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: 2008-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, 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 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 274/04)

5. operating expenses:

Aid No: XA 255/08

Member State: Italy

Title of aid scheme:

Decreto ministeriale disciplinante la concessione di aiuti a favore
delle forme associate delle organizzazioni di produttori (Orga-
nizzazioni Comuni) di nuova costituzione e riconosciute, ai
sensi del decreto legislativo n. 102 del 27 maggio 2005, per la
copertura delle spese sostenute per la costituzione e l'avvia-
mento

Legal basis:

Decreto legislativo 27 maggio 2005, n. 102, recante ‘Regola-
zioni dei mercati agroalimentari, a norma dell'articolo 1,
comma 2, lettera e), della legge 7 marzo 2003, n. 38’

Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. Article 9(2): Aid for producer
groups

Annual expenditure planned:

The funds
for
EUR 400 000.

the 2008 financial year are approximately

The following costs are considered eligible:

(a) postal and telecommunications expenditure relating to

the common market organisations;

(b) mission expenses. The contribution corresponding to
expenditure incurred by technical staff missions will be
accepted on a flat-rate basis according to the following
parameters:

— 6 % up to EUR 120 000 of eligible expenditure,

— 3 % above EUR 120 000 of eligible expenditure

Maximum aid intensity: Aid will be granted according to the
provisions of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Aid will be granted for a five-year period at maximum levels of
100 %, 80 %, 60 %, 40 % and 20 % of actual establishment and
start-up costs, incurred and accepted as eligible in the first year
and the four years following legal recognition, until the fifth
year.

The total amount of the aid granted to producer groups cannot
exceed EUR 400 000 over the five-year period following their
recognition

Date of implementation: This Decree shall enter into force the
day after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Italian
Republic

1. rental of premises (if premises are purchased, the eligible

expenses are limited to rental costs at market rates);

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 5 years

2. costs for the purchase of equipment and machines:

Objective of aid: Aid for the establishment of producer groups
or producer associations
(Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Article 9(2): Aid for producer groups or producer associations)

(a) purchase of office equipment (calculators, photocopiers,

typewriters, etc.);

Sectors concerned: The entire agricultural sector

(b) purchase of computers (hardware and software);

Name and address of the granting authority:

the contract

3. personnel expenditure (wages and salaries, training expenses,
social security charges);
type of each staff
member must be documented. In addition, salaries for basic
skeleton staff, with a maximum number of three employees,
should
are
correspond to the various requirements associated with the
institutional tasks. The Administration will check that the
aforementioned requirements are complied with. The organi-
gramme should include both the managerial staff
(one
person only), and the technical-administrative staff;

organigramme

eligible. The

included

as

4. administrative costs:

Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali
Dipartimento delle Politiche di Sviluppo Economico e Rurale
Direzione Generale dello sviluppo agroalimentare, qualità e
tutela del consumatore
Via XX Settembre n. 20
I-00187 Roma

Website:

http://www.politicheagricole.it in the section ‘Sviluppo rurale e
infrastrutture’ — subsection ‘Aiuti di Stato’ — ‘Disposizioni
nazionali’

(a) notarial and other expenditure to establish the Articles of
Association, cost of registration at a court and expendi-
ture for the approval of the books (even for subsequent
years);

Dr. Giuseppe BLASI
Il Direttore Generale

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Aid No: XA 256/08

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Mokronog–Trebelno

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

Sofinanciranje programov na področju kmetijstva občine
Mokronog–Trebelno

Legal basis:

Pravilnik o sofinanciranju programov na področju kmetijstva v
Občini Mokronog-Trebelno za programsko obdobje 2008–2013

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

2008: EUR 23 500

2009: EUR 25 700

2010: EUR 25 700

2011: EUR 30 000

2012: EUR 30 000

2013: EUR 31 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1. Investment in agricultural holdings:

Duration of
31 December 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 sofinanciranju
programov na področju kmetijstva v občini Mokronog-Trebelno za
programsko obdobje 2008–2013 (Rules on the cofinancing of
agricultural development programmes in the municipality of
Mokronog-Trebelno over the 2008-2013 programming period)
includes measures constituting State aid in accordance with
following Articles of Commission Regulation (EC)
the
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 and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
(OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

— Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

— Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

— Article 12: Aid towards

the payment of

insurance

premiums,

— Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural

sector

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

(a) up to 40 % of the eligible investment costs. The aid is
granted for investment to renovate and upgrade farm
buildings, to purchase equipment to be used for agri-
cultural production, to invest in permanent crops and to
improve farmland.

Občina Mokronog–Trebelno
Pod gradom 2
SLO-8230 Mokronog

Website:

2. Aid for land reparcelling:

(a) up to 100 % of the legal and administrative costs actually

incurred.

3. Assistance towards the payment of insurance premiums:

(a) the amount co-financed by the municipality comprises
the difference between the co-financing of
insurance
premiums from the national budget and the subsidy limit
(up to 50 %) applying to the eligible costs of insurance
premiums for crops, fruit and cases of disease among
animals.

4. Provision of technical support:

(a) up to 100 % of the eligible costs for the training and
qualification of farmers, consultancy services, the organi-
sation of fora, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, the
dissemination of scientific findings, publications, catalo-
gues and web sites. The aid is to take the form of subsi-
dised services and must not involve direct payments of
money to producers

implementation:

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

http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=200862&objava=2673

Other information: The measure relating to payment of insur-
ance premiums to insure crops and fruit covers the following
adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural
disasters: spring frosts, hail, lightning, fires caused by lightning,
storms and floods.

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

Mojca PEKOLJ
Direktorica občinske uprave

Aid No: XA 257/08

Member State: France

Region: Rhône-Alpes

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

Assistance technique dans le cadre de la reprise des exploitations

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Legal basis:

Name and address of the granting authority:

Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Délibérations du Conseil régional no 07.05.918 des 29 et
30 novembre 2007 et no 08.05.371 du 29 mai 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 2 900 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity: Once the self-diagnosis demonstrating
that their project is mature has been carried out, project imple-
menters will be able to receive technical support to help them
implement and subsequently monitor their take-over projects.

The support will include:

1. an evaluation of the project implementer's skills under a
personalised skilling plan. The idea is to analyse how well
the person's skills match those required for their project and
lay down the training measures to be taken. The aid will be
80 % of expenditure, with a maximum of EUR 1 000;

2. carrying out studies and diagnoses and providing advice,
including an overall
feasibility study incorporating the
economic aspects and work organisation and territorial
coherence aspects. The aid will be 80 % of expenditure with
a ceiling of EUR 2 000;

3. annual monitoring, for a period of three years, of the tech-
nical, legal, financial and economic aspects. The aid will be
50 % of expenditure with a ceiling of EUR 1 500.

These services will be provided by agricultural organisations, to
which the public aid will be paid. The project implementers will
receive the aid in kind

Date of implementation: From 1 July 2008 onwards, subject
to publication of
the exemption
request on the website of the European Commission's Directo-
rate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

the registration number of

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid: The aid in the form of technical support will
be granted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 and will enable the take-over of holdings in the
region to be assisted and encouraged by giving those interested
the right support and advice for their project. With this regional
aid, those wishing to take over holdings will have access to
quality advice and a range of support measures to help them to
develop, structure and calculate the figures for their project,
followed by ongoing monitoring to provide the best chance of
success for themselves and the local community

Monsieur le Président du Conseil Régional Rhône-Alpes
Direction de l'agriculture et du développement rural
Service Agriculture
78, route de Paris
F-69751 Charbonnières les Bains Cedex

Website:

http://www.rhonealpes.fr/TPL_CODE/TPL_AIDE/PAR_TPL_IDEN-
TIFIANT/270/PAG_TITLE/Accompagnement+au+Parcours+Instal-
lation+en+Agriculture/ID_AIDESDOMAINEMDL/3/ID_AIDE-
SPROFILMDL//RETURN/1/18-les-aides-de-la-region.htm

Aid No: XA 259/08

Member State: Spain

Region: —

Title of aid scheme:

Ayudas para la mejora de la capacidad técnica de gestión de
subproductos de origen animal no destinados al consumo
humano

Legal basis:

Real Decreto por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras de
las ayudas destinadas a las explotaciones ganaderas, las indus-
trias agroalimentarias y establecimientos de gestión de subpro-
ductos para la mejora de la capacidad técnica de gestión de
subproductos de origen animal

Annual expenditure planned under
the aid scheme:
EUR 6 million per year, as provided for in the General State
Budget

Maximum aid intensity: The aid per beneficiary shall not
exceed EUR 6 000 and in no case 75 % of
the eligible
investments in less-favoured areas or the areas referred to in
Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005,
or 60 % in other areas

Where the total amount of aid entails a level of aid intensity
above the maximum limits laid down in the Royal Decree or in
the State or Community applicable, it shall be reduced to the
aforementioned limit. Specifically,
the aid scheme will be
adjusted to comply with the provisions of Article 19 Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006

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

Sector(s) concerned: All SME agricultural holdings in the
Rhône-Alpes region

Duration of scheme: Until 2009. This can be extended on an
annual basis, subject to the provisions of
the General State
Budget, but in no case beyond 31 December 2013

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Objective of the aid: To improve by-product management
capacity and promote proper classification at source of
the
different by-products produced on livestock farms,
the aim
being to improve by-product management conditions and, while
obtaining the best return from these products, protect animal
health and the environment.

The aid is granted on the basis of Article 4(4)(a) of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006.

The following will be eligible:

(a) construction, purchase or lease purchase of equipment for
the storage and classification of by-products of animal origin
not intended for human consumption produced — other
than as a result of
the animal — on the
holding and covered by Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October
2002;

the death of

(b) construction, purchase and improvement of equipment to
improve environmental or biosafety conditions connected
with the storage and classification of by-products of animal
origin not intended for human consumption, and indirect
costs associated with these investments, including the modi-
fication of existing structures by changing their location or
fencing or installing devices enabling the products to be
dealt with from outside the holding;

(c) initial purchase of containers or equivalent devices for
storage prior to removal of the animal carcases from the
holding;

(d) modernisation of existing animal carcase storage systems,
including the purchase of new containers or equipping them
with refrigeration systems;

(e) construction of muladares (feeding systems for carrion
birds)
their
in accordance with the requirements
placement and authorisation laid down in Royal Decree
No 664/2007 of 25 May on supplying carrion-eating birds
of prey with animal by-products not intended for human
consumption

for

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock farming (inasmuch as it covers
by-products of animal origin, the scheme concerns all sectors of
livestock farming)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Aid No: XA 261/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

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

Ayudas a la suscripción de seguros agrarios del Plan Anual de
Seguros Agrarios Combinados

Legal basis:

The implementing legislation on technical matters
following:

is

the

Directrices Comunitarias sobre ayudas estatales al sector agrario
y forestal (2007/2013) 2006/C 319/2001;

La Ley 87/1978 de 28 de diciembre de Seguros Agrarios
Combinados y el Real Decreto 2329/1979 de 14 de septiembre
por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de desarrollo; La Ley
5/1983, de 30 de diciembre, del Consell; el Decreto Legislativo
de 26 de junio de 1991 por el que se aprueba el Texto Refun-
dido de la Ley de Hacienda Pública de la Generalitat;
la Ley
38/2003 de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones y el
Real Decreto 887/2006 de 21 de julio por el que se aprueba el
Reglamento de la Ley de Subvenciones

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: For the
2008 call for proposals, EUR 32 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: The percentages stipulated in the
Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector
2007 to 2013, and in Articles 12 and 16 of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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
and amending Regulation (EC)
No 70/2001

agricultural products

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
Dirección General de Recursos Agrícolas y Ganaderos
Subdirección General de Mercados Exteriores y Producciones
Porcina, Avícola y Otras. C/ Alfonso XII, 62 — 5a planta E
E-28071 Madrid

Date of implementation: From the date on which the registra-
tion number of
the exemption request is published on the
website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for
Agriculture and Rural Development

Website:

http://www.sandach.com.es/Documentos/PROYECTO %20RD %
20AYUDAS %20SANDACH %20FINAL.doc

Other information: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The period set
down in the Community guidelines for State aid in the agri-
culture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to facilitate the
effecting of
the farm insurance included in the National
Combined Farm Insurance Plan within the territorial limits of
the Comunitat Valenciana.

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Aid for effecting farm insurance complies with the provisions of
Articles 12 and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Eligible costs are the payment of a portion of the premium of
insurance to provide protection against damage caused by
adverse weather conditions which can be classed as natural
disasters, other losses caused by adverse weather conditions,
losses caused by parasitic infestations and diseases, and for the
removal and destruction of fallen stock

Sector(s) concerned: Natural or legal persons and communities
of property deemed to be small and medium-sized enterprises
in accordance with the definition contained in Annex I to Regu-
lation (EC) No 70/2001

Name and address of the granting authority:

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

Website:

http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/
Orden %20seguros %20agrarios.pdf

Other information: —

Valencia, 30 June 2008.

Director-General for Agricultural Production