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: 2008-01-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, State aid, agricultural product, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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

(2008/C 5/08)

Aid No: XA 207/07

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung,
Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz über die Verwendung des
Zweckvermögens des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen
Rentenbank (LR), Ziffer 2.2 Markt- und Praxiseinführung

Legal basis: § 2 Abs. 1 des Gesetzes über das Zweckvermögen
des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank vom 12.
August 2005 (BGBl. I S. 2363), zuletzt geändert durch Art. 175
vom
der
31. Oktober 2006 (BGBl. I S. 2407)

Zuständigkeitsanpassungsverordnung

Neunten

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of indivi-
dual aid granted to the company: EUR 7 million in the form
of a low-interest loan

Maximum aid intensity: 40 %, up to a maximum
EUR 400 000 over three calendar years

Date of implementation: From the day following publication
of the above guidelines in the Federal Gazette. The guidelines
have been submitted for publication in the Federal Gazette.
They will be published at the earliest 10 working days after
notification of the aid number by the Commission

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 30 June 2008

Objective of aid: To support small and medium-sized enter-
prises in bringing innovations onto the market and into prac-
tical use by promoting investments in agriculture and horticul-
ture (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Aid No: XA 208/07

Member State: France

Region: Limousin

Title of aid scheme: Aide au maintien de la certification «agri-
culture biologique»

Legal basis:

Article 14 du règlement (CE) no 1857/2006 de la Commission

Articles L. 1511-1 et L. 1511-2 du code général des collectivités
territoriales

Décision du Conseil régional du Limousin du 10 mai 2006

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 50 000
per year

Maximum aid intensity: The Regional Council will bear part
of the cost of certification, namely: a subsidy equal to 80 % of
the unit cost of certification excluding taxes, amounting to
between EUR 200 and EUR 800 for 2007 and 2008

Date of
receipt by the European Commission

implementation: Following acknowledgement of

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2008

Sectors concerned: Agriculture and horticulture

Objective of aid:

Name and address of the granting authority:

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
Hochstr. 2
D-60313 Frankfurt am Main

Web address:

http://www.rentenbank.de/d/Kredite/Richtlinie_Zweckvermoegen.pdf

the same as

This aid is
that pursued under aid scheme
XA 48/06. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 requires all
operators in the organic farming sector to undergo inspection
and certification by certification bodies authorised by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries under standard EN 45011.
The purpose of
the development of
the aid is to support
organic farming by bearing the costs of farm certification.

Any such aid shall be accessible to all those eligible in the area
concerned, based on objectively defined conditions.

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Sector(s) concerned:

All farmers whose farm is situated in Limousin, who notified
their organic farming activity or conversion in 2007 (and 2008)
and who are not
receiving conversion aid (CTE-CAB or
CAD-CAB (1)) on 1 July 2007 (and 2008), or whose combined
CTE or CAD/CAB aid (over the five years) and requested certifi-
cation aid is less than EUR 15 000.

Organic notification must be made to the ‘Agence Bio’ and is
compulsory. The amount of aid will be checked against the copy
of the CTE/CAD/CAB.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil régional du Limousin
27, boulevard de la Corderie
F-87031 Limoges Cedex

Internet address:

www.cr-limousin.fr; rubrique «guide des aides»

(1) CTE: contrat territorial d'exploitation, CAB: conversion agriculture

biologique, CAD: contrat agriculture durable.