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: 2009-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, cattle, control of State aid, exchange of information, 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 59/04)

Aid No: XA 1/09

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England, Scotland and Wales

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Fallen Cattle Surveillance Scheme (Great Britain)

Legal basis: The Scheme is non-statutory. European TSE Regu-
lation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention,
control and eradication of TSEs requires Member States to test
adult fallen cattle over the age of 24 months for BSE. From
1 January 2009, the UK will test only fallen cattle aged over
48 months in line with Commission Decision 2008/908/EC.
From 12 January 2009 domestic TSE Regulations in England,
Scotland and Wales will make farmers responsible for the collec-
tion and disposal of these animals. Producers are free to make
their own private arrangements for disposal via any animal by-
product plant approved to take brains stem samples for subse-
quent testing for BSE

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
aid granted to the company:
12 January 2009-31 December 2009: GBP 2 million

individual

Maximum aid intensity:

The aid intensity for collection and disposal of fallen stock that
require TSE testing is up to 100 % in accordance with
Article 16(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The maximum intensity of aid paid to producers under this
scheme for collection and disposal
is not expected to exceed
20 % (reduced from 100 % intensity from 2001-11 January
2009)

Date of
scheme is published by the Commission, whichever is later

implementation: 12 January 2009 or when the

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The new
funding arrangements will begin on 12 January 2009 or when
the scheme is published by the Commission, whichever is later,

and will close on 31 December 2009. The last date for applica-
tions is 31 December 2009

Objective of aid:

To provide a State-aided voluntary scheme for the collection
and disposal, via an approved sampling plant, of fallen cattle
over the age of 48 months requiring a BSE test in compliance
with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and Regulation (EC)
No 999/2001.

This is a new scheme. It is not an extension or modification of
any pre-existing scheme

Sector(s) concerned: The funding applies to all SMEs in Great
Britain involved in the production or keeping of adult bovines

Name and address of the granting authority:

The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food and Farming Group
Area 7E, 9 Milbank, c/o Defra
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UNITED KINGDOM

The organisation delivering the funding is:

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

Website:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/inspecting-and-licensing/
abp/fallenstock/transitionfunding.htm

Other information: —

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Member State: Eire/Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi-
vidual aid: Participants in the An Bord Bia Food Quality Assur-
ance Schemes

Legal basis: An Bord Bia Acts 1994 to 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual
expenditure EUR 600 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 %

Date of implementation: 12 January 2009

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2012

Objective of aid:

The objective of
the aid is to encourage the production of
quality agricultural products, through producers participating in
recognized independently certified Quality Assurance Schemes.
Aid is in the form of inspection costs and certification costs, in
(EC)
accordance with Article

Regulation

14(2)(f)

of

No 1857/2006 to participants in Bord Bia's Quality Assured
Schemes for pork, chicken and eggs.

Aid would also be provided for the development of standards
(including benchmarking against other
standards) and for
training programmes in accordance with Article 14(2)(b) and (c)
of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 for participants in all Bord
Bia's Quality Assured Schemes including those for edible horti-
and casing
culture, which includes mushroom compost
manufacturers

Sector(s) concerned: Meat, edible horticulture and egg sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:
An Bord Bia
Clanwilliam Court
Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
IRELAND

Website:
http://www.bordbia.ie/industryservices-qualityassurance

Other information: The schemes, which are managed by Bord
Bia and certified to EN 45001 standard meet the full require-
ments of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005