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: 2008-02-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Official Journal of the European Union

5.2.2008

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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

(2008/C 31/07)

Aid No

XA 7042/07

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of the
company receiving an individual aid

Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Ver-
braucherschutz (BMELV) über die Verwendung des Zweckvermögens des Bundes
bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank (LR), Ziffer 2.1 vorwettbewerbliche
Entwicklungsvorhaben und Ziffer 2.2 Markt- und Praxiseinführung

Legal basis

§ 2 Abs. 1 des Gesetzes über das Zweckvermögen des Bundes bei der Land-
wirtschaftlichen Rentenbank vom 12. August 2005 (BGBl. I S. 1363), zuletzt
geändert durch Art. 175 der Neunten Zuständigkeitsanpassungsverordnung vom
31. Oktober 2006 (BGBl. I S. 24077)

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of indi-
vidual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Planned
development

pre-competitive

EUR 1,5 million

Annual
(grant)

overall

amount

Introduction to market and
practical use

overall
Annual
(low-interest loan)

amount

EUR 2,5 million

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In accordance with Article 4(2)-(7) and Article 5 of the
Regulation

—

—

Yes

Date of implementation

24.8.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

30.6.2008

Objective of the aid

Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Yes

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors which are eligible for aid to SMEs Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Hochstr. 2
D-60313 Frankfurt am Main

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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Aid No

Member State

Region

XA 7043/07

Federal Republic of Germany

The whole country

Title of aid scheme or name of the
company receiving an individual aid

Richtlinie über die Förderung der Beratung landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen
vor und während einer Umstellung des Betriebes auf ökologischen Landbau

Legal basis

Allgemeinen Vorschriften zu §§ 23, 44 der Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of indi-
vidual aid granted to the company

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

In accordance with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the
Regulation

—

—

—

Yes

Signed on 13 August 2007; will enter into force after publication (probably by
the end of August 2007)

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

31.12.2010

Objective of aid

Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to the following economic sectors

Mining

Entire manufacturing industry

or

Steel industry

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Yes

No

Yes

Other manufacturing sectors

Processing and marketing of agricultural products

Yes

All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)

Deichmanns Aue 29
D-53179 Bonn

Large individual aid grants

—