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
Date: 2007-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, State aid, control of State aid

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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

(2007/C 301/07)

XA Number: XA 183/07

Member State: The Netherlands

Region: West-Brabant — Oost Zeeland

Title of aid scheme: Project Stikstof op het juiste Peil

Legal basis:

Provincie Noord-Brabant: Provinciale Beleidsregel subsidie Water
(BsW) en de Algemene Subsidieverordening provincie Noord-
Brabant (ASV)

Waterschap Brabantse Delta: Besluit van dagelijks Bestuur 18 april
2006 Aanpak diffuse bronnen.

Stuurgroep Landbouw innovatie Noord-Brabant: Besluit van de
stuurgroep van 19 januari 2007

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

2007 EUR 48 915, of which EUR 15 000 intended for 3 hold-
ings receiving advice on installing the variable drainage
system (EUR 5 000 per holding).

EUR 33 915 intended to cover the cost of advising
30 holdings on optimising grassland management
(EUR 1 130,50 per holding).

2008 EUR 34 593 intended to cover the cost of advising
30 holdings on optimising grassland management
(EUR 1 153,10 per holding).

2009 EUR 35 285 intended to cover the cost of advising
30 holdings on optimising grassland management
(EUR 1 176,17 per holding).

The above amounts relate to individual provision of advice to
the participants.

continuous or periodic activity, nor do they relate to the enter-
prise's usual operating expenditure. The consultancy services are
necessary in order to reduce, beyond current environmental
requirements, the leaching of nitrogen into surface water. Extra
advice will have to be obtained in order to make the measures
go further than current usual practice. The consultancy costs
will be reimbursed only for the duration of the project.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid is applicable to small and
medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of
agricultural products.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabantlaan 1
5200 MC 's-Hertogenbosch
Nederland
www.brabant.nl
http://brabant.regelingenbank.eu/regeling/228-beleidsregel-water/

Waterschap Brabantse Delta
Bergschot 69-1
4801 DZ Breda
Nederland
www.brabantsedelta.nl

Stuurgroep Landbouw Innovatie Noord-Brabant
Spoorlaan 350
5000 AM Tilburg
Nederland
www.stuurgroeplib.net
http://www.brabant.nl/Werken/Land_%20en%20tuinbouw/Land-
bouw%20Innovatie%20Noord%20Brabant%20LIB.aspx?docin-
dexid={92FFB00A-F8FE-4AD2-827B-849DB4A6E373

Web address:

http://www.brabantsedelta.nl/werk_in_de_buurt/lopende_projecten

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the number of consultancy
visits, determined beforehand, to the participating holdings

Other information: —

Date of implementation: Subsidy will be granted, after the
consultancy visits have taken place, at the end of each calendar
year. The first subsidy payment will be made at the end of
2007.

Duration of scheme or individual aid: From the end of 2007
until 31 December 2009

Objective of aid: The main objective of the project is to reduce
the leaching of nitrogen from farmland. To that end, the agri-
cultural holdings concerned (small and medium-sized cattle
farms) will receive expert advice on manuring and grazing. The
aid relates to consultancy services provided by third parties. In
accordance with Article 15(2)(c), the services do not constitute a

XA Number: XA 184/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Škocjan

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Podpora ohranjanju in spodbujanju razvoja kmetijstva
in podeželja v občini Škocjan 2007-2013

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Legal basis: Pravilnik o ohranjanju in spodbujanju razvoja
kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Škocjan za programsko obdobje
2007-2013 (II. Poglavje), Ur. List RS št. 24/2007

eligible costs of insurance premiums for insuring crops
and fruit and for insuring livestock against disease.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
individual aid granted to the company: The
amount of
annual
the period 2007-2013 is
EUR 46 000.

budget planned

for

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings:

— up to 40 % of eligible investment costs,

— The purpose of the aid is investment to restore farm
features, to purchase equipment used for [or ‘for use in’]
agricultural production, to invest in permanent crops and
to improve farmland.

2. Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

— up to 40 % of eligible costs as regards investment in
non-productive features and reasonable compensation, of
up to EUR 1 000, for work undertaken by the farmer in
the
in non-productive heritage
features,

investment

case of

— up to 60 % of real costs as regards investment in produc-
tive assets on farms, provided that the investment does
not entail any increase in the production capacity of the
farm,

— additional aid may be granted at a rate of up to 100 % to
cover the extra costs incurred by using traditional mate-
rials necessary to maintain the heritage features of build-
ings.

3. Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest:

— up to 25 % of actual costs, where the relocation simply
consists of the dismantling, removal and re-erection of
existing facilities,

— where the relocation results in the farmer benefiting
from more modern facilities, the farmer must contribute
at least 60 % of the increase in the value of the facilities
concerned after relocation. If the beneficiary is a young
farmer, his contribution shall be at least 55 %,

— where the relocation results in an increase in production
capacity, the contribution from the beneficiary must be
at least equal to 60 % of the expenses relating to this
increase. If the beneficiary is a young farmer, his contri-
bution shall be at least 55 %.

4. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

— the amount of municipal

the difference
between the amount of co-financing of an insurance
premium from the national budget and up to 50 % of

support

is

5. Aid for land reparcelling:

— up to 100 % of eligible costs incurred in legal and
administrative procedures [or ‘of eligible legal and admin-
istrative costs’].

6. Provision of technical support:

— up to 100 % of the costs concerning the education and
training of farmers, consultancy services, the organisation
of forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, publica-
tions, catalogues and websites. The aid is to be granted in
the form of subsidised services and must not involve
direct payments of money to producers.

Date of implementation: July 2007

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules
on conservation and promoting agricultural and rural develop-
ment
in the municipality of Škocjan for the programming
period 2007-2013 includes measures constituting State aid
under the following Articles of 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 agri-
cultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
(OJ L 358 of 16.12.2006, p. 3-22):

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

— Article 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and build-

ings,

— Article 6: Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest,

— Article 12: Aid towards

the payment of

insurance

premiums,

— Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

sector.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture: arable and live-
stock farming

Name and address of granting authority:

Občina Škocjan
Škocjan, 67
SLO-8275 Škocjan

Web address:

http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=200766&dhid=90868

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Other information: The measure concerning the payment of
insurance premiums to insure crops and fruit
includes the
following adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to
natural disasters: spring frost, hail, lightning, fire caused by light-
ning, storm and floods.

— maximum amount of aid granted to an individual company
may not exceed EUR 400 000 over any period of three
fiscal years, or EUR 500 000 if the company is located in a
less-favoured area.

The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006 relating to the measures to be adopted by
the municipality and the general provisions applicable (steps
preceding the grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and moni-
toring of aid).

Mayor of the Municipality of Škocjan
Anton ZUPET

XA Number: XA 185/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje celotne Slovenije,
narodnih skupnosti

ter območje avtohtonih

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Dodeljevanje podpor za naložbe v primarno kmetijsko
proizvodnjo na območju Republike Slovenije in na območju
avtohtonih narodnih skupnosti

Legal basis: Splošni pogoji poslovanja Javnega sklada Republike
Slovenije za regionalni razvoj
in razvoj podeželja, člen 7(a)
Zakona o uporabi sredstev pridobljenih iz naslova kupnine na
podlagi Zakona o lastninskem preoblikovanju podjetij (Ur.l. RS,
št. 45/95, 34/96, 67/01 in 47/02)

The purpose of the aid is investment to restore farm features, to
purchase equipment to be used for agricultural production, to
in permanent crops and to improve farmland and
invest
pastures.

Date of implementation: July 2007 (or the date on which the
general conditions enter into force)

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Article 24 of the general
business conditions includes measures constituting State aid in
accordance with Article 4 of 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 agri-
cultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
(OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings.

Economic Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture: arable and live-
stock farming

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

Name and address of granting authority:

2007: EUR 4 000 000

2008: EUR 4 000 000

2009: EUR 4 000 000

2010: EUR 4 000 000

2011: EUR 4 000 000

2012: EUR 4 000 000

2013: EUR 4 000 000

Maximum aid intensity:

Investment in agricultural holdings:

Javni sklad RS za regionalni razvoj in razvoj podeželja
Škrabčev trg 9a
SLO-1310 Ribnica

Web address:

http://www.rdf-sklad.si/dl/Splosni_pogoji_JS.pdf

the Republic of
Other information: The Public Fund of
Slovenia for Regional Development and the Development of
Rural Areas will, in accordance with Article 7(a) of the Act regu-
lating the use of funds arising from proceeds and the Annual
Programme to establish an economic base for autochthonous
national communities, publish an invitation to tender under
which funds will be granted in the form of loans and grants for
primary agricultural production in areas home to Italian and
Hungarian national communities.

— gross aid intensity will not exceed 50 % of eligible costs in

less-favoured areas, or 40 % in other areas,

Throughout the Republic of Slovenia, aid will be granted in the
form of loans.

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The General Business Conditions of the Public Fund of
the
Republic of Slovenia for Regional Development and the Devel-
opment of Rural Areas meet the requirements of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006 relating to the measures to be implemented
by the Fund and the general provisions applicable (steps
preceding grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and moni-
toring of aid).

Signature of person responsible

Velislav ŽVIPELJ
Chairman of the Management Board

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR
Dobrovičova 12
SK-812 66 Bratislava
Tel.: (421) 592 66 233

Web address: www.mpsr.sk, Aktuality

Other information: —

XA Number: XA 186/07

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: Slovenská republika

Title of aid scheme: Schéma štátnej pomoci na účasť na celo-
národnej poľnohospodárskej výstave v roku 2007

Legal basis: Article 15(1), (2)(d), (3) and (4) of 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
(OJ L 358, 16.12.2006).

Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej
správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení
neskorších predpisov

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme: The
planned expenditure is provided for in the budget chapter of the
Slovak Ministry of Agriculture,
sub-
programme 02, component 02 — State aid to the amount of
SKK 2 million.

in Programme 0920,

Maximum aid intensity: The aid takes the form of discounts to
the agricultural fair up to 100 % of the value of the eligible
costs. Aid may not be provided in the form of a direct cash
payment to the aid beneficiary.

Date of implementation: August 2007

Duration of aid scheme or individual aid award: Until the
end of 2007

Objective: The objective of the aid is to encourage the partici-
pation of SMEs in the national agricultural fair in 2007.

Economic sectors: Agricultural primary production, without
restriction

XA Number: XA 187/07

Member State: Republic of Ireland

Region: Entire Member State

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Associations (ITBA) —
Training, Promotion & Dissemination of Information Scheme

Legal basis: National Development Plan 2007-2013

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 0,6 million in respect of eligible costs incurred over the
period 2007-2013

individual

Maximum aid intensity: 80 % of eligible costs

Date of implementation: 30 July 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: End December
2007

Objective of aid: The aim of this program is to support quality
thoroughbred horse production through training courses and
generic promotional activities in the areas of equine and veter-
inary health, quality improvement, husbandry, nutrition, stud
management and quality breeding, and through participation at
fairs and exhibitions.

This aid is provided in accordance with Article 15(2)(a) and
Article 15(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Provision
of technical support in the agricultural sector.

Sector(s) concerned: Equine

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
Agriculture House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland

Web address:

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/equine_ndp/