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: 2009-08-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Netherlands, State aid, agricultural holding, animal disease, animal production, control of State aid, dairy production, exchange of information, product quality








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5.8.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 183/13





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 183/08
Aid No: XA 112/09
Member State: Belgium
Region: Vlaanderen
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Vlaamse Rundveeteelt Vereniging vzw
Legal basis: Decreet van 19 december 2008 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2009
Koninklijk besluit van 23 september 1971 betreffende de verbetering van het rundveeras
Ministerieel besluit van 27 februari 1991 betreffende de verbetering van het rundveeras
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1,19 million
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books.
Up to 70 % of the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock; there is no exemption for aid granted to cover the costs of checks undertaken by the owner of the livestock or of routine checks on milk quality
Date of implementation: Aid may be granted as from 1 May and, at the earliest, 15 days after notification.
Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementing decree has yet to be drawn up, and will include a ‘standstill’ clause
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31 December 2009
Objective of aid: Vlaamse Rundveevereniging (VRV) is a recognised association which maintains the herd books for various breeds of cattle. It indicates that it will use the aid to pay the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books, entering the birth data and genealogical records in the database, and producing and issuing zootechnical and pedigree certificates.
The VRV also carries out tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of breeding stock. These tests relate to milk production.
The aid is to be granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and fulfils the conditions thereof.
Article 16(1)(a): aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books.
Article 16(1)(b): aid at a rate of up to 70 % of the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties, to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock, with the exception of controls undertaken by the owner of the livestock and routine controls of milk quality
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Departement Landbouw en Visserij




Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling




Ellips, 6e verdieping




Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40




1030 Brussel




BELGIË




Website: http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/info/steun/eu.html
Other information: —



Secretary-General

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE



Aid No: XA 114/09
Member State: Belgium
Region: Vlaanderen
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Vlaamse Bedrijfspluimvee- en Konijnenhouders vzw
Legal basis: Decreet van 19 december 2008 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2009
Koninklijk besluit van 2 juni 1998 betreffende de zoötechnische en genealogische voorschriften voor de verbetering en de instandhouding van de pluimvee- en konijnenrassen
Ministerieel besluit van 17 maart 2005 houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van organisaties in het kader van de aanmoediging en de verbetering van de pluimvee- en konijnenfokkerij
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,01 million
Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the costs of consultancy services provided by third parties and the fees for services which do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity and do not relate to the enterprise’s usual operating expenditure, such as routine tax consultancy services, regular legal services or advertising
Date of implementation: Aid may be granted as from 1 May and, at the earliest, 15 days after notification.
Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementing decree has yet to be drawn up, and will include a ‘standstill’ clause
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31 December 2009
Objective of aid: The registered association Vlaamse Bedrijfspluimvee- en Konijnenhouders vzw (VBPKH) has indicated that it will use the aid to provide consultancy services to enterprises active in primary production in the poultry and rabbit sectors with regard to the legislation on the recognition of specialist poultry farms, the performance of rabbit bloodlines and the identification and registration of holdings, poultry diseases and waste.
The aid is to be granted under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and meets the criteria thereof.
Article 15(2)(c): concerning consultancy services provided by third parties, the 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
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Departement Landbouw en Visserij




Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling




Ellips, 6e verdieping




Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40




1030 Brussel




BELGIË




Website: http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/info/steun/eu.html
Other information: —



Secretary-General

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE



Aid No: XA 115/09
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: The Netherlands
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Wijziging van de Regeling tijdelijke maatregelen dierziekten in verband met de vaccinatie tegen Q-koorts in 2009
Legal basis: 






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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1,8 million
Maximum aid intensity: 100 %
Date of implementation: As soon as possible after approval by the European Commission. Preferably 15 April 2009
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 1 January 2010
Objective of aid: Prevention of the contagious animal disease Q-fever, as stated in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Sector(s) concerned: Sheep and goat
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit




Postbus 20401




2500 EK Den Haag




NEDERLAND




Website: http://www.minlnv.nl/portal/page?_pageid=116,1640461&_dad=portal&_schema
Other information: A large part of the Southern Netherlands has been designated as a vaccination area for Q-fever as a result of this scheme. In this area vacation against Q-fever is compulsory for sheep and goats on large dairy goat and dairy sheep farms with more than 50 adult sheep and goats and on farms serving a public function. Children’s zoos, care farms and zoos are examples of farms serving a public function. Outside the vaccination area vaccination is compulsory for sheep and goats on farms declared to be infected with Q-fever in the terms of the Besluit verdachte dieren (Decree on suspect animals) by the Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (VWA) (Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority). The vaccination campaign is co-ordinated by the Animal Health Services (GD). The keeper of the animals is responsible for having them vaccinated. However, the vaccine will be administered to the animals by the veterinary surgeon. The vaccine to be used for both compulsory and voluntary vaccination against Q-fever is being provided free of charge and supplied to the veterinary surgeons who are carrying out the vaccination. The administration costs incurred as a result of the compulsory vaccination are also compensated by the authorities. Both forms of aid comply with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The aid is made available to small- and medium-sized enterprises in accordance with this Regulation. The aid is provided in kind in accordance with paragraph 1(b) of the above Article. The fourth paragraph is complied with via the other provisions which already applied in accordance with the scheme for preventing the introduction of Q-fever. The vaccination strategy is part of a national programme to prevent and control Q-fever. Furthermore, Q-fever is an animal disease which appears on the OIE list and therefore the requirements of the seventh paragraph are also met. Article 10(3), (5), (6) and (8) have also been taken into account
Aid No: XA 116/09
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: N/A
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Regeling LNV-subsidies (omschrijving steun: Modernisering landbouwbedrijven, onderdeel jonge landbouwers)
Legal basis: Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality subsidy scheme: Article 1:2, Article 1:3, Article 1:20, Article 2:1, Article 2:2, Article 2:37, Article 2:42, Article 2:44, Article 2:45
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid is financed from the top-up amount (EUR 332,6 million) under measure sheet 121 of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme
Maximum aid intensity: 40 % of the expenditure referred to in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, taking into account the maximum aid amount referred to in Article 4(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (EUR 400 000 per three fiscal years per enterprise).
On the basis of Article 2:45 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality subsidy scheme, the recipient of aid, with a view to investment, is to conclude a written loan agreement with a term of at least three years; the aid comprises at most the amount of that loan (subject to a maximum of EUR 100 000)
Date of implementation: As soon as possible, in accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation No (EC) 1875/2006
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: The objective is to encourage investment in improvements and modernisation on holdings, aimed at making production more efficient, producing new or better products and/or increasing the quality and sustainability of production processes and products. This component is aimed solely at young farmers; who in many cases have insufficient financial possibilities for carrying out extra investment in order to keep the enterprise sustainable and viable.
The aid complies with the conditions stipulated in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The eligible costs comprise the costs of investment
Sector(s) concerned: All primary agricultural enterprises producing products referred to in Annex I to the EC Treaty
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit




Postbus 20401




2500 EK Den Haag




NEDERLAND




Website: http://www.minlnv.nl/loket
http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0021281/geldigheidsdatum_08-04-2009 > See Article 1:2, Article 1:3, Article 1:20, Article 2:1, Article 2:2, Article 2:37, Article 2:42, Article 2:44 and Article 2:45
Other information: This is a replacement of the top-up amount (EUR 76,60 million) stated in XA 85/07. The new top-up amount, including the top-up amount stated in XA 85/07, is EUR 332,6 million
Aid No: XA 117/09
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: N/A
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Regeling LNV-subsidies (omschrijving steun: Modernisering landbouwbedrijven, onderdeel verduurzaming land- en tuinbouw)
Legal basis: Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality subsidy scheme: Article 1:2, Article 1:3, Article 1:20, Article 2:1, Article 2:2, Article 2:37
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The aid is financed from the top-up amount (EUR 332,6 million) under measure sheet 121 of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme
Maximum aid intensity: 40 % of the expenditure referred to in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, taking into account the maximum aid amount referred to in Article 4(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (EUR 400 000 per three fiscal years per enterprise)
Date of implementation: As soon as possible in accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: The objective is to encourage investment in improvements and modernisation at enterprises, with a view to improving the quality and sustainability of production processes and products. Investment may also be used to produce new or better products and/or increase production efficiency.
The aid complies with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The eligible costs comprise the costs of investment
Sector(s) concerned: All primary agricultural enterprises producing products referred to in Annex I to the EC Treaty
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit




Postbus 20401




2500 EK Den Haag




NEDERLAND




Website: http://www.minlnv.nl/loket
http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0021281/geldigheidsdatum_08-04-2009 > Article 1:2, Article 1:3, Article 1:20, Article 2:1, Article 2:2, Article 2:37
Other information: This is a replacement of the top-up amount (EUR 76,60 million) stated in XA 86/07. The new top-up amount, including the top-up amount stated in XA 86/07, is EUR 332,6 million