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: 2011-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, England, Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, animal disease, primary sector, technology








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19.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/28





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
2011/C 88/15
Aid No: SA.31995 (2010/XA)
Member State: United Kingdom
Region: England
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Advice/Support to Farming Businesses under TB restrictions in England
Legal basis: Animal Health Act 1981, Section 3
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual expenditure under the scheme is expected to be GBP 400 000 per annum
Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity for technical support is 100 % in accordance with Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 10th December 2010
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will start on 10 December 2010. The last payment date will be the 31 December 2017 and the closure date of the scheme is 30 November 2017. The scheme has opened to record expressions of interest but no expenditure on any of the measures will take place until the Commission has agreed the scheme can proceed.
Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to help cattle farmers minimise the impacts of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) and reduce the risk of repeat breakdowns. We will do this by providing enhanced veterinary, bio-security and business advice to TB affected farmers (focusing on farmers with herds under TB restrictions for a lengthy period and those experiencing their first breakdown). Delivery will vary from one-to-one advice (for example, business advice, or private veterinary surgeon visit to breakdown herds to reduce risks of further disease outbreaks and control impacts), and on-farm bio-security demonstrations in partnership with industry, involving up to 15 farmers per event.
Provision of this technical support in the agricultural sector will be in line with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to the agricultural sector.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





The statutory body responsible for the scheme is: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)




The organisation operating the scheme is: Defra




Bovine TB Programme




6th Floor, Millbank




Nobel House




17 Smith Square




London




SW1P 3JR




UNITED KINGDOM




Website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/tb/documents/farmer-state-aid-2010.pdf
Other information: Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found in the web links above.
Aid No: SA.32011 (2010/XA)
Member State: United Kingdom
Region: Northern Ireland
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Brucellosis Control Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2010
Legal basis: Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981
Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (Statutory Rule 2004 No 361)
Brucellosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme Order (NI) 2004 (Statutory Rule 2004 No 364)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The cost of the Scheme is GBP 10 million per annum. This figure includes admin and the Department’s Veterinary Service staff costs as well as lab costs.
Maximum aid intensity: Aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of brucellosis incurred for the costs of health checks, tests and other screening measures, slaughter and destruction costs of animals will not exceed 100 % of the eligible costs.
Compensation paid to farmers for the slaughter of affected animals in accordance will be limited to the following maximum aid intensities:
Brucellosis reactors: 75 % of the animal’s market value.
Other animals (brucellosis in-contacts): 100 % of market value for other animals slaughtered as a result of brucellosis.
All aid intensities are compliant with Article 10 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 8).
Date of implementation: From 14 December 2010 or the date upon which notification is made to the Commission (if later).
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Scheme will run for seven years from the date the Scheme is published on the Commission website.
Objective of aid: The aid is to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of bovine brucellosis incurred for the costs of health checks, tests and other screening measures and the slaughter and destruction of animals including income losses due to quarantine obligations (Article 10.1 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).
Brucellosis is a disease listed in Annex I to Council Decision 2009/470/EC which repealed and replaced Decision 90/424/EEC
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD)




TB/BR Policy Branch




Animal Health & Welfare Policy Division




Room 650




Dundonald House




Upper Newtownards Road




Belfast




BT4 3SB




UNITED KINGDOM




Website: http://www.dardni.gov.uk/br
Other information: Beneficiaries will be limited to small and medium-sized agricultural holdings (farms) within Northern Ireland active in the primary production of agricultural products (Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).
Aid for screening tests and control measures will be by means of a subsidised service (Article 10.1 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) and by means of compensation payments to farmers for slaughtered animals (Article 10.2 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).
Over-Compensation: Over-Compensation — The maximum amount of loss eligible for aid will be reduced by (a) any amount received under insurance schemes; and (b) costs not incurred because of the disease, which would otherwise have been incurred (Article 10.3 Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).
In addition, compensation arrangements rely on individual valuations carried out by a livestock evaluation officer from the Department and, in the case of a disagreement over the Department's valuation, on a second individual valuation carried out by an independent valuer. There is ultimate recourse, for both the herdkeeper and the Department, to a Valuation Appeals Panel appointed by the Department. A Senior Livestock Valuation Officer from the Department is responsible for ensuring that valuations are consistent across Northern Ireland and also to monitor current market values in order to ensure that valuations reflect market trends.
Aid No: SA.32089 (2010/XA)
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Region: Bavaria
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Gewährung von Leistungen durch die Bayerische Tierseuchenkasse nach der Dritten Satzung zur Änderung der Satzung über die Leistungen der Bayerischen Tierseuchenkasse (Leistungssatzung):
Legal basis: 






1.


§ 71 Tierseuchengesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland










2.


Art. 5 Abs. 2, Art. 5 b Abs. 2 des Gesetzes über den Vollzug des Tierseuchenrechts des Freistaats Bayern










3.


Satzung über die Leistungen der Bayerischen Tierseuchenkasse (Leistungssatzung), registriert von der EU-Kommission unter der Identifikationsnummer XA 287/08




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1,5 million annually (financed from contributions by livestock keepers to the Bavarian Animal Diseases Fund)
Maximum aid intensity: Up to a maximum of 100 %
Date of implementation: Ongoing annual grant
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From the day following notification of the exemption until 31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Aid to combat animal diseases under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
The costs of vaccine for the vaccination of cattle and sheep in Bavaria against bluetongue will be reimbursed under Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 as a measure for the prevention and control of bluetongue. The purpose of the reimbursement is to encourage take-up of the vaccine among livestock keepers and achieve the most comprehensive vaccination coverage possible among Bavarian herds of cattle and flocks of sheep. This should give the livestock the best possible protection against bluetongue, which is classified as an animal disease in the OIE list and in the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC.
Aid will be granted under Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 to compensate Bavarian beef farmers in recognised BHV1-free areas (the Bavarian regions listed in Annex II to Decision 2004/558/EC) for part of the loss of income incurred as a result of quarantine obligations on the basis of the Commission Decision of 15 July 2004 implementing Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards additional guarantees for intra-Community trade in bovine animals relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and the approval of the eradication programmes presented by certain Member States (2004/558/EC). This should increase the effectiveness of the quarantine measures and ensure that the recognised BHV1-free areas remain free of the disease. BHV1 is an OIE-listed animal disease which causes serious damage to agriculture and against which Bavaria is engaged in an ongoing fight.
The beneficiaries are small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
The aid does not concern measures for which Community law requires the costs to be borne by the agricultural holdings themselves.
Aid under Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 will not be granted as direct payments to agricultural holdings but as subsidised services. The Bavarian Animal Diseases Fund will assume the costs of the services and pay the service providers. The gross aid intensity will not exceed 100 %. The services relate to the costs of purchasing bluetongue vaccine.
Aid under Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 is intended to mitigate loss of income incurred as a result of quarantine obligations due to BHV1, an animal disease. Here too, the gross aid intensity will not exceed 100 %.
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock farmers (agricultural holdings) rearing cattle and sheep in Bavaria.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Bayerische Tierseuchenkasse




Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts




Arabellastraße 29




81925 München




DEUTSCHLAND




E-mail: info@btsk.de




Website: For legal bases:
German Law on Animal Diseases:
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/viehseuchg
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/viehseuchg/gesamt.pdf
Act on the implementation of animal disease legislation:
http://portal.versorgungskammer.de/portal/page/portal/btsk/btskrg/tierseuchengesetz-vollzug-2010.pdf
Payment rules of the Bavarian Animal Diseases Fund (Payment Regulations):
http://portal.versorgungskammer.de/portal/page/portal/btsk/btskrg/1.1.2010-leistungssatzung.pdf
For the aid scheme:
Amending Rules to the Payment Rules of the Bavarian Animal Diseases Fund (Payment Regulations):
http://portal.versorgungskammer.de/portal/page/portal/btsk/btskrg/3aenderungssatzungderleistungssatzung.pdf
Other information: —
Aid No: SA.32094 (2010/XA)
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Gewährung von Beihilfen auf der Grundlage der Beihilfesatzung der Tierseuchenkasse von Mecklenburg- Vorpommern sowie finanzielle Unterstützung der Tierseuchenkasse durch das Land daran.
Legal basis: Tierseuchengesetz in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 22. Juni 2004 (BGBl. I S. 1260, 3588), zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 1 § 5 Abs. 3 des Gesetzes vom 13. Dezember 2007 (BGBl. I S. 2930)
§ 12 i.V.m. § 16 des Ausführungsgesetzes des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zum Tierseuchengesetz vom 6. Januar 1993 (GVOBl. M-V S. 3), zuletzt geändert durch das Gesetz vom 27. Mai 2008 (GVOBl. M-V S. 142)
§ 2 der Hauptsatzung der Tierseuchenkasse von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vom 11. März 2005 (AmtsBl. M-V S. 527)
Satzung der Tierseuchenkasse von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern über die Gewährung von Beihilfen für das Jahr 2011
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 






Total aid:


EUR 2 025 200 per year




share of Tierseuchenkasse (animal diseases fund)


EUR 1 225 200 per year




share of Land (federal State)


EUR 800 000 per year




Maximum aid intensity: Maximum 100 % of costs incurred
Date of implementation: 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011
The application must be forwarded to the Tierseuchenkasse within 90 days of the occurrence of the incident on which the claim is based, except where other legislation provides for shorter deadlines.
Objective of aid: Aid in respect of animal diseases under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, in connection with existing federal State, federal and EU disease control, monitoring and improvement strategies.
Aid is granted in particular:
in the form of grants towards costs incurred as a result of measures prescribed by the authorities aimed at preventing and controlling animal diseases and other epidemics or zoonoses,
in the form of grants towards costs incurred during state-promoted or voluntary control measures,
in the form of grants towards the costs of the work of Tierseuchenkasse animal health services, and
to compensate for losses caused by animal diseases and epidemics; this aid must not exceed the market value of the animals.
Sector(s) concerned: All holdings with horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Tierseuchenkasse von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern




Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts




Behördenzentrum Block C




Neustrelitzer Str. 120




17033 Neubrandenburg




DEUTSCHLAND




Website: http://www.tskmv.de
Other information: b.dittmann@tskmv.de
Aid No: SA.32101 (2010/XA)
Member State: Denmark
Region: —
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Vækstkaution
Legal basis: Lovbekendtgørelse nr. 549 af den 1. juli 2002 (med ændringer), bekendtgørelse nr. 1013 af den 17. august 2007, samt ændringsbekendtgørelse nr. 237 af den 17. marts 2010, samt Finansudvalgets bevilling. (Consolidated Act No 549 of 1 July 2002 (as amended), Order No 1013 of 17 August 2007, Amending Order No 237 of 17 March 2010, and the authorisation of the Finance Committee.)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid in the form of guarantees. The maximum expenditure available under the scheme is DKK 300 million. The scheme concerns the primary sectors and all other industries, and the expenditure represents the overall costs of the entire scheme. The guarantees cover a maximum of 75 % of the loan amount per undertaking up to a ceiling of DKK 10 million. The method used to calculate the grant equivalent of the guarantee scheme was notified to and approved by the European Commission under SA.31856 (N 531/10)
Maximum aid intensity: 






 


Average aid intensity: 15,23 % of the guarantee










 


Maximum aid intensity: 19,02 % of the guarantee




Date of implementation: The day following the European Commission's publication of the summary information on the Internet.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2011
Objective of aid: Article 4
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, horticulture, fruit-growing; no particular restrictions apply regarding the nature of production.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Vækstfonden




Strandvejen 104 A




2900 Hellerup




DANMARK




Website: 






 


http://www.vf.dk/OmVaekstfonden/~/media/Files/Bekendtgoerelsen%20%20%20Retsinformation.ashx










 


http://www.vf.dk/OmVaekstfonden/~/media/Files/underskrevne%20bekendtgoerelse.ashx










 


http://www.vf.dk/OmVaekstfonden/~/media/Files/Lov%20nr%20549%20af%20den%202%20juli%202002%20%20m%20som%20aendret%20%20tom%202009.ashx










 


http://vf.dk/OmVaekstfonden/~/media/Files/7%20Vaekstkaution/Akt%2063%202010.ashx




Other information: —