EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/4

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

2009/C 202/03

Aid No: XA 302/08

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Drôme

Title of aid scheme: Aides à la reconstitution du patrimoine nucicole, complément au dispositif d’indemnisation du Fonds national de garantie contre les calamités agricoles (FNGCA) pour les dommages causés aux exploitations agricoles nucicoles en 2007 et 2008 par les calamités.

Legal basis: Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006

Articles L. 361-1 et suivants du Code rural

Articles D.361-1 et suivants du Code rural

Arrêtés du ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche des 21 novembre 2007 et 25 janvier 2008, de reconnaissance au titre des calamités agricoles des dommages subis en 2007 dans la Drôme Règlement 9E1 «Aide à la reconstitution du patrimoine nucicole» adopté par l’assemblée départementale le 16 juin 2008

Prise en compte ultérieure des dégâts des 28 et 29 mai 2008 dès parution de l’arrêté correspondant (demande de reconnaissance en cours d'examen).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Exceptional amount of EUR 50 000 for 2008

Maximum aid intensity: The rate applicable to uprooted trees varies between 25 % and 35 % (depending on the insurance policy taken out by the farmer). A rate of 90 % is applied to straightening and/or cutting-back.

The total compensation involving all cumulated aid must not exceed the maximum rate of public aid, which is 90 % of the amount of the losses in the case of mountain areas.

Date of implementation: From 1 September 2008 onwards, subject to publication of the registration number of the exemption request on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Compensation for the losses incurred on 28 and 29 May 2008 will not be taken into account until after the corresponding decree has been published (the application for recognition is under consideration).

Duration of scheme: Until the end of 2008

Objective of the aid: Within the limits of the appropriations available, the department wishes to provide aid to growers of walnut trees damaged by the following exceptional climatic events: the violent storms of 8 July and 2 August 2007, the mini-tornado of 17 and 18 September 2007, and the gale-force winds of the night of 3 to 4 February 2008, which had a significant adverse effect on production in the municipalities of La Charce, Hostun, Eymeux and Jaillans (situated in mountain areas), declared by official decrees to be agricultural disasters (or natural disasters).

Lastly, the storms of 28 and 29 May 2008 aggravated the situation of certain growers, which became critical, in areas from Bourdeaux to St Nazaire en Royans and a sector in the Anneyron region. The General Council can therefore extend the aid to cover the latter episode, subject to recognition of this disaster by ministerial decree and by the FNGCA. A further deliberation and additional appropriations will therefore be needed.

The rules for calculating the allowances will be more extensive than those adopted for aid from the FNGCA (scheme XA 209/08) by the departmental committee set up to assess the lost income from walnut trees, but will comply with the requirement that the damage to crops is at least 30 %, and that the rate of public aid must not exceed 90 % of the amount of admissible losses in the case of mountain areas, in accordance with the Community Regulation. On the other hand, the national limits to aid from the Fund, such as the lower limit of the amount that can be subsidised and the upper limits to aid from it will not apply.

The proposed aid scheme will supplement the flat-rate allowances already received from the FNGCA by certain growers, within the limits allowed by Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Sector(s) concerned: All farms engaged in walnut production in the ‘less-favoured’ areas where the event was recognised as a disaster in 2007 and 2008.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Le Département de la Drôme Hôtel du Département Service Agriculture 26 Avenue du Président Herriot 26026 Valence Cedex 9 FRANCE

Website: http://www.ladrome.fr/fr/les-services/agriculture-et-environnement/agriculture/reglements-et-subventions/index.html

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Aid No: XA 147/09

Member State: Slovakia

Region: All regions of Slovakia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Schéma štátnej pomoci na nadobudnutie a revitalizáciu viacročných rastlín a súvisiacich technológií pre ich kvalitnejšie pestovanie

Legal basis:

— zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon o štátnej pomoci“),

— zákon č. 523/2004 Z.z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (ďalej len „zákon o rozpočtových pravidlách“),

— Article 4 of 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,

— zákon č. 543/2007 Z.z. o pôsobnosti orgánov štátnej správy pri poskytovaní podpory v pôdohospodárstve a rozvoji vidieka,

— NV SR č......./2009 Z.z., ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa NV SR č. 369/2007 Z.z.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned volume of funding under the scheme for 2009 is EUR 2 million.

The overall planned volume of funding under the scheme for the period 2009-2013 is EUR 10 million.

Maximum aid intensity: The gross value of aid to applicants must not exceed 40 % of the eligible costs. The maximum value of aid allocated to an individual undertaking must not exceed EUR 400 000 for any period of three financial years.

Date of entry into force:

(a) The scheme will enter into force on the date on which the application for exemption is assigned an identification number and the summary information is published on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. After it enters into force, the scheme will be published on the ministry’s website: http://www.land.gov.sk/sk/index.php?navID=161&id=1497

(b) Amendments to the scheme may take the form of written addenda. Amendments other than those of a formal or administrative nature will be notified to the European Commission in the form of summary information and will take effect following publication of the summary information on the website of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

(c) Amendments to the European legislation referred to in point B of the scheme or to any related legislation must be reflected in the scheme within six months following their entry into force.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid under this scheme may be granted only after the relevant national legislation has been adopted.

The deadline for approving aid applications is 31 December 2013.

The scheme runs until 31 December 2013.

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to encourage small and medium-sized holdings to invest in the purchase of perennial plants and related technologies for the improved production thereof. The aid will contribute to increasing the competitiveness of perennial plants, improving their health by using certified biological material, and adapting technical equipment so that production complies with the principles of intensive farming. The main aim is to increase the share of good-quality, safe products.

The State aid scheme notified under the specified legal bases complies with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006).

Sector(s) concerned: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR Dobrovičova 12 812 66 Bratislava SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA Tel. +421 259266111

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/sk/index.php?navID=161&id=1497

Other information: Investment will be aimed at acquiring certified biological material and technical equipment and technologies for perennial plants (full support structures, including protection against frost and hail).

Aid No: XA 148/09

Member State: Slovakia

Region: All regions of Slovakia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Schéma štátnej pomoci na špeciálne, vysoko výkonné zavlažovacie systémy, s minimálnou úsporou vody 25 %

Legal basis:

— zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon o štátnej pomoci“),

— zákon č. 523/2004 Z.z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (ďalej len „zákon o rozpočtových pravidlách“),

— Article 4 of 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,

— zákon č. 543/2007 Z.z. o pôsobnosti orgánov štátnej správy pri poskytovaní podpory v pôdohospodárstve a rozvoji vidieka,

— NV SR č......./2009 Z.z., ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa NV SR č. 369/2007 Z.z.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned volume of funding under the scheme for 2009 is EUR 2,32 million.

The overall planned volume of funding under the scheme for the period 2009-2013 is EUR 11,6 million.

Maximum aid intensity: The gross value of aid to applicants must not exceed 40 % of the eligible costs. The maximum value of aid allocated to an individual undertaking must not exceed EUR 400 000 for any period of three financial years.

Date of entry into force:

(a) The scheme will enter into force on the date on which the application for exemption is assigned an identification number and the summary information is published on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. After it enters into force, the scheme will be published on the ministry’s website: http://www.land.gov.sk/sk/index.php?navID=161&id=1498

(b) Amendments to the scheme may take the form of written addenda. Amendments other than those of a formal or administrative nature will be notified to the European Commission in the form of summary information and will take effect following publication of the summary information on the website of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

(c) Amendments to the European legislation referred to in point B of the scheme or to any related legislation must be reflected in the scheme within six months following their entry into force.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid under this scheme may be granted only after the relevant national legislation has been adopted.

The deadline for approving aid applications is 31 December 2013.

The scheme will expire on 31 December 2013.

Objective of aid: The objective of granting the aid is to increase the competitiveness of small and medium-sized growers by stabilising their harvests. The aim is to support investment in special, high-performance irrigation systems with at least 25 % reduction in water use.

The State aid scheme notified under the specified legal bases complies with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006).

Sector(s) concerned: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR Dobrovičova 12 812 66 Bratislava SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA Tel. +421 259266111

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/sk/index.php?navID=161&id=1498

Other information: Investment will be aimed at acquiring long-term tangible assets related to the modernisation of existing, or construction of new, irrigation systems, such investment being implemented only on land on which irrigation technology has already been used and will lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25 %. This relates to special, high-performance irrigation equipment.

Aid No: XA 169/09

Member State: Bulgaria

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Помощ за водене на родословна книга и за определяне продуктивността и генетичните качества на животните

Legal basis:

1. Чл. 12 ал. 1 т. 2 и т. 5 и ал. 2 т. 1. буква „а“ от Закона за подпомагане на земеделските производители

2. Указания, приети с решение на Управителния съвет на Държавен фонд „Земеделие“ за схема на държавна помощ за водене на родословна книга и за определяне продуктивността и генетичните качества на животните

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The maximum annual aid budget for the 2010-2013 period is BGN 6 845 120.

The maximum annual aid budget for 2009 is BGN 2 402 165.

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Under Article 16(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, for the keeping of herd books — 100 % of eligible costs.

2. Under Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, for determining the yield and genetic quality of livestock — 70 % of eligible costs.

Date of implementation: From the date on which the European Commission publishes the form concerning the aid on the Internet

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

Objective of aid: Support for the livestock sector

Article 16(1)(a) and (b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock farming: cattle, buffalo, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, bees, poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Darzhaven fond „Zemedelie“ bul. Tsar Boris III 136 1618 Sofia BULGARIA

Website: http://www.dfz.bg/page.php?95

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