EN Official Journal of the European Union C 124/13

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 124/05)

Aid No: XA 1/08

Member State: Denmark

Region: Denmark

Title of the scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Kartoffelavlernes Erstatningsudvalg

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 1 215 000

Maximum aid intensity: 60 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid: The purpose of the scheme is to grant aid to the Kartoffelavlernes Erstatningsudvalg to partially compensate potato growers for losses resulting from the quarantine diseases potato ring rot and brown rot. The scheme comes under Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Crop production (potatoes)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Kartoffelafgiftsfonden Grindstedvej 55 DK-7184 Vandel

Website: www.Kartoffelafgiftsfonden.dk

Aid No: XA 13/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Organic Conversion Information Service (OCIS)

Legal basis: Section 1(a) of the Agriculture Act 1986

Annual expenditure planned under the service or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 31.3.2008-30.3.2013: GBP 0,33 million

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 % in line with Article 15 of the Regulation

Date of implementation: The service will begin on 31.3.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Service will start on 31.3.2008. The service will close on 30.3.2013. The last date of advice will be 30.6.2013. Aid in respect of applications received up to and including 30.3.2013 will be honoured

Objective of aid: To deliver free advice to farmers and other land managers who are considering converting to organic production. The service will specifically:

tackle uncertainties over technical issues and misconceptions about what organic farming standards require,

provide conversion advice in order to help enquirers understand the mechanics of conversion and appreciate the implications of undertaking conversion in relation to their individual farm businesses,

raise awareness of the principles of organic farming and the public benefits that accrue to society as a result of organic management,

encourage and facilitate viable and good quality conversions,

reduce the numbers of farmers who convert where it is inappropriate for them to do so,

increase in the area of land being farmed organically in England, and

raise awareness of the funds that are available under the RDPE to encourage conversion and reward farmers for carrying out effective environmental management.

The aid is in line with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and the eligible costs will be the cost of organising consultants to provide advice and on farm visits

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural sector only

Name and address of the granting authority: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Defra

The organisation operating the Service is:

The Organic Research Centre Elm Farm Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berkshire RG20 0HR United Kingdom Tel. (44-800) 980 00 48 Fax (44-14) 88 65 85 03 E-mail: ocis.org.uk

Website: www.organicresearchcentre.com

Website: More information on the Organic Conversion Information Scheme, and the full text of the scheme can be found at:

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/planning/farming-wildlife/ocis

Alternatively, you can go to the UK's central website for exempted agricultural State aids:

www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Click on the Organic Conversion Information Scheme

Other information: Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found in the web link above from 31.3.2008.

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

Aid No: XA 96/08

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 is will to be GBP 125 775 between March and August 2008

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

Date of implementation: The scheme is will to start on 1.3.2008 and run until the 31.8.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will begin on 1.3.2008. It will close on the 31.8.2008. The last payment will be made by 30.9.2008

Objective of aid: The primary objective will be to aid rural SME's. The objectives are specifically to raise understanding of sensing technologies for monitoring soil conditions — improving decisions on planting, harvesting and enabling improved environmental assessment and possibly switching to higher value crops. The projects will be eligible for 100 % costs under Article 15(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to 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.harper-adams.ac.uk/about/remotesensing.cfm

Alternatively, you can go to the UK's central website for exempted agricultural State aids at:

http://defraweb/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

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)

Neil Marr

Agricultural State Aid Team Leader

Defra

8D 9 Millbank

c/o Nobel House

17 Smith Square

Westminister

London SW1P 3JR

United Kingdom