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: 2010-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, Romania, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, small and medium-sized enterprises








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12.11.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 307/17





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 307/08
Aid No: XA 212/09
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: Provincie Fryslân (Friesland)
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Subsidie agrarische bedrijfsverplaatsing en daaraan gerelateerde investeringskosten
Legal basis: Kadersubsidieverordening pMJP Fryslân 2009
Subsidieverordening pMJP Fryslân 2009, Hoofdstuk 1.1.3.
Subsidie agrarische bedrijfsverplaatsing en daaraan gerelateerde investeringskosten te vinden op:
http://www.fryslan.nl/regelgevingeuropa
gebruikersnaam: europa
wachtwoord: regelgeving
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Planned annual expenditure:
Estimated annual expenditure: EUR 1 600 000
Estimated expenditure 2009-2013: EUR 8 million
Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Articles 4 and 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, aid is to be granted as follows:
The combined aid for parts 1-4 does not exceed EUR 400 000 over three fiscal years.
Date of implementation: Implementation will begin following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, as specified in Article 18(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Main objective: Support for small and medium-sized undertakings that produce agricultural products.
Secondary objective: Relocation of farms in the public interest, namely improvement of spatial or agricultural structures, improvement of the countryside, the landscape, water or the environment, and associated investment.
This relates to Articles 4 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
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: 





Provincie Fryslân (Friesland)




Sneekertrekweg 1




Leeuwarden




Postbus 20120




8900 HM Leeuwarden




NEDERLAND




Website: http://www.fryslan.nl/regelgevingeuropa
gebruikersnaam: europa
wachtwoord: regelgeving
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 152/10
Member State: Spain
Region: Cataluña
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas para proyectos de inversión en materia de ahorro y eficiencia energética y auditorias en explotaciones agrarias, en el marco del Plan de Acción de la Estrategia de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética.
Legal basis: Orden ECF/XXX/2010, de xx de xxx, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras para la concesión de las subvenciones de ahorro y eficiencia energética en régimen de concurrencia competitiva y en régimen reglado en el marco del Plan de Acción de la Estrategia de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética, y se abre la convocatoria para el año 2010.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual expenditure planned under the scheme is EUR 1,4 million.
Maximum aid intensity: The aid amounts and ceilings are different for each type of aid specified in the Order (see Article 3(3)) but in no event do they exceed the aid intensities and maximum amounts of aid specified below:
The maximum amount of aid granted to a given undertaking will not exceed EUR 400 000 over a period of three fiscal years. This sum may be increased to EUR 500 000 if the undertaking is located in a less-favoured area or in an area referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;
Aid in kind equating to 75 % of the fees for performing an energy audit will be granted and paid direct to the auditor or firm which carries out the audit. The maximum amount of aid will depend on the consumption of the plant or section to be audited, subject to a ceiling of EUR 8 000 per audit, except in the case of irrigator communities covering an area of more than 700 ha, where the ceiling will be EUR 10 000.
Date of implementation: From the date on which the registration number of the request for exemption provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 is published on the website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 June 2011, from which date no further aid will be granted under the current aid scheme.
It is anticipated that actual payments of aid will take place between 1 January 2012 and 30 December 2013.
Objective of aid: Preservation and improvement of the natural environment by encouraging energy savings and efficiency on agricultural holdings.
Article 4 — Investment in agricultural holdings. The eligible costs are:
Costs connected with a leasing contract other than those listed in points (a) and (b), such as tax, lessor’s margin, interest refinancing costs, overheads, insurance, etc. will not be eligible.
Article 15 — Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector. The eligible costs are costs concerning consultancy services provided by third parties.
Aid will be granted in respect of the auditor’s fees or the costs of the service provided by a firm where they are related to the performance of an energy audit. The aid will be granted in kind and will not involve direct payments of money to producers.
Sector(s) concerned: Any subsector of 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/Ordre_EE_enviadaDOGCcastella.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: XA 153/10
Member State: Romania
Region: România
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Schemă de ajutor de stat
Legal basis: Ordonanța nr. 14 din 29 ianuarie 2010 privind măsuri financiare pentru reglementarea ajutoarelor de stat acordate producătorilor agricoli, începând cu anul 2010;
Legea nr. 74 din 26 aprilie 2010 pentru aprobarea Ordonanței Guvernului nr. 14/2010 privind măsuri financiare pentru reglementarea ajutoarelor de stat acordate producătorilor agricoli, începând cu anul 2010;
Hotărârea nr. 756/2010 pentru aprobarea normelor metodologice referitoare la modul de acordare a ajutorului de stat în agricultură pentru plata primelor de asigurare.
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: (Amounts are to be given in euro or, if applicable, national currency): RON 600 000 000
Maximum aid intensity: 






(a)


70 % of the cost of insurance policies covering losses from adverse weather conditions that are comparable to a natural disaster: frost, hail, ice, rain or drought;










(b)


50 % of the cost of insurance policies covering the losses listed in point (a) and other losses from adverse weather conditions and/or from animal or plant diseases or pest infestations.




Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the exemption request on the website of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Four years, i.e. until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Insurance premiums pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale




Bd. Carol I nr. 24, sector 3




București




ROMÂNIA




Website: http://www.madr.ro/pages/arhiva_legislativa.php?offset=0&limit=20
Other information: Payments covering insurance premiums for 2013 may also be made in 2014.