EN Official Journal of the European Union C 114/7

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

2010/C 114/07

Aid No: XA 265/09

Member State: Spain

Region: Castilla y León (Province of Salamanca)

title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: subvenciones dirigidas a las Denominaciones de Origen, Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas, Asociaciones con Marca de Garantía, Asociaciones de Vinos de Calidad Producidos en una Región Determinada de la provincia de Salamanca y a las entidades asociativas que promuevan el reconocimiento de alguna de estas figuras de calidad, anualidad 2010.

Legal basis: proyecto de bases reguladoras de la convocatoria de subvenciones dirigidas a las Denominaciones de Origen, Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas, Asociaciones con Marca de Garantía, Asociaciones de Vinos de Calidad Producidos en Región Determinada de la provincia de Salamanca y a las entidades asociativas que promuevan el reconocimiento de alguna de estas figuras de calidad, anualidad 2010.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual expenditure planned under the scheme for 2010 is EUR 55 000 (fifty-five thousand euros).

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum amount of the grant may not exceed 50 % or 70 % of the eligible expenditure, depending on the case, or EUR 12 000 per applicant.

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: Until 31 December 2010

Objective of aid: The purpose of the grant is to encourage the production and sale of quality agricultural products from the province of Salamanca with a Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indication or guarantee mark or with the status of quality wines produced in a specified region.

This aid scheme falls within the scope of Articles 14 and 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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.

Eligible activities: participation in fairs organised by the Diputación de Salamanca or agri-food fairs attended by the Diputación, carrying out studies that promote the recognition of a quality mark or the improvement of the quality of products that bear a quality mark and activities promoting food quality.

Eligible expenditure is taken to mean:

1. registration, space and stand rental, security, conference hosts and participation fees;

2. publications related to the activity;

3. travelling expenses.

1. studies relating to the creation and recognition of a quality mark (Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indication, guarantee mark or quality wine produced in a specified region) for agricultural products from the province of Salamanca;

2. other studies aimed at improving the quality of agricultural products from the province of Salamanca that already bear one of the quality marks listed in the previous point.

1. attendance at national fairs: space and stand rental, security, conference hosts, participation fees, travelling expenses and publications related to the activity;

2. presentation of quality products at national and provincial level: only the rental of the installations where the presentation is made, travelling expenses and publications related to the activity can be subsidised;

3. publications such as catalogues or websites presenting information on producers from a given region or producers of a given product, provided that this information and the presentation are neutral and that all producers concerned have the same opportunity to feature in them.

Sector(s) concerned: Agri-food sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Excma. Diputación Provincial de Salamanca C/ Felipe Espino, 1 37002 Salamanca ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.lasalina.es/areas/eh//ProyConvocatorias/2010/Denominaciones.pdf

Other information: The grant will be compatible with any other grant, aid, resources or revenue assigned to the subsidised activity by a national or European Union authority or public or private body or international organisation.

The aid will be granted in the form of subsidised services and will not involve any direct payments to producers, in accordance with Article 14(3) and (5) and Article 15(3) of the Regulation.

The beneficiaries of the grant must comply with all the conditions laid down in Articles 14 and 15 of the Regulation, including the provisions of Article 14(6) and Article 15(4) concerning conditions for access to a service.

Aid No: XA 268/09

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Corrèze

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aide aux investissements pour l'irrigation individuelle des terres agricoles (Corrèze)

Legal basis:

— articles L 1511-1 et suivants et articles L 3231-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales

— délibération de l'assemblée plénière du Conseil général du 18 décembre 2008«politique sectorielle agricole»

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 110 000 per year. The amount of planned annual expenditure can be reviewed annually.

Maximum aid intensity: 40 %

The intervention rate can be reviewed annually within the limit of the ceiling set.

Date of implementation: 2010, following receipt of the acknowledgement of receipt showing the identification number of the measure and publication of the summary of the measure on the Commission website.

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

Objective of aid: The objective of the measure will be to support farmers in their investment programmes to irrigate farm land. Eligible investments will be for infrastructure works and surface materials. The aid will be granted, in accordance with Article 4(7)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, provided that investments lead to a reduction of previous water use of at least 25 %. Decreased water consumption and technical improvements to the equipment purchased or the works carried out will be the basis for measuring the reduction in water consumption.

Aid will be paid exclusively to:

farms whose size does not exceed that of an SME as defined in EU legislation (cf. Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008, OJ L 214, 9.8.2008),

farms that are enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products,

farms that are not enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004),

in any case, no aid proposed may exceed the ceiling indicated in Article 4(9) of the agricultural exemption Regulation.

Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural production throughout the Corrèze department

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil général de la Corrèze Direction du développement durable Hôtel du département Marbot 9 rue René et Emile Fage BP 30 19005 Tulle Cedex FRANCE

Website: http://www.cg19.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/Correze_et_institution/Guide_aides/Aides_2009/Economie/DEPA_Irrigation_individuelle_2009.pdf

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Aid No: XA 296/09

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: All regions of the Slovak Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Schéma štátnej pomoci na investície v poľnohospodárstve s cieľom vytvoriť nové pracovné miesta

Legal basis:

— § 13 ods. 1 písm. a) alebo b) a ods. 2 písm. a) nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o niektorých podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve v znení nariadenia vlády SR č. 381/2009 Z. z.,

— Article 4 of 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, OJ L 358, 16.12.2006,

— Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation), OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 3,

— Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (2004/C 244/02), OJ C 244, 1.10.2004,

— zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov,

— zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

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

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 2010 is EUR 4,95 million.

The planned volume of funding under the scheme for the period 2010-2013 is EUR 14,91 million.

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted up to:

— natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas,

— payments to farmers in areas with natural handicaps, other than mountain areas,

— Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC;

Aid may be granted up to EUR 6 640 for each newly created job.

The aid must not exceed EUR 400 000 for any period of three financial years.

Date of implementation:

(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 and on the ministry’s website: http://www.mpsr.sk

(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 related legislation must be reflected in the scheme within six months following their entry into force.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The deadline for submitting aid applications is 31 October 2011.

The deadline for approving aid applications is 30 November 2011.

The scheme will expire on 31 December 2011.

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to support investment in agricultural primary production, the aim of which is to create new jobs.

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 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: Agriculture

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=2060

Other information: Investment will be aimed at:

The scheme replaces the following schemes:

Schému štátnej pomoci na nadobudnutie a revitalizáciu viacročných rastlín a súvisiacich technológií pre ich kvalitnejšie pestovanie – XA 147/09, and

Schému štátnej pomoci na špeciálne, vysoko výkonné zavlažovacie systémy s minimálnou úsporou vody 25 % – XA 148/09.

Aid No: XA 297/09

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: All regions of the Slovak Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Schéma štátnej pomoci na investície v poľnohospodárstve

Legal basis:

— § 13 ods. 1 písm. a) alebo b) a ods. 2 písm. a) nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o niektorých podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve v znení nariadenia vlády SR č. 381/2009 Z. z.,

— Article 4 of 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, OJ L 358, 16.12.2006,

— Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation), OJ L 214, 9.8.2008,

— Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (2004/C 244/02), OJ C 244, 1.10.2004,

— zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov,

— zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

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

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 2010 is EUR 5 million.

The planned volume of funding under the scheme for the period 2010-2013 is EUR 20 million.

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted up to:

— natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas,

— payments to farmers in areas with natural handicaps, other than mountain areas,

— Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC;

The aid must not exceed EUR 400 000 for any period of three financial years.

Date of implementation:

(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 and on the ministry’s website: http://www.mpsr.sk

(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 related legislation must be reflected in the scheme within six months following their entry into force.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The deadline for submitting aid applications is 31 October 2013.

The deadline for approving aid applications is 30 November 2013.

The scheme will expire on 31 December 2013.

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to support investment in agricultural primary production.

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 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: Agriculture

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/?navID=161&id=2061

Other information: Investment will be aimed at:

The scheme replaces the following schemes:

Schému štátnej pomoci na nadobudnutie a revitalizáciu viacročných rastlín a súvisiacich technológií pre ich kvalitnejšie pestovanie – XA 147/09 and

Schému štátnej pomoci na špeciálne, vysoko výkonné zavlažovacie systémy s minimálnou úsporou vody 25 % – XA 148/09

Aid No: XA 306/09

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociaciones de Ganaderos de Bovino y Caprino Lechero de las razas Frisona y Murciano-Granadina inscritas en los Libro Genealógicos correspondientes que realizan el control lechero oficial en la Comunidad Valenciana. Las asociaciones que lo llevan acabo, están reconocidas oficialmente y cuentan con los medios y personal necesario para el desarrollo del control oficial lechero.

Legal basis: Resolución de convocatoria para el ejercicio 2010. Orden de 10 de julio de 2008 de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que modifica la Orden de 5 de mayo de 2006 por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas al control oficial lechero del rendimiento lechero para la evaluación genética de las hembras de las especies bovina, ovina y caprina y se convocan las ayudas para 2008 (XA 413/08).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 60 000 in 2010

Maximum aid intensity: 70 % of the total cost of recording milk yields

Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The year 2010

Objective of aid: The aid is to help cover the cost of carrying out official milk yield recording so that this does not affect the profitability of the holdings concerned. Milk yield recording is a vital tool for developing selection programmes for dairy animals and a structure is needed within which to organise this. By applying a number of basic criteria, yield tests of breeding animals entered in herd books provide a basis for a genetic evaluation of the breed, which can then be used in selection programmes to improve livestock quality. The tests also provide data that can be used to plan support for the sector. The aid is in accordance with Article 16(1)(b) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006). The costs of tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock will be covered.

Sector(s) concerned: Holdings in the Autonomous Community of Valencia with dairy cattle and goats of the Frisian and Murciano-Granadina breeds listed in the official herd books for the breeds

Name and address of the granting authority:

Generalitat Valenciana Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Amadeo de Saboya, 2 46010 Valencia ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/ayudascontrollechero2010.pdf

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