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: 2010-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, countryside conservation, environmental protection, environmental standard, heritage protection, natural disaster








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18.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/6





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
2010/C 67/05
Aid No: XA 254/09
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Regeling LNV-subsidies: onderdeel investeringssteun voor primaire landbouwondernemingen in technieken die leiden tot vermindering van de emissie van fijn stof
Legal basis: Regeling LNV-subsidies: artikel 1:2, artikel 1:3, artikel 2:37, eerste lid, onderdeel d, bijlage 2 (hoofdstuk 5)
Openstellingsbesluit LNV-subsidies
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 2009: EUR 5 000 000
2010: EUR 20 000 000
Maximum aid intensity: Aid granted pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006:
60 % of the necessary additional eligible investment costs related to environmental protection and improvements with a view to complying with recently introduced minimum air quality standards,
maximum amount of aid: EUR 400 000, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 4(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Date of implementation: Aid under this scheme will be granted only after the summary information on the scheme has been published on the Commission’s website
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010
Objective of aid: The scheme is aimed at enabling small and medium-sized agricultural holdings which exceed, or could exceed, the limit values set by the European Union for particulate matter (PM10) to comply with those values by 11 June 2011. The scheme thus forms part of the National Air Quality Cooperation Programme (NSL). The NSL includes the measures that are required to ensure timely compliance with the air quality limit values laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. This takes into account the postponement and exemption provided for in the European Commission Decision of 7 April 2009 (C(2009) 2560). This decision granted the Netherlands a derogation until 11 June 2011 as regards attainment of the limit values for particulate matter (PM10). Under the derogation, the deadline for attaining the values is postponed and they will become binding on the Netherlands only on 11 June 2011. The period up to 11 June 2011 may therefore be regarded as a transitional period.
Aid is to be granted pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, and the eligible costs of the aid scheme are specified in Chapter 5(C) of Annex 2 to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Subsidies Scheme (Regeling LNV-subsidies) and Article 2(2) thereof.
Sector(s) concerned: All small and medium-sized primary agricultural holdings that produce products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty
Name and address of the granting authority: 





De minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit




Postbus 20401




2500 EK Den Haag




NEDERLAND




Website: http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0024549/geldigheidsdatum_12-11-2009
http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0021281/geldigheidsdatum_12-11-2009
Other information: 97 % of particulate emissions from agriculture come from primary agricultural holdings that keep livestock (source: http://www.emissieregistratie.nl). The reduction of particulate emissions from agriculture is therefore currently focused on efficient emission-reduction techniques which can be applied on such holdings.
The aid fully satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
The aid scheme is such that aid cannot be cumulated (Article 1(16) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Subsidies Scheme).
Aid No: XA 256/09
Member State: Republic of Lithuania
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Pagalba kompensuojant dalį draudimo įmokų
Legal basis: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2009 m. balandžio 10 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-236 „Dėl draudimo įmokų dalinio kompensavimo taisyklių patvirtinimo pakeitimo projektas“
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: LTL 30 000 000 in accordance with the official EUR exchange rate (EUR 8 688 600)
Maximum aid intensity: Aid beneficiaries who have insured crops against losses caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters, and/or against losses caused by adverse climatic events (frost, hail, ice, rain, drought, etc.) to be reimbursed up to 50 % of insurance premiums
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.
Preliminary implementation date — 1 December 2009.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Support for SMEs
Insurance premiums (Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: Production of primary 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=8138&p_query=&p_tr2=&p_org=13&p_fix= (Draft regulations implementing the State aid scheme)
http://www.zum.lt/lt/teisine-informacija/,all.1 (Full text of the regulations implementing the State aid scheme can be found at this address)
Other information: Once it enters into force, this State aid scheme will replace the previous scheme XA 119/09 ‘Aid for the reimbursement of insurance premiums’.
Aid No: XA 258/09
Member State: United Kingdom
Region: England (East Anglia)
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Managing a Masterpiece: The Stour Valley Landscape Partnership
Legal basis: National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total expenditure on this scheme is GBP 58 950. A break down of anticipated expenditure over its three-year lifespan is given in the table below:
Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity for capital works will be up to 100 % where a grant is awarded for the conservation of non-productive heritage features. However, the rate of grant will be reduced in line with the rates set out in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 where aid is for restoration of productive heritage features.
The aid intensity for technical support measure will be up to 100 % in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 1 April 2010
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will begin on 1 April 2010. It will close on 31 March 2013. The final payment will be made by 30th September 2013.
Objective of aid: The aim of the scheme is to ensure that the landscape and heritage of the Stour Valley is understood, conserved and celebrated by all those, whatever their background, that live, work and visit the area.
The overall objectives of the scheme are:
understand the historic evolution of the landscape and the traditional land management that shaped it,
conserve or restore the built and natural features that creates the historic character of the landscape.
celebrate the cultural associations and activities of the landscape area,
encourage more people to access, learn about and become involved landscape heritage management.
improve the understanding of local craft and other skills by providing training opportunities.
These objectives will be achieved by delivering mainly community based professionally run projects to increase understanding, conserve features and celebrate the landscape heritage of the area.
This will be achieved by providing aid in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 which relates to technical support. In addition to this, grants will be awarded for capital works relating to non-productive assets such as conserving traditional features in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Sector(s) concerned: The scheme will benefit all those involved in primary agricultural production
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Managing a Masterpiece: The Stour Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme




c/o Suffolk County Council




Endeavour House




8 Russell Road




Ipswich




IP1 2BX




UNITED KINGDOM




The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:





Suffolk County Council




Endeavour House




8 Russell Road




Ipswich




IP1 2BX




UNITED KINGDOM




The organisation operating the scheme is:





Managing a Masterpiece: The Stour Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme




c/o Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project




Suffolk County Council




Endeavour House




8 Russell Road




Ipswich




IP1 2BX




UNITED KINGDOM




Website: http://www.dedhamvalestourvalley.org/uploads/MaM%20SVLP%20SA%20Full%20text%20(5)%20Sept%2009.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 260/09
Member State: United Kingdom
Region: Wales
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Support for Young Entrants into Farming Scheme (Wales)
Legal basis: Section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 










 


Minimum number of scheme entrants


Target number of payments made each year


Maximum grant payment


Sum


Total participants




2010-2011


100


50


16 000


800 000


100




2011-2012


100


125


16 000


2 000 000


200




2012-2013


100


100


16 000


1 600 000


300




2013-2014


100


100


16 000


1 600 000


400




2014-2015


100


125


16 000


2 000 000


500




Total


500


500


16 000


8 000 000


1 500




Maximum aid intensity: The scheme allows for maximum aid intensity of 100 % per beneficiary under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The maximum payments per beneficiary will not exceed GBP 16 000
Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 5 April 2010
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will open for applications on 5 April 2010 and close on 4 April 2014, or when the available budget has been spent. Final payments will be made no later than 4 April 2015, as the scheme applicants will have a maximum of one year to drawn down payments for mentoring
Objective of aid: Sectoral development. In line with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the eligible costs will be a capital grant payment to support setting up costs for new entrant farmers under 40 years of age at the time of application who are setting up as the head of holding for the first time.
This will promote additional farm investment, which will generate new activities and/or add value to farming in Wales
Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to young farmers who will predominately be involved in production, although processing and marketing could make up part of the farm business. The scheme applies to all types of production.
This scheme applies to small and medium sized enterprises (SME) only as set out in Article 2.5 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Name and address of the granting authority: The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:
Department of Rural Affairs and Heritage
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UNITED KINGDOM
The organisation operating the scheme is:
Department of Rural Affairs and Heritage
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UNITED KINGDOM
Website: http://www.wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/farmingandcountryside/farming/youngentrantsupportscheme/?lang=en
Other information: Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found in the web link above.
Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK Competent Authority)
Mr Duncan Kerr
UK Agricultural State Aid Adviser
DEFRA
Area 5D, 9 Millbank
C/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
Westminster
London
SW1P 3JR
UNITED KINGDOM
Aid No: XA 263/09
Member State: Finland
Region: Manner-Suomi
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Maatilojen energiasuunnitelmatuki
Legal basis: Valtionavustuslaki (688/2001)
Valtioneuvoston asetus maatilan energiasuunnitelmatuesta (xx/2009, not yet issued)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned expenditure is EUR 500 000 in 2009 and EUR 1 600 000 a year in 2010-2011, provided the state budget includes an appropriation for paying the aid. If the appropriation is not used up in a given year, it can be carried over to the following two years
Maximum aid intensity: The aid is being granted pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The aid may cover 85 % of total eligible costs. The maximum total eligible costs per plan are EUR 1 100
Date of implementation: The aid scheme will not enter into force before 15 December 2009
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid under the scheme may be paid over the period 2009-2013
Objective of aid: To subsidise the costs incurred by farms in producing their energy efficiency action plans
Sectors(s) concerned: Farms and horticultural holdings located in mainland Finland
Name and address of the granting authority: Granting authority:
Alueen toimivaltainen työ- ja elinkeinokeskus (up until 31 December 2009)
Alueen toimivaltainen elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus (from 1 January 2010)
Agency responsible for steering implementation of the aid:
Maaseutuvirasto
PL 256
FI-00101 Helsinki
SUOMI/FINLAND
Website: http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2001/20010688
http://www.mmm.fi/maatilojenenergiaohjelma
Other information: —