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: 2008-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 124/05)

Legal basis:

Section 1(a) of the Agriculture Act 1986

Aid No: XA 1/08

Member State: Denmark

Region: Denmark

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

Kartoffelavlernes Erstatningsudvalg

Legal basis:

Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forord-
ninger om markedsordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v. (Bemyndi-
gelsesloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 297 af 28. april 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
DKK 1 215 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity: 60 %

Date of implementation: 1.1.2008

Duration of
31.12.2008

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid: The purpose of the scheme is to grant aid to
the Kartoffelavlernes Erstatningsudvalg to partially compensate
potato growers for losses resulting from the quarantine diseases
potato ring rot and brown rot. The scheme comes under
Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Crop production (potatoes)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Kartoffelafgiftsfonden
Grindstedvej 55
DK-7184 Vandel

Website:

www.Kartoffelafgiftsfonden.dk

Aid No: XA 13/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

expenditure planned under

service or
Annual
overall amount of individual aid granted to the company:
31.3.2008-30.3.2013: GBP 0,33 million

the

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 % in line
with Article 15 of the Regulation

Date of implementation: The service will begin on 31.3.2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Service will
start on 31.3.2008. The service will close on 30.3.2013. The
last date of advice will be 30.6.2013. Aid in respect of applica-
tions received up to and including 30.3.2013 will be honoured

Objective of aid:

To deliver free advice to farmers and other land managers who
are considering converting to organic production. The service
will specifically:

— tackle uncertainties over technical issues and misconceptions

about what organic farming standards require,

— provide conversion advice in order to help enquirers under-
stand the mechanics of conversion and appreciate the impli-
cations of undertaking conversion in relation to their indivi-
dual farm businesses,

— raise awareness of the principles of organic farming and the
public benefits that accrue to society as a result of organic
management,

— encourage and facilitate viable and good quality conversions,

— reduce the numbers of farmers who convert where it is

inappropriate for them to do so,

— increase in the area of

land being farmed organically in

England, and

— raise awareness of the funds that are available under the
RDPE to encourage conversion and reward farmers for
carrying out effective environmental management.

The aid is
in line with Article 15 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 and the eligible costs will be the cost of orga-
nising consultants to provide advice and on farm visits

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural sector only

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

Name and address of the granting authority:

Organic Conversion Information Service (OCIS)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Defra

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The organisation operating the Service is:
The Organic Research Centre
Elm Farm
Hamstead Marshall
Newbury
Berkshire RG20 0HR
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-800) 980 00 48
Fax (44-14) 88 65 85 03
E-mail: ocis.org.uk

Website:
www.organicresearchcentre.com

Website:
More information on the Organic Conversion Information
Scheme, and the full text of the scheme can be found at:
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/planning/farming-wildlife/ocis
Alternatively, you can go to the UK's central website for
exempted agricultural State aids:
www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm
Click on the Organic Conversion Information Scheme

Other information:
Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and
rules for the scheme can be found in the web link above from
31.3.2008.
Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority)

Duncan Kerr
Agricultural State Aid Team Leader
Defra
8D 9 Millbank
c/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
Westminister
London SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom

Aid No: XA 96/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England-West Midlands

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid:
Remote Sensing project

Legal basis:
Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: The
expenditure is will to be GBP 125 775 between March and
August 2008

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is for technical
support measure which will be up to 100 % in accordance with
Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of
1.3.2008 and run until the 31.8.2008

implementation: The scheme is will

to start on

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will begin on 1.3.2008. It will close on the 31.8.2008. The last
payment will be made by 30.9.2008

Objective of aid:
The primary objective will be to aid rural SME's. The objectives
are specifically to raise understanding of sensing technologies
for monitoring soil conditions — improving decisions on
planting, harvesting and enabling improved environmental
assessment and possibly switching to higher value crops. The
projects will be eligible for 100 % costs under Article 15(2)(a)
of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to production of agri-
cultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:
Advantage West Midlands
3 Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Aston Science Park
Birmingham B7 4BN
United Kingdom
www.advantagewm.co.uk

Website:
The website of the project is:
http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/about/remotesensing.cfm
Alternatively, you can go to the UK's central website for
exempted agricultural State aids at:
http://defraweb/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Other information:
The project officer within Advantage West Midlands is Andrew
Todd (tel. (44-121) 380 35 34, e-mail: andrewtodd@advanta-
gewm.co.uk).
Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and
rules for the scheme can be found in the web links above.
The project information will have a website: www.cogentcom-
puting.org where information can be kept.
Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority)

Neil Marr
Agricultural State Aid Team Leader
Defra
8D 9 Millbank
c/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
Westminister
London SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom