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: 2008-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, livestock farming, 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 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 242/10)

Aid No: XA 422/07

3. Aid for the payment of insurance premiums:

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih goricah

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Podpora programom razvoja podeželja v občini Sveta
Trojica v Slovenskih goricah 2007–2013

support
co-financing of

— the amount of municipal
amount of

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

is

4. Aid for land reparcelling:

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči za
programe kmetijstva v občini Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih goricah
(II. poglavje)

— up to 100 % of actual

legal and administrative costs

incurred.

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

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

2007: EUR 14 000

2008: EUR 14 500

2009: EUR 15 500

2010: EUR 15 500

2011: EUR 15 500

2012: EUR 15 500

2013: EUR 15 500

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Aid for investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

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

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

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 and to manage
pastures.

2. Aid for the conservation of traditional buildings:

— up to 100 % of costs of investment to conserve non-pro-

ductive heritage features located on farms,

— up to 75 % of eligible costs in less-favoured areas or
areas under Article 36(a)(i),
(ii) and (iii) of Regulation
(EC) No 1698/2005, defined as such by Member States
in accordance with Articles 50 and 94 of that Regu-
lation, and up to 60 % in other areas, provided that the
investment does not entail any increase in the production
capacity of the farm.

— up to 100 % of the costs of market research activities,
product conception and design, including aid granted 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-
munity regulations. The aid is to be granted in the form
of
involve direct
payments of money to producers.

subsidised services and does not

6. Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

— up to 100 % of costs concerning education and training
of farmers, consultancy services and the organisation of
fairs, publications,
forums, competitions, exhibitions,
catalogues and websites. The aid is to be granted in the
form of subsidised services and does not involve direct
payments of money to producers

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

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Trojica

Reference to Articles of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting State
aid for rural development programmes in the municipality of
Sveta
includes measures
v
following
constituting State
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):

Slovenskih
goricah
aid in accordance with the

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

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— Article 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and build-

Maximum aid intensity:

ings,

— Article 12: Aid towards

the payment of

insurance

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:

Občina Sv. Trojica v Slov. goricah
Trg Osvoboditve 7
SLO-2235 Sv. Trojica v Slov. goricah

Website:

http://www.izit.si/muv/index.php?action=showIzdaja&year=2007
&izdajaID=417 (str. 358)

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)

Mayor
Darko FRAS

Aid No: XA 429/07

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Komen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Ukrepi za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva ter podeželja
v občini Komen 2007–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči za ohran-
janje in razvoj kmetijstva ter podeželja v občini Komen

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

2007: EUR 29 821

2008: EUR 30 000

2009: EUR 32 000

2010: EUR 34 000

2011: EUR 35 000

2012: EUR 36 000

2013: EUR 36 000

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, where the invest-
ment is made by young farmers within five years of
setting up.

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

2. Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

— for non-productive features, up to 100 % of the real

costs,

— for productive assets on farms, up to 60 % of the real
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
incurred by using traditional
materials necessary to preserve the heritage features of
buildings.

the extra costs

3. Relocation of farm buildings:

— up to 100 % of actual costs, provided that relocation
involves only the dismantling, removal and re-erection of
existing facilities,

— where the relocation results in the farmer benefiting
from more modern facilities, the farmer is to 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, this contribu-
tion must 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 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
insurance
between the
premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of
eligible costs of insurance premiums for insuring crops
and fruit and insuring livestock against disease.

co-financing of

amount of

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5. Aid for land reparcelling:

Name and address of granting authority:

— up to 100 % of actual

legal and administrative costs

incurred.

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 does not
involve direct payments of money to producers.

7. Provision of technical support:

— up to 100 % of the eligible costs of education, consul-
tancy services, the organisation of forums, competitions,
exhibitions and fairs, the dissemination of scientific find-
ings, publications, catalogues and websites. The aid is to
be granted in the form of subsidised services and will not
involve direct payments of money to producers

Občina Komen
Komen 86
SLO-6223 Komen

Website:

http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=200792&-
dhid=91904

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)

Date of
implementation: October 2007 (No aid will be
granted until the summary has been published on the European
Commission's website)

Uroš SLAMIČ
Mayor

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs: The draft Rules on granting State aid for preser-
ving and developing agriculture and rural areas in the munici-
pality of Komen 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):

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings for primary

production: modernisation,

Aid No: XA 430/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Spain

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Ayudas para el fomento de la integración cooperativa
de ámbito estatal

Legal basis: Orden APA/…/2007, de …, por la que se esta-
blecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones
destinadas al fomento de la integración cooperativa de ámbito
estatal

— Article 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and build-

ings,

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 2,6 million in 2008

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

— Article 12: Aid towards

the payment of

insurance

premiums,

— Article 13 of th: Aid for land reparcelling,

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid will be 100 % of
the administration costs in the first year up to EUR 400 000,
and 50 % of the integration costs up to EUR 100 000

Implementation date: From the date of publication of
order

the

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

cultural products,

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 2007
to 2013

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

Objective of aid:

sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

To promote co-operative integration of agricultural associations
operating across more than one Autonomous Community,
in
order to improve their business size, efficiency and profitability.

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Expenditure which is clearly an inherent part of the activity
supported, and covering the following, will be eligible for aid:

Aid No: XA 128/08

Member State: Spain

(a) integration expenditure:

1. establishment;

2. audit;

3.

implementation;

4. advice to decision-making and technical members;

5. feasibility, marketing and financing studies;

(b) annual administrative expenditure:

1. tangible and/or

intangible investments, excluding the
purchase and renovation of buildings, expenditure on
furniture, office equipment (other than computer equip-
ment) and means of transport. Under this section, aid for
investment may not exceed EUR 100 000, with a
maximum of EUR 30 000 per integrated body;

2. rental of appropriate premises

for warehouses and
offices, provided that they did not previously belong to
the integrated body or its constituent parts. If premises
are purchased, the eligible expenditure shall be limited to
rental costs at market rates;

3. staff costs directly linked to the project. The maximum
amount of
investment will be that laid down in the
exclusive collective agreement for persons employed by
the General Government Administration in force. Staff
costs may include training costs to facilitate adaptation
to the new company structure;

4. external assistance such as technical assistance, external
consultancy costs, authorisation costs and services linked
to the projects;

5.

inter-city travel and accommodation needed to carry out
the project. The maximum amount will be that
laid
down for civil servants by the Ministry of Economy and
Finance.

The aid scheme complies with Article 9 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006

Sector(s)
sub-sectors

concerned: Agriculture:

crops

and

livestock

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA)
Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural
C/ Alfonso XII, no 62-5a planta
E-28071 Madrid

Website:

http://www.mapa.es/es/ministerio/pags/normas/normas.htm

Other information: —

Region: Castilla y León (provincia de Salamanca)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: subvenciones dirigidas a asociaciones y cooperativas
de ganaderos para la financiación de programas de creación y
mantenimiento de sistemas de control lechero, anualidad 2008

Legal basis: proyecto de bases reguladoras de la convocatoria de
subvenciones dirigidas a asociaciones y cooperativas de gana-
deros para la financiación de programas de creación y manteni-
miento de sistemas de control lechero, anualidad 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: The
the aid scheme for 2008 is
expenditure planned under
EUR 20 500 (twenty thousand five hundred euro), to include a
loan facility, totalling EUR 12 000 (twelve thousand euro) for
cooperatives and a loan facility totalling EUR 8 500 (eight thou-
sand five hundred euro) for associations

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum amount of the grant
may not exceed 50 % of the eligible expenditure or EUR 12 000
in the case of cooperatives or EUR 8 500 in the case of appli-
cant associations

Date of implementation: From the day following the publica-
tion of the call for grant proposals in the Boletín Oficial de la
Provincia de Salamanca (Official Gazette of
the Province of
Salamanca)

Duration of
31 December 2008

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid:

The purpose of the aid is to help maintain and improve the
genetic quality of
the livestock population in Salamanca,
through the monitoring of the quality levels of the milk from
and the genetic quality of dairy breeds of cows, sheep and goats,
conducted by livestock associations and cooperatives in the
province of Salamanca.

The aid scheme falls within the scope of Article 16(1)(b) 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.

Eligible costs are taken to mean current expenditure which has a
clear and direct link to the subsidised activity (the implementa-
tion of programmes to establish the genetic quality or yield of
livestock) and which concerns:

(a) the hiring of staff;

(b) the acquisition of equipment;

(c) training and information activities;

(d) tests conducted by third parties to establish the genetic

quality or yield of livestock;

(e) other expenditure necessary for

the
programme and which cannot be regarded as constituting
investment expenditure.

the operation of

Indirect taxes will not be eligible

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Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector

Name and address of the granting authority:
Excma. Diputación Provincial de Salamanca
C/ Felipe Espino no 1
E-37002 Salamanca

Website:
http://www.lasalina.es/areas/eh/Subvenciones2008/Proyectos
Convocatorias/SubvControlLechero.pdf

Other information:
The grant will be compatible with any other grant, aid, resource
or revenue for the subsidised activity awarded by any public or
private national or European Union administration or authority
or international organisation, provided that it does not exceed
the quantitative limits for aid set out in Article 16(1)(b) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006 (up to 70 % of the costs of the tests
carried out).

If the applicant has been awarded another grant — for the same
purpose — which is incompatible with that awarded by the
Diputación, Article 33 of Spanish Royal Decree No 887/2006
of 21 July 2006 establishing the Rules implementing the
General Law on Subsidies shall apply.

However, in no case may the amount of subsidies awarded by
the Diputación be such that, on its own or together with other
grants, aid, revenue or resource, it exceeds the cost of the subsi-
dised activity.

Likewise, the grant will be incompatible with any other grant,
aid, resource or revenue for the subsidised activity that
is
awarded by the Diputación de Salamanca — either by a direct
award procedure or by a competitive procedure — covering the
same eligible expenditure