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   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Poland, State aid, agro-industry, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

6.12.2006

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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

Aid No: XA 97/06

Member State: Italy

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 296/07)

Name and address of granting authority::

risorse

centrale

Regione autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
Direzione
montagna
Servizio investimenti aziendali e sviluppo agricolo
Via Caccia, 17
I-33100 — Udine

agricole, naturali,

forestali

e

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Structural measures for mountain dairies and related
access roads: financing for the Associazione Friulana Tenutari
Stazioni Taurine ed Operatori Fecondazione Animale of Udine.

Website: www.regione.fvg.it

Legal basis:

— Legge regionale n. 1/2005, articolo 6, comma 48 «Disposi-
zioni per la formazione del bilancio pluriennale e annuale
della Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia (Legge finan-
ziaria 2005)»

— Delibera di Giunta Regionale del 17.3.2006 n. 556

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
compa-
ny: EUR 23 010,75

aid granted to the

individual

Maximum aid intensity: 75 % of eligible expense for invest-
ments or works for the protection of natural heritage elements
that constitute the dairy's production factors, provided that the
investment does not involve an increase in the dairy's produc-
tion capacity.

Date of implementation: Ten working days after the submis-
sion of this form, as required by Article 19(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1/2004.

Duration of scheme: 31 December 2006.

Objective of aid: Aid to mountain dairies for the construc-
tion, rehabilitation and maintenance of access roads, the works
and installations for the production, storage and distribution of
fodder, the arrangement and equipping pastoral grazing land,
water supply works and housing for cattle.

The aid measures fall under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1/2004 (OJ L 1, 3.1.2004).

Sector(s) concerned: Conservation and enhancement of the
landscape and mountain dairies active in the production,
processing and marketing of agricultural products.

XA Number: XA 93/06

Member State: Republic of Poland

Region: Północno — Zachodni (Pl 4), Województwo Wielko-
polskie (Pl 41; 3.30)

Podregion: Kaliski (3.30.40)

aid:: Przedsiębiorstwo

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual
i Usług
‘Gruntpol’ Sp. z o.o.
in Kalisz, ul. Gościnna 23/25, 62-800
Kalisz

Produkcji, Handlu

Legal basis:

— art. 9 ust. 5 ustawy z dnia 27 lipca 2001 r. o wprowa-
dzeniu ustawy Prawo ochrony środowiska, ustawy o odpa-
dach oraz o zmianie niektórych ustaw (Dz.U. z 2001 r., nr
100 poz. 1085 ze zm.)

— art. 281 ustawy z dnia 27 kwietnia 2001 r. Prawo ochrony
środowiska (tekst jednolity: Dz.U. z 2006 r., nr 129 poz.
902)

— art. 67a § 1 pkt 2 i pkt 3 ustawy z dnia 29 sierpnia 1997 r.
Ordynacja podatkowa (tekst jednolity Dz.U. z 2005r., nr 8
poz. 60 ze zm.)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: PLN
145 171,66 (one hundred and forty five thousand one hundred
and seventy one zloty and sixty six grosze) — the amount is
the gross value of the aid and has been calculated on the basis
of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 11 August
2004 on the detailed method of calculating the value of public
aid granted in various forms (Journal of Laws 2004, No 194,
item 1983). Aid is granted in the form of the writing-off of
payments for the economic use of the environment and in the
form of deferring the due date of the such payments.

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Maximum amount of aid: PLN 145 224,92 (one hundred and
forty five thousand two hundred and twenty four zloty and
ninety two grosze). Costs eligible for aid are PLN 290 449,85
Consequently, the gross aid intensity is 49,98 %.

Date of application: After receipt of confirmation,
in the
form of a notification and an identification number, that the
European Commission has received this summary information.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

i.e. onion and cereals.

— Writing-off of payments: September 2006
— Payment deferrals: one year
Objective of the aid: The investment for which this aid is
intended is aimed at improving the quality of stored agri-
cultural crops,
(Article 4(3)(c) of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003
on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
concerning State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
active in the production, processing and marketing of agri-
cultural products (OJEU L 1/1 of 3 January 2004). The above
objective is to be achieved through the conversion and moder-
nisation of a farm building into a storage facility for onions
and crops (Article 4(4)(a) of the above-mentioned Regulation).

Relevant sectors: Aid is to be granted to an operator who
undertakes economic activity in the sector of plant production.

Name and address of authority::
Marszałek Województwa Wielkopolskiego
Al. Niepodległości 18
PL-61-713 Poznań

Web site:: www.umww.pl

XA number: XA 94/2006

Member State: Republic of Poland

Region: Whole country

Title of aid scheme: Aid to small and medium-sized enter-
prises applying for registration of product names pursuant to
Council Regulation No 509/2006 on agricultural products and
foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed and Council
Regulation No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical
indications and designations of origin for agricultural products
and foodstuffs.

Legal basis: Ustawa z dnia 28 czerwca 2006 r. o zmianie
ustawy o utworzeniu Agencji Restrukturyzacji
i Modernizacji
Rolnictwa

Annual expenditure planned under scheme or total annual
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The
level of overall expenditure depends on the number of applica-
tions for registration accepted at national level and submitted
to the European Commission.

Maximum amount of aid: Aid will be granted up to 100 % of
the expenditure incurred, however
it cannot exceed PLN
10 000 for a whole group applying for registration.

Date of application: Applications for registration in respect of
which a decision has been taken on their submission to the
European Commission after the entry into force of the Act
amending the Act establishing the Agency for the Restructuring
and Modernisation of Agriculture, qualify for the aid. Payment
cannot be made until receipt of confirmation, in the form of a
notification and an identification number, that the European
Commission has received this summary information.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The duration
is indefinite and depends on the number of applications for
registration submitted, as well as the annual
limit on the
budgetary resources available for this activity.

Objective of the aid: Aid to small and medium-sized enter-
prises applying for registration of product names pursuant to
Council Regulation No 509/2006 on agricultural products and
foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed and Council
Regulation No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical
indications and designations of origin for agricultural products
and foodstuffs consists in financing expenditure incurred when
preparing the information necessary to draw up an application
for registration. The objective of the aid is to encourage the
protection, registration and production of high-quality food. —
Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

Sector concerned: The scheme will apply to all sub-sectors.
Entities which are active in production and processing and enti-
ties engaged in marketing can be included in a group of entities
submitting applications for registration.

Name and address of authority:

Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa
Al. Jana Pawła II 70
PL-00-175 Warszawa

Web site: www.armir.gov.pl

Beneficiaries: Groups of producers which conform to the defi-
nition of small and medium-sized enterprises laid down by
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the appli-
cation of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to aid to small
and medium-sized enterprises.

Eligible costs: The costs which are eligible for the aid include
the expenditure incurred when obtaining the necessary infor-
mation for preparing an application for registration concerning
the tradition, history and origin of a product, the product's link
with the region and the preparation of proof of origin, infor-
mation concerning the description, production and labelling of
the product.