Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 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 agricultural products
Date: 2007-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, 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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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1/2004 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 agricultural
products

(2007/C 165/05)

Aid No: XA 125/06

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Provincie Limburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual
aid: Verplaatsing melkveehouderij Houben in Zuid-
Limburg (Relocation of Houben dairy farm in South Limburg)

Legal basis:

Algemene Subsidieverordening 2004

Subsidieregels voorbereidingskosten verplaatsing melkveehou-
derijen Zuid-Limburg

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total
once-only contribution by the Province of EUR 100 000 per
relocation.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid to the dairy
farmer comprises 40 % of
the relocation costs up to a
maximum of EUR 100 000. The above-mentioned aid amount
is equivalent to the aid granted to the farmer if relocation in the
public interest provides the farmer with more modern installa-
tions and leads to an increase in production capacity. If the
installations concerned increase in value and the production
capacity increases, the farmer's contribution must at least corre-
spond to 60 % of the increase in the installations' value or to
the expenditure connected with the increase. This in accordance
with Article 6(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The
dairy farmer is himself to contribute at least 60 %. Houben
dairy farm: estimated costs: EUR 1 612 776.

Date of implementation: The decision to grant subsidy will be
issued once the EU has confirmed receipt of this notification.

Duration of
December 2006 to 31 December 2008 inclusive.

scheme or

individual

aid award: From

Economic sector(s) concerned: Intensive dairy farms (small
and medium-sized enterprises) measuring 75 Dutch size units
(NGE) or more and located in areas with more than 2 %
gradient in South Limburg are eligible for aid.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Limburg
Limburglaan 10
Postbus 5700
6202 MA Maastricht
Nederland

Website: www.limburg.nl

XA Number: XA 126/06

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Countryside and
Heritage Project

Legal basis: The National Heritage Act 1980 set up a fund
called the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). The Act
has been amended several times, principally by the National
Heritage Act 1997 and the National Lottery Act 1993 and
1998.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total
project budget over 4 years is GBP 1,1 million including all
administrative costs and work on non-agricultural
land. The
total cost of the physical work that will take place on agri-
cultural land is GBP 145 500.

This can be broken down further on an annual basis by finan-
cial year:

Financial Year

2006/2007

2007/2008

2008/2009

2009/2010

Budget

GBP 24 000

GBP 72 500

GBP 42 000

GBP 7 000

Objective of aid: The aid relates to the relocation,
in the
public interest, of promising dairy farms from areas with plan-
ning restrictions in particular but where the presence of dairy
farming is crucial for maintaining environmental quality and the
landscape. In accordance with the Province's objectives, the relo-
cation of a dairy farm must be oriented towards the quality of
the landscape and the environment, and sustainability.

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: 29 December 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Scheme
will close on 30 June 2010.

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Objective of aid: The objective of the project is to conserve
and restore important heritage features in the countryside
within the Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale area.

The aid will be paid in line with Article 5 of Regulation 1/2004
and the relevant costs will be capital works intended for the
conservation of non productive heritage features.

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural
involved in production.

sector — all businesses

Web address:

http://www.kriv.org.uk/documents/documents/KRIVStateAid-
ExemptionDocument.doc

Scroll down the page and click on the Defra State Aid link on
the right hand side.

http://defraweb/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Other information: Landowners who are involved in non agri-
cultural businesses will be covered by the National Heritage
Memorial fund (NN 11/02) scheme which has been specifically
approved by the European Commission.

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