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: 2010-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, control of State aid, farming sector, fishery management, silviculture, zootechnics








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4.9.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 239/5





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 239/04
Aid No: XA 109/10
Member State: Poland
Region: Whole country
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Program pomocy dla rodzin rolniczych, w których gospodarstwach rolnych i działach specjalnych produkcji rolnej powstały szkody spowodowane przez powódź, obsunięcia się ziemi lub huragan w 2010 r.
Legal basis: Uchwała Rady Ministrów z dnia 1 czerwca 2010 r. w sprawie ustanowienia programu pomocy dla rodzin rolniczych, w których gospodarstwach rolnych i działach specjalnych produkcji rolnej powstały szkody spowodowane przez powódź, obsunięcia się ziemi lub huragan w 2010 r. oraz art. 11 rozporządzenia Komisji (WE) nr 1857/2006 z dnia 15 grudnia 2006 r. w sprawie stosowania art. 87 i 88 Traktatu w odniesieniu do pomocy państwa dla małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw prowadzących działalność związaną z wytwarzaniem produktów rolnych oraz zmieniającego rozporządzenie (WE) nr 70/2001 (Dz.U. L 358 z 16.12.2006, s. 3).
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned volume of national budget resources for all forms of farm aid under this scheme may total PLN 200 million.
Maximum aid intensity: 






1.


crops and livestock:






(a)


80 % of the loss of income calculated by the regional governor in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006; or










(b)


90 % of the loss of income calculated by the regional governor in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 for holdings located in mountain regions and other less favoured areas (LFA), as defined in the rules on support for rural development cofinanced by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or in Natura 2000 areas and areas involved in implementation of the Water Framework Directive;














2.


livestock buildings, storage buildings, glasshouses and other agricultural buildings and structures and agricultural tractors, machinery and equipment:






(a)


80 % of the gross aid intensity referred to in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, calculated according to the costs actually incurred;










(b)


90 % of the gross aid intensity referred to in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, calculated according to the costs actually incurred, in less favoured areas (LFAs) as defined in the rules on rural development support cofinanced by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or in Natura 2000 areas and areas involved in implementation of the Water Framework Directive.








Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the aid scheme is published on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 15 June 2010 to 15 June 2011.
Objective of aid: To help farming families to overcome temporary financial difficulties caused by damage to crops, livestock or livestock buildings, storage buildings, glasshouses and other agricultural buildings and structures and agricultural tractors, machinery and equipment as a result of floods, landslides or hurricanes, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority: 








No


Form of aid


Authority


Address




1.


Aid for interest payments on disaster loans


Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Moder-nizacji Rolnictwa







Al. Jana Pawła II 70




00-175 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND








2.


Reductions and exemptions in respect of the payment of social security contributions and the settlement of related arrears in the form of the deferment of deadlines for the payment of contributions or the division of payments into easy instalments; full or partial write-off of contributions.


Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego







Al. Niepodległości 190




00-608 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND








3.


Deferment and division into instalments of payments under ZWRSP (Agricultural Property Stock of the State Treasury) sale and lease agreements, without applying charges and interest for the duration of the deferment and reductions, and writing-off of instalments of payments of rent under lease agreements


Agencja Nieruchomości Rolnych







ul. Dolańskiego 2




00-215 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND








4.


Agricultural tax relief


Mayor of the municipality, town or city


Varies according to where the land is located




5.


Social assistance in the form of a targeted one-off payment


Social assistance centres


Varies according to the farmer’s place of residence




6.


Aid for sowing or planting seed of the basic seed or certified seed categories


Agencja Rynku Rolnego


The competent regional department of the Agency, which varies according to the agricultural producer’s place of residence or headquarters.




Website: http://www.minrol.gov.pl/index.php?/pol/Ministerstwo/Biuro-Prasowe/Informacje-Prasowe/Decyzje-Rady-Ministrow-pomoc-rolnikom-poszkodowanym-w-wyniku-powodzi
Other information: Report: Information concerning the current flood situation in Poland as regards agriculture and the balance of losses dated 3 June 2010.
Aid No: XA 110/10
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: Noord-Limburg
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Technische ondersteuning voor de aanloop naar een nieuw gemengd bedrijf in het kader van Subsidie Stimulering Agroninnovatie in Limburg 3 (SAIL 3). Heideveld Beheer BV is de begunstigde.
Legal basis: Subsidieverordening Inrichting Landelijk gebied.
http://www.limburg.nl/upload/pdf/PlattelandInUitv_SubsidieverordeningInrichtingLandelijkGebiedLimburg.pdf
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 117 743,00 for one year
Maximum aid intensity: 26 %
Date of implementation: 1 May 2010. The scheme is to enter into force only after the summary information has been published on the European Commission’s website.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 May 2010 to 1 June 2011
Objective of aid: The aid is to be granted under Article 15 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 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3).
The aid does not involve direct payments to the recipient farmer; it will be granted in the form of subsidised consultancy services. These comprise process supervision and communication pathway support (development of a communication strategy and promotion of an added-value project). The aid is not intended for services which constitute a continuous or periodic activity or relate to the enterprise’s usual operating expenditure.
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
The aid is intended for small and medium-sized enterprises which produce agricultural products.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Provincie Limburg




Postbus 5700




6202 MA Maastricht




NEDERLAND




Website: http://www.limburg.nl/nl/html/algemeen/beleid/Europa/KennisgevingenStaatssteun/KennisgevingenStaatssteun.asp#aGWFK14KGA0DK0Q3OJSKF
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 111/10
Member State: Spain
Region: Cataluña
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas para proyectos de inversión en instalaciones de aprovechamiento de la energía solar térmica y de la biomasa leñosa para usos térmicos y en instalaciones de aprovechamiento del biogás, dentro del programa del fomento de las energías renovables
Legal basis: Orden ECF//2009, de xxx, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras en régimen de concurrencia competitiva y en régimen reglado para la concesión de las subvenciones en el Marco del Programa de Energías Renovables, y se hace pública la convocatoria para el año 2010
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The expenditure planned under the scheme is EUR 1,3 million per year.
Maximum aid intensity: The maximum intensity permitted for each type of eligible project is:
The maximum aid intensity may not in any instance exceed 40 % of eligible costs, except for investments in a less-favoured area or in one of the areas indicated in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, for which this limit is increased to 50 %. The maximum amount of aid granted to a given company may not exceed EUR 400 000 over a period of three fiscal years. This sum may be increased to EUR 500 000 if the company is located in a less-favoured area or in areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the identification number of the request for exemption provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the website of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme is due to run until 30 March 2011. As of this date, no further aid will be granted under the present aid scheme.
It is hoped that actual payment of the aid will be carried out between 30 November 2010 and 30 December 2011.
Objective of aid: The objective is the conservation and improvement of the natural environment, through promoting the adoption of renewable energy, particularly solar thermal energy, woody biomass and biogas facilities.
Article 4. Investment in agricultural holdings. Eligible expenditure will include:
Costs connected with a leasing contract other than those listed in points (a) and (b), such as tax, the lessor’s margin, interest refinancing costs, overheads, insurance charges, etc. will not be considered eligible expenditure.
Sector(s) concerned: Any subsector within the plant and animal production sectors.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Institut Català d’Energia




Calle Pamplona, 113, tercera planta




08018 Barcelona




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.gencat.cat/icaen/ajuts/20100520_orden_ER2010.pdf
Other information: Aid for biogas facilities will be part-financed by the Community through the ERDF Operational Programme for Community Assistance in the framework of the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objective for the Autonomous Community of Catalonia in Spain (CCI: 2007ES162PO006) unless part-financing has been requested from the EAFRD through the Rural Development Programme for Catalonia for the 2007-2013 programming period (Decision C(2008) 708 fourth version, December 2009).
Aid No: XA 113/10
Member State: Italy
Region: Provincia Autonoma di Trento
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Assistenza tecnica:
finalizzata al miglioramento qualitativo del bestiame attraverso l’attività di selezione;
finalizzata della fertilità e della fecondità del bestiame
all’attuazione delle attività connesse alla normativa in materia di identificazione e registrazione degli animali in applicazione al regolamento (CE) n. 1760/2000
Legal basis: L.P. 4 del 28 marzo 2003«Sostegno dell’economia agricola, disciplina dell’agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati» art. 43 lettera b) e d).
Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale di Trento n. 215 del 1o febbraio 2008, modificata con deliberazioni n. 862 del 4 aprile 2008, n. 1193 del 9 maggio 2008 criteri attuativi dell’art. 43 lettera b) e d) della L.P. 4/2003
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual budget appropriation concerned totals EUR 1 000 000,00
Maximum aid intensity: The amount of provincial aid for technical assistance for the fertility and fecundity of livestock and the implementation of activities connected to legislation governing the identification and registration of animals in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 will be 100 % of eligible costs.
The amount of provincial aid for the technical activity to improve livestock quality through selection measures will amount to 70 % of eligible costs.
The aid will be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and will not involve direct payments of money to producers.
Date of implementation: 1 July 2010.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid must be granted no later than 31 December 2013.
Objective of aid: To improve livestock quality by assisting livestock holdings with mating programmes, with checks on milking plants and with bovine fertility and by providing support to farmers to ensure the traceability of beef and veal from animals raised in the Province, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.
Article 15(2)(c) and Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (exemption Regulation) provide the legal basis for the application of this aid scheme.
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Provincia Autonoma di Trento




Dipartimento Agricoltura e Alimentazione




Servizio Vigilanza e promozione delle attività agricole




Via G.B. Trener 3




38100 Trento TN




ITALIA




Website: http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/scripts/gethtmlDeli.asp?Item=12&Type=FulView
http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/scripts/viewAllegatoDeli.asp?Item=12
http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/scripts/gethtmlDeli.asp?Item=5&Type=FulView
This scheme replaces aid XA 193/08; the amendment concerns only the annual expenditure.
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 114/10
Member State: Italy
Region: Provincia Autonoma di Trento
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Realizzazione manifestazioni zootecniche
Legal basis: L.P. 4 del 28 marzo 2003«Sostegno dell’economia agricola, disciplina dell’agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati» art. 43 lettera b).
Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale di Trento n. 214 del 1o febbraio 2007 criteri attuativi dell’art. 43 lettera b) della L.P. 4/2003
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual budget appropriation concerned totals EUR 250 000
Maximum aid intensity: The provincial contribution will be 100 % of the eligible expenditure
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid must be granted no later than 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: To promote and support the activity and image of livestock farmers through local, provincial, national and international exhibitions to promote the various species and breeds farmed. Other types of assemblies are area meetings and evaluation meetings. Events that are commercial in nature are excluded from this initiative.
The reference Article for the application of the aid scheme is Article 15(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (exemption Regulation).
The following expenditure is eligible:
staff costs, the cost of employing outside expertise and services and setting up the events funded by this initiative and any costs incurred in preparing the programme of events;
organisational costs for the event equal to 15 % of the costs specified under point (a).
The organisational costs allowed for livestock exhibitions refer to the overall costs of the Provincial Stockbreeders Federation, not broken down into individual cost centres, and exclude expenditure relating to: income tax, depreciation relative to shares in goods financed with public funds, provisions, tax amnesties and redemptions, payments to charities and donations, losses, representation expenses and any revenues to cover eligible cost items.
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Provincia Autonoma di Trento




Dipartimento Agricoltura e Alimentazione




Servizio Vigilanza e promozzione delle attività agricole




Via G.B. Trener 3




38100 Trento TN




ITALIA




Website: http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/scripts/gethtmlDeli.asp?Item=0&Type=FulView
This scheme replaces aid XA 111/08; the amendment concerns only the annual expenditure.
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 115/10
Member State: Bulgaria
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Помощ за водене на родословна книга и за определяне продуктивността и генетичните качества на българско овчарско куче и каракачанско куче
Legal basis: 






1.


Чл. 12, ал. 1, т. 5 и ал. 2, т. 1, буква „а“ от Закона за подпомагане на земеделските производители;










2.


Указания, приети с решение на Управителния съвет на Държавен фонд „Земеделие“ за схема на държавна помощ за водене на родословна книга и за определяне продуктивността и генетичните качества на българско овчарско куче и каракачанско куче.




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The maximum aid budget for the 2010-2013 period is BGN 78 480.
The maximum annual aid budget is as follows:
2010 — BGN 19 600,
2011 — BGN 19 600,
2012 — BGN 19 600,
2013 — BGN 19 600.
Maximum aid intensity: Under Article 16(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, 100 % of the eligible costs of keeping a pedigree book.
Under Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, 70 % of the eligible costs of determining the yield and genetic quality of livestock.
Date of implementation: From the date on which the European Commission gives its approval.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Support for the livestock sector
Article 16(1)(a) and (b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock farming: Bulgarian shepherd dogs and Karakachan dogs
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Darzhaven fond „Zemedelie“




bul. Tsar Boris III 136




1618 Sofia




BULGARIA




Website: http://www.dfz.bg/bg/darzhavni-pomoshti/shemi_durjavni_pomoshti_reglament_1857_2006/
Other information: —