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: EU Member State, State aid, aid to agriculture, animal disease, biodiversity, control of State aid, technical cooperation, vocational training, waste disposal








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4.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 262/9





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 262/08
Aid No: XA 307/08
Member State: United Kingdom
Region: England
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme
Legal basis: The National Heritage Act 1997 (as amended)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Item:
Provision of advice to landowners and tenant farmers through an ‘Enhanced Farm Environment Plan Service’:
Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 % in line with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 1 September 2008
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will begin 1 September 2008, it will close on 30 June 2012. The last payment will be made no later than 30 June 2012
Objective of aid: Provision of aid is for technical support in the agricultural sector specifically covering biodiversity and landscape heritage management. The aid is in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to production of agricultural products
Name and address of the granting authority: 





The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund




7 Holbein Place




London




SW1W 8NR




UNITED KINGDOM




The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:





Kent County Council, Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty




Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme




The Cedars




Holborough Road




Snodland




Kent




ME6 5PW




UNITED KINGDOM




The organisation operating the scheme is:





Kent County Council, Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Unit




Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership Scheme




The Cedars




Holborough Road




Snodland




Kent




ME6 5PW




UNITED KINGDOM




Website: The information will be available at
http://www.valleyofvisions.org.uk
Alternatively, information on this scheme can be found on the Defra website at the web address:
http://defraweb/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 185/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunitat Valenciana
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación de Usuarios de Casetas de Castellón
Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en dos líneas nominativas descritas 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 220 000 during 2009
Maximum aid intensity: 






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100 % (Article 16 1(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006),










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50 % in less-favoured areas or 40 % in other regions (Article 2(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)




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 aid: Expenditure related to the elimination of fallen stock (Article 16 1(d) and Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: Owners of livestock holdings in 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/casetas_de_castellon_09.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 200/09
Member State: France
Region: All these measures can be financed throughout French territory
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides en faveur des éleveurs pour l’enlèvement et l’élimination des animaux trouvés morts
Legal basis: 






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Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006










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code rural, articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-9 and articles R. 226-7 to R. 226-13










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code rural, article L. 632-1 et seq





Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The State does not set an annual budget. The budget is constituted, on an annual basis, by each of the inter-branch associations concerned and is the result of their decision alone. However, the annual amount of their contributions to the financing of the rendering of fallen stock may not exceed the actual cost, namely around EUR 145 million
Maximum aid intensity: In compliance with the limits set in Article 16(e) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, i.e. 100 % of the costs of disposing of fallen stock, financed entirely by the sectors concerned
Date of implementation: From registration of the exemption sheet by the Commission
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2009-2013
Objective of aid: The aid is based on Article 16(1)(e) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
This scheme supplements the umbrella scheme for measures taken by inter-branch organisations approved by the Commission as N 561/2008, published in Official Journal No C 116 of 21 May 2009, with regard to the rendering sector.
The French authorities wish to inform the Commission of this scheme, which they do not regard as constituting State aid, but which is nevertheless being communicated, for reasons of legal certainty, following on from the general notification of measures taken by inter-branch organisations. This amendment to the aid scheme does not imply acceptance that the inter-branch contributions constitute public resources.
The system of funding by the sectors concerned will be in accordance with the scheme approved by the Commission in its Decision of 10 December 2008 concerning measures taken by inter-branch organisations (aid N 561/2008, OJ C 116 of 21 May 2009), with regard to ‘compulsory voluntary levies’ (CVO)
Sector(s) concerned: Certain livestock farming sectors (cattle, sheep, goats, palmipeds for foie gras production, rabbits and laying hens)
Name and address of the granting authority: 





INTERBEV




149 rue de Bercy




75595 Paris Cedex 12




FRANCE









CNIEL




42 rue de Chateaudun




75314 Paris Cedex 09




FRANCE









ANICAP




42 rue de Chateaudun




75314 Paris Cedex 09




FRANCE









ATM Eleveurs de ruminants




149 rue de Bercy




75595 Paris Cedex 12




FRANCE









CLIPP




28 rue du Rocher




75008 Paris




FRANCE









ATM Lapins




28 rue du Rocher




75008 Paris




FRANCE









CIFOG




28 rue du Rocher




75008 Paris




FRANCE









ATM Palmipèdes gras




28 rue du Rocher




75008 Paris




FRANCE









CNPO




28 rue du Rocher




75008 Paris




FRANCE









ATM Ponte




28 rue du Rocher




75008 Paris




FRANCE




Website: http://mesdemarches.agriculture.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Actions_des_interprofessions_en_faveurs_des_eleveurs_pour_enlevement_elimination_animaux_morts_cle81f3cb.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 202/09
Member State: Italy
Region: Sardegna
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: «D.G.R. n. 13/26 del 4 marzo 2008 e n. 34/19 del 19.6.2008 — Aiuti a favore delle aziende colpite da tubercolosi bovina nel periodo 1.1.2007-31.12.2008 — Incremento della dotazione finanziaria. Spesa 91 000 EUR»
Legal basis: L.R. 11 marzo 1998, n. 8, articolo 23
Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 29/44 del 25.6.2009 recante «D.G.R. n. 13/26 del 4 marzo 2008 e n. 34/19 del 19.6.2008 — Aiuti a favore delle aziende colpite da tubercolosi bovina nel periodo 1.1.2007-31.12.2008 — Incremento della dotazione finanziaria — Spesa 91 000,00 EUR».
Si precisa che la deliberazione n. 29/44 del 25.6.2009, oggetto del presente formulario, autorizza l’aumento della dotazione finanziaria attribuita al regime di aiuto già istituito con la deliberazione n. 13/26 del 4 marzo 2008, modificata con la deliberazione n. 34/19 del 19.6.2008, la cui domanda di esenzione è stata registrata con numero XA 249/08
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The increase to the financial allocation for the aid, covering loss of income in 2007 and 2008, amounts to EUR 91 000,00
Maximum aid intensity: Aid for loss of income:
100 % of the loss of income calculated according to the procedure detailed in point 2 of the implementing rules laid down in Annex B to Decision (deliberazione) No 34/19 of 19 June 2008.
Any sums received by farmers through voluntary or subsidised insurance schemes will be deducted from the aid granted
Date of implementation: The aid applies with effect 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: Article 10(2)(a)(ii) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
The aid is intended to compensate the owners of cattle farms in the region where there have been outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis for losses resulting from the application of the restrictive measures imposed by the health authorities, in the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2008, under the plan to eradicate bovine tuberculosis
Sector(s) concerned: Animal production: cattle
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Regione Autonoma della Sardegna




Assessorato dell’agricoltura e riforma agro-pastorale




Via Pessagno 4




09125 Cagliari CA




ITALIA




Website: 






 


For Decision (deliberazione) No 29/44 of 25 June 2009:
http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_73_20090630172448.pdf










 


For Decision (deliberazione) No 13/26 of 4 March 2008:
http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_73_20080306104215.pdf










 


For Annex B:
http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_73_20080306104251.pdf










 


For Decision (deliberazione) No 34/19 of 19 June 2008:
http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_72_20080619175155.pdf










 


For Annex B:
http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_72_20080624123014.pdf




Other information: —


Bianca CARBONI


Il Direttore del Servizio sostegno delle imprese agricole e sviluppo delle competenze



Aid No: XA 205/09
Member State: Italy
Region: Veneto
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Corsi di aggiornamento per il corretto impiego di prodotti fitosanitari
Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale del Veneto del 30 giugno 2009, n. 1917. DPR 23 aprile 2001, n. 290, art. 27 — DGR n. 3306 del 22.10.2004. Corsi di aggiornamento per il corretto impiego dei prodotti fitosanitari. Bando per la presentazione di domande di finanziamento.
Legge Regionale 9 agosto 1999, n. 32 Organizzazione dei servizi di sviluppo agricolo, art. 10 (Formazione professionali e di Aggiornamento), Legge Regionale 30 gennaio 1990, n. 10 Ordinamento del sistema della formazione professionale e organizzazione delle politiche regionale del lavoro. D.P.R. 23 aprile 2001, n. 290, artt. 25-26-27, Regolamento di semplificazione dei procedimento di autorizzazione alla produzione, alla immissione in commercio e alla vendita di prodotti fitosanitari e relativi coadiuvanti
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The appropriation is established by the Regional Law approving the budget estimates for the financial year and subsequent amendments to these estimates. For 2009 the total amount earmarked is EUR 150 000,00
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of eligible expenditure on the basis of a benchmark training cost, which is currently set at EUR 130,00/hour. Applicants (accredited training bodies as provided for in Regional Law No 19 of 9 August 2002) may submit a maximum of one project covering all the (basic and/or refresher) training courses, for a total not exceeding 390 hours. The total eligible cost per training course is EUR 1 950,00 for basic training (minimum duration of 15 hours per course) and EUR 780,00 for refresher training (minimum duration of 6 hours per course)
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 2013
Objective of aid: General education and training of farmers and farm workers.
Article 15(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 — Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector.
Eligible costs: expenditure on organising and running training courses
Sector(s) concerned: The scheme covers vocational training in the correct use of plant protection products for farmers engaged in the production of the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Regione del Veneto




Giunta regionale Direzione Regionale Agroambiente e Servizi per l’Agricoltura




Via Torino 110




30172 Mestre VE




ITALIA




Website: http://www.regione.veneto.it/Economia/Agricoltura+e+Foreste/Agricoltura/Servizi+per+Agricoltura/Corsi+autorizzazione+prodotti+fitosanitari/Info+per+gli+Enti.htm
or
http://www.regione.veneto.it/Bandi+Avvisi+Concorsi/Bandi/?materia=Agricoltura
Other information: —