Summary 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 and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
Date: 2007-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, State aid, agricultural production, aid to agriculture, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commis-
sion 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 and
amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2007/C 143/02)

XA Number: XA 64/07

Member State: Republic of Lithuania

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Paramos teikimas už šalutinių gyvūninių produktų,
neskirtų vartoti žmonėms, pašalinimą ir sunaikinimą

Legal basis: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m.
balandžio 13 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-162 „Dėl paramos teikimo už
šalutinių gyvūninių produktų, neskirtų vartoti žmonėms, pašali-
sunaikinimą taisyklių patvirtinimo ir žemės ūkio
nimą ir
ministro 2006 m. gegužės 26 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-217 bei žemės
ūkio ministro 2006 m. spalio 3 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-385 pripaži-
nimo netekusiais galios“

Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of
products.

agricultural

Name and address of the granting authority:

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija
Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6)
LT-01103 Vilnius

Web: http://www.zum.lt/min/Isakymai/dsp_isakymas.cfm?Isaky-
masID=3409&langparam=Lt

Other information: —

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
LTL 6 800 000, in accordance with the official EUR exchange
rate (EUR 1 971 000).

individual

XA Number: XA 65/07

Member State: Cyprus

Maximum aid intensity:

Up to 100 % of the costs of the removal and destruction of
fallen stock, when TSE testing of such fallen stock is obligatory.

Up to 100 % of the costs of removing fallen stock.

Up to 75 % of the costs of the destruction of such fallen stock.

Date of implementation: 1 May 2007.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31
December 2013.

Objective of aid: Aid to SMEs.

To provide aid for enterprises and farmers operating in the
stock-farming sector in order to ensure a consistent programme
of control and safe removal of all fallen stock.

Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
applies.

The eligible costs are costs related to the removal and destruc-
tion of fallen stock.

Region: The aid is not granted by a regional authority.

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Sigan Management — Plan for the Collection, Trans-
port and Processing of Animal Waste

Legal basis: Άρθρο 120470.07501 του Προϋπολογισμού για το
2007 — Άλλες Δαπάνες — Συλλογή, μεταφορά, επεξεργασία και
τελική διάθεση Ζωικών Αποβλήτων (προσφορά 20/2004) [(Article
120470.07501 of the Budget for 2007 — Other expenditure
— Collection, transport, processing and final disposal of animal
waste (Bid 20/2004)]

Ο περί της Εφαρμογής Κοινοτικών Κανονισμών στον Τομέα της
Κτηνιατρικής Νόμος του 2004 [Ν149(Ι)/2004 (2004 Law on the
implementation of Community Regulations in the veterinary
sector) (Ν149(Ι)/2004)]

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Sigan
Management is granted 1 295 000 CYP annually. Each year,
before the last monthly payment is made, the annual amount is
readjusted on the basis of any change in fuel costs and the
payment is adjusted accordingly.

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Μaximum aid intensity: 100 % coverage of expenditure on the
removal and destruction of dead adult sheep and goats (over 18
months old). These animals must be checked for TSE.

Legal basis: 2006. gada 19. septembra MK noteikumi Nr. 777
“Noteikumi par atklāta projektu iesniegumu konkursa “Investī-
cijas lauksaimniecības uzņēmumos” vadlīnijām”

100 % coverage of expenditure on the removal and destruction
of dead cattle over 24 months old. These animals must be
checked for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE).
100 % coverage of expenditure on the removal and destruction
of dead animals (calves up to 24 months, sheep and goats up to
18 months, pigs, poultry and rabbits). The competent authority
will
increase the slaughter fee for all animals and poultry to
cover 25 % of expenditure on the destruction of those animals.
According to the competent authority's calculations, 25 % of
the cost of destroying the dead animals (calves up to 24
months, sheep and goats up to 18 months, pigs, poultry and
rabbits) amounts to 150 892 CYP per year.

Date of implementation: The scheme started operating on
1.12.2006 (it is a State aid scheme implemented before the date
of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and which
nonetheless falls within its scope, by virtue of Article 23(2)
thereof).

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The company
is obliged to offer its services in accordance with the terms laid
down in the tender documents for a period of 7 years, i.e. until
30.11.2013.

Objective of aid: The collection, transport, storage and general
handling of animal waste not intended for human consumption,
governed by the provisions of Regulation (EC) 1774/2002,
which have been transposed into Cypriot law by the 2004 Law
on the implementation of Community Regulations in the veter-
inary sector (Ν149(Ι)/2004).

Sector(s) concerned: All livestock farmers in areas controlled
by the Republic of Cyprus who avail themselves of the services
provided free of charge by Sigan Management: collection and
destruction of dead animals.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Κτηνιατρικές Υπηρεσίες (Veterinary Services)
Υπουργείο Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος (Ministry
of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment)
CY-1417 Λευκωσία (CY-1417 Nicosia)

Internet address: www.moa.gov.cy/vs

Other information: —

XA Number: XA 66/07

Member State: Latvia

Region: —

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total
amount under the aid scheme is LVL 5 000 000

Maximum aid intensity:

Public financing of the applicable costs does not exceed:

a) 50 % of eligible investments in less favoured areas or in
areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation
(EC) No 1698/2005, as designated by Member States in
accordance with Articles 50 and 94 of that Regulation;.

b) 40 % of eligible investments in other regions;

c) 60 % of eligible investments in less-favoured areas or in
areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation
(EC) No 1698/2005, as designated by Member States in
accordance with Articles 50 and 94 of that Regulation and
50 % in other regions, in the case of investments made by
young farmers within five years of setting up.

Eligible costs:

1. Costs of new construction, reconstruction and renovation,

based on contracts with third persons;

2. Acquisition of new fixed capital goods to ensure the func-
tioning of newly constructed, reconstructed and renovated
buildings;

3. Costs of

construction materials

(in cases where new
construction, reconstruction or renovation works are carried
out by the holding itself), in accordance with an approved
construction project.

Only those items in the construction project estimate that in
the framework of the project are directly related to measures
financed by the Structural Funds are eligible. However, the
following costs not directly related to production will, for
instance, be considered to be eligible costs if the amount
thereof does not exceed 30 % of the total amount of eligible
construction costs: construction reconstruction and renova-
installation of external
tion of administrative buildings,
lighting, guard rooms within buildings,
installation of
security alarm systems, including video surveillance systems,
auxiliary rooms, if their functional use is explained, staff rest
rooms, etc.

If the construction project provides for landscaping, only the
costs of asphalting (or applying other surfacing materials),
laying lawns and erecting fences and pass checkpoints will be
considered as eligible costs.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Eiropas Savienības struktūrfonda Eiropas Lauksaimnie-
cības virzības un garantiju fonds Vienotā programmdokumenta
4. prioritātes “Lauku un zivsaimniecības attīstības veicināšana”
4.1. pasākuma “Investīcijas lauksaimniecības uzņēmumos”

4. General costs directly related to project preparation and
implementation and not exceeding 6 % of the total amount
of eligible project costs (including architects', engineers' and
consultants'
technical and economical
legal services,
justifications, costs of acquiring patents and licences).

fees,

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Date of implementation: 1 May 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid: Until 30 December
2008

Objective of the aid: The objective of the aid is to ensure
balanced and sustainable rural development, diminishing socio-
economic differences between rural and urban areas, conserving
a diverse rural environment and promoting the efficiency and
competitiveness of agricultural production.

This measure is in conformity with Article 4 of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid is
medium-sized enterprises active in agriculture.

intended for

small and

Name and address of the granting authority:
Latvijas Republikas Zemkopības ministrija
LV-1981 Rīga

Internet address: www.zm.gov.lv

XA Number: XA 67/07

Member State: Republic of Lithuania

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Aid to stock breeding

Legal basis: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m.
balandžio 18 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-166 „Dėl paramos veislinin-
kystei taisyklių patvirtinimo“

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
LTL 28 000 000, in accordance with the official EUR exchange
rate (EUR 8 109 360).

individual

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the administrative
costs of establishing and maintaining herd books;

Up to 70 % of the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of
third parties to determine the genetic quality or productivity of
livestock, with the exception of checks performed by the live-
stock owner and routine checks on milk quality;

Up to 40 % of the costs related to the introduction of innova-
tive stock breeding methods or techniques at farm level, with
the exception of any costs related to artificial insemination, until
31 December 2011;

Up to 100 % of the costs related to the organisation of competi-
tions, shows, fairs and forums, and participation in them, with a
view to exchanging information.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31
December 2013

Aid towards costs related to the introduction of innovative stock
breeding methods or techniques at farm level, with the excep-
tion of costs
insemination, until 31
December 2011.

related to artificial

Objective of aid:

— support to SMEs;

— to encourage stock breeders to participate in programmes
for the evaluation of breeding stock on the basis of their
progenies and in other selection programmes;

— to increase the productivity of reared animals and improve
the genetic potential, and to expand herds with high
breeding values;

— to collect data on animal productivity and breeds, and to
develop computerised stock breeding and animal selection
programmes using a single computer network;

— to modernise animal productivity and meat quality assess-

ment technologies;

— to encourage stock breeders to rear animals of high breeding

value and to improve animal breeding values;

— to preserve and improve Lithuanian livestock breeds and

their gene pool;

— to assess breeding stock and to organise livestock shows and

horse trials and competitions.

Articles 15 and 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1857/2006 apply.

The eligible costs are:

1. the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd

books;

2. the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties
to determine the genetic quality or productivity of livestock,
with the exception of controls undertaken by the livestock
owner and routine controls of milk quality;

3. costs related to the introduction at farm level of innovative
stock-breeding methods or techniques, with the exception of
costs related to the introduction or performance of artificial
insemination;

4. costs related to the organisation of competitions, shows, fairs
and forums, and participation in them with a view to
exchanging information.

Sector(s) concerned: Animal husbandry (cattle farming, horse
farming, pig farming, sheep farming, goat farming).

Name and address of the granting authority:
Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija
Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6)
LT-01103 Vilnius

Web: http://www.zum.lt/min/Isakymai/dsp_isakymas.cfm?Isaky-
masID=3414&langparam=LT

Date of implementation: 1 May 2007.

Other information: —