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: 2009-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, dairy production, exchange of information, farming sector, investment, renewable energy

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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

(2009/C 31/07)

Aid No: XA 278/08

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Moselle

Title of aid scheme:

Aides aux investissements pour le développement de l'utilisation
des énergies renouvelables, des bioénergies est des économies
d'énergies dans le secteur agricole

Legal basis:

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Articles L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités
territoriales

Délibération du Conseil général de la Moselle du 15 octobre
2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Maximum
of EUR 270 000, according to need and depending on the
budgetary means available

Maximum aid intensity: The amount of aid should not exceed
i.e. 40 % in non
the maximum aid intensities allowed,
less-favoured regions and 50 % of eligible investment
in
less-favoured regions (and a further 10 % for young farmers)

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the
registration number of the request for exemption on the website
for Agriculture and
of
to the corresponding funds
Rural Development and subject
being available

the Commission's Directorate-General

Duration of scheme: three years from the date of acknowledge-
to the
receipt by
ment of
corresponding funds being available)

the Commission (subject

Objective and type of aid: The aim is to replace non renew-
able energy sources with renewable energy and bioenergy
the
production systems to ensure the normal
holding while limiting the production of greenhouse gases,
without selling the energy produced. Investment in the areas
listed below, which will help to improve quality and preserve
and improve the natural environment, will be eligible:

running of

— exemplary projects with a positive impact on the environ-
ment and which contribute significantly to combating green-
house gases (maximum aid EUR 20 000),

— equipment for drying hay and grain,

— heat-recovery equipment, etc.

The framework for the aid will be Article 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 and all the rules set out therein will be complied
with

Sector(s) concerned: All farms in Moselle

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de la Moselle
Direction de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire
Division de l'Environnement et de l'Espace Rural (SAEN)
Hôtel du Département
1, rue du Pont Moreau
BP 11096
F-57036 METZ Cedex 1

Website:

http://www.cg57.fr/front/go.do?sid=site/environnement_107642
9797630/gestion_de_l_espace/agriculture

Other information: To ensure strict compliance with the limits
laid down in Community regulations for each type of aid, the
level of aid will, where necessary, be reduced to the amount
contributed by other public financial backers.

Aid will be restricted to farmers who have not benefited from
similar aid in the previous five years, with the exception of
those who have paid off the balance of previous cases

Aid No: XA 280/08

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Moselle

Title of aid scheme:

Développement des filières atypiques, démarches qualité, volets
‘investissements’ et ‘assistance technique’

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Legal basis:

Website:

Articles 4 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Articles L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités
territoriales

Délibération du Conseil général de la Moselle du 15 octobre
2007

expenditure

Annual
scheme:
planned
EUR 460 000 per year, including EUR 400 000 for ‘investment’
and EUR 60 000 for ‘technical assistance’

under

the

http://www.cg57.fr/front/go.do?sid=site/environnement_107642
9797630/gestion_de_l_espace/agriculture

Other information: To ensure strict compliance with the limits
laid down in Community regulations for each type of aid, the
level of aid will, where necessary, be reduced to the amount
contributed by other public financial backers.

Aid will be restricted to producer groups that have not benefited
from similar aid in the previous five years and to those that
have paid off the balance of previous cases

Maximum aid intensity:

Investment

Beneficiaries
other than
young farmers

Young farmers

Aid No: XA 282/08

Areas other than less-favoured areas

40 %

50 %

Member State: France

Less-favoured areas and mountain
areas

50 %

60 %

Region: Département de la Moselle

Title of aid scheme:

The maximum grant is EUR 20 000.

Technical assistance

Diagnostic-conseil pour optimiser les investissements matériels
et réduire les coûts de mécanisation (assistance technique)

Maximum aid will be 80 % of expenses, up to EUR 3 000
per service

Legal basis:

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 and subject to the corresponding funds
being available

for

Duration of
from the date of
acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission (subject to the
corresponding funds being available)

scheme: Three

years

Objective and type of aid: The aim is to contribute to the
conversion of certain types of agricultural production in Moselle
and to the development of measures to improve quality at the
level of primary production. Initiatives enabling the emergence
of new lines of production that create added value on agri-
cultural holdings, innovative projects and projects for atypical
lines will be promoted. The framework for some of
the
measures will be Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
and for others (preparatory studies) Article 15

Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural holdings in Moselle

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de la Moselle
Direction de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire
Division de l'Environnement et de l'Espace Rural (SAEN)
Hôtel du Département
1, rue du Pont Moreau
BP 11096
F-57036 METZ Cedex 1

Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Article L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités
territoriales

Délibération du Conseil général de la Moselle du 15 octobre
2007

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Maximum
expenditure of EUR 68 000, according to need and depending
on the budgetary means available

Maximum aid intensity: Maximum rate of aid is 80 %, within
the following limits:

— EUR 400 for consultancy diagnosis relating to equipment,

— EUR 500 for consultancy diagnosis relating to the reduction

of mechanisation costs

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

for

scheme: Three

Duration of
from the date of
acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission (subject to the
corresponding funds being available)

years

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Objective and type of aid: The aim is to help farmers, through
consultancy diagnoses and training, to optimise their tangible
investments by making relevant choices with a greater emphasis
on the protection and management of natural resources.

All of the conditions set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006 will be complied with

Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural holdings
in Moselle
(farmers, groups of farmers and cooperatives for the use of agri-
cultural equipment (CUMA))

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de la Moselle
Direction de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire
Division de l'Environnement et de l'Espace Rural (SAEN)
Hôtel du Département
1, rue du Pont Moreau
BP 11096
F-57036 METZ Cedex 1

Website:

http://www.cg57.fr/front/go.do?sid=site/environnement_107642
9797630/gestion_de_l_espace/agriculture

Other information: To ensure strict compliance with the limits
laid down in Community regulations for each type of aid, the
level of aid will, where necessary, be reduced to the amount
contributed by other public financial backers.

Aid will be restricted to farmers who have not benefited from
similar aid in the previous five years, with the exception of
those who have paid off the balance of previous cases

Maximum one-off aid: EUR 178 925

Maximum aid intensity: The subsidy is being granted in
accordance with Article 6(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006. As the holding is located in a less-favoured area
within the meaning of Article 2(9) of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006, the maximum aid intensity is 50 %.

Relocation is taking place in the public interest, namely in the
context of developing the National Ecological Network (EHS)
and improving agricultural structures, and will provide the
farmer with more modern facilities and increase his production
capacity. The total eligible costs are EUR 357 850, of which
50 % qualifies for aid. The costs are incurred as a result of
increasing the capacity of the milk cooling tank, increasing the
area covered by silage storage slabs and extending general-
purpose business premises, and of creating more modern imple-
ment storage facilities, a more modern cubicle shed and more
extensive hard-surfacing

Date of implementation: 1 November 2008, or after receiving
identification number) from the
confirmation of receipt (incl.
Commission

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The final instal-
ment will be paid by November 2010 at the latest

Objective of the aid: Support for small and medium-sized
undertakings. Secondary objective:
relocation of agricultural
holdings in the public interest, namely in the context of devel-
oping the National Ecological Network (EHS) and improving
agricultural structures. Use is being made of
the possibility
provided for in Article 6 to relocate farm buildings in the public
interest, and relocation will result in more modern facilities and
an increase in production capacity

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Aid No: XA 348/08

Subsector: Dairy farming

Member State: The Netherlands

Region: Provincie Fryslân

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

Name of beneficiary:

S. Jelsma, Mienskerwei 2, 9262 SM Suameer, Nederland

Legal basis:

Kadersubsidieverordening Inrichting Landelijk Gebied Provincie
Fryslân 2007

Provincie
Subsidieverordening
Fryslân 2007, Hoofdstuk 1.3. Subsidie agrarische bedrijfsver-
plaatsing (blz 28).

Landelijk Gebied

Inrichting

www.fryslan.nl/pmjp
Inrichting Landelijk Gebied Provincie Fryslan 2007)

(landbouw,

Kadersubsidieverordening

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

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Fryslân (Friesland)
Sneekertrekweg 1
Leeuwarden
Postbus 20120
8900 HM Leeuwarden
Nederland

Website:

www.fryslan.nl/regelgevingeuropa

Username: europa

Password: regelgeving

Details of the scheme and a map of less-favoured areas can be
found at: www.fryslan.nl/pmjp (landbouw, Kadersubsidieveror-
dening Inrichting Landelijk Gebied Provincie Fryslan 2007)

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Aid No: XA 407/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Northern Ireland

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

Northern Ireland Fallen Stock Scheme

Legal basis:

The scheme is non-statutory.

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 laying down health rules
intended for human
concerning animal by-products not
consumption requires Member States
adequate
arrangements are in place to enable animal by-products to be
disposed of in accordance with the Regulation

to ensure

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
aid granted to the company:
amount of
1 December 2008-31 March 2009: GBP 0,24 million.

individual

Total: GBP 0,24 million

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity for transport costs
of having carcases of fallen stock collected from holdings by an
approved contractor
is up to 100 % in accordance with
Article 16(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The aid intensity for the disposal costs of rendering or incinera-
tion of carcases by an approved contractor is up to 75 % in
accordance with Article 16(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of implementation: 1 December 2008 or on publication
of the scheme on the Commission's website, whichever is later

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will commence on 1 December 2008 or on publication of the
scheme on the Commission's website, whichever is later. The
scheme will close on 31 March 2009. The last date for applica-
tions will be 31 March 2009

Objective of aid: The scheme objective is the same as that of
the National Fallen Stock Scheme (United Kingdom) XA 168/07
which closes in November 2008 i.e. To provide a State-aided
voluntary subscription system for collection and disposal of
fallen stock in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.

However, the aid element notified in this new scheme is limited
to Northern Irish SMEs active in the production of livestock for
the collection and disposal of fallen stock in Northern Ireland
only

Name and address of the granting authority:

The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Environmental Policy Branch
Room 654
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
BT4 3SB Belfast
Northern Ireland

The organisation operating the scheme is:

The National Fallen Stock Company Ltd
Stuart House
City Road
PE1 1QF Peterborough

Website:

http://nfsco.co.uk/news/press-releases/northern-ireland-members/

Other information: The National Fallen Stock Scheme (United
Kingdom) XA 168/07 closes in November 2008. The scheme
now notified applies to SMEs in Northern Ireland only.

The Commission are also invited to note that:

— the National Fallen Stock Company currently charges an
annual membership fee of GBP 28 per annum to members
the National Fallen Stock Scheme (United Kingdom)
of
XA 168/07. From 1 December 2008 they propose instead
to charge members a small administration fee for
the
months in which they actually avail of the scheme,

— that

it

is

expected that

Fallen
Stock Scheme will be notified for the rest of the UK in
January 2009.

a modified National

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