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: 2008-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, State aid, 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
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 117/08)

Aid No: XA 418/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Piran

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid:

Podpora in ukrepi za razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini
Piran

Legal basis:

Pravilnik o izvajanju podpor in ukrepov za razvoj kmetijstva in
podeželja v občini Piran (Poglavje VI)

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

2007: EUR 56 700

2008: EUR 62 000

2009: EUR 68 000

2010: EUR 68 000

2011: EUR 75 000

2012: EUR 82 000

2013: EUR 90 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas,

— up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas.

Support is granted to agricultural holdings for primary agri-
cultural production,
the
improvement of farmland, the restoration of farm features
and the purchase of machinery to be used for primary agri-
cultural production.

in permanent crops,

investment

2. Aid for land reparcelling:

systems,

quality assurance schemes, traceability systems, systems
to assure respect of authenticity and marketing norms or
environmental audit
training
personnel to apply quality assurance schemes, traceability
systems, systems to assure respect of authenticity and
marketing norms or environmental audit systems. The
aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services
and must not
involve direct payments of money to
producers.

the costs of

4. Aid for providing technical support in the agricultural sector:

— up to 80 % of eligible costs concerning education and
training of
farmers, consultancy services provided by
third parties which do not constitute a continuous or
periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual oper-
routine tax consultancy
ating expenditure,
services, regular legal services, or advertising; the organi-
sation and conduct of workshops, forums and competi-
tions and production of catalogues and publications. The
aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services
and must not
involve direct payments of money to
producers

such as

Date of implementation: December 2007

Duration of
31.12.2013 or for the duration of validity of the Regulations

scheme or

aid award: Until

individual

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs:

Chapter 6 of the Rules on providing support and implementing
measures to develop agriculture and rural areas in the munici-
pality of Piran includes measures constituting State aid in
accordance with the following Articles of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the appli-
cation 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):

— up to 100 % of eligible legal and administrative costs

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

incurred.

— Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

3. Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products:

— up to 80 % of the costs of market research activities,
product conception and design,
including aid for the
preparation of applications for recognition of geogra-
phical indications, designations of origin or certificates of
specific character in accordance with the relevant Com-
the introduction of
the costs of
munity Regulations,

— Article 14: Aid to encourage the production of quality agri-

cultural products,

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

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Name and address of granting authority:

Maximum aid intensity:

Občina Piran
Tartinijev trg 2
SLO-6330 Piran

Website:

http://www.lex-localis.info/KatalogInformacij/VsebinaDokumenta.
aspx?SectionID=82ffb8fd-1f32-4549-a01a-7eb517c00dc4

Other information:

The measure for 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 lightning, storm and floods.

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 grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and moni-
toring of aid)

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas and up
to 40 % of eligible costs for investment in other areas.

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

2. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

— the amount of municipal co-financing is the difference
between the
insurance
premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of
eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring crops
and fruit and insuring livestock against disease.

co-financing of

amount of

Person responsible:

3. Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products:

Nataša LIKAR
Head of the department for economic activities and tourism of the
municipality of Piran

— up to 50 % of costs; the aid is to be provided in the form
involve direct

subsidised services and must not

of
payments of money to producers.

Aid No: XA 419/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Šentilj

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid:

Programi razvoja podeželja v občini Šentilj 2007–2013

Legal basis:

4. Provision of technical support in agriculture:

— up to 50 % of costs concerning education and training of
farmers, consultancy services and the organisation of
forums, competitions, exhibitions,
fairs, publications,
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: December 2007 (the aid will not be
granted until a summary has been published on the European
Commission's website)

Duration of
31.12.2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Pravilnik o ukrepih za razvoj podeželja na območju občine
Šentilj (II. Poglavje)

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

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

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs:

2007: EUR 80 000

2008: EUR 80 000

2009: EUR 80 000

2010: EUR 80 000

2011: EUR 80 000

2012: EUR 80 000

2013: EUR 80 000

constituting

Chapter II of the draft Rules on the implementation of measures
to promote rural development in the municipality of Šentilj
includes measures
in accordance
with 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, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

State

aid

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

— Article 12: Aid towards

the payment of

insurance

premiums,

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— Article 14: Aid to encourage the production of quality agri-

2009: EUR 23 000

cultural products,

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Občina Šentilj
Maistrova ulica 2
Šentilj v Slovenskih goricah

Website:

http://www.izit.si/muv/index.php?action=showIzdaja&year=2007&
izdajaID=428

Št. predpisa: 608, stran: 1187

Other information:

The measure for 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 lightning, storm and floods.

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 grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and moni-
toring of aid)

2010: EUR 24 000

2011: EUR 26 500

2012: EUR 27 500

2013: EUR 29 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas,

— up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas,

— up to 60 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas, and up
to 50 % of eligible costs in other areas, in the case of
investments made by young farmers within five years of
setting up.

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

2. Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

Signature of person responsible:

— for non-productive features, up to 100 % of actual costs,

Edvard ČAGRAN
Mayor of the municipality

Aid No: XA 425/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Prevalje

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid:

Pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini
Prevalje 2007–2013

Legal basis:

Pravilnik o dodeljevanju pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj
kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Prevalje za programsko obdobje
2007–2013

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

2007: EUR 18 820

2008: EUR 21 820

— for productive assets on farms, up to 60 % of actual
costs, or 75 % in less-favoured areas, 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 preserve the heritage features of build-
ings.

3. Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest:

— up to 100 % 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 %, or 50 % in less-favoured areas, of the
increase in the value of the facilities concerned after relo-
cation. If the beneficiary is a young farmer, his contribu-
tion is to be at least 55 % or 45 % respectively,

— where the relocation results in an increase in production
capacity, the contribution from the beneficiary must be
at least 60 %, or 50 % in less-favoured areas, of the
expenses relating to this increase. If the beneficiary is a
young farmer, this contribution is to be at least 55 % or
45 % respectively.

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4. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

— Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

— the amount of municipal
amount of

the difference
between the
insurance
premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of
eligible costs of insurance premiums for insuring crops
and fruit and for insuring livestock against disease.

support
co-financing of

is

5. Aid for land reparcelling:

— up to 100 % of actual

legal and administrative costs

incurred.

6. Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products:

— Article 14: Aid to encourage the production of quality agri-

cultural products,

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

sector

Economic Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Občina Prevalje
Trg 2a
SLO-2391 Prevalje

Website:

— up to 100 % of actual costs incurred;

this is to be
provided in the form of subsidised services and must not
involve direct payments of money to producers.

http://ls.lex-localis.info/UradnoGlasiloObcin/VsebinaDokumenta.
aspx?SectionID=a5a901e9-cd5c-49a0-b725-5cba5dcbdaa7

7. Provision of technical support:

— up to 100 % of costs concerning farmers' education and
training, consultancy services and the organization of
forums, competitions, exhibitions,
fairs, publications,
catalogues and websites, and the costs of replacement
services. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsi-
dised services and must not involve direct payments of
money to producers

Date of implementation: December 2007 (the aid will not be
granted until a summary has been published on the European
Commission's website)

Duration of
31.12.2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs:

constituting

The Rules on granting State aid for preserving and developing
agriculture and rural areas in the municipality of Prevalje
accordance
include measures
with 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, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

State

aid

in

— 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,

Other information:

The measure for 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 lightning, storm and floods.

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

Signature of person responsible:

Matic TASIČ
Mayor of the municipality of Prevalje

Aid No: XA 426/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Savinjska regija, območje občine Braslovče

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid:

državnih pomoči

Dodeljevanje
in razvoj
kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Braslovče za obdobje 2007–
2013.

za ohranjanje

Legal basis:

Pravilnik o dodeljevanju pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj
kmetijstva ter podeželja v občini Braslovče za programsko
obdobje 2007–2013

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

2007: EUR 29 316

2008: EUR 30 050

2009: EUR 30 800

2010: EUR 31 500

2011: EUR 32 400

2012: EUR 33 200

2013: EUR 34 000

Maximum aid intensity:

at least 60 %, or 50 % in less-favoured areas, of the
expenses relating to this increase. If the beneficiary is a
young farmer, this contribution must be at least 55 % or
45 % respectively.

4. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

— the amount of municipal co-financing is the difference
between the
insurance
premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of
eligible costs of an insurance premium for insuring live-
stock against disease,

co-financing of

amount of

— up to 10 % of eligible costs of insurance premiums for

insuring crops and fruit.

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

5. Aid for land reparcelling:

— up to 50 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas,

— up to 100 % of actual costs incurred.

— up to 40 % of eligible costs in other areas,

— up to 60 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas, and up
to 50 % of eligible costs in other areas, in the case of
investments made by young farmers within five years of
setting up.

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

2. Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

— for investment in non-productive features, up to 100 %

of actual costs,

— for investment in productive assets on farms, up to 60 %
of actual costs, or 75 % in less-favoured areas, 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 100 % of the actual costs where the relocation
simply consists of the dismantling, removal and re-erec-
tion of existing facilities,

— where the relocation results in the farmer benefiting
from more modern facilities, the farmer must contribute
at least 60 %, or 50 % in less-favoured areas, of the
increase in the value of the facilities concerned after relo-
cation. If the beneficiary is a young farmer, his contribu-
tion must be at least 55 % or 45 % respectively,

6. Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products:

— up to 100 % of actual costs incurred;

this is to be
provided in the form of subsidised services and must not
involve direct payments of money to producers.

7. Provision of technical support:

— up to 100 % of costs concerning education and training,
consultancy services provided by third parties and the
organization of forums, competitions, exhibitions, fairs,
publications 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: December 2007 (the aid will not be
granted until a summary has been published on the European
Commission's website)

Duration of
31.12.2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs:

Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting aid for preserving and
developing agriculture and rural areas in the municipality of
Braslovče for the programming period 2007-2013 includes
measures constituting State aid in accordance with 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 agricultural products and amending
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

— where the relocation results in an increase in production
capacity, the contribution from the beneficiary must be

— Article 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and build-

ings,

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

Website:

— Article 12: Aid towards

the payment of

insurance

http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=2007104&dhid=92529

premiums,

— Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

— Article 14: Aid to encourage the production of quality agri-

cultural products,

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of granting authority:

Other information:

The measure for 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 lightning, storm and floods.

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 grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and moni-
toring of aid)

Občina Braslovče
Braslovče 22
SLO-3314 Braslovče

Signature of person responsible:

Marko BALANT
Mayor of the Municipality of Braslovče