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 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
Date: 2007-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Italy, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, agricultural holding, 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 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

(2007/C 154/04)

XA Number: XA 18/07

Member State: Czech Republic

Region: Vysočina

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Podpora investic v zemědělských podnicích

Legal basis:

1) Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích (krajské zřízení), ve znění

pozdějších předpisů;

2) Zákon č. 250/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech územ-

ních rozpočtů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů;

3) Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších

předpisů;

4) Program rozvoje kraje Vysočina;

5) Zásady Zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina pro poskytování finanč-
ních příspěvků na podporu zemědělství v kraji Vysočina pro
období 2007–2013 z rozpočtu kraje Vysočina a způsobu
kontroly jejich využití č. 07/06

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual
expenditure of a maximum of CZK 5 000 000

Maximum aid intensity:

Amount of aid: up to 50 % of eligible expenditure on invest-
ments in building and technology, including eligible expenditure
on the technical part of the documentation, which covers the
building notification or permit.

Eligible costs which may qualify for a financial contribution
range from CZK 20 000 to CZK 2 000 000 per individual
project.

The maximum amount of a financial contribution per benefi-
ciary/project holder is CZK 3 500 000 for the period 2007-
2013.

Date of implementation: From 1 March 2007

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid: The aid is targeted at investments which will
enhance the efficiency of agricultural undertakings, with a view
to improving their competitiveness.

This aid is in compliance with generally applicable legislation in
the Czech Republic as well as with the objectives and priorities
of the ‘Development Programme for the Vysočina Region’ and
the ‘Rules of the Vysočina Regional Assembly on the granting
of financial contributions from the Vysočina regional budget to
assist agriculture in the Vysočina region for the period 2007-
2013, and the method of monitoring their use’. The aid is
governed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of
15 December 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.

The following are regarded as eligible costs: expenditure on the
construction, purchase, modernisation and reconstruction of
facilities and technology used for rearing cattle, pigs, sheep,
goats, gallinaceous poultry, water
including
improved areas for the storage of animal waste, and expenditure
on the construction, purchase, modernisation and reconstruc-
tion of facilities and technology used for the storage of root
crops.

fowl and bees,

Eligible costs include expenditure on processing and obtaining
the technical part of the documentation, relating to the building
notification or permit.

Sector(s) concerned: Activities relating to the primary produc-
tion of agricultural products.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Vysočina
kraj se sídlem: Žižkova 57
CZ-587 33 Jihlava

Web address: http://www.kr-vysocina.cz/

Other information: Vysočina Region declares that the condi-
tions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
will be met, i.e. the aid will be targeted at small and medium-
sized enterprises engaged in primary agricultural production,
and that
in that Regulation will be
adhered to.

the financial

limit set

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XA Number: XA 19/07

Name and address of the granting authority:

Member State: Czech Republic

Region: Vysočina

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Podpora poskytování technické podpory v odvětví
zemědělství

Legal basis:

1) Zákon č. 129/ 2000 Sb., o krajích (krajské zřízení), ve znění

pozdějších předpisů;

2) Zákon č. 250/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech územ-

ních rozpočtů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů;

3) Zákon č. 252/ 1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších

předpisů;

4) Program rozvoje kraje Vysočina;

5) Zásady Zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina pro poskytování finanč-
ních příspěvků na podporu zemědělství v kraji Vysočina pro
období 2007–2013 z rozpočtu kraje Vysočina a způsobu
kontroly jejich využití č. 07/06

Vysočina
kraj se sídlem: Žižkova 57
CZ-587 33 Jihlava

Web address: http://www.kr-vysocina.cz/

Other information: Vysočina Region declares that the condi-
tions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
will be met, i.e. the aid will be targeted at small and medium-
sized enterprises engaged in primary agricultural production,
and that
in that Regulation will be
adhered to.

the financial

limit set

XA number: XA 20/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme: Assistance for the purchase or leasing of
new machine tools or manufacturing equipment

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual
expenditure of a maximum of CZK 400 000

Legal basis:

Legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329

Maximum aid intensity:

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 4347 del 28.12.2006

Amount of aid: up to 100 % of eligible costs.

Eligible costs which may qualify for a financial contribution
range from CZK 5 000 to CZK 250 000 per individual project.

The maximum amount of a financial contribution per benefi-
ciary/project holder is CZK 1 750 000 for the period 2007-
2013.

Date of implementation: From 1 March 2007

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid: The aid is aimed at enhancing the profes-
sional competence of operators engaged in activities connected
with the primary production of agricultural products mentioned
in Annex I to the EC Treaty, with a view to increasing labour
efficiency and productivity.

and exhibitions

The following are regarded as eligible costs: expenditure on
organising competitions
focusing on the
primary production of agricultural products mentioned in
Annex I to the EC Treaty, including assistance with costs relating
to the participation of exhibitors at such events; expenditure on
organising training events focusing on the primary production
of agricultural products mentioned in Annex I to the EC Treaty
in the form of courses, seminars or workshops; expenditure on
technological and economic consultancy for agricultural entre-
preneurs.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
annual amount granted to the company: EUR 4 million

Maximum aid intensity: Interest-rate subsidy for the purchase
of new machine tools or manufacturing equipment, excluding
replacement investments.

The subsidy may not exceed 50 % of eligible expenditure in
less-favoured areas or 40 % in other areas.

Date of implementation: On notification by the Commission
of the identification number it has allocated on receipt of the
summary information.

Duration of
31 December 2013

the scheme or

the individual

aid: To

Objective of the aid: To help SMEs purchase or lease new
machine tools or manufacturing equipment. Installation, testing,
transport and packaging costs are eligible up to a total of 15 %
of the cost of the equipment.

Eligible investments must seek to achieve at least one of the
following objectives:

— lower production costs;

— improvement or conversion of production;

— quality improvements;

Sectors(s) concerned: Activities
production of agricultural products

relating to the primary

— protecting and improving the environment, hygiene condi-

tions or animal welfare.

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Up to 100 % of the investment programme may be financed for
a period of up to 7 years, including a grace period of no more
than 2 years.

Under no circumstances may the subsidy at the level of indivi-
dual applications exceed the maximum aid intensities granted
under the relevant EU rules.

Sector or sectors concerned: The scheme applies to small and
medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agri-
cultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto
Assessorato alle Politiche dell'economia, dello sviluppo, della
ricerca e dell'innovazione, delle politiche istituzionali
Direzione Industria
Corso del Popolo, 14
I-30172 Venezia — Mestre
Tel. (39) 041 279 58 10
Fax (39) 041 279 58 08
e-mail: dir.industria@regione.veneto.it

Internet address:

http://www.regione.veneto.it/Economia/Attività+Produttive/Industria

Other information: —

XA Number: XA 26/07

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Cheshire

Objective of aid: Grant aid to SMEs to conserve traditional
landscapes and features in the Sandstone Ridge area of Cheshire.

Sector(s) concerned: Conservation of traditional landscapes on
agricultural and rural land holdings

Name and address of the granting authority:

Cheshire County Council
Environmental Planning
Backford Hall
Backford
Chester
CH1 6PZ Cheshire
United Kingdom

The statutory body responsible for the scheme is: Cheshire
County Council

The organisation operating the scheme is: Cheshire County
Council

Web-Address:

http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0E5405F6-FCD7-
46C1-9C4D-3B950BFF695F/0/SREPStateAidExemptionGuidan-
ceNotice070307.doc

Alternatively details can be found on the Defra website.

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

Other information: 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)

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Sandstone Ridge ECOnet Partnership Conservation
Programme

Legal basis: s. 39 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act

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

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

Grant aid (2007-8): GBP 327 646
Technical support (2007-8): GBP 3 080

Grant aid (2008-9): GBP 200 000
Technical support (2008-9): GBP 3 080

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is discretionary and
is dependant upon the scale and scope of each project. Aid rates
may be up to 100 % in the case of non-productive heritage
features (Article 5)

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 1 April
2007

XA Number: XA 32/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Régimen de ayudas al
traslado de granjas por
motivos de interés público

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will begin on 1 April 2007 It will close on the 31 March 2009.
The last payment will be made on 3 March 2009

Legal basis: Orden, de la Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentación, por la que se establecen ayudas al traslado de
granjas por motivos de interés público.

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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total
budget appropriation for the financial years indicated is as
follows:

2007: EUR 300 000

2008: EUR 2 695 000

2009: EUR 2 310 000

2010: EUR 1 925 000

Maximum aid intensity: 80 % of the investment, where the
relocation consists in the dismantling, removal and re-erection
of existing facilities at the new site.

Where the relocation results in the farmer benefiting from
modernisation of facilities or in an increase in production capa-
city, in addition to the 80 % specified above, 30 % or 40 % of
the proposed new investment, depending on whether or not the
new holding is located in a less-favoured area.

These percentages will be increased by 5 percentage points
where the investments are made by young farmers.

Date of implementation: From 1 March 2007

Duration of aid scheme or individual aid award: Until
31 December 2010

Objective of aid: Article 6. Relocation of farm buildings in the
public interest. The aim is to move livestock holdings from sites
without planning approval to authorised sites.

Sector(s) concerned: Production sector. Livestock subsectors
generally.

Name and address of the granting authority:
Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Amadeo de Saboya, no 2
E-46010 Valencia

Web address: https://docv.gva.es/

Other information: —

Director-General
Innovation

for Agricultural Research, Development and

Eduardo Primo Millo