EN Official Journal of the European Union C 263/5

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

(2007/C 263/05)

XA Number: XA 132/07

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: Stredné Slovensko

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Dotácia na úhradu nákladov a škôd pre spoločnosť AGROUKDO, Dobrá Niva, (Chov nosníc) – Individuálny príjemca ŠP – Obchodné meno: Ing. Štefan Ukrop – AGROUKDO

Legal basis: Nariadenie Komisie o uplatňovaní článkov 87 a 88 zmluvy ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom pôsobiacim v oblasti výroby poľnohospodárskych výrobkov a ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa nariadenie (ES) č. 70/2001 (Ú. v. EÚ L 358, 16.12.2006)

§ 45 ods. 1, 4 a 8 zákona č. 39/2007 Z. z. o veterinárnej starostlivosti

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: SKK 3 451 551

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of eligible costs and damage

Date of implementation: July/August 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2007

Objective of aid: Compensation under Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) 1857/2006 for losses caused by salmonellosis in poultry.

Eligible expenditure:

expenses for destroying birds and for carcase and product disposal, cleaning,

disinfection and disinfestation of holdings and equipment,

losses incurred in destroying poultry destroying feedstuffs and equipment that cannot be disinfected.

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, animal production, poultry

Name and address of the granting authority:

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra Dobrovičova ul. č. 12 SK-815 26 Bratislava

Internet Address: http://www.land.gov.sk/apa/

Full details: Confirmation of the occurrence of the enzootic disease salmonellosis in poultry at the AGROUKDO Laying Hen Farm, establishment Pijavice Krupina.

The ordered veterinary measures were fulfilled and the contagion declared to have been eliminated and the Chief Official Veterinarian also proposed compensation and reimbursement of expenses.

The complete application for compensation was submitted by the applicant, Štefan Ukrop, the owner of AGROUKDO, Dobrá Niva.

Based on Article 45(8) of the Act 39/2007 Coll. the Ministry decided on 10 May 2007 in accordance with the Chief Official Veterinarian's proposal of 22 March 2007 to refund costs arising from the occurrence of this zoonosis in accordance with Articles 1 to 4 of the above-mentioned Act.

The compensation was calculated on the basis of the market value of the poultry slaughtered in accordance with the decision of the Veterinary Administration of the Slovak Republic as well as the eligible costs referred to in Point 8 and summarised as follows:

Aid No: XA 133/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione Calabria

Title of aid scheme: Agevolazioni per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine utensili o di produzione

Legal basis: Legge 28 novembre 1965, n. 1329

Delibera del Comitato agevolazioni Regione Calabria — MCC del 29 dicembre 2006

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 4 million

Maximum aid intensity: Interest-rate subsidy equivalent to 100 % of the reference rate for the purchase of new machine tools or manufacturing equipment, excluding replacement investments.

In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the gross intensity of aid may not exceed:

50 % of eligible expenditure for enterprises operating in less-favoured areas (under Articles 18 to 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999),

40 % of eligible expenditure for enterprises operating in other areas.

Date of implementation: On notification by the Commission of the identification number it has allocated on receipt of the summary information

Duration of the scheme: Ends 31 December 2013

Objective of the aid: The objective of the aid scheme is to help the purchase or leasing by SMEs of brand new machine tools or production equipment costing not less than EUR 516,45. Installation, testing, transport and packaging costs are eligible up to a total of 15 % of the cost of the equipment.

Eligible investments must seek to achieve at least one of the following objectives:

lower production costs,

production improvements or conversion,

quality improvements,

protection and improvement of the environment, hygiene conditions or animal welfare.

The amount of funding may reach 100 % of the investment plan for a period of up to seven years, including a two-year grace period.

Under no circumstances may the subsidy at the level of individual applications exceed the maximum aid intensities granted under the relevant EU rules.

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

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Regione Calabria Assessorato Agricoltura Via Lucrezia della Valle I-88100 Catanzaro

Website: http://www.incentivi.mcc.it/html/html/MCC_CALABRIA/MCC_CALABRIA_SABATINI_AGRICOLA/section_new.html

Aid No: XA 134/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Campania

Title of aid scheme: Incentivi a favore delle piccole e medie imprese attive nella produzione di prodotti agricoli per l'implementazione della sicurezza alimentare e tracciabilità

Legal basis:

— Articolo 13, comma 1, del decreto legislativo 30 aprile 1998, n. 173 (G.U. n. 129 del 5.6.1998) recante interventi a favore del rafforzamento e dello sviluppo delle imprese di commercializzazione e trasformazione.

— Decreto ministeriale 21 marzo 2000 che ha emanato le norme di attuazione dell'articolo 13, comma 1, del decreto legislativo 30 aprile 1998, n. 173.

— Decisione della Commissione europea SG(2001) D/286564 del 28 febbraio 2001 relativa al regime di aiuti N 558/2000, approvato in attuazione dell'articolo 13, comma 1, del decreto legislativo 30 aprile 1998, n. 173.

— Articoli 4 e 14 del regolamento (CE) n. 1857/2006 della Commissione, del 15 dicembre 2006, a favore delle piccole e medie imprese attive nella produzione di prodotti agricoli e recante modifica del regolamento (CE) n. 70/2001

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The overall annual amount of budget appropriations for 2007 is EUR 4 194 069,41, granted to the Region of Campania via Ministerial Decrees No 155666 of 8 September 2000, No 52987 of 28 December 2001 and No 26014 of 6 November 2006 for the measures contained in Article 13(1) of Legislative Decree No 173 of 30 April 1998.

Maximum aid intensity:

(a) For investments eligible under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the gross aid intensity must not exceed: — 50 % of eligible investments in the less-favoured areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (mountain areas and less-favoured areas defined in Directive 75/268/EEC and Natura 2000 areas defined in Directives 79/406/EEC, 94/43/EEC and 2000/60/EC, — 40 % of eligible expenditure in other areas, — 60 % of eligible expenditure in the less-favoured areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and 50 % in other regions where investments are undertaken by young farmers within a five-year period after setting-up. ‘Young farmers’ means producers of agricultural products fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005. The overall amount of aid granted to an individual enterprise under Article 4 must not exceed EUR 400 000 over any period of three financial years, or EUR 500 000 if the enterprise is situated in a less-favoured area referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

(b) Up to 100 % of the costs born to promote the production of quality agricultural products under and in full compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, in particular Article 14.

Implementation date: The aid scheme will enter into force on the 30th day following its publication in the Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Campania (BURC) (Official Regional Gazette) and, in any case, not before ten working days following the forwarding of this document, as provided by Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will be open until the budget has been used up, but not beyond the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Objective: The aid scheme is open to individual or associated small and medium-sized agricultural holdings as defined in Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

The objective is to implement food safety and traceability systems.

The measure includes:

1. purchase and installation of equipment and computer systems relating to the application of the traceability system;

2. purchase and installation of instruments for chemical, physical or microbiological measurements for product standardisation and self-supervision connected to the application of the company's traceability system;

3. specialised technical assistance needed for the installation of the equipment referred to in point 1 and the calibration of the instruments specified in point 2;

4. adaptation of existing immovable property for implementing the traceability system;

5. costs relating to the purchase of the necessary equipment for implementing a packaging traceability system at company level;

6. general expenditure on advice and feasibility studies, the design of company traceability systems operated by qualified staff;

1. costs of the introduction of quality assurance standards such as the ISO 9000 or 14000 series, EurepGAP certification, systems based on hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), traceability systems, systems to assure observance of authenticity and marketing standards or environmental audit systems;

2. costs of training personnel to apply schemes and systems as referred to in point 1 above;

3. costs of the charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme applies to agricultural production, including all the sub-sectors relating to animal and plant production.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Giunta regionale della Campania Assessorato all'Agricoltura ed attività produttive Area generale di coordinamento sviluppo attività settore primario Settore Interventi per la produzione agricola, produzione agroalimentare, mercati agricoli, consulenza mercantile Centro direzionale Isola A6 I-80143 Napoli Tel. (39) 081 796 74 25 Fax (39) 081 796 75 30

Website: www.sito.regione.campania.it/agricoltura/aiuti/aiuti.html

Other information: —

The Co-ordinating Manager of AGC Agricoltura

Antonio Falessi

XA Number: XA 135/07

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Steun voor bedrijfsbegeleiding biologische landbouw en steun voor omschakelingsplan biologische landbouw

Legal basis: Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 20 april 2001 houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van centra voor bedrijfsbegeleiding in de biologische landbouw. Gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad 28.04.2001 — C — 2001/35461.

Ministerieel besluit van 20 april 2001 betreffende de voorwaarden tot het subsidiëren van bedrijfsontwikkelingsplannen en bedrijfsbegeleidingen in de biologische landbouw. Gepubliceerd in het Belgische Staatsblad 28.04.2001 — C — 2001/35334

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid for advising holdings on organic farming: EUR 496 a year per holding. Each farmer may apply a maximum of five times for aid for advising holdings.

Aid for drawing up a conversion plan: EUR 868. For each holding a maximum of one holding development plan may be supported.

In accordance with Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid is not paid directly to the farmer.

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: One day after approval by the European Commission

Duration of scheme or individual aid: Each farmer may apply a maximum of five times for aid for advising holdings.

For each holding a maximum of one holding development plan may be supported.

Objective of aid: Converting to the organic production method entails a number of changes to the holding and requires effort and capabilities on the farmer's part in terms of organisation and knowledge. A plan made for an agricultural and horticultural holding must provide the farmer with a reliable foundation when subsequently converting. The support for advice on drawing up a conversion plan must encourage farmers to undertake conversion in a professional and well-considered manner.

Organic production systems require a specific approach in many spheres and after conversion most farmers need expert advice, which this aid measure makes more accessible.

These two aid measures are part of the Flemish Action Plan for organic farming, the main objective of which is to bring about balanced growth in organic product supply and demand.

The aid measure falls under Article 14(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: Organic farming

Name and address of the granting authority:

Vlaamse overheid Departement Landbouw en Visserij Leuvenseplein 4 B-1000 Brussel

Website: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/doc/rech_n.htm

Other information: The Flemish Government Decree of 20 April 2001 and the Ministerial Decree of 20 April 2001 will be amended so that only government-recognised experts or advisers on organic farming may provide services which are eligible for support, whereas now recognised advice centres may receive support. The above rules state that farmers may receive this support for a maximum of five years; a new decree must ensure that farmers may receive this support for longer than five years.

Jules Van Liefferinge

Secretary-General

XA Number: XA 136/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione Toscana/Provincia di Massa-Carrara

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid award: Bando per la concessione di contributi alle piccole e medie imprese agricole della provincia di Massa, attive nel settore della produzione primaria di prodotti agricoli, finalizzato agli adeguamenti strutturali, allo sviluppo della multifunzionalità ed alla diversificazione delle attività agricole

Legal basis: 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.

Deliberazione della giunta provinciale n. 568 del 28 dicembre 2006 integrata/modificata dalla deliberazione della giunta provinciale n. 178 del 24 maggio 2007 e integrata dalla deliberazione della giunta esecutiva n. 31 del 29 marzo 2007 della Comunità montana della Lunigiana e dalla deliberazione della giunta esecutiva n. 16 dell'8 marzo 2007 della Camera di Commercio di Massa-Carrara

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The expenditure covering a single year totals EUR 110 000, to be shared between the recipient enterprises.

Maximum aid intensity: The gross aid intensity (contribution to be awarded using the GGE calculation method) for each individual project financed totals a maximum of 20 % of eligible costs, up to a ceiling per eligible aid project financed of EUR 10 000, in line with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Aid will be granted to recipient enterprises in the form of a complete waiver of the interest payments on financing (in respect of business investments eligible under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) granted at market rates with amortisation periods of between 3 and 7 years.

Eligible financing will be granted up to a ceiling of 100 % for all eligible investment operations of between EUR 5 000 and EUR 50 000.

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will enter into force on 4 July 2007 and in no case less than ten working days after the submission to the Commission of this document for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, as laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid scheme will be open to applicants until the deadline for submitting applications for aid, i.e. on 31 August 2007.

Objective of the aid: The purpose of the aid scheme is to promote investment in small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises in the Province of Massa-Carrara, specifically investment to make structural adjustments, to develop multifunctionality and to diversify agricultural activity.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme applies to small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises in the Province of Massa-Carrara.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincia di Massa-Carrara Assessorato alle Attività produttive e Assessorato all'Agricoltura Palazzo Ducale, Piazza Aranci I-54100 Massa Tel. (39) 0585 81 62 48 Fax (39) 0585 81 62 45

Website: http://portale.provincia.ms.it/page.asp?IDCategoria=2102&IDSezione=9839&IDOggetto=&Tipo=

Other information: —

Head of

the productive activities department

Eleonora Paglini