EN Official Journal of the European Union C 282/22

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 282/06)

Aid No: XA 213/08

Member State: Netherlands

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Subsidieregeling Wet op het Waddenfonds

Legal basis: Artikel 9, Wet op het Waddenfonds en Subsidieregeling Wet op het Waddenfonds

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid notified under the exemption Regulation comprises a (maximum) amount of EUR 5 250 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity:

1. investment in agricultural holdings: 40 % of the eligible costs, up to a maximum of EUR 400 000;

2. conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings: 90 % of the eligible costs of investment or capital expenditure for the conservation of non-productive heritage features located on agricultural holdings; 40 % of the eligible costs of investment or capital expenditure for the conservation of heritage features which at the same time form part of agricultural holdings' productive assets;

3. relocation of farm buildings in the public interest: 90 % of the eligible costs if relocation in the public interest comprises the dismantling, removal and re-erection of existing facilities; 40 % if relocation in the public interest results in the farmer benefiting from more modern facilities or in an increase in production capacity;

4. encouraging the production of quality agricultural products: 40 % of the eligible costs, insofar as they are related to the development of quality agricultural products;

5. technical support in the agricultural sector: 40 % of the eligible costs

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 1 June 2014

Objective of aid: To support small and medium-sized enterprises active in the agricultural sector in the Wadden area. Support must comply with the four objectives set out in Article 2(2) of the Law on the Wadden fund.

The purpose of the fund is to subsidise activities, other than regular investment or management/maintenance work, which are directed at or contribute towards:

Use is made of the following Articles of the exemption Regulation.

Sector(s) concerned: All small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products referred to in Annex I to the EC Treaty

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieu Postbus 20951 2500 EZ Den Haag Nederland

Website: http://www.vrom.nl/Docs/20080721-wijziging-wet-op-het-waddenfonds.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 234/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione marche

Title of aid scheme: Proroga del Programma obiettivo triennale 2003-2005 dei servizi di sviluppo del sistema agroalimentare regionale e Linee di indirizzo per il programma annuale 2008. Legge regionale del 23 dicembre 1999, n. 37

Legal basis:

— Legge regionale del 23 dicembre 1999, n. 37 ‘Disciplina dei servizi per lo sviluppo del sistema agroalimentare regionale’;

— Legge regionale del 23 ottobre 2007, n. 14 ‘Assestamento del bilancio 2007’ comma 1 dell'articolo 26 ‘Interventi a favore della zootecnia’;

— Delibera amministrativa ‘Proroga del Programma obiettivo triennale 2003-2005 dei servizi di sviluppo del sistema agroalimentare regionale e Linee di indirizzo per il programma annuale 2008. Legge regionale del 23 dicembre 1999, n. 37’

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The planned expenditure for the provision of the services covered by this aid scheme for 2008 does not exceed EUR 1 million.

Public funding will in any event be set within the limits of the financial resources allocated to the activities of Agricultural Development Services in the 2008 draft budget

Maximum aid intensity: Aid to the producers who are the end beneficiaries will be paid in the form of services provided by implementing bodies as specified under ‘Other information on this summary sheet’ with the exclusion of direct payments of money. For implementing bodies, on the other hand, aid will be paid, in accordance with Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, up to the following maximum amounts:

up to 100 % of eligible expenditure for specialist technical assistance services in the animal husbandry sector,

up to 70 % of eligible expenditure for assistance services for the genetic and functional improvement of milk production,

up to 80 % of eligible expenditure for the dissemination of agro-meteorological data for agronomic and plant health assistance

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will be implemented only following confirmation by the Commission of receipt of this summary sheet and of its publication on the Internet

Duration of scheme: The aid scheme covers 2008 only

Objective of aid: The primary objective of the aid is to provide small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises engaged in agricultural and husbandry activities with support in the form of technical assistance services.

The technical assistance services provided do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor do they relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure; for each project, therefore, monitoring of indicators is required to assess improvements made under the assistance measures, accompanied by a detailed report of the results obtained.

Reference is made to Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Marche Servizio Agricoltura Forestazione e Pesca PF Competitività e Sviluppo dell'Impresa Agricola Via Tiziano 44 I-60125 Ancona

Website: http://www.agri.marche.it/Aree %20tematiche/Aiuti %20di %20stato/2008/sviluppo %20agricolo.pdf

Other information: Development services for agricultural enterprises will be supplied by ‘implementing bodies’, identified in the reference Regional Law, previously selected by public tender.

The ‘end beneficiaries’ of the development services of this aid scheme are small and medium-sized agricultural holdings taking part in the initiatives covered by the multiannual projects eligible for funding, holders of a VAT number and enrolled in the regional union of the Campania Chambers of Commerce (C.C.I.A.A.) with a standard gross margin including assistance shares for at least EUR 3 500, who benefit from the services of the implementing bodies. In any case, for all the service activities covered by this annual scheme, no aid may involve direct payments in money to producers.

Agricultural holdings with employees must adhere to national reference collective contracts and current legislation on workplace safety and health.

All beneficiaries in the area affected by the project will have access to the services provided. The fact that an end beneficiary is controlled by an implementing body will not be a condition for access to the service. Any contribution to implementing bodies' administrative costs by beneficiaries that are not members of the organisation of these implementing bodies must cover solely the cost of the service provided.

Eligible expenditure — Eligible expenditure will include only the costs of services that do not constitute a continuous periodic activity or that do not relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenses

Vincenzo CIMINO

Head of Unit, Competitiveness and Development of Agricultural Holdings

Aid No: XA 265/08

Member State: Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Šempeter-Vrtojba (Goriška statistična regija)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Podpora programom razvoja podeželja v občini Šempeter-Vrtojba 2008–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju finančnih pomoči za programe in investicije v kmetijstvu v občini Šempeter-Vrtojba

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

2008: EUR 47 000

2009: EUR 47 000

2010: EUR 47 000

2011: EUR 47 000

2012: EUR 47 000

2013: EUR 47 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 40 % of the costs of investment.

The purpose of the aid is to invest in farmland, pastures and private tracks and roads and to purchase equipment to be used for primary production.

2. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

— the amount of municipal co-financing is the difference between the amount of co-financing of insurance premiums from the national budget and the subsidy limit (up to 50 %) applying to the eligible costs of insurance premiums for crops, fruit and cases of disease among animals.

3. Aid for land reparcelling:

— up to 100 % of eligible legal and administrative costs, including inspection costs.

4. Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products:

— up to 100 % of eligible costs; this is to be provided in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers.

5. Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

— up to 100 % of eligible costs concerning education, the organisation of events, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, and publications, such as catalogues and websites. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: July 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:

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting financial aid for programmes and investment in agriculture in the municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba 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 12: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums,

Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

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 granting authority:

Občina Šempeter-Vrtojba Cesta Goriške fronte 11 SLO-5290 Šempeter pri Gorici

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=200833&objava=1348

Other information: The measure relating to payment of insurance premiums to insure crops and fruit covers the following adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters: spring frost, hail, lightning, fire, storms and floods.

The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 concerning the measures to be adopted by the municipality and the general provisions applicable (steps preceding grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Secretary of the municipality