EN Official Journal of the European Union C 155/3

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 155/03

Aid No: XA 48/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Intercoop-Frutos Secos

Legal basis: Resolución del expediente acogido a la línea «programas intersectoriales en materia de atributos y valores de la calidad agroalimentaria».

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 60 888,00

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2010

Objective of aid:

— organisation of workshops and seminars on the features and values of the Calidad Agroalimentaria de la Comunidad Valenciana label (a food quality scheme),

— dissemination of scientific knowledge, through studies and technical reports on the values and features of nuts applied to the development of new products, especially the Marcona almond,

— to improve the marketing of agri-food products, through information, promotion and dissemination as regards both the quality and health benefits of nuts,

— information days for students and promotion at sales points.

These activities are covered by Articles 14 and 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Sector(s) concerned: SMEs in the agri-food sector in the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 2 46010 Valencia ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/intercoop%20frutos%20secos2010.pdf

Other information: —

La Directora General de Comercialización Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL

Aid No: XA 50/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación profesional de flores, plantas y tecnología hortícola de la C.V.

Legal basis: Resolución del expediente acogido a la línea «programas intersectoriales en materia de atributos y valores de la calidad agroalimentaria».

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 38 460,00

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2010

Objective of aid: Participation in fairs (IPM-Essen; the Salon du Végétal in Angers; Flormart; Iberflora) and activities to promote knowledge-sharing between businesses.

These activities are covered by Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Sector(s) concerned: SMEs in the agri-food sector in the Comunitat Valenciana

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 2 46010 Valencia ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/flores%20y%20plantas2010.pdf

Other information: —

La Directora General de Comercialización Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL

Aid No: XA 51/10

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: The Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme 2010

Legal basis: Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total budget for the scheme will be GBP 900 000 payable over three years.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be 100 % of all eligible costs.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 April 2010 for 3 years

Objective of aid: Article 15 — Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Note: It is possible that processors would derive some marketing aid through their involvement at the fairs and exhibitions subsidised under Article 15. Where this is the case, the aid will be in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 (de minimis aid).

Sector(s) concerned: All sectors of Northern Ireland agricultural primary production.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Room 516A Dundonald House Upper Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 3SB Northern Ireland UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/publications/pubs-dard-grants-and-funding/nirfp_2010-11.htm

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 53/10

Member State: Ireland

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid Scheme for Potato and Vegetable Crops damaged by Frost in January 2010

Legal basis: EU State aid block exemption framework under Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid will be paid on a once-off basis to eligible potato and vegetable growers who can demonstrate they incurred substantial losses due to frost damage in January 2010. The overall amount of budget will be set at a maximum of EUR 10 million and aid payments will be made and the scheme finalised by December 2010.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be 80 % (and 90 % in less favoured areas) — Article 11.6 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. However, the maximum aid intensity will be reduced by 50 % in cases where farmers have not taken out insurance as provided for in Article 11.8 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. It is anticipated that nearly all if not all claimants will be affected by this provision as it is unusual to have such insurance cover under Irish conditions.

The costs incurred by the farmer that are not directly attributable to the adverse climatic event will not be considered eligible as part of the proposed scheme in accordance with Article 11(3)(b).

Date of implementation: It is anticipated that payments will commence by May 2010 (when on-the-spot inspections of each applicant’s enterprise will have been completed).

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: It is intended to make once off payments to individual farmers/growers and to have finalised all claims by December 2010.

Objective of aid: To offer some measure of compensation towards actual losses incurred by potato and vegetable growers arising from the severe frost conditions experienced in January 2010. Aid will be paid directly to the farmer/grower who fulfils all the conditions as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and notably Article 2.8 which requires the frost damage to have destroyed more than 30 % of the average of annual production (as laid down in the Regulation).

The severe frost conditions have been formally recognised by the Irish authorities as a natural disaster in accordance with Article 11(7).

Sector(s) concerned: Potato and vegetable growers, i.e. potatoes, carrots, swedes, cabbages, broccoli, cauliflowers, celery, Brussels sprouts, leeks, lettuce, onions and herbs

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Crop Production & Safety Backweston Administrative Building Backweston Celbridge Co. Kildare IRELAND

Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmerschemespayments/otherfarmersschemes/aidschemeforcropsdamagedbyfrost/

Other information: http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/jan10.pdf