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: 2009-06-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brandenburg, Germany, Greece, Schleswig-Holstein, Spain, State aid, agricultural production, control of State aid, exchange of information, livestock farming








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4.6.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 124/2





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 124/02
Aid No: XA 368/08
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Wachstum
Legal basis: 3 des Gesetzes über die Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 4. September 2002 (BGBl. I S. 3646), zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 174 der Verordnung vom 31. Oktober 2006 (BGBI. I S. 2407) in Verbindung mit der Programminformation Wachstum und dem Merkblatt Beihilfen
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Soft loans will be granted with a planned aid value amounting to EUR 30 million.
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 20 % of the eligible costs. The maximum amount of aid granted to an individual enterprise must not exceed EUR 400 000 over any period of three fiscal years. Where there is cumulation with other public funding in respect of the same eligible costs, the thresholds laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 will be complied with. Aid may be granted for the purchase of land, other than land for construction purposes, costing up to 10 % of the eligible expenses of the investment
Date of implementation: In accordance with the time limit laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, but not before 17 November 2008.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 June 2014
Objective of aid: To support SMEs active in the primary production of agricultural products, as listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty (with the exception of fisheries and aquaculture), by promoting investment in primary agricultural production (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). The eligible expenses cover (a) the construction, acquisition or improvement of immovable property, (b) the purchase or lease-purchase of machinery and equipment, including computer software, up to the market value of the asset and (c) general costs linked to expenditure under points (a) and (b), such as architects, engineers and consultation fees, feasibility studies, etc. Under the scheme, aid will not be granted in contravention of any prohibitions or restrictions laid down in Council Regulations establishing common organisation of the markets, even where such prohibitions and restrictions refer only to Community support
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, viticulture, horticulture
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank




Hochstraße 2




60313 Frankfurt am Main




DEUTSCHLAND




Website: www.rentenbank.de/landwirtschaft/wachstum
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 418/08
Member State: Greece
Region: Greece
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πληρωμή ανειλημμένων υποχρεώσεων του μέτρου Πρόωρη Συνταξιοδότηση Αγροτών. (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης L 358/3, 16.12.2006 σελίδα 10 αρθ.8) — Pliromi anilimmenon ipokreoseon tou metrou Proori Sintaxiodotisi Agroton. (Episimi Efimerida tis Evropaikis Enosis L 358/3, 16.12.2006 selida 10 arth. 8)
Legal basis: Αριθμ. 408583/6914/422/29-11-2000:
Arithm. 408583/6914/422/29-11-2000:
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: One hundred and seventy (170) million EUR to pay the beneficiaries of the Early Retirement Scheme for Farmers provided for in the 2nd and 3rd Programming Periods of the Scheme and that ceased to be part-financed by the E.U.
Maximum aid intensity: The amount of monthly aid granted to those taking part in the Early Retirement Scheme for Farmers is a flat rate and amounts to:
EUR 311,07 (standard amount)
EUR 366,83






(i)


on holdings situated in border regions










(ii)


when the farmer’s successor is aged between 20 and 30.




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: The last monthly instalment will be paid by the end of December 2013
Objective of aid: The aid is based on Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and aims at encouraging older farmers to cease farming activities in order to bring about:
the structural improvement of their farms, principally via:






—


establishing young farmers and










—


increasing their size,




ensuring the farmer who retires has a minimum family income.
Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural production sectors. Mixed crop and livestock production (cattle, sheep and goats) which are associated with minimum areas of agricultural land.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης & Τροφίμων — Ypourgio Agrotikis Anaptixis & Trofimon Δ/νση Προγραμματισμού και Γεωργικών Διαρθώσεων — D/nsi Programmatismou kai Yeorgikon Diarthoseon




Τμήμα ΣΤ’ — Tmima ST’




Address:




5 Acharnon street




101 76 Athens




GREECE




Tel.: +30 2102124134




Fax: + 30 2105240210




E-mail: ax5u055@minagric.gr




ax5u036@minagric.gr




Website: www.minagric.gr
www.agrotikianaptixi.gr
Other information: –



The Director

M. DIMITROULAKIS



Aid No: XA 423/08
Member State: Spain
Region: Castilla y León (provincia de Salamanca)
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Subvenciones dirigidas a asociaciones y federaciones ganaderas con sede en la provincia de Salamanca, anualidad 2009.
Legal basis: Proyecto de bases reguladoras de la convocatoria de subvenciones dirigidas a asociaciones y federaciones ganaderas con sede en la provincia de Salamanca, anualidad 2009.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual expenditure planned under the scheme for 2009 is EUR 32 000 (thirty-two thousand euros).
Maximum aid intensity: The maximum amount of the grant may not exceed 70 % of the eligible expenditure or EUR 8 000 per applicant.
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: Until 31 December 2009.
Objective of aid: This aid is aimed at promoting livestock associations in the province of Salamanca, boosting their creation and maintenance.
In the same way, it aspires to increase the presence of the said associations at fairs held by the Provincial Government in the Exhibition Centre, implying that the importance of these installations and of the activities taking place there should extend to Autonomous Community and national level.
This aid scheme falls within the scope of Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products.
Eligible activities: participating in fairs organised by the Government of Salamanca and providing technical assistance to the Salamancan livestock sector.
Eligible expenditure is taken to mean:
A)   For the participation in fairs organised by the Provincial Government, expenditure relating to: 






1.


registration, space and stand rental, security, conference hosts and participation fees;










2.


publications related to the activity;










3.


travelling expenses;










4.


technical symposia held in the Exhibition Centre during the fairs;










5.


prizes awarded in the competitions organised by the body at the fairs, with a maximum limit of EUR 250 per prize and winner.




B)   For the provision of technical assistance, expenditure relating to: 






1.


training activities: the actual costs of organising the training programme;










2.


attendance at national fairs: space and stand rental, security, conference hosts, participation fees, travelling expenses and publications related to the activity;










3.


presentation of quality products at national and provincial level: only the rental of the installations where the presentation is made, travelling expenses and publications related to the activity can be subsidised;










4.


publications such as catalogues or websites presenting information about producers from a given region or producers of a given product, provided that this information and the presentation are neutral and that all producers concerned are afforded the same opportunity to feature in them;










5.


prizes awarded in the competitions organised by the body, with a maximum limit of EUR 250 per prize and winner.




Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Excma. Diputación Provincial de Salamanca




C/ Felipe Espino no 1




37002 Salamanca




ESPAÑA




Web address: http://www.lasalina.es/areas/eh//ProyConvocatorias/2009/Asociaciones.pdf
Other information: The grant will be compatible with any other grant, aid, resources or revenue for the subsidised activity by a national or European Union authority or public or private body or international organisation. If the applicant has been awarded another grant — for the same purpose — which is incompatible with that awarded by the Provinical Government, Article 33 of Royal Decree 887/2006 of 21 July 2006 laying down implementing rules in respect of the General Law on Subsidies will apply.
However, in no case may the amount of subsidies awarded by the Provincial Government be such that, on its own or together with other grants, aid, revenue or resources, it exceeds the cost of the subsidised activity.
Likewise, the grant will be incompatible with any other grant, aid, resource or revenue assigned to the subsidised activity by the Provincial Government of Salamanca — either by a direct award procedure or by a competitive procedure — covering the same eligible expenditure
Aid No: XA 434/08
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Region: Schleswig-Holstein
Title of Aid scheme: Guidelines for the funding of investment in increased storage capacities for slurry under the agricultural investment funding programme of the Joint Scheme ‘Improving agricultural structures and coastal protection’
Legal basis: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes’






1.1


Agrarinvestitionsförderungsprogramm (AFP)




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 1.3 million
Maximum aid intensity: Fixed subsidy of EUR 7 500
Date of implementation: After publication of the notice on the Internet by the European Commission
Duration of scheme: From the time the Commission publishes the notice on the Internet until 31 December 2010
Objective of aid: To support competitive and environmentally-friendly agriculture by awarding grants for investments made by agricultural enterprises in Schleswig-Holstein to voluntarily increase storage capacities for slurry and solid manure.
The grants are to be awarded with the financial participation of the Federal Government under the Joint Scheme ‘Improving agricultural structures and coastal protection’ 2008-2011, funding rules Part A, agricultural investment funding programme (AFP), in accordance with these guidelines and the administrative rules on Section 44 of the LHO (Land Budget Regulation).
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture/livestock farming
Name and address of the granting authority: The aid is to be paid by:
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
Mercatorstraße 3
24105 Kiel
DEUTSCHLAND
Web address: http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/UmweltLandwirtschaft/DE/LandFischRaum/11__ZPLR/PDF/Guellefoerderungsprogramm,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf
Aid No: XA 47/09
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Region: Brandenburg
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Gewährung von Beihilfen und sonstigen Leistungen durch die Tierseuchenkasse des Landes Brandenburg nach Artikel 10 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1857/2006
Legal basis: 71 Tierseuchengesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
8 des Gesetz zur Ausführung des Tierseuchengesetzes des Landes Brandenburg (AGTierSGBbg)
Erlass des Ministeriums für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz zur Gewährung von Beihilfen für Maßnahmen zur Tierseuchenverhütung und -bekämpfung sowie zur Verbesserung der Tiergesundheit
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total annual aid amounting to EUR 4.2 million. This amount will be financed from federal state resources and from contributions paid by livestock owners to the Tierseuchenkasse (animal diseases fund) as a parafiscal charge, in accordance with Commission Decision NN 23/97 of 31 October 2000 approving the aid
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 %
Date of implementation: From 27 February 2009
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Article 10(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006:
aid to combat animal diseases
aid to compensate for livestock losses resulting from infectious diseases
aid for measures to prevent, detect and combat animal diseases
aid in the form of payment of the costs of laboratory tests to detect animal diseases
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture/livestock farming
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz




Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung




Tierseuchenkasse Brandenburg




Groß Gaglow




Am Seegraben 18




03051 Cottbus




DEUTSCHLAND




E-mail: info@tsk-BB.de




Website: Tierseuchengesetz http://www.bgblportal.de/BGBL/bgbl1f/bgbl104s1260.pdf
Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierseuchengesetz des Landes Brandenburg (AGTierSGBbg) http://www.bravors.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=land_bb_bravors_01.c.23595.de
Erlass des Ministeriums für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz zur Gewährung von Beihilfen für Maßnahmen zur Tierseuchenverhütung und -bekämpfung sowie zur Verbesserung der Tiergesundheit (published in the Brandenburg Official Gazette) http://www.mluv.brandenburg.de/v/lbsvet/TEILA/A1_2_2_1.PDF
Other information: —