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: 2010-06-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








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11.6.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/10





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
2010/C 152/04
Aid No: XA 32/10
Member State: Italy
Region: Lombardia
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Prestazioni di assistenza tecnica alle aziende agricole per l'utilizzo dei benefici della politica agricola
Legal basis: L.R. 31/08 — Testo unico delle leggi regionali in materia di agricoltura, foreste, pesca e sviluppo rurale — art. 13
Deliberazione Giunta regionale n. 11290/2010 «Servizi di assistenza tecnica alle aziende agricole per l’utilizzo dei benefici delle politiche agricole»
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1 000 000/year.
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the eligible cost, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
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 30 June 2015
Objective of aid: Aid to cover the eligible costs of technical assistance activities
Sector(s) concerned: A — Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Regione Lombardia




DG Agricoltura




Via Pola 12/14




20124 Milano MI




ITALIA




Website: http://www.regione.lombardia.it, then click on ‘Settori e politiche’, ‘Agricoltura’, ‘Argomenti’, ‘Aiuti di stato nel settore agricolo: pubblicazione dei regimi di aiuto’
Other information: The aid scheme will be implemented with effect from the date of its registration and publication by the European Commission.
Aid No: XA 33/10
Member State: Italy
Region: Lombardia
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Innovazione ed efficienza energetica per le micro e piccole imprese
Legal basis: L.R. n. 1/2007 — Strumenti di competitività per le imprese e per il territorio della Lombardia
Deliberazione di Giunta regionale n. 11236/2010 «Intervento regionale a supporto dell’innovazione e dell’efficienza energetica nelle imprese — sostegno agli investimenti per l’acquisto di macchinari/attrezzature/apparecchiature»
L.R. 31/08 — Testo unico delle leggi regionali in materia di agricoltura, foreste, pesca e sviluppo rurale
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 50 000 000/year.
Maximum aid intensity: Up to 40 % of the eligible cost, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
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 2011
Objective of aid: Innovation and energy efficiency to reduce production costs, improve production and protect the environment.
Sector(s) concerned: A — Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Regione Lombardia




Via Fabio Filzi 22




20124 Milano MI




ITALIA




Website: http://www.regione.lombardia.it, then click on ‘Settori e politiche’, ‘Agricoltura’, ‘Argomenti’, ‘Aiuti di stato nel settore agricolo: pubblicazione dei regimi di aiuto’
Other information: The aid scheme will be implemented with effect from the date of its registration and publication by the European Commission.
The measure concerns all production sectors. This notification concerns aid granted to undertakings involved in the production of agricultural products.
Aid to undertakings in other sectors is being granted pursuant to the Communication from the Commission ‘Temporary Community framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis’ of 22 January 2009.
Aid No: XA 34/10
Member State: Estonia
Region: Eesti
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Turuarendustoetus
Legal basis: 






1.


Maaelu ja põllumajandusturu korraldamise seadus § 11 lõike 1 ja § 18 lõike 1 alusel










2.


Põllumajandusministri 26 märtsi 2008. a määrus nr 26 „Turuarendustoetuse taotlemise ja taotluse menetlemise kord, nende kulude loetelu, mille hüvitamiseks turuarendustoetust antakse, ning toetuse määr”




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Approximately EEK 23,5 million per year.
Maximum aid intensity: up to 85 %
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: To increase market outlets for agricultural products or apply the results of research and development to agricultural production.
Technical support is provided to farmers in accordance with Article 15. The eligible expenditure is in accordance with Article 15(2)(a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) (aid for market research, aid for the promotion of agricultural products; aid for participation in and the organisation of fairs, competitions and exhibitions; aid for training).
The aid is granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments to producers.
Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural producers (NACE code A1)
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Põllumajandusministeerium




Lai tn 39/Lai tn 41




15056 Tallinn




EESTI/ESTONIA




Website: http://www.agri.ee/?id=10600
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 35/10
Member State: Spain
Region: Illes Balears
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas para consolidar procesos de integración de cooperativas agrarias
Legal basis: Orden de la consejera de Agricultura y Pesca de 10 de marzo de 2005, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones en el sector agrario y pesquero (BOIB no 43 de 17 de marzo de 2005).
Proyecto de Resolución de la Presidenta del Fondo de Garantía Agraria y Pesquera de las Illes Balears (FOGAIBA) por la que se convocan las ayudas para el fomento de la intercooperación y la concentración de las cooperativas.
La medida es la prevista en el punto 1.1 del apartado cuarto del Proyecto.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual expenditure initially planned is EUR 400 000,00, with the possibility of increasing the payments.
Maximum aid intensity: The aid will be degressive, in the first year being 100 % of eligible expenditure and then being reduced by 20 percentage points each year over subsequent years, giving maximum aid of 100 %, 80 %, 60 %, 40 % and 20 % over the period of the integration measure with the following maximum limits on aid for each beneficiary over the full five-year period:






(a)


Total turnover resulting from the integration of up to EUR 1 000 000,00: EUR 100 000,00










(b)


Total turnover resulting from the integration of between EUR 1 000 001,00 and EUR 4 000 000,00: EUR 200 000,00










(c)


Total turnover resulting from the integration of more than EUR 4 000 001,00: EUR 400 000,00.










(a)


Total turnover resulting from the merger of up to EUR 1 000 000,00: EUR 100 000,00.










(b)


Total turnover resulting from the merger of between EUR 1 000 001,00 and EUR 4 000 000,00: EUR 300 000,00.










(c)


Total turnover resulting from the merger of more than EUR 4 000 001,00: EUR 400 000,00.




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: It is planned that the measures provided for under the aid scheme will be carried out up until December 2014. However, this may be extended until 31 December 2015 if necessary to ensure that the aid can be granted for the full number of years provided for.
Objective of aid: This measure is based on Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and is intended to promote and consolidate the integration of agricultural cooperatives by mergers to form new cooperatives, mergers through absorption and/or through the consolidation of second degree cooperatives.
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Fondo de Garantía Agraria y Pesquera de las Illes Balears (FOGAIBA)




C/ Foners, 10




07006 Palma




Illes Balears




ESPAÑA




Website: https://intranet.caib.es/sacmicrofront/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST469ZI66706&id=66706
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 39/10
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 platby poistného v znení Dodatku č. 1
Legal basis: 






—


§ 12 nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve v znení neskorších predpisov,










—


zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov,










—


Articles 12 and 18 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,










—


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).




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned volume of funding under the scheme for 2010 is EUR 3 990 000.
The overall planned annual budget for granting aid from 2010 is EUR 3 990 000.
The overall planned budget for granting aid for the period 2010-2013 is EUR 15 960 000.
Maximum aid intensity: Aid towards the payment of agricultural insurance premiums may be granted up to 50 % of the annual premium.
Date of implementation: March 2010
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to partially reimburse the insurance premiums paid by growers and stock breeders.
Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.
Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Division 01 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
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=901
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
Website: —
Other information: The legal basis for an existing State aid scheme for the payment of agricultural insurance premiums (XA 258/07) has been modified since in 2010 State aid is to be granted pursuant to Government Regulation (EC) No 264/2009 on agricultural support measures (Nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve ), as amended.
Under the original scheme, registered under number XA 258/07, State aid was granted up until the end of 2009 only. The new scheme replaces this original scheme (XA 258/07). State aid will be granted under the new scheme after 1 March 2010.
Payments granted under the new scheme will meet the conditions laid down in Articles 12 and 18 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 by: Ing. Alexander ČARNÝ

riaditeľ odboru štátnej pomoci a národných podpôr


Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR