Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products
Date: 2007-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to
small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products

(2007/C 130/05)

XA Number: XA 29/07

Name and address of the granting authority:

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: North West England

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual
(North West
England).

aid: Collaborative Advisory Service

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

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: 4 April
2007 — 31 March 2008: GBP 180 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 %

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 4th April
2007.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will begin on 4th April 2007. It will close on the 31 March
2008. The last payment will be made 31 September 2008

North West Regional Development Agency
PO Box 37
Renaissance House
Centre Park
Warrington
Cheshire WA1 1XB
United Kingdom

The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:

North West Regional Development Agency
PO Box 37
Renaissance House
Centre Park
Warrington
Cheshire WA1 1XB
United Kingdom

The organisation operating the scheme is:

English Farming & Food Partnerships
45 Ludgate Hill
London EC4M 7JU
United Kingdom

Web-Address: http://www.effp.com/x1345.xml

Objective of aid: Sectoral development. The scheme will
provide an advice service for farmers, farmer controlled busi-
nesses (FCBs) and other collaborative ventures within the agri-
cultural supply chain in the North West of England. The scheme
will provide advice, to help improve farm business performance
and efficiency through collaboration and supply chain efficiency.

Alternatively, you can access information on this scheme via the
UK's central web listing for exempted agricultural State aid
schemes

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

The aid will be paid in line with Article 15 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 and the eligible costs will be consultancy
services.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme is aimed primarily at busi-
nesses active in the production of agricultural products.
However, some businesses in other parts of the wider agri-
cultural supply chain (including processing and marketing) may
also be eligible to take part. The scheme is open to businesses
producing (or processing or marketing) any type of agricultural
product.

Other information: The scheme will be made available to all
businesses active in the wider supply chain for agricultural
products. Accordingly, some of the businesses might not be
active in the agricultural production. Aid to non-agricultural
businesses will be paid with regard to Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1998/2006 on de minimis aid.

Beneficiaries will not be able to choose the service provider. The
service provider will be English Farming and Food Partnerships
who were selected by a tendering exercise on the basis of
market principles in line with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006

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No payments will be made to producers who are given technical
support in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation.

Objective: Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to
cover the administrative costs of the establishment and mainte-
nance of herd books.

Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and
rules for the scheme can be found in the web links above

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

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

XA number: XA 46/07

Member State: Belgium

Economic sector(s) concerned: Farmyard animals

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij
Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling
Ellips, 6e verdieping
Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40
B-1030 Brussel

Website:

http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/dier/pluim.html

Other information: —

Jules Van Liefferinge
Secretary-General

Region: Flemish Authority: Department
Fisheries

for Agriculture and

XA number: XA 48/07

Member State: Belgium

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Vlaams interprovinciaal verbond van fokkers van neer-
hofdieren vzw.

Legal basis:

— 2 juni 1998 — Koninklijk besluit betreffende de zoötech-
nische en genealogische voorschriften voor de verbetering
en de instandhouding van de pluimvee- en konijnenrassen.

17 maart 2005 — Ministerieel besluit houdende de erken-
ning en subsidiëring van organisaties in het kader van de
aanmoediging en de verbetering van de pluimvee- en konij-
nenfokkerij.

— 2 juin 1998 — Arrêté royal du 2 juin 1998 relatif aux
conditions zootechniques et généalogiques régissant l'amé-
lioration et la conservation des races avicoles et cunicoles.

17 mars 2005 — Arrêté ministériel portant agrément et
subventionnement des organisations dans le cadre de la
promotion et de l'amélioration de l'élevage de volailles et de
lapins.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 7 500

individual

Maximum intensity of the aid: Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of
up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establish-
ment and maintenance of herd books.

Region: Flemish Authority: Department
Fisheries

for Agriculture and

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Vlaams Varkensstamboek vzw.

Legal basis:

— 2 september 1992 — Koninklijk besluit betreffende de

verbetering van de fokvarkens.

3 september 1992 — Ministerieel besluit betreffende de
verbetering van de fokvarkens.

— 2 septembre 1992 — Arrêté royal relatif à l'amélioration des

reproducteurs porcins.

3 septembre 1992 — Arrêté ministériel relatif à l'améliora-
tion des reproducteurs porcins.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 457 000

individual

Maximum intensity of the aid: Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of
up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establish-
ment and maintenance of herd books;

Article 16(1)(b): aid at a rate of up to 70 % of the costs of tests
performed by or on behalf of third parties to determine the
genetic quality or yield of livestock; there is no exemption for
aid granted to cover the costs of controls undertaken by the
owner of the livestock or routine checks on milk quality.

Date of implementation: 1.4.2007

Date of implementation: 1.4.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The subsidy is
granted for the 2007 financial year.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The subsidy is
granted for the 2007 financial year.

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Objective: To support small and medium-sized enterprises and
sectoral development.

Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the
administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of
herd books.

Article 16(1)(b): aid at a rate of up to 70 % of the costs of tests
performed by or on behalf of third parties to determine the
genetic quality or yield of livestock; there is no exemption for
aid granted to cover the costs of checks undertaken by the
owner of the livestock or routine checks on milk quality.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Pigs

Name and address of the granting authority:
Departement Landbouw en Visserij
Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling
Ellips, 6e verdieping
Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40
B-1030 Brussel

Website:
http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/dier/vark.html

Other information: —

Jules Van Liefferinge
Secretary-General