EN Official Journal of the European Union C 58/6

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 58/04)

Aid No: XA 359/08

Member State: Finland/Åland

Region: Åland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Landskapsregeringens principer för ersättande av skördeskador som uppstått under odlingsåret 2007

Legal basis: Ålands landskapsregerings beslut från den 24.6.2008 (Dnr N26/08/1/11), Landskapslag om ersättande av skördeskador (ÅFS 72:1979); Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total budgeted amount for crop damage suffered in 2007 is EUR 400 000

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum gross aid intensity is 35 % of the eligible amount

Date of implementation: The aid is granted for crop damage suffered in 2007. Decisions to grant aid are to be taken no earlier than 12 August 2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid is to be granted only for crop damage suffered in 2007. The final payment is to be made no later than 30 September 2008

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to ease the liquidity problems of farmers who suffered losses as a result of crop damage caused by adverse climatic events which can be likened to natural disasters in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Cultivation of crops

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ålands landskapsregering PB 1060 FI-AX 22111 MARIEHAMN SUOMI/FINLAND

Website: http://www.regeringen.ax/.composer/ls-prot/NARING/2008/N2608E04_220908.html

Aid No: XA 362/08

Member State: France

Region: Département de l'Hérault

Title of aid scheme: Aides aux investissements pour le traitement des effluents issus de l'activité agricole de l'Hérault

Legal basis:

— Articles 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

— Articles L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du Code général des collectivités territoriales

— convention cadre en cours d'élaboration entre le département et la région Languedoc-Roussillon

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 100 000

Maximum aid intensity: The Hérault department will cover up to 30 % of the costs

Date of implementation: 2008, subject to the 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: The scheme will end on 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The aim is to help agricultural holdings, regardless of their production sector, to invest in the preservation and improvement of the natural environment within the meaning of Article 4(3)(d) of the abovementioned Regulation. The projected investment should allow washing and rinsing waste (effluents) from the holding's activities to be isolated and processed, in accordance with the methods agreed, with the exception of investment required within the meaning of existing Community rules that have not been newly introduced, such as Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991. This does not apply to effluents which contain phytosanitary products.

The eligible costs mainly cover:

the creation of leakproof evaporation basins which can be maintained (rotary slashing of surroundings, access management, establishment of flood-proof areas, etc.). The holdings' effluents would run into these, where the wind and temperature would aid their evaporation. Thus, there would be no liquid waste going into the ground,

the establishment of manure-spreading networks for the effluents used on the ground for which agro-pedological analyses have been conducted demonstrating their capacity to receive the effluents in question. These analyses should be sent to the State departments for validation before making the networks operational. Care will be taken to ensure that these networks are not confused with irrigation networks as they are technically incompatible,

the purchase of mobile water tanks for the secure transport of polluted water to a site where it will be treated. As the above solutions may prove costly for small agricultural holdings (the average size of holdings in the Hérault department is less than 15 ha), subcontracting the treatment of effluents may be the best solution in terms of cost.

The General Council will systematically remove simple replacement operations from the eligible applications.

No aid will be granted to farms in difficulty.

The amount of support provided will firstly be determined, for each operation, on the basis of the estimated cost stated when the application is submitted. The actual aid will be determined when invoices are submitted. The department will be able to carry out document and on-the-spot checks.

If the actual investment cost is less than the estimated cost stated when submitting the file to the deliberative assembly, the aid will be reduced in proportion to the actual expenditure. In the opposite case, the support will not be increased

Aid beneficiaries and sectors concerned: All agricultural holdings in the Hérault department, regardless of their production sector, are eligible for departmental aid.

Applicants must meet the Community definition of small and medium-sized enterprises set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 800/2008

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil général de l'Hérault Direction agriculture et développement rural Hôtel de Département 1000, rue d'Alco 34087 Montpellier cedex 4 FRANCE

Website: http://herault.fr/Economie/agriculture/fiche_synthetique.pdf

http://herault.fr/Economie/agriculture/Regime_departemental_concernant_les_effluents.pdf

Aid No: XA 390/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Commissariato di Governo per l'Emergenza brucellosi negli allevamenti bufalini in provincia di Caserta e zone limitrofe

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Indennizzi connessi con l'attuazione del Piano Operativo per fronteggiare il rischio sanitario connesso alla diffusione della brucellosi negli allevamenti bufalini nel territorio della provincia di Caserta e zone limitrofe

Legal basis: Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri del 3 agosto 2007 e successivo Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri del 4 luglio 2008,

Ordinanza del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri del 21 Dicembre 2007 n. 3634 modificata con Ordinanza del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri del 28 maggio 2008 n. 3675,

Decreto Commissariale n. 4 del 6 maggio 2008 e Decreto Commissariale n. 10 del 31 luglio 2008,

Decreto Commissariale n. 21 del 22 ottobre 2008,

Decreto Commissariale n. 49 del 28 novembre 2008,

Decreto ministeriale del 27 dicembre 2007

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

— compensation mentioned in Article 3(1)(a) and (b) of Prime Ministerial Order (OPCM) No 3634/2007 for a total EUR 37 000 000 as one-off aid,

— Compensation mentioned in Article 3(1)(c) of Prime Ministerial Order (OPCM) No 3634/2007 for a total EUR 4 600 000 as one-off aid

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the losses incurred

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until the end of the state of emergency mentioned in the Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM) of 3 August 2007, as subsequently amended, set as 31 December 2008; compensation may also be granted after that date in respect of the slaughter of infected animals or actual reconstitution of a holding's livestock herds. No aid will be granted in any case more than four years after the event

Objective of aid: Article 10(2):

compensation under Law No 615 of 9 June 1964 as subsequently amended and supplemented granted to eligible parties in respect of animals slaughtered under the Order of the Minister for of Health of 14 November 2006, net of any revenue from the sale of the meat,

further compensation in respect of market value on the date when the Order was issued (21 December 2007), as derived from the ISMEA bulletin, net of the value of any compensation granted under Law No 615 of 9 June 1964 as subsequently amended and supplemented and of any revenue from the sale of the meat,

income losses due to quarantine obligations and difficulties in restocking.

The aid scheme requires the beneficiary to submit an application. Aid is granted upon the successful outcome of the checks carried out by the Government Office. Every beneficiary is clearly notified of the amount of compensation to be granted and the calculation methods used. Aid may be granted until the funds set aside under OPCM No 3634/07 have been exhausted

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector

Name and address of the granting authority: Commissariato di Governo per l'Emergenza brucellosi negli allevamenti bufalini in provincia di Caserta e zone limitrofe

Website: The integral text and related documentation may be consulted on:

http://www.sito.regione.campania.it/agricoltura/brucellosi/brucellosi.html

Other information: If circumstances require, the socio-economic state of emergency in the Province of Caserta and surrounding areas to deal with the health risks associated with the high incidence of brucellosis on buffalo holdings may be extended at a later date by Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM)

Aid No: XA 411/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: The Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme 2008

Legal basis: The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual expenditure under the scheme is currently estimated as follows:

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity will be up to 50 % for health checks, screening measures, purchase and administration of vaccines slaughter and destruction costs of animals which is in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

While the aid intensity under Article 10(2) on compensation for the loss of the animal caused by the disease shall be up to 100 % in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The aid intensity will be up to 50 % for TSE tests, and the removal of fallen stock due to TSE which is in accordance with Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 16 December or when it is published on the Commission's website, whichever is later

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will start on 16 December or when it is published on the Commission's website, whichever is later. Aid will be granted under the scheme until 31 March 2015. Final payments would be made within 90 days of the closure of the scheme

Objective of aid: The scheme will be pursued in accordance with Article 10(1) and Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The scheme will provide a screening service for sheep and goats in England and Northern Ireland for classical Scrapie and atypical Scrapie disease. Scrapie disease is one of the animal diseases contained on the list established by the World Organisation for Animal Health in accordance with Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Eligible costs will be slaughter fees, transportation of Carcases, disposal fees, blood sampling vet fees, transportation of samples, and laboratory fees. Aid provided under this scheme for the screening shall be granted in kind and by means of a subsidised provider and this will not involve direct payment of money to the producers.

Once a case of Scrapie is confirmed, compensation under this scheme will be in accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. Compensation will be paid for according to market value of any sheep and goat destroyed as a result of preventive and eradication action required by legislation

Sector(s) concerned: This scheme applies to SME's active in the production of sheep and goats

Name and address of the granting authority:

Defra Area 5D, 9 Milbank c/o Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR UNITED KINGDOM

Website: Further information about the scheme may be found on the following website:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/managing-disease/NSPAC/

The direct link is:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/publications/NSPAC/CSFS%20stateaid%20re-notification%20(v0%203)%2031%20Jul%2008%20(3)%20(3).pdf

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Aid No: XA 420/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Cataluña

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Adaptación del plan piloto del contrato global de explotación

Legal basis: Orden AAR/308/2007, de 9 de agosto, por la cual se adapta el plan piloto del contrato global de explotación al Decreto no 50/2007, se aprueban las bases reguladoras de determinadas ayudas del plan piloto, se convocan las correspondientes al 2007, y se amplía el plazo de presentación de solicitudes de las ayudas convocadas por la Orden AAR/247/2007, de 4 de julio. (DOGC núm. 4959 de 31.8.2007) y proyecto de Orden por la que se modifica la Orden AAR/308/2007, de 9 de agosto

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Overall amount: EUR 420 000

Maximum aid intensity: Insurance for agricultural production: a 5 % subsidy.

Improvement in food quality: intensity of 80 %-100 %.

Investment in the conservation of the landscape: intensity of 30 %-90 %, with a maximum of EUR 20 000.

Investments to improve housing: intensity of 10 %-20 %, with a maximum of EUR 6 000 or EUR 9 000.

Labour-replacement services: intensity of 70 %

Date of implementation: 21 December 2008, provided that the scheme has been published on the website of DG AGRI and the registration number of the request for exemption provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2008 has been received

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2009

Objective of aid: Insurance for agricultural production (Article 12): to encourage farmers to take out agricultural insurance.

Improvement in food quality (Article 14(2)(d)): to encourage the development of quality agricultural products distinguished by their origin or method of production. Eligible costs relate to registration with or annual payments to the relevant regulatory council, during the first five years and on a degressive basis, and to ‘Q mark’ certification costs.

Investment in the conservation of the landscape (Article 5(2) and (3)): to encourage investment in heritage conservation, e.g. conservation of archaeological or historical features. Eligible costs are those relating to the following:

the application of landscape criteria when improving or constructing agricultural buildings and installations,

conservation and maintenance of traditional agricultural buildings,

integral restoration of dry-stone walls in a poor state of conservation,

preservation of a holding's surroundings by maintaining vegetation growing on verges, and by maintaining fences and small, isolated areas of forest,

planting of trees to integrate and/or hide buildings creating an impact,

the change or harmonisation of fencing systems,

clearing-up after fly-tipping,

relocation or improvement of containers or other conspicuous items,

repair, replacement or progressive demolition of structures which are in a precarious state or in disuse,

other types of investment not listed above may be supported, provided that the board responsible for assessing applications considers that such investment meets the aims of this measure.

Investments to improve housing (Article 4(4)(a) and (c)): to encourage investments in farmers' usual place of residence, provided that the residence is linked to premises for meeting the needs of agricultural or complementary activities and is located in a rural settlement of fewer than 3 000 inhabitants, or is housing located on land which cannot be developed.

Labour-replacement services (Article 15(2)(b)): to encourage the improvement of the quality of the work and the quality of life of farmers who are primarily active in the sphere of agriculture, by supporting the provision of services to replace the farm owner or farm workers in the event of sickness, maternity, holidays or weekly rest periods

Sector(s) concerned: All sectors. The aid is granted to agricultural holdings

Name and address of granting authority:

Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural Generalitat de Catalunya C/ Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes nos 612-614 08007 Barcelona ESPAÑA

Website: https://www.gencat.net/eadop/imagenes/4959/07220095.pdf

http://www20.gencat.cat/docs/DAR/TR_Tramits/TR01_Ajuts_subvencions/TR01_05_Ajus_pendents_publicacio/Documents/Fitxers_estatics/2008_ordre_modificacio_ordre_aar3082007.pdf

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