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: 2009-08-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, agricultural holding, animal disease, control of State aid, epidemiology, exchange of information, livestock farming, plant disease, small and medium-sized enterprises








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13.8.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 190/16





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 190/05
Aid No: XA 142/09
Member State: Kingdom of Spain
Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias
Title of aid scheme: Subvenciones destinadas al fomento de la lucha integrada contra plagas y enfermedades en los cultivos agrícolas
Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación, por la que se convocan para el año 2009 las subvenciones destinadas al fomento de la lucha integrada contra plagas y enfermedades en los cultivos agrícolas y se aprueban las bases que rigen la misma
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 500 000 (five hundred thousand euros)
Maximum aid intensity: Under Rule 3 of the above draft Order, the aid referred to in Article 1 may cover up to 100 % of the salaries of the technical staff recruited, up to a maximum of EUR 15 000 per person
Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 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 or before that date if the appropriation allocated to fund the aid (EUR 500 000) is used up
Objective of aid: Aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal or plant diseases or pest infestations, i.e. for the costs of health checks, tests and other screening measures, the purchase and administration of vaccines, medicines and plant protection products, the slaughter and destruction of animals and destruction of crops. This aid is provided in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
The aid may cover up to 100 % of the salaries of the technical staff recruited, up to a maximum of EUR 15 000 per person.
Sector(s) concerned: In accordance with Rule 2(1) of the draft Order, the aid will be paid directly to the beneficiaries, the Plant Protection Associations, recognised by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food and entered on the Register of Plant Protection Associations, in accordance with the provisions of Decree 221/2008 of 18 November (Official Gazette of the Canary Islands No 239, 28 November 2008), which provide the services provided for in Rule 2(1) of the draft Order and meet the conditions set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Article 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation) (OJ L 214 of 9.8.2008)
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación (Dirección General de Agricultura)




Edificio de Usos Múltiples, II




Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 8 — 3a planta




38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pymes.htm
Other information: —

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, April 2009


Director General de Asuntos Económicos con la Unión Europea

Ildefonso SOCORRO QUEVEDO



Aid No: XA 143/09
Member State: Kingdom of Spain
Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias
Title of aid scheme: Ayudas destinadas a compensar a los agricultores por las pérdidas causadas por la ‘Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al’ y de la ‘Tecia solanivora Povolny’, ambas en el cultivo de la papa
Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación, por la que se convocan para el año 2009 las ayudas destinadas a compensar a los agricultores por las pérdidas causadas por la ‘Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al’ y de la ‘Tecia solanivora Povolny’, ambas en el cultivo de la papa, y se aprueban las bases que rigen la misma
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 200 000 (two hundred thousand euros)
Maximum aid intensity: Under Rule 3 of the above draft Order, the amount of aid will be as follows:






1.


the maximum quantity of thirty-six euro cents by square metres of unplanted land (0,36 EUR/m2);










2.


the quantity of thirty euro cents per kilogram of plants eliminated (0,30 EUR/kg).




Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 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 or before that date if the appropriation allocated to fund the aid (EUR 200 000) is used up
Objective of aid: Aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by animal or plant diseases or pest infestations. Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.






A.


For ‘Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al’ in the islands of La Palma and Tenerife:






1.


Eliminating volunteer potato and tomato plants as well as other host plants of the organism including solanaceous weeds. The elimination will consist of the removal and deposit of the vegetables in containers for controlled waste.










2.


Not planting the following plants in contaminated earth:






(a)


potatoes or potato tubers.










(b)


tomato plants or seeds.










(c)


other host plants, as per Annex I, Section I of Royal Decree 1644/2007 of 22 October 2007 on the control of the harmful organism ‘Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al’;










(d)


other crops in which the organism could survive or propagate.


















B.


For ‘Tecia solanivora (Povolny)’ throughout the territory of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Isles:






1.


Removing all the damaged (potato) tubers from the ground and depositing them in controlled landfills.










2.


Selecting the (potato) tubers before storage, eliminating all those that are damaged and depositing them in containers for controlled waste.








Sector(s) concerned: In accordance with Rule 2(1) of the draft Order, the aid will be paid direct to natural and legal persons that fulfil the conditions laid down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Article 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation) (OJ L 214 of 9.8.2008)
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación (Dirección General de Agricultura)




Edificio de Usos Múltiples, II




Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 8 — 3a planta




38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pymes.htm
Other information: —

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, April 2008


Director General de Asuntos Económicos con la Unión Europea

Ildefonso SOCORRO QUEVEDO



Aid No: XA 144/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunitat Valenciana
Name of company receiving an individual aid: Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU
Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea nominativa descrita en la ley 17/2008 de presupuestos de la Generalitat
Annual expenditure planned: EUR 24 000 during 2009
Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the eligible expenditure
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 individual aid award: During 2009 and until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Project to provide technical assistance for the education and training of livestock owners and those working directly in the livestock sector for the year 2009.
The costs of organising the training programme, participants’ travel and subsistence costs, the costs of renting premises, of publications, and of measures to disseminate scientific knowledge, provided that no companies or brands are mentioned, will be covered.
The eligible costs covered by the aid are those referred to in Article 15 (technical support in the agricultural sector) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock owners and those working directly in the livestock sector
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/nominativa%20ceu.pdf
Other information: —

Valencia, 17 April 2009


La directora general de Producción Agraria

Laura PEÑARROYA FABREGAT



Aid No: XA 146/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunitat Valenciana
Name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación de Ganaderos de Caprino de Raza Murciano-Granadina de la Comunidad Valenciana
Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea nominativa descrita en la ley 17/2008 de presupuestos de la Generalitat
Annual expenditure planned: EUR 10 000 during 2009
Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the eligible expenditure
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 individual aid award: During 2009 and until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: A plan for the promotion and preservation of the Murciano-Granadina goat involving maintenance of the herd book (Article 16), training of farmers and the dissemination, and greater awareness, of the breed (Article 15). The scheme will cover the costs of the services provided, the consumables required for monitoring milk production and carrying out analyses, of services provided by third parties (maintenance of the computer software, compilation of genealogical charts, analysis of samples, technical advice to farmers) and those relating to the producer training programme
Sector(s) concerned: Owners of goat farms in the region whose stock includes Murciano-Granadina goats
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/amurval2009.pdf
Other information: —

Valencia, 17 April 2009


La directora general de Producción Agraria

Laura PEÑARROYA FABREGAT



Aid No: XA 149/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Castilla-La Mancha (provincia de Toledo)
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Subvenciones para el desarrollo del programa de Mejora Genética de la cabaña ganadera de la provincia de Toledo, durante el año 2009
Legal basis: Bases reguladoras de la convocatoria de subvenciones para el desarrollo del programa de mejora genética de la cabaña ganadera de Toledo, durante el año 2009
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Planned expenditure under the scheme in 2009 is EUR 148 552 (one hundred and forty-eight thousand five hundred and fifty two EUR)
Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is:
70 % for tests to determine the yield or genetic quality of livestock and for the establishment and maintenance of herd books,
40 % for the introduction of innovative animal breeding practices,
100 % for technical support.
The maximum aid per beneficiary is EUR 2 500.
The aid will be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and may not involve direct payments of money to producers
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: Applications must be submitted before 15 November 2009. The final date for deciding on aid applications and notifying applicants is 14 December 2009. The final date for providing proof of expenditure incurred on the activities covered by the aid is 31 December 2009
Objective of the aid: The principal objective is to provide aid to small and medium-sized holdings. The secondary objective is to help maintain and improve the genetic quality of the livestock population in the Province of Toledo.
Expenditure will be eligible where it is clearly an inherent part of the activity supported, is incurred in 2009 before the final date for providing proof of expenditure, fulfils the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006) and is related exclusively to the following:
the introduction at farm level of innovative animal breeding techniques or practices that effectively help maintain and improve the genetic quality of livestock, with the exception of costs relating to the introduction or performance of artificial insemination (Article 16(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006),
the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books (Article 16(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006),
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 (Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006),
technical support (Article 15(2)(a) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Eligible costs for consultancy relate exclusively to fees for services that do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity or relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure.
Expenditure on the processing or marketing of agricultural products will not be eligible.
Taxes will be considered eligible expenditure where the beneficiary of the aid actually pays them. Under no circumstances will VAT be considered to be eligible expenditure when it is deductible for the beneficiary
Sector(s) concerned: Dairy holdings (cattle, sheep and goat)
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Excma. Diputación Provincial de Toledo




Plaza de la Merced, 4




45002 Toledo




ESPAÑA




Website: http://bop.diputoledo.es/Boletines/2009/Febrero/bop11022009.pdf
Other Information: The aid will be accessible to all holdings eligible on the basis of a number of objective conditions. Where the provision of services is undertaken by producer groups or other agricultural mutual support organisations, membership of such groups or organisations is not a condition for access to the service. Any contribution of non-members towards the administrative costs of the group or organisation concerned must be limited to the proportional costs of providing the service.
Aid will not be granted in contravention of any prohibitions or restrictions laid down in Council Regulations establishing common organisations of the market, even where such prohibitions and restrictions refer only to Community support. The rules of the invitation to apply for aid will be amended where appropriate to reflect amendments to Community rules that might affect this aid.
Expenditure will be eligible only where it is necessary for implementing the planned measures and complies with Articles 15 and 16 of 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 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006), which lays down that aid will not be paid for routine controls of milk quality or the introduction or performance of artificial insemination and may not involve direct payments of money to producers.
The aid may not be cumulated with aid under other schemes if that results in the total aid exceeding the level of aid laid down in Rule 1. Any aid granted will be incompatible with any other aid that applicant livestock farm owners have received or may receive from the European Community or the Diputación de Toledo for the same purpose.
The aid will be granted by competitive tendering and will not exceed the individual limits, the maximum aid intensity or the total budget available as laid down in the rules of the invitation to apply for aid.
Any change to the conditions on which the award of the aid was based, and, in any event, the concurrent procurement for the same purpose of subsidies or aid granted by other national or international authorities or public or private entities not previously notified may result in a change to the award decision.
Failure to comply with any of the requirements and obligations may result in the cancellation, in part or in full, of the grant awarded by the Diputación Provincial de Toledo and, where appropriate, a demand for repayment of the amounts concerned and the payment of interest from the date the grant was paid, in accordance with Article 37 of Law No 38/2003 (General Subsidies Act).
Beneficiaries of the aid will be subject to the rules on infringements and penalties laid down in Title IV of the above Law.
Beneficiaries must fulfil the obligations set out in Article 14 of Law No 38/2003 (General Subsidies Act) and, in particular, must permit the Agricultural Department of the Diputación Provincial to carry out all the checks and verifications necessary to confirm that the subsidised activity or action has been correctly carried out, providing, where appropriate, the necessary information.
The submission of aid applications and therefore the implementation of this scheme will take place only after publication of the registration number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and no applications will be accepted in the meantime.