EN Official Journal of the European Union C 226/7

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

(2008/C 226/03)

Aid No: XA 168/08

Member State: Germany

Region: Hessen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Förderung der Erzeugung von landwirtschaftlichen Erzeugnissen hoher Qualität

Legal basis:

— Richtlinien zur Förderung der Erzeugung von landwirtschaftlichen Erzeugnissen hoher Qualität,

— Hessischer Agrar-Marketingvertrag

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 850 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity: For primary producers, in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, up to 100 %.

For processing and marketing firms, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, up to 50 % of the costs of:

In accordance with Articles 14(5) and 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, only the costs of consultancy services provided by third parties will be subsidised, with the exception of aid granted in respect of point (f). The aid does not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the scheme

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to encourage the production of high-quality agricultural products, in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, and to provide technical support in the agricultural sector, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. It will be granted to primary producers and to firms active in the processing and marketing of such products.

The scheme is designed to facilitate and encourage participation in recognised food quality schemes operated by the Community or the Federal State of Hessen. It is intended to generate added value in rural areas, open up new markets and increase the supply of high-quality agricultural products that have undergone the appropriate quality assurance process. The aim is also to implement and extend food quality schemes, i.e. organic labels, ‘verified quality’ labels, protected indications of origin, such as PDO/PGI and TSG, and quality schemes for wine. The aid should significantly increase the proportion of products grown, processed and marketed under food quality schemes run at Community or Land level. At the same time, this should ensure that consumers have a better supply of high-quality food.

In accordance with the guidelines for encouraging the production of high-quality agricultural products, aid will be granted for the following:

the introduction of quality assurance schemes, procedures to guarantee traceability and ensure that authenticity and marketing requirements are complied with and procedures for carrying out environmental audits,

education and training for farmers and farm workers and training to enable personnel to apply the schemes and procedures referred to in the previous bullet point,

the cost of the charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance systems,

the costs of compulsory control measures.

Under the Agri-Marketing Agreement in Hessen, the following are eligible:

the costs of market research activities, product conception and design, including the preparation of applications for recognition of geographical indications and designations of origin or certificates of specific character in accordance with the relevant Community regulations,

participation in food quality schemes,

charges for consultancy services provided by third parties,

participation fees, travel costs, publication costs, rental of exhibition premises and symbolic prizes relating to organisation of and participation in competitions, exhibitions, fairs and forums for knowledge-sharing between businesses,

dissemination of scientific knowledge, in a form that can be understood by all, factual information on quality systems open to products from other countries and generic information about products, their nutritional benefits and their suggested use, without mentioning specific companies or brands or indicating the product's origin,

publication of catalogues and websites presenting factual information about producers from a given region or producers of a given product, provided that this information is impartial and is presented impartially and all producers concerned are given an equal opportunity to be included in the publication

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture (livestock and arable farming), horticulture and viticulture

Name and address of the granting authority: Richtlinien zur Förderung der Erzeugung von landwirtschaftlichen Erzeugnissen hoher Qualität:

Kreisausschüsse der 16 Landkreise in Hessen,

Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt, Weinbauamt Eltville

Hessischer Agrar-Marketingvertrag:

Marketinggesellschaft

GUTES AUS HESSEN GmbH (MGH)

Homburger Straße 9

D-61169 Friedberg

Website: Richtlinien zur Förderung der Erzeugung von landwirtschaftlichen Erzeugnissen hoher Qualität:

http://www.hmulv.hessen.de/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/slimp.CMReader/HMULV_15/HMULV_Internet/med/c19/c1970f6c-c853-c811-1737-3744e9169fcc,22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222,true.pdf

Hessischer Agrar-Marketingvertrag:

http://www.hmulv.hessen.de/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/slimp.CMReader/HMULV_15/HMULV_Internet/med/4a3/4a370f6c-c853-c811-1737-3744e9169fcc,22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222,true.pdf

http://www.hmulv.hessen.de/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/slimp.CMReader/HMULV_15/HMULV_Internet/med/f93/f9370f6c-c853-c811-1737-3744e9169fcc,22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222,true.pdf

Other information: Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz, Referat VII 9 — Joachim Dippel (joachim.dippel@hmulv.hessen.de)

Aid No: XA 171/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Provincia autonoma di Trento

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: L.P. 28.3.2003, n. 4 «Sostegno dell'economia agricola, disciplina dell'agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati» — Art. 3 — Termini di presentazione delle domande, modalità attuative e condizioni di ammissibilità relativamente all'art. 42 (Agevolazioni per la zootecnia)

Legal basis:

1. L.P. 28.3.2003, n. 4 «Sostegno dell'economia agricola, disciplina dell'agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati», articolo 42

2. Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 3006 del 21 dicembre 2007, avente per oggetto: L.P. 28.3.2003, n. 4 «Sostegno dell'economia agricola, disciplina dell'agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati» — Art. 3 — Termini di presentazione delle domande, modalità attuative e condizioni di ammissibilità relativamente agli artt. 17 (Premio d'insediamento), 25 (Alpicoltura), 42 (Agevolazioni per la zootecnia), 44 (Agevolazioni per l'apicoltura) e 46, — 1o e 3o comma (Agevolazioni per le produzioni vegetali)

3. Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 122 del 25 gennaio 2008 avente per oggetto la modifica alla deliberazione n. 3006 del 21 dicembre 2007

4. Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 876 del 4 aprile 2008 avente per oggetto la modifica alla deliberazione n. 3006 del 21 dicembre 2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 7 million

Maximum aid intensity: Aid will be granted up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. This percentage may be increased to 55 % for investments made by young farmers within five years of setting-up

Date of implementation: From the date of the publication of the final number assigned to the aid on the official website of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid may be granted up to 31.12.2013

Objective of aid: The aid is aimed at stepping up the competitiveness and income of agricultural holdings by supporting material investments for their modernisation

Degree of aid: Aid will be granted up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. This percentage may be increased to 55 % for investments made by young farmers within five years of setting-up

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Codes: A.01.41 (Raising of dairy cattle), A.01.42 (Raising of other cattle and buffaloes); A.01.43 (Raising of horses and other equines), A.01.45 (Raising of sheep and goats), A.01.46 (Raising of swine/pigs), A.01.47 (Raising of poultry), A.01.49 (Raising of other animals), A.01.50 (Mixed farming)

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Provincia autonoma di Trento Servizio Aziende agricole e territorio rurale Via G.B. Trener, 3 I–38100 Trento

Website:

1. www.trentinoagricoltura.net

2. http://www.consiglio.provincia.tn.it/banche_dati/codice_provinciale/clex_ricerca_per_campi.it.asp (per quanto riguarda le leggi provinciali)

3. http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/ (per quanto riguarda le deliberazioni)

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 184/08

Member State: Poland

Region: Województwo śląskie

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Zakład Doświadczalny Instytutu Zootechniki Grodziec Śląski Sp. z o.o

Legal basis: Ustawa z dnia 27 kwietnia 2001 r. Prawo ochrony środowiska (Dz.U. 62, poz. 627, z późniejszymi zmianami) — art. 405, art. 406 pkt. 7 i 9, art. 409

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid is to take the form of a non-reimbursable grant of PLN 6 723. The grant will be paid by 15 June 2008. The gross value of the aid (GGE) is PLN 6 723

Maximum aid intensity: The gross aid intensity is 25,53 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be granted following receipt of a notification, and an identification number, confirming that the European Commission has received this summary information concerning individual aid

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: April 2008 to 15 June 2008 (estimated)

Objective of aid: The aid will be used for the thermal modernisation of the repair shop building at Zakład Doświadczalnego Instytutu Zootechniki Grodziec Śląski Sp. z o.o. by:

The repair shop building where the modernisation is to take place is used in the autumn-spring period for maintaining and repairing machinery and equipment used on the holding.

During that period, low outdoor temperatures mean that it is necessary to heat the building. The system currently used to supply the building with energy has been based on a custom-built solid-fuel boiler and a central heating system comprising gilled-tube radiators without thermostatic valves. This arrangement has meant that, in addition to burning low-quality coal in the boiler, it has also been possible to burn refuse and other waste. Moreover, the fact that the boiler is not automated and requires continuous servicing by a member of staff (it has no fuel feeder or reservoir) has made it difficult to regulate the indoor temperature.

The boiler which it is planned to install will be fully automated and this, together with the installation of a fuel reservoir, will minimise the need to service the boiler. The type of fuel used will have the additional advantage of reducing emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere. The boiler is to be fired using energy-crop willow which will come from the facility's own plantation. The chipper which it is planned to purchase to chip the energy-crop willow means that the investor will be 100 % self-sufficient in fuel throughout the heating period. Furthermore, the use of radiators fitted with thermostatic valves will make it possible to regulate the temperature separately in different parts of the repair shop, if necessary.

To sum up, the use of renewable fuel in conjunction with a modern energy source will make it possible to reduce emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere by the following amounts:

The aid will be granted pursuant to Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 for investment aimed at improving the natural environment. Eligible expenditure will include investment costs related to the purchase and installation of the heat source (and the purchase of the chipper) and the modernisation of the central heating system

Economic sector(s) concerned: The aid is made available to enterprises engaged in activities in the sector involving:

Name and address of the granting authority:

Wojewódzki Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej w Katowicach Ul. Plebiscytowa 19 PL-40-035 Katowice

Website: The rules governing the granting of the aid from the Fund can be found at the following address:

http://www.wfosigw.katowice.pl/img/male/zasady_08.doc

The aid is granted on the basis of Table 2, point 2.3(j) ‘Zasad …’.

A specimen of the application to be used by beneficiaries when applying for aid is available at the following address:

http://www.wfosigw.katowice.pl/wnioski1/WNIOSEKB2_3a.htm

The investor makes his choice of aid scheme by completing either Annex A1 or A2 in Part A of the application

Other information: The gross value of the aid (gross aid intensity) has been calculated using the definition in Article 2(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The aid intensity is the ratio of the gross grant equivalent to the eligible costs.

The gross grant equivalent is PLN 6 723.

The eligible costs amount to: PLN 26 329,14.

The gross value of the aid is 6 723/26 329,14 = 25,53 %

Beneficiary's website: www.zdgrodziec.edu.pl

A technical description of the boiler which it is planned to install is attached, together with the results of measurements performed on the boiler produced by the Finnish firm, Ala Talkkari, on the basis of which the Smok I GC 25 kW boiler was designed

Aid No: XA 190/08

Member State: Finland

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of the enterprise receiving individual aid: Kuolleiden eläinten (sika, siipikarja, nauta, lammas, vuohi) keräily ja hävittäminen

Legal basis: Regulation (EC) No 774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption.

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriön asetus eläimistä saatavien sivutuotteiden hävittämisestä syrjäisillä alueilla sekä kuolleiden lemmikkieläinten hävittämisestä (1374/2004)

Valtionavustuslaki (2001/688)

Valtioneuvoston asetus valtionavustuksesta eläimen omistajalle sikojen ja siipikarjan raatojen hävittämisestä aiheutuviin kustannuksiin (59/2004)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The budget for 2008 is EUR 4,7 million. The total budget for 2008-2013 is a maximum of EUR 28 million

Maximum aid intensity: 60 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to compensate producers for the costs of the collection and destruction of fallen stock (pigs, poultry, cattle, sheep and goats) in accordance with Article 16(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code — A0012 — Farming of animals

Name and address of the granting authority:

Elintarviketurvallisuusvirasto Evira Mustialankatu 3 FI-00790 Helsinki

Website: http://wwwb.mmm.fi/el/laki/h/default.html

http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2001/20010688

Other information: The objective of the aid is to reduce the costs to producers of the collection of fallen stock and to make collection of fallen stock a more attractive method of disposal, thereby reducing the risk of fallen stock being disposed of illegally by burial in the collection area.

The aid intensity is 40-60 % depending on the species. The maximum costs of the aid by species are as follows:

pigs and poultry, collected from the holding:

(a) amounts of at least 150 kg: EUR 40/collection;

(b) for the amounts over 500 kg: EUR 8/100 kg,

pigs and poultry delivered direct to the processing plant: EUR 0,04/kg,

cattle, under one year: EUR 116,36 per animal,

cattle one year and older: EUR 132,03 per animal,

sheep and goats: EUR 100,91 per animal.

The costs budgeted for 2008 for the aid scheme are EUR 4,7 million, unless the owner's contribution to the costs of destruction of cattle changes. The total budget for 2008-2013 is a maximum of EUR 28 million.

The aid does not involve direct payments to producers

Aid No: XA 192/08

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Provincie Limburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Stimulering Agro-Innovatie Limburg 3

Legal basis:

— Artikel 5 Algemene Subsidieverordening Provincie Limburg (http://portal.prvlimburg.nl/psonline/popups/document.jsp?document=25948)

— Artikel 1 e.v. Nadere Subsidieregels voor de bevordering van de economische ontwikkeling (http://portal.prvlimburg.nl/psonline/documenten/22586/040401-0245.doc)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The available budget is EUR 487 500 (EUR 162 500 a year)

Maximum aid intensity: The voucher has a value of EUR 6 500, 75 % of which is eligible for subsidy

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The scheme concerns technical support for agriculture. Under Article 15(2)(c) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, 100 % support may be granted for consultancy services provided by third parties and the costs of services that do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity and do not relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure. The aid is granted in the form of subsidised services to producers and therefore satisfies the condition that it may not involve direct payments of money to farmers.

The aid involves so-called ‘knowledge vouchers’. The vouchers can be exchanged for subsidised consultancy services by any holding or organisation involved in agricultural production implementing a plan having an economic or business impact primarily on Limburg's agri-food sector.

The voucher has a value of EUR 6 500, 75 % of which is eligible for subsidy

Sector(s) concerned: Small and medium-sized enterprises, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, in all sectors of primary agricultural (i.e. livestock or crop) or horticultural production

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Limburg Postbus 5700, 6202 MA Maastricht Nederland

Website: For more information on the vouchers, see:

http://www.limburg.nl/nl/html/algemeen/beleid/Europa/KennisgevingenStaatssteun/KennisgevingenStaatssteun.asp

Other information: —