Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products
Date: 2007-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, agro-industry, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

25.4.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/17

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, proces-
sing and marketing of agricultural products

(2007/C 90/06)

XA Number: XA 111/06

Name and address of the granting authority:

Member state: United Kingdom

Region: East of England

Title of Aid Scheme: Improving the competitiveness of the
East of England's Agri-business sector

East of England Development Agency
The Business Centre
Station Rd
Histon
Cambridge CB4 9LQ
United Kingdom

Legal Basis: Section 5 of the Regional Development Agencies
Act 1998.

Web-Address:

Expenditure planned under the scheme:

29 December 2006 — 31 March 2007

GBP 120 000

1 April 2007 — 31 March 2008

1 April 2008 — 31 March 2009

GBP 240 000

GBP 240 000

Maximum Aid Intensity: The aid intensity is 100 %

Date of Implementation: 29 December 2006

Duration of Scheme: Until 31 March 2009

Objective of aid: Sectoral development. The scheme will
provide information, advice and training service for farmers,
farmer controlled businesses (FCBs) and other businesses within
the agricultural supply chain in the East of England

The scheme will provide advice on collaboration to improve
farm business performance and efficiency and help improve the
marketing of agricultural produce

The aid will be paid in line with Article 14 of Regulation
1/2004 and the eligible costs will be consultancy services and
the costs of organising training programmes.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme is aimed primarily at busi-
nesses active in the production of agricultural products, namely
cereals and arable crops and red meat. However, some busi-
nesses in other parts of the wider agricultural supply chain
(including processing and marketing) may also be eligible to
take part. The scheme is therefore ultimately open to businesses
producing (or processing or marketing) cereals and other arable
crops, pork, beef and sheep meat or products derived from
these.

http://www.eeda.org.uk/files/Improving_competiveness.pdf

Alternatively, information on this scheme can be accessed via
the UK's central web listing for exempted agricultural state aid
schemes:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Other Information: The scheme will be open to businesses in
the agricultural supply chain which process or market products
not listed on in Annex 1 to the Treaty establishing the European
Community. Aid to such businesses will be paid in line with
Regulation 69/2001 on de minimis aid or any regulation repla-
cing it

Beneficiaries will not be able to choose their own service
provider. The service provider will be EFFP who were selected
and will be remunerated according to market principle.

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority):

Neil Marr
Agricultural State Aid Advisor
Defra
8B 9 Millbank
c/o 17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom

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Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2007

XA Number: XA 112/06

Member State: United Kingdom

Sector(s) Concerned: The main activity of Lancashire Tea
Company Limited is the processing and packaging of teabags of
tea blended to a special regional formulation.

Region: North West Regional Development Agency

Title of Aid Scheme or Name of Company receiving an
individual aid: Lancashire Tea Company Limited.

Legal Basis: The Governments powers for Regional Selective
in
Assistance (RSA) and Selective Finance for
England (SFIE) are provided in Section 7 of the Industrial Devel-
opment Act 1982. Section 7(1) of the Act provides for financial
assistance to be given on a discretionary basis in order to
provide, maintain or safeguard employment
in the Assisted
Areas (AAs). Offers of assistance in England are subject to the
consent of the Treasury.

Investment

Annual Expenditure planned under the scheme or Overall
Amount of individual aid granted to the Company: A Selec-
tive Finance for Investment grant of GBP 83 000 payable in 2
instalments over a an 18 month period.

Maximum Aid Intensity:: An SFIE grant of GBP 83 000
equates to 30 % of the company's total project capital expendi-
ture 276 000.

Date of Implementation: The project is due to commence
29th December 2006

Duration of Scheme or Individual Aid award: The grant will
be paid in 2 instalments when capital expenditure, job creation
and productivity growth targets have been met. The final
payments will be made on 31st March 2009.

Name and Address of the granting authority:
North West Regional Development Agency
PO Box 37, Renaissance House
Centre Park
Warrington WA1 1XB
United KIngdom

Web Address:
http://www.nwda.co.uk/RelatedContent.aspx?area=86&subar-
ea=252&item=20029190203189955

Scroll down the page and click on the Defra State Aid link on
the right hand side.

http://defraweb/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Other Information: This grant is being made under the Selec-
tive Finance for Investment scheme which was approved as
regional selective assistance under N 731/2000. The processing
of Annex 1 products is however excluded from approval to
scheme N 731/2000 and Lancashire Tea's products fall under
Annex 1. Therefore the grant is being notified under Regulation
1/2004. Lancashire Tea Company Ltd is based in the Merseyside
Objective 1 region

The project will also be eligible for loan guarantee schemes
which are also state aid. The accumulation does not take it over
the 50 % aid intensity limit

Details of the offer targets can be found in the full text docu-
ment.

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department of Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority)

Objective of Aid: The objective is Regional Aid. The grant
complies with Article 7 of European Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1/2004 which deals with investment in manufacturing,
processing and marketing of agricultural products. The eligible
costs will be the purchase of new plant and equipment and
equipment, namely a Catering Pack machine, Foil Wrap
machine, Bag machine and ancillary equipment.

Neil Marr
Agricultural State Aid Advisor
Defra
8B 9 Millbank
c/o 17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom