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: 2009-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, biodegradability, cattle, control of State aid, dairy production, investment aid, livestock farming, natural disaster, rural development








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4.11.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 262/5





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 262/07
Aid No: XA 182/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunitat Valenciana
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Centro de Apoyo Tecnológico Lácteo (CEATEL)
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 under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 35 000 during 2009
Maximum aid intensity: 100 %, 70 % and 40 % depending on the eligible objective
Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: During 2009
Objective of the aid: 






(a)


training schemes for dairy farmers, Article 15 (2)(a);










(b)


administrative expenditure for management with respect to the Confederación Nacional de Frisona Española (CONAFE), the completed records of the cows which are to be subjected to milk controls, for the purpose of including them in the herd book of the Spanish Frisian breed and maintenance of a computer programme containing the individual data of the animals with respect to the parameters of the official milk control with a view to their inclusion in the herd book, as well as other tasks necessary to adequately maintain the Herd Book, Article 16(1)(a);










(c)


implementation of quality assurance schemes, market research and design of new products, Article 14(2)(b);










(d)


analyses of the official milk control to determine the genetic quality of the livestock, Article 16(1)(b);










(e)


the introduction of innovative animal breeding techniques, Article 16(1)(c).




The eligible costs and percentage covered by the aid are referred to in the indicated Articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Sector(s) concerned: Dairy farmers throughout 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/ceatel09.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 207/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunitat Valenciana
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Grupo Intercoop Intercooperación Agroalimentaria S.L.
Legal basis: Ley 17/2008, de 29 de diciembre, de la Generalitat, de Presupuestos para el ejercicio 2009
Resolución del secretario autonómico de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 61 000,00 for the 2009 financial year
Maximum aid intensity: 100 %
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Last month paid: December 2009
Objective of aid: Aid for activities to promote rural development in the innermost districts of the province of Castellón by improving the quality of certain production processes. Project 1 falls within the scope of the Regulation.
Project 1 Merger of Plana Alta wine installations, Vins de la terra de Castelló.
(Article 14(2)(a) and (b)). Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.
Project 2 ‘Charter Consum’ for the promotion of rural employment. Setting up of the ‘Charter’ integral franchise. De minimis aid. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006, 15 December 2006.
Project 3 ‘School meals’. Promotion of the Mediterranean diet in school canteens. Not considered State aid.
Eligible costs: 100 %
Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural sector in the innermost districts of the province of Castellón
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/intercoop2009.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 209/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunitat Valenciana
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociaciones de Ganaderos de Bovino y Caprino Lechero de las razas Frisona y Murciano-Granadina inscritas en los Libro Genealógicos correspondientes que realizan el control lechero oficial en la Comunidad Valenciana. Las asociaciones que lo llevan acabo, están reconocidas oficialmente y cuentan con los medios y personal necesario para el desarrollo del control oficial lechero
Legal basis: Resoluciones de convocatoria para el ejercicio 2009. Orden de 10 de julio de 2008 de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que modifica la Orden de 5 de mayo de 2006 por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas al control oficial lechero del rendimiento lechero para la evaluación genética de las hembras de las especies bovina, ovina y caprina y se convocan las ayudas para 2008 (XA 413/08)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 60 000,00 in 2009
Maximum aid intensity: 70 % of the total cost of recording milk yields
Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Year 2009
Objective of aid: The aid is to help cover the cost of carrying out official milk yield recording so that this does not affect the profitability of the holdings concerned. Milk yield recording is a vital tool for developing selection programmes for dairy animals and a structure is needed within which to organise this. By applying a number of basic criteria, yield tests of breeding animals entered in herd books provide a basis for a genetic evaluation of the breed, which can then be used in selection programmes to improve livestock quality. The tests also provide data that can be used to plan support for the sector. The aid is in accordance with Article 16(1)(b) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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 December 2006). The costs of tests to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock will be covered
Sector(s) concerned: Holdings in the Autonomous Community of Valencia with dairy cattle and goats of the Frisian and Murciano-Granadina breeds listed in the official herd books for the breeds
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/ayudascontrollechero2009.pdf
http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/razas%20autoctonas.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 210/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Navarra
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas para el fomento de la técnica del acolchado con plástico biodegradable en los cultivos agrícolas
Legal basis: Orden Foral de la Consejera de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, por la que se establecen las normas que regirán la concesión de ayudas para el fomento de la técnica del acolchado con plástico biodegradable en los cultivos agrícolas
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 350 000
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 60 % of eligible investment
Date of implementation: The aid scheme will apply from the date on which the identification number of the exemption request provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 is published on the website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 2009 to 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: The main objective is to promote, and invest in the promotion of, the use of biodegradable plastic padding by small and medium-sized agricultural producers to protect all agricultural crops, in order to improve and protect the environment.
Article 4(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: Aid for investments in agricultural holdings Eligible costs: 60 % of eligible investments where investments result in extra costs relating to the protection and improvement of the environment
Sector(s) concerned: Primary producers in the agricultural sector
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Gobierno de Navarra




Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente




C/ Tudela, 20




31003 Pamplona




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.cfnavarra.es/agricultura/COYUNTURA/AyudasEstado/pdfs/STNO09040%20OF%20Disposición%20Normativa.pdf
Other information: 





Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural




C/ Tudela, 20




31003 Pamplona




ESPAÑA




Tel. +34 848422933




E-mail: izabalzv@cfnavarra.es




Aid No: XA 213/09
Member State: Italy
Region: Provincia Autonoma di Trento
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aiuti destinati ad indennizzare i danni subiti dalle coltivazioni di patata di aziende agricole della Valle di Gresta, in seguito ad avverse condizioni atmosferiche. Criteri e modalità per l'attuazione degli interventi per le grandinate dell’annata 2008
Legal basis: legge provinciale 28 marzo 2003, n. 4, articolo 52; deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 1770 del 17 luglio 2009
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 200 000
Maximum aid intensity: 80 %
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 1 September 2010
Objective of aid: Aid for losses caused by adverse weather conditions (Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers (A10103); specifically: damage to potato crops
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Provincia Autonoma di Trento




Servizio Aziende agricole e territorio rurale




Via G.B. Trener 3




38100 Trento TN




ITALIA




Website: http://www.trentinoagricoltura.it
Other information: 






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provincial laws available on the following website: http://www.consiglio.provincia.tn.it/banche_dati/codice_provinciale/clex_ricerca_per_campi.it.asp










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deliberations of the provincial government available on the following website: http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/