EN Official Journal of the European Union C 227/9

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2008/C 227/04)

Aid No XA 7013/08 Member State United Kingdom Region England Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Food from Britain Regional Support for Quality Food (Processing and Marketing) Scheme Legal basis The Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 as amended and the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount GBP 4,50 million Loans guaranteed — Individual aid Overall aid amount — Loans guaranteed — Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 14.4.2008 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.3.2013 Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sectors concerned Processing and marketing of Annex 1 goods Name and address of the granting authority English Regional Development Agencies East of England Regional Development Agency The Business Centre Station Road, Histon Cambridge CB24 9LQ United Kingdom Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XA 7014/08 Member State France Region — Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Aides aux études de faisabilité technique dans les secteurs agricoles et alimentaires pour les départements d'Outre-mer. L'objectif de l'aide est le transfert et la transposition du savoir-faire entre les régions ultrapériphériques ainsi que l'adaptation des techniques culturales Legal basis — Articles L621-1 à L621-11, articles R621-1 à R621-43 et articles R684-1 à R684-12 du code rural — Article 5 ter du règlement (CE) no 70/2001 modifié Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 150 000 Loans guaranteed — Individual aid Overall aid amount — Loans guaranteed — Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes (up to 75 %) Date of implementation March 2008, subject to the Commission's acknowledgement of receipt Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2013 Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Economic sector(s) concerned Agricultural sector Name and address of the granting authority ODEADOM 12, rue Henri Rol-Tanguy TSA 60006 F-93555 Montreuil Cedex





Aid No XA 7016/08 Member State Republic of Lithuania Region — Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Parama kreditų palūkanoms kompensuoti (XA 7044/07 pakeitimas) Legal basis Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2008 m. rugpjūčio 31 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-177 „Dėl žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m. balandžio 12 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-160 „Dėl Dalies palūkanų už investicinius kreditus, paimtus nuo 2007 m. gegužės 1 d. ir suteiktus su UAB žemės ūkio paskolų garantijų fondo garantija, kompensavimo taisyklių patvirtinimo“ pakeitimo“ Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount LTL 4,0 million, or EUR 1,16 million at the official exchange rate Loans guaranteed — Individual aid Overall amount of aid — Loans guaranteed — Maximum aid intensity In accordance with Articles 4(2) and (6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 1.5.2007 Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 30.6.2008 (1) Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes Sector's concerned Manufacturing (including processing of agricultural products) and rural services Name and address of the granting authority Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija Gedimino pr.19 (Lelevelio g.6) LT-01103 Vilnius Large individual aid grants In accordance with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

State Secretary in the Ministry

Vidmantas KANOPA

Aid No XA 7017/08 Member State Germany Region Hessen Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving individual aid Förderung der Erzeugung von landwirtschaftlichen Erzeugnissen hoher Qualität; Hier: Beratung und sonstige Unternehmensdienstleistungen und -tätigkeiten. Das Unternehmen „Marketinggesellschaft GUTES AUS HESSEN GmbH (MGH)“ ist eine vom Land Hessen mit hoheitlichen Funktionen beliehene Organisation. Ihre Aufgaben sind in dem Hessischen Agrar-Marketingvertrag festgelegt. Eine Teilaufgabe besteht darin, jährlich bis zu 0,150 Mio. EUR für die Inanspruchnahme von Dienstleistungen durch externe Berater sowie die erstmalige Teilnahme an Messen und Ausstellungen zu verwenden. Die beihilfefähigen Kosten richten sich nach den in den Artikeln 4 (2) und (7) sowie Artikel 5 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 70/2001 genannten Intensitäten. Jede indirekte Hilfe an Primärerzeuger ist nur dann mit dem EG-Vertrag vereinbar, soweit es sich um eine Beihilfe gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1998/2006, Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1857/2006 oder eine Beihilfe der Rahmenregelung der Gemeinschaft für staatliche Beihilfen im Agrar- und Forstsektor handelt Legal basis Hessischer Agrar-Marketingvertrag Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 0,15 million Loans guaranteed — Individual aid Overall aid amount — Loans guaranteed — Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) and Article 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation From the date of publication of the scheme Duration of scheme or individual aid award Up to 31.12.2013 Objective of aid Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises Yes Economic sector(s) concerned Processing and marketing of agricultural products Name and address of the granting authority Marketinggesellschaft GUTES AUS HESSEN GmbH (MGH) Homburger Straße 9 D-61169 Friedberg Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes





Aid No XA 7018/08 Member State Federal Republic of Germany Region Gesamtes Bundesgebiet Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving individual aid Beratungsförderung des Deutschen Weinfonds/Deutschen Weininstituts Legal basis Leitlinien des Deutschen Weinfonds/Deutschen Weininstituts zur Förderung von Beratungsleistungen auf Grundlage des § 37 Abs. 1 Weingesetz Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount Approximately EUR 0,5 million Loans guaranteed — Individual aid Overall aid amount — Loans guaranteed — Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation Yes Date of implementation 1.4.2008 Duration of scheme or individual aid award 31.12.2013 Objective of aid Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises Yes Economic sector(s) concerned Processing and marketing of agricultural products Name and address of the granting authority Deutscher Weinfonds — Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts/Deutsches Weininstitut GmbH Gutenbergplatz 3-5 D-55116 Mainz Large individual aid grants In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation Yes

(1) If the Commission revises Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 and extends its period of validity, the duration of the scheme will be extended, if necessary, and the Commission will be notified accordingly.