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: 2008-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, agricultural production, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, quality label, small and medium-sized enterprises, young farmer

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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 150/05)

Aid No: XA 74/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Galicia

Title of aid scheme: Ayudas a asociaciones de ganaderos y cria-
dores de ganado vacuno de raza frisona

Legal basis: Ayudas para la realización de pruebas para deter-
minar la calidad genética de la leche y el rendimiento del
ganado vacuno lechero y a la realización de técnicas o prácticas
innovadoras en el ámbito de cría de animales de ganado vacuno
de raza frisona y se convovan para el año 2008

Annual
EUR 2 680 000

expenditure

Maximum aid intensity:

planned

under

the

scheme:

70 % of the cost of carrying out tests to determine the genetic
quality or yield of dairy cattle.

40 % of the cost of introducing innovatory animal breeding
techniques or practices on holdings

Date of implementation: 1.1.2008

Duration of scheme: Until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid:

The objective of the aid is:

Improving the production and breeding characteristics and
health of livestock by:

— determining the genetic quality or yield of livestock for the
purpose of genetic improvement programmes. Aid is paid
for the cost of analyses,

— introducing new techniques and innovative practices in
animal breeding so as to achieve genetic improvements in
the breed. Aid is paid for breeding programmes.

This scheme is in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006, which indicates that such aid is compatible
with the common market

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock production

Name and address of the granting authority:

Xunta de Galicia. Consellería de Medio Rural

Dirección Xeral de Produción, Industrias e Calidade Agroalimen-
taria

Website:

http://mediorural.xunta.es/

Other information:

E-mail address:

dxpica.mrural@xunta.es

gerardo.rivero.cuesta@xunta.es

Santiago de Compostela, 18 December 2007.

O Secretario Xeral
Asdo. Alberte Souto Souto

Aid No: XA 101/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Provincia autonoma di Bolzano

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid award: Criteri e modalità per la concessione di
contributi per il primo insediamento di giovani agricoltori

Legal basis: Articolo 4, comma 1, lett. r), della legge provinciale
14 dicembre 1998, n. 11, e successive modifiche

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 3 million

individual

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 32 500 per beneficiary

Date of implementation: As from the publication of the iden-
tification number of the request for exemption on the website
of
the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31.12.2013

Objective of
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

the aid: Setting-up of young farmers under

Sector(s) concerned: Growing of vegetables, grapes, apples and
stone fruit, and raising of cattle, including dairy cattle, horses,
sheep and goats, swine/pigs and poultry

Name and address of granting authority:

Provincia autonoma di Bolzano
Ripartizione provinciale agricoltura
Via Brennero, 6
I-39100 Bolzano

Website:

http://mediorural.xunta.es/externos/borrador_orde_cria_
frison_2008.pdf

http://www.provincia.bz.it/agricoltura/dema/dema_getreso.asp?
DRES_ID=2549

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Other information:

This aid scheme will replace the aid scheme registered under
XA 201/07, with the terms and conditions thereof being
updated in line with the measure for young farmers provided
for in the provincial programme for rural development
for
2007-2013 approved on 12 September 2007

Aid No: XA 103/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Il direttore di ripartizione
Dr. Martin Pazeller

Aid No: XA 102/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Provincia autonoma di Bolzano

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid award: Criteri e modalità per agevolare gli investi-
menti nelle imprese agricole

Legal basis: Articolo 4, comma 1, lett. a) della legge provinciale
14 dicembre 1998, n. 11, e successive modifiche

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

EUR 26,7 million for outright grants.

EUR 5 million for subsidised loans

Maximum aid intensity:

— 50 % of eligible expenditure for investments in less-favoured

areas,

— 40 % of eligible expenditure for investments in other areas

Date of implementation: As from the publication of the iden-
tification number of the request for exemption on the website
for Agriculture and
of
Rural Development

the Commission's Directorate-General

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31.12.2013

Objective of the aid: Article 4

Sector(s) concerned:

Growing of perennial and non-perennial crops.

including dairy cattle, horses
Raising of farm animals (cattle,
and other equines, sheep and goats, swine/pigs, poultry and
other animals)

Name and address of granting authority:

Provincia autonoma di Bolzano
Ripartizione provinciale agricoltura
Via Brennero, 6
I-39100 Bolzano
http://www.provincia.bz.it/agricoltura/dema/dema_getreso.asp?
DRES_ID=2535
http://www.provincia.bz.it/agricoltura/dema/dema_getreso.asp?
DRES_ID=2536

Il direttore di ripartizione
Dr. Martin Pazeller

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Régimen de ayudas para paliar los daños producidos
en las explotaciones agrícolas de determinados municipios de la
Comunitat Valenciana en agosto y septiembre de 2007 como
consecuencia de las adversidades climatológicas

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentación, por la que se establecen ayudas para paliar los
daños producidos en las explotaciones agrícolas de determi-
nados municipios de la Comunitat Valenciana en agosto y
septiembre de 2007 como consecuencia de las adversidades
climatológicas

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

The planned expenditure on measures aimed at restoring the
damaged vegetation structure is EUR 567 392 for 2009,
EUR 378 261 for 2010 and EUR 189 131 for 2011.

The planned expenditure on aid for restoring agricultural build-
ings and equipment to their original state is EUR 47 500 for
2008 and EUR 840 580 for 2009

Maximum aid intensity: The estimated intensity of the aid,
based on the assessment formula, will in no case exceed 80 %
in the case of the measures concerned with agricultural build-
ings and equipment and 75 % in the case of the measures
aimed at restoring the damaged vegetation structure

Date of implementation: Ten days after publication in the
Official Gazette of the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

For subsidised loans intended to restore the vegetation structure,
the period of validity will end on 30.9.2011.

The period of validity of the scheme for restoring agricultural
buildings and equipment to their original state will end on
30.11.2008

Objective of the aid:

The aid is intended to restore the production potential of the
agricultural holdings affected by adverse weather conditions by
introducing measures aimed at repairing the damaged vegetation
structure and bringing agricultural buildings and equipment
back to their original state.

Article 11: Aid for losses due to adverse climatic events.

The aid is intended to compensate farmers for loss of vegetation
structure and damage to agricultural buildings and equipment
caused by adverse climatic events

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural production sector: almond
trees, vines, olive trees and citrus fruits

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2
E-46010 Valencia

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Website:

Date of implementation: 1.3.2008

http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/
ayudas_adversidadesclimatologicas_agosto_septiembre_2007.pdf

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1.3.2008 to
31.12.2013

Valencia, 23 January 2008.

Directora General de Produccion Agraria
Laura Peñarroya Fabregat

Objective of aid:
1. The primary objective of the aid is to encourage the setting
up, promotion and development of non-profit associations
and recognised producer organisations promoting quality
designations for agri-food products.

Aid No: XA 107/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Ayudas a la potenciación, creación y desarrollo de las
entidades promotoras y consejos reguladores de productos
agroalimentarios protegidos con signos de calidad diferenciada.

Legal basis: Orden Foral de la Consejera de Desarrollo Rural y
Medio Ambiente, por la que se establecen las normas regula-
doras para la concesión de ayudas a la potenciación, creación y
desarrollo de las entidades promotoras y consejos reguladores
de productos agroalimentarios protegidos con signos de calidad
diferenciada, y se aprueba la convocatoria para el año 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 1 100 million

individual

Maximum aid intensity:
Aid to cover up to 80 % of the eligible start-up and develop-
ment costs for promotion bodies and regulatory councils that
have been operational for less than five years since becoming
recognised producer organisations.

Aid to cover up to 80 % of the eligible expenditure on activities
linked to promoting the production of quality agricultural
products.

Aid to cover up to 80 % of the eligible expenditure on activities
relating to technical support and the promotion of agricultural
products and incurred by promotion bodies and regulatory
councils that have been operational for less than five years since
becoming recognised producer organisations

2. The secondary objectives are as

the
consumer added value, increase guarantees in terms of the
quality, safety and wholesomeness of agri-food products and
respect the environment.

to offer

follows:

Article 9(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: aid to
supervision of
producer
protected indications and designations. Eligible costs:
those
relating to setting up, launching and developing the association.

associations

responsible

the

for

Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: eligible costs:
those relating to the development of quality agricultural
products.

Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: eligible costs:
those relating to the technical support required by the producer
associations

Sector(s) concerned: Producers in the livestock and arable
sectors in respect of agricultural products with quality labels

Name and address of the granting authority:
Gobierno de Navarra
Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente
C/ Tudela, no 20
E-31003 Pamplona (Navarra)

Website:
http://www.cfnavarra.es/agricultura/COYUNTURA/AyudasEstado/
pdfs/STNO07078%20OF.pdf

Other information:
Gobierno de Navarra
Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural
C/ Tudela, no 20
E-31003 Pamplona
Tlf: 848 42 29 33
E-mail: izabalzv@cfnavarra.es