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: 2009-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Netherlands, Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, animal disease, control of State aid, exchange of information, farming sector, livestock farming

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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 53/04)

Aid No: XA 221/08

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Provincie Limburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Wijnen Paprika's BV (Advieskosten Geothermisch
onderzoek)

Legal basis: Artikel 4:21 lid 3 onder c Algemene wet bestuurs-
recht

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 33 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the
registration number of the application until its release on the
website of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural
Development of the European Commission

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 1 March
2009

Objective of aid: Aid will be granted by application of
Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Primary agricultural production (peppers)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Limburg
Limburglaan 10
6229 GA Maastricht
Nederland

Website:

http://www.limburg.nl/nl/html/algemeen/beleid/Europa/
KennisgevingenStaatssteun/KennisgevingenStaatssteun.asp
#aU4J64XT47201JA40Q11W

Other information:

Aid will be granted for a study to be carried out into the possi-
bility of heating Wijnen Paprika's greenhouses using geothermal
energy. The costs to be subsidised are those of obtaining tech-
nical advice.

The scheme does not
involve direct payments to recipient
farmers; aid will be granted in the form of subsidised advisory
services. It is not intended for services of a continuous or peri-
odic nature, nor the enterprise's usual operating expenditure.
Aid will be granted on the basis of the Subsidieverordening
Inrichting Landelijk Gebied van de provincie Limburg (Subsidy
Ordinance for Rural Development in the Province of Limburg)
and is therefore available for all enterprises meeting the criteria
set out therein

Aid No: XA 374/08

Member State: France

Region: Bourgogne

Title of aid scheme: Aides au traitement des animaux malades
de la FCO dans élevages bovins, ovins et caprins

Legal basis:

— Code général des collectivités territoriales, articles L 1511-2-

3-5,

— arrêtés du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche des 19,
24 septembre et 9 octobre 2008 modifiant
l'arrêté du
1er avril 2008 définissant les zones réglementées relatives à
la fièvre catarrhale ovine,

— Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June 1990 on expendi-

ture in the veterinary field,

— délibération du Conseil régional de Bourgogne

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 90 000

Maximum aid intensity:

The amount of aid to be granted by the Burgundy Region
(Région Bourgogne)
is EUR 45 per bovine and EUR 7,5
per ovine/caprine animal treated.

The maximum aid intensity is 100 %. Amounts received under
insurance schemes will be taken into account when compliance
with the aid intensity is checked.

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The aid will be paid to the health protection groups of the
Departments on presentation of a summary list of
farmers
meeting all the following conditions:

— the outbreaks were declared in 2007 or 2008,

Annual
EUR 450 000

expenditure

Maximum aid intensity:

planned

under

the

scheme:

— the farmers contribute to the CSSA (Caisse nationale de soli-
darité sanitaire animale — National Animal Health Support
Fund), which is open to all stockbreeders

Date of implementation: From the publication (in the Official
Journal of the European Union) of the registration number of the
exemption application and the vote on the decision of
the
Burgundy Regional Council)

Duration of scheme: 2008-2009

Objective of aid:

This exceptional aid is intended to cover a portion of the costs
associated with a health insurance scheme open to all stockbree-
ders by way of a supplement to the CSSA, which was set up by
the GDS (groupements départementaux de défense sanitaire —
health protection groups of the Departments).

It will thus make it possible to cover a portion of the costs
incurred by cattle, sheep and goat farmers in caring for animals
in accordance with Article 10 of
suffering from bluetongue,
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Cattle, sheep and goats

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil régional de Bourgogne
Direction de l'agriculture et du développement rural
17, boulevard de la Trémouille
BP 1602
F-21035 Dijon cedex

Website:

http://www.cr-bourgogne.fr/doc/gda/2008-10/Rapport_modif_
FCO_ind_ovins_SP_20_10_08.doc

Aid No: XA 375/08

Member State: France

Region: Bourgogne

Title of aid scheme: Aides aux pertes entraînées de la FCO
dans élevages ovins et caprins

Legal basis:

— Code général des collectivités territoriales, articles L 1511-2-

3-5,

— arrêtés du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche des 19,
24 septembre et 9 octobre 2008 modifiant
l'arrêté du
1er avril 2008 définissant les zones réglementées relatives à
la fièvre catarrhale ovine,

— Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June 1990 on expendi-

ture in the veterinary field,

— délibération du Conseil régional de Bourgogne

The amount of aid to granted by the Burgundy Region (Région
Bourgogne) is EUR 50 for animals in the following categories:

— male or female breeding small ruminants having died at

over 6 months old,

— breeding males or billy goats over 6 months old which have

lost their reproductive capacity.

The maximum aid intensity is 100 %. Amounts received under
insurance schemes will be taken into account when compliance
with the aid intensity is checked.

This aid will be paid to farmers who meet all the following
conditions:

— the outbreaks were declared in 2007 and 2008,

— the farmers receive the ewe and goat premium,

— they have obtained health compensation from the French
Government for the dead animals or have positive results
from a virological analysis performed on breeding males,

— they undertake to replace their livestock.

Amounts received under insurance schemes will be taken into
account when compliance with the aid intensity is checked

Date of implementation: From the publication (in the Official
Journal of the European Union) of the registration number of the
exemption application and the vote on the decision of
the
Burgundy Regional Council

Duration of scheme: 2008-2009

Objective of aid: The aid is intended to compensate sheep and
goat farmers for the loss of future breeding animals, facilitating
the purchase or
replacement of animals with the aim of
restoring the number of breeding animals before the outbreak
of the disease, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC)
No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: Sheep and goats

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil régional de Bourgogne
Direction de l'agriculture et du développement rural
17, boulevard de la Trémouille
BP 1602
F-21035 Dijon cedex

Website:

http://www.cr-bourgogne.fr/doc/gda/2008-10/Rapport_modif_
FCO_ind_ovins_SP_20_10_08.doc

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Aid No: XA 377/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Ayudas por arranque y destrucción de palmaceas
afectadas por el Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver 1790)

Legal basis:

— Proyecto de Orden de la Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentación por la que se modifica la Orden de 24 de
febrero de 2004, de la Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentación, por la cual se declara la existencia oficial de la
Plaga Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver 1790) en la comu-
nidad Valenciana, se califica de utilidad pública la lucha
contra el género Rhynchophorus spp y se establecen las
medidas obligatorias para su erradicación y control,

— 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 headings
12.02.01.542.20 — T6130 and T2349 of
the expenditure
budget of the regional government, and is put at EUR 300 000
annually.

TRACHYCARPUS FORTUNEI

Trunk height

< 50 cm

51-100 cm

101-150 cm

151-200 cm

> 200 cm

Amount

EUR 4,00

EUR 8,00

EUR 16,00

EUR 32,00

EUR 16,00/m

CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS

Trunk height

< 50 cm

51-100 cm

101-150 cm

151-200 cm

> 200 cm

Amount

EUR 2,50

EUR 5,00

EUR 10,00

EUR 20,00

EUR 10,00/m

The
estimated
EUR 1 800 000

expenditure

for

the

entire

period

is

BUTIA CAPITATA, BUTIA YATAI

For each tree: EUR 50 per metre of trunk.

Maximum aid intensity: The amount of compensation will
depend on the variety concerned and the height of the trunk.

TRITHRINAX CAMPESTRIS

PHOENIX CANARIENSIS

For each tree: EUR 50 per metre of trunk.

Trunk height

< 50 cm

51-100 cm

101-150 cm

151-200 cm

> 200 cm

Amount

EUR 20,00

EUR 40,00

EUR 80,00

EUR 160,00

EUR 80,00/m

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA

In the case of
several branches.

the species Trithrinax campestris, the tree has

SYAGRUS

Trunk height

< 50 cm

51-100 cm

101-150 cm

151-200 cm

> 200 cm

Amount

EUR 10,00

EUR 20,00

EUR 40,00

EUR 80,00

EUR 40,00/m

Trunk height

< 50 cm

51-100 cm

101-150 cm

151-200 cm

> 200 cm

Amount

EUR 12,50

EUR 25,00

EUR 50,00

EUR 100,00

EUR 50,00/m

WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA

Trunk height

< 50 cm

51-100 cm

101-150 cm

151-200 cm

> 200 cm

Amount

EUR 5,00

EUR 10,00

EUR 20,00

EUR 40,00

EUR 20,00/m

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WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA

Aid No: XA 385/08

Trunk height

< 50 cm

51-100 cm

101-150 cm

151-200 cm

> 200 cm

Amount

EUR 4,00

EUR 8,00

EUR 16,00

EUR 32,00

EUR 16,00/m

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

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual

aid award: Until

Objective of aid:
To compensate farmers and private individuals for losses caused
by the Rhynchophorus ferrugineus insect (Olivier, 1790).

The aid is granted under Article 10 of Commission Regulation
(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 agri-
cultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
(published in the OJ of 16.12.2006)

Statistical Classification of Economic Activities within the
European Communities (NACE):

0129 Growing of other perennial crops

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%20%20
RHYNCHOPHORUS%20V.pdf

Other information: —

Valencia, 22 October 2008.

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England-Cornwall

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

Legal basis: The Natural Environment and Rural Communities
Act 2006

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total
annual expenditure under the scheme is to be GBP 110 000
in 2008/2009

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity will be up to 100 %
in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

implementation: The

start on
Date of
17 November 2008 or once the summary form has been in
possession of the European Union Commission for 10 working
days whichever is later

scheme will

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme
will start on 17 November 2008. The last payment date will be
the 31 December 2008 and the closure date of the scheme is
31 December 2008

Objective of aid: The aim of the scheme is to restore and
repair traditional, non-productive landscape features such as
hedges and water supplies to heath land. These features will
support the development of a model of sustainable heath land
landscape
management which will enhance the exceptional
In accordance with
quality and biodiversity in Cornwall.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the scheme will
fund a number of capital works to conserve non-productive
agricultural features

Sector(s) concerned: This project applies to SME's active in
agricultural production

Name and address of the granting authority:
The Heath Project
Natural England
Pydar House, Pydar Street
Truro
Cornwall TR1 1XU
United Kingdom

El Director General de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria
Manuel LAINEZ ANDRÉS

Website:
http://www.theheathproject.org.uk/news.html

Other information: —