Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
Date: 2007-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Czechia, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, exchange of information, investment aid, regional aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to
small and medium-sized enterprises

(2007/C 162/05)

Aid No

Member State

XA 7005/07

Czech Republic

Region in which the scheme is applied
(NUTS II)

Jihovýchod

Title of
company
individual aid

aid scheme or name of
supplementary
receiving a

Podpora investic v souvislosti se zpracováním a uváděním zemědělských
produktů na trh

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 územních 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 finančních 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

Overall annual amount under the scheme: CZK 5 000 000 (EUR 0,181
million)

Maximum aid intensity

On the basis of Article 4 of the Directive

Yes

Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure on investments in building and technology

Date of implementation

From 1.3.2007

Duration

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Aid restricted to certain sectors:
— processing and marketing of agricultural products
mentioned in Annex I to the EC Treaty, with the
exception of products which are an imitation of or
substitute for milk and milk products.

Please indicate the code in NACE Rev. 1.1 (1)15

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Vysočina

Žižkova 57
CZ-587 33 Jihlava
Tél. (420) 564 60 22 08
brom.m@kr-vysocina.cz
www.kr-vysocina.cz/soubory/450008/zasady-7-2006.pdf

(1) NACE Rev. 1.1 is the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities

No

Yes

Aid No

Member State

Region

XA 7006/07

Czech Republic

Vysočina

Title of
company receiving an individual aid

aid scheme or name of

Podpora poskytování technické podpory v odvětví zemědělství

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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 územních 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 finančních 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

Up to CZK 600 000

Maximum aid intensity

Amount of aid: up to 50 % 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 beneficiary/project
holder is CZK 1 750 000 for the period 2007-2013.

Date of implementation

From 1.3.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2013

Objective of aid

The aid is aimed at enhancing the professional competence of operators
engaged in the processing and marketing of agricultural products mentioned
in Annex I to the EC Treaty, with a view to increasing labour efficiency and
productivity.
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
2007-13, and the method of monitoring their use’. The aid is governed by
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
The following are regarded as eligible costs: expenditure on organising compe-
titions and exhibitions aimed focusing on the processing and marketing of
agricultural products mentioned in Annex I to the EC Treaty, including assis-
tance with costs relating to the participation of exhibitors at such events;
expenditure on organising training events aimed at focusing on the processing
and marketing 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 entrepreneurs.

Economic sector(s) concerned

All sectors

or

— Coalmining

— All manufacturing

or

— Steel

— Shipbuilding

— Synthetic fibres

— Motor vehicles

— Other manufacturing

— Processing and marketing of agricultural products

Yes

— All services

or

— Transport services

— Financial services

— Other services

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Name and address of
authority

the granting

Vysočina
Žižkova 57
CZ-587 33 Jihlava

Other information

Vysočina Region declares that the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No
70/2001 will be met, i.e. the aid will be targeted at small and medium-sized
enterprises, and that the financial limit set in that Regulation will be adhered
to.

Aid No

Member State

XA 7008/07

Austria

Region in which the scheme applies
(NUTS II)

All regions included in the approved Austrian regional aid map for 2007-
2013; N 492/06

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

ERP-Landwirtschaftsprogramm
Nachfolgeregelung des ERP-Landwirtschafts-programms, N 519/00

Richtlinien für das ERP-Landwirtschaftsprogramm
Allgemeine Bestimmungen für die ERP-Programme der Sektoren Tourismus,
Landwirtschaft, Forstwirtschaft und Verkehr

Annual expenditure planned under the
scheme

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration

Annual total amount under the scheme
up to approx. EUR 5 million loan amount
= approx. EUR 0,6 million gross grant equivalent (GGE)

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation Yes

1.1.2007

until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes
Processing and marketing of
agricultural products

Name and address of
authority

the granting

ERP-Fonds

Ungargasse 37
A-1030 Wien
Tel. (43-1) 501-75 DW 466
e.kober@awsg.at
www.awsg.at/2007plus www.erp-fonds.at