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: 2009-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agricultural holding, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, grubbing premium, livestock farming, slaughter premium








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24.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/10





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 320/05
Aid No: XA 206/09
Member State: Spain
Region: Región de Murcia
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a las Organizaciones Interprofesionales Agroalimentarias en la Región de Murcia
Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura y Agua, que establece las bases reguladoras de concesión de ayudas a las Organizaciones Interprofesionales Agroalimentarias en la Región de Murcia.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,240 million
Maximum aid intensity: 0,70
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 
Objective of aid: Technical support (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code;
A1 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Gines Vivancos Mateo




Dirección General de Industrias y Asociacionismo Agrario




Consejería de Agricultura y Agua




Plaza de Juan XXIII, s/n




30008 Murcia




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.carm.es/neweb2/servlet/integra.servlets.ControlPublico?IDCONTENIDO=12950&IDTIPO=100&RASTRO=c428$m
Other information: The beneficiaries of this aid are Interbranch Agri-food Organisations (Organizaciones Interprofesionales Agroalimentarias) that are legally established and recognised under Law 38/1994, that represent a significant proportion of the Murcian agricultural sector, carry out activities aimed at providing technical support to primary producers (farmers) and constitute SMEs in accordance with the definition of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
Aid No: XA 235/09
Member State: Czech Republic
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Finanční podpora pojištění
Legal basis: § 2da zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdější předpisů, zásady pro poskytování finanční podpory pojištění PGRLF, a.s.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: CZK 500 000 000
Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the cost of insuring livestock against contagious and other epizootic diseases,
50 % of the cost of insuring crops against losses caused by climatic events.
Date of implementation: From the time summary information on the aid scheme is published on the European Commission’s website.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: The objective is to try to make insurance cover available to a large number of farmers, thus ensuring better protection of commercial activities against unforeseeable losses. The aid is to be granted pursuant to Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Sector(s) concerned: Small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the EC Treaty.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Podpůrný a garanční rolnický a lesnický fond, a. s.




Za Poříčskou branou 252/6




Karlín




186 00 Praha 8




ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA




Website: The programme will be published on http://www.pgrlf.cz/pojisteni/zvysenapodpora.php
Other information: The aid will not constitute a barrier to the operation of the internal market for insurance services. The aid is not limited to insurance provided by a single insurance company or group of companies. Insurance companies with which a contract is concluded do not have to be established in the Czech Republic.

Prague, 10 September 2009.

Ing. Martin KARBAN

ředitel a předseda představenstva PGRLF, a. s.


Aid No: XA 237/09
Member State: Republic of Lithuania
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Paramos teikimas už šalutinių gyvūninių produktų, neskirtų vartoti žmonėms, pašalinimą ir sunaikinimą (schemos Nr. XA 194/07 pakeitimas)
Legal basis: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m. balandžio 13 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-162 „Dėl paramos teikimo už šalutinių gyvūninių produktų, neskirtų vartoti žmonėms, pašalinimą ir sunaikinimą taisyklių patvirtinimo ir žemės ūkio ministro 2006 m. gegužės 26 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-217 bei žemės ūkio ministro 2006 m. spalio 3 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-385 pripažinimo netekusiais galios pakeitimo projektas.“
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: LTL 6 235 000 (EUR 1 807 233 at the official exchange rate)
Maximum aid intensity: 






1.


Up to 100 % of the costs of removal and destruction of fallen stock, where there is an obligation to perform TSE tests on the fallen stock concerned.










2.


Up to 100 % of the costs of removal and up to 75 % of the costs of destruction of:






—


horses, cattle younger than 24 months old, sheep and goats younger than 18 months old,










—


pigs, where the keeper has up to 1 000 pigs,










—


fallen poultry.














3.


Up to 50 % of the costs of removal and up to 75 % of the costs of destruction, where:






—


the pig keeper has more than 1 000 pigs.








Date of implementation: The aid scheme will enter into force after the Commission has sent a notice of receipt, assigned an identification number to the scheme and published the summary information on the Internet.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Aid to SMEs.
To provide support to enterprises and farmers operating in the livestock sector in order to ensure a consistent programme of control and safe removal of all fallen stock.
Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 applies.
Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural products
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija




Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6)




LT-01103 Vilnius




LIETUVA/LITHUANIA




Website: http://www.lrs.lt/pls/proj/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=5634&p_query=&p_tr2=&p_org=13&p_fix=
Other information: Upon entry into force of this State aid scheme, Scheme No XA 194/07 will cease to apply.
Aid No: XA 239/09
Member State: Italy
Region: Provincia Autonoma di Trento
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: «Programma di aiuti per la prevenzione, il controllo e l’eradicazione della malattia denominata “Apple proliferation” (Scopazzi del melo). Indennizzo per le perdite di reddito dovute all’abbattimento e alla distruzione degli impianti infetti».
Legal basis: Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006;
Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2391 del 31 ottobre 2007;
Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2392 del 31 ottobre 2007;
Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 684 del 18 marzo 2008.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3 000 000,00
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 70 % of eligible expenditure
Date of implementation: From 15 October 2009
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid may be granted until 31 December 2010.
Objective of aid: To compensate farmers for the loss of income caused by compulsory felling and destruction of infected trees (Regulation (EC) 1857/2006, Article 10).
Degree of aid: Up to 70 % of eligible expenditure
Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code: A 01.24 (Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits)
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.delibere.provincia.tn.it/ricerca_delibere.asp (Insert the number and the year of the reference decision you wish to consult.)
Other information: Extension of the previous scheme authorised under No XA 161/08