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 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: 2008-09-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, Spain, State aid, agricultural holding, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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 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 230/06)

Aid No: XA 200/08

Member State: France

Region: Département des Bouches-du-Rhône

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

Aides au paiement des primes ou cotisations d'assurance récolte
des agriculteurs (risques climatiques) du département

Legal basis:

The General Council would like to increase the rate of the aid
and encourage farmers in Bouches-du-Rhône to insure them-
selves against a wider range of agricultural risks.

Thus this will only involve insurance contracts covering insur-
ance of one, two or more types of crop against a number of
weather risks, including at least drought, hail, frost and flooding
or excess water

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural holdings, with the exception
of
large undertakings, engaged in the primary production of
fruit, vegetables, vines, cereals or oilseed or protein plants

— Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006,

Name and address of the granting authority:

— Code rural L 361-1 à 361-8,

— Article L 122-7 du code des assurances,

— Décret no 2007-134 du 30 janvier 2007,

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône
Direction de l'agriculture et du tourisme
Hôtel du Département
52, avenue de Saint-Just
F-13256 Marseille Cedex 20

— Projet de délibération du Conseil général des Bouches-du-

Rhône

Website:

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 220 000 per year

individual

Maximum aid intensity: Up to a maximum ceiling of 50 % of
public aid, the General Council will grant aid of 10 % of the
contribution paid for the eligible insurance, up to a maximum
of EUR 2 000 per farmer

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the
registration number
for exemption on the
the request
website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture
and Rural Development

for

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

the General Council of
Objective of aid: The objective of
Bouches-du-Rhône is
to become involved in the national
scheme of the national guarantee fund for agricultural disasters
(FNGCA)
insurance protection for
farmers and encourage them to insure themselves against a
wider range of agricultural risks.

to improve the level of

The FNGCA has set up an aid scheme for the payment of insur-
ance premiums and contributions relating to damage caused by
a number of weather conditions, including at least drought, hail,
frost and flooding or excess water (scheme XA 112/07).

http://www.cg13.fr/amenagements/agriculture/aides.html

Last line:

«Aides au paiement des primes ou cotisations d'assurance-
récolte des agriculteurs des Bouches-du-Rhône (risques clima-
tiques)»

Aid No: XA 202/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

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

Ayudas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los
daños producidos por el temporal de viento acaecido en las islas
de El Hierro y de La Gomera y en Punta del Hidalgo (término
municipal de San Cristóbal de La Laguna, isla de Tenerife), en el
mes de enero de 2008

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Legal basis:

Decreto Territorial no 11/2008, de 1 de febrero, de ayudas
urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños produ-
cidos por el temporal de viento acaecido en las islas de El
Hierro y de La Gomera y en Punta del Hidalgo (término muni-
cipal de San Cristóbal de La Laguna, isla de Tenerife), en el mes
de enero de 2008.

Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y
Alimentación, de 25 de abril de 2008, por la que se regulan las
ayudas previstas en el Decreto no 11/2008, de 1 de febrero,
citado anteriormente

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 1 200 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity: Generally, up to 90 % of the damage
suffered. However, in the case of aid for the repair of damage to
facilities for processing or marketing agricultural products, the
amount of aid must comply with the provisions of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on
de minimis aid

Date of application: From the date of publication of the regis-
tration number of the request for exemption provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the website of the Commis-
sion's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Develop-
ment

Duration of
31 December 2009

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Compensation for losses on livestock holdings as a result of
damage to areas used for livestock farming will be provided
in the form of payments to cover additional expenditure on
animal feed.

2. Compensation to cover repairs to damage to infrastructures
and means of production on arable holdings, livestock hold-
ings and poultry farms and to cover dead animals not
covered by insurance. Aid to cover repairs to damage to
processing and marketing facilities for agricultural products
is covered by Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 on de minimis
aid

Sector(s) concerned: All sectors eligible for aid under the
Regulation

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación
Gobierno de Canarias
C/ José Manuel Guimerá no 10 — 3a planta
E-38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Website:

http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agricultura/otros/reglamen-
to_CE_pymes.htm

Other information: —

Objective of aid: Aid for losses due to adverse climatic events.
Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

1. Compensation for damage to crop or livestock production as

follows:

Aid No: XA 203/08

Member State: Italy

Title of aid scheme:

(a) Where, at the time the damage occurs, the holding was
covered by a valid insurance policy covered by the
combined agricultural insurance system, for damage that
cannot be covered by that system.

(b) Where, at the time of the incident, the insurance contract
period had not begun, provided that the insurance had
been taken out in the previous marketing year.

(c) Where the production is not included in the current
combined agricultural insurance plan, unless guaranteed
by another form of insurance.

(d) On livestock holdings,

losses suffered as a result of
damage to areas used for livestock farming, provided the
animals on the holding are covered under any of the
provisions of the insurance plan.

The compensation for arable production will be calculated
on the basis of an assessment of losses of expected produc-
tion for the marketing year concerned. To that end, account
will be taken, where applicable, of the conditions and proce-
dures laid down in the agricultural insurance system.

Incentivi a favore dell'autoimprenditorialità nel settore della
produzione dei prodotti agricoli ai sensi di quanto previsto dal
regolamento (CE) n. 1857/2006, del 15 dicembre 2006, relativo
all'applicazione degli articoli 87 e 88 del trattato agli aiuti di
Stato a favore delle PMI attive nella produzione di prodotti agri-
coli pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale dell'Unione europea L 358
del 16 dicembre 2006

Legal basis:

Decreto legislativo 21 aprile 2000, n. 185, Titolo I, Capi I e IV,
pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana del
6 luglio 2000, n. 156.

Decreto 16 luglio 2004, n. 250, regolamento recante criteri e
in favore dell'autoim-
modalità di concessione degli
prenditorialità, di cui al Titolo I del decreto legislativo 21 aprile
2000, n. 185, regolamento pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale
della Repubblica italiana del 6 ottobre 2004, n. 235.

incentivi

Delibera del consiglio di amministrazione dell'agenzia nazionale
per l'attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d'impresa del 24
gennaio 2008.

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Tutti gli aiuti accordabili nell'ambito del presente regime rispet-
teranno tutte le condizioni previste dal regolamento (CE) n.
1857/2006, del 15 dicembre 2006, e, in quanto da quest'ultimo
espressamente richiamate, quelle previste dal regolamento (CE)
n. 1698/2005, del 20 settembre 2005, sul sostegno allo
sviluppo rurale da parte del Fondo europeo agricolo per lo
sviluppo rurale (FEASR)

expenditure
Annual
EUR 50 million per year

planned

under

the

scheme:

in

the

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is that
stipulated in Articles 4 (‘Investment in agricultural holdings’), 7
(‘Aid for setting up of young farmers’) and 15 (‘Provision of technical
support
(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, published in the Official Journal of the European
Union L 358 of 16 December 2006

of Regulation

agricultural

sector’)

Date of implementation: In accordance with the provisions of
Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid scheme
will be implemented on the day following that of its publication
on the website of DG AGRI

Duration of scheme: June 2014

Objective of aid: The aid scheme pursues its objectives on the
basis of Articles 4 (‘Investment in agricultural holdings’), 7 (‘Aid for
setting up of young farmers’) and 15 (‘Provision of technical support
in the agricultural sector’) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The eligible costs covered by the aid scheme are those identified
in Articles 4 (‘Investment in agricultural holdings’), 7 (‘Aid for setting
up of young farmers’) and 15 (‘Provision of technical support in the
agricultural sector’) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

It should be noted, with respect to technical assistance services
provided to the agricultural sector, that aid is to be granted in
kind by means of subsidised services and must not involve
direct payments of money to producers

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme applies to all agri-
cultural sectors and in any case complies with the provisions of
Article 4(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Name and address of granting authority:

Ministero dell'Economia e delle finanze
Via XX Settembre, 97
I-00187 Roma

Website:

http://www.mef.gov.it/welcome.asp

http://www.sviluppoitalia.it/download.jsp?ID_LINK=297&area=49

Other information:

Managing body:

Agenzia nazionale per
sviluppo d'impresa S.p.A. (già Sviluppo Italia S.p.A.)
Via Calabria, 46
I-00187 Roma

l'attrazione degli

investimenti e lo