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: 2009-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Germany, Italy, Midi-Pyrenées, State aid, animal disease, control of State aid, exchange of information, horticulture, viticulture

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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

(2009/C 56/07)

Aid No: XA 392/08

Member State: France

In sheep production: (lambing at 2 years and productivity:
1,4 sheep/ewe)

Region: Région Midi-Pyrénées

Total minimum financial loss in sheep production (*): EUR 302.

Title of aid scheme: Indemnisation des pertes entraînées par la
fièvre catarrhale ovine (FCO) en Midi-Pyrénées: difficultés liées à
la reconstitution du troupeau de souche

Legal basis:

Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006,

Arrêté du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche du 1er avril
2008 définissant
les zones réglementées relatives à la FCO,
modifié par l'arrêté du 17 octobre 2008

Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure
in the veterinary field

Annual
EUR 1,5 million

expenditure

planned

under

the

scheme:

Maximum aid intensity: in sheep and goats:

The Regional Council wishes to grant the following aid for all
animals which died as a result of blue tongue disease and which
were replaced (fixed amounts per capita):

Aid provided for by the Region: between EUR 30 and EUR 50
(EUR 150 for a ram recognised by the approved selection body),
i.e. a maximum of 50 % of the estimated loss.

The aid granted by the State must not exceed EUR 100 per ewe,
and the cumulated aid rate may not exceed 100 %.

(*) Breakdown of the calculation of financial loss of one ewe:
— purchase of ewe lamb: EUR 130 + aging: EUR 55 (13 months ×

EUR 0,20/kg × 21 kg),

— production loss: 1,4 sheep × EUR 100 minus EUR 23 in feed,
— total: 130 + 55 + 140 – 23 = EUR 302.

In bovine meat production: (first calf at 36 months)

Total financial loss in bovine production (**): EUR 3 180.

Species

Animal born
on the
holding

Animal
bought by
the farmer

Animal
bought, from
selection
scheme

Aid provided for by the Region: between EUR 150 and EUR 250
per cow (EUR 450 for a bull recognised by the approved selec-
tion body), i.e. a maximum of 19 % of the estimated loss.

Ewe lamb, ewe

EUR 30

EUR 40

EUR 50

Goat, female kid

EUR 30

EUR 50

EUR 50

Ram or billygoat for
breeding

—

—

EUR 150

Heifer or cow

EUR 150

EUR 250

EUR 250

Bull

—

—

EUR 450

The intensity of this aid will vary, depending on the type of
animals and the new herd composition, from 5 % to no more
than 50 % of the financial losses caused by the death of these
animals.

The financial loss incurred by replacing a female of the breeding
livestock, in the case of female sheep and goats, is assessed as
follows. These examples relate to the minimum amounts of
losses. The amounts are higher in the case of milk production
(loss increased by the value of the milk not produced over one
or two lactations) and for animals from selection schemes (loss
greater due to higher purchase price).

Since the aid granted by the State does not exceed EUR 800 per
bovine animal, the cumulated aid rate will,
in all cases, not
exceed 100 %.

(**) Breakdown of the calculation of financial loss of one cow:
— purchase of a heifer: EUR 1 200 + aging: EUR 1 080 (18 months ×

EUR 2 per day),

— production loss: 1 weaned calf: EUR 900,
— total: 1 200 + 1 080 + 900 = EUR 3 180.

In any case, the aid from the Région Midi-Pyrénés will be used
only for the justified replacement of animals certified as dead
and hence giving rise to an entitlement to State compensation,
or animals which were slaughtered after having been treated for
blue tongue disease (with support from the solidarity funds of
animal health associations (Groupements de Défense Sanitaire)).

Beneficiaries will also be requested to declare any amounts they
receive through insurance schemes; these amounts will be taken
into account to ensure that the maximum 100 % aid rate is not
exceeded

Date of implementation: 1 January 2009

Duration of scheme: Until the end of 2009

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Objective of aid:
In accordance with the national anti-blue
tongue disease programme and in addition to various measures
taken to monitor and supervise this disease,
the Région
Midi-Pyrénés wishes to grant aid to livestock farmers in the
region to reduce the costs of replacing breeding stock which
have died of blue tongue disease

Aid No: XA 395/08

Member State: Germany

Region: Sachsen-Anhalt

Sector(s) concerned: Cattle, sheep and goats

Name and address of the granting authority:

Région Midi-Pyrénées — Hôtel de Région
22, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin
F-31406 Toulouse Cedex 9

Website:

http://www.midipyrenees.fr/pagesEditos.asp?IDPAGE=990

http://www.midipyrenees.fr/pagesEditos.asp?IDPAGE=991&sX_
Menu_selectedID=m2Economie_3045B991

Aid No: XA 394/08

Member State: Austria

Region: Bundesland Salzburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual
eine Landesbeihilfe zu
Prämienkosten von Sturmschadenversicherungen für Gewäch-
shäuser in der Landwirtschaft

aid: Spartenrichtlinien für

Legal basis: Salzburger Landwirtschaftsförderungsgesetz, LGBl
Nr. 16/1975 idgF

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 20 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity: 25 %

Date of implementation: 1 January 2009

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

Objective of aid:

individual

aid award: Until

Applicable
No 1857/2006.

provision: Article

12

of

Regulation

(EC)

The objective of the aid scheme is to encourage horticultural
businesses to take out insurance to cover storm damage to glass-
houses which might threaten their existence

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture/horticulture (A 01.12)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung
Abteilung Land- und Forstwirtschaft
Fanny von Lehnert Straße 1
A-5020 Salzburg

Website:

www.salzburg.gv.at/themen/lf/foerderungen_lf.htm

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Erhaltung und Verbesserung des ländlichen Erbes

Legal basis: Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen
für die Erhaltung des Steillagenweinbaus im Weinbaugebiet
des MLU vom 19.12.2007 —
Sachsen-Anhalt
im Ministerialblatt des
veröffentlicht
63-04032/1.4/2007)
Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (MBl. Nr. 4/2008 vom 11.2.2008)

(Erlass

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
EUR 95 000

individual

Maximum aid intensity:

— cultivation of vines on steep slopes (replacement planting),

up to 30 %,

— repairing vineyard walls, steps, access routes and safety

features, up to 60 %,

— repairing historical vineyard buildings and cellars, up to

35 % of the eligible expenditure

Date of implementation: Once the scheme has been published
on the Internet by the Commission

Duration of
31 December 2013

scheme or

individual aid award: Up to

Objective of aid:

To maintain and preserve cultivated vineyards on steep slopes
and terraces as part of the landscape. The schemes will help to
achieve the objectives of the National Strategy Plan ‘Maintaining
and if necessary restoring the rural natural and cultural heritage’
and ‘Maintaining and improving the leisure and recreational
value of rural areas’, and meet the requirements of Articles 4
and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The following are eligible: cultivation of vines on steep slopes,
in particular the clearance of old sites, preparing the soil, the
purchase and planting of grafted vines,
the purchase and
production of support equipment, and safety measures. The
repair of vineyard walls and associated steps, access routes and
safety features (e.g. railings) may also be funded provided that
the landscape features are preserved. The repair of historical
vineyard buildings and cellars in the style typical for the area
using materials specific to the region, to improve the outward
appearance, is also eligible. The buildings are not to be used for
serving food or drink.

scheme

The
(EC)
No 1698/2005. The contribution from the Land authorities
is 25 %

part-financed

Regulation

under

is

Sector(s) concerned: Winegrowing

Name and address of the granting authority:

Amt für Landwirtschaft, Flurneuordnung und Forsten (ALFF Süd)
Müllner Straße 59
D-06667 Weißenfels

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Website:
mailto:guenther.Bethge@mlu.sachsen-anhalt.de

http://www.asp.sachsen-anhalt.de/frdb/files/93.pdf

Aid No: XA 410/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Aid No: XA 408/08

Member State: France

Region: —

Title of aid: Aiuti agli investimenti nelle aziende agricole

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo VI
Capo I artt. 17, 17 bis, 18, 19 e 20 ‘Nuove norme per gli inter-
venti
in agricoltura’ e successive modifiche ed integrazioni. Il
testo coordinato della legge è pubblicato sul sito del Consilio
Regionale del Veneto

Title of aid scheme: Indemnisation des pertes dues à l'épizootie
de fièvre catarrhale ovine (FCO) pour l'élevage ovin allaitant

Type of aid: Aid scheme

Legal basis:
Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

— Arrêté du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche du
27 octobre 2008 modifiant l'arrêté du 1er avril 2008 définis-
sant les zones réglementées relatives à la fièvre catarrhale
ovine,

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

ture in the veterinary field,

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October
2007 on implementing
for Council Directive
2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance
and restrictions on movements of certain animals of suscep-
tible species in relation to bluetongue

rules

Annual
EUR 25 million

expenditure

planned

under

the

scheme:

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of losses

Date of implementation: In 2009 (or no later than the date of
publication of the registration number of the exemption request
on the website of
for
Agriculture and Rural Development)

the Commission's Directorate-General

Duration of scheme: This aid is scheduled for 2009

Objective of aid: As part of
the national programme to
combat the effects of bluetongue,
in addition to the various
tracking and monitoring it and the
measures adopted for
ongoing vaccination campaign, it seems essential to compensate
— at least partly — the losses incurred by suckler ewe breeders
in mainland France, the entire territory of which is affected by
this disease

Sector(s) concerned: Suckler ewe breeders

Name and address of the granting authority:
Office national
productions
12, rue Henri Rol-Tanguy,TSA 30003
F-93555 Montreuil-sous-Bois Cedex

interprofessionnel de

l'élevage

Website:
http://www.office-elevage.fr/aides-nat/pages/aides-nat-27.htm

Overall annual expenditure under the scheme: EUR 2 million.

The annual budget is laid down in the Finance Act approved
every year by the Regional Council. The figure given is for infor-
mation purposes only

Maximum aid intensity:
1. 30 % of eligible expenditure;

2. 40 % of eligible expenditure for mountain areas.

The limits indicated in points 1 and 2 may be increased to 45 %
and 55 % respectively for investments carried out by young
farmers within five years of setting up

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: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings (Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Limited to specific sectors: NACE Code: A1 — Crop and
animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name of the granting authority:
Regione Veneto, Giunta Regionale
Direzione produzioni agroalimentari

Address of the granting authority:
Via Torino 110
I-30172 Mestre (VE)

Website:

et de

ses

http://www.consiglioveneto.it/crvportal/leggi/2003/03lr0040.
html?numLegge=40&annoLegge=2003&tipoLegge=Alr

http://web.intra.rve/sites/segr.giunta/Shared%20Documents/
bur_internet.aspx

Other information: Legge regionale n. 20 del 14 novembre 2008
is published in the
amending L.R. 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40,
Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Veneto n. 95 del 18 novembre
2008