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: 2009-03-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, Sweden, animal disease, control of State aid, degradation of the environment, exchange of information, plant disease, rural development

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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 52/03)

Aid No: XA 357/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Sobre medidas fitosanitarias para
las plantaciones de frutales afectados por el virus de la Sharka y concesión de ayudas para el arranque de
árboles enfermos.

Legal basis:

— Proyecto de Orden de la CAPA por la que se modifica la Orden de 5 de junio de 2000, de la CAPA,
sobre medidas fitosanitarias para plantaciones de frutales afectadas por el virus de la Sharka (plum pox
virus) y concesión de ayudas por arranque de árboles enfermos (DOGV núm. 3776, 21.6.2000), comple-
mentada por la Orden de 25 de septiembre de 2000, de la CAPA, (DOCV núm. 3864, 25.10.2000).

— Ley no 43/2002, de 20 de noviembre, de Sanidad Vegetal

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

The aid provided for in the Order will be paid for from heading 12.02.01.542.20 — T1938 of the expendi-
ture budget of the regional government and is put at EUR 500 000 annually.

Total expenditure over the duration of the project is expected to amount to EUR 3 000 000

Maximum aid intensity:

The amount of aid will depend on the individual tree's productive capacity, taking into account its develop-
ment in line with the species and variety and its age. The following scale of premiums applies:

Age of tree

Less than 2 years

Over 2 years and still growing

In full production

In decline

Maximum premium per tree in EUR

Apricot

3 606

7 212

9 616

4 808

Plum

3 606

9 015

10 818

6 611

Peach

3 606

6 010

7 212

4 207

The following upper limits per parcel will be applied:

Age of tree

Less than 2 years

Over 2 years and still growing

In full production

In decline

Apricot

961,619

1 923,239

2 704,554

1 322,227

Maximum premium per hectare in EUR

Plum

Peach

1 081,822

2 404,048

3 005,061

1 983,340

1 442,429

2 283,846

2 704,554

1 803,036

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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.

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid:

To provide aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by
diseased apricot, plum and peach trees affected by the sharka
virus.

— The aid is granted under Article 10 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 small
and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of
amending Regulation (EC)
agricultural products
No 70/2001 (published in the Official
Journal of
16.12.2006).

and

Nomenclature of economic activities (NACE): 0124: Growing of
pome fruits and stone fruits

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consellería 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%20MODIFICACION%202008%20sharka%20V.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 379/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Federación del Vino de la Comunidad Valenciana

Legal basis: Ayuda individual nominativa: Presupuestos de la
Generalitat 2008, programa 714.60, Línea T1766000-«Garan-
tizar calidad en los productos de calidad reconocida»

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 269 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Objective of aid:

Participation in and organisation of trade fairs: VINISUD 08,
Montpellier; Alimentaria 08, Barcelona; technical seminars and
forums for the exchange of knowledge between businesses,
particularly with regard to the ‘new wine CMO and its
repercussions’ and the monitoring and certification standard
(UP-UNE 45011); courses: training on aspects of wine-growing,
sensory analysis, the qualities of and differences between wines,
wine and health and all subjects that relate to the sector,
promote moderate wine
enhance
knowledge about wine; dissemination of information, always
from a generic perspective: quality characteristics of wines, their
cultural aspects and health benefits; creating and maintaining a
information
website to provide,
that focuses on the nutritional benefits of
the product and
promotes responsible consumption.

in a generic fashion, neutral

consumption and thus

Activities provided for
No 1857/2006

in Article 15 of Regulation (EC)

Sector(s) concerned: Agri-food SMEs in the Autonomous
Community of Valencia

Name and address of the granting authority:

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

Website:

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

Other information: —

Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL
La Directora General de Comercialización

Aid No: XA 391/08

Member State: Sweden

Region: —

Title of aid scheme: Stöd för obligatoriska TSE-kontroller vid
slakt av nötkreatur

Legal basis: Regeringens beslut av den 20 december 2007 och
den 23 oktober 2008 om regleringsbrev för budgetåret 2008
avseende Statens jordbruksverk, anslag 43:1, ap. 2, samt regerin-
gens beslut om regleringsbrev för budgetåren 2009 och 2010
avseende Statens jordbruksverk

expenditure

Annual
scheme:
planned
SEK 34 million for 180 000 tests, including SEK 26 million of
national funding = SEK 144 per test, i.e. approximately EUR 16

under

the

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

Duration of
November 2008

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 40 per test, inclusive of Com-
munity aid (EUR 5 for 2008)

Date of implementation: As from the publication of the iden-
tification number of the request for exemption on the website
of
the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

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Duration of the aid scheme or individual aid award: Until
31 December 2010

Purpose of the aid: Article 16(1) applies. The aim is to put
Swedish beef producers on a more equal footing with producers
in other Member States where public financial support
is
awarded for TSE tests

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Under the
scheme, aid may be granted until 31 December 2013 and for
six months thereafter

Sector concerned: Bovine animals slaughtered for human
consumption

Objective of aid:

Name and address of the granting authority:

Statens jordbruksverk
S-551 82 Jönköping

Website:

http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/08/81/69/060a7e70.pdf

http://www.esv.se/StatsliggarenApp/OpenFile?regleringsbre-
vId=11077&visningTyp=1&mediaTyp=0&period=2008

Aid No: XA 396/08

Member State: Italy

Region: The entire territory of Italy

The objective of the aid is to grant subsidies for the payment of
insurance premiums for policies against natural disasters, events
assimilated to natural disasters, other disasters and losses caused
by animal or plant diseases.

The subsidies will be granted in accordance with Articles 12
and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture — Primary production

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali
Dipartimento delle Politiche di Sviluppo — Direzione Generale
dello Sviluppo Rurale
Via XX Settembre n. 20
I-00187 Rome

Website:

The Decree may be found at:

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi-
dual aid: Aiuti per il pagamento di premi assicurativi

http://www.politicheagricole.it/SviluppoRurale/FondoSolidarieta
Nazionale/interventi assicurativi

Legal basis: Art. 2 comma da 1 a 5 ter del D.Lgs. 29 marzo
2004, n. 102, come modificato dall'art. 2 del Decreto Legisla-
tivo 18 aprile 2008 n. 82, Decreto linee applicative 13 ottobre
2008, n. 12939

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
individual aid granted to the company: The
amount of
expenditure planned under this scheme will be determined on
the basis of State budget availability. For 2008, the programme's
allocation amounts to EUR 220 million

Maximum aid intensity:

Aid No: XA 397/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
il corretto
vidual aid award: Corsi di aggiornamento per
impiego di prodotti fitosanitari

accordance with Article

In
No 1857/2006, the gross aid intensity will not exceed:

Regulation

12

of

(EC)

Legal basis:

(a) 80 % of the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy
specifies that it provides cover only against losses caused by
adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural
disasters;

(b) 50 % of the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy

specifies that it provides cover against:

(i) losses referred to in point (a) and against other losses

caused by climatic events; and/or

(ii) losses caused by animal or plant diseases or pest

infestations.

The aid will not be limited to insurance provided by a single
insurance company or group of companies, or be made subject
to the condition that the insurance contract be taken out with a
company established in Italy

finanziamento. Deliberazione

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale del Veneto del 8.8.2008,
n. 2218. DPR 23 aprile 2001, n. 290, art. 27 — DGR n. 3306
del 22.10.2004. Corsi di aggiornamento per il corretto impiego
dei prodotti fitosanitari. Bando per la presentazione di domande
di
della Giunta Regionale
del Veneto del 14.10.2008, n. 2902. Esecutività DGR 2218
dell'8.8.2008 «DPR 23 aprile 2001, n. 290, art. 27 — DGR n.
3306 del 22.10.2004. Corsi di aggiornamento per il corretto
impiego dei prodotti fitosanitari. Bando per la presentazione di
domande di finanziamento».

Legge regionale 30 gennaio 1990, n. 10 Ordinamento del
sistema della formazione professionale e organizzazione delle
politiche regionale del lavoro. D.P.R. 23 aprile 2001, n. 290,
artt. 25-26-27, Regolamento di semplificazione dei procedi-
mento di autorizzazione alla produzione, alla immissione in
commercio e alla vendita di prodotti
fitosanitari e relativi
coadiuvanti

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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company: The
budget is established on the basis of the Regional Law approving
the budget estimates for the financial year and subsequent
amendments to these estimates. For 2008, the total amount
budgeted for is EUR 150 100

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of eligible expenditure,
on the basis of the current cost of training (EUR 130/hour).
Applicants (accredited training organisations as provided for in
Regional Law No 19 of 9 August 2002) may submit a
maximum of 1 project covering all the (basic and/or refresher)
training courses,
the maximum total number of hours
training course is
being 390. The total eligible cost per
EUR 1 950 for basic training (minimum duration of 15 hours
per course) and EUR 780 for refresher training (minimum dura-
tion of 6 hours per course)

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the
registration number of the request for exemption on the website
of
for Agriculture and
Rural Development

the Commission's Directorate-General

Duration of scheme or individual aid: 30 June 2010

Objective of aid:
General education and training of farmers and farm workers.

Article 15(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Provision
of technical support in the agricultural sector.

Eligible costs: expenditure on organising and running training
courses

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme covers vocational training (in
the correct use of plant-health products) for farmers engaged in
the production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the
Treaty

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:
Regione del Veneto
Giunta regionale Direzione Regionale Agroambiente e Servizi
per l'Agricoltura
via Torino, 110
I-30172 Mestre (VE)

Website:

http://www.regione.veneto.it/Economia/Agricoltura+e+Foreste/
Agricoltura/Servizi+per+Agricoltura/Formazione+e+
aggiornamento

http://www.regione.veneto.it/Bandi+Avvisi+Concorsi/Bandi/?
materia=Agricoltura

Other information: —