Summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-05-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, exchange of information, fishing industry, small and medium-sized enterprises

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No
1595/2004 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and
medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 102/07)

Aid No: XF 19/06

Member State: United Kingdom

a) Full address of administrative body:

London Development Agency
Palestra
197 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8AA
United Kingdom

b) UK Contact:

Richard Winborn
Marine Fisheries Agency
Area 6D, 3-8 Whitehall Place West
London SW1A 2HH
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-207) 270 80 41
Fax (44-207) 270 80 19
E-mail: richard.winborn@mfa.gsi.gov.uk

Region: London

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid:

Beneficiary:: Smoked Salmon Unlimited

Legal basis: Industrial Development Act 1982

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid
to be granted to the beneficiary is GBP 450 000 over 2 years.
The project involves building a new factory incorporating a new
smokery and visitor centre

Maximum aid intensity: Aid intensity: 15 %. Aid is paid by
way of cash grant and is paid against receipted invoices. No
other form of aid is payable. The amount of aid intensity will
not exceed, in subsidy equivalent the total rate of national and
community
regulation
2792/1999 (i.e. 40 %) on any single approved project

fixed by Annex IV, of

subsidies

Date of implementation: 22 November 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The last instal-
ment of aid to the beneficiary is expected to be November 2008

Objective of aid: To improve the competitiveness of
the
eligible regions through support for good quality projects which
provide sustainable new investment

Indicate which one of Articles 4 to 12 is used and the
eligible costs covered by the scheme or individual aid.: Aid
will be made available under Articles 8 of Regulation EC
1595/2004.

Eligible project items for grant aid must involve expenditure on
fixed assets, such as property, plant and machinery for the
processing and marketing of smoked salmon. Assets can be
purchased outright or by finance lease or hire-purchase terms.
Some property leases may also be eligible. Certain costs of a
non-recurring nature (patent
fees) may
qualify. Projects may be monitored for minimum of five years
through to completion of the investment and beyond to ensure
the conditions of the offer have been met

rights, professional

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to the fishing sector
and relates to processing and marketing of smoked salmon

Name and address of the granting authority:

London Development Agency
Palestra
197 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8AA
United Kingdom

Web address:

www.dti.gov.uk

http://www.creativelondon.org.uk/server.php?show=con-
WebDoc.120

Other information: —

Other State aid or EU aid granted to the beneficiary since
1 November 2004: No other State aid or EU grant since 1
November 2004

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Aid No: XF 20/06

Member State: Italy

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Regolamento di esecuzione dell'articolo 6, comma 23,
della legge regionale 12/2006 recante criteri e modalità per la
concessione di contributi alle associazioni del settore della pesca
marittima operanti in Regione per l'attuazione di programmi di
attività ai sensi dell'articolo 20, comma 3, lettera b), della legge
41/1982 e successive modifiche

Legal basis: Legge 17 febbraio 1982, n. 41 [articolo 20,
comma 3,
lettera b)] — ‘Piano per la razionalizzazione e lo
sviluppo della pesca marina’ e successive modifiche.

Legge regionale 21 luglio 2006, n. 12 (articolo 6) — ‘Assesta-
mento del bilancio 2006 e del bilancio pluriennale per gli anni
2006-2008 ai sensi dell'articolo 18 della legge regionale 16
aprile 1999, n. 7’.

Delibera di giunta regionale n. 2566 del 27 ottobre 2006

— information and communication expenses related to the
the programmes and graphic and audiovisual

aims of
products of general interest to those active in the sector;

— costs incurred in holding conferences, meetings and semi-
nars directly connected with programme implementation;

— general expenses,

including the hire and amortisation of
equipment and facilities directly connected with programme
implementation, up to a ceiling of 12 % of the overall costs
of the planned initiative

Sector(s) concerned: Maritime fishing, aquaculture, processing
and marketing

Name and address of granting authority:

Direzione centrale risorse agricole, naturali, forestali e montagna
Servizio pesca e acquacoltura
Via Caccia, 17
I-33100 Udine

Website: www.regione.fvg.it

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: Esti-
mated expenditure for the aid totals EUR 240 000

No of aid scheme: XF 21/06

Explanatory remarks:

Maximum intensity of the aid: The maximum aid allowed
amounts to 100 % of eligible expenses

Date of implementation: The aid scheme enters into force
after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Region and in
any case 10 working days after this form is sent, as provided for
in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004

Duration of the scheme: Aid will be granted until funds are
exhausted but not beyond the term of validity of Regulation
(EC) No 1595/2004, i.e. 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: To support SMEs in the fishing and aquacul-
ture industries by approving programming agreements with the
maritime fishery associations operating in the Region, for a
maximum duration of twelve months which aim,
inter alia, to
safeguard and improve the sustainable management of fishery
and biological resources, add value to fishery products, safe-
guard and boost employment and promote the establishment of
consortia of businesses.

The aid is granted under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1595/2004.

On 3 June 2005, the Council of Ministers approved the imple-
mentation of an Action Plan in the fisheries sector with a view
to achieving the following objectives:

— improved safety of vessels and their crews in fishing opera-

tions;

— modernisation, competitiveness and improved profitability

of the sector;

— incorporation of environmental measures and promotion of
practices which foster the improvement and sustainability of
the marine environment.

— promotion of equal opportunities for men and women in
the sector and reconciliation of working and family life.

The approved plan includes a series of measures to be carried
out by fishing enterprises, which can obtain the necessary
funding for their implementation in the form of low-interest
loans granted by the Official Credit
Institute (ICO). The
measures cover training, technical studies and specific activities

Member State: Spain

Eligible
comprise:

expenditure

under

the programming

agreement

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Action Plan for the Spanish Fisheries Sector

— staffing costs of

the associations or costs

purchasing services from third bodies for
purpose of programme implementation;

incurred in
the exclusive

Legal basis: Acuerdo de 3 de junio de 2005, del Consejo de
Ministros, por el que se aprueba el Plan de Acción en el Sector
Pesquero Español

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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company:

The annual cost breakdown is as follows:

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total

EUR 10 560 000

EUR 10 560 000

EUR 10 560 000

EUR 7 920 000

EUR 5 280 000

EUR 44 880 000

The aid is transferred to the ICO to subsidise the interest on the
loans granted by banks

Maximum aid intensity: No limit on the interest rate subsidy

Date of implementation: The agreed date for payment by the
ICO of the first year's interest relief is 20 February 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: First annual
payment of interest on the loans: 20 February 2007.

Proposed date of the last instalment to be paid: 20 February
2011

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to modernise the
sector, improve its safety and profitability, and adapt it to social
and environmental requirements

Indicate which one of Articles 4 to 12 is used and the
eligible costs covered by the scheme or individual aid:

Article 6. Aid for investments for innovative measures and tech-
nical assistance

Article 12. Socio-economic measures

The eligible costs of the aid scheme are fixed at 50 % of the
total for the items covered by each of the above articles

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to the sea-fishing
sector and to aquaculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Secretaría General de Pesca Marítima
C/ Ortega y Gasset 57
E-28006 Madrid

Web address: www.mapya.es