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   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, fishing industry, small and medium-sized enterprises

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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 292/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XF 6/06

Member State: Italy

Region: Marche

Title of the aid scheme: Reg. (EC) No 2792/1999 as amended
— Implementation of on-shore measures in the SPD Structural
measures in the fisheries sector 2000-06 — definition of the
criteria governing the granting of financial aid.

Legal basis: Delibera di Giunta Regionale n. 457 del 19 aprile
2006

Planned annual expenditure under the scheme: limited to
the
totalling
present
EUR 1 038 760,80, comprising

payments

(2006)

year

the

for

— EUR 440 000,00 for measure 3.2 Aquaculture and marine

fish farming;

— EUR 300 000,00 for measure 3.4 Processing and marketing;

— EUR 150 000,00 for measure 4.4 Measures taken by opera-

tors in the sector;

— EUR 148 760,80 for measure 4.6 Innovative measures.

These amounts may be adjusted in the light of actual needs
(eligible applications received), and increased if further financial
resources become available under the draft budget for 2006.

Maximum intensity of the aid: the intensity of the aid varies
depending on the type of measure taken;
in any case it
complies with the maximum limits set out in Annex IV to
Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as amended.

Specifically, the aid intensity as a percentage of eligible expen-
diture will be:

— for measure 3.2 Aquaculture and marine fish farming, 40 %,
or up to 50 % where the assistance being financed concerns
the use of
techniques likely to reduce substantially the
impact on the environment;

— for measure 3.4 Processing and marketing, 40 %;

— for measure 4.4 Measures taken by operators in the sector,
40 %, or 80 % where these are operations of general
interest;

— for measure 4.6 Innovative measures, 70 %.

Date of application: from 2006, according to the following
timetable:

a) submission of applications within 60 days

from that
following publication of Decision of the Regional Govern-
ment No 457/2006 in the Bollettino Ufficiale of the Marche
Region;

b) examination of the applications within 90 days from that

following expiry of the above period.

Duration of the scheme: this is a one-off payment, payable
only in respect of applications submitted by the deadlines laid
down and accepted as eligible.

the aid:

Purpose of
the fisheries sector,
regeneration of
product diversification through the development of aquacul-
ture, encouragement for innovation, training, experimentation
through innovative projects

In particular,

— for Measure 3.2: constructing,

improving or upgrading
aquaculture facilities, whether at sea or on land, and
promoting the diversification of products from existing
plants, in order to bring production into line with demand
for fisheries products as regards both quality and quantity,
and develop production which seeks to have a lower
impact on the environment;

— for Measure 3.4: enabling fisheries firms, and more gener-
ally those operating in the fisheries sector, to carry out
structural
to improve
product quality, working conditions and incomes, moder-
nise the sector and provide added value;

and technological

investments

— for Measure 4.4: encouraging short-term measures outside
the normal activities of associations or organisations in the
sector to modernise the fisheries and aquaculture sector in
accordance with the objectives of the common fisheries
policy;

— for Measure 4.6: activating pilot projects through studies,
research, experimental projects based on innovative meth-
odologies, which, when the experiment is complete, will
benefit the fisheries sector, in accordance with the objec-
tives of the common fisheries policy.

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Which of articles 4 to 12 is being used and what are the
eligible costs covered by the scheme?: For each measure the
articles of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 on which the aid
scheme introduced under D.G.R. No 457/2006 are given
below, with a summary of the expenditure considered eligible
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 448/2004:

a) measure 3.2 Aquaculture and marine fish farming:

— Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004; eligible
costs relating to goods and gear relevant to aquaculture
facilities (buoys, anchorages, ropes, cages), walls and
equipment strictly necessary to plant and/or accessories,
purchase of buildings and unbuilt on land, fifth-category
vessels for the exclusive use of the plant, extraordinary
maintenance, bringing resources into line with the needs
of the plant (insulation, vehicle-mounted refrigerating
plant), specific relevant software, technical and project
expenditure up to 10 % of the remaining eligible expen-
diture;

b) measure 3.4 Processing and marketing:

— Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004; eligible
costs
strictly
relating to building and plant works
relating to structures, goods and equipment, buildings
and/or fixed structures only when directly connected to
the purposes of the investment project to be carried out,
technical and project expenditure up to 10 % of the
remaining eligible expenditure;

c) measure 4.4 Measures carried out by operators in the sector:

— Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004; eligible
costs relating to the purchase and installation of equip-
ment, apparatus, specific software strictly related to the
work of the project, technical and scientific cooperation,
training material,
instruction,
professional
studies, scientific inquiries, technical reports, the costs of
acceding to rules, quality systems, environmental certifi-
cates, general costs up to 5 % of the eligible expenditure
strictly related to the work of the project;

advice,

d) measure 4.6 innovative measures

— Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004; eligible
costs relating to equipment, specific software, small-scale
plants
for demonstration purposes, expenditure on
related technical and project work, up to 5 % of the
works to be carried out, printing or production of
communication
(paper,
computer, audio) up to 5 % of the eligible investment,
costs of organising conferences,
(speakers'
expenses, paper and computer material, printing of invi-
tations, etc.), up to 5 % of the eligible investment, tech-
nical and scientific cooperation, consultancies, up to
50 % of the eligible investment.

information material

seminars

and

Sector or sectors concerned: sea fishing, aquaculture, proces-
sing and or marketing.

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Regione Marche
Servizio Agricoltura, Forestazione e Pesca P.F. Pesca ed Acquacoltura
via Tiziano, 44
I-60125 Ancona

Website: www.pesca.marche.it

www.regione.marche.it (rubrique ‘Il bollettino ufficiale’)

www.norme.marche.it (rubrique ‘Delibere di Giunta’)

Aid No: XF 7/06

Member State: Spain

Region: Galicia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Aid to joint-interest organisations operating at
provincial or Autonomous-Community level

Legal basis: Orden de 29 de mayo de 2006 por la que se
convocan ayudas a entidades de interés colectivo de ámbito
provincial o autonómico para el ejercicio 2006, Decreto Legis-
lativo 1/1999, de 7 de octubre, por el que se apueba el texto
refundido de la Ley de régimen financiero y presupuestario de
Galicia, Decreto 287/2000, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se
desarrolla el régimen de ayudas y subvenciones públicas de la
Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia y Ley 38/2003, de 17 de
noviembre, general de subvenciones.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The
maximum amount of aid for 2006 is EUR 417 000.

Maximum aid intensity (indicate the maximum aid inten-
sity or the maximum aid amount per eligible item): The
maximum intensity is up to 100 % of the investment. Organisa-
tions' ongoing operating costs are not eligible.

Date of implementation (indicate the date from which aid
may be granted under the scheme or when the individual
aid is granted): 28 July 2006

Duration of scheme: 30 November 2006

Objective of aid: Activities to promote sectoral organisation
and to train members of joint- interest organisations operating
at provincial or Autonomous-Community level and based in
Galicia. In particular, the financing of activities which involve
one or more of the following:

1. Increased investment in technology, training and innovation

with a view to improving organisational management.

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2. Consolidation of internal organisational structures.

3. Training and capacity-building of governing councils, execu-
tive teams, managers and members: training and specialisa-
tion in management skills, new information and communi-
cation technologies, equal opportunities, gender equality,
and other skills geared towards the diversification of areas
dependent on fishing in maritime-related fields. Activities
which are geared towards training offered by the Adminis-
tration in any of its forms are excluded.

4. Encouragement of partnership-working and active policy
involvement so that they are able to participate in social
dialogue and economic revitalisation.

5. Promotion of cooperation between joint-interest organisa-

tions.

6. Recruiting qualified staff in accordance with technical and
technical
management needs; placing the organisation's
tasks on a professional footing, and contracting managers
and management bodies.

Indicate which ones of Article 4 to 12 is used and the
eligible costs covered by the scheme or individual aid:
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004. Eligible costs are
those linked to contracting qualified staff, managers and
management bodies in accordance with technical and manage-
ment needs; acquiring equipment for processing information
and for communication and computer applications; costs
linked to organising training and capacity-building courses for
managers or members; costs linked to holding meetings, work-
shops, and debating forums between joint-interest organisations
in order to enhance cooperation.

Sector(s) concerned: Fisheries

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consellería de Pesca y Asuntos Marítimos.
Edificio Administrativo San Caetano, 5.
E-15.781 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)

Web address: www.xunta.es/conselle/pe/index.htm