EN Official Journal of the European Union C 53/12

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 53/05)

Aid No: XA 380/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación Vinos de la Tierra de Castellón

Legal basis: Ayuda individual nominativa: Presupuestos de la Generalitat 2008, programa 714.60, Línea T2761000-‘Impulso de la marca CV’

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 50 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: November 2008

Objective of aid: Participation in exhibitions and fairs: initiatives to promote the quality of ‘CV’ Quality Brand products, aimed both at protecting their intrinsic distinct characteristics and at improving the professional skills of the producers concerned. Initiatives to raise consumer awareness of ‘CV’ brand products are eligible, as are various information and promotional activities organised around the Magdalena celebrations. For the first time, a team specialised in communication will be employed to design a strategy to improve the positioning of the wines of the Castellon region; the regulations will be adapted in line with Decree No 222/2007 of 9 November and a quality manual will be produced. Activities laid down in Articles 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Agri-food SMEs in the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2 E-46010 Valencia

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/Asociaci%F3n%20vinos%20de%20la%20tierra%20de%20Castell%F3n.pdf

Other information: —

La Directora General de Comercialización

Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL

Aid No: XA 381/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación Prof. de Flores, Plantas y Tecnología Hortícola de la C.V.

Legal basis: Ayuda individual nominativa: Presupuestos de la Generalitat 2008, programa 714.60, Línea T2761.000-‘Impulso de la Marca CV’

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

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date on which the registration 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: Until November 2008

Objective of aid: Participation in trade fairs: Iberflora (Valencia), IPM (Essen, Germany), Salon Végétal (Angers, France), Four Oaks Trade Show (Manchester, UK) and Garden+Landscaping (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); consultancy service: increase in species covered by the standard. Activities provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Agri-food SMEs in the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2 E-46010 Valencia

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/Asociacion%20profesional%20de%20Flores%20y%20Plantas.pdf

Other information: —

La Directora General de Comercialización

Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL

Aid No: XA 382/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación Pimiento Sol del Pilar

Legal basis: Ayuda individual nominativa: Presupuestos de la Generalitat 2008, programa 714.60, Línea T2761000-‘Impulso de la marca CV’

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 40 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: November 2008

Objective of aid: Participation in and organisation of exhibitions. Factual information on the generic product, its nutritional benefits and how to use it, as well as publications, brochures or websites that present information on a specific product. All this should be centred around activities to promote the ‘CV’ Quality Brand product, aimed at protecting its intrinsic characteristics, with the aim of raising consumer awareness of these products and production of a publicity video and a recipe book. Activities laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Agri-food SMEs in the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2 E-46010 Valencia

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/Asociacion%20pimiento%20sol%20del%20pilar.pdf

Other information: —

La Directora General de Comercialización

Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL

Aid No: XA 388/08

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Land Brandenburg

Title of aid scheme: Förderung von Leistungsprüfungen und weiteren Maßnahmen in der Tierzucht

Legal basis: Article 16(1)(a)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg über die Gewährung von Prämien für die Förderung von Leistungsprüfungen und weiteren Maßnahmen in der Tierzucht vom 14. Februar 2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 0,63 million per year

Maximum aid intensity:

— 70 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books,

— 70 % to cover the costs of tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock,

— 25 % to cover the cost of investments in the introduction at farm level of innovatory animal breeding techniques or practices

Date of implementation: 1.1.2009-31.12.2011

Duration of scheme: 1.1.2009-31.12.2011

Objective of aid: To support the livestock sector the Land will grant subsidies to promote performance testing and additional measures in livestock breeding.

The eligible costs are the following:

expenditure on tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock,

expenditure on the introduction of innovatory animal breeding techniques or practices with the exception of introducing or carrying out artificial insemination,

expenditure on establishing and maintaining herd books.

Recipients of the subsidies will be recognised breeding associations (in accordance with the Tierzuchtgesetz), performance testing facilities or associations which carry out performance tests on behalf of Land Brandenburg in accordance with the Tierzuchtgesetz and have a branch in Brandenburg. The recipient of a subsidy will be subject to the supervision of the responsible authorities in accordance with the law of the Land.

Direct payments will not be made to breeding enterprises.

Carrying out performance testing is an ongoing task. Subsidy payments will be made per calendar year and will be adjusted in accordance with the individual breeding measures.

The subsidy will be granted as a lump-sum amount. It will be granted in accordance with the public interest of the measure and will be paid in accordance with available funds.

Aid rates under the Community framework regulations for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector of 27 December 2006, Chapter IV.L ‘Aid in the breeding sector’ will not be exceeded

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture (livestock farming)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Ringstraße 1010 D-15236 Frankfurt/Oder

Website: http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/cms/media.php/2317/e_tiere.pdf

Other information:

Ministerium für ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg Referat 23 Herr Aust

Aid No: XA 389/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Galicia

Title of aid scheme: Prórroga de régimen de Ayudas a Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria (ADSG) registrada con no XA 54/08

Legal basis: Orden … de … de … de …, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas a las entidades reconocidas como Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria (ADSG) de Galicia y se convocan para el año 2009

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 3 591 332

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the total cost of the ADSG programme

Date of implementation: As from the publication of the identification number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. No earlier than 1 January 2009

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The aid is aimed at improving the health status of Galician livestock holdings through the implementation of common programmes for the prevention and control of animal diseases.

The subsidies relate both to the cost of contracting veterinary technicians and to expenditure on equipment.

The scheme is in keeping with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, which states that aid to compensate farmers for the cost of prevention of animal diseases is compatible with the common market

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock production

Name and address of the granting authority: Xunta de Galicia

Consellería de Medio Rural

Dirección General de Producción, Industrias y Calidad Agroalimentaria

Website: http://mediorural.xunta.es/externos/proxecto_orde_axudas_adsg_2009.pdf

Other information: E-mail address:

dxpica.mediorural@xunta.es

Maria.soledad.castro.diaz@xunta.es