EN Official Journal of the European Union C 25/6

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

(2009/C 25/03)

Aid No: XA 341/08

Member State: Denmark

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Veterinær assistance

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 850 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the exemption request on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 September 2009

Objective of aid: The purpose of the scheme is to:

provide poultry farmers with veterinary assistance and knowhow,

advise and assist Det Danske Fjerkræraad (the Danish Poultry Council) and other poultry sector organisations on veterinary issues,

disseminate and apply the latest veterinary knowledge to help poultry production.

No aid is to be granted for permanent or regular veterinary services.

The final beneficiaries are farmers engaged in poultry production. The scheme applies only to small and medium-sized enterprises.

The scheme comes under Article 15(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. It concerns expenditure on consultancy services

Sector(s) concerned: Poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Fjerkræafgiftsfonden Axeltorv 3 DK-1609 Copenhagen V

Website: http//www.poultry.dk/ddf/fa.nsf/B2009T.pdf?openfileresource

Other information: The scheme does not cover expenditure on the treatment or prevention of poultry diseases. This expenditure is met by the user

Aid No: XA 351/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid award: Regime di aiuto: Bando per la concessione di contributi in conto capitale alle imprese agricole della Provincia di Trieste per l'adozione di interventi di miglioramento ed ammodernamento aziendale

Legal basis: Determinazione presidenziale della Camera di commercio di Trieste n. 9 dell'11 settembre 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 300 000

Maximum aid intensity: As laid down in the exempting Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 in the case of activities referred to in Article 4.

The aid intensity may not exceed 60 % of eligible expenses

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 1 January 2009 to 1 January 2011

Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture — primary production of agricultural produce

Name and address of the granting authority:

Camera di Commercio di Trieste Piazza della Borsa, 14 I-34121 Trieste

Website: http://www.ts.camcom.it/WebMagazine/0809_BandoAgricolo.htm

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 356/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Ayuda Nominativa a favor de la Federación de Cooperativas Agrarias Valencianas (FECOAV), para la coordinación de actuaciones de Técnicos de ATRIAS

Legal basis: PROYECTO DE RESOLUCIÓN, del Secretario Autonómico de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, por la que se concede una ayuda a la Federación de Cooperativas Agrarias Valencianas (FECOAV)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid will be paid for from heading 12.02.01.542.20.4 — T2122 of the expenditure budget of the regional government and is put at EUR 250 000 per year.

Total expenditure is anticipated to be EUR 1 500 000 for the entire duration of the scheme

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of costs, up to EUR 250 000 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: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The grant is aimed at coordinating the actions of ATRIAS experts through the promotion, assessment and monitoring of integrated production and cooperation in campaigns against harmful agents.

Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE): 0161: Support activities for crop production

Name and address of granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación C/ Amadeo de Saboya, No 2 E-46010 Valencia

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/FECOAV%20II%20ATRIAs_ADVs.pdf

Aid No: XA 360/08

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Freistaat Bayern

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Übernahme der Kosten für den Impfstoff im Rahmen einer Notimpfung gegen Blauzungenkrankheit bei Rindern, Schafen und Ziegen

Bereitstellung von Impfstoff für die Tierhalter

Legal basis: Verordnung zum Schutz gegen die Blauzungenkrankheit (konsolidierte Fassung), geändert durch Artikel 2 der Verordnung vom 22. August 2006 (elektronischer Bundesanzeiger Amtlicher Teil 43 2006 V1), geändert durch Artikel 3 der Verordnung vom 6. Juli 2007 (Bundesgesetzblatt I Seite 1264), geändert durch Artikel 3 der Verordnung vom 21. Dezember 2007 (Bundesgesetzblatt I Seite 3144)

Verordnung über bestimmte Impfstoffe zum Schutz vor der Blauzungenkrankheit vom 2. Mai 2008 (BAnz. 2008 Nr. 67 S. 1599)

Commission Decision of 24 July 2008 approving the emergency vaccination plans against bluetongue of certain Member States and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution for 2007 and 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 750 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be granted from the date on which the summary information on the aid scheme is published on the Internet

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 1 November 2008 to 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: In order to prevent the rapid spread of bluetongue and the resulting threat to agricultural holdings, a rapid and comprehensive emergency vaccination campaign must be carried out across Bavaria. Rapid immunisation of the animal population is therefore overwhelmingly in the interests of the State. It is important not only in order to maintain the value of individual animals but also primarily to give the affected animal population immune protection and to reduce the sources of infection that spread the disease.

However, in the EU and Germany, there are, as yet, no approved vaccines against serotype 8 (approval procedures are ongoing). It is not possible for livestock farmers to obtain a vaccine.

Nevertheless, the Emergency Order adopted by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) has made it possible to use the available vaccines. A Europe-wide tendering procedure was launched by the Bundesländer to select vaccines that are widely used. The safety and efficacy of the three vaccines selected were demonstrated by a vaccination trial carried out in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with scientific support provided by the Friedrich Loeffler Institut.

The beneficiaries are small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Aid will be granted to beneficiaries not in the form of direct payments of money but in the form of subsidised services. The Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection will bear the costs of the vaccine and pay the vaccine provider.

The aid does not involve measures for which Community law stipulates that the costs should be borne by the holdings themselves.

Meeting the costs of the acquisition of vaccine for the basic immunisation of 2,9 million head of cattle and 500 000 sheep/goats: the cost of purchasing the vaccine is approximately EUR 5 million, which should be reduced by the amount of part-financing provided.

Each dose of vaccine is part-financed to the tune of EUR 0,6 (the number of doses is approximately 6,3 million, so EUR 0,6 × 6,3 million = EUR 3,75 million). For Germany as a whole, a total of EUR 17 million is available for purchasing and administering doses of the vaccine, with the amount available for Bavaria estimated at approximately 25 % or EUR 4,25 million

Legal basis of State aid: Article 10(1) and (3) to (8) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock farmers (agricultural holdings) with cattle, sheep and goats

Name and address of the granting authority:

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Rosenkavalierplatz 2 Postfach 810140 D-81901 München

Queries may be addressed to:

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Landwirtschaft und Forsten Referat G 6 Ludwigstr. 2 D-80539 München Tel. (49) 89 2182 2222

Website: For legal basis:

www.bundesrecht.juris.de/bundesrecht/blauzungenimpfstv/gesamt.pdf

http://www.lgl.bayern.de/veterinaer/blauzungenkrankheit.htm

For aid scheme:

http://www.stmugv.bayern.de/tiergesundheit/krankheiten/blauzunge/beihilfe.htm

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