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: 2009-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Abruzzi, Finland, Spain, State aid, Vysočina Region, agricultural production, control of State aid, exchange of information, natural disaster, small and medium-sized enterprises








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17.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/10





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 137/07
Aid No: XA 69/09
Member State: Czech Republic
Region: Vysočina
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Podpora poskytování technické podpory v odvětví zemědělství
Legal basis: 






1.


Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích (krajské zřízení), ve znění pozdějších předpisů










2.


Zákon č. 250/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech územních rozpočtů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů










3.


Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších předpisů










4.


Program rozvoje kraje Vysočina










5.


Zásady Zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina pro poskytování finančních příspěvků na podporu zemědělství v kraji Vysočina pro období 2007–2013 z rozpočtu kraje Vysočina a způsobu kontroly jejich využití č. 13/07




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: No more than CZK 1 000 000
Maximum aid intensity: Aid rate: up to 100 % of eligible expenditure.
The eligible expenditure in respect of which a financial contribution may be granted is CZK 5 000-250 000 per project. The maximum amount of the financial contribution per beneficiary/project holder is CZK 1 750 000 for the period 2007-2013.
Only the costs specified in Article 15(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are considered eligible. In the case of consultancy services, aid will be granted to cover the following eligible expenditure: fees for services which do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure, such as routine tax consultancy services, regular legal services, or advertising.
The aid is to be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and is not to involve direct payments of money to producers.
The aid will be accessible to all those eligible in the area concerned, based on objectively defined conditions. Where the provision of technical support is undertaken by producer groups or other organisations, membership of such groups or organisations must not be a condition for access to the service. Any contribution of non-members towards the administrative costs of the group or organisation concerned will be limited to the costs of providing the service.
Date of implementation: From 15 March 2009
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: The aid is to be granted pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
The aid is aimed at enhancing the professional competence of operators engaged in activities connected with the primary production of agricultural products specified in Annex I to the EC Treaty, with a view to increasing labour efficiency and productivity.
The following are regarded as eligible costs: expenditure on organising competitions and exhibitions focusing on the primary production of agricultural products specified in Annex I to the EC Treaty, including assistance with costs relating to the participation of exhibitors at such events; costs of organising training events focusing on the primary production of agricultural products specified in Annex I to the EC Treaty in the form of courses, seminars or workshops; expenditure on technological and economic consultancy for agricultural entrepreneurs.
Sector(s) concerned: Small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Vysočina




kraj se sídlem: Žižkova 57




587 33 Jihlava




ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA




Website: http://www.kr-vysocina.cz/vismo5/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=450008&id=1724443&p1=5411
http://www.kr-vysocina.cz/VismoOnline_ActionScripts/File.aspx?id_org=450008&id_dokumenty=4017824hocina.cz/VismoOnline_ActionScripts/File.aspx?id_org=450008&id_dokumenty=4017824
Other information: Vysočina Region declares that the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 will be complied with, i.e. the aid will be targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products, and that the financial limit set by that Regulation will be adhered to.
This aid scheme amends the original aid scheme notified to the Commission under No XA 19/2007, the only change being an increase in the annual budget.



President of the Regional Council

MUDr. Jiří BĚHOUNEK



Aid No: XA 75/09
Member State: Italy
Region: Regione Abruzzo
Title of aid scheme: Modalità operative per la concessione di agevolazioni ai sensi delle Leggi 1329/65 e n. 598/94 e s.m.i.
Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta della Regione Abruzzo n. 1218 del 10.12.2008
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 6 000 000
Maximum aid intensity: 20 %
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code
A-Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Regione Abruzzo — Giunta Regionale — Direzione Sviluppo Economico




Via Passolanciano, 75




65124 Pescara




ITALIA




Website: www.regione.abruzzo.it (News e avvisi)
www.incentivi.mcc.it/html/html/MCC_ABRUZZO/agevolazioni_regionali_new.html
Other information: —







Aid No


:


XA 76/09




Member State


:


Finland




Region


:


Regions affected by adverse weather conditions in 2008




Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid


:


Tuki epäsuotuisten sääolojen aiheuttamien menetysten korvaamiseksi maatalousyrityksille vuonna 2008




Legal basis


:


Laki satovahinkojen korvaamisesta (1214/2000) (Crop Failure Act No 1214/2000)
Valtioneuvoston asetus satovahinkojen (297/2008) (Council of State Decree No 297/2008 on crop failure)
Valtioneuvoston asetus vuoden 2008 viljelmäkohtaisista korvausosuuksista (xx/2009) (Council of State Decree on 2008 crop compensation (xx/2009, not yet issued)
Maa- ja metsätalousministeriön asetus satovahinkojen korvaamisesta (331/2008) (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Decree No 331/2003 on crop failure compensation)




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


:


The estimated cost of crop failure compensation for each crop in 2008 is EUR 5,4 million




Maximum aid intensity


:


Compensation is paid pursuant to Article 2(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. Compensation is limited to 90 % of the losses exceeding the farmer's own contribution i.e. 30 % of the volume of the standard harvest. Also for each individual crop eligible for aid, the farmer's own contribution is at least 30 % of total losses. For comparing the size of the crop in the year in which the loss occurred, the arithmetical average of the harvests in the regions in question in the five years preceding that year is used, not counting the largest and smallest harvests. If five-year harvest data is unavailable, the standard harvest is calculated as the arithmetical average of the harvests in the preceding three years. The average selling prices in the year in which the loss occurred are used as the basis for calculating the value of the harvest for which compensation is to be paid. The value of the loss is then calculated individually for each farmer on the basis of this data. The method of calculation therefore complies with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
The maximum amount of loss eligible for aid must be reduced by any amount received under insurance schemes and any other costs and losses than those resulting from the adverse weather conditions.




Date of implementation


:


The aid scheme will not enter into force before 1 April 2009




Duration of scheme or individual aid award


:


The aid is paid for damages occurring in 2008




Objective of aid


:


Aid to agricultural and horticultural enterprises affected by adverse weather conditions (Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)




Sectors(s) concerned


:


The total area covered by the aid scheme is about 30 000 ha. A total of 26 different crops have been damaged




Name and address of the granting authority


:



Criteria for the granting of subsidies:






Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry)




PL 30




00023 Valtioneuvosto




SUOMI/FINLAND





Body responsible for implementing the aid:






Maaseutuvirasto (Agency for Rural Affairs)




PL 256




00101 Helsinki




SUOMI/FINLAND








Internet address


:


http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2000/20001214
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2008/20080297
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2008/20080331
http://www.mavi.fi/fi/index/viljelijatuet/satojatulvavahingot/satovahingot.html




Other information


:


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Aid No


:


XA 77/09




Member State


:


Federal Republic of Germany




Region


:


Saarland




Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid


:


Gewährung von Beihilfen und sonstigen Leistungen durch die Tierseuchenkasse des Saarlandes gemäß der Satzung der Tierseuchenkasse des Saarlandes über die Gewährung von Beihilfen und Leistungen (Beihilfesatzung)




Legal basis


:








—


§ 71 Tierseuchengesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland










—


§§ 8, 9 und 19 des Saarländischen Ausführungsgesetzes zum Tierseuchengesetz (SAGTierSG)










—


Satzung der Tierseuchenkasse des Saarlandes über die Gewährung von Beihilfen und Leistungen








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


:


Annual aid of approximately EUR 300 000 (financed from contributions of animal owners to the Tierseuchenkasse (Animal disease fund) of Saarland and from Land resources)




Intensity


:


Up to a maximum of 100 %




Date of implementation


:


The aid will be granted from the date of receipt from the European Commission of the notice of receipt with an identification number, pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006




Duration of scheme or individual aid award


:


31 December 2013




Objective of aid


:


Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, Article 10:






—


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


:


All holdings with horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry in Saarland




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Tierseuchenkasse des Saarlandes




Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts




Franz-Josef-Röderstr. 23




66119 Saarbrücken




DEUTSCHLAND




E-mail: tsk-saar@justiz-soziales.saarland.de








Website


:


Tierseuchengesetz (Auszug)
http://www.tsk-sl.de/satzungen/ausztiersg.html
Saarländisches Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierseuchengesetz
http://www.tsk-sl.de/satzungen/tiersg.html
Satzung der Tierseuchenkasse des Saarlandes über die Gewährung von Beihilfen
http://www.tsk-sl.de/PDF/Beihilfesatzung.pdf




Other information


:


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Aid No


:


XA 80/09




Member State


:


Spain




Region


:


Autonomous Community of Valencia




Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid


:


Intercoop Frutos Secos




Legal basis


:


Ayuda individual nominativa: Presupuestos de la Generalitat 2009, programa 714.60, Línea T6172000 «Programas intersectoriales en materia de atributos y valores de la Calidad Agroalimentaria.»




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


:


EUR 70 000




Maximum aid intensity


:


100 %




Date of implementation


:


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




Duration of scheme or individual aid award


:


Until December 2009




Objective of aid


:


Organisation of workshops and seminars on the features and values of agri-foods in the Autonomous Community of Valencia; dissemination of scientific knowledge, through studies and technical reports on the values and features of nuts applied to the development of new products.
Activities provided for in Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.




Sector(s) concerned


:


Agri-food SMEs in the Autonomous Community of Valencia




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación




C/Amadeo de Saboya, 2




46010 Valencia




ESPAÑA








Website


:


http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/INTERCOOP%20FRUTOS%20SECOS.pdf




Other information


:


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Director-General for Marketing

Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL