Commission Regulation (EC) No 1935/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, form

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory) 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1935/2006 

of 20 December 2006 

amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 
659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  659/1999  of  22  March  1999  laying  down 
detailed  rules  for  the  application  of  Article  93  of  the  Treaty  1,  and  in  particular  Article  27 
thereof, 

After consulting the Advisory Committee on State Aid, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  794/2004  2  has  established  a  compulsory 
comprehensive  State  aid  notification  form.  It  has  also  laid  down  that  the 
supplementary information needed for the assessment of a State aid measure has to be 
provided  on  the  supplementary  information  sheets  set  out  in  the  Annex  to  that 
Regulation. 

Following the adoption by the Commission of the Community guidelines for State aid 
in  the  agricultural  and  forestry  sector  2007  to  2013  3,  the  rules  applied  by  the 
Commission  in  assessing  the  compatibility  of  State  aid  measures  with  the  common 
market have changed. Since the notification form is a detailed questionnaire based on 
the applicable rules, it is necessary to amend parts of it. 

(3) 

It is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 accordingly. 

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2 

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OJ L 83, 27. 3. 1999, p. 1. 
OJ  L  140,  30.  4.  2004,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1627/2006  (OJ  L  302, 
1.11.2006, p. 10). 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 is amended in accordance with the Annex  to this 
Regulation. 

Article 1 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006. 

For the Commission 
Mariann FISCHER BOEL 
Member of the Commission 

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In the Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 794/2004, Parts III.12.A to III.12.Q, are replaced by the 
following: 

ANNEX  

 
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PART III 12   

INFORMATION SHEET FOR AGRICULTURE 

Please note that this state aid notification form only applies to activities related to the 
production, processing and marketing of agricultural products as defined in point 6 of the 
4. 
Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 
Please note that the specific state aid rules for agriculture do not apply to measures related to 
the processing of Annex I products into non-Annex I products. For such measures you should 
complete the relevant notification form.  

1.  PRODUCTS COVERED 

Does  the  measure  apply  to  any  of  the  following  products  which  are  not  yet  subject  to  a 
common market organisation: 

potatoes other than starch potatoes 

horsemeat 

coffee 

cork 

vinegars derived from alcohol 

The measure does not apply to any of these products 

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2.  INCENTIVE EFFECT 

A.  Aid schemes 

2.1. Will  aid  under  an  aid  scheme  only  be  granted  in  respect  of  activities  undertaken  or 
services received after the aid scheme has been set up and declared compatible with 
Commission? 
the 

Treaty 

EC 

the 

by 

yes 

no 

If no, please refer to point 16 of the Guidelines.    

2.2. If the aid scheme creates an automatic right to receive the aid, requiring no further 
administrative action at administrative level, may the aid itself  only be granted for 
activities undertaken or services received after the aid scheme has been set up and 
declared compatible with the EC Treaty by the Commission? 

yes 

no 

If no, please refer to point 16 of the Guidelines.    

2.3. If the aid scheme requires an application to be submitted to the competent authority 
concerned,  may  the  aid  itself  only  be  granted  for  activities  undertaken  or  services 
received after the following conditions have been fulfilled: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

the  aid  scheme  must  have  been  set  up  and  declared  compatible  with  the  EC 
Treaty by the Commission; 

an application for the aid must have been properly submitted to the competent 
authority concerned; 

the application must have been accepted by the competent authority concerned 
in a manner which obliges that authority to grant the aid, clearly indicating the 
amount  of  aid  to  be  granted  or  how  this  amount  will  be  calculated;  such 
acceptance  by  the  competent  authority  may  only  be  made  if  the  budget 
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no 

If no, please refer to point 16 of the Guidelines. 

B. Individual aids: 

2.4.  Will  individual  aid  outside  any  scheme  only  be  granted  in  respect  to  activities 
undertaken or services received after the criteria in point 2.3 (b) and (c) above have 
satisfied? 
been 

yes 

no 

If no, please refer to point 16 of the Guidelines. 

C. Compensatory aids: 

2.5. Is 

the 

aid 

scheme 

compensatory 

in 

nature? 

yes 

no 

If yes, points A and B above do not apply. 

3.  TYPE OF AID 

What type(s) of aid does the planned measure include: 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES 

A. 

Aids for investments in agricultural holdings 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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B. 

Aids  for  investments  in  connection  with  the  processing  and  marketing  of 
agricultural products 

C. 

Agri-environmental and animal welfare aid 

Cbis. 

 Nature 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC5 

D. 

E. 

F. 

G. 

H. 

I. 

J. 

K. 

L. 

Aid to compensate for handicaps in certain areas 

Aid for meeting standards 

Aid for the setting up op young farmers 

Aid for early retirement or for the cessation of farming activities 

Aid for producer groups 

Aid for land reparcelling 

Aid to encourage the production and marketing of quality agricultural products 

Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector 

Aid for the livestock sector 

M. 

Aid for the outermost regions and the Aegean Islands 

RISK AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT 

N. 

O 

P 

Q 

Aid  to  compensate  for  damage  to  agricultural  production  or  the  means  of 
agricultural production 

Aid for combating animal and plant diseases 

Aid towards the payment of insurance premia 

Aid for closing production, processing and marketing capacity  

OTHER AIDS 

R 

S. 

 Aid for advertising of agricultural products 

Aid linked to tax exemptions under directive 2003/96/EC6, 

5  Directive  2000/60/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  23  October  2000  establishing  a 

  framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 

 
 
 
                                                 
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T. 

Aids for the forest sector 

6 Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of 

energy products and electricity; OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, pp. 51 to 70. 

 
                                                                                                                                                         
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PART III.12.A  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON SUPPORT FOR 

INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS 

This information sheet relates to investments in agricultural holdings discussed in point IV.A 
of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 
2013 7. 

1.  OBJECTIVE OF THE AID 

1.1. Which of the following objectives does the investment pursue? 

Reduce production costs; 

Improve and redeploy production; 

Increase quality; 

Preserve  and  improve  the  natural  environment,  comply  with  animal  hygiene 
and standards; 

Promote the diversification of farm activities; 

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Other (please specify): 

If the investment pursues other aims, please note that only investments pursuing one 
or  more  of  the  objectives  listed  above  are  eligible  for  support  for  investments  in 
agricultural holdings. 

1.2. Does the aid concern simple replacement investments? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please note that simple replacement investments are not eligible for support for 
investments in agricultural holdings. 

1.3. Is the aid linked to investments in products which are subject to restrictions on 

production or limitations of Community support at the level of individual farmers, 
holdings or processing plants under a common organisation of the market (including 
direct support schemes) financed by the EAGF, which would increase production 
capacity beyond these restrictions or limitations? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please note that, under point 37 of the Guidelines, no aid may be granted for 
investments. 
such 

2.  BENEFICIARIES 

Who are the beneficiaries of the aid? 

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producer groups; 

other (please specify): 

…………………………………………………… 

3.  AID INTENSITY 

3.1 

Please  state  the  maximum  rate  of  public  support,  expressed  as  a  percentage  of 
investment: 
eligible 

(a)  ……………………….in  less-favoured  areas  or  the  areas  referred  to  in  Article 
36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 8 (max. 50%); 

(b)………………………. in other regions (max. 40%); 

(c)  ……………………….  for  young  farmers  in  less-favoured  areas  or  the  areas 
referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, carrying 
out the investment within five years of setting up (max. 60%); 

d)  ……………………….  .  for  young  farmers  in  other  areas,  carrying  out  the 
investment within five years of setting up (max. 50%); 

(e)………………………. in the outermost regions and on the smaller Aegean islands 
within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 9 (max. 75%); 

(f)……………………….  for  investments  entailing  extra  costs  linked  to  the 
preservation  and  improvement  of  the  natural  environment  or  improvements  in  the 
hygiene of livestock farms or the well-being of livestock carried out within the time-

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European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1). 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific  measures for the smaller 
Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (OJ L 184, 27.7.1993, p. 1). 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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limits  for  transposition  of  the  newly  introduced  minimum  standards  (max.  75%  in 
less-favoured  areas  or  the  areas  referred  to  in  Article  36(a)(i),  (ii)  or  (iii)  of 
areas); 
Regulation 

and  max. 

1698/2005, 

(EC)  No 

other 

60% 

in 

(g)……………………….  for  investments  entailing  extra  costs  linked  to  the 
preservation  and  improvement  of  the  natural  environment  or  improvements  in  the 
hygiene  of  livestock  farms  or  the  well-being  of  livestock  carried  out  within  three 
years  following  the  date  on  which  the  investment  must  be  authorised  under 
Community legislation (max. 50% in less-favoured areas or the areas referred to in 
Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, and max. 40% in other 
areas); 

(h)……………………….  for  investments  entailing  extra  costs  linked  to  the 
preservation  and  improvement  of  the  natural  environment  or  improvements  in  the 
hygiene  of  livestock  farms  or  the  well-being  of  livestock  carried  out  in  the  fourth 
year  following  the  date  on  which  the  investment  must  be  authorised  under 
Community legislation (max. 25% in less-favoured areas or the areas referred to in 
Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, and max. 20% in other 
areas); 

(i)……………………….  for  investments  entailing  extra  costs  linked  to  the 
preservation  and  improvement  of  the  natural  environment  or  improvements  in  the 
hygiene of livestock farms or the well-being of livestock carried out in the fifth year 
following  the  date  on  which  the  investment  must  be  authorised  under  Community 
legislation  (max.  12.5%  in  less-favoured  areas  or  the  areas  referred  to  in  Article 
36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, and max. 10% in other areas, 
fifth  year); 
no  aid  can  be  granted 

incurred  beyond 

for  expenses 

the 

(j)……………………….  for  additional  investment  expenditure  made  by  those 
Member  States  who  joined  the  Union  on  1  May  2004  and  1  January  2007 
respectively, for the purposes of implementing Directive 91/676/EEC10 (max. 75%); 

(k)……………………….  for  additional  investment  expenditure  made  for  the 
purposes of implementing Directive 91/676/EEC and which is the subject of support 
under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (max. 50% in less-favoured areas or the areas 
referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, and max. 
40% in other areas); 

(l)………………………. for investments made by young farmers in order to comply 
with Community or national standards in force (max. 60% in less favoured areas or 
the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, 
and max. 50% in other areas). 

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Council  Directive  91/676/EEC  of  12  December  1991  concerning  the  protection  of  waters  against 
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3.2. 

In  the  case  of  investments  entailing  extra  costs  linked  to  the  preservation  and 
improvement of the natural environment, improvements in the hygiene of livestock 
farms or the well-being of livestock, are the extra costs limited to investments either 
exceeding  the  minimum  requirements  currently  prescribed  by  the  Community  or 
complying  with  newly  introduced  minimum  standards?  Are  they  strictly  limited  to 
eligible  extra  costs  in  connection  with  these  objectives  without  resulting  in  an 
increased production capacity? 

yes 

no 

3.3 

In  the  case  of  investments  made  for  the  purposes  of  implementing  Directive 
91/676/EEC,  is  the  envisaged  aid  intensity  limited  to  necessary  and  eligible  extra 
costs, and does it exclude investments leading to increased production capacity? 

yes 

no 

3.4. 

In  the  case  of  investments  made  by  young  farmers  in  order  to  comply  with 
Community or national standards in force, is the aid limited to extra costs as a result 
of  implementing  these  standards  and  have  these  costs  been  incurred  within  36 
months after installation? 

yes 

no 

4.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

4.1. 

Is the aid limited to agricultural holdings not in difficulty? 

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4.2. 

Is the aid intended for the manufacture and marketing of products which 

imitate or substitute for milk and milk products? 

yes 

no 

5.  ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE 

5.1. 

Do eligible expenses include: 

construction, acquisition or improvement of immovable property; 

the  purchase  or  lease  purchase  of  machinery  and  equipment,  including 
computer  software  up  to  the  market  value  of  the  asset,  exclusive  of  costs 
connected  with  a  leasing  contract  (tax,  lessor’s  margin,  interest  refinancing 
costs, overheads, insurance charges etc); 

  overheads  connected  with  the  two  previous  types  of  expenses  (for  instance 
architect’s fees, engineer’s fees, expert’s fees, feasibility studies, acquisition of 
patents and licences)? 

5.2. 

Does the aid cover the purchase of second-hand machinery? 

yes 

no 

5.3. 

If  yes,  is  eligibility  limited  to  small  and  medium  enterprises  with  a  low  technical 
level and limited capital? 

yes 

no 

5.4 

Are any of the following excluded from the aid scheme: the purchase of production 
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yes 

no 

If no, please note that according to point 29 of the Guidelines no aid may be granted 
for such types of expenditure. 

5.5. 

Is  the  share  of  purchases  of  land  other  than  land  for  construction  purposes  in  the 
eligible expenses for the planned investment limited to 10%?  

yes 

no 

If no, please note that this 10% ceiling is one of the eligibility criteria to be met under 
point 29 of the Guidelines. 

6.  AID FOR THE CONSERVATION OF TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPES AND BUILDINGS 

6.1. 

Does the aid concern investments or capital works intended for the conservation of 
non-productive heritage features located on agricultural holdings? 

yes 

no 

6.1.1. 

If yes, what is the envisaged rate of aid (max.: 100%): 

…………………………… 

6.1.2  Do  the  eligible  expenses  include  remuneration  for  the  work  of  the  farmer  or  his 

workers? 

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… 

6.1.3 

If yes, will this remuneration be limited to a maximum of EUR 10 000 per year? 

yes 

no 

6.1.4 

If no, please give reasons for exceeding the above limit. 

… 

6.2. 

Does the aid concern investments or capital works intended to conserve the heritage 
features of productive assets on farms? 

yes 

no 

6.2.1. 

If yes, does the investment entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm? 

yes 

no 

6.2.2.  What are the envisaged maximum aid rates for this type of investment?  

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Maximum  rate  envisaged  for  less-favoured  areas  or  the  areas  referred 
to  in  Article  36(a)(i),  (ii)  or  (iii)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005 
(max. 75%): ……….…………….. 

Maximum 
….………………….. 

rate 

envisaged 

for 

other 

areas 

(max. 

60%): 

Investments with increase in capacity: 

Maximum  rate  envisaged  in  cases  where  contemporary  materials  are 
used (max.: see point 3.1): …………………. 

Maximum rate envisaged in cases where traditional materials are used, 
expressed as a percentage of the extra cost (max. 100%): ………….. 

7.  RELOCATION OF FARM BUILDINGS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST 

7.1. 

 Does the relocation result from expropriation? 

  yes 

no 

7.2. 

Is the relocation justified on grounds of public interest specified in the legal basis? 

  yes 

no 

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7.3. 

Does  relocation  simply  consist  of  the  dismantling,  removal  and  re-erection  of 
existing facilities? 

  yes 

no 

7.3.1. 

If yes, what it the intensity of the aid? (max. 100%) 

……………………………………………………. 

7.4. 

Does  relocation  result  in  the  farmer  benefiting  from  more  modern  equipment  and 
facilities? 

yes 

no 

7.4.1. 

If yes, what is the farmer’s own contribution, as a percentage of the added value of 
the facilities after relocation?  

In less-favoured areas or the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (min. 50%) 

………………………… 

In other areas (min. 60%) 

………………………………….. 

  Young  farmers 

less-favoured  areas  or 
Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (min. 45%) 

the  areas  referred 

in 

to 

in 

…………………………………… 

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7.5. 

Does 

relocation 

result 

in 

an 

increase 

in 

production 

capacity? 

yes 

no 

7.5.1. 

If  yes,  what  is  the  farmer’s  own  contribution,  as  a  percentage  of  the  expenditure 
linked to the increase?  

In less-favoured areas or the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (min. 50%) 

………………………… 

In other areas (min 60%) 

………………………………….. 

  Young  farmers 

less-favoured  areas  or 
Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (min. 45%) 

the  areas  referred 

in 

to 

in 

…………………………………… 

  Young farmers in other areas (min 55%) 

8.  OTHER INFORMATION 

8.1. 

Is  the  notification  accompanied  by  documentation  demonstrating  how  the  state  aid 
measure is consistent with the relevant rural development programme(s) concerned? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please provide this documentation below or in an annex to this supplementary 
information sheet 

........................................................................................................................... 

If  no,  please  note  that  this  documentation  must  be  provided  under  point  26  of  the 
Guidelines 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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8.2. 

Is  the  notification  accompanied  by  documentation  showing  that  support  is  targeted 
on clearly defined objectives reflecting identified structural and territorial needs and 
structural disadvantages? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please provide this documentation below or in an annex to this supplementary 
information sheet 

........................................................................................................................... 

If  no,  please  note  that  this  documentation  must  be  provided  under  point  36  of  the 
Guidelines  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Part III.12.B. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET FOR AID FOR 
INVESTMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCESSING AND 
MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 

This  notification  form  applies  to  aid  investments  in  the  processing11  and  marketing12  of 
agricultural products, as dealt with in point IV.B. of the Community Guidelines for State aid 
in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 13. 

1.  SCOPE & BENEFICIARIES OF THE AID 

1.1.  Please specify under which provision of the Agricultural Guidelines this notification 

is meant to fall: 
1.1.1. 

  point  IV.B.2.  (a)  [Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  70/2001  14  or  any 

provision replacing it]  

1.1.2. 
1.1.3. 

 point IV.B.2. (b) [Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 15]  
 point IV.B.2. (c) [Commission guidelines on national regional aid for 2007–

2013 16] 

1.1.4. 

 point IV.B.2. (d) [aid for intermediate companies in regions not eligible for 

regional aid]  

11  ‘processing  of  agricultural  products’  means  any  operation  on  an  agricultural  product  resulting  in  a  product 
which  is  also  an  agricultural  product,  except  on  farm  activities  necessary  for  preparing  an  animal  or 
plant product for the first sale . 

12 ‘marketing of agricultural products’ means holding or display with a view to sale, offering for sale, delivery or 
any other  manner of placing on the market, except the first sale of a primary producer to resellers or 
processors and any activity preparing a product for such first sale; a sale by a primary producer to final 
consumers  shall  be  considered  as  marketing  if  it  takes  place  in  separate  premises  reserved  for  that 
purpose. 

13 OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1. 
14 Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, 12 January 2001;(OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 33). 
15 OJ L 302, 1.11.2006, p. 29. 
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1.2. Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  70/2001  (State aid to small and medium-sized 

enterprises) 

Is the beneficiary a SME in the processing or marketing of agricultural products? 

yes 

no 

If no, the aid does not fulfill the necessary conditions under this Regulation and cannot be 
declared compatible with the Common Market under point IV.B.2.(a) of the Guidelines. 

If yes, the aid is exempted from the obligation to notify. Please state the reasons why your 
authorities  still  would  like  to  submit  a  notification.  In  this  case,  please  refer  to  the 
relevant part of the general notification form (Annex I part I and III.1 of Regulation (EC) 
No 794/2004 17 or any provision replacing it). 

1.3. Commission Regulation for regional investment aid 

Does the aid fulfill the conditions set out in this Regulation? 

yes 

no 

If no, the aid does not fulfill the necessary conditions under this Regulation and cannot be 
declared compatible with the Common Market under point IV.B.2.(b) of the Guidelines. 

If yes, the aid is exempted from the obligation to notify. Please state the reasons why your 
authorities still would like to submit a notification. In this case, please refer to the specific  
notification form. 

1.4. Commission guidelines on national regional aid for 2007 to 2013 

Does the aid fulfill the conditions set out in these Guidelines? 

yes 

no 

17  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  794/2004  of  21  April  2004  implementing  Council  Regulation  (EC)No 
659/1999  laying  down  detailed  rules  for  the  application  of  Article  93  of  the  EC  Treaty;  OJ  L  140, 
30.4.2004, pp. 1 to 134. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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If no, the aid does not fulfill the necessary conditions under these Guidelines and cannot 
be  declared  compatible  with  the  Common  Market  under  point  IV.B.2.(c)  of  the 
Agricultural Guidelines. 

If  yes,  note  that  the  assessment  of  such  aid  is  to  be  carried  out  on  the  basis  of  the 
Guidelines  on  National  Regional  aid.  Please  refer  to  the  relevant  part  of  the  general 
notification form (Annex of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1627/2006 18). 

1.5. Aid in regions NOT eligible for regional aid 

1.5.1.  Are there beneficiaries, which are SMEs? 

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  refer  to  point  1.2.  above  [point  IV.B.2  (a)  of  the  Agricultural 
guidelines]. 

1.5.2.  Are there beneficiaries, which are large companies (i.e. 750 employees or more 

and EUR 200 million turnover or more)?  

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  note  that  the  aid  cannot  be  declared  compatible  with  the 
Common Market under point IV.B.2(d) of the Agricultural guidelines. 

1.5.3.  Are  there  beneficiaries,  which  are  intermediate  companies  (i.e.  less  than 

750 employees and/or  less than EUR 200 million turnover)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to the relevant part of the general notification form (Annex 
of Commission Regulation (EC) No1627/2006) regarding the eligible expenses. 

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2.  AID INTENSITY  

2.1. If  the  beneficiaries  are  SMEs  (Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  70/2001  or  any 

provision replacing it):  

Please state the maximum aid intensity for eligible investments in: 

2.1.1.  outermost regions:.........(max. 75%) 
2.1.2.  smaller Aegean Islands19:........(max. 65%) 
2.1.3.  regions eligible under Art. 87(3)(a):........(max. 50%) 
2.1.4.  other regions:..........(max. 40%) 

If the rate is higher than the above ceiling, please note that the measure would not be 
in line with Art. 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. 

2.2. For aid falling under the Commission Regulation for regional investment aid or the 
Commission  guidelines  on  national  regional  aid  for  2007–2013  please  specifiy  the 
maximum aid intensity for: 

2.2.1.  SMEs: 

2.2.1.1. regarding  eligible  investments  in  regions  under  Article  87(3)(a)  of  the 
Treaty:............. (max.: 50% or maximum amount determined in the regional 
map approved for the Member State concerned for the period 2007-2013) 

2.2.1.2. regarding  eligible  investments  in  other  regions  eligible  for  regional 
aid:.............(max.:  40%  or  maximum  amount  determined  in  the  regional 
map approved for the Member State concerned for the period 2007-2013) 

2.2.2.  intermediate enterprises in the meaning of Article 28 (3) of Council Regulation 
No  1698/200520  (not  SME  but  with  less  than  750 employees  or  less  than  EUR 
200 million turnover): 

2.2.2.1. regarding eligible investments in regions eligible under Article 87(3)(a) of 
the  Treaty:  ............  (max.:  25%  or  maximum  amount  determined  in  the 
regional  map  approved  for  the  Member  State  concerned  for  the  period 
2007-2013) 

19 Council Regulation (EEC) N. 2019/93 (OJ L 184, 27.7.93, p. 1). 
20 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund 

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2.2.2.2. regarding  eligible  investments  in  other  regions  eligible  for  regional  aid: 
............  (max.:  20%  or  maximum  amount  determined  in  the  regional  map 
approved for the Member State concerned for the period 2007 to 2013) 

If aid rates are higher than the above ceilings, please note that the measure would not 
be in line with point IV.B.2.(c)(ii) of the Agricultural Guidelines. 

2.2.2.3.Do 

the  beneficiaries 

fulfill  all  other  conditions  of  Commission 

Recommendation 2003/361/EC 21? 

yes 

no 

If  no,  the  measure  would  not  be  in  line  with  point  IV.B.2.(c)(ii)  of  the 
Agricultural Guidelines. 

2.2.3.  Are  there  beneficiaries  that  are  larger  than  the  intermediate  enterprises 

mentioned under point 2.2.2. (i.e. large enterprises)? 

yes 

no 

If  yes,  is  the  maximum  aid  intensity  equal  to  or  below  the  maximum  amount 
determined in the regional aid map approved for the Member State concerned for 
the period 2007 to 2013? 

yes 

no 

If  no,  the  aid  cannot  be  declared  compatible  under  point  IV.B.2.(c)  of  the 
Agricultural  Guidelines.  If  yes,  please  mention  the  maximum  aid  intensity  in 
the  aforementioned  regional  aid  map.  The  relevant  maximum  aid  intensity  in 
the corresponding regional aid map is .........% 

21  Commission  Recommendation  of  6  May  2003  concerning  the  definition  of  micro,  small  and 
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2.3. For  investment  aid  in  favour  of  intermediate  companies  in  regions  not  eligible  for 

regional aid: 
2.3.1.  please specify the maximum aid intensity: ............ (max.: 20%) 

If  aid  rates  are  higher  than  the  above  ceilings,  please  note  that  the  measure 
would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(d) of the Agricultural Guidelines. 

2.3.2.  Do 

the  beneficiaries 
Recommendation 2003/361/EC? 

fulfil 

all  other 

conditions  of  Commission 

yes 

no 

If no, the measure would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(d) of the Agricultural 
Guidelines. 

3.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & EXPENSES 

3.1. Does  the  aid  concern  the  manufacture  and  marketing  of  products  which  imitate  or 

substitute milk and milk products? 

yes 

no 

If you have answered yes, please note that the measure would not be in line with point 
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3.2. Regarding  intermediate  or  large  companies,  does  the  aid  concern  the  purchase  of 

second-hand equipment? 

yes 

no 

If you have answered yes, please note that the measure would not be in line with point 
IV.B. of the Agricultural Guidelines. 

3.3. For aid for investments in regions not eligible for regional aid: 

Can  you  confirm  that  the  eligibles  expenses  for  investments  correspond  fully  to  the 
eligible  expenses  listed  in  the  Commission  guidelines  on  national  regional  aid  for 
2007–2013?  

yes 

no 

If no:  

-  if  the  beneficiaries  are  not  SME  the  measure  would  not  be  in  line  with  point 
IV.B.2.(d) of the Agricultural Guidelines. 

- if the beneficiaries are SME, are the eligible expenses in conformity with Articles 2 
and 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001? 

yes 

no 

If  not,  the  measure  would  not  be  in  line  with  point  IV.B.2.(d)  of  the  Agricultural 
Guidelines 

3.4  Could  the  aid  support  investments  for  which  a  common  market  organisation, 
including  direct  support  schemes,  financed  by  the  EAGF  places  restrictions  on 
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holdings  or  processing  plants  which  would  increase  production  beyond  those 
restrictions or limitations? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please note that point  47 of the agricultural guidelines  does  not allow aid for 
these investments. 

4. Other information 

4.1.  Is  the  notification  accompanied  by  documentation  showing  that  that  support  is 
targeted  on  clearly  defined  objectives  reflecting  identified  structural  and  territorial 
needs and structural disadvantages? 

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  provide  that  documentation  hereunder  or  in  an  annex  to  this 
supplementary information sheet 

………………………………………………………………………………. 

If not, please note that this documentation is requested in conformity with point 46 of 
the agricultural guidelines. 

4.2. Is the notification accompanied by documentation demonstrating that the State aid 
measure  fits  into  and  is  coherent  with  the  relevant  rural  development  programme(s) 
concerned?  

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  provide  that  documentation  hereunder  or  in  an  annex  to  this 
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………………………………………………………………………………. 

If  no,  please  note  that  this  documentation  must  be  provided  under  point  26  of  the 
Guidelines. 

5. Individual notifications 

Could the eligible investments exceed EUR 25million or the aid amount EUR 12 million? 

yes 

If yes, will an individual notification be done? 

yes 

no 

no 

If you have answered no, please note that the measure would not be in line with point IV.B of 
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PART III.12.C  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET  ON AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL  
AND ANIMAL WELFARE AID 

This form must be used for the notification of any state aid measure to support agricultural 
production  methods  designed  to  protect  the  environment  and  to  maintain  the  countryside 
(agri-environment)  or  to improve animal  welfare  covered by point IV.C. of the Community 
Guidelines  for  State  aid  in  the  agriculture  and  forestry  sector  2007  to  2013  22  (hereinafter 
called "the guidelines") and articles 39 and 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 ²23 . 

•  Does the measure concern compensation to farmers who voluntarily give agri-

environmental commitments (articles 39(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005?  

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to the part of this Supplementary Information Sheet (SIS) relating to 
‘aid for agri-environmental commitments’. 

•  Does the measure concern compensation to farmers who voluntarily enter into animal 
welfare commitments (article 40(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to the part of this SIS relating to ‘aid for animal welfare commitments’ 

•  Does the aid only concern environmental investments (point  62 of the guidelines)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to SIS relating to ‘Investment aids in the agricultural sector’ 

•  Does  the  environmental  aid  pursue  other  objectives  such  as  training  and  advisory 

services to help agricultural producers (point  IV.K of the guidelines)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to SIS relating to point  IV.K of the guidelines. 

22 OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1. 
²23 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund 

for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1). 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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•  Others? 

Please provide a complete description of the measure(s).…. 

• 

Is  documentation  demonstrating  that  the  State  aid  fits  into  and  is  coherent  with  the 
relevant Rural Development plan attached to the notification?  

yes   

no 

If  yes,  please  provide  that  documentation  hereunder  or  in  an  annex  to  this 
supplementary information sheet 

………………………………………………………………………………. 

If no, please note that this documentation is requested in conformity with point 26 of the 
agricultural guidelines. 

AID  FOR  AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL  COMMITMENTS  (POINT  IV.C.2  OF  THE 
GUIDELINES) 

1. OBJECTIVE OF THE MEASURE 

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ways of using agricultural land which are compatible with the protection and 
improvement  of  the  environment,  the  landscape  and  its  features,  natural 
resources, the soil and genetic diversity, reduce production costs; 

an environmentally-favourable extensification of farming and management of 
low-intensity pasture systems, improve and re-deploy production ; 

the  conservation  of  high  nature-value  farmed  environments,  which  are  under 
threat increase quality; 

the upkeep of the landscape and historical features on agricultural land; 

of 

use 

planning 

environmental 

practice  
the 
If  the  measure  does  not  pursue  any  of  the  above  objectives,  please  indicate 
which  are  the  objectives  aimed  at  in  terms  of  environmental  protection? 
description) 
(Please 
…………………………………………………………………………………
….. 

detailed 

farming 

submit 

in 

a 

If the measure in question has already been applied in the past, what have been 
the 
protection? 
………………………………………………………………………………… 

environmental 

results 

terms 

of 

in 

………………………………………………………………………. 

2.   ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

2.1.  Will  the  aid  be  granted  to  farmers  and/or  other  land  managers  (Article  39(2)  of 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005)  who  give  agri-environmental  commitments  for  a 
period between five and seven years? 

yes  

no 

2.2.  Will a shorter or a longer period be necessary for all or particular types of 

commitments? 

yes  

no 

In the affirmative please provide the reasons justifying that period 

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………… 

2.3. 

Please  confirm  that  no  aid  will  be  granted  to  compensate  for  agri-environmental 
commitments  that  do  not  go  beyond  the  relevant  mandatory  standards  established 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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pursuant  to  Articles  4  and  5  of,  and  Annexes  III  and  IV  to  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1782/2003  24  as  well  as  minimum  requirements  for  fertiliser  and  plant  protection 
product  use  and  other  relevant  mandatory  requirements  established  by  national 
legislation and identified in the rural development programme.  

yes  

no 

If no, please note that Article 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 does not allow 
for  aid  for  agri-environmental  commitments  that  do  not  involve  more  than  the 
application of these standards and requirements. 

 2.4.  Please describe what the above mentioned standards and requirements are and explain 
how the agri-environmental commitments involve more than their application. 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………… 

3. 

AID AMOUNT 

3.1.Please specify the maximum amount of aid to be granted based on the area of the 
holding to which agri-environmental commitments apply: 

for  specialised  perennial  crops    ……….  (maximum  payment  of  900 
EUR/ha) 

for annual crops …..………. (maximum payment of 600 EUR/ha) 

for other land uses ………(maximum payment of 450 EUR/ha)? 

local breeds in danger of being lost to farming …(maximum  

payment  of 

200 EUR/live stock unit)? 

other?……… 

If the maximum amounts mentioned are exceeded please justify the  compatibility 
of the aid with the provisions of Article 39(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005. 

3.2.Is the support measure granted annually? 

yes  

no 

24  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1782/2003  establishing  common  rules  for  direct  support  schems  under  the 
common  agricultural  policy  and  establishing  certain  support  schemes  for  farmers,  OJ  L  270, 
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If no,  please provide the reasons justifying other period 

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………… 

3.3. Is the amount of annual support calculated on the basis of: 
- income foregone, 
- additional costs resulting from the commitment given, and 
- the need to provide compensation for transaction costs  

yes  

no 

Explain the calculation method used in fixing the amount of support and specify the 
income 
costs 
additional 
………………………………………………………………… 

transaction 

foregone, 

possible 

costs 

and 

3.4.  Is  the  reference  level  for  calculating  income  foregone  and  additional  cost 
resulting  from  the  commitments  given,  the  standards  and  requirements  as 
mentioned above under point 2.3? 

yes  

no 

If  no  please 
reference 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………….. 

explain 

taken 

consideration 

level 

into 

the 

3.5.Are the payments made per unit of production? 

yes  

no 

If  yes  please  explain  the  reasons  justifying  that  method  and  the  initiatives 
undertaken to ensure that the maximum amounts per year eligible for Community 
support  as  set  out  in  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005  are  complied 
with.  

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………… 

3.6.  Do  you  intend  to  give  aid  for  transaction  costs  for  the  continuation  of  agri-

environmental commitments already undertaken in the past? 

yes  

no 

3.7. If yes, please demonstrate that such costs still continue to be incurred 

…… 

3.8. Do you intend to give aid for the costs of non-productive investments linked to 
the  achievements  of  agri-environmental  commitments 
(non-productive 
investments being investments which should not lead to a net increase in farm 
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yes  

no 

3.9. If yes, which aid rate will be applied (max. 100 %)? 

… 

AID FOR ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENTS (POINT  IV.C.2 OF THE GUIDELINES) 

1. OBJECTIVE OF THE MEASURE 

For  which  of  the  following  areas  do  the  animal  welfare  commitments  provide  upgraded 
standards? 

water and feed closer to their natural needs; 

housing conditions such as space allowances, bedding, natural lights; 

outdoor access; 

absence of systematic mutilations, isolation or permanent tethering, 

prevention  of  pathologies  mainly  determined  by  farming  practices  or/and 
keeping conditions.  

(Please 

submit 

a 

detailed 

description) 

…………………………………………………………………………………
….. 

If the measure in question has already been applied in the past, what have been the 
results in terms of animal welfare? 
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2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

2.1.  Will the aid be exclusively granted to farmers who give animal welfare commitments 

for a period between five and seven years? 

yes  

no 

2.2  Will  a  shorter  or  a  longer  period  be  necessary  for  all  or  particular  types  of 

commitments? 

yes  

no 

In the affirmative please provide the reasons justifying that period 

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………… 

2.3  

Please  confirm  that  no  aid  will  be  granted  to  compensate  for  animal  welfare 
commitments  that  do  not  go  beyond  the  relevant  mandatory  standards  established 
pursuant  to  Articles  4  and  5  of,  and  Annexes  III  and  IV  to  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1782/2003  25  and  other  relevant  mandatory  requirements  established  by  national 
legislation and identified in the rural development programme.  

yes  

no 

If no, please note that Article 40(2) of Regulation 1698/2005 does not allow for aid for 
animal  welfare  commitments  that  do  not  involve  more  than  the  application  of  these 
standards and requirements  

2.4. 

Please describe what the above mentioned standards and requirements are and explain 
how the animal welfare commitments involve more than their application. 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………… 

3. AID AMOUNT 

3.1 Please specify the maximum amount of animal welfare aid to be granted: 

………. (maximum payment of EUR 500 /live stock unit) 

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If the amount exceeds EUR 500/live stock unit,  please justify its compatibility with 
the provisions of Article 40(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005  

3.2 Is the support measure granted annually? 

yes  

no 

If no, please provide the reasons justifying other period 

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………… 

3.3 Is the amount of annual support calculated on the basis of: 

- income foregone, 
- additional costs resulting from the commitment given, and 
- the need to provide compensation for transaction costs  ? 

yes  

no 

Explain the calculation method used in fixing the amount of support and specify the 
income foregone , additional costs, possible transaction costs and possible costs of 
any non remunerative capital works 
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………. 

3.4  Is  the  reference  level  for  calculating  income  foregone  and  additional  cost  resulting 
from  the  commitments  given,  the  standards  and  requirements  as  mentioned  above 
under point 2.3? 

yes  

no 

If  no  please 
reference 
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………….. 

consideration 

explain 

taken 

level 

into 

the 

3.5Are the payments made per livestock unit? 

yes  

no 

If  no,  please  explain  the  reasons  justifying  the  method  chosen  as  well  as  the 
initiatives  undertaken  to  ensure  that  the  maximum  amounts  per  year  eligible  for 
Community  support  as  set  out  in  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005  are 
complied with.  

3.6. Do you intend to give aid for transaction costs for the continuation of animal welfare 

commitments already undertaken in the past? 

yes  

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3.7. If yes, please demonstrate that such costs still continue to be incurred 

…… 

 3.8. Do you intend to give aid for the costs of non-productive investments linked to the 
achievements  of  agri-environmental  commitments  (non-productive  investments 
being  investments  which  should  not  lead  to  a  net  increase  in  farm  value  or 
profitability)? 

yes  

no 

 3.9. If yes, which aid rate will be applied (max. 100 %)? 

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PART III 12 C BIS.  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID 
CONCERNING NATURA 2000 PAYMENTS AND PAYMENTS 
LINKED TO DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC 

This form must be used by Member State to notify aids under Natura 2000 payments and 
payments  linked  to  Directive  2000/60/EC  26,  as  dealt  with  in  Part  IV.C.3  of  the 
Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 27. 

1.  OBJECTIVE OF THE MEASURE 

1.1.  Is  the  measure  aimed  to  compensate  farmers  for  costs  incurred  and  income  foregone 
resulting  from  disadvantages  in  the  areas  concerned  related  to  the  implementation  of 
Directives 79/409/EEC 28 , 92/43/EEC 29 and 2000/60/EC? 

Yes   

No 

1.1.1. If no, please note that Part IV.C.3 of the Agricultural Guidelines does not allow 
for aid to compensate for other costs than those related to the disadvantages related to 
the implementation of Directives 79/409/EEC, 92/43/EEC and 2000/60/EC. 

2.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

26  Directive  2000/60/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  23  October  2000  establishing  a 

  framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 

27 OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1. 
28 Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1). 
29 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and 

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2.1.  Are  costs  incurred  and  income  foregone  resulting  from  disadvantages  in  the  areas 
concerned  related  to  the  implementation  of  Directives  79/409/EEC,  92/43/EEC  and 
2000/60/EC? 

Yes   

No 

2.1.1.  If yes please provide all the details concerning the relevant provisions 
of the Directive(s) in question 

…………………………………….………………………………………………………
…………………………………………… 

2.1.2.  If no, please note that Part IV.C.3 of the Agricultural Guidelines does 
not  allow  for  aid  to  compensate  for  other  costs  than  those  resulting  from 
disadvantages  related  to  the  implementation  of  Directives  79/409/EEC, 
92/43/EEC and 2000/60/EC. 

2.2.  Are  the  planned  compensation  payments  necessary  to  solve  specific  problems  arising 

from the Directive(s)? 

Yes   

No 

2.2.1.  If yes please explain why this measure is necessary 

…………………………………….………………………………………………………
…………………………………………… 

2.2.2.  If  no,  please  note  that  according  to  Part  IV.C.3  of  the  Agricultural 
Guidelines only payments that are necessary to solve specific problems arising 
from these Directives can be authorised? 

2.3.   Is the support granted only for obligations going beyond cross compliance obligations? 

Yes   

No 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2.3.1.  If no, please justify its compatibility with the provisions of Part IV.C.3 
of the Agricultural Guidelines 

…………………………………….………………………………………………………
…………………………………………… 

2.4.   Is  the  support  granted  for  obligations  going  beyond  conditions  set  out  by  Article  5  of 

Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 30? 

Yes   

No 

2.4.1.  If no, please justify its compatibility with the provisions of Part IV.C.3 
of the Agricultural Guidelines 

…………………………………….………………………………………………………
…………………………………………… 

2.5.   Is the aid granted in breach of the polluter pays principle? 

Yes   

No 

2.5.1.  If  yes,  please  provide  all  elements  justifying  its  compatibility  with  the 
provisions  of  Part  IV.C.3  of  the  Agricultural  Guidelines  and  that  it  is 
exceptional, temporary and degressive 

…………………………………….………………………………………………………
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30 Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support 
schemes  under  the  common  agricultural  policy  and  establishing  certain  support  schemes  for  farmers  and 
amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 
No  1868/94,  (EC)  No  1251/1999,  (EC)  No  1254/1999,  (EC)  No  1673/2000,  (EEC)  No  2358/71  and  (EC)  No 
2529/2001 (OJ L 270 of 21.10.2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1). 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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3.  AID AMOUNT  

3.1.  Please  specify  the  maximum  amount  of  aid,  based  on  the  utilised  agricultural  area 

(UAA):    

  …………………….  (Initial  maximum  Natura  2000  payment  for  a  period  not 

exceeding five years of 500 EUR/hectare of UAA) 

 …………………….. (Normal maximum Natura 2000 payment of 200 EUR/hectare 

of UAA) 

 …………………….. (Maximum amount of support linked to Directive 2000/60/EC 
is fixed in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 90(2) of Regulation (EC) 
No 1698/2005) 

3.1.1  With regard to payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC please provide 
additional information.  

…………………………………….………………………………………………………
…………………………………………… 

3.1.2.  If  you  intend  to  grant  a  higher  amount  of  aid,  please  justify  its 
compatibility with the provisions of Part IV.C.3 of the Agricultural Guidelines 
and Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 31.  

…………………………………….………………………………………………………
…………………………………………… 

3.2.   Please  explain  the  measures  taken  to  ensure  that  payments  are  fixed  at  a  level  which 

avoids overcompensation     

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………………………… 

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4.  OTHER INFORMATION  

Is documentation demonstrating that the State aid fits into and is coherent with the relevant 
Rural Development plan attached to the notification?  

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  provide  that  documentation  hereunder  or  in  an  annex  to  this 
supplementary information sheet 

………………………………………………………………………………. 

If no, please note that this documentation is requested in conformity with point 26 of 
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PART III.12. D  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID TO 
COMPENSATE FOR HANDICAPS IN CERTAIN AREAS 

This form must be used for the notification of aid aiming to compensate for natural handicaps 
in certain areas, which is dealt with in point IV.D. of the Community Guidelines for State aid 
in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 32. 

1.    QUESTIONS  RELEVANT  FOR  ALL  NOTIFICATIONS  OF  AID  TO  COMPENSATE  FOR 

HANDICAPS IN CERTAIN AREAS 

1.  Describe the handicap in question:  

  ………………………...………………………………………………………………….…
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2.  Provide proof that the amount of compensation to be paid avoids any overcompensation to 

farmers of the effect of the handicaps: 

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…………………… 

3.  If there are areas of handicaps where the average impact of handicaps per hectare of 
comparable farms differs, demonstrate that the level of compensatory payments is 
proportionate to the economic impact of the handicaps in the different areas: 

………………………...………………………………………………………………….…
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…………………… 

4.  Is it within human control to reverse the economic impact of the permanent handicap? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please note that only the economic impact of permanent handicaps that lie outside 
of human control may be taken into account for calculating the amount of compensatory 
payments. Structural disadvantages open to improvement through modernisation of farms 
or factors like taxes, subsidies or the implementation of the CAP reform may not be taken 
into account. 

If  no,  explain  why  it  is  outside  human  control  to  reverse  the  economic  impact  of  the 
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………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………. 

the 
Could  you 
payments?…………………………………………….. 

size  of 

specify 

farms 

the 

that  will  benefit 

from 

these 

5.  Is the amount of compensation established by comparing the average income per hectare 

of farms in areas with handicaps with the income of same-sized farms producing the same 
products in areas without handicaps situated in the same Member state, or when a whole 
Member State is considered as consisting of areas with handicaps, with the income of 
same-sized farms in similar areas in other Member States in which the production 
conditions can be meaningfully compared to those in the first Member state? The income 
to be taken into account in this respect shall be direct income from farming and notably 
leave aside taxes paid or subsidies received. 

yes 

no 

  Describe how the comparison was made…………………………………………... 

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6.  Is  the  aid  measure  combined  with  support  under  Articles  13,  14  and  15  of  the  Council 

Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 33? 

33 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the 
European  Agricultural  Guidance  and  Guarantee  Fund  (EAGGF)  and  amending  and  repealing  certain 
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yes 

no 

7.  Can  you  confirm  that  the  total  support  granted  to  the  farmer  will  not  exceed  the  amount 

determined in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999? 

yes 

no 

Specify the amount …………………………………………………….. 

If  no,  please  note  that,  according  to  point  72  of  the  Agricultural  Guidelines,  the 
maximum  aid  that  can  be  granted  in  the  form  of  compensatory  allowance  cannot 
exceed the above amount. 

8.   Does the measure provide that the following eligibility criteria must be fulfilled? 

 Farmers  are  required  to  farm  a  minimum  area  of  land  (please  specify  the  minimum 
area) 

  …………………………………………………………………. 

 Farmers must undertake to pursue their farming activity in a less-favoured area for at 
least five years from the first payment of a compensatory allowance; 

 Farmers must apply the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Articles 
4 and 5 of, and Annexes III and IV  to, Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003  34 as well as 
minimum  requirements  for  fertiliser  and  plant  protection  product  use  and  other 
mandatory requirements established by national legislation and identified in the rural 
programme 
development 

34  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1782/2003  establishing  common  rules  for  direct  support  schemes  under  the 
common agricultural policy and establishing certain support scheme for farmers (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, 
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yes 

no 

yes 

no 

9.Does the measure provide that, in the event of obstruction on the part of the owner or holder 
of the animals when inspections are being carried out and the necessary samples are being 
taken  in  application  of  national  residue-monitoring  plans,  or  when  the  investigations  and 
checks provided for under Directive 96/23/ECare being carried out, the penalties provided 
for under question 4 shall apply? 

yes 

no 

10.In case of aid schemes still in force at the date of the entry into force of Articles 37 and 
88(3)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005  35,  will  the  aid  scheme  be  amended  to 
comply with the provisions of those articles as from that date? 

yes 

no 

If  no,  please  note  that  from  the  entry  into  force  of  Articles  37  and  88  (3)  of  the  above 
mentioned  regulation  new  rules  will  be  applied  to  measures  aiming  to  compensate  for 
natural handicaps in certain areas and that aid measures that do not fulfil all the criteria of 

35 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by 
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these Articles and any implementing rules adopted by the Council or the Commission will 
have to be put to an end. 

………………………………………………………………. 

2 OTHER INFORMATION  

Is documentation demonstrating that the State aid fits into and is coherent with the relevant 
Rural Development plan attached to the notification?  

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  provide  that  documentation  hereunder  or  in  an  annex  to  this 
supplementary information sheet 

………………………………………………………………………………. 

If no, please note that this documentation is requested in conformity with point 26 of the 

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PART III.12.E 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID FOR MEETING 

STANDARDS 

This  information  sheet  relates  to  investments  in  agricultural  holdings  discussed  in  point 
IV.E of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 
to 2013 36. 

1.  Does the planned aid apply only to primary producers (farmers)? 

yes 

no 

2.  Are the new standards based on Community standards? 

yes 

no 

3. 

If no, will the aid be limited to expenses resulting from standards likely to create a 
genuine competition handicap for the farmers involved? 

yes 

no 

4.  Please demonstrate this handicap on the basis of mean net profit margins for average 

agricultural holdings in the (sub-)sector involved: 

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5. 

Is  the  aid  farmers  are  entitled  to  over  a  period  of  five  years  for  costs  or  loss  of 
income  incurred  as  a  result  of  applying  one  or  more  standards  to  be  provided  on  a 
diminishing scale and limited to a total of EUR 10 000? 

yes 

no 

6.  Please describe the diminishing scale of the aid: 

  …. 

7. 

If the total of EUR 10 000 is exceeded: is the aid limited to 80% of costs and loss of 
income  incurred  by  farmers,  and  to  EUR  12  000  per  agricultural  holding,  and  is 
account taken of any Community aid provided? 

yes 

no 

8.  Does the aid pertain to standards which can be shown to be the direct cause of: 

-  an  increase  in  the  operating  costs  of  at  least  5%  for  the  product  or  products 

affected by the standard? 

yes 

no 

-  a loss of income equal to at least 10% of net profits derived from the product or 

products affected by the standard? 

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9.  Please  demonstrate  the  above-mentioned  parameters  (please  note  that  they  must  be 
calculated for an average agricultural holding in the sector and in the Member State 
affected by the standard): 

  ……………………………………………………………………………. 

10.  Does the aid apply only to standards resulting in an increase in operating costs or loss 
of income equal to at least 25% of all agricultural holdings of the (sub-) sector in the 
Member State concerned? 

yes 

no 

11.   Is  the  notification accompanied  by documentation demonstrating how the state  aid 

measure is consistent with the relevant rural development programme(s) concerned? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please provide this documentation below or in an annex to this supplementary 
information sheet 

........................................................................................................................... 

If  no,  please  note  that  this  documentation  must  be  provided  under  point  26  of  the 
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PART III.12. F 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID FOR THE 
SETTING UP OF YOUNG FARMERS 

This notification form applies to aid granted for the setting up of young farmers, as dealt with 
in  chapter  IV.F  of  the  Community  Guidelines  for  State  aid  in  the  agriculture  and  forestry 
sector 2007 to 2013 37. 

1.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

Please note that State aid for the setting up of young farmers may only be granted if it fulfils 
the same conditions set out in the Rural Development Regulation38 for co-financed aid, and in 
particular the eligibility criteria of Article 22 thereof. 

1.1. Is the support measure granted only to primary production ? 

yes 

no 

If no, please note that according to point 82 of the Guidelines, the support may not be 
granted for other activities than primary production. 

1.2. Are the following conditions fulfilled? 

• 
• 

the farmer is under 40 years of age ; 
the farmer possesses adequate occupational skills and competence ; 

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• 

• 

the farmer is setting up on an agricultural holding as a head of the holding for 
the first time ; 
the farmer submitted a business plan for the development of his/her farming 
activity; 

yes 

no 

If you answered no to any of these questions, please note that the measure would not 
be  in  line  with  the  requirements  of  Article  22  of  the  Rural  Development  Regulation 
and could not be authorised under the Guidelines. 

1.3. Does the measure provide that the above eligibility requirements must be met at the 

time the individual decision to grant support is taken? 

yes 

no 

1.4. Does the measure comply with existing Community or national standards? 

yes 

no 

1.4.1.  If  not,  is  the  aim  to  comply  with  existing  Community  or  national  standards 
identified in the submitted business plan? 

yes 

no 

1.4.2. Does the period of grace within which the standard needs to be met exceed 36 
months from the date of setting up? 

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2.  MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AID 

2.1. Is the setting up support granted in the form of 

a single premium? (max. EUR 40 000) 

            (please specify the amount) 

and/or 

an interest rate subsidy? (max. capitalised value of 40.000 €) 

If  yes,  please  describe  the  conditions  of  the  loan  –  interest  rate, 
duration, period of grace, etc.) 

2.2. Can you confirm that the aid combined with the support granted under the Rural 

Development Regulation will not exceed EUR 55 000 and the maximum amounts laid 
down for either form of aid (EUR 40.000 for single premium; EUR 40.000 for 
subsidised loan) will be respected? 

yes 

no 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3. OTHER INFORMATION  

Is documentation demonstrating that the State aid fits into and is coherent with the relevant 
Rural Development plan attached to the notification?  

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  provide  that  documentation  hereunder  or  in  an  annex  to  this 
supplementary information sheet 

………………………………………………………………………………. 

If no, please note that this documentation is requested in conformity with point 26 of 
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PART III.12. G 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET FOR AID FOR 
EARLY RETIREMENT OR FOR THE CESSATION OF FARMING 
ACTIVITIES 

This  form  must  be  used  for  the  notification  of  any  state  aid  schemes  which  are  designed  to 
encourage  older  farmers  to  take  early  retirement  as  described  by  chapter  IV.G  of  the 
Community Guidelines for State aid in the agricultural and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 39. 

1.  TYPES OF AID  

1.1. Is the support measure granted only to primary production? 

yes 

no 

If no, please note that according to point 85 of the Guidelines, the support may not be 
granted for other activities than primary production. 

1.2. Is the early retirement support granted: 

to  farmers  who  decide  to  stop  their  agricultural  activity  for  the  purpose  of 

transferring the holdings to other farmers? 

to  farm  workers  who  decide  to  stop  all  farming  work  definitively  upon  the 

transfer of the holding? 

Please 

describe 

the 

envisaged 

measures: 

…………………………………………………………………………………….. 

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2.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

2.1.  Will the aid be exclusively granted when the transferor of the farm, 

- 

-   

stops all commercial farming activity definitively, 

is not less than 55 years old but not yet of normal retirement age at the  time of 
transfer or not more than 10 years younger than the normal retirement age in 
the Member State concerned at the time of transfer and 

-  

has practised farming for the 10 years preceding transfer? 

yes  

no 

If no please note that according to point 87 of the Guidelines combined with 
article 23 of Council Regulation N° 1698/200540, no aid can be authorised if 
the transferor does not fulfil all those conditions  

2.2.  Will the aid be exclusively granted when the transferee of the farm: 

-  

-  

succeeds  the  transferor  by  setting  up  as  a  young  farmer  as  provided  for  in 
article 22 of Council Regulation N° 1698/2005, is less that 40 years of age and 
is setting up for the first time on an agricultural holding as head of the holding, 
possesses adequate occupational skills and competence and submits a business 
plan for the development of his farming activities, or 

is a farmer of less than 50 years old or a private law body and takes over the 
agricultural  hold  released  by  the  transferor  to  increase  the  size  of  the 
agricultural holding? 

 40 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural 

development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 
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yes  

no 

If no, please note that according to point 87 of the Guidelines combined with 
Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 no aid can be authorised 
if the transferee does not fulfil all those conditions. 

2.3.  When  the  aid  planned  for  early  retirement  support  includes  measures  to  provide  an 
income for farm workers, please confirm that no aid will be granted if the worker does 
not fulfil all the following conditions: 

- 

stop all farm work definitively upon the transfer of the holding, 

-  

- 

-  

be  not  less  than  55  years  old  but  not  yet  of  normal  retirement  age  or 
more  than  10  years  younger  than  the  normal  retirement  age  in  the 
Member State concerned, 

 have  devoted  at  least  half  of  his  working  time  as  a  family  helper  or 
farm worker to farm work during the preceding five years, 

have  worked  on  the  transferor's  agricultural  holding  for  at  least  the 
equivalent of two years full-time during the four-year period preceding 
the early retirement of the transferor, and 

- 

belong to a social security scheme. 

yes  

no 

Please  note  that  according  to  point  87  of  the  Guidelines  and  Article  23  of 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005,  no  aid can be authorised to provide 
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3.  AID AMOUNT 

3.1. 

Is the aid measure combined with support under the Rural Development Regulation? 

yes  

no 

3.1.1. If yes, please provide a brief description of the modalities and amount of such 
co-financed support 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………… 

3.2. 

Please specify what is the maximum amount of aid to be granted per transferor: 

………………..per  transferor  and  year  (maximum  annual  amount  of 
EUR 18 000/transferor 
of 
and  maximum 
EUR 180 000/transferor) 

amount 

total 

the  maximum  amounts  are  not  respected  please 

If 
its 
compatibility with the provisions of point 87 of the Guidelines. Please 
note  that  the  Guidelines  allow  for  support  going  above  the  maximum 
amounts  set  out  in  the  Regulation  provided  that  the  Member  State 
demonstrates that such payment is not passed on to active farmers. 

justify 

3.3.   Please specify what is the maximum amount of aid to be granted per worker: 

…..……………  .per  worker  and  year  (maximum  annual  amount  of 
4000€/worker and maximum total amount of EUR 40 000/worker) 

the  maximum  amounts  are  not  respected  please 

If 
its 
compatibility with the provisions of point 87 of the Guidelines. Please 
note  that  the  Guidelines  allow  for  support  going  above  the  maximum 
amounts  set  out  in  the  Regulation  provided  that  the  Member  State 
demonstrates that such payment is not passed on to active farmers. 

justify 

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yes  

no 

3.4.1.  If yes, is the planned early retirement support granted as a supplement taking 

into account the amount of the national retirement pension? 

yes  

no 

If no, please note that point 87 of the Guidelines combined with Article 23 of 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005  requires  that  the  amount  paid  as  a 
normal  retirement  pension  is  taken  into  account  in  the  calculation  of  the 
maximum amounts to be granted under the early retirement schemes.  

4.  DURATION 

4.1.  Can it be assured that duration of planned early retirement support shall not exceed a 
total period of 15 years for the transferor and for the farm worker and that, at the same 
time,  it  shall  not  go  beyond  the  70th  birthday  of  a  transferor  and  not  go  beyond  the 
normal retirement age of a worker? 

yes  

no 

If no, please note that point 87 of the Guidelines combined with Article 23 of Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 does not allow for aid if all those requirements are not 
assured in the planned scheme. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART III 12.III.H  

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID TO 
PRODUCER GROUPS  

This form must be used for the notification of any state aid measures meant to provide aid 
to produces groups as described by chapter IV.H. of the Community Guidelines for State 
aid in the agricultural and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 41 

1.  TYPE OF AID 

1.1. Does the aid concern start-up aid to newly established producer groups? 

yes 

no 

1.2.  Does the aid concern start-up aid to newly established producer associations (i.e. a 
producer association consists of recognised producer groups and pursues the same 
objectives on a larger scale)? 

yes 

no 

1.3.  Is the aid granted towards eligible expenses limited to and resulting from a year-on-
year  increase  in  turnover  of  the  beneficiary  by  at  least  30%  due  to  the  accession  of 
new members and/or the coverage of new products? 

yes 

no 

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1.3.1.  If yes, how much is the increase in turnover of the beneficiary? 

1.3.2.  Is the increase in turnover of the beneficiary due to 

 the accession of new members 

 the coverage of new products 

 both 

1.4. Is aid granted to cover the start-up costs of associations of producers, which are 
responsible for the supervision of the use of geographical indications and 
designations of origin or quality marks in conformity with Community law? 

yes 

no 

1.5. Is the aid granted to other producer groups or associations, which undertake tasks at 
the level of agricultural production, such as mutual support and farm relief and farm 
management  services,  in  the  members'  holdings  without  being  involved  in  the  joint 
adaptation of supply to the market? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please note that aid to these groups or associations is not covered by chapter 
IV.H. of the Guidelines . Please refer to the relevant legal basis. 

1.6. Is aid granted to producer groups or associations to cover expenses, which are not 

linked to setting-up costs, such as investments or promotion activities? 

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If  yes,  the  aid  will  be  assessed  in  accordance  with  the  specific  rules  governing  such 
aids. Please refer to the relevant sections of the notification form. 

1.7. In case of an aid scheme, can you confirm that it will be adjusted to take account any 

change in the regulations governing the common organisations of the market? 

yes 

no 

1.8. Is aid granted directly to producers to offset their contributions to the cost of running 
the groups or associations during the first five years following the formation of the 
group or association? 

yes 

no 

1.8.1.   If yes, will the overall amount granted directly to producers respect the limit 

for maximum support (EUR 400 000)? 

yes 

no 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2.  BENEFICIARY 

2.1. Is the start-up aid granted exclusively to small and medium-sized enterprises? 

yes 

no 

2.2. Is start-up aid granted to producer groups or producer associations which are entitled 

to assistance under the legislation of the Member State concerned? 

yes 

no 

If  the  answer  is  no,  please  refer  to  Article  9(2)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No 
…42. 

2.3. Is the aid granted only if all the following rules are respected: 

- 

- 

The obligation on members to market production in accordance with the rules 
on supply and placing on the market, drawn up by the group or association (the 
rules may permit a proportion of the production to be marketed directly by the 
producer);  

yes 

no 

the obligation for producers joining the group or the association to remain 
members for at least three years and give at least 12 months notice of 
withdrawal;  

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the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural 
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yes 

no 

- 

common rules on production, in particular relating to product quality, or use of 
organic practices, common rules for placing goods on the market and rules on 
product information, with particular regard to harvesting and availability?  

yes 

no 

If  any  of  the  answers  to  Section  2.3  above  is  no,  please  refer  to  Article  9(2)  of 
Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1857/2006    for  the  list  of  eligibility  criteria  for 
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2.4. Does the  producer  group  or association  comply fully with all relevant provisions of 

competition law, in particular Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty? 

yes 

no 

2.5. Does  the  aid  measure/scheme  clearly  exclude  production  organisations  such  as 
companies or co-operatives the objective of which is the management of one or more 
agricultural holdings and which are therefore in effect single producers? 

yes 

no 

If no, please note that, according to Article 9(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 
1857/2006, producers should remain responsible for managing their holdings. 

2.6. Does  the  aid  measure/scheme,  clearly  exclude  any  aid  to  producer  groups  or 
associations  the  objectives  of  which  are  incompatible  with  a  Council  Regulation 
setting up a common market organisation? 

yes 

no 

If  no,  please  note  that,  under  Article  9(8)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1857/2006,  under  no  circumstances  can  the  Commission  approve  an  aid  which  is 
incompatible with the provisions governing a common organisation of the market or 
which would interfere with the proper functioning of the common organisation 

3.  AID INTENSITY AND ELIGIBLE COSTS 

3.1. Can you confirm that the total amount of aid granted to a producer group or 

association will not exceed EUR 400 000? 

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3.2. Does  the  aid  measure/scheme  clearly  exclude  that  aid  is  paid  in  respect  of  costs 

incurred after the fifth year? 

yes 

no 

3.3. Does  the  aid  measure/scheme  clearly  exclude  that  aid  is  paid  following  the  seventh 

year after recognition of the producer organisation? 

yes 

no 

If the answer to any of the questions of point 3.2 and 3.3 above is no, please note that 
Article  9  (4)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1857/2006  clearly  excludes  aid  for 
costs incurred after the fifth year and aid paid after the seventh year after recognition 
of the producer organisation.  

3.4. Do the eligible expenses, both in case of aid granted to producers groups or 

associations and in case of aid granted directly to producers, include only: 

- 

- 

- 

the rental of suitable premises, or 

the purchase of suitable premises (the eligible expenses are limited to rental 
costs at market rates), 

the acquisition of office equipment, including computer hardware and 
software, administrative staff costs, overheads and legal and administrative 
fees? 

yes 

no 

If  the  answer  is  no,  please  refer  to  the  list  of  eligible  expenses  set  in  Article  9(3)  of 
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PART III.12.I 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID FOR LAND 
REPARCELLING 

This  form  must  be  used  for  the  notification  of  any  state  aid  schemes  designed  to  cover  the 
legal  and  administrative  costs,  including  survey  costs,  of  reparcelling  as  described  by 
Chapter IV.I of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 
2007 to 2013 43. 

1.  Is the aid measure part of a general programme of land reparcelling operations undertaken 
in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  by  the  legislation  of  the  Member  State 
concerned? 

yes 

no 

2.  Do the eligible expenses include exclusively the legal and administrative costs, including 

survey costs, of reparcelling ? 

yes 

no 

If  the  eligible  expenses  also  cover  other  items,  please  note  that  Article  13  of 
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 authorises only the eligible expenses indicated. 

3.  What is the planned rate of aid (max. 100%)?: … 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID TO 
ENCOURAGE  THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF 
QUALITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 

This form must be used for the notification of any state aid measures which are designed 
to encourage the production and marketing of quality agricultural products as described 
by chapter IV.J of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agricultural and forestry  
sector 2007 to 2013 44 

(A) Primary producers (farmers) 

1.  TYPE OF PRODUCTS 

1.1. Does the aid only refer to quality products fulfilling the criteria to be defined pursuant 

to Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 45? 

yes 

no 

If the aid  does not  concern quality  products  please note that, under Chapter IV.J of the 
Agricultural Guidelines, aid is limited to quality agricultural products. 

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2.  TYPE OF AIDS 

2.1. Which  of  the  following  types  of  aid  can  be  financed  by  the  aid  scheme/individual 

measure? 

market research activities, product conception and design; 

aids  granted  for 

the  preparation  of  applications  for  recognition  of 
denominations  of  origin  or  certificates  of  specific  character  in  accordance  with  the 
relevant Community regulations; 

consultancy  and  similar  support  for  the  introduction  of  quality  assurance 
schemes such as the ISO 9000 or 14000 series, systems based on hazard analysis and 
critical  control  points  (HACCP),  traceability  systems,  systems  to  assure  respect  of 
authenticity and marketing norms or environmental audit systems; 

the  costs  of  training  personnel  for  the  introduction  of  quality  assurance 
schemes  such  as  ISO  9000  or  14000  series,  systems  based  on  hazard  analysis  and 
critical  control  points  (HACCP),  traceability  systems,  systems  to  assure  respect  of 
authenticity and marketing norms or environmental audit systems; 

the  costs  of  the  charges  levied  by  recognised  certifying  bodies  for  the  initial 

certification of quality assurance and similar systems; 

the costs of compulsory control measures undertaken pursuant to Community 
or national legislation by or on behalf of the competent authorities, unless Community 
legislation requires enterprises to bear such costs; 

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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the  costs  for  participation  in  measures  referred  to  in  article  14(2)(f)  of 

Regulation No …/2006 46, provided that: 

(a) only agricultural products for human consumption are covered; 

(b)  it  concerns  a  Community  food  quality  scheme  or  a  food  quality  scheme 
recognised by a Member State complying with the precise criteria established 
according 
1698/2005; 
(c) The annual incentive payment whose  level is determined according  to the 
level  of  the  fixed  costs  arising  from  the  participation  in  such  schemes  for  a 
maximum duration of five years. 

Regulation 

32(1)(b) 

Article 

of 

to 

(d) The support is limited to EUR 3000 per year and holding. 

Note:  Schemes  which  sole  purpose  is  to  provide  a  higher  level  of  control  of 
respect of obligatory standards under Community or national law shall not be 
eligible for support.  

2.2. Does the aid measure include investments, which are necessary to upgrade production 

facilities? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to chapter IV.A of the Agricultural Guidelines. 

2.3. Are the controls undertaken by or on behalf of third parties, such as: 

 the competent regulatory authorities or bodies acting on their behalf; 

  independent  organisms  responsible  for  the  control  and  supervision  of  the  use  of 

denominations of origin, organic labels, or quality labels; 

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  others  (please  specify,  indicating  how  the  independence  of  the  control  body  is 

assured) 
………………..…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………. 

2.4.  Does  Community  legislation  provide  that  the  cost  of  control  is  to  be  met  by 

producers, without specifying the actual level of charges? 

yes 

no 

3.  BENEFICIARIES 

3.1. Who are the beneficiaries of the aid? 

farmers; 

producer groups 

other (please specify) 

…………………………………………………… 

3.2. Are large companies excluded as beneficiaries? 

yes 

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3.3. With the exception of support for the participation in measures referred to in Article 
14(2)(f) of Regulation No 1857/2006, are direct payments of money to producers 
excluded? 

yes 

no 

3.3.1.  Is the aid available to all the farmers eligible in the area concerned based on 

objectively defined conditions? 

yes 

no 

3.3.2.  Does  the  aid  measure  exclude  compulsory  membership  of  the  producers 
group/organisation  or  intermediate  entity  managing  the  aid  in  order  to  benefit 
from aid? 

yes 

no 

3.3.3.  Is the contribution towards the administrative costs of the group or 
organisation concerned limited to the costs of providing the service? 

yes 

no 

4.  AID INTENSITY 

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(a) ……………………….; market research activities, product conception and design 
(max 100% ) 

(b)  ……………………….;  aids  granted  for  the  preparation  of  applications  for 
recognition  of  denominations  of  origin  or  certificates  of  specific  character  in 
accordance with the relevant Community regulations ( max 100% ); 

(c)  ……………………….;  consultancy  and  similar  support    for  the  introduction  of 
quality  assurance  schemes  such  as  the  ISO  9000  or  14000  series,  systems  based  on 
hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), traceability systems; systems to 
assure  respect  of  authenticity  and  marketing  norms  or  environmental  audit  systems 
(max 100% ); 

(d)  ……………………….;  the  costs  of  training  personnel  for  the  introduction  of 
quality assurance schemes such as ISO 9000 or 14000 series, systems based on hazard 
analysis and critical control points (HACCP), traceability systems,  systems to assure 
respect  of  authenticity  and  marketing  norms  or  environmental  audit  systems  (max 
100%); 

(e)  …………………………;  the  cost  of  the  charges  levied  by  recognised  certifying 
bodies  for  the  initial  certification  of  quality  assurance  and  similar  systems  (max 
100%). 

(f)  ……………………….;  the  costs  of  compulsory  control  measures  undertaken 
pursuant  to  Community  or  national  legislation  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  competent 
authorities, unless Community legislation requires enterprises to bear such costs; 

(g)  ……………………….;  the  costs  for  participation  in  measures  referred  to  in 
Article 14(2)(f) of Regulation No 1857/2006. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(B)  Companies  active  in  the  processing  and  marketing  of 

agricultural products 

1.  TYPE OF PRODUCTS 

1.1. Does the aid only refer to quality products fulfilling the criteria to be defined pursuant 

to Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005? 

yes 

no 

If the aid  does not  concern  quality  products  please note that, under Chapter IV.J of the 
Agricultural Guidelines, aid is limited to quality agricultural products. 

2.  TYPE OF AIDS AND ELIGIBLE COSTS 

2.1. Are eligible costs limited to: 

  costs  for  services  provided  by  outside  consultants  and  other  services  providers;  in 
particular:  

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   applications for recognition of certificates of specific character in accordance with 
the relevant Community regulations 

  the  introduction  of  quality  assurance  schemes  such  as  the  ISO  9000  or  14000 
series,  systems  based  on  hazard  analysis  and  critical  control  points  (HACCP), 
traceability systems, systems to assure respect of authenticity and marketing norms  
or environmental audit systems 

  Other (please specify) 

.…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………….  

Please note that such services should not be a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to 
the  enterprise's  usual  operating  expenditure,  such  as  routine  tax  consultancy  services, 
regular legal service or advertising.  

2.2.Please indicate the maximum aid intensity expressed in gross terms: ……………… 

If  the  aid  intensity  exceeds  50  %  gross  please  indicate  in  detail  why  this  aid  intensity 
should be necessary: ………………………………………………………………….. 

2.3. Please indicate the maximum ceiling for cumulated aid: 

………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………… 

3.  BENEFICIARIES 

3.1. Who are the beneficiaries of the aid? 

  Companies active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products 

producer  groups  active  in  the  processing  and  marketing  of  agricultural 

products 

other (please specify) 

…………………………………………………… 

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yes 

no 

4.  Necessity of the aid  

4.1  Does  the  aid  foresee  that  any  application  for  aid  must  be  submitted  before  work  on  the 
project is started?  

yes  

no 

4.2.    If  not  has  the  Member  State  adopted  legal  provisions  establishing  a  legal  right  to  aid 
according  to  objective  criteria,  and  without  further  exercise  of  discretion  by  the  Member 
States?  

yes  

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID FOR THE 
PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN THE AGRICULTURE 
SECTOR 

This  form  must  be  used  for  the  notification  of  any  state  aid  measure  whose  aim  is  the 
provision of technical support in the agricultural sector as described by chapter IV.K of 
the  Community  Guidelines  for  State  aid  in  the  agricultural  and  forestry  sector  2007  to 
2013 47 

1.  TYPE OF AIDS 

A. Aid to primary producers 

1.1. Which of the following types of aid can be financed by the aid scheme/individual 

measure: 

 education and training of farmers and farm workers; 

 provision of farm replacement services; 

 consultancy services provided by third parties; 

 organisation and participation in  forums to  share knowledge between businesses, 

in competitions, exhibitions and fairs; 

 vulgarisation of scientific knowledge,  

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- For this aid, can you confirm that individual companies, brands or – except 
for  products  covered  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  510/2006  48  and  by 
Articles 54 to 58 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/99 of 17 May 1999 on 
the common market in wine 49, provided that the references correspond exactly 
to those references which have been registered by the Community – origin are 
not named? 

yes 

no 

 factual information on quality systems open to products from other countries, on 
generic products and on the nutritional benefits of generic products and suggested uses 
for them; 

- For this aid, can you confirm that individual companies, brands or – except 
for  products  covered  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  510/2006  50  and  by 
Articles 54 to 58 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/99 of 17 May 1999 on 
the common market in wine, provided that the references correspond exactly to 
those references which have been registered by the Community – origin are not 
named? 

yes 

no 

48  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 510/2006  of  20  March  2006  on  the  protection  of  geographical 
indications  and  designations  of  origin  for  agricultural  products  and  foodstuffs  (OJ  L  93,  31.3.2006 
p. 12). 

49 OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005. 
50  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 510/2006  of  20  March  2006  on  the  protection  of  geographical 
indications  and  designations  of  origin  for  agricultural  products  and  foodstuffs  (OJ  L  93,  31.3.2006 
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  publications  such  as  catalogues  or  websites  presenting  factual  information  about 

producers from a given region or producers of a given product.   

- For this aid, can you confirm that the information and presentation is neutral 
and that all producers concerned have equal opportunities to be represented in 
the publication? 

yes 

no 

1.2. Please describe the envisaged measures: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………… 

1.3. Will the aid for the above mentioned measures be granted in favour of large 

companies? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please note that according to point 106 of the Guidelines, the Commission will 
not authorise state aid for above mentioned measures in favour of large companies. 

B. Aid to companies active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products.  

1.4. Which of the following types of aid can be financed by the aid scheme/individual 

measure: 

 services provided by outside consultants not being continuous or periodic activity 

and not related to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure; 

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Please 

the 
………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………… 

envisaged 

describe 

measures: 

1.5. Will the aid for the above mentioned measures be granted in favour of large 

companies? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please note that according to point 106 of the Guidelines, the Commission will 
not authorise state aid for above mentioned measures in favour of large companies. 

C.  Aid  to  primary  producers  and  companies  active  in  the  processing  and  marketing  of 

agricultural products for the vulgarisation of new techniques 

1.6. Will the aid be granted in favour of other activities for the vulgarisation of new 

techniques, such as reasonable small scale pilot projects or demonstration projects?  

yes 

no 

1.7. If yes please give a clear description of the project including an explanation of the 
novelty character of the project and of the public interest in granting support for it: 
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………… 

1.8. Does the project respect the following conditions:  

Are the number of participating companies and the duration of the pilot scheme limited to 
what is necessary for proper testing? 

yes 

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Will the results of the pilot scheme be made publicly available? 

yes 

no 

2.  ELIGIBLE COSTS AND AID INTENSITY 

A. Aid to primary producers 

2.1. Concerning education and training , do the eligible costs include only the actual cost 
of organising the training programme, travel and subsistence expenses and the cost of 
the provision of replacement services during the absence of the farmer or the farm 
worker? 

yes 

no 

If no, please note that according to point 104 of the Guidelines combined with article 
15.2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 51, aid to cover other costs cannot 
be authorised.    

2.2. Concerning the farm replacement services, do the eligible costs include only the 

actual costs of the replacement of the farmer, the farmer's partner, or a farm worker 
during illness and holidays? 

yes 

no 

If no, please note that according to point 103 of the Guidelines combined with article 
15.2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 aid  to cover other costs cannot be 
authorised.    

51 Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the 

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2.3. Concerning  consultancy  services  provides  by  third  parties,  do  the  eligible  costs 
include  only  the  fees  for  services  which  do  not  constitute  a  continuous  or  periodic 
activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure (such as routine tax 
? 
legal 
consultancy 

advertising) 

services, 

services 

regular 

or 

yes                                            

no 

If no, please note that according point 103 of the Guidelines  combined  with Article 
15.2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 aid to cover costs of continuous 
or  periodic  activities  or  relating  to  the  enterprise's  usual  expenditure  cannot  be 
authorised. 

2.4. In the case of organisation of/and participation in forums to share knowledge between 
businesses,  competitions,  exhibitions  and  fairs,  do  the  eligible  costs  only  include: 
participation fees, travel costs, costs of publications, rent of exhibition premises and 
symbolic prizes awarded in the framework of competitions, up to a value of EUR 250 
per prize and winner? 

yes 

no 

If no, please note that according to point 103 of the Guidelines combined with article 
15.2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 , aid to cover other costs cannot 
be authorised.    

2.5. Please state the aid intensity ………………. 

2.6. Will the aid involve direct payments to producers? 

yes 

no 

Please note that according to point 103 of the Guidelines combined with Article 15.3 
of Commission Regulation (EC) No1857 /2006 aid must not involve direct payments 
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B. Aid to companies active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products 

2.7. Concerning  the  services  provided  by  outside  consultants,  are  the  eligible  expenses 
limited  only  to  costs  of  activities  of  non-continuous  or  non-periodic  character,  not 
relating to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure? 

yes 

no 

If no, please note that according to point 105 of the Guidelines combined with 
Article  5  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  70/2001  (or  any  provision 
replacing  it)  aid  towards  financing  services  being  a  continuous  or  periodic 
activity  or  related  to  the  enterprise's  usual  operating  expenditure,  such  as 
routine tax consultancy services, regular legal services or advertising can not 
be authorised. 

2.8.  Concerning  the  participation  in  fairs  and  exhibitions,  are  the  eligible  costs  limited 
only to the additional costs incurred for renting, setting up and running the stand and 
apply only to the first participation of an enterprise in a particular fair or exhibition? 

yes 

no 

If  no,  please  note  that  aid  for  costs  other  than  specified  in  point  105  of  the 
Guidelines  combined  with  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  70/2001  (or  any 
provision replacing it) cannot be authorised. 

2.9. Please state the aid intensity:………………. (max. 50 %) 

Please  note  that  according  to  point  105  of  the  Guidelines  combined  with 
Article  5  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  70/2001  (or  any  provision  replacing  it)  aid 
rates higher than the above-mentioned ceiling cannot be authorised. 

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C.  Aid  to  primary  producers  and  companies  active  in  the  processing  and  marketing  of 

agricultural products for the vulgarisation of new techniques 

2.10. 

Concerning  the  activities  for  the  vulgarisation  of  new  techniques,  such  as 
reasonable small scale pilot projects or demonstration projects, can you confirm that 
the  total  amount  of  aid  for  such  projects  granted  to  a  company  will  not  exceed 
EUR 100 000 over three fiscal years? 

yes 

no 

2.11. 

Please state the aid intensity ……………………………….. 

3.  BENEFICIARIES 

3.1. Who are the beneficiaries of the aid? 

farmers; 

producer groups 

other (please specify) 

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3.2. If farmers are not the direct beneficiaries of the aid: 

3.2.1.  Is the aid available to all the farmers eligible in the area concerned based on 

objectively defined conditions? 

yes 

no 

3.2.2.  Where the provision of technical support is undertaken by producer groups or 
other organisations is membership of such groups or organisations a condition for 
access to the service?  

yes 

no 

3.2.3.  Is the contribution of non-members towards the administrative costs of the 
group or organisation concerned limited to the costs of providing the service? 

yes 

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PART III.12.L 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID FOR THE 

LIVESTOCK SECTOR 

This form must be used for the notification of any state aid measures designed to support the 
livestock sector as described by point IV.L of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the 
agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 52. 

1.  ELIGIBLE EXPENSES 

1.1. 

Which of the following eligible expenses does the support measure cover: 

the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books? 

tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock (tests undertaken by 
or on behalf of third parties)?  

eligible  costs  for  investments  in  the  introduction  at  farm  level  of  innovatory 
animal breeding techniques or practices? 

If the planned measure includes other eligible expenses, please note that Article 16(1) 
of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 53 only allows this aid to cover the eligible expenses 
listed above. Checks carried out by the owner of the herd and routine checks on the 
quality of the milk are excluded. 

2.  AMOUNT OF AID 

2.1. 

Please specify the maximum rate of public support expressed as a volume of eligible 
expenses: 

•  …..……… to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and 

maintenance of herd books (max. 100%); 

52 
53 

OJ…… 
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•  …………..  for costs of tests to determine the genetic quality or yield 

of livestock (max. 70%); 

•  ………… eligible costs for investments centring on the introduction at 
farm level of innovatory animal breeding techniques or practices (max. 
40%, and up to 31 December 2011). 

2.2.  What measures have been taken to avoid overcompensation and to verify compliance 

with the above aid intensities? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………… 

3.  BENEFICIARIES 

3.1. 

Is the aid limited to firms which meet the Community definition of small and medium-
sized undertakings? 

yes 

no 

  If no, please note that, under point 109 of the Community Guidelines for State aid in 
the  agriculture  and  forestry  sector  2007  to  2013,  large  companies  are  excluded  from 
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID FOR THE 
OUTERMOST REGIONS AND THE AEGEAN ISLANDS 

This form must be used by Member State to notify aids for the outermost regions and the 
Aegean islands, as dealt with in point IV.M of the Community Guidelines for State aid in 
the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 54. 

1.  Does the proposed aid for the outermost regions and the Aegean Islands depart from 

the other provisions set out in the Guidelines? 

 yes  

no 

(cid:190)  If no, please complete the notification form relevant to the type of aid  

(investment aid, technical support, etc).  

(cid:190)  If yes, please continue to complete this form. 

2.  Does the measure involve the granting of operating aid? 

 yes  

no 

3.  Is  the  aid  intended  to  mitigate  the  specific  constraints  on  farming  in  the  outermost 

regions as a result of their remoteness, insularity and distant location?    

yes  

no 

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3.1. 

If  yes,  please  determine 
resulting from these specific constraints and the method of calculation:  

the  amount  of 

the  additional  costs  

………………………………………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………………………... 

3.2.  How can the authorities establish the link between the additional costs and 

the factors entailing them (like remoteness or distant location)? 

………………………………………………………………………… 

………………………………………………………………………… 

4.  Is this aid intended to offset in part additional transport costs?  

 yes  

no 

4.1. 

If  yes,  please  provide  proof  of  the  existence  of  these  additional  costs  and 
the method of calculation used to determine their amount 55: 

……………………………………………………………..………………
……… 

4.2. 

If yes, indicate what will be the maximum amount of aid (on the basis of an 
aid-per-kilometre ratio or on the basis of an aid-per-kilometre and aid-per-
unit-weight ratio) and the percentage of the additional costs covered by the 
: 
aid 

……………………………………………………………………………….
.. 

55  

The description should reflect how the authorities intend to ensure that the aid is given only in respect 
of  the  extra  cost  of  transport  of  goods  inside  national  borders,  is  calculated  on  the  basis  of  the  most 
economical form of transport and the shortest route between the place of production or processing and 
commercial outlets, and cannot be given towards the transport of the products of businesses without an 
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5.  In  the  case  of  Spain,  is  the  aid  intended  for  the  production  of  tobacco  in  the  
     Canary Islands 56?   

 yes  

no 

5.1. 

If yes, is the aid limited to EUR 2,980.62 per tonne and to a maximum of 
10 tonnes each year? 

 yes  

no 

5.2.  How  can  the  Spanish  authorities  guarantee  that  the  aid  will  not  result  in 

discrimination between producers in the islands? 

……………………………………………………………..………………
……… 

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PART III.12.N 

SUPPLEMENTARY  INFORMATION  SHEET  ON  AID  TO  COMPENSATE 
FOR DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OR THE MEANS OF 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 

This form must be used by Member States for the notification of any state aid measures which 
are  designed  to  compensate  for  damage  to  agricultural  production  or  the  means  of 
agricultural production as described by points V.B.2 and V.B.3 of the Community Guidelines 
for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 57. 

1.  AID  TO  MAKE  GOOD  THE  DAMAGE  CAUSED  BY  NATURAL  DISASTERS  OR 
EXCEPTIONAL OCCURRENCES (POINT V.B.2. OF THE GUIDELINES) 

1.1. Which disaster or exceptional occurrence caused the damage for which the compensation 
is envisaged? 

…………………………………………………………………………. 

1.2. What kind of physical damage was caused? 

………………………………………………………………………… 

1.3. What rate of compensation for material damage is contemplated? 

………………………………………………………………………… 

1.4.  Is  compensation  planned  for  losses  of  income?  If  yes,  what  level  of  compensation  is 
contemplated and how will income losses be calculated? 

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………………………………………………………………………… 

1.5. Is the compensation to be calculated for each individual recipient? 

............................................................................................................... 

1.6.  Are  insurance  payments  to  be  deducted  from  the  aid?  How  will  it  be  checked  whether 
insurance companies have made any payments? 

............................................................................................................... 

2.  AID  TO  COMPENSATE  FARMERS  58  FOR  LOSSES  CAUSED  BY  BAD  WEATHER 
(POINT V.B.3 OF THE GUIDELINES) 

2.1. What weather event has justified the aid? 

............................................................................................................... 

2.2. Please give the weather data demonstrating the exceptional nature of the event: 

............................................................................................................... 

2.3. Please indicate the last date until which aid may be granted 59. 

…………………………………………………………………………………. 

2.4. What is the threshold of loss, in relation to normal production of the relevant crop 60 in a 
normal year, above which farmers will qualify for aid? 

58 That is, farmers to the exclusion of processing and marketing undertakings. 
59 Under Article 11(10) of the Exemption Regulation, aid must be disbursed within four years after the expenses 

or losses have been incurred. 

60  The  reference  to  crops  does  not  mean  that  livestock  are  excluded  from  aid.  The  principles  set  out  in 
point V.B.3 of the Guidelines will apply mutatis mutandis to aid intended to compensate for losses involving 
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Please  note  that  the  Commission  will  declare  aid  granted  for  losses  due  to  adverse  weather 
conditions  compatible  with  Article  87(3)(c)  of  the  Treaty  only  if  those  events  can  be 
assimilated  to  natural  disasters  as  defined  by  Article  2(8)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1857/2006 61.  A  climatic  event  may  be  assimilated  to  a  natural  disaster  and  qualify  for 
compensation when it destroys more than 30% of the normal crop production in question. 

2.5. Please give normal production figures for each of the crops affected by the weather event 
and  eligible  for  compensation.  Describe  the  method  by  which  this  figure  has  been  arrived 
at 62. 

............................................................................................................... 

2.6. In the case of damage to the means of production (e.g. destruction of trees), explain how 
the threshold of loss to qualify for the aid has been calculated. 

........................................................................................................... 

2.7. Is the amount eligible for aid calculated as follows: (mean level of production in a given 
normal period x average price for the same period) – (actual production during the year of the 
event x average price for that year)? 

........................................................................................................... 

2.8. Are losses calculated for each individual holding or for a whole area? In the latter case, 
please  show  that  the  averages  used  are  representative  and  not  likely  to  lead  to  considerable 
over-compensation for some beneficiaries. 

........................................................................................................... 

61 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 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  of  agricultural 
and 
products 
amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. Under point 126 of the guidelines, the Commission will declare aid 
granted  for  losses  due  to  adverse  weather  conditions  compatible  with  Article  87(3)(c)  of  the  Treaty,  if  all 
conditions of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are met. 

62 Normal gross annual production should be calculated either in proportion to the mean production of a farmer 
determined  over  the  three  preceding  years  or  in  proportion  to  the  three-yearly  average  based  on  the  five 
preceding  years  and  excluding  the  top  and  bottom  value.  Other  methods  of  calculating  normal  production 
(including regional reference figures) may however be accepted, provided that they are representative and not 
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2.9. Will insurance payments be deducted from the amount eligible for aid? 

........................................................................................................... 

2.10. Will the normal costs no longer faced by the farmer (e.g. because there was no actual 
harvest) be taken into account in calculating the aid? 

........................................................................................................... 

2.11. If such normal costs go up because of the weather event, is additional aid envisaged to 
cover the extra costs? If yes, what percentage of the extra costs will the aid cover? 

........................................................................................................... 

2.12. Will aid be paid to compensate for damage caused by the weather event to buildings and 
equipment? If yes, what percentage of the damage will it cover? 

........................................................................................................... 

2.13. Please indicate the maximum rate of public aid as a percentage of eligible damage 63: 

……………………….. in less-favoured areas 64 (max. 90%); 

……………………….. in other zones (max. 80%). 

2.14.  Will  aid  be  paid  directly  to  farmers  or  in  some  circumstances  to  the  producer 
organisations to which those farmers belong? In the latter case, what mechanisms will be used 
to  check  that  the  amount  of  aid  collected  by  a  farmer  will  not  be  more  than  the  losses 
suffered? 

........................................................................................................... 

63 This rate applies to the amount of aid as calculated according to the method indicated under 2.6 or 2.8, minus 
any insurance payments and normal costs not faced by the farmer, plus extra costs faced by the farmer 
as a result of the exceptional event.  

64 This rate applies to less-favoured areas or the areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation 

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2.15.  From  1  January  2010  will  the  compensation  granted be reduced by 50% if the farmer 
concerned  has  not  taken  insurance  covering  at  least  50%  of  mean  annual  production  or  of 
income related to production and the statistically most frequent climatic risks in the Member 
State or region concerned? 

yes 

no 

If  no,  please  note  that  under  point  126  of  the  Guidelines  the  Commission  will  declare  aid 
granted for losses due to adverse weather conditions compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the 
Treaty only if all conditions of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 are met and that this 
condition  is  explicitly  laid  down  by  that  Article  11.  Please  show  too  that,  despite  all 
reasonable  efforts,  no  financially  accessible  insurance  policy  covering  the  statistically  most 
frequent climatic risks in the Member State or region concerned was available at the time the 
damage was incurred. 

2.16  For  aid  pertaining  to  drought-related  losses  incurred  after  1  January  2011,  has  the 
Member  State  fully  implemented  Article  9  of  Directive  2000/60/EC  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council 65 with regard to agriculture: 

yes 

no 

and does it guarantee that all costs for water services in the agricultural sector are recovered 
from the sector (Article 11(9) of Regulation (EC) No …/2006)? 

yes 

no 

If  no,  please  note  that  under  point  126  of  the  Guidelines  the  Commission  will  declare  aid 
granted for losses due to adverse weather conditions compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the 
Treaty only if all conditions of [Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No …/2006] are met and that 
the above two conditions are explicitly laid down by that Article 11. 

65  
Directive  2000/60/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  23  October  2000 
establishing  a  framework  for  Community  action  in  the  field  of  water  policy  (OJ L 327,  22.12.2000, 
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PART III.12.O 

SUPPLEMENTARY  INFORMATION  SHEET  ON  AID  FOR  COMBATING 
ANIMAL AND PLANT DISEASES 

This  form  must  be  used  by  Member  States  for  the  notification  of  any  state  aid  measures 
designed to compensate for damage to agricultural production or the means of agricultural 
production  as  described  by  point  V.B.4  of  the  Community  Guidelines  for  State  aid  in  the 
agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 201366. 

1. ANIMAL AND PLANT DISEASES 

1.  What disease is involved? 

........................................................................................................... 

2. 

Does  this  disease  appear  on  the  list  of  animal  diseases  drawn  up  by  the  World 
Organisation for Animal Health? 

yes 

no 

If the disease has been caused by adverse weather 

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3. 

Please  answer  the  questions  in  the  Information  Sheet  ‘Part  III.12.N’,  providing  any 
relevant information for making the cause-and-effect link between the weather event 
and the disease. 

........................................................................................................... 

If the disease has not been caused by adverse weather 

4. 

Is  there  provision  for  aid  for  firms  involved  in  the  processing  and  marketing  of 
agricultural products? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to point 131 of the Guidelines. 

5.  Has the aid scheme been introduced within three years of the expenses or losses? 

yes 

no 

6. 

Please indicate the last date until which aid may be granted 67. 

…………………………………………………………………………………. 

67 

Under Article 10(8) of the Exemption Regulation (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 
December  2006  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  of  agricultural  products  and  amending  Regulation 
(EC)  No  70/2001,  aid  must  be  introduced  within  three  years  after  the  expenses  or  losses  have  been 
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7. 

Please  show  that  there  are  Community-level  or  national  legislative,  regulatory  or 
administrative  provisions  empowering  the  authorities  to  act  against  the  disease,  either 
by  adopting  measures  to  eradicate  it  (in  particular  mandatory  measures  giving 
entitlement  to  financial  compensation)  or  by  establishing  an  early-warning  system 
combined, where necessary, with aid to encourage private individuals to participate in 
prevention schemes on a voluntary basis68. 

  ...................................................................................................... 

8. 

Tick the applicable purpose of the aid scheme: 

  preventative in that it involves screening measures or analyses, the extermination 
of pests which may transmit the disease, preventative vaccinations of animals or 
treatment  of  crops,  and  preventative  slaughtering  of  livestock  or  destruction  of 
crops; 

compensation,  because  the  infected  animals  have  to  be  slaughtered  or  the  crops 
destroyed  by  order  of,  or  on  the  recommendation  of,  the  public  authorities  or 
because animals die as a result of vaccination or any other measure recommended 
or ordered by the competent authorities; 

combined prevention and compensation, because a programme to deal with losses 
resulting  from  the  disease  is  subject  to  the  condition  that  the  beneficiaries  must 
make  a  commitment  to  take  subsequent  appropriate  preventive  measures  as 
ordered by the official authorities. 

9. 

Please  show  that  the  aid  intended  for  controlling  the  disease  is  compatible  with  the 
specific  aims  and  provisions  of  the  European  Union's  veterinary  or  plant  health 
legislation. 

  ........................................................................................................... 

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10.  Please give a detailed description of the proposed control measures. 

........................................................................................................... 

11.  What will be the costs or losses covered by the aid? 

tests  and  other  screening  measures,  purchase  and 
 costs  of  health  checks, 
administration  of  vaccines,  medicines  and  plant  protection  products,  slaughter  and 
destruction costs of animals and costs of destruction of crops; 

  losses caused by animal or plant diseases or by parasite infections; 

  loss  of  income  caused  by  the  difficulties  involved  in  rebuilding  herds  or  replanting 
crops,  or  by  any  period  of  quarantine  or  waiting  period  ordered  or  recommended  by 
the competent authorities to enable eradication of the disease before herd rebuilding or 
crop replanting. 

12.  Will  aid  designed  to  compensate  costs  of  health  checks,  tests  and  other  screening 
measures,  purchase  and  administration  of  vaccines,  medicines  and  plant  protection 
products, slaughter and destruction costs of animals and costs of destruction of crops be 
granted through subsidised services without involving direct payments to farmers? 

yes 

no 

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13. 

Is  the  amount  of  aid  for  losses  due  to  animal  or  plant  diseases  or  parasite  infections 
calculated in relation to: 

a. 

the market value of animals killed or plants destroyed by the disease or parasite 
infection or of animals killed or plants destroyed by public order as part of a 
compulsory public prevention or eradication programme; 

yes 

no 

If  no,  please  refer  to  Article  10(2)(a)(i)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC) 
1857/2006. 

b. 

income  losses  due  to  quarantine  obligations  and  difficulties  in  restocking  or 
replanting; 

yes 

no 

14.  Please indicate the maximum aid intensity as a percentage of eligible costs. 

.......……... % of costs of health checks, tests and other screening measures, purchase 
and administration of vaccines, medicines and plant protection products, slaughter and 
destruction costs of animals and costs of destruction of crops (gross aid intensity may 
not exceed 100%). 

…………. % of the losses caused by animal or plant diseases (gross aid intensity may 
not exceed 100%). 

15. 

If  aid  is  envisaged  to  make  good  the  loss  of  profit  due  to  any  quarantine  or  waiting 
period imposed or recommended by the competent authorities to enable the elimination 
of  the  disease  before  the  holding  is  restocked  or  replanted,  or  to  any  difficulties  in 
restocking or replanting, please indicate all elements establishing that there is no risk of 
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........................................................................................................... 

16.  Has Community aid been envisaged for the same purpose? If yes, indicate the date and 

references of the Commission decision approving it. 

.......................................................................................................... 

17.  Will insurance payments be deducted from the amount of aid? 

yes 

no 

18.  Will the calculation of the aid take account of costs not incurred because of the disease, 

which would otherwise have been incurred? 

yes 

no 

2. TSE TESTS 

1.  Please indicate the maximum aid intensity for TSE TESTS as a percentage of eligible 
costs.  Under  Article  16(1)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  1857/2006,  aid  may  be 
granted for up to 100% of real costs incurred. Please note that Community payments 
regarding TSE TESTS must be included.  

………………………% 

2.  Does the measure relate to the obligatory BSE testing of bovine animals slaughtered 

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yes 

no 

Please  note  that  the  obligation  to  perform  screening  can  be  based  on  Community  or 
national legislation. 

3.  If yes, does the total direct and indirect aid for these tests exceed EUR 40 per 

individual test (including Community payments)? 

yes 

no 

4.  If yes, please refer to the second subparagraph of Article 16(1) of Commission 

Regulation (EC) 1857/2006. 

5.  Will the aid be paid directly to farmers? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to Article 16(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) 1857/2006. 

3. FALLEN STOCK AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTE 

1.  Is the measure linked with a consistent programme for monitoring and ensuring the 

safe disposal of all fallen stock in the Member State? 

yes 

no 

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2.  Is aid for fallen stock and slaughterhouse waste granted to processing and marketing 

firms? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to point 137(i) of the Guidelines. 

3.  Will the aid to cover the costs of eliminating slaughterhouse waste produced after 

these Guidelines came into force? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to point 137(ii) of the Guidelines. 

4.  Is the aid granted directly to producers? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please refer to Article 16(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) 1857/2006. 

5.  If no, will aid be paid to firms active downstream from the farmer, providing services 

linked to the removal and/or destruction of fallen stock? 

yes 

no 

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6.  Please indicate the maximum aid intensity as a percentage of eligible costs. 

a.  .......……... % of the costs of removal (max. 100%) 

b.  .........…….. % of the costs of destruction (max.75%) 

7.  Under  Article  16(1)(a)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  1857/2006,  aid  up  to  an 
equivalent  amount  may  alternatively  be  granted  towards  the  costs  of  premiums  paid 
by farmers for insurance covering the costs of removal and destruction of fallen stock. 
Does the notified measure include this type of payments? 

 yes 

no 

8.  Under  Article  16(1)(b)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  1857/2006,  Member  States 
may grant aid of up to 100% for costs of removal and destruction of carcasses where 
the aid is financed through fees or through compulsory contributions destined for the 
financing of the destruction of such carcasses, provided that such fees or contributions 
are  limited  to  and  directly  imposed  on  the  meat  sector.  Does  the  notified  measure 
include this type of payments? 

 yes 

no 

9.  Under  Article  16(1)(c)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  1857/2006,  Member  States 
may grant state aid of up to 100% for the costs of removal and destruction of fallen 
stock, where there is an obligation to perform TSE tests on the fallen stock concerned. 
Does such an obligation exist? 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID TOWARDS 
THE PAYMENT OF INSURANCE PREMIA 

This form must be used by Member States for the notification of State aid measures which 
are  designed  to  partially  pay  insurance  premia  of  primary  agricultural  producers,  as 
described by point V.B5 of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and 
forestry sector 2007 to 2013 69 

1.  Does  the  aid  measure  foresee  payment  of  insurance  premiums  in  favour  of  large 
companies  and/or  companies  active  in  the  processing  and  marketing  of  agricultural 
products?   

 yes  

no 

If  yes,  please  note  that  pursuant  to  paragraph  142  of  the  Guidelines  the 
Commission cannot authorise such aid.  

2.  Please specify which losses will be covered by the insurance for which the premium will 

be partly financed under the notified aid measure:  

Only 
losses  caused  by  adverse  climatic  events  which  can  be  
assimilated to natural disasters, as defined in Article 2 point 8 of Commission 
Regulation (EC) No XX/2006…70 

losses  referred 

The 
events.  

to  above  plus  other 

losses  caused  by  climatic  

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Losses  caused  by  animal  or  plant  diseases  or  pest  infestations  (whether  in 
combination with other losses mentioned in this point or not). 

3.  What is the level of aid proposed?  

………………………………………………………………………… 

Please note that if only the first case above applies, the maximum aid rate is 
80%, in all other cases (i.e. where box two and/or three has been ticked) 50%. 

4. 

Does the aid cover a re-insurance programme?   

 yes  

no 

If yes, please provide all necessary information to enable the Commission to 
check  possible  aid  components  at  the  different  levels  involved  (i.e.  at  the 
level  of  the  insurer  and/or  re-insurer)  and  the  compatibility  of  the  proposed 
aid  with  the  common  market.  In  particular  please  submit  sufficient 
information  to  enable  the  Commission  to  check  that  the  final  benefit  of  the 
aid is passed on to the farmer. 

5. 

Is the possibility of covering the risk linked to only one insurance company or group of 
companies?   

 yes  

no 

6. 

Is  the  aid  conditional  on  the  insurance  contract  being  concluded  with  a  company 
established in the Member State concerned?   

 yes  

no 

Please  note  that  under  Article  12(3)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No 
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which constitute a barrier to the operation of the internal market for insurance 
services. 

 
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PART III.12.Q 

 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET FOR AID  FOR 
CLOSING PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
CAPACITY  

This form must be used for the notification of any state aid schemes designed to promote the 
abandonment of capacity as described by chapter V.C. of the Community Guidelines for State 
aid in the agricultural and forestry sector71. 

1.  REQUIREMENTS 

1.1. Does the planned scheme provide that , 

- 

the aid must be in the general interest of the sector concerned 

- 

there must be a counterpart on the part of the beneficiary  

- 

the possibility of the aid being for rescue and restructuring must be excluded and 
that 

- 

there must be no over-compensation of loss of capital value and of future  

income? 

yes  

no 

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If  no,  please  note  that  according  to  chapter  V.C.  of  the  Guidelines  no  aid  can  be 
granted if those conditions are not fulfilled. 

•  “The aid must be in the general interest of the sector concerned” 

1.2. -What 

is/are 

the 

sector(s) 

covered 

by 

the 

scheme? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………….. 

1.3. Is/are that/those sector(s) subject to production limits or quotas? 

yes  

no 

If yes, please describe…………………………………………..………………… 

………………………………………………………………………………….. 

1.4. Can that sector \those sectors be considered to be in excess of capacity either at 

regional or national level? 

yes  

no 

1.4.1.  If yes: 

1.4.1.1.- Is the planned aid scheme coherent with any Community arrangements to 

reduce production capacity?   

yes  

no 

Please  describe  this  arrangements  and  the  measures  taken  to  assure  the 
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1.4.1.2.-  Is the planned aid scheme part of a programme for the restructuring of 
the sector which has defined objectives and a specific timetable?  

yes  

no 

If yes, please describe the programme ……………………………………… 

1.4.1.3- What is the duration of the planned aid scheme?…………………… 

Please  note  that  according  to  point  147(b)  of  the  guidelines  the  Commission 
can only authorised this type of aid when they provide for a limited duration. 
The  duration  of  schemes  aimed  at  reducing  overcapacity  should  normally  be 
limited to a period of not more than six months for collecting applications for 
participation and a further 12 months for actually closing down. 

1.4.2.  If no, is the capacity being closed for sanitary or environmental reasons? 

yes  

no 

If yes, please describe……………………………………………………. 

1.5. Can it be assured that no aid may be paid which would interfere with the mechanisms 

of the common organisations of the market (OCM) concerned? 

yes  

no 

If no, please note that according to point 147(e) of the Guidelines any aid interfering 
with the mechanisms of the OCM concerned cannot be authorised  

1.6. Is the aid scheme accessible to all economic operators in the sector concerned on the 

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yes  

no 

If no, please note that according to point 147(k) of the Guidelines, to be authorised by 
the Commission the aid scheme must assure the respect of this condition. 

1.7. Are only enterprises fulfilling compulsory minimum standards eligible for aid? 

yes  

no 

Please  note  that  enterprises  are  excluded  which  do  not  fulfil  these  standards  and 
which would be obliged to stop production anyway. 

1.8.          In case of open farmland or orchards: Which measures have been taken in order 

to avoid erosion or other negative effects on the environment? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………. 

1.9.  

In case of installations covered by Council Directive 96/6172: Which measures 
have  been  taken  in  order  to  avoid  any  pollution  risk  and  ensure  that  the  site  of 
operation is returned to a satisfactory state? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………. 

•  “There must be a counterpart on the part of the beneficiary” 

1.10. 

What is the nature of the counterpart required to the beneficiary by the planned 
scheme?…………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………… 

72 Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ 

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1.11. 

Does it consist of a definitive and irrevocable decision to scrap or irrevocably 

close the production capacity concerned? 

yes  

no 

1.11.1 If yes,   

-  can  it  be  proved  that  these  commitments  are  legally  binding  for  the 
beneficiary? 

yes  

no 

Please justify……………………………………………………….. 

-  can  it  be  assured  that  these  commitments  must  also  bind  any  future 
purchaser of the facility concerned? 

yes  

no 

Please justify……………………………………………………….. 

1.11.2.-  

If  no,  please  describe  the  nature  of  the  counterpart  on  the  part  of  the 
beneficiary…………………………………………………….. 

Please note that according to point 147(g) of the guidelines where the 
production  capacity  has  already  closed  definitively,  or  where  such 
closure  appears  inevitable,  there  is  no  counterpart  on  the  part  of  the 
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•  “The possibility of the aid being for rescue and restructuring must be excluded” 

1.12.-  Does the planned scheme provides that, when the beneficiary of the aid is in financial 
difficulty,  the  aid  will  be  assessed  in  accordance  with  the  Community  guidelines  on 
rescue and restructuring of firms in difficulty73? 

yes  

no 

If  no,  please  note  that  according  to  point  147(j)  of  the  Guidelines,  the  Commission 
cannot authorise an aid for the abandonment of capacity of a company in difficulties 
and that the aid must be evaluated under the rescue and/or restructuring aid. 

•  “There must be no over-compensation of loss of capital value and of future income” 

1.13.  Please  specify  what  is  the  maximum  amount  of  aid,  if  any,  to  be  granted  per 

beneficiary? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………. 

1.14.   Is the amount of aid calculated on the basis of the loss of value of the assets plus an 
incentive payment which may not exceed 20% of the value of the assets, and 
eventually, the obligatory social costs resulting from the implementation of the 
scheme? 

yes  

no 

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If no, please note that according to point 147(l) of the Guidelines, the amount of aid 
should be strictly limited to compensation for those items. 

1.15.  Does  the  planned  aid  scheme  provides  that,  where  capacity  is  closed  for  other 
reasons than health or environmental,  at least 50% of the costs of these aids should 
be met by a contribution from the sector, either through voluntary contributions or by 
means of compulsory levies?.   

yes  

no 

If no, please note that according to point 147(m) of the Guidelines, the Commission 
cannot authorise the aid. 

1.16 

Does  the  planned  scheme  provide  for  the  submission  of  an  annual  report  on  the 
implementation of the scheme? 

yes  

no 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART III.12.R. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AID FOR THE 
PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS 

This notification form must be used for State aid for advertising of products listed in Annex I 
to the EC-Treaty. 

Please note that promotion operations as defined as the dissemination to the general public of 
scientific knowledge, the organisation of trade fairs or exhibitions, participation in these and 
similar public relations exercises, including surveys and market research, are not considered 
as advertising. State aid for such promotion in the broader sense is subject to points IV.j and 
IV.k  of  the  Community  guidelines  for  State  aid  in  the  agriculture  and  forestry  sector  2007-
201374. 

1.  ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY 

1.1. Where will the measure be carried out?  

On the market of another Member State 

On the home market 

Who will carry out the advertising campaign ? 

Producer groups or other organisations, regardless of their size  

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Others (please explain) : 

… 

1.2. Can your authorities submit samples or mock-ups of the advertising material to the 

Commission? 

yes 

no 

If not, please explain why. 

.................................................................................................................... 

1.3. Please provide an exhaustive list of the eligible expenses. 

..................................................................................................................... 

1.4. Who are the beneficiaries of the aid ? 

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producer groups and/or producer organisations; 

enterprises active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products; 

others (please specify) 

…………………………………………………… 

1.5. Can your authorities give the assurance that all producers of the products concerned 

are able to benefit from the aid in the same manner? 

yes 

no 

1.6  Will the advertising campaign be earmarked for quality products defined as products 
fulfilling the criteria to be established pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 
1698/200575 ? 

yes  

no 

1.7.  Will the advertising campaign be earmarked for EU-recognized denominations with 

reference to the origin of the products ? 

yes  

no 

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development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 
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 1.8.  If yes, will the said reference correspond exactly to the references which have been 

registered by the Community ? 

yes  

no 

 1.9.  Will the advertising campaign be earmarked for products using a national or regional 

quality label ? 

yes  

no 

1.10.  Does the label make any reference to the national origin of the products concerned? 

yes 

no 

1.11.  If yes, demonstrate that the reference to the origin of the products will be subsidiary 

in the message. 

1.12.  Is the advertising campaign of generic character and in the benefit of all producers of 

the type of product concerned ? 

yes 

no 

1.13. If yes, will the advertising campaign be carried out without reference to the origin of 

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If no, please note that under point VI.D of the Guidelines no aid may be granted for 
such campaigns. 

1.14.  Will the advertising campaign be dedicated directly to the products of particular 

companies ? 

yes  

no 

If yes, please note that under point VI.D of the Guidelines  no aid may be granted for 
such campaigns. 

1.15.  Will  the  advertising  campaign  comply  with  the  provisions  of  article  2  of  Directive 
2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the 
approximation  of  the  laws  of  the  Member  States  relating  to  labelling,  presentation 
and advertising of foodstuffs, as well as, where relevant, with the specific labelling 
rules laid down for various products (wine, dairy products, eggs and poultry)76? 

yes  

no 

If no, please note that under point VI.D of the Guidelines no aid may be granted for 
such campaigns. 

1.16.  The aid rate will be the following : 

up to 50 % (indicate the exact rate : … %) because the sector will finance the 

rest of the campaign itself, 

up to 100 % (indicate the exact rate : … %) because the sector will finance the 

rest of the campaign through parafiscal levies or compulsory contributions, 

up to 100 % (indicate the exact rate : … %) because the advertising campaign 

is generic and in the benefit of all producers of the type of product concerned. 

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2.  ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS IN THIRD COUNTRIES 

2.1  Is  the  advertising  campaign  in  line  with  the  principles  of  Council  Regulation  (EC) 

No 2702/199977 ? 

yes  

no 

If no, please note that under point VI.D of the Guidelines no aid may be granted for 
such campaigns. 

If  yes,  provide  the  elements  demonstrating  the  compliance  with  the  principles  of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 

2.2. Is the advertising campaign granted towards specific enterprises ? 

yes  

no 

If yes, please note that under point VI.D of the Guidelines  no aid may be granted for 
such campaigns. 

2.3. Does the advertising campaign risk endangering sales of or denigrate products from 

other Member States ? 

yes  

no 

If yes, please note that under point VI.D of the Guidelines no aid may be granted for 
such campaigns. 

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PART III.12.S 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AIDS LINKED TO TAX 
EXEMPTIONS UNDER DIRECTIVE 2003/96/EC 

This form must be used for the notification of any state aid measure linked to tax exemptions 
under directive 2003/96/EC78. 

1. 

Which measure is envisaged ? 

Tax reduction for motor fuels used in primary agricultural production 

Tax reduction for energy products and electricity used in primary agricultural 
production 

2. 

What is the level of the envisaged reduction ? 

… 

3. 

Under  which  article  of  Council  Directive  2003/96/EC  do  you  want  to  apply  this 
exemption ? 

… 

4. 

Will there be any differentiation in the level of exemption within the sector concerned 
? 

  yes 

no 

5. 

If the possibility of applying a level of taxation down to zero to energy products and 
electricity  used  for  agriculture  is  repealed  by  the  Council,  will  the  exemption 
envisaged fulfil all the relevant provisions of the directive, without tax differentiation 
within the sector concerned ? 

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no 

Please indicate which article(s) of the directive will be applied 

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PART III.12.T 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON AIDS FOR THE FOREST 
SECTOR 

This  form  must  be  used  for  the  notification  of  any  state  aid  measure  to  support  forestry 
covered  by  Chapter  VII  of  the  Community  Guidelines  on  State  aid  in  the  agriculture  and 
forestry sector79. 

1.  OBJECTIVE OF THE MEASURE 

1.1. 

Does  the  measure  contribute  to  maintaining,  restoring  or  improving  ecological, 
protective and recreational functions of forests, biodiversity and a healthy forest 
ecosystem  or  does  it  concern  the  eligible  costs  mentioned  in  points  175-181  in 
Chapter VII of the Guidelines?  

yes 

no 

If not, please note that only measures concerning at least one of these objectives or 
eligible costs can be approved under this Chapter. 

2.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

2.1. 

Does  the  measure  exclude  aid  to  forest  based  industries  or  for  commercially 
viable  extraction  of  timber,    transportation  of  timber  or  for  the  processing  of 
wood or other forestry resources into products or for energy generation? 

yes 

no 

If not, please note that aid for the above purposes is excluded from the scope of 
this Chapter. Please refer to other State aid rules for such aid. 

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3.  TYPE OF AID 

3.1.  Does the measure include aid for planting, felling, thinning and pruning of trees 

and other vegetation (point VII.C. a)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please indicate whether the eligible costs concern: 

planting, felling and pruning in general 

removal of fallen trees 

restoring  forests  damaged  by  air  pollution,  animals,  storms,  floods  fire  or 

similar events 

If one of the above apply, please describe the measures and confirm that the primary 
objective of the measure is to maintain and restore forest ecosystem and biodiversity 
or  the  traditional  landscape  and  that  no  aid  is  granted  for  felling  whose  primary 
purpose  is  commercially  viable  extraction  of  timber  or  for  restocking  where  the 
felled trees are replaced by equivalent ones:  

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………….. 

afforestation to increase forest cover  

Please  describe  the  environmental  reasons  justifying  the  afforestation  to  increase 
forest  cover  and  confirm  that  no  aid  will  be  granted  for  afforestation  with  species 
cultivated in the short term:  

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………….. 

afforestation to promote biodiversity 

Please describe the measure and indicate the areas concerned: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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afforestation to create wooded areas for recreational purposes 

Are  the  above  wooded  areas  accessible  to  the  public  at  no  cost  for  recreational 
purposes? If not, is access restricted to protect sensitive areas? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………… 

afforestation  to  combat  erosion  and  desertification  or  to  promote  a 
comparable protective function of the forest 

Please  describe  the  measures  specifying  theareas  concerned,  the  protective 
function  envisaged,  tree  species  to  be  planted  and  any  accompanying  and 
maintenance measures to be undertaken: 

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………… 

other (please explain) 

……...……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………….. 

3.2.  Does  the  measure  include  aid  for  maintaining  and  improving  soil  quality  in 
forests and/or ensuring balanced and healthy tree growth (point VII.C. b)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please indicate whether the eligible costs concern: 

fertilisation  

other soil treatments 

Please specify the type of fertilisation and/or other soil treatment 

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………….. 

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Please confirm that the above measures will not reduce biodiversity, cause nutrient 
leaching or adversely affect natural water ecosystems or water protection zones and 
describe how this will be controlled in practice: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………… 

3.3.  Does the measure include aid for preventing, eradicating and treating pests, pest 
damage and tree diseases or preventing and treating damage done by animals or 
targeted measures to prevent forest fires (point VII.C. c)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please indicate whether the eligible costs concern 

prevention and treatment of pests and tree diseases and pest damage or 
prevention and treatment of damage done by animals 

Please indicate the pests and diseases or animals in question: 

……………………………………………………………………………….……
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………… 

Please  describe  the  prevention  and  treatment  methods  and  mention  any 
necessary  products,  appliances  and  materials.  Are  biological  and  mechanical 
prevention  and  treatment  methods  preferred  when  granting  aid?  If  not,  please 
demonstrate that they are not sufficient to fight the disease or pest in question: 

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………… 

targeted measures to prevent forest fires 

Please describe the measures: 

……………………………………………………………………………………
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Is aid  granted  to  compensate for the value  of stock destroyed  by animals or on  the 
order of the authorities to fight the disease or pest in question? 

yes 

no 

Please describe how the  value  of stock will be calculated and confirm that the 
compensation will be limited to the value thus determined: 

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………… 

3.4.  Does  the  measure  include  aid  for  the  restoration  and  maintenance  of  natural 
pathways,  landscape  elements  and  features  and  the  natural  habitat  for  animals 
(point VII.C. d)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please describe the measures: 

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………… 

3.5.  Does the measure include aid for constructing, improving and maintaining forest 

roads and/or visitors’ infrastructures (point VII.C. e)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please describe the measures: 

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………… 

Are the forests and infrastructures used for recreation open to the public at no cost 
for recreational purposes? 

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If not, is access restricted to protect sensitive areas or to ensure the proper and safe 
use  of  the  infrastructures?  Please  describe  the  restrictions  and  the  reasons  for 
imposing them: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………… 

3.6.  Does the measure include aid for the costs of information materials and activities 

(point VII.C. f)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please describe the measures and confirm that the supported actions and 
materials disseminate general information concerning forests and do not contain 
references to named products or producers or promote domestic products: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… 

3.7.  Does the measure include aid for the costs of purchase of forestry land for nature 

protection purposes (point VII.C.g)? 

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  describe  in  detail  the  nature  protection  use  of  the  forestry  land  in 
question  and  confirm  that  this  land  is  entirely  and  permanently  secured  for  nature 
protection by means of a statutory or contractual obligation: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… 

3.8.  Does  the  measure  include  aid  for  the  costs  of  afforestation  of  agricultural  or 
non-agricultural land, establishment of agro forestry systems on agricultural land, 
Natura  2000  payments,  forest-environment  payments,  restoring  forestry  potential 
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to  Articles 43-49  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/20058081  or  any  replacing 
legislation? 

yes 

no 

If  yes  please  demonstrate  that  the  measure  fulfils  the  conditions  laid  down  in 
Articles 43-49 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 or any replacing legislation: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… 

3.9.  Does the measure include aid for the additional costs and income foregone due to 

the use of environmentally friendly forest technology? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please describe in detail the technology used and confirm that it goes beyond 
the relevant mandatory requirements: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… 

Is  the  compensation  paid  on  the  basis  of  a  voluntary  commitment  that  the  forest 
owner has entered and that satisfies the conditions of Article 47 of Regulation (EC) 
No 1698/2005 or any replacing legislation? 

yes 

no 

If  not,  please  note  that  the  aid  cannot  be  authorized  under  Chapter  VII  of  the 
Guidelines. If yes, describe the commitments: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… 

80 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by 
the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.) 

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3.10.  Does  the  measure  include  aid  for  the  costs  of  purchase  of  forestry  land  (other 

than forestry land for environmental protection purposes, see point 3.7 above)? 

yes 

no 

If yes, please describe the measure and indicate the aid intensity: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… 

3.11.  Does the measure include aid for the costs of training, consultancy services, such 
as,  establishment  of  business  plans  or  forestry  management  plans,  feasibility 
studies, as well as participation in competitions, exhibitions and fairs? 

yes 

no 

If  yes  please  demonstrate  that  the  measure  fulfils  the  conditions  laid  down  in 
Article 15 of the Exemption Regulation: 

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… 

3.12.  Does the measure include aid for the setting up of forestry associations? 

yes 

no 

If  yes  please  demonstrate  that  the  measure  fulfils  the  conditions  laid  down  in 
Article 9 of the Exemption Regulation: 

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3.13.  Does the measure include aid in favour of vulgarisation of new techniques, such 

as reasonable small scale pilot projects or demonstration projects? 

yes 

no 

If yes please describe the measures and demonstrate that they fulfil the conditions set 
out in point 107 of the Guidelines: 

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4.  AMOUNT OF AID 

4.1. 

Is  the  aid  for  measures  indicated  under  points  3.1-3.7  limited  to  100 %  of  the 
eligible costs and overcompensation excluded? 

yes 

no 

Please describe how the exclusion of overcompensation will be controlled: 

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4.2. 

Is  the  aid  for  measures  indicated  under  point  3.8  limited  to  the  maximum 
intensity or amount laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 or any replacing 
legislation? 

yes 

no 

Are the mesures indicated under point 3.8 being co-financed under Regulation (EC) 
No  1698/2005  or  any  replacing  legislation  or  is  such  co-financing  envisaged  or 
possible? 

yes 

no 

If  yes,  please  describe  how  any  double  funding  leading  to  overcompensation  will 
excluded: 

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4.3.  Can  the  compensation  for  measures  indicated  under  point  3.9  be  granted  above 
the maximum aid rate for aid under Article 47 fixed in the Annex of Regulation 
(EC) No 1698/2005, but in no case more than the demonstrated additional costs 
and income foregone? 

yes 

no 

In  both  cases,  please  indicate  the  aid  amount  and  describe  how  it  is  calculated.  If 
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environment and present calculations showing that the additional amounts of aid are 
limited to the demonstrated additional costs and/or income foregone: 

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4.4. 

Is the aid for the measures indicated under point 3.10 is limited to the maximum 
aid intensity laid down in Article 4 of the Exemption Regulation for the purchase 
of agricultural land? 

yes 

no 

Please describe how the exclusion of overcompensation will be controlled: 

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4.5. 

Is the aid for measures indicated under points 3.11-3.13 limited to the maximum 
aid intensity laid down in the applicable rules of the Exemption Regulation or the 
Guidelines? 

yes 

no 

Please describe how the exclusion of overcompensation will be controlled: 

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