EN Official Journal of the European Union C 99/4

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 99/04)

Aid No: XA 256/07

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: —

Title of aid scheme: Schéma štátnej pomoci na kontrolu úžitkovosti, testovanie a odhad plemennej hodnoty zvierat

Legal basis: The legal bases for the granting of aid are:

§ 5 nariadenia vlády SR č. 369/2007 Z. z. z 8. augusta 2007 o niektorých podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve,

zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov,

Article 16(1)(b) and (3) of 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

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The anticipated volume of funding under the scheme for 2007 is SKK 2,5 million.

The anticipated volume of funding under the scheme for each year from 2008 onwards is SKK 70 million.

The total budget anticipated for the monitoring of livestock productivity and for the testing and assessment of the breeding value of livestock during the period 2008-2013 is SKK 420 million

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted to livestock farmers at a rate of up to 70 % of the value of subsidised services for tests to determine the genetic quality or productivity of livestock, with the exception of checks undertaken by the owner of the livestock and routine checks on milk quality

Date of implementation: September 2007

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the livestock-farming sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: primary production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty

Name and address of the granting authority: Granting authority:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR

Dobrovičova ul. č. 12

SK-812 66 Bratislava

Tel. (421) 259 26 61 11

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/index.php?navID=153&id=411

Scheme administrator:

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra (ďalej len „platobná agentúra“)

Dobrovičova ul. č. 12

SK-812 66 Bratislava

Tel.: (421) 259 26 61 11

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/apa/index.php?p=DP_metpok

Further information: State aid is granted in the form of subsidised services, via an accredited breeders' organisation or a recognised stock-farming organisation.

Grants are applied for by accredited breeders' organisations or recognised stock-farming organisations. Aid may be granted only to small and medium-sized enterprises, pursuant to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Applications for grants are to be submitted, in response to an invitation issued by the paying agency, to the relevant regional office of the paying agency by 31 January of the calendar year concerned. In 2007, applications are to be submitted by 30 September.

On the basis of the applications received, the paying agency adds together all the eligible grant applications received in the relevant calendar year. If the total for such applications exceeds the amount of funding available in the budget, the paying agency sets a conversion coefficient by means of which the grant entitlement is re-calculated for each applicant.

Grants will be made on the basis of a grant-award contract concluded between the paying agency and the applicant. The accredited breeders' organisation or recognised stock-farming organisation takes the grant received into account when providing the service, up to 70 % of the value of the service, but not exceeding the amount of the grant.

Approved: Ľubomír Miček, Ph.D., Director-General, Rural Development Division, Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic

Aid No: XA 257/07

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: —

Title of aid scheme: Schéma štátnej pomoci na odstraňovanie a likvidáciu živočíšnych vedľajších produktov

Legal basis: The legal bases for the granting of aid are:

§ 6 nariadenia vlády SR č. 369/2007 Z. z. z 8. augusta 2007 o niektorých podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve,

zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov,

Article 16(1)(d), (2) and (3) 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

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The anticipated volume of funding under the scheme for 2007 is SKK 20 million.

The anticipated volume of funding under the scheme for each year from 2008 onwards is SKK 80 million.

The total budget anticipated for the removal and disposal of category 2 animal by-products (carcasses) during the period 2008-2013 is SKK 480 million

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted to livestock farmers up to:

Date of implementation: September 2007

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the livestock-farming sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: primary production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty

Name and address of the granting authority: Granting authority:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR

Dobrovičova ul. č. 12

SK-812 66 Bratislava

Tel. (421) 259 26 61 11

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/index.php?navID=153&id=413

Scheme administrator:

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra (ďalej len „platobná agentúra“)

Dobrovičova ul. č. 12

SK-812 66 Bratislava

Tel. (421) 259 26 61 11

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/apa/index.php?p=DP_metpok

Other information: State aid is granted in the form of subsidised services, via an enterprise authorised to handle, process or market animal by-products.

Applications for grants are to be submitted, in response to an invitation issued by the paying agency, by 31 January of the relevant calendar year, to the paying agency's head office. In 2007, applications are to be submitted by 30 September.

On the basis of the applications received, the paying agency adds together all the eligible grant applications received in the relevant calendar year. If the total for such applications exceeds the amount of funding available in the budget, the paying agency sets a conversion coefficient by means of which the grant entitlement is re-calculated for each applicant.

Grants will be made on the basis of a grant-award contract concluded between the paying agency and the applicant. The enterprise takes the grant received into account when billing the service provided, i.e. the removal of category 2 animal by-products — carcasses, to livestock farmers, up to 100 % of the value of the service, but not exceeding the amount of the grant. Aid may be granted only to small and medium-sized enterprises, pursuant to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises.

The enterprise provides the aid in the course of the relevant calendar year in the form of a discount on the services invoiced.

Approved: Ľubomír Miček, Ph.D., Director-General, Rural Development Division, Slovak Republic Ministry of Agriculture

Aid No: XA 258/07

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: —

Title of aid scheme: Schéma štátnej pomoci na platby poistného v poľnohospodárstve

Legal basis: The legal bases for the granting of aid are:

§ 16 nariadenia vlády SR č. 369/2007 Z. z. o niektorých podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve,

zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov,

Article 12 of 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

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The anticipated volume of funding under the scheme for 2007 is SKK 30 million.

The anticipated volume of funding under the scheme for each year from 2008 onwards is SKK 100 million.

The total budget anticipated to cover annual insurance premiums during the period 2008-2013 is SKK 600 million

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum gross intensity of aid which may be granted to livestock farmers is:

Date of implementation: September 2007

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to reduce the risks incurred by small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products as a result of natural disasters, adverse climatic events, harmful organisms or agents or animal diseases listed in Annexes 1 and 3-5 to Act No 39/2007 Coll., by covering the annual insurance premiums

Economic sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty

Name and address of the granting authority: Granting authority:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR

Dobrovičova ul. č. 12

SK-812 66 Bratislava

Tél. (421) 259 26 61 11

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/index.php?navID=153&id=412

Scheme administrator:

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra (ďalej len „platobná agentúra“)

Dobrovičova ul. č. 12

SK-812 66 Bratislava

Tel. (421) 259 26 61 11

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/apa/index.php?p=DP_metpok

Other information: Aid may be granted only to small and medium-sized enterprises, pursuant to Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises. Aid will be granted on a one-off basis at the specified gross intensity.

Approved: Ľubomír Miček, Ph.D., Director-General, Rural Development Division, Slovak Republic Ministry of Agriculture

Aid No: XA 339/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Urban Municipality of Koper

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v Mestni občini Koper 2007-2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva ter podeželja v Mestni občini Koper (II. Poglavje)

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

2007: EUR 169 004

2008: EUR 172 000

2009: EUR 175 000

2010: EUR 178 000

2011: EUR 183 000

2012: EUR 186 000

2013: EUR 190 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas and up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas,

— up to 60 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas, and up to 50 % of eligible costs in other areas, in the case of investments made by young farmers within five years of setting up.

The purpose of the aid is investment to restore farm features and to purchase equipment to be used for agricultural production, to invest in permanent crops, to improve farmland and to manage pastures.

2. Aid for conserving traditional buildings:

— for non-productive features, up to 100 % of actual costs,

— for productive assets on farms, up to 60 % of actual costs, or 75 % in less-favoured areas, provided that the investment does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm,

— additional aid may be granted at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the extra costs incurred by using traditional materials necessary to preserve the heritage features of buildings.

3. Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest:

— up to 100 % of actual costs where the relocation simply consists of the dismantling, removal and re-erection of existing facilities,

— where the relocation results in the farmer benefiting from more modern facilities, the farmer must contribute at least 60 %, or 50 % in less-favoured areas, of the increase in the value of the facilities concerned after relocation. If the beneficiary is a young farmer, this contribution is to be at least 55 % or 45 % respectively,

— where the relocation results in an increase in production capacity, the contribution from the beneficiary must be at least 60 %, or 50 % in less-favoured areas, of the expenses relating to this increase. If the beneficiary is a young farmer, this contribution is to be at least 55 % or 45 % respectively.

4. 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 up to 50 % of eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring crops and fruit and insuring livestock against disease.

5. Aid for land reparcelling:

— up to 100 % of actual legal and administrative costs incurred.

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

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

7. Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

— up to 100 % of costs in the form of subsidized services for education and training of farmers, consultancy services, the organisation of forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, publications, catalogues and websites, and for disseminating scientific knowledge

Date of implementation: August 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

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 State aid for preserving and developing agriculture and rural areas in the [urban] municipality of Koper 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 of the Commission Regulation: Investment in agricultural holdings,

Article 5 of the Commission Regulation: Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings,

Article 6: Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest,

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

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Mestna občina Koper Verdijeva 10 SLO-6000 Koper

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=200770&dhid=91144

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

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 (steps preceding grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Timotej PIRJEVEC

Head of Social Affairs and Development Department

Aid No: XA 348/07

Member State: Hungary

Region: Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Állami program keretében egyes állatbetegségek megelőzéséhez, illetve leküzdéséhez kapcsolódóan igénybe vehető nemzeti támogatások

Legal basis: A földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2007. ( ) FVM rendelete az egyes állatbetegségek megelőzésével, illetve leküzdésével kapcsolatos támogatások igénylésének és kifizetésének rendjéről

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total annual aid: HUF 5 billion

Maximum aid intensity: The amount of the aid may not exceed the maximum eligible costs, excluding VAT, stated in the invoice. The decree lays down maximum eligible costs for each animal disease

Date of implementation: December 2007. After the Commission has adopted its position

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Close monitoring or eradication in livestock of the animal diseases specified in the Annex to the decree, and prevention of the listed zoonoses.

With reference to the aid provided in respect of monitoring animal diseases and prevention and elimination of infections, we apply the provisions in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. In the case of TSE tests, we apply the provisions relating to Article 16(1)(g).

Aid may be claimed for the costs of animal health services, supported by invoices, relating to examinations concerning animal diseases, controls, implementation of monitoring programmes, medical treatments or immunisations

Sector(s) concerned: The decree specifies, for each animal disease, the range of species eligible for aid

Name and address of the granting authority:

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium H-Kossuth tér 11. Budapest

Website: http://www.fvm.hu/main.php?folderID=851