EN Official Journal of the European Union C 312/11

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 312/07)

Aid No: XA 331/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Cantabria

Title of aid scheme: Ayudas al fomento del asociacionismo agrario

Legal basis: Orden DES/24/2008, de 7 de abril, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras y se convocan para el año 2008 las ayudas para el fomento del asociacionismo agrario en Cantabria

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 288 500

Maximum aid intensity:

— aid for the formation of new associations or the significant enlargement of existing ones: decreasing intensity in the first three years of operation of a new grouping (80 %, 50 %, 30 %). Maximum EUR 25 000 per group per year,

— aid for the merging, joining together or take-over of groups: decreasing intensity in the first three years of operation of new grouping (80 %, 50 %, 30 %). Maximum EUR 55 000 per group per year,

— aid relating to quality and setting up traceability systems: 50 %, up to a maximum of EUR 40 000 per group per year,

— aid for technical support in the agriculture sector: 50 %, up to a maximum of EUR 15 000 per group per year

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: 2008-2013

Objective of aid: To promote the formation of farmers' associations in Cantabria by means of aid for the following:

Sector(s) concerned: All farming sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Gobierno de Cantabria Consejería de Desarrollo Rural, Ganadería, Pesca y Biodiversidad C/ Gutiérrez Solana s/n E-39011 Santander

Website: http://boc.gobcantabria.es/boc/datos/MES%202008-04/OR%202008-04-16%20074/PDF/4922-4927.pdf

Other information:

Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural C/ Gutiérrez Solana s/n E-39011 Santander Tel. (34) 942 20 78 64 e-mail: fernandez_b@gobcantabria.es

Aid No: XA 332/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a la elaboración de planes de gestión empresarial por las cooperativas agrarias

Legal basis: Orden Foral de la Consejera de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, por la que se establecen las normas reguladoras que regirán la concesión de ayudas a las cooperativas agrarias para planes de gestión empresarial

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 145 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of eligible expenditure

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will apply from the date of publication, on the website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, of the registration number of the exemption request provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 2008 to 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The main objective is to support the adoption and application by agricultural SMEs of business management systems and tools geared to the new demands of their technical and economic environment, in order that they can develop viable and sustainable strategies for the future.

The secondary objectives are as follows:

Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: technical support in the agricultural sector. Eligible costs: Article 15(2)(c): consultancy services provided by third parties which are not continuous or periodic and which are not related to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure

Sector(s) concerned: Primary agricultural production

Name and address of granting authority:

Gobierno de Navarra Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente C/ Tudela, no 20 E-31003 Pamplona (Navarra)

Website: http://www.cfnavarra.es/agricultura/COYUNTURA/AyudasEstado/pdfs/STNO08047%20OF.pdf

Other information:

Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural C/ Tudela, no 20 E-31003 Pamplona Tel. (34) 848 422 933 e-mail: izabalzv@cfnavarra.es Gobierno de Navarra

Aid No: XA 333/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas para la ejecución del Plan de actuación contra el virus del bronceado del tomate o Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)

Legal basis: Orden Foral de la Consejera de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, por la que se modifica la Orden Foral no 172/2008, de 22 de abril, de la Consejera de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, por la que se declara la presencia del virus del bronceado o Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) en la Comunidad Foral de Navarra, se califica de utilidad publica la lucha contra dicho organismo y se adoptan medidas para su control

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 180 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will in no case exceed 80 % of accredited losses

Date of implementation: The aid arrangements will apply from the date of publication, on the website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, of the registration number of the exemption request provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: The main objective of the aid is to compensate farmers for losses resulting from plant diseases and the cost of preventing and eradicating such diseases.

Article 10(1) and 10(2)(a)(i). Eligible costs: market value of destroyed crops, insured or actual value of destroyed crops and value of plant health products or other means of plant disease control.

The aid does not relate to a disease in respect of which Community legislation provides for specific charges for control measures.

The aid does not relate to measures in respect of which Community legislation provides that the cost of such measures is to be borne by the agricultural holding, unless this cost is entirely offset by compulsory charges on producers.

In accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid will be granted only to small and medium-sized agricultural holdings active in the primary production of agricultural products

Sector(s) concerned: Horticulture and ornamental plants

Name and address of granting authority:

Gobierno de Navarra Dirección General de Agricultura y Ganadería Servicio de Ganadería C/ Tudela, no 20 E-31003 Pamplona (Navarra)

Website: http://www.navarra.es/home_es/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2008/59/Anuncio-0/

http://www.cfnavarra.es/agricultura/COYUNTURA/AyudasEstado/pdfs/stno09061%20of.pdf

Other information:

Dirección General de Agricultura y Ganadería C/ Tudela, no 20 E-31003 Pamplona Tel. (34) 848 422 933 e-mail: izabalzv@cfnavarra.es Gobierno de Navarra

Aid No: XA 346/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England — West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Remote Sensing project

Legal basis: Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The expenditure will be GBP 125 775 between September 2008 and September 2009

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity will be up to 100 % in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of implementation: The scheme is to start on 29 September 2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will begin on 29 September 2008. It will close to new applicants on the 31 August 2009. Technical support to participants will cease by 30 September 2009

Objective of aid: The primary objective will be the providing of technical support to SME's involved in agricultural production. The objectives are specifically to raise understanding of sensing technologies for monitoring soil conditions — and thereby assisting agricultural producers to improve decisions on planting, harvesting and enabling improved environmental assessment and possibly switching to higher value crops. The aid will cover up to 100 % of the costs of providing the technical support and will be granted in kind by means of subsidised services. This scheme will not involve direct payments of money to producers.

The aid will be accessible to all those eligible in the area concerned.

This scheme is an extension of XA 96/08. The scheme administrators were unable to start the scheme and no money was spent

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to small and medium-sized enterprises involved in the primary production of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Advantage West Midlands 3 Priestley Wharf Holt Street Aston Science Park Birmingham B7 4BN United Kingdom www.advantagewm.co.uk

Website: The website of the project is:

http://www.harperadams.ac.uk/sustainability/remotesensing.cfm

Other information: The project officer within Advantage West Midlands is Andrew Todd (tel. (44) 121 380 35 34, e-mail: andrewtodd@advantagewm.co.uk)

Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found in the web links above.

The project information will have a website www.cogentcomputing.org where information can be kept.

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority)

Duncan Kerr

Agricultural State Aid Team Leader

Defra

8D 9 Millbank

c/o Nobel House

17 Smith Square

Westminister

London SW1P 3JR

United Kingdom