EN Official Journal of the European Union C 230/4

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 Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2008/C 230/06)

Aid No: XA 200/08

Member State: France

Region: Département des Bouches-du-Rhône

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides au paiement des primes ou cotisations d'assurance récolte des agriculteurs (risques climatiques) du département

Legal basis:

— Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006,

— Code rural L 361-1 à 361-8,

— Article L 122-7 du code des assurances,

— Décret no 2007-134 du 30 janvier 2007,

— Projet de délibération du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 220 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity: Up to a maximum ceiling of 50 % of public aid, the General Council will grant aid of 10 % of the contribution paid for the eligible insurance, up to a maximum of EUR 2 000 per farmer

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number for 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 2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhône is to become involved in the national scheme of the national guarantee fund for agricultural disasters (FNGCA) to improve the level of insurance protection for farmers and encourage them to insure themselves against a wider range of agricultural risks.

The FNGCA has set up an aid scheme for the payment of insurance premiums and contributions relating to damage caused by a number of weather conditions, including at least drought, hail, frost and flooding or excess water (scheme XA 112/07).

The General Council would like to increase the rate of the aid and encourage farmers in Bouches-du-Rhône to insure themselves against a wider range of agricultural risks.

Thus this will only involve insurance contracts covering insurance of one, two or more types of crop against a number of weather risks, including at least drought, hail, frost and flooding or excess water

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural holdings, with the exception of large undertakings, engaged in the primary production of fruit, vegetables, vines, cereals or oilseed or protein plants

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône Direction de l'agriculture et du tourisme Hôtel du Département 52, avenue de Saint-Just F-13256 Marseille Cedex 20

Website: http://www.cg13.fr/amenagements/agriculture/aides.html

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Aid No: XA 202/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el temporal de viento acaecido en las islas de El Hierro y de La Gomera y en Punta del Hidalgo (término municipal de San Cristóbal de La Laguna, isla de Tenerife), en el mes de enero de 2008

Legal basis: Decreto Territorial no 11/2008, de 1 de febrero, de ayudas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el temporal de viento acaecido en las islas de El Hierro y de La Gomera y en Punta del Hidalgo (término municipal de San Cristóbal de La Laguna, isla de Tenerife), en el mes de enero de 2008.

Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación, de 25 de abril de 2008, por la que se regulan las ayudas previstas en el Decreto no 11/2008, de 1 de febrero, citado anteriormente

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1 200 000

Maximum aid intensity: Generally, up to 90 % of the damage suffered. However, in the case of aid for the repair of damage to facilities for processing or marketing agricultural products, the amount of aid must comply with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on de minimis aid

Date of application: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

Objective of aid: Aid for losses due to adverse climatic events. Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

(a) Where, at the time the damage occurs, the holding was covered by a valid insurance policy covered by the combined agricultural insurance system, for damage that cannot be covered by that system.

(b) Where, at the time of the incident, the insurance contract period had not begun, provided that the insurance had been taken out in the previous marketing year.

(c) Where the production is not included in the current combined agricultural insurance plan, unless guaranteed by another form of insurance.

(d) On livestock holdings, losses suffered as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming, provided the animals on the holding are covered under any of the provisions of the insurance plan.

The compensation for arable production will be calculated on the basis of an assessment of losses of expected production for the marketing year concerned. To that end, account will be taken, where applicable, of the conditions and procedures laid down in the agricultural insurance system.

Compensation for losses on livestock holdings as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming will be provided in the form of payments to cover additional expenditure on animal feed.

Sector(s) concerned: All sectors eligible for aid under the Regulation

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación Gobierno de Canarias C/ José Manuel Guimerá no 10 — 3a planta E-38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Website: http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pymes.htm

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Aid No: XA 203/08

Member State: Italy

Title of aid scheme: Incentivi a favore dell'autoimprenditorialità nel settore della produzione dei prodotti agricoli ai sensi di quanto previsto dal regolamento (CE) n. 1857/2006, del 15 dicembre 2006, relativo all'applicazione degli articoli 87 e 88 del trattato agli aiuti di Stato a favore delle PMI attive nella produzione di prodotti agricoli pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale dell'Unione europea L 358 del 16 dicembre 2006

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 21 aprile 2000, n. 185, Titolo I, Capi I e IV, pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana del 6 luglio 2000, n. 156.

Decreto 16 luglio 2004, n. 250, regolamento recante criteri e modalità di concessione degli incentivi in favore dell'autoimprenditorialità, di cui al Titolo I del decreto legislativo 21 aprile 2000, n. 185, regolamento pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana del 6 ottobre 2004, n. 235.

Delibera del consiglio di amministrazione dell'agenzia nazionale per l'attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d'impresa del 24 gennaio 2008.

Tutti gli aiuti accordabili nell'ambito del presente regime rispetteranno tutte le condizioni previste dal regolamento (CE) n. 1857/2006, del 15 dicembre 2006, e, in quanto da quest'ultimo espressamente richiamate, quelle previste dal regolamento (CE) n. 1698/2005, del 20 settembre 2005, sul sostegno allo sviluppo rurale da parte del Fondo europeo agricolo per lo sviluppo rurale (FEASR)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 50 million per year

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is that stipulated in Articles 4 (‘Investment in agricultural holdings’), 7 (‘Aid for setting up of young farmers’) and 15 (‘Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector’) of 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, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 358 of 16 December 2006

Date of implementation: In accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid scheme will be implemented on the day following that of its publication on the website of DG AGRI

Duration of scheme: June 2014

Objective of aid: The aid scheme pursues its objectives on the basis of Articles 4 (‘Investment in agricultural holdings’), 7 (‘Aid for setting up of young farmers’) and 15 (‘Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector’) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The eligible costs covered by the aid scheme are those identified in Articles 4 (‘Investment in agricultural holdings’), 7 (‘Aid for setting up of young farmers’) and 15 (‘Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector’) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

It should be noted, with respect to technical assistance services provided to the agricultural sector, that aid is to be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme applies to all agricultural sectors and in any case complies with the provisions of Article 4(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Name and address of granting authority:

Ministero dell'Economia e delle finanze Via XX Settembre, 97 I-00187 Roma

Website: http://www.mef.gov.it/welcome.asp

http://www.sviluppoitalia.it/download.jsp?ID_LINK=297&area=49

Other information: Managing body:

Agenzia nazionale per l'attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d'impresa S.p.A. (già Sviluppo Italia S.p.A.)

Via Calabria, 46

I-00187 Roma