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: 2010-05-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Slovakia, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises








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13.5.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/9





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
2010/C 125/08
Aid No: XA 7/10
Member State: Slovak Republic
Region: All regions of the Slovak Republic, i.e. Bratislavský kraj, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko and Východné Slovensko
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Schéma štátnej pomoci na kontrolu úžitkovosti, testovanie a odhad plemennej hodnoty zvierat
Legal basis: 






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§ 6 nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „nariadenie vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z.“),










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zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon o štátnej pomoci“),










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§ 17 ods. 1 zákona č. 194/1998 Z. z. o šľachtení a plemenitbe hospodárskych zvierat a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 455/1991 Zb. o živnostenskom podnikaní (živnostenský zákon) v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon č. 194/1998“),










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Article 16(1)(b) and (3) 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 (hereinafter the ‘Commission Regulation’),










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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 Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (hereinafter ‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008’).




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned annual volume of funding under the scheme from 2010 is EUR 3 320 000 (SKK 100 018 320).
The overall planned budget for testing for the period 2010-2013 is EUR 13 280 000 (SKK 400 073 280).
Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted to livestock farmers via an authorised breeding organisation or a recognised breeders′ organisation to cover up to 70 % of the eligible costs of testing.
Date of implementation: January 2010
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: The purpose of granting aid is to support the livestock farming sector.
Sector(s) concerned: Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing (in accordance with NACE Rev.2).
Section
Division 01 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Primary production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.
Name and address of the granting authority: Aid granted by:
Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR
Dobrovičova ul. 12
812 66 Bratislava
SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA
Tel. +421 259266111
Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/sk/index.php?navID=161&id=411
Scheme implemented by:
Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra
Dobrovičova ul. 12
815 26 Bratislava
SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA
Tel. +421 259266111
Website: http://www.apa.sk/index.php?navID=27
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Other information: The legal basis for the existing State aid scheme for performance monitoring, testing and genetic value assessment of livestock (XA 256/07) is being updated: in 2010 State aid is to be granted pursuant to Government Regulation No 264/2009 on agricultural support measures (Nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve), as amended.
In view of the amended legal basis, the definition of eligible costs of an authorised breeding organisation or a recognised breeders′ organisation has also been amended in accordance with Article 16(1)(b) so that, instead of reimbursement of the value of the service, aid will be granted to reimburse the expenditure of authorised breeding organisations or recognised breeders organisations on testing, and the authorised breeding organisations or recognised breeders′ organisations will take account of this subsidy in the price they charge to livestock farmers for testing.
Under the original scheme, registered under number XA 256/07, State aid was granted only until the end of 2009. The new scheme replaces the original scheme and provides for aid to be granted after 1 January 2010.
Payments made under the new scheme will meet the conditions specified in Article 16(1)(b) and (3) 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.


Agreed: Alexander ČARNÝ

riaditeľ odboru štátnej pomoci a národných podpôr


Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR



Aid No: XA 17/10
Member State: Spain
Region: Andalucía
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganaderas (ADSG) y a sus Federaciones
Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden, por la que se regulan las condiciones para el reconocimiento y constitución de las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganadera y sus Federaciones, y las ayudas a las mismas.
Mediante este proyecto de Orden se concretan los requisitos y programas sanitarios a aplicar, y se adapta la normativa al Real Decreto 784/2009, de 30 de abril, por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones estatales destinadas a las agrupaciones de defensa sanitaria ganaderas
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 13 million annually.
Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Articles 10(1) and 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid intensity may not exceed 100 % of the eligible activity.
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: The scheme will run until 31 December 2013.
Objective of aid: Adoption of preventive measures to control animal diseases (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) and technical assistance measures for the livestock sector.
In favour of animal health associations (ADSGs) — the following types of measure under Article 10 of the Exemption Regulation:






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Costs of veterinary staff taking action necessary to implement national disease eradication programmes that form part of the ADSG's basic health programme and benefit from European Union cofinancing.










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Costs of equipment, including personal protection equipment, required for taking samples for the diagnosis of diseases covered by national prevention, control and eradication programmes.










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Costs of equipment needed to send samples to the laboratory and the costs of sending the samples.










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Health checks, diagnostic tests, laboratory analysis and other measures to detect animal diseases, including costs relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.










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Purchasing and administering vaccines, veterinary medicines, biocides and other animal health products, including costs relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.










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Slaughter of animals, or destruction of beehives, known or suspected to be diseased, including costs relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.










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Implementation of all additional health measures ordered by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Livestock Production, including those relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.










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Costs of destroying health care waste (used needles, empty containers, etc.) by hazardous waste managers authorised by the competent environment authority.










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Costs of providing animal health information.










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Costs relating to the purchase and placement of individual identifiers, provided identification is fed correctly in all areas of the SIGGAN database.




In favour of the federations of animal health associations (ADSGs):






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Cost of employing the federation's technical health director and contracting veterinarians to coordinate and monitor approved programmes covering member ADSGs in respect of the diseases mentioned in the list of animal diseases established by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC: up to 100 % of justified costs (subject to Article 10 of the Regulation).










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Justified costs of organising workshops on animal disease eradication programmes and symposia or conferences to study, analyse, evaluate, plan and/or design strategies, directed at livestock farmers, for development in the sector: up to 100 % of justified costs; and costs of organising, and producing material for, health information campaigns directed at livestock farmers: up to 50 % of justified costs (subject to Article 15 of the Regulation).




Sector(s) concerned: The beneficiaries of the aid will be animal health associations and federations thereof.
The aid will be granted to these bodies in accordance with Articles 10(1)(b) and 15(3), which stipulate that it must be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca de la Junta de Andalucía




C/ Tabladilla, s/n




41071 Sevilla




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/agriculturaypesca/portal/opencms/portal/DGPAgraria/Sanidad_Animal/proyecto_orden_adsg?entrada=tematica&tematica=194&subtematica=109
Other information: Aid subject to Article 10 of the Regulation must satisfy the following conditions:
Aid may be granted for up to 100 % of the implementation costs, although the following must be deducted from the maximum amount of costs qualifying for aid:






(a)


sums received under insurance schemes; and










(b)


costs not incurred as a result of disease, that would have been incurred in other circumstances.




The payments are part of a public national or regional prevention programme setting out clearly the diseases or parasite infestations covered and containing a description of the corresponding measures.
On the other hand, the aid will not be granted for diseases in respect of which Community legislation provides for specific charges for control measures. In addition, the aid will be granted in respect of the diseases mentioned in the list of animal diseases established by the World Organisation for Animal Health and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC.
Aid subject to Article 15 of the Regulation must satisfy the following conditions:
the aid must be available to all livestock farmers in the area covered by the federation, on the basis of objectively determined conditions. Membership of the federation may not be a condition for having access to the service. Any contribution to the federation's administrative costs by livestock farmers who are not members of the ADSGs in question must be restricted to the proportional cost of providing the service,
the application must have been accepted by the competent authority concerned in a manner which obliges that authority to grant the aid, clearly indicating the amount of aid to be granted or how this amount will be calculated; the competent authority may authorise the aid on this basis only if the budget available for the aid or aid scheme is not exhausted.



EL Jefe de Servicio de Sanidad Animal

Juan Antonio JAÉN TÉLLEZ


Aid No: XA 19/10
Member State: Bulgaria
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Помощ за съфинансиране на застрахователни премии при застраховане на селскостопанска продукция
Legal basis: 






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Article 12 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;










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член 12, първа алинея, точка 1 и втора алинея, точка 1, букви „а“ и „б“ от Закона за подпомагане на земеделските производители (ЗПЗП).




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 






1.


The maximum budget for the aid for the period of implementation of the scheme (2000-2013) is BGN 33 600 000.










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No maximum annual budget is specified.




Maximum aid intensity: According to Article 12(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, 80 % of the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover only against losses caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters.
According to Article 12(2)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, 50 % of the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover against losses caused by adverse climatic events and against other losses caused by climatic events.
Date of implementation: From the date on which the European Commission publishes the form concerning the aid, but not earlier than 1 February 2010.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 1 March 2010 to 31 December 2013, until funds are exhausted.
Objective of aid: Encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises in the fruit and vegetable production sector to take out voluntary policies to insure agricultural production against adverse climatic conditions, by partly offsetting the costs of taking out an insurance policy.
Eligible expenses under the scheme:
the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover only against losses caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters (hail, torrential downpours, rain, frost, flood),
the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover against natural disasters and other losses caused by adverse climatic events.
Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural produce
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Darzhaven fond Zemedelie




bul. Tsar Boris III 136




1618 Sofia




BULGARIA




Website: http://www.dfz.bg/
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 20/10
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por las lluvias los días 16 y 17 de noviembre de 2009 en el Archipiélago previstas en el artículo 6, del Decreto Territorial 147/2009, de 24 de noviembre, de ayudas y medidas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por las lluvias los días 16 y 17 de noviembre en el Archipiélago a excepción de las relativas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras (apartado 4 del artículo 6) que se acogen al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis

Legal basis: 






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Artículo 6 del Decreto Territorial 147/2009, de 24 de noviembre, de ayudas y medidas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por las lluvias los días 16 y 17 de noviembre en el Archipiélago (B.O.C. no 234 de 30.11.2009), a excepción de las destinadas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras que se acogen como ya se ha señalado al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis





Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Seven hundred and fifty thousand euros (EUR 750 000)
Maximum aid intensity: According to Article 6 of the aforementioned Decree 147/2009 of 24 November, the maximum aid intensity can be up to 90 % of the losses suffered. The magnitude of the losses will be established, as per Article 6(6)(d) of the Decree, by a report on the damages drawn up by the relevant department of the Insular Council. However, aid may in no circumstances exceed the difference between the value of the loss incurred and the amount of other aid or compensation that is compatible or complementary that may be paid out for the same reasons by other administrations, public bodies (whether national or international), or any other financial entity from public or private funds, or that paid out under insurance policies.
In the case of aid for damage to production equipment and infrastructure in the agricultural sector, provided for in Article 6(4) of Decree 147/2009, damages will be evaluated by applying the percentage of the damages assessed at the cost approved by the Directorate-General for Agriculture using the models established for this purpose.
Notwithstanding the above, should the aid be insufficient to cover all the applications, the percentage of funding may be reduced, across all applicants, until the funding available has been allocated.
Date of implementation: From the date when the provisions of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 have been met, in accordance with the provisions of the additional ninth provision of Decree 147/2009 of 24 November establishing a contingent condition for aid governed by Article 6 of the Decree, with the exception of aid intended to repair damage to marketing associations infrastructure for processing or marketing agricultural products (Article 6(5) of Decree 147/2009), which is eligible under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010 or until the funding (EUR 750 000) has been exhausted.
Objective of aid: The intended objectives are those listed in Article 6 of Decree 147/2009, with the exception of aid for processing and marketing agricultural products, provided under Article 6(4) of the Decree, which is eligible as already mentioned under the Regulation on de minimis aid (Article 6(5) of Decree 147/2009) and reiterated below:
Compensation for losses on livestock holdings as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming will be provided in the form of payments to cover additional expenditure on animal feed.
The compensation for arable production will be calculated on the basis of an assessment of losses of expected production for the marketing year concerned. To that end, account will be taken, where applicable, of the conditions and procedures laid down in the agricultural insurance system.
The aid provided for crop and livestock productions are intended for owners of holdings, who have experienced losses equal to or more than 30 % of production.
Compensation is also provided to cover repairs to damage to infrastructure and means of production on arable holdings, livestock holdings and poultry farms and to cover dead animals not covered by insurance.
The amount of aid can be up to 90 % of the losses incurred.
In the case of aid for damage to production equipment and infrastructure, the percentage of the damages will be evaluated at the cost approved by the Directorate-General for Agriculture using the maximum cost models established for this purpose.
Sector(s) concerned: 






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For animal production: goats, rabbits, poultry and bees.










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For crop production: temperate fruits, subtropical (bananas, papaya, avocado, etc.), and grapes.




Name and address of the granting authority: 





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




Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 10




Edificio de Servicios Múltiples II, planta 3a





38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.gobcan.es/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pynes.htm
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 21/10
Member State: Spain
Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el temporal de lluvias y viento los días 22 y 23 de diciembre de 2009 en el Archipiélago, previstas en el artículo 6, del Decreto 167/2009, a excepción de las relativas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras (apartado 4 del artículo 6) que se acogen al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis

Legal basis: 






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Artículo 6 del Decreto Territorial 167/2009, de 29 de diciembre, de ayudas y medidas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el temporal de lluvias y viento los días 22 y 23 de diciembre en el Archipiélago (B.O.C. no 2 de 5.1.2010), a excepción de las destinadas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras que se acogen como ya se ha señalado al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis





Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: One million five hundred thousand euros (EUR 1 500 000)
Maximum aid intensity: According to Article 6 of the aforementioned Decree 167/2009 of 29 December, the maximum aid intensity can be up to 90 % of the losses suffered. The magnitude of the losses will be established, as per Article 6(6)(d) of the Decree, by a report on the damages drawn up by the relevant department of the Insular Council. However, aid may in no circumstances exceed the difference between the value of the loss incurred and the amount of other aid or compensation that is compatible or complementary that may be paid out for the same reasons by other administrations, public bodies (whether national or international), or any other financial entity from public or private funds, or that paid out under insurance policies.
In the case of aid for damage to production equipment and infrastructure in the agricultural sector, provided for in Article 6(4) of Decree 167/2009 of 29 December, damages will be assessed by applying the percentage of the damages evaluated at the cost approved by the Directorate-General for Agriculture using the models established for this purpose.
Notwithstanding the above, should the aid be insufficient to cover all the applications, the percentage of funding may be reduced, across all applicants, until the funding available has been allocated.
Date of implementation: From the date when the provisions of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 have been met, in accordance with the provisions of the additional ninth provision of Decree 167/2009 of 29 December establishing a contingent condition for aid governed by Article 6 of the Decree, with the exception of aid intended to repair damage to marketing associations infrastructure for processing or marketing agricultural products (Article 6(5) of Decree 167/2009), which is eligible under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010 or until the funding (EUR 1 500 000) has been exhausted.
Objective of aid: The planned objectives are listed in Decree 167/2009, already referred to, and reiterated below:






(a)


on livestock holdings, losses suffered as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming, provided the animals on the holding are covered under any of the provisions of the combined agricultural insurance plan;










(b)


losses registered in crop and stockbreeding productions for which at the time of the incident, the insurance contract period had not begun, provided that the insurance had been taken out in the previous marketing year;










(c)


in crop and livestock productions where, at the time when the damage occurred, the holdings were covered by a valid insurance policy under the combined agricultural insurance system. Compensation is available for damage that is not covered by that system;










(d)


damage incurred by crop and livestock production that is not included in the current combined agricultural insurance plan, unless guaranteed by another form of insurance.




Compensation for losses on livestock holdings as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming will be provided in the form of payments to cover additional expenditure on animal feed.
The compensation for arable production will be calculated on the basis of an assessment of losses of expected production for the marketing year concerned. To that end, account will be taken, where applicable, of the conditions and procedures laid down in the agricultural insurance system.
The aid provided for crop and livestock productions are intended for owners of holdings, who have experienced losses equal to or more than 30 % of production.
Sector(s) concerned: 






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For animal production: goats, rabbits, poultry and bees.










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For crop production: temperate fruits, subtropical (bananas, papaya, avocado, etc.), grapes and vegetables (potatoes).




Name and address of the granting authority: 





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




Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 10




Edificio de Servicios Múltiples II, planta 3a





38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.gobcan.es/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pynes.htm
Other information: —