EN Official Journal of the European Union C 214/2

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 214/02)

Aid No: XA 140/08

Member State: Latvia

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Atbalsta shēma “Atbalsts produktīvu ilggadīgo stādījumu ierīkošanai”

Legal basis: Ministru kabineta noteikumi ‘Noteikumi par valsts atbalstu lauksaimniecībai 2008. gadā un tā piešķiršanas kārtību’ 6. pielikuma 3. programma 20.–34. punkts

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

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2008: LVL 400 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2009: LVL 450 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2010: LVL 500 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2011: LVL 550 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2012: LVL 600 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2013: LVL 650 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 40 %.

The eligible items of expenditure related to the establishment of productive permanent plantings are as follows:

The aid amounts to 40 % of the costs of establishing a planting, subject to the maximum amount indicated in the following table:

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30.12.2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to ensure the efficiency of fruit and berry production by making it a competitive and multifunctional sector.

The aid is granted under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Economic sector(s) concerned: The aid is intended for small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products.

The aid is intended for the plant production sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Latvijas Republikas Zemkopības ministrija LV-1981 Rīga

Internet address: http://www.zm.gov.lv/doc_upl/6.pielikums.doc

Other information: Aid will not be granted retroactively in respect of activities which have already been carried out by the beneficiary

Aid No: XA 141/08

Member State: Latvia

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Atbalsta shēma ‘Atbalsts kvalitatīvas sēklas sagatavošanai un izmantošanai’

Legal basis: Ministru kabineta noteikumi ‘Noteikumi par valsts atbalstu lauksaimniecībai 2008. gadā un tā piešķiršanas kārtību’ 3. pielikuma IX atbalsta programma 53.–58. punkts

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

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2008: LVL 80 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2009: LVL 100 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2010: LVL 120 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2011: LVL 140 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2012: LVL 160 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2013: LVL 180 000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid for the production and use of quality seed is granted at a rate of 100 % in respect of consultancy services provided by third parties for the fees for services which do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure.

Aid is granted to the State Plant Protection Service for the following services provided in 2008:

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30.12.2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to increase the production and use of quality seed for cereal, fodder, oil and fibre crops.

The aid is granted under Article 15(2)(c) of Article 15(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Economic sector(s) concerned: The scheme is intended for small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products.

The aid is intended for the plant production sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Latvijas Republikas Zemkopības ministrija LV-1981 Rīga

Internet address: http://www.zm.gov.lv/doc_upl/3.pielikums.doc

Other information: Aid for the production and use of quality seed for small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products will be granted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: pursuant to Article 15(3) the aid will be granted in kind in the form of subsidised services and will not involve direct payments of money to producers, and pursuant to Article 15(4) the aid will be accessible to all those eligible in the area concerned, based on objectively defined conditions.

The aid is intended for small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products and is granted in the form of services provided by the State Plant Protection Service.

No aid remains in the intermediary enterprise; all aid is passed on to the final beneficiaries.

Aid will not be granted retroactively in respect of activities which have already been carried out by the beneficiary

Aid No: XA 146/08

Member State: Latvia

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Atbalsta shēma ‘Atbalsts lauksaimniecības izstādei’

Legal basis: Ministru kabineta noteikumi ‘Noteikumi par valsts atbalstu lauksaimniecībai 2008. gadā un tā piešķiršanas kārtību’ 4. pielikuma III atbalsta programma 54.–57. punkts

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

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2008: LVL 40 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2009: LVL 42 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2010: LVL 44 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2011: LVL 46 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2012: LVL 48 000

Total amount under the aid scheme in 2013: LVL 50 000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid for an agricultural exhibition is granted at a rate of 100 % in respect of the following expenditure:

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30.12.2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to organise an agricultural exhibition at which there will be field trials and demonstration activities for farmers, agricultural machinery will be demonstrated and animals shown, information will be provided on the potential for rural diversification, and ploughing competitions will be organised.

The aid is granted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Economic sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products.

The aid is intended for the animal production and plant production sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Latvijas Republikas Zemkopības ministrija LV-1981 Rīga

Internet address: http://www.zm.gov.lv/doc_upl/4.pielikums.doc

Other information: Aid for demonstration activities on holdings and at agricultural exhibitions for small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products will be granted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: pursuant to Article 15(3) the aid will be granted in kind in the form of subsidised services and will not involve direct payments of money to producers and pursuant to Article 15(4) the aid will be accessible to all those eligible in the area concerned, based on objectively defined conditions. No aid remains in an intermediary enterprise; all aid is passed on to the final beneficiaries.

Aid will not be granted retroactively in respect of activities which have already been carried out by the beneficiary

Aid No: XA 161/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Provincia autonoma di Trento

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: ‘Programma di aiuti per la prevenzione, il controllo e l'eradicazione della malattia denominata “Apple proliferation” (Scopazzi del melo). Indennizzo per le perdite di reddito dovute all'abbattimento e alla distruzione degli impianti infetti’

Legal basis:

Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2391 del 31 ottobre 2007

Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2392 del 31 ottobre 2007

Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 684 del 18 marzo 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3 million

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 70 % of eligible expenditure

Date of implementation: From 15.12.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid may be granted up to 31.12.2009

Objective of aid: To compensate farmers for the loss of income caused by compulsory felling and destruction of infected trees Applicable provisions: Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Degree of aid: Up to 70 % of eligible expenditure

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code: A 01.24 (Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits)

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Provincia autonoma di Trento Servizio Aziende agricole e territorio rurale Via G.B. Trener, 3 I-38100 Trento

Internet address: http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/ricerca_delibere.asp

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Other information: —

Aid No: XA 198/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Galicia

Title of aid scheme: Compensaciones complementarias por la aplicación de programas de erradicación de enfermedades de los animales

Legal Basis: Orden de ... de ... de 2008, por la que se establecen las compensaciones complementarias por la aplicación de programas de erradicación de enfermedades de los animais, e Galicia y se convocan para el año 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the aid scheme: EUR 880 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the compensation for lost revenue

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31.12.2013

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to provide compensation for lost business on holdings on which contagious diseases are detected. The objective is to establish mechanisms to repair and provide compensation for the damage actually suffered by proprietors from the imposition of compulsory measures under animal-disease prevention and eradication programmes, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, which lays down that aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by the application of measures to eradicate animal diseases is compatible with the common market

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock production

Name and address of the granting authority: Xunta de Galicia. Consellería del Medio Rural. Dirección General de Producción, Industrias y Calidad Agroalimentaria

Internet address: http://mediorural.xunta.es/externos/borrador_orde_lucro_2008.pdf

Other information: E-mail address:

dxpica.mediorural@xunta.es

maria.soledad.castro.diaz@xunta.es