EN Official Journal of the European Union C 275/2

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 275/02)

Aid No: XA 262/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Ovino de Raza Guirra

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea nominativa descrita en la ley 15/2007 de presupuestos de la Generalitat

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 24 000 in 2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date on which the registration 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: 2008

Objective of aid: Plan for the promotion and conservation of the ovine breed ‘Guirra’, including the eligible costs of identifying animals and technical advice for the maintenance of the flock-book (Article 16), training breeders in techniques for assessing specimens, caring for and running sheep farms, and publicising and increasing knowledge of the breed by organising trade fairs and exhibitions and printing publications (Article 15)

Sector(s) concerned: Owners of sheep farms in the Comunidad Valenciana with specimens of the ‘Guirra’ breed

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Amadeo de Saboya, 2 E-46010 Valencia

Other information: —

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/CRGUIRRA.pdf

Valencia, 26 June 2008.

Laura Peñarroya FABREGAT

La directora general de Producción Agraria

Aid No: XA 263/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación criadores caballos de pura raza española de la Comunidad Valenciana

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea nominativa descrita en la ley 15/2007 de presupuestos de la Generalitat

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 100 000 in 2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date on which the registration 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: 2008

Objective of aid: To implement the Plan to promote the use of the thoroughbred horses bred in the Comunidad Valenciana (Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

The eligible costs are those relating to the materials needed for maintaining the stud-book, services provided by third parties (maintenance of the computer software, compilation of genealogical charts and technical advice to farmers) (Article 16). They also include the costs of implementing the programme to increase the use of thoroughbred horses and organising equidae events for this purpose (Article 15)

Sector(s) concerned: Breeders and owners of Spanish thoroughbred horses

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Amadeo de Saboya, 2 E-46010 Valencia

Other information: —

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/PRECVAL.pdf

Valencia, 26 June 2008.

Laura Peñarroya FABREGAT

La directora general de Producción Agraria

Aid No: XA 264/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Centro Integrado Apícola Valenciano

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en dos líneas nominativas descritas en la ley 15/2007 de presupuestos de la Generalitat

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 50 000 in 2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date on which the registration 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: 2008

Objective of aid: To provide the following services to Valencian beekeepers and their organisations:

tests, health checks and other methods of detecting diseases in beehives,

testing and systems to ensure compliance with the marketing standards for honey and other beekeeping products.

The eligible costs covered by the aid are those referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 under Article 10 (health checks granted in kind through subsidised services), and Article 14(2)(b) (implementing systems to ensure authenticity and compliance with marketing standards)

Sector(s) concerned: Owners of Valencian bee farms and their organisations

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Amadeo de Saboya, 2 E-46010 Valencia

Other information: —

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/CIAV.pdf

Valencia, 26 June 2008.

Laura Peñarroya FABREGAT

La directora general de Producción Agraria

Aid No: XA 266/08

Member State: Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Šentrupert

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ohranjanje in spodbujanje razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Šentrupert

Legal basis: Pravilnik o ohranjanju in spodbujanju razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Šentrupert za programsko obdobje 2008–2013

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

2008: EUR 20 000

2009: EUR 21 000

2010: EUR 22 500

2011: EUR 24 000

2012: EUR 25 000

2013: EUR 26 500

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings:

— up to 40 % of eligible costs.

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 actually incurred.

4. Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

— up to 100 % of eligible costs concerning education and training, consultancy services and the organisation of forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, the dissemination of scientific findings, publications, 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: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on preserving and promoting the development of agriculture and rural areas in the municipality of Šentrupert for the programming period 2008-2013 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 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Občina Šentrupert Šentrupert 33 SLO-8232 Šentrupert

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=200863&objava=2745

Other information: The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 relating to the measures to be adopted by the municipality and the general provisions applicable (procedure prior to aid grant, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

8 July 2008.

Mateja JAZBEC

Direktorica občinske uprave

Aid No: XA 267/08

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Gorje

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Programi razvoja podeželja v občini Gorje 2008–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodelitvi pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva, gozdarstva in podeželja v občini Gorje (II. poglavje)

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

2008: EUR 25 000

2009: EUR 25 000

2010: EUR 25 000

2011: EUR 25 000

2012: EUR 25 000

2013: EUR 25 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas,

— up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas.

2. Conservation of traditional buildings:

— up to 100 % of eligible costs for non-productive structures,

— up to 60 % of eligible costs, and up to 75 % in less-favoured areas, for investment in productive structures, provided that the investment does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm.

3. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

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

4. Aid for land reparcelling:

— up to 50 % of actual legal and administrative costs incurred.

5. Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

— up to 100 % of costs concerning education and training of farmers, consultancy services, the organization of forums, competitions, exhibitions, fairs, publications, catalogues and websites and the costs of replacement services. 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: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to articles of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting aid for preserving and developing agriculture, forestry and rural areas in the municipality of Gorje 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 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings,

Article 12: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums,

Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Občina Gorje Zgornje Gorje 43 SLO-4247 Zgornje Gorje

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=200856&objava=2373

Other information: 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 (procedure prior to the aid grant, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Zgornje Gorje, 23 June 2008.

Peter TORKAR

Župan občine Gorje