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: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Slovenia, Spain, State aid, Sweden, 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

Aid No: XA 224/08

Member State: Sweden

Region: —

(2008/C 254/04)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Statens jordbruksverk
S-551 82 Jönköping

Website:

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Stöd till insatser på livsmedelsområdet

http://www.riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?
nid=3911&bet=2008:80

Legal basis: 8, 9 och 12 §§ förordningen (2008:80) om stöd
till insatser på livsmedelsområdet

Other information: —

the

under

expenditure

Annual
scheme:
planned
SEK 10,480 million in 2008, SEK 21,480 million in 2009
and 2010. This amount also includes aid granted under Article 5
of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001
on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to
State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises and aid granted
under Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of
12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to training aid

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: The aid may not be granted before
the day on which the Commission publishes this summary on
the Internet

Duration of
31 December 2010

the aid scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of the aid: The objective of this aid is to improve
competitiveness of primary producers of agricultural
the
products in their activities involving the processing of an animal
or vegetable product for first sale or activities concerning the
primary producer's first sale to resellers or processing undertak-
ings. Training activities and other advisory services by external
consultants as well as participation in knowledge-sharing
forums, competitions and trade fairs will be eligible for aid. As
regards participation in trade fairs, aid may be granted only for
the first time a company participates in a particular trade fair
and be used only to cover the costs of hiring, setting up and
running the stand. Article 15(2)(a), (c) and (d) shall apply

concerned:

Sector(s)
agricultural
products for activities concerning the processing of an animal
or vegetable product for first sale or the first sale to resellers or
processing undertakings

Primary producers of

Aid No: XA 227/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación de
Criadores de cordero del Maestrat

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y
Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea
nominativa descrita en la ley 15/2007 de presupuestos de la
Generalitat

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 15 000 in 2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

implementation: As from the publication of

the
Date of
identification number of
for exemption on the
the request
website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture
and Rural Development

Duration of individual aid award: 2008

Objective of aid: Strategy and viability plan for the Maestrat
lamb sector, involving in particular the introduction of a quality
label (Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Maestrazgo lamb sector; livestock farmers
in the Maestrat district

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Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Amadeo de Saboya, no 2
E-46010 Valencia

Other information: —

Website:

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

Valencia, 2 June 2008.

Director-General for Agricultural Production

Aid No: XA 228/08

Member State: Germany

Region: Germany

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

Individual aid

Effizienter Energieeinsatz im Gartenbau — Aufbau einer Infor-
mationsplattform zur Förderung des effizienten Energieeinsatzes
im Gartenbau als Zusatzmodul des Gartenbau-Informationssys-
tems hortigate zur Nutzung durch die Gartenbaubranche

opment) or in the framework of the planned programme to
promote investment for energy efficiency.

The information platform will, furthermore, be developed into a
genuine network of ‘best practice’ firms for the benefit of the
horticultural profession.

The project has seven scientific and technical goals:

— construction of a databank-based knowledge pool and
knowledge transfer using Internet and printed media for
horticultural firms,

— interlinking of consultancy and research work,

— international exchange with partner countries,

— holding of an annual trade conference,

— organisation of

trade excursions

to flagship and pilot

projects,

— help with implementing funding programmes,

— preparing and supplying information material

working in the industry as well as vocational
schools, technical colleges and universities.

for

those
training

Use of the platform is not tied to membership of an association
but is open to everyone interested.

The measure is based on Article 15 (Provision of
support
No 1857/2006

technical
sector) of Regulation (EC)

agricultural

in the

Beneficiary

Economic sector(s) concerned: Horticulture

Zentralverband Gartenbau e.V. (ZVG)

Name and address of granting authority:

Legal basis: Die Beihilfe wird per Zuwendungsbescheid vom
27.5.2008 auf Grundlage der Bundeshaushaltsordnung gewährt

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of indivi-
dual aid granted to the company: EUR 50 000 in 2008 and
EUR 100 000 in 2009

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: 1 July 2008

Landwirtschaft

für

Bundesanstalt
Projektträger Agrarforschung
Deichmanns Aue 29
D-53179 Bonn

und

Ernährung

(BLE),

Website:

http://www.ble.de/cln_092/nn_467262/Shared_Docs/Downloads/
04_Forschungsfoerderung/HortigateZusatzmodul,template_Id=raw,
property=publicationFile.pdf/HortigateZusatzmodul.pdf

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2009

Other information: —

Objective:

Project objective

The aim of the project is to speed up the exchange of informa-
tion on efficient energy use in horticulture and make public
positive examples of sustainable solutions. With this informa-
tion platform a country-wide instrument is to be set up to
promote knowledge transfer in horticulture.

The information platform will be set up in order amongst other
things
to provide horticulturists more quickly with better
compiled results of projects funded or to be funded from
special-purpose federal assets of Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
(introduction to market and practical use, precompetitive devel-

Aid No: XA 229/08

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Dol pri Ljubljani

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in pode-
želja na območju občine Dol pri Ljubljani

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju pomoči za ohranjanje in
razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Dol pri Ljubljani

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

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

2008: EUR 20 000

2009: EUR 20 000

2010: EUR 25 000

2011: EUR 25 000

2012: EUR 25 000

2013 EUR 25 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

— up to 40 % of eligible costs.

Support is given for investment to upgrade agricultural hold-
ings and improve pastures for primary production.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Občina Dol pri Ljubljani
Dol pri Ljubljani 1
SLO-1262 Dol pri Ljubljani

Website:

http://objave.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=86617

and

http://www.dol.si/index.php?option=com_docman&task=
doc_download&gid=438&Itemid=86

Other information:

The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006 on the measures to be adopted by munici-
palities and the general provisions applicable (procedure prior to
the aid grant, cumulation of aid, transparency and monitoring
of aid)

2. Aid for the promotion of quality agricultural products:

— the aid is granted to cover up to 100 % of eligible costs
and takes the form of subsidised services. It does not
involve direct payments of money to producers.

Primož ZUPANČIČ
Mayor, Dol pri Ljubljani

3. Provision of technical support:

— up to 40 % of eligible costs for the qualification of
farmers and workers in agricultural enterprises, the orga-
nisation of fora, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, and
participation in them, expenditure on preparing publica-
tions, catalogues and web sites. The aid takes the form of
subsidised services and does not involve direct payments
of money to producers

implementation:

June 2008 (the aid will not be
Date of
granted until a summary has been published on the European
Commission's website)

Duration of
31.12.2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid: Support for SMEs

Reference to Articles of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs:

Chapter II of the draft Pravilnik o dodeljevanju pomoči za ohranjanje
in razvoj podeželja v občini Dol pri Ljubljani (Rules on the conser-
vation and development of agriculture and rural areas in the
municipality of Dol pri Ljubljani) includes measures constituting
State aid in accordance with the following articles of Commis-
sion 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 produc-
tion of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC)
No 70/2001 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

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

cultural products,

Aid No: XA 230/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Andalucía

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Ayudas para el apoyo a los programas de mejora y
conservación genética de razas ganaderas puras en la Comu-
nidad Autónoma de Andalucía

Legal basis: Orden, por la que se regulan las ayudas para el
apoyo a los programas de mejora y conservación genética de
razas ganaderas puras en la Comunidad autónoma de Andalucía
y se efectúa su convocatoria para 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 1 500 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity:

Creating and keeping herd books; propagation of genetic
improvements: 100 %.

Monitoring of yield and testing to establish genetic quality of
livestock: 70 %.

Investments in testing centres, breeding centres and other
facilities: 40 %

Date of implementation: In accordance with Article 18(1)(a)
of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the scheme will not enter
into force until the European Commission has published this
the Order will be
summary on its website. Following this,
published in the Official Gazette of
the Government of
Andalusia and enter into force on the date of its publication

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

sector

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 2008
to 2013

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Objective of aid:
To encourage the participation of breeders' associations in the
genetic improvement and conservation programmes for pure
breeds in Andalusia.

The Order is in keeping with Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006.

Article 16(1)(a): Creating and keeping herd books. Intensity of
up to 100 %.

Article 16(1)(b): Monitoring of yield and testing to establish
genetic quality of livestock. Intensity of up to 70 %.

Article 16(1)(c):
innovatory
animal-breeding techniques or practices. Intensity of up to 40 %.

Introduction at

farm level of

Article 15(2)(d): Organisation of and/or participation in agri-
cultural events, for which aid will be available for: participation
fees, travel costs, costs of publications, the rent of exhibition
premises and symbolic prizes awarded in the framework of
competitions. Intensity of up to 100 %.

Article 15(2)(f): Publication of catalogues of genetically evalu-
ated breeding animals and of other publications linked to the

selection and/or the conservation programme. Intensity of up
to 100 %

Sector(s) concerned: Officially recognised pure-breed associa-
tions operating in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia

Name and address of the granting authority:
Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca de la Junta de Andalucía
C/ Tabladilla s/n
E-41013 Sevilla

Website: http://www.cap.junta-andalucia.es

The full text of the draft Order can be found at:
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/agriculturaypesca/portal/www/
portal/com/bin/portal/DGPAgraria/proyecto_orden_subvenciones_
mejora_conservacion_razas/orden_mejora_vers_14.pdf
Seville, 15 May 2008.

Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs
Enrique Ojeda VILA
p.a.: Javier Visus ARBESÚ