all producers whether or not they are members of producer organisations or other structures.

Furthermore, aid will be paid exclusively to:

farms whose size does not exceed that of an SME as defined in EU legislation (cf. Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 (OJ L 214, 9.8.2008)),

farms that are enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products,

farms that are not enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004).

Sector(s) concerned: This scheme is intended for producers of specialised crops.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil général du Loiret 15 rue Eugène Vignat 45000 Orléans FRANCE

Website: http://www.loiret.com/cgloiret/index.php?page=display&class=guide_des_aides&object=dae_evld_a29&method=display_full&objectTheme=rubrique_guide_des_aides3f78582d8377f

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Aid No: XA 301/09

Member State: France

Region: Département du Loiret

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides à la maîtrise de la dépense énergétique en production sous serre dans le Loiret (assistance technique)

Legal basis:

— Articles 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales,

— Délibération du Conseil général du Loiret en date du 11 juin 2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 7 200

Maximum aid intensity: Total aid, including any aid from other sources, may not exceed 80 % of expenditure.

Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

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

Objective of aid: To fund technical assistance aimed at reducing the energy costs of glasshouse productions. This aid is intended to pay for technical and economic studies, thermal diagnostics and feasibility studies on the use of renewable energy sources.

In accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid will be granted in kind in the form of subsidised services and will not involve any direct payments of money to producers. In accordance with Article 15(4), technical assistance will be available to all producers, whether or not they are members of producer groups or other organisations.

Aid will be paid exclusively to:

farms whose size does not exceed that of an SME as defined in EU legislation (cf. Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 (OJ L 214, 9.8.2008)),

farms that are enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products,

farms that are not enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004).

Sector(s) concerned: Glasshouse agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil général du Loiret 15 rue Eugène Vignat 45000 Orléans FRANCE

Website: http://www.loiret.com/cgloiret/index.php?page=display&class=guide_des_aides&object=dae_evld_a24&method=display_full&objectTheme=rubrique_guide_des_aides3f78582d8377f

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Aid No: XA 303/09

Member State: France

Region: Département du Loiret

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides à l’optimisation des conditions de travail en élevage dans le Loiret (assistance technique)

Legal basis:

— Articles 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales,

— Délibération du Conseil général du Loiret en date du 11 juin 2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 39 500

Maximum aid intensity: 80 %

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

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

Objective of aid: This technical assistance scheme comes under the scope of Article 15(2) of the Agricultural Exemption Regulation. It provides advice intended to improve livestock farmers’ quality of life. The aid provided is intended to pay for one day of evaluation and two days of on-the-spot coaching per farm, so as to identify the farm's problems and suggest solutions in areas as diverse as how work is organised, human resources, sanitary aspects, whether the optimal equipment is being used, etc.

The objective is to prompt aid beneficiaries to ask themselves the right questions regarding their daily working practices and safeguard farmers’ wellbeing by resolving any malfunctions, so as to improve working conditions in the livestock sector. Eligible expenditure will be capped at EUR 2 000.

In accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid shall be granted in kind by means of subsidised services. Aid will be accessible to all producers whether or not they are members of producer organisations or other structures, in accordance with point 4 of the Regulation.

Furthermore, aid will be paid exclusively to:

farms whose size does not exceed that of an SME as defined in EU legislation (cf. Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 (OJ L 214, 9.8.2008)),

farms that are enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products,

farms that are not enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004).

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil général du Loiret 15 rue Eugène Vignat 45000 Orléans FRANCE

Website: http://www.loiret.com/cgloiret/index.php?page=display&class=guide_des_aides&object=dae_evld_a10&method=display_full&objectTheme=rubrique_guide_des_aides3f78582d8377f

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Aid No: XA 304/09

Member State: France

Region: Département du Loiret

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides à la production d’énergie renouvelable dans le Loiret (assistance technique)

Legal basis:

— Article 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales,

— Délibération du Conseil général du Loiret en date du 11 juin 2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 20 000

Maximum aid intensity: 40 %

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

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

Objective of aid: This aid scheme is intended to fund technical assistance to promote the establishment of the first renewable energy producer units so as to test and popularise the procedures. Funding will be provided for diagnostics and technico-economic, interest and feasibility studies for enterprises wishing to use renewable energy sources. Studies dealing directly with a single renewable energy source are eligible, as are comparative studies aimed at identifying the most appropriate source given the specific enterprise's internal and external criteria. The projects targeted under this scheme concern adopting methanisation, photovoltaic panels, wind energy and geothermal energy.

Eligible expenditure will be capped at EUR 50 000.

In accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid shall be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers. Aid will be accessible to all producers whether or not they are members of producer organisations or other structures, in accordance with point 4 of the Regulation.

Furthermore, aid will be paid exclusively to:

farms whose size does not exceed that of an SME as defined in EU legislation (cf. Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 (OJ L 214, 9.8.2008)),

farms that are enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products,

farms that are not enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004).

Sector(s) concerned: This scheme covers all farms.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil général du Loiret 15 rue Eugène Vignat 45000 Orléans FRANCE

Website: http://www.loiret.com/cgloiret/index.php?page=display&class=guide_des_aides&object=dae_evld_a26&method=display_full&objectTheme=rubrique_guide_des_aides3f78582d8377f

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