Summary communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 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, processing and marketing of agricultural products
Date: 2005-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, agricultural product, agricultural production, agro-industry, exchange of information, marketing, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Summary communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 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, processing and
marketing of agricultural products

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Aid No: XA 63/05

Member State: France

(3) for changes in farming techniques:

— non-chemical weed-control equipment

Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA)

Title of aid scheme: Aid for material
preserving the environment.

investment aimed at

Legal basis:

— Article 4 du règlement (CE) no 1/2004 de la Commission

européenne

— Articles L 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collecti-

vités territoriales

— Délibérations no 03-177 du 17/10/2003, no 03-250 du
5/12/2003 et no 04-44 du 24/06/2004 du Conseil régional
de la région PACA

— new-generation sprayers with rinse-water tank and rate

control

— soil disinfection using steam

— equipment

for

retrieving pesticides and weedkillers

from the bottom of sprayer tanks

— collection-retrieval panels for plant-care products

— enhanced security for storage of hazardous products

— supply of electricity to isolated buildings using photo-

voltaic or wind-energy batteries

(4) for livestock buildings:

— compost spreaders

Annual expenditure planned under
400 000

the scheme: EUR

— liquid-manure tanks.

Maximum aid intensity: The aid will take the form of a grant
at a rate of 20-27,5 % of eligible investments before tax,
depending on the nature of the beneficiaries and the areas
concerned. There will be an aid ceiling of EUR 7 700 per bene-
ficiary.

Date of implementation: As soon as the aid has been regis-
tered and receipt has been acknowledged by the European
Commission.

Duration of scheme: Until 31.12.2006.

Purpose of the aid: This measure falls within the scope of
Article 4(3)(b), (c) and (d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1/2004 of 23 December 2003. By promoting investments
which encourage the use of environmentally-friendly farming
practices,
this programme meets the need to reconcile the
maintenance of agricultural activities with quality improve-
ments, food safety and the preservation of natural resources.

It will enable the following types of investment to be funded:

(1) for solid waste:

— winders for retrieving plastic mulch and greenhouse

covers

— waste compactors

— vegetable-waste shredders

— windrow turners

(2) for liquid waste:

Sectors concerned: All enterprises subject to VAT which are
engaged in production and managed by a person who operates
chiefly as a farmer and is registered with the Mutualité sociale
agricole (MSA) and Assurance maladie des exploitants agricoles
(AMEXA) social- and health-insurance bodies.

Name and address of the granting authority:
Monsieur le Président du Conseil régional de la région PACA
Hôtel de région
27, place Jules Guesde
FR-13481 Marseille Cedex 20

Internet address: www.cr-paca.fr

Aid No: XA 23/05

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Cheshire (including the county of Cheshire and the
boroughs of Halton and Warrington)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Cheshire Rural Recovery Programme — P& M
Grant Initiative (Revised)

Legal basis: Section 5 of the Regional Development Agencies
Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total
allocation to the scheme during its lifetime will be GBP
190 000. This breaks down as:

— stationary effluent–spreading systems

— equipment and investments required for the treatment

Year 1: 2005/06 — GBP 70 000

Year 2: 2006/07 — GBP 70 000

or recycling of liquid waste

Year 3: (1 April to 30 June 2007) — GBP 50 000

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Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be
40 % with an additional ceiling of GBP 62 500 per individual
grant.

Date of implementation: 25.4.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will be open to new applicants until 31 December 2006, but
payments (which are only made on completion of the work)
will continue to be made until 30 June 2007.

Objective of aid: The scheme is intended to aid the long term
development of the Cheshire rural economy. It will do this by
helping agricultural businesses become more competitive,
improve business efficiency, respond to consumer demand and
add more value to their produce.

The aid will be paid in compliance with Article 7 of Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The eligible costs will be a)
the construction, acquisition or improvement of immovable
property, b) the purchase of new or used capital equipment
and c) general costs, such as architects, engineers and consulta-
tion fees, feasibility studies and the acquisition of patents and
licences (up to 12 % of the expenditure referred to in a) and
b)).

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme provides grants for proces-
sing and marketing activities only, but is open to all types of
Annex 1 product with the exception of forestry, fisheries and
sugar products. Aids for the manufacture and marketing of
products which imitate or substitute for milk and milk products
are also excluded.

Name and address of the granting authority:
Cheshire Rural Recovery
Philip Leverhulme Centre
Reaseheath College
UK-Nantwich
CW5 6DF

Web-address:
www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm.

Click on ‘Cheshire Rural Recovery Programme — P& M Grant
Initiative’. Alternatively, you can go to http://www.defra.-
gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/cheshire-pandm.pdf.

Other information: This scheme was originally set up in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 as aid XA
34/2004. This document amends XA 34/2004 by including the
construction, acquisition and improvement of immovable prop-
erty and general costs as eligible costs. The revised scheme
replaces XA 34/2004 and the budget of XA 34/2004 is trans-
ferred to this scheme.

Aid No: XA 34/05

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Northern Ireland

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an
individual
Farmers
Scheme for Northern Ireland (also known as the New Entrants
Scheme).

aid: Financial Assistance

for Young

Legal basis: Financial Assistance for Young Farmers Scheme
Order (Northern Ireland) 2005.

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

Year

Scheme participants

Totals

1

100

100

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

200

300

300

600

0

600

0

600

0

500

0

400

0

300

Average interest subsidy GBP

6 800

6 800

6 800

6 800

6 800

6 800

6 800

6 800

Budget GBP

680 000

2 040 000

4 080 000

4 080 000

4 080 000

3 400 000

2 720 000

2 040 000

Maximum aid intensity: The scheme allows for an interest
rate subsidy on loans taken out by young farmers. The
maximum amount of aid available is GBP 17 000 over 5 years.
The interest rate for which subsidy is payable is capped at
3,5 % above the Bank of England Base Rate (approximately
2,5 % above the Base Rate of local lending institutions). Appli-
cants who secure loans above this rate are liable for the excess
interest payment.

There is no restriction on the amount of loan or on the term of
the loan, but the scheme will be closed by 31 May 2008, or
sooner if all available funds have been committed. Since Regu-
lation (EC) No 1/2004 only provides for exemption for aid
schemes until 30 June 2007, further State aid cover will be
sought for the remaining duration of the scheme nearer the
time.

Date of implementation: The scheme will open to new appli-
cants on 6 June 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will run for three years from June 2005 to 31 May 2008. The
maximum duration of subsidised interest payment is 5 years,
so the final payments will be made no later than 31 May 2013.

Objective of aid: Sectoral development. In line with Article 8
of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004, the eligible costs will be an
interest rate subsidy on a loan for new entrant farmers under
40 years of age setting up as the head of holding for the first
time. This will promote additional farm investment which will
generate new activities or add value to farming in Northern
Ireland.

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Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to young farmers
who will predominately be involved in production, although
processing and marketing could make up part of the farm busi-
ness. The scheme applies to all types of production.

modation on farms (bed and breakfast) self catering tourist
accommodation, provision of horse livery and riding stables or
farm-based visitor attractions.

Name and address of the granting authority.:

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
UK-Belfast
BT4 3SB

Web-address:

www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm.

Click on ‘Financial Assistance for Young Farmers Scheme for
Northern Ireland’. Alternatively, you can go direct to www.de-
fra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/financialassist-farmers-
ni.pdf.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Kent County Council
Invicta House
County Hall
Maidstone
UK-Kent ME 14 1XX

The organisation operating the scheme is

The Kent Downs Rural Advice Service (KDAS)
Kent Downs Unit
West Barn
Penstock Hall Farm
Canterbury Road
East Brabourne
Ashford
UK-Kent TN25 5LL

Aid No: XA 43/05

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an
individual aid: The Kent Downs Rural Advice Service

Legal basis: Sections 84 and 85 of The Countryside and
Rights of Way Act 2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: 1
September 2005 — 31 July 2006: GBP 15 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % payments will
last for one
year only, but there may be a possibility that the time limit
may be extended due to unforeseen circumstances. This will
not go beyond 30 September 2006 and will not result in an
increase of expenditure.

Date of implementation: 1.9.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will close to new applicants on 31 July. Aid will be paid until
30 September 2006.

Objective of aid: Sectoral Development

The objective of the aid is to provide timely advice which will
lead to diversification changes that are financially viable, envir-
onmentally sound and acceptable in planning terms. The aid is
being implemented under Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No
1/2004. The eligible costs are consultancy services.

Sector(s) concerned: Farmers and land based rural businesses
are defined as those growing and harvesting combinable crops,
field vegetables, salad crops, ornamentals (including nursery
stock, flowers and bulbs), herbage seeds and turf, beef sheep,
pigs, dairy products, poultry and eggs, serviced tourist accom-

Web address:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm.

Click on The Kent Downs Rural Advice Service. Alternatively
you can go direct
to www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/
schemes (the Kent Downs Rural Advice Service

Other information: The Scheme will be made available to all
land managers, not just farmers. Aid for non-agricultural activ-
ities will be paid with regard to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 69/2001 on de minimis aid. Aid will also be available in
connection with diversification from farming into non-agri-
cultural activities.

Beneficiaries will not be able to choose the service provider.
The service provider will be The Kent Downs Rural Advice
Service (KDAS) who will provide consultants who were selected
using a tendering exercise.

Aid No: XA 44/05

Member State: France

Title of aid scheme: Aid for technical support for projects
concerning the raising of sheep and cattle for slaughter.

Legal basis: Code rural, partie législative: articles L 621-1 à
621-11

Arrêté du ministre de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la
pêche et de la ruralité du 25 mai 2005

Annual expenditure planned under
planned budget for the aid in 2005 is EUR 1 500 000.

the scheme: The

Provided funding is available, the same budget will be made
available for the next two years and for subsequent years if
required up to a maximum of five years.

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Maximum aid intensity: Up to 40 % of eligible expenditure,
up to the following maximum amounts:

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

— EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over three years,

— EUR 100 000 per programme presented by a producer
organisation or EUR 150 000 per producer organisation
where a programme is presented by more than one
producer organisation.

Implementation date: The scheme will be implemented from
the date of acknowledgment of
receipt by the European
Commission, subject to the funding being made available and
publication of the scheme on the OFIVAL website.

Duration of the scheme: Subject to the funding being made
available, three years, extended if required to five years.

Purpose of aid: The scheme is being implemented under Arti-
cles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of
23 December 2003.

It has three main aims:

— to identify and characterise markets for quality products in

specific niches with sales potential,

— to reinforce the contractual basis of relations between live-
stock farmers and other operators in the beef and sheep-
meat sector,
including slaughterhouses, with a view to
increasing the value of production and adapting to chan-
ging demand,

— to ensure the technical support necessary for adapting

production to identified demand.

The scheme provides funding for technical support and consul-
tants (studies, expenditure on implementing and monitoring
projects) to ensure that projects presented by the sector that
meet the above aims are implemented efficiently, the cost of
quality control and auditing, promotional and information
measures and market studies and surveys.

Economic sectors concerned: Stockfarming sector — sheep
and cattle for slaughter.

Name and address of granting authority:

Office national interprofessionnel des viandes, de l'élevage et de l'avi-
culture (OFIVAL), 80, avenue des terroirs de France
FR-75607 Paris Cedex 12

Website: www.legifrance.gouv.fr

heading ‘droit français’,
124 du 29 mai 2005 texte no 72’

‘les autres textes législatifs’, search ‘JO no

www.ofival.fr

1.8.2005 — 31.3.2006: GBP 20 000

1.4.2006 — 31.7.2006: GBP 45 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % payments will
last for one
year only, but there may be a possibility that the time limit
may be extended due to unforeseen circumstances. This will
not go beyond March 2007 and will not result in an increase
of expenditure.

Date of implementation: The first payment will be made
after 1 August 2005. (NB see Maximum Aid Intensity)

Duration of individual aid award: Until 30.6.2006.

Objective of aid: Sectoral and regional Development

The Northwest Regional Development Agency is providing
funding to establish a regional red meat marketing co-opera-
tive. This should return additional value and opportunities
through a more streamlined supply chain linking farming
production more effectively to the market. This should lead to
a more sustainable future.

The aid comprises

— Aid for the formation of a producer group in line with
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The eligible costs
will be administrative costs, legal and administrative fees.

Sector(s) concerned: Production and marketing of red meat.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Northwest Regional Development Agency
Renaissance House
Centre Park
UK-Warrington
WA1 1HA

Web address:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm.

Click on ‘Homebred Programme’. Alternatively you can go
direct
www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/
(Homebred Programme.pdf)

to

Aid No: XA 49/05

Member State: Greece

Region: All regions

Aid No: XA 46/05

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: North West England

Name of company receiving individual aid: Homebred
Limited

Legal basis: Section 5 of the Regional Development Agencies
Act 1998.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Investment projects concerning the production and
processing of agricultural products and falling under Law
3299/2004 on incentives for private investment in economic
development and regional convergence.

Legal basis: α) Νόµος 3299/2004 ‘Κίνητρα Ιδιωτικών επενδύσεων
για την Οικονοµική Ανάπτυξη και την Περιφερειακή Σύγκλιση’ και
β) Κοινή Υπουργική Απόφαση των Υπουργών Οικονοµίας και Οικο-
νοµικών
και Τροφίµων 24935/
30.6.2005 (υπό δηµοσίευση)

και Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης

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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual
amount of budget appropriations (commitments): EUR 150
million.

Estimated annual tax loss: EUR 20 million (the tax-free reserve
fund can be set up within ten years of carrying out the invest-
ment)

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with the maximum
limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 (Articles 4 and
7).

Date of implementation: Once the Joint Ministerial Decision
has been published in the Government Gazette.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Duration of
scheme: until 31.12.2006.

Objective of aid: The aid is granted under Article 4 (Invest-
ments in agricultural holdings) and Article 7 (Investments in
processing and marketing) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Eligible expenditure includes: (a) the construction, purchase or
improvement of real estate, (b) the purchase or financial leasing
of equipment, up to the purchase value of the asset, (c) general
intangible expenditure on amortisable assets (expenditure on
importation, development, technology transfer, acquisition of
patents and licences, studies relating to the investment project
and architects', engineers' and consultants' fees) up 8 % of the
total cost of the investment plan.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme concerns the production
and processing of both livestock and plant production, on
condition that it is compatible with Community legislation and,
more specifically, restrictions under the common organisation
of the market.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministry of Economy and Finance
Nikis 5,
EL-10180, Athens

Ministry of Development
Mesogion 119
EL-10192, Athens

Planning and Development Directorates of the 13 regions

Web address:

http://www.mnec.gr/anaptyksiakos_nomos_3299_2004_mai-
n.aspx

Other information: The Joint Ministerial Decision of
the
Ministers of Economy and Finance and Rural Development and
Food No 24935/30-7-2005 will also be available on the web
site once it has been published in the Government Gazette, at
which time it will enter into force.

Aid No: XA 53/05

Member State: France

Region: Picardy

Title of aid scheme: Aid for investment in agricultural diversi-
fication

Legal basis:

— Article 4 du règlement (CE) no 1/2004 du 23 décembre

2003 de la Commission

— Article L. 1511-1 et L. 1511-2 du code général des collecti-

vités territoriales

— Délibération no ECO 103-2 de la commission permanente

du conseil régional du 29 octobre 2004

Annual expenditure planned under
300 000

the scheme: EUR

Maximum aid intensity:

— 25 % in general cases

— 35 % for farmers who have been in farming for less than 5

years.

Ceiling for eligible investment: EUR 40 000 per project, or
ceilings of EUR 10 000 in general cases and EUR 14 000 for
farmers in farming for less than 5 years.

These ceilings can be increased to 40 % and the ceilings for
eligible investment doubled where there are agreements with
other authorities (départements,
joint municipal structures,
municipalities, etc.) to support projects in particular geogra-
phical areas (e.g. farming close to urban areas).

For associations with several members that are farmers, the
ceilings for eligible investment — and thus the corresponding
maximum aid rates as indicated above — can be doubled.

Implementation date: After the receipt advice slip has been
received from the European Commission.

Duration of scheme: Indefinite, subject to budget availability

Purpose of
the aid: To encourage the establishment of
production diversification workshops in Picardy, to make farms
more profitable.

Economic sectors concerned: All sectors involved in produ-
cing, processing and marketing agricultural produce.

The aid will cover all farms seeking to invest in diversification
projects for processing and marketing agricultural produce, the
development of services for local people and bodies,
farm
accommodation schemes,
launching or developing new
products and developing horse riding activities.

Name and address of granting authority:

Conseil régional de Picardie
11, mail Albert 1er
BP 2616
FR-80026 Amiens cedex 1

Website:

http://www.picardie.fr/fr/page.cfm?pageref=guidedesaidagri

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Aid No: XA 54/05

Member State: France

Region: Limousin.

Title of aid scheme: Aid for the maintenance of organic
farming certification.

Legal basis:

— Article 13 du règlement (CE) no 1/2004 du 23 décembre

2003 de la Commission

— Articles L. 1511-1 et L. 1511-2 du code général des collec-

tivités territoriales

— Décision du Conseil régional du Limousin du 23 juin 2005

Annual expenditure planned under
85 000.

the scheme: EUR

Maximum aid intensity: Non-tangible
investments. The
Regional Council will bear part of the cost of certification, i.e. a
subsidy of 80 % of the unit cost, excluding tax, of certification,
between EUR 200 and EUR 800 for 2005.

Implementation date: As
receipt has been received from the European Commission

acknowledgement of

soon as

Duration of scheme: Up to 31.12.2005

Purpose of the aid: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
requires all operators in the organic farming sector to have
themselves
inspected and certified by certification bodies
authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture under standard EN
45011. The purpose of the aid is to support the development
of organic farming by bearing the costs of farm certification

Sector(s) concerned: All organic farmers whose farm is situ-
ated in Limousin who notified their organic farming activity (1)
or conversion in 2005 and who were not receiving conversion
aid (CTE-CAB (2) or CAD (3)-CAB) on 1 July 2005 or whose
combined CTE or CAD/CAB aid (over the five years) (4) and
certification aid applied for is less than EUR 15 000.

Name and address of granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil Régional du Limousin.
27 boulevard de la Corderie
FR-87031 Limoges cedex

Aid No: XA 56/05

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Florapharm Pflanzliche Naturprodukte GmbH, DE-
96110 Scheßlitz

Legal basis: Richtlinie zur Durchführung der bayerischen
regionalen
gewerbliche
die
Wirtschaft
im Allgemeinen Ministerialblatt
AllMBl. 2002 S. 168; Beihilfe Nr. XS 29/02)

Förderungsprogramme
(veröffentlicht

für

Im Rahmen des Programms können Investitionen von KMU
branchenunabhängig und ohne Beschränkung auf bestimmte
Produkte gefördert werden. Zweck dieser Beihilferegelungen ist
die Stärkung der Wettbewerbs- und Anpassungsfähigkeit der
Wirtschaft und die Schaffung bzw. Sicherung von Arbeits-
plätzen insbesondere in strukturschwachen und ländlichen
Räumen. Gefördert werden Investitionen von förderungswür-
digen Unternehmen der Industrie, des Handwerks, des Handels,
des Fremdenverkehrsgewerbes und des sonstigen Dienstleis-
tungsgewerbes.

Annual expenditure planned/overall amount of individual
aid granted to company: EUR 330 000

Maximum aid intensity: grant equivalent of
14,96 %

the project:

Implementation date: (expected) 1.9.2005

Duration of scheme or period during which individual aid
is paid: Aid planned to be paid by the end of 2005

Purpose of the aid: Aid for investment pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 1/2004 (see above). Firms will be assisted by the
planned extension work (building of storage and production
facilities as well as the acquisition of new machines and equip-
ment). The aid scheme will help secure 38 long-term jobs and
create a further 19, of which 10 will be trainee places.

Economic sectors concerned: Processing and marketing;
production of tea

Internet address:

Name and address of granting authority:

http://www.cr-limousin.fr rubrique ‘guide des aides’

(1) Organic notification must be made to the ‘Agence Bio’ and is

compulsory.

(2) Contrat Territorial d'Exploitation (CTE), Land Use Contract, Conver-
sion Agriculture Biologique (CAB, Organic Farming Conversion.
(3) Contrat Agriculture Durable (CAD), Sustainable Farming Contract.
(4) This amount will be verified by means of the copy of the CTE/CAD/

CAB contract.

Regierung von Oberfranken
Ludwigstraße 20
DE-95444 Bayreuth

Website: At www.regierung.oberfranken.bayern.de\brf
you
can find the criteria and conditions for the granting of the aid
following the decision to grant aid.

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Aid No: XA 58/05

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Annual training plan 2005. training programmes in
the primary sector. Deliberazione di Giunta della Regione Veneto
No 1101 of 18 March 2005

Legal basis: L. 845/1978 ‘Legge quadro in materia di forma-
zione professionale’

L.R. n. 10 del 30.1.1990.
‘Ordinamento del sistema della
formazione professionale e organizzazione delle politiche regio-
nali del lavoro’

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Under the
scheme a total of EUR 2 000 000 may be granted to training
bodies approved by the Veneto Region's Training Unit for the
provision of training programmes in the primary sector

The eligible schemes are training programmes aimed at existing
workers as defined in the legal basis

In accordance with Article 17(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No
1/2004,
the resources available from the relevant regional
budget to carry out the scheme total:

Chapter 72040 — financial contribution of EUR 2 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid is granted on the basis of the
hourly cost of training, currently EUR 110

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid
scheme ceases when the balance is paid to each training body,
after the report is checked and approved

for

implementing continuing vocational

the Veneto Region allocates
Objective of aid: Each year,
resources
training
programmes that support farmers and their assistants, technical
support staff and other tradesmen working in the agricultural
sector (Regional Law No 32 of 9 August 2003) with the aim
of:

— promoting a culture of entrepreneurship;

— improving the occupational qualifications of agricultural

workers;

— raising awareness of technological innovations.

Regional Law No 1101/2005 refers to Article 14 of Regulation
(EC) No 1/2004. In particular, the eligible costs covered by the
aid scheme are those of organising the training programme.

Sector(s) concerned: The
to vocational
training for individuals who qualify for education and training
under Law 53/2003.

scheme

applies

Name and address of granting authority:
Regione Veneto
Segreteria Formazione e Lavoro
Direzione regionale Formazione
Via G. Allegri n. 29 30174 Mestre
Venice (Italy)

Website:
www.regione.veneto.it
lavoro/formazione continua e permanente

/servizi

alla persona/formazione

e

Other information: For further details, please contact the

Date of implementation: Aid is granted after the scheme is
authorised by a Decreto del Dirigente Regionale and published in
the Veneto Region's Official Gazette

Training Unit:
Tel. (39) 412 79 50 30 — 5029
Fax (39) 412 79 50 85