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: 2011-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, primary sector








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Official Journal of the European Union


C 116/4





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 116/04
Aid No: SA.31983 (2010/XA)
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Region: Freistaat Sachsen
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Förderrichtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Förderung der Tierzucht (Förderrichtlinie Tierzucht — RL TZ/2010)
Legal basis: Förderrichtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft zur Förderung der Tierzucht (Förderrichtlinie Tierzucht — RL TZ/2010)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 2,3 million annually
Maximum aid intensity: 






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Keeping of herd books by recognised breeders’ associations: 80 % (maximum EUR 80 000)










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Performance tests and breeding-value assessment as part of breeding programmes: 70 %










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Organising breeding-animal shows: 70 % (maximum EUR 33 000)




Date of implementation: From 1 January 2011
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until December 2015
Objective of aid: The aid is intended to improve the competitiveness of livestock production by means of livestock-breeding measures used in livestock production. In particular, cost-efficient breeding programmes will support the maintenance and improvement of the genetic quality of the livestock. The aid will also be used to record and evaluate data in order to maintain and improve the genetic quality of farm animals as part of breeding programmes. To this end, the service provider carries out tests and collects and evaluates data. For this, the service provider receives a market-rate payment comprising the aid and the portion of the costs to be borne by the farmer. The costs of routine checks on milk quality are not eligible for support.
The measures are based on Article 15 (provision of technical support/participation in exhibitions and fairs) and Article 16 (support for the livestock sector).
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture (rearing of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and horses)
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie




Referat 33 „Förderung“




Postfach 80 01 32




01101 Dresden




DEUTSCHLAND




Website: 






 


http://www.smul.sachsen.de > Foerderung > Foerderrichtlinien > Besondere Aufgaben










 


http://www.smul.sachsen.de/foerderung/374.htm




Other information: 





Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft




Referat 35 „Tierische Erzeugnisse“




Postanschrift: 01076 Dresden




DEUTSCHLAND




Tel. +49 351564-2350




Aid No: SA.32108 (2010/XA)
Member State: Belgium
Region: Vlaanderen
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Biologische bedrijfsnetwerken 2011
Legal basis: Subsidiebesluit voor het project Biologische bedrijfsnetwerken 2011 van Bioforum vzw
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,109 million
Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 % of the proven costs of the aid project submitted. Overhead costs are not eligible for subsidy.
Date of implementation: The aid will not be granted until the aid decision has been signed by the minister and budget appropriations have been committed. The standstill principle will be complied with.
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid will be granted for 2011 (1 January 2011-31 December 2011)
Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to optimise interactive knowledge-sharing between operators and improve the dynamic between business networks; the aid is also for field trials, education and general research. Dynamic interaction between the members of the expertise group is the driver of optimum knowledge development, and will lead to innovation and improved organic farming techniques. In Flanders, in 2009-2010, ‘bio-business networks’ were launched in four organic agricultural and horticultural sectors: milk production, goat farming, small-scale fruit production and outdoor vegetable production.
These organic business networks will be further supported in 2011 and a multi-year perspective laid out regarding their progress and autonomy.
Specific objectives are:
continuing meetings between network groups,
involving researchers/educators in the business networks,
communicating methodology,
determining new sectors (stone-fruit, meat and poultry production).
The measure is covered by Article 15 (‘Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector’) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. The aid may cover 100 % of the following costs:
Article 15(2)(c): aid concerning consultancy services provided by third parties;
Article 15(2)(d): aid concerning the organisation of and participation in forums to share knowledge between businesses, competitions, exhibitions and fairs:
Article 15(2)(e): aid for factual information on quality systems open to products from other countries, on generic products and on the nutritional benefits of generic products and suggested uses for them;
Article 15(2)(f): aid for publications such as catalogues or websites presenting factual information about producers from a given region or producers of a given product, provided the information and presentation is neutral and that all producers concerned have equal opportunities to be represented in the publication. Aid will be granted only for activities and information material in which no reference is made to the origin of the product.
The project does not provide for aid for advertising purposes.
All the paragraphs of Article 15 will be complied with.
Sector(s) concerned: Organic farming
The aid will be granted only to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Departement Landbouw en Visserij




Afdeling Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling




Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40




1030 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=1914
Other information: —
Aid No: SA.32132 (2010/XA)
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Region: All the German Länder as aid-granting authorities
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“ (GAK)
Legal basis: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Approximately EUR 3 million
Maximum aid intensity: A maximum of 80 % and EUR 1 500
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 
Objective of aid: Aid will be used to support the provision of advice to individual farms which goes beyond routine advice and which relates to the application of documentation systems. The measure is intended to help farmers comply with the standards of modern, quality-focused agriculture, and in particular with the requirements under Articles 5 and 6 of and Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (cross-compliance). The advisory services will be provided by public and private advisory bodies which must be approved by the Länder. The advice given to each farm is based on records from the documentation systems. The measure is in principle open to all aid recipients and is paid in the form of a grant to the advisory bodies.
Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural sectors
Name and address of the granting authority: The aid will be granted by the relevant Land authorities.
Address of the granting authority:
Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum, Ernährung und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Baden-Württemberg
Postfach 10 34 44
70029 Stuttgart
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 7111260
Fax +49 7111262255
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Postfach 22 00 12
80535 München
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 8921820
Fax +49 8921822677
Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Berlin
Oranienstr. 106
10969 Berlin
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 309028-0
Fax +49 309028-2051
Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Landwirtschaft des Landes Brandenburg
Postfach 60 11 61
14411 Potsdam
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 331866-0
Fax +49 331866-8368
Senator für Wirtschaft und Häfen der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen
Referat 11
Postfach 10 15 29
28015 Bremen
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 421361-0 / 4213618502
Fax +49 4213618283
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit — Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Postfach 11 21 09
20421 Hamburg
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 4042841-0
Fax +49 4042841-3201
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Postfach 31 09
65021 Wiesbaden
DEUTSCHLAND
Bereich Forsten und Naturschutz:
Tel. +49 611815-0
Fax +49 611815-1972
Bereich Verbraucherschutz, Tierschutz, Veterinärwesen:
Tel. +49 611815-0
Fax +49 611815-1941
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
19048 Schwerin
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 3855880
Fax +49 3855886024 / 3855886025
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Verbraucherschutz und Landesentwicklung
Postfach 2 43
30002 Hannover
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 5111200
Fax +49 5111202385
Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur- und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
40190 Düsseldorf
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 2114566-0
Fax +49 2114566-388
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz
Postfach 32 69
55022 Mainz
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 6131160
Fax +49 6131162100
Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft des Saarlandes Abteilung F Landwirtschaft
Franz-Josef-Röder-Str. 17
66119 Saarbrücken
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 681501-00
Fax +49 681501-4521
Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft
Postfach 10 05 10
01076 Dresden
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 3515640
Fax +49 3515642209
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Postfach 37 62
39012 Magdeburg
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 39156701
Fax +49 3915671727
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
Postfach 71 51
24171 Kiel
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 431988-0
Fax +49 431988-7239
Thüringer Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Forsten, Umwelt und Naturschutz
Postfach 90 03 65
99106 Erfurt
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 361379-00
Fax +49 3613799-950
Website: http://www.bmelv.de/GAK2011-EMS
Other information: —
Aid No: SA.32133 (2010/XA)
Member State: Federal Republic of Germany
Region: All the German Länder as aid-granting authorities
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“ (GAK)
Legal basis: Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Approximately EUR 175 million
Maximum aid intensity: A maximum of 40 % and EUR 400 000 in three marketing years
Date of implementation: 
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 
Objective of aid: Aid can be granted to promote investment in agricultural undertakings for the primary production of agricultural products with the aim of supporting competitive, sustainable, multifunctional and environmentally friendly agriculture that takes animal welfare into consideration. The interests of consumers, the development of rural areas and the preservation of biodiversity are to be taken into account just as much as the improvement of living, working and production conditions.
The measure is based on Article 4 (investment in agricultural holdings).
Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural sectors
Name and address of the granting authority: The aid will be granted by the relevant Land authorities.
Address of the granting authority:
Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum, Ernährung und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Baden-Württemberg
Postfach 10 34 44
70029 Stuttgart
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 7111260
Fax +49 7111262255
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Postfach 22 00 12
80535 München
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 8921820
Fax +49 8921822677
Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Berlin
Oranienstr. 106
10969 Berlin
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 309028-0
Fax +49 309028-2051
Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Landwirtschaft des Landes Brandenburg
Postfach 60 11 61
14411 Potsdam
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 331866-0
Fax +49 331866-8368
Senator für Wirtschaft und Häfen der Freien und Hansestadt Bremen
Referat 11
Postfach 10 15 29
28015 Bremen
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 421361-0 / 4213618502
Fax +49 4213618283
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit — Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Postfach 11 21 09
20421 Hamburg
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 4042841-0
Fax +49 4042841-3201
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Postfach 31 09
65021 Wiesbaden
DEUTSCHLAND
Bereich Forsten und Naturschutz:
Tel. +49 611815-0
Fax +49 611815-1972
Bereich Verbraucherschutz, Tierschutz, Veterinärwesen:
Tel. +49 611815-0
Fax +49 611815-1941
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
19048 Schwerin
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 3855880
Fax +49 3855886024 / 3855886025
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Verbraucherschutz und Landesentwicklung
Postfach 2 43
30002 Hannover
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 5111200
Fax +49 5111202385
Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur- und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
40190 Düsseldorf
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 2114566-0
Fax +49 2114566-388
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz
Postfach 32 69
55022 Mainz
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 6131160
Fax +49 6131162100
Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft des Saarlandes Abteilung F Landwirtschaft
Franz-Josef-Röder-Str. 17
66119 Saarbrücken
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 681501-00
Fax +49 681501-4521
Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft
Postfach 10 05 10
01076 Dresden
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 3515640
Fax +49 3515642209
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Postfach 37 62
39012 Magdeburg
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 39156701
Fax +49 3915671727
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
Postfach 71 51
24171 Kiel
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 431988-0
Fax +49 431988-7239
Thüringer Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Forsten, Umwelt und Naturschutz
Postfach 90 03 65
99106 Erfurt
DEUTSCHLAND
Tel. +49 361379-00
Fax +49 3613799-950
Website: http://www.bmelv.de/GAK2011-AFP
Other information: —
Aid No: SA.32267 (2011/XA)
Member State: Spain
Region: Salamanca
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Sistemas de control lechero 2011
Legal basis: Proyecto de bases reguladoras de la convocatoria de subvenciones dirigidas a asociaciones y cooperativas de ganaderos para la financiación de sistemas de control lechero, anualidad 2011
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,02 (in millions)
Maximum aid intensity: 50 %
Date of implementation: —
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 22 January 2011-31 December 2011
Objective of aid: Livestock sector (Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: Raising of sheep and goats, Raising of dairy cattle
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Excma. Diputación Provincial de Salamanca




C/ Felipe Espino, 1




37002 Salamanca




ESPAÑA




Website: http://www.lasalina.es/areas/eh/ProyConvocatorias/2011/ControlLechero.pdf
Other information: —