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: 2010-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Lithuania, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises








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9.7.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 185/12





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 185/06
Aid No: XA 288/09
Member State: Republic of Lithuania
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Techninės paramos (konsultacinėms paslaugomis) teikimas žemės ūkio sektoriuje
Legal basis: Žemdirbių konsultavimo veiklos finansavimo taisyklių projektas
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: LTL 6 500 000 (EUR 1 882 530 at the official euro exchange rate)
Maximum aid intensity: 






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for individual consultations of up to 0,5 hour's duration, 100 % of the consultation fee, with a ceiling of LTL 60.










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for individual consultations of up to one hour's duration, 80 % of the consultation fee, with a ceiling of LTL 100.










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for consultancy events (lasting a minimum of four academic hours and with no fewer than 12 participants), 100 % of the consultation fee, with a ceiling of LTL 1 600.




Eligible costs: Remuneration for the provision to final beneficiaries of consultancy services covered by the rules governing this scheme
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.
Provisional implementation date — 12 April 2010
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Aimed at SMEs
Technical support in the agricultural sector pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
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.zum.lt/lt/teisine-informacija/isakymai/5529
Other information: Upon entry into force, this State aid scheme will replace the previous scheme XA 197/08 ‘Provision of technical support for consultation services in the agricultural sector’ (Techninės paramos (konsultacinėms paslaugoms) teikimas žemės ūkio sektoriuje).
Aid No: XA 75/10
Member State: Cyprus
Region: Cyprus
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Schedio gia antimetopioi toy Ioy tis Tristezas ton esteridosidoy
Legal basis: 






1.


Apofasi Ypourgikoy Symvoylioy










2.


Apofasi Eforoy Elegchoy Kratikon Eniochyoeon me arithmo 317 kai imerominia 15 Martiou 2010




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,1611-0,6444 million
Maximum aid intensity: 100 %
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 1 June 2010 until 30 June 2014
Objective of aid: Combating the citrus tristeza virus and destruction of infected trees and groves with compensation for producers and the production, preservation and distribution of healthy, certified citrus reproductive material using the in vitro micropropagation technique (Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture — Citrus fruit
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Agricultural Research Institute




Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment




P.O. Box 220016




1516 Nicosia




CYPRUS




Website: http://arinet.ari.gov.cy/content/TRISTEZA.pdf
Other information: Compensation will be given per tree in order to rid the citrus groves of the tristeza virus, which is spread by natural carriers.