Summary information 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: 2006-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agricultural holding, agricultural production, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, flax, innovation, investment aid, processing industry, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Summary information 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 produc-
tion, processing and marketing of agricultural products

(2006/C 73/04)

Aid No: XA 77/2005

Member State: Italy.

Region: Piedmont.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
innovation
vidual aid: Aid for investments in technological
and environmental protection,
for modernising organisation
and marketing and for improving safety at work

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 17-881
del 26 settembre 2005 (B.U.R.P n. 39, Supplemento, del 29
settembre 2005) «Funzioni delegate alla Regione in materia di
incentivi alle imprese. Prescrizioni per l'accesso agli incentivi di
cui alla L. 28.11.1965 n. 1329 ed all'art. 11 comma 2 lett. b)
L. 27.10.1994 n. 598 e s.m.i.» modificativa della L. 598/84-art.
11 e s.m.i già approvata dalla Commissione con Lettera D/
53877 del 17 luglio 2000 — Aiuto N/487/95

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Piemonte
Assessorato all'Industria, Lavoro e Bilancio
Direzione Industria
Via Pisano, 6
I-10152 Torino
Tel. (39-011) 432 14 61
Fax (39-011) 432 34 83
e-mail: direzione16@regione.piemonte.it.

Website: www.regione.piemonte.it/industria/index.htm

Other information: The annual expenditure referred to above
is the total expenditure under both of the laws referred to
under ‘Legal basis’ and under the scheme with the same legal
basis covering SMEs not falling within the scope of Regulation
(EC) No 1/2004 but falling within that of Regulation (EC)
No 70/2001

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount
the
of
company: EUR 25 million

individual

granted

aid

to

Maximum aid intensity: Interest subsidy.

Funding may cover up to 100 % of an investment programme
for a period of up to seven years, including a grace period of
no more than two years.

laid
The rate of contribution is 100 % of the reference rate,
down and updated by decree of
Industry,
Commerce and Craft Trades (as provided for in Article 2(2) of
Legislative Decree No 123/98), applicable on the date the finan-
cing contract is concluded, in accordance with the aid intensi-
ties permitted under EU rules

the Minister of

Date of implementation: 27 September 2005: the first grant
of aid will not be made until the Commission has notified an
identification number after receiving the summary information

Duration of
31 December 2006

scheme or

individual

aid

award: To

Objective of aid: Articles 4 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/
2004. Permitted type of investments and expenditure: aid for
innovation and environmental
investments in technological
protection, for modernising organisation and marketing and for
improving safety at work in accordance with Articles 4 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme covers small and medium-
sized enterprises active in the processing and marketing of agri-
cultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty

Aid No: XA 78/2005

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (province of Zeeland)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Flax processing undertaking P.A. van Looij en Zn.
B.V., Sint-Jansteen

Legal basis: Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling
(EFRO), programma Doelstelling 5B-phasing out voor de regio
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (7,5 % subsidie), alsmede provinciale co-
financiering Vitaal Platteland Zeeland (eveneens 7,5 %)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The
total grant amounts to EUR 33 525

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with EU standards
(programme complement under SPD Objective 5b phasing out
programme), the maximum aid amounts to 15 %. This corre-
sponds to the actual percentage of aid granted to P.A. van Looij
en Zn. B.V., i.e. 15 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be definitively granted
and implemented ten days after the present summary informa-
tion is sent (anticipated in December 2005)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The entire
amount of the individual aid will be paid in a single instalment

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investment

Objective of aid: Aid for
in an agricultural
holding (Article 4). By means of the aid, an amount is granted
for investment in innovative equipment so that the agricultural
holding may be operated in a more environmentally-friendly
manner. There is no question of an increase in production or
of investment aid limited to specific agricultural products

Sector(s): Processing of flax

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Zeeland
Postbus 153
4330 AD Middelburg
Nederland

Person to contact: V.B. van Dijk, programma-manager Doels-
telling 5B phasing out Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (programme
manager for SPD Objective 5b phasing out programme for
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen

Website: www.zeeland.nl

Aid No: XA 79/2005

Member State: Netherlands

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Zeeland
Postbus 153
4330 AD Middelburg
Nederland

Person to contact: V.B. van Dijk, programma-manager Doels-
telling 5B phasing out Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (programme
manager for SPD Objective 5b phasing out programme for
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen)

Website: www.zeeland.nl

Aid No: XA 80/05

Member State: France

Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Title of aid scheme: Investment aid for the construction of
agricultural storage sheds for CUMAs (cooperatives for the use
of agricultural equipment)

Legal basis:

Region: Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (province of Zeeland).

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

européenne susvisé

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Flax processing undertaking J. van Gremberghe &
Zn, Koewacht

Legal basis: Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling
(EFRO), programma Doelstelling 5B-phasing out voor de regio
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (7,5 % subsidie), alsmede provinciale co-
financiering Vitaal Platteland Zeeland (eveneens 7,5 %)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The
total grant amounts to EUR 27 000

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with EU standards
(programme complement under SPD Objective 5b phasing out
programme), the maximum aid amounts to 15 %. This corre-
sponds to the actual percentage of aid granted to J. van Grem-
berghe & Zn., i.e. 15 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be definitively granted
and implemented ten days after the present summary informa-
tion is sent (anticipated in December 2005)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The entire
amount of the individual aid will be paid in a single instalment.

investment

Objective of aid: Aid for
in an agricultural
holding (Article 4). By means of the aid, an amount is granted
for investment in innovative equipment so that the agricultural
holding may be operated in a more environmentally-friendly
manner. There is no question of an increase in production or
of investment aid limited to specific agricultural products

Sector(s) concerned: Processing of flax

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

vités territoriales

— Délibération no 05-110 du 24/06/2005 du Conseil régional

de la région PACA

Annual
me: EUR 200 000

expenditure

planned

under

the

sche-

Maximum aid intensity: The aid will take the form of a grant
at a rate of 20 % of the eligible investments, exclusive of tax,
up to a ceiling of EUR 40 000 of eligible expenditure. It is
intended for CUMAs

Date of implementation: From the time of registration and
acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2006.

4

Regulation

Objective of aid: This measure, which falls within the scope
of Article
of
of
(EC) No
23 December 2003,
is aimed at encouraging investment in
premises
facilitating the maintenance and safe storage of
CUMA equipment, and is to benefit of all members of such
CUMAs

1/2004

The aid will make it possible to cover part of the cost of
CUMA investments in the construction of agricultural storage
sheds (in chipboard, wood or sheet metal: walls and roof struc-
ture) and the requisite connections (electricity, water, drainage).
The aim is to encourage the storage of equipment within
CUMAs.

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Sectors concerned: The agricultural production sector and,
more specifically, cooperatives for the use of agricultural equip-
ment. CUMAs group together agricultural holdings.

Sector(s) concerned: Sectors relating to the processing of
products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, except fishery and
aquaculture products

Aid may be applied for only by CUMAs which own the site of
the future storage sheds or are holders of a long-term lease of
25 years' duration, if the site belongs to an authority, or 50
years' duration,
the site belongs to a private individual.
CUMAs must comprise at least four members if the long-term
lease is concluded with a local authority and at
least six
members if the long-term lease is concluded with an individual

if

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil régional de la région PACA
Hôtel de région
27, place Jules Guesde
13481 Marseille
Cedex 20

Address of website: www.cr-paca.fr

Aid No: XA 81/05

Member State: Spain

Region: Principality of Asturias

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual
innovation projects’.
implementing
[‘Ayudas a la realización de proyectos de innovación’.]

‘Aid for

aid:

Legal basis: Resolución del Presidente del Instituto de Desar-
rollo Económico del Principado de Asturias, por la que se esta-
blecen ayudas a empresas en el marco del programa INNOVA
EMPRESAS

individual

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
compa-
amount of
ny: EUR 3 000 100, over the period 2005 to 2007 (planned
(planned
annual
annual
(planned
annual expenditure for 2007: EUR 1 000 050)

for 2005: EUR 1 000 000)
for 2006: EUR 1 000 050)

aid granted to the

expenditure
expenditure

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over a
period of 3 years

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2007

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to encourage
SMEs to carry out innovation projects, with the aim of contri-
buting to improvements in the firm's competitiveness, under
Article 14 of the current Regulation. The subcontracting of
outside expertise to carry out the project will be regarded as
eligible expenditure

Name and address of the granting authority:

Instituto de Desarrollo Económico del Principado de Asturias
Parque Tecnológico de Asturias
E-33412-Llanera, Asturias

Web address: www.idepa.es

No of the aid: XA 83/2005

Member State: Netherlands

Name of organisation receiving the aid: Central Food Trade
Office (CBL), the trade association for Dutch supermarkets

Legal basis: Subsidiebeschikking op basis van de Kaderwet
LNV-subsidies

Annual expenditure planned on the basis of
granted to the association:
2005: maximum EUR 100 000

the aid

2006: maximum EUR 100 000

2007: maximum EUR 100 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: End of 2005

Duration of scheme: 3 years

Objective of aid: to raise livestock and arable farmers' aware-
ness of supermarkets' supply criteria (i.e. EurepGAP), partly in
connection with the new legislation on foodstuff hygiene (the
‘hygiene package’) and other quality (guarantee) systems, such
as Integrated Chain Management (ICM) for meat and those of
the dairy industry and British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The project is compatible with the common market and with
the exemption provided for in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No
1/2004 (technical support
in the agricultural sector), and
includes information and training for farmers

Sector(s) concerned: primary producers (farmers), processors
of agricultural products, traders and supermarkets

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit
Postbus 20401
2500 EK Den Haag
Nederland

Website: www.minlnv.nl/loket.

Supplementary information: The primary
group
comprises the 50 000 or so stock and arable farmers in the
Netherlands

target