EN Official Journal of the European Union C 101/30

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 101/10)

Aid No: XA 333/07

Member State: Denmark

Region: —

Title of the scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Produktionsregnskaber. Støttemodtager er Det Danske Fjerkræråd

Legal basis: Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v. (Bemyndigelsesloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 297 af 28. april 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: DKK 1 406 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of aid scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 September 2008

Purpose of the aid: The purpose of the scheme for the keeping of records of the production of broilers and eggs for human consumption and the monitoring of productivity is to provide individual producers with reliable information for monitoring the development of their own production in the light of the broader economic context. It also aims to ensure that the sector is kept fully informed of productivity issues and the economic situation in the various lines of production involved.

The final beneficiaries are farmers producing eggs for human consumption and broilers. The scheme applies only to small and medium-sized enterprises.

The scheme comes under Article 15(2)(c). It concerns expenditure on consultancy services

Economic sectors concerned: Poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Fjerkræafgiftsfonden Axeltorv 3 DK-1609 København V

Internet address: www.fa-fonden.dk

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 395/07

Member State: Cyprus

Region: The aid is granted by central government

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Δικαίωμα συμμετοχής στο σχέδιο έχει ο επίσημα αναγνωρισμένος Κυπριακός Σύνδεσμος Εκτροφέων Βοοειδών της φυλής Holstein-Friesian

Legal basis:

α) Προϋπολογισμός 2007. Τμήμα Γεωργίας. Άρθρο 120229.04207 — Άλλες Γεωργοκτηνοτροφικές Επιχορηγήσεις με το τίτλο: Προώθηση δημιουργίας και λειτουργίας Συνδέσμων Εκτροφέων Βοοειδών.

β) Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου Αρ. 64.742, ημερ. 12.12.2006 και Ενημέρωση του Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση της ενίσχυσης με ενημερωτικό σημείωμα το οποίο κατατέθηκε στις 7.11.2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual budget of EUR 42 105 (CYP 24 000)

Maximum aid intensity:

(a) CYP 3 000 to cover part of the administrative expenditure incurred in setting up and maintaining the herd book for the animals concerned;

(b) CYP 21 000 to cover up to 70 % of expenditure on determining the genetic quality or yield of livestock that has been incurred by or for third persons

Date of implementation: December 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to provide financial support to the Cyprus Holstein-Friesian Livestock Farmers' Association to enable it to fulfil its obligations. The eligible activities that will receive State aid are as follows:

The plan is based on Article 16(a) and (b) (entitled ‘Support for the livestock sector’) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Cow farming

Name and address of the granting authority:

Τμήμα Γεωργίας, Υπουργείο Γεωργίας Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος Λευκωσία, Κύπρος Τel. 22 40 85 19, fax 22 78 14 25 e-mail: doagrg@da.moa.gov.cy

Internet address: www.moa.gov.cy/da

Other information: —

Christodoulos FOTIOU

Deputy Director

Department of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

Aid No: XA 396/07

Member State: Cyprus

Region: The aid is granted by central government

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Οικονομική Ενίσχυση στους Συνδέσμους Προστασίας Φυτών

Legal basis: Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου με ημερομηνία 5.12.2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual budget of CYP 100 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid may extend to 50 % of the market value of phytopharmaceutical substances and other means of plant protection for Olive Protection Associations and to 30 % for other Plant Protection Associations. Aid of 30 % to all Plant Protection Associations for expenditure on labour, transport and controls

Date of implementation: December 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to provide financial support to Plant Protection Associations in their procurement of appropriate services and means of plant protection for the Associations' member-producers.

The aid is granted on the basis of Article 10 of Exempting Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and only concerns small and medium-sized enterprises, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/ΕC of 6 May 2003, which may be natural or legal persons involved in the primary production of agricultural products (farmers).

The grant covers the following:

Sector(s) concerned: Plant production

Name and address of the granting authority:

Τμήμα Γεωργίας του Υπουργείου Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος Λεωφόρος Λουκή Ακρίτα CY-1412 Λευκωσία

Internet address: www.moa.gov.cy/da

Other information: —

Christodoulos FOTIOU

Deputy Director

Department of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment