Summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 of  8 September 2004  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 fisheries products
Date: 2006-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, State aid, aid to undertakings, aquaculture, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 106/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.5.2006

Summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No
1595/2004 of 8 September 2004 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
fisheries products

(2006/C 106/03)

Summary information to be filled in:
‘Support for development of ecological aquaculture’

Explanatory remarks:
The State aid scheme aims at supporting the development of
ecological aquaculture, in which small and medium-sized enter-
prises and farmers (as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
70/2001) are engaged. Farming methods of aquaculture enter-
prises must comply with conditions, set in Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2092/91, and in ‘Rules of ecological agriculture’,
approved by the Order of the Minister of Agriculture of the
Republic of Lithuania of 29 April 2004, No 3D-253 (Official
Gazette, 2004, No 74-2561).

The aid will be provided to aquaculture enterprises, which fulfil
the following conditions:

— have not reduced the total area of fishery ponds, certificated
for ecological farming, which they had in previous year;

— have submitted the application and other documentation to

competent authorities.

The aid would be accorded once aforementioned criteria are
fulfilled and the application with other documents from the
beneficiaries is received. Calculation of payments and distribu-
tion of aid will be administrated by municipalities and the
National Paying Agency. Enterprises which unlawfully received
aid or entities which contributes to the unlawful provision of
aid will hold all responsibility under the laws of the Republic of
Lithuania.

Member State: Republic of Lithuania

Aid No: XF 13/2005

Title of aid scheme:
aquaculture’

Legal basis:

‘Support for development of ecological

— 2002 m. birželio 25 d. Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ir
kaimo plėtros įstatymo Nr. IX-987 (Valstybės žinios, 2002,
Nr. 72-3009) 16 straipsnio 1 dalies 6 ir 15 punktai.

— 2002 m. gruodžio 21 d. Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės
nutarimo Nr. 2079 ‘Dėl
įgaliojimų įgyvendinant Lietuvos
Respublikos žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros įstatymą sutei-
(Valstybės žinios, 2002, Nr. 124-5654) 1.1.6.
kimo’
punktas.

— Lietuvos Respublikos

ūkio ministro įsakymo
projektas ‘Dėl ekologinio žemės ūkio plėtotės akvakultūros
įmonėse rėmimo 2005 m. taisyklių’

žemės

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Annual
overall amount of the budget appropriation under this scheme
is 1,6 million LTL (around 463 392 EUR).

Maximum aid intensity: The sum of State aid does not
exceed the total rate (60 %) of national and Community subsi-
dies, fixed by the Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999.

the Order of

Date of implementation: The planned date of the entry into
force of
the
Republic of Lithuania ‘On the rules of support for development
of ecological farming in aquaculture undertakings in 2005’ is
end of June of 2005.

the Minister of Agriculture of

Duration of scheme: Duration of this scheme is 2005-2006.

Further (secondary) objectives of aid:
— to promote development of ecological aquaculture;

— to increase supply of competitive ecological

fisheries

production;

Aid is granted under Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1595/2004.

Eligible for State aid expenditure satisfies the requirements laid
down in points 2 and 2(2) of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
2792/1999. Eligible costs are associated with:

— investments in facilities and equipment, used in the process
of production and handling of ecological fish production,
intended to improve quality of ecological production and/
or to reduce pollution of the environment;

— measures, intended to improve conditions of hygiene and

fish health.

Sector(s) concerned: The aquaculture sector (ecological aqua-
culture sub-sector).

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania,
Gedimino Av. 19
LT-01103 Vilnius

Web address: http://www.zum.lt