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: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, agricultural holding, aid to agriculture, control of State 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 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 193/05)

XA Number: XA 89/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid award: Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo
sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle
iniziative nella Regione Piemonte

Legal basis:

— Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49, modificata con
legge 5 marzo 2001 n. 57, art. 12 (G.U. n. 66 del 20 marzo
2001),

— Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e
dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del
9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001),

— Deliberazione regionale n. 73-14507 del 29.12.2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
individual aid granted to the company: Aid
amount of
scheme: overall annual amount of EUR 8 million

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006 the aid intensity may not exceed:

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

(b) 40 % of eligible investments in other regions.

Date of implementation: In accordance with Article 20(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, after confirmation from the
Commission (within ten working days of
this
summary) by means of a receipt bearing an identification
number and publication on the Internet.

receipt of

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Expenditure to purchase land other than that
intended for
building work may be eligible, provided that this expenditure
does not exceed 10 % of the eligible investment expenditure.

and
Sector(s) concerned: The
medium-sized enterprises
engaged in primary production,
excluding those cases referred to in Articles 1 and 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006.

to small

scheme

applies

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Piemonte — Direzione regionale Formazione professio-
nale e lavoro — Settore Sviluppo dell'imprenditorialità
Via Magenta, 12
I-10128 Torino

‘Comitato di gestione Foncooper —
Decision-making body:
(Foncooper Management Committee —
Regione Piemonte’
Piedmont Region), in accordance with the agreement concluded
on 26.6.2000 between the Ministry of
Industry, Trade and
Crafts
(now the Ministry of Economic Development) and
Coopercredito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA, Via
Veneto 119, I-00187 Roma) and the addendums adopted on
3.5.2002 between the Piedmont Region and Coopercredito SpA
(now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA) and on 15.11.2005
between the Piedmont Region and Banca Nazionale del
Lavoro SpA.

Website: http://prodotti.bnl.it/pagina.asp?Page=2212

Other information: Individual finance projects may not exceed
EUR 2 million or 70 % of the eligible investment and the
overall amount of aid granted to an individual enterprise (calcu-
lated as the difference between the repayments at market rates
and the repayments at the subsidised rate applicable under the
scheme) may not exceed EUR 400 000 over any three-year
period or EUR 500 000 if
the enterprise is located in a
less-favoured area or in areas, as referred to in Article 36(a)(i),
(ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, which are desig-
nated by Member States in accordance with Articles 50 and 94
of that Regulation.

Objective of the aid: Transparent aid to agricultural SMEs
engaged in primary production,
for carrying out investment
projects in tangible fixed assets, to be implemented after the
decision to grant the funding is taken.

The annual expenditure planned for the aid scheme includes the
annual expenditure under the scheme, with the same legal basis,
intended for SMEs that are not covered by Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 but are covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

Eligible expenditure: (net of VAT):
to carry out building
works, to purchase and improve buildings, and to purchase,
modernise and restructure machinery, equipment and facilities.

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XA Number: XA 90/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Lazio

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid award: Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo
sviluppo della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle
iniziative nella Regione Lazio

Legal basis:

Eligible expenditure (net of VAT) to carry out building works, to
purchase and improve buildings, and to purchase, modernise
and restructure machinery, equipment and facilities.

Expenditure to purchase land other than that
intended for
building work may be eligible, provided that this expenditure
does not exceed 10 % of the eligible investment expenditure.

Sector(s) concerned: The
and
engaged in primary production,
medium-sized enterprises
excluding those cases referred to in Articles 1 and 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006.

to small

scheme

applies

— Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49, e successive

modificazioni

Name and address of the granting authority:

— Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e
dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del
9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001)

— Articolo 19 del decreto legislativo 31 marzo 1998, n. 112

— Articolo 45, comma 2, della legge regionale 6 agosto 1999,

n. 14

— Deliberazione di giunta regionale n. 1911 del 14 dicembre

2001

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: Aid
scheme: overall annual amount of EUR 6 million

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006 the aid intensity may not exceed:

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

(b) 40 % of eligible investments in other regions.

Date of
submission of this summary to the European Commission

implementation: Within 10 working days of

the

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Open-ended.
The aid scheme is, however, exempt from compulsory notifica-
tion under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty until 31 Decem-
extended, Regulation (EC)
is
ber 2013 when, unless
No 1857/2006, as amended, expires.

it

Objective of aid: Transparent aid to agricultural SMEs engaged
in primary production, for carrying out investment projects in
tangible fixed assets, within the meaning of Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006, to be implemented after the decision
to grant the funding is taken.

impresa,
Regione Lazio — Assessorato Piccola
commercio e artigianato — Direzione regionale Attività produt-
tive
Area Risorse per le attività produttive
Via Rosa Raimondi Garibaldi, 7
I-00147 Roma

e media

‘Comitato di gestione Foncooper —
Decision-making body:
(Foncooper Management Committee — Lazio
Regione Lazio’
Region),
in accordance with the agreement concluded on
26.6.2000 between the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts
(now the Ministry of Economic Development) and Coopercre-
dito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA, Via Veneto
119, I-00187 Roma) and the Addendum adopted on 13.3.2002
between the Lazio Region and Coopercredito SpA (now Banca
Nazionale del Lavoro SpA).

Website: http://prodotti.bnl.it/pagina.asp?Page=2212

Other information: Individual finance projects may not exceed
EUR 2 million or 70 % of the eligible investment, and the
overall amount of aid granted to an individual enterprise (calcu-
lated as the difference between the repayments at market rates
and the repayments at the subsidised rate applicable under the
scheme) may not exceed EUR 400 000 over any three-year
the enterprise is located in a
period or EUR 500 000 if
less-favoured area or in one of
the areas, as referred to in
Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005,
which are designated by Member States in accordance with Arti-
cles 50 and 94 of that Regulation.

The annual expenditure planned for the aid scheme includes the
annual expenditure under the scheme, with the same legal basis,
intended for SMEs that are not covered by Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 but are covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

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Aid Number: XA 91/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo
della cooperazione — Foncooper — in relazione alle iniziative
nella Regione Veneto

Legal basis:

— Titolo I della legge 27 febbraio 1985 n. 49, modificata con
legge 5 marzo 2001 n. 57, art. 12 (G.U. n. 66 del 20 marzo
2001)

— Direttiva del ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e
dell'artigianato (ora ministero dello Sviluppo economico) del
9 maggio 2001 (G.U. n. 171 del 25 luglio 2001)

— Deliberazione della giunta regionale 21 dicembre 2001,

n. 3655

— Decreto del dirigente regionale della direzione Industria 23

aprile 2002, n. 379

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: Aid
scheme: annual overall amount EUR 5 million

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006 the aid intensity may not exceed:

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

(b) 40 % of eligible costs in other areas.

Date of implementation: In accordance with Article 20(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, after confirmation from the
Commission (within ten working days from receipt of
this
summary) given by a receipt bearing an identification number
and publication on the internet

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Ends

Objective of aid: Transparent aid to agricultural SME coopera-
tives active in primary production with a view to investing in
tangible fixed assets, to be implemented after the decision to
grant the funding is taken.

Eligible expenditure: (net of VAT): on the construction,
purchase or improvement of immovable property and on the

purchase, updating and restructuring of machinery, equipment
and facilities.

Expenditure to purchase land other than that
intended for
building work may be included, provided that this expenditure
does not exceed 10 % of the eligible investment costs.

Sector(s) concerned: The
and
medium-sized cooperative enterprises active in primary produc-
tion, excluding those cases referred to in Articles 1 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

to small

scheme

applies

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) 041 270 58 10 — Fax (39) 041 279 58 08
E-mail: dir.industria@regione.veneto.it

Decision-making body: The ‘Dirigente Direzione Industria della
(Director of the Industry Directorate of the
Regione Veneto’
Veneto Region), within the meaning of
the Convention
concluded on 26.6.2000 between the Ministry for Industry,
Trade and Crafts (now the Ministry for Economic Development)
and Coopercredito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA,
Via Veneto 119, I-00187 Roma) and the supplementary agree-
ment concluded on 8.3.2002 between the Veneto Region and
Coopercredito SpA (now Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA).

Website: http://prodotti.bnl.it/pagina.asp?Page=2212

Other information: Each individual finance project may not
exceed the maximum amount of EUR 2 million, with a limit of
70 % of eligible investments and the overall amount of aid
granted to an individual enterprise (the difference between the
repayments calculated at market rates and the subsidy repay-
ments applied to the financing) may not exceed EUR 400 000
granted over any three-year period or EUR 500 000 if the enter-
prise is located in a less-favoured area or in an area pursuant to
Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
designated as such by Member States in accordance with Arti-
cles 50 and 94 of the same Regulation.

The annual expenditure planned for the aid scheme includes the
annual expenditure for the scheme with the same legal basis
designed for SMEs that are not covered by Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 but covered by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

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XA Number: XA 92/07

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: South West of England

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Purbeck Products

Legal basis: Appendix 5 of the Regional Development Agencies
Act 1998

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

2007-2008:

GBP 79 180

2008-2009:

GBP 69 510

Total:

GBP 148 690

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 % in line
with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The aid will
not exceed EUR 400 000 in line with Article 5 of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006.

The organisation operating the scheme is:

Purbeck Products
c/o Rempstone Farm
Corfe Castle
Wareham
Dorset BH20 5JH
United Kingdom

Web-Address: The internet address where the full text of the
scheme's criteria and conditions can be found at:

http://www.purbeck.gov.uk/docs/State %20aid %20Purbeck %
20Products %20090507.doc

Alternatively, details can be found on the UK's central register
for State aid:

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

Other information:

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 2nd June
2007

The aid is accessible to all those eligible in the area in accord-
ance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will begin on 2nd June 2007. It will close on 1 September
2009. The
than
30 September 2009.

last payment will be made no later

Objective of
aid: A co-operative of producers pooling
resources, co-ordinating outputs and adhering to quality land-
for
scape standards of production, will be a powerful
underpinning a fragile farming economy in an area often
marginal to production but nevertheless rich in biodiversity and
landscape features.

tool

The aid will enable Purbeck Products Limited (PPL) to set itself
up as a producer group and market its products according to a
set of common rules. The aid will be used for:

— development of whole farm plans,

— computer hardware and software,

— organisation of and participation in forums

to share

knowledge,

— education and training of farmers and farm workers,

— employment of an administrative assistant.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to production of
agricultural products. All sub-sectors are eligible.

Name and address of the granting authority:

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 for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority):

Neil Marr
Agricultural State Aid
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Area 8B, 9 Millbank
C/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
Westminster
London SW1P 3JR
England
United Kingdom

XA Number: XA 99/07

The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:

Member State: Hungary

Purbeck Keystone Project
c/o Purbeck District Council
Westport House
Worgret Road
Wareham
Dorset BH20 4PP
United Kingdom

Region: The entire territory of Hungary

Title of the aid scheme or name of the company receiving
an individual aid: A nemzeti agrárkár-enyhítési rendszer kere-
tében az elemi kárt szenvedett mezőgazdasági termelők részére
nyújtott kárenyhítési juttatás

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Legal basis:

— A nemzeti agrárkár-enyhítési rendszerről szóló 2006. évi

LXXXVIII. törvény

— A nemzeti agrárkár-enyhítési rendszerről szóló 2006. évi
szóló

végrehajtásának

szabályairól

LXXXVIII.
törvény
88/2006. (XII. 28.) FVM rendelet

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Depen-
ding on the budgetary provisions of
the Finance Act. The
planned expenditure for 2007 is HUF 1 000 million (HUF 500
million producers' contribution, HUF 500 million budget contri-
bution). The sum is currently under revision. Due to the nature
of natural disasters (spring frost, drought) the arising costs are
not yet predictable, but are likely to reach HUF 5 000 million.

Maximum aid intensity: The value of the loss in yields, minus
the compensation paid by insurance companies, minus the
reduction in the costs of harvesting (the damage will lead to less
crop,
the cost of harvesting will be proportionately
smaller).

thus

The intensity of the aid may not exceed 80 %, or 90 % in less
favoured areas.

Date of implementation: In the last quarter of every year
concerned, once the extent of the damage has been calculated

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2013

Objective of the aid: Partial compensation of losses due to
adverse climatic events, to be paid to farmers whose losses
exceed 30 % of the yield of the agricultural holding.

Article 11 — Aid for losses due to adverse climatic events.
Compliance with paragraphs 8 and 9 of Article 11 must be
reached by the prescribed deadline.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All crop-producing sectors

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium
Kossuth Lajos tér 11.
H-1055 Budapest

Internet address:

http://www.fvm.hu/main.php?folderID=1869&articleID=10563
&ctag=articlelist&iid=1

Done at Budapest, May 2007.
Dr. Máhr András
Secretary of State for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development