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: 2008-08-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Poland, State aid, agricultural product, 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 212/06)

Aid No: XA 436/07

Name and address of the granting authority:

Member State: Republic of Poland

Region: Whole country

Title of aid scheme:

Program pomocy dla gospodarstw rolnych, grup producentów
rolnych, wstępnie uznanych grup producentów owoców i
warzyw, uznanych organizacji producentów owoców i warzyw
oraz przedsiębiorstw przetwórstwa rolno-spożywczego w celu
złagodzenia szkód spowodowanych wymarznięciami w upra-
wach rolnych

Legal basis:

Uchwała nr 118/2007 Rady Ministrów z dnia 3 lipca 2007 r. w
sprawie ustanowienia programu pomocy dla gospodarstw
rolnych, grup producentów rolnych, wstępnie uznanych grup
producentów owoców i warzyw, uznanych organizacji produ-
centów owoców i warzyw oraz przedsiębiorstw przetwórstwa
rolno-spożywczego w celu złagodzenia szkód spowodowanych
wymarznięciami w uprawach rolnych

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)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted: The planned volume of
national budget resources for all forms of farm aid under the
scheme may total PLN 720 million

Maximum aid intensity: The total amount of aid from all
forms of support for farms that have sustained damage may not
exceed: 80 % of the income lost through frost damage to crops
or 90 % of the income lost through frost damage to crops in
mountainous and other less-favoured areas

— agricultural

tax credits:
council, head of the local authority,

the mayor, chairman of

the city

— aid for interest payments on disaster loans: Agencja Restruk-

turacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa,

— aid for crop insurance premiums: Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development — Aid scheme N 260/05, amended
by N 591/06 and N 17/07

Website: www.bipminrol.gov.pl

Go to section:

„pomoc publiczna w rolnictwie”.

Then go to section:

„pomoc w ramach wyłączeń grupowych”.

Direct link:

http://bip.minrol.gov.pl/DesktopModules/Announcement/ViewAn-
nouncement.aspx?ModuleID=1522&TabOrgID=1492&LangId=0&
AnnouncementId=8335&ModulePositionId=2137

Other information: Aid granted to food processing companies
in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006
of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88
of the Treaty to de minimis aid is not subject to notification

Aid No: XA 152/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Title of aid scheme:

Implementation date: July 2007 and June 2008

Aiuti diretti a promuovere il miglioramento della qualità dei
prodotti agricoli

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 year

Legal basis:

Objective of aid: The aid scheme for agricultural holdings, agri-
cultural producer groups, fruit and vegetable producer groups
granted preliminary recognition, recognised fruit and vegetable
producer organisations and food processing companies to miti-
gate the destruction caused by frosts to crops proposes measures
to overcome
above-mentioned operators
to enable
temporary difficulties resulting from frost damage to crops

the

interventi regionali

Art. 58 del titolo III
in
(Disciplina degli
materia di agricoltura e di sviluppo rurale. Modificazioni alle
leggi regionali 16 novembre 1999, n. 36, e 28 aprile 2003,
n. 18) della legge regionale 12 dicembre 2007, n. 32 «Disposi-
zioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e pluriennale della
Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta (Legge finanziaria per gli anni
2008/2010). Modificazioni di leggi regionali» e successive modi-
ficazioni e integrazioni

Economic sector: Agriculture

Planned annual expenditure under the scheme: EUR 1 million

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Maximum aid intensity and eligible costs: Aid may be
granted in the form of subsidised services, without direct
payments of money, for up to 100 % of costs for the following:

(a) market research activities, product conception and design,
including aid granted for the preparation of applications for
the recognition of geographical indications and designations
of origin or certificates of specific character in accordance
with current Community regulations;

(b) initiatives for the introduction of quality assurance schemes,
systems based on hazard analysis and critical control points,
traceability systems, systems to assure respect of authenticity
and marketing standards or environmental audit systems;

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta
Assessorato Agricoltura e risorse naturali
Dipartimento Agricoltura
Loc. Grande Charrière, 66
I-11020 Saint-Christophe (Aosta)

Website:

http://www.regione.vda.it/gestione/sezioni_web/allegato.asp?pk_alle-
gato=1287

(c) training personnel to apply schemes and systems as referred

to in point (b) above;

Aid No: XA 153/08

Member State: Italy

(d) the charges levied by recognised certifying bodies for the
initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems;

Title of aid scheme:

Region: Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta

(e) the costs of mandatory inspections, unless Community legis-
lation requires these to be borne by the farmers themselves.

Aiuti per il pagamento di premi assicurativi

Legal basis:

Farmers taking part in food quality systems recognised at Com-
munity or national level for agricultural products intended for
human consumption may receive aid up to EUR 3 000 each
year for a maximum of five years to cover the fixed costs related
to these quality systems

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

Duration of scheme: Aid may be granted under the scheme
until 31 December 2013 and for six months thereafter

Objective of aid: To promote and enhance the quality of agri-
cultural products.

interventi regionali

Art. 55 del titolo III
in
(Disciplina degli
materia di agricoltura e di sviluppo rurale. Modificazioni alle
leggi regionali 16 novembre 1999, n. 36, e 28 aprile 2003,
n. 18) della legge regionale 12 dicembre 2007, n. 32 «Disposi-
zioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e pluriennale della
Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta (Legge finanziaria per gli anni
2008/2010). Modificazioni di leggi regionali» e successive modi-
ficazioni e integrazioni

Planned
EUR 0,05 million

annual

expenditure

under

the

scheme:

Maximum aid intensity:

— 80 % of

the cost of premiums for

insurance policies
covering risks from adverse weather conditions that are
comparable to a natural disaster,

— 50 % of

the cost of premiums for

insurance policies
covering risks from adverse weather conditions that are
comparable to a natural disaster and other
risks from
adverse weather conditions in general,

Reference to Community legislation: Article 14 of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006

— 50 % of

the cost of premiums for

insurance policies

covering risks from plant diseases or pests

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock (cattle, sheep and goats, poultry
and rabbits, small traditional pig holdings, equines and other
minor species), fruit (apples, pears, nuts, small fruit and other
traditional fruit, with a particular focus on traditional forms of
cultivation that are in danger of dying out), wine, fodder crops,
cereals, vegetables, medicinal plants, flowers and nursery plants,
bee-keeping and other animal and crop sectors deemed eligible

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: Aid may be granted under the scheme
until 31 December 2013 and for six months thereafter

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Objective of aid: To encourage operators to take out insurance
policies against the risks of loss of business assets and loss of
income caused by adverse weather conditions, plant diseases
and pests.

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

Reference to Community legislation: Article 12 of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Fruit (apples, pears, nuts, small fruit and
other traditional fruit, with a particular focus on traditional
forms of cultivation that are in danger of dying out), wine,
fodder crops, cereals, vegetables, medicinal plants, flowers and
nursery plants, bee-keeping and other crop sectors deemed
eligible

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta
Assessorato Agricoltura e risorse naturali
Dipartimento Agricoltura
Loc. Grande Charrière, 66
I-11020 Saint-Christophe (Aosta)

Website:

http://www.regione.vda.it/gestione/sezioni_web/allegato.asp?pk_alle-
gato=1287

Duration of scheme: Aid may be granted under the scheme
until 31 December 2013 and for six months thereafter, without
prejudice to the above provision relating to the reduction of the
aid intensity starting from 1 January 2010

Objective of aid: To compensate farmers for the loss of plants
and animals, damage to buildings and business equipment and
the loss of income caused by adverse weather conditions that
are comparable to natural disasters, formally acknowledged by
the competent authorities.

Reference to Community legislation: Article 11 of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock (cattle, sheep and goats, poultry
and rabbits, small traditional pig holdings, equines and other
minor species), fruit (apples, pears, nuts, small fruit and other
traditional fruit, with a particular focus on traditional forms of
cultivation that are in danger of dying out), wine, fodder crops,
cereals, vegetables, medicinal plants, flowers and nursery plants,
bee-keeping and other animal and crop sectors deemed eligible

Name and address of the granting authority:

Aid No: XA 154/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Title of aid scheme:

Aiuti per le perdite dovute ad avversità atmosferiche

Legal basis:

Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta
Assessorato Agricoltura e risorse naturali
Dipartimento Agricoltura
Loc. Grande Charrière, 66
I-11020 Saint-Christophe (Aosta)

Website:

http://www.regione.vda.it/gestione/sezioni_web/allegato.asp?pk_alle-
gato=1287

interventi regionali

Art. 54 del titolo III
in
(Disciplina degli
materia di agricoltura e di sviluppo rurale. Modificazioni alle
leggi regionali 16 novembre 1999, n. 36, e 28 aprile 2003,
n. 18) della legge regionale 12 dicembre 2007, n. 32 «Disposi-
zioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e pluriennale della
Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta (Legge finanziaria per gli anni
2008/2010). Modificazioni di leggi regionali» e successive modi-
ficazioni e integrazioni

Aid No: XA 155/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Title of aid scheme:

Planned
EUR 0,1 million

annual

expenditure

under

the

scheme:

Aiuti relativi a fitopatie e infestazioni parassitarie

Legal basis:

Maximum aid intensity: As the region as a whole is a ‘moun-
tain area’ within the meaning of Article 36(a)(i) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the maximum aid intensity is
90 % of eligible expenditure, less any amount received as insur-
ance compensation and the costs not actually incurred due to
adverse climatic events. From 1 January 2010, compensation
offered must be reduced by 50 % unless it is given to farmers
who have taken out insurance covering at least 50 % of their
production and the statistically most frequent climatic risks

interventi regionali

Art. 53 del titolo III
in
(Disciplina degli
materia di agricoltura e di sviluppo rurale. Modificazioni alle
leggi regionali 16 novembre 1999, n. 36, e 28 aprile 2003,
n. 18) della legge regionale 12 dicembre 2007, n. 32 «Disposi-
zioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e pluriennale della
Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta (Legge finanziaria per gli anni
2008/2010). Modificazioni di leggi regionali» e successive modi-
ficazioni e integrazioni

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Planned
EUR 0,3 million

annual

expenditure

under

the

scheme:

Reference to Community legislation: Article 10 of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the expenses incurred or
the loss suffered, less any amount received as insurance compen-
sation and the costs not actually incurred as a result of plant
diseases or pest infestations

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

Duration of scheme: Under the scheme, aid may be granted
until 31 December 2013 and for six months thereafter

Objective of aid: To compensate the owners of agricultural
holdings for the costs and losses to prevent and eradicate plant
diseases and pest infestations, where the outbreaks have been
formally acknowledged by the competent authorities in the
framework of public compulsory prevention or eradication
programmes.

Sector(s) concerned: Fruit (apples, pears, nuts, small fruit and
other traditional fruit, with a particular focus on traditional
forms of cultivation that are in danger of dying out), wine,
fodder crops, cereals, vegetables, medicinal plants, flowers and
nursery plants, and other crop sectors deemed eligible

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione autonoma Valle d'Aosta
Assessorato Agricoltura e risorse naturali
Dipartimento Agricoltura
Loc. Grande Charrière, 66
I-11020 Saint-Christophe (Aosta)

Website:

http://www.regione.vda.it/gestione/sezioni_web/allegato.asp?pk_alle-
gato=1287