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: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, sheep, 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 275/03)

Aid No: XA 272/08

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Mozirje

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

Pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva in podeželja v občini
Mozirje

Legal basis:

Pravilnik o dodeljevanju pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj
kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Mozirje za programsko obdobje
2007–2013 (II. poglavje)

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

2008: EUR 12 250

2009: EUR 15 000

2010: EUR 15 000

2011: EUR 15 000

2012: EUR 15 000

2013: EUR 15 000

Maximum aid intensity:

— up to 100 % of aid to cover the extra costs incurred by
using traditional materials necessary to conserve the heri-
tage features of buildings.

3. Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest:

— up to 100 % of actual costs where the relocation simply
consists of the dismantling, removal and re-erection of
existing facilities,

— where the relocation results in the farmer benefiting
from more modern facilities, the farmer must contribute
at least 60 % in both less-favoured areas and other areas.
If the beneficiary is a young farmer, this contribution is
to be at least 45 % in both less-favoured areas and other
areas,

— where the relocation results in an increase in production
capacity, the farmer must contribute at least 60 % in
both less-favoured areas and other areas.

4. Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

— the amount of municipal support comprises the differ-
ence 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.

1. Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

5. Aid for land reparcelling:

— 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, in the case of
investments made by young farmers within five years of
setting up.

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 and upgrade pastures.

— up to 100 % of actual

legal and administrative costs

incurred.

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

— up to 100 % of eligible costs in the form of subsidised
services; this must not involve direct payments of money
to producers.

7. Provision of technical support:

2. Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

— up to 100 % of actual costs for non-productive struc-

tures,

— for productive assets on farms, up to 60 % of actual
costs, provided that the investment does not entail any
increase in the production capacity of the farm,

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

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implementation:

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

Aid No: XA 319/08

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Member State: United Kingdom

Objective of aid: To support SMEs

Region: England

Reference to Articles of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and
eligible costs: Chapter II of the draft Rules on granting aid for
preserving and developing agriculture and rural areas
in
the programming period
the municipality of Mozirje for
2007-2013 includes measures constituting State aid in accord-
ance with the following 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 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 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and build-

ings,

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

— 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

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Občina Mozirje
Savinjska cesta 4
SLO-3330 Mozirje

Website:

http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=200824&objava=903

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 frost, hail, lightning, fire caused by lightning,
storms and floods.

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

general provisions

and

the

Ivan SUHOVERŠNIK
Župan

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

River Till Sheep Dip Reduction Project

Legal basis: Agricultural Act 1986 section 1c

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total
budget is GBP 34 000 from 1 September 2008 to March 2010
and will be paid as one off payments on completion of work

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is to
be 50 % per dipper
improvement which is in line with
Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 8 September
2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Scheme
will start on 8 September 2008 and it will close to new appli-
cants on 30 June 2009. Final payments will be made on
31 March 2010

Objective of aid: The aim of
the River Till Sheep Dip
Reduction Project is to minimise the risk of dip pollution in the
Tweed (England) and Lindisfarne Catchment whilst
farmers
in animals.
continue
This will be done by making improvements to the dippers. This
is
in accordance with Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006.

to effectively control

ecto-parasites

The farm business must be classified as a small or medium-
sized enterprise (SME) in line with Article 2(5) of Regulation
(EC) No 1857/2006. The maximum amount paid will not
exceed EUR 500 000 in accordance with Article 4(9) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1857/2006. The maximum aid intensity is 50 %
for less favoured areas in accordance with Article 4(2)(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The total cost of the scheme is
GBP 34 000

Sector(s) concerned: This project is applicable to producers of
animals who suffer from ecto-parasites it is open to all agri-
cultural sectors. The administrators have identified only sheep
producers in the catchment area who operate such dippers. This
scheme is not designed to support any specific animal producer
but to protect rivers from pollution caused by inefficient dippers

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Name and address of the granting authority:

Environment Agency
Tyneside House
Skinnerburn Rd
Newcastle NE4 7AR
United Kingdom

Website:

http://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/rivertilldipproject

Other information:

Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and
rules for the scheme can be found in the web links above.

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (UK Competent Authority)

Mr Neil MARR
UK Agricultural State Aid Adviser

DEFRA
Area 5D, 9 Millbank
C/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
Westminster
London SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom