Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, animal disease, control of State aid, fishing industry, indemnification, inland waters, littoral, mollusc, shellfish farming








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9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/2





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 163/02






Date of adoption of the decision


7.3.2012




Reference number of State Aid


SA.32673 (11/N)




Member State


France




Region


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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Dispositif de soutien aux exploitations aquacoles et de pêche continentale en difficultés structurelles




Legal basis








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Article L 353-1 du Code Rural de la pêche maritime










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Articles D 352-15 à 354-45 du Code Rural et de la pêche maritime










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Arrêté du 22 janvier 2009 fixant le montant des aides au redressement des exploitations en difficulté










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Projet de circulaire DPMA/SDAEP/C2011 — Dispositif Aquadiff «aquaculteurs et pêcheurs professionnels en eau douce en difficulté»










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Projet de circulaire DPMA/SDAEP/C2011 — Aide à la réinsertion professionnelle en faveur des exploitants en difficulté et congé de formation des chefs d'exploitation ou d'entreprise aquacole ou de pêche professionnelle








Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Restructuring and conversion of aquaculture and inland fishing businesses facing difficulties




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 4 039 000 divided into six annual instalments of EUR 670 000




Intensity








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Aid for diagnosis: EUR 300 maximum or cost of the service.










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Aid for recovery: EUR 20 000 maximum for a business with one self-employed work unit, EUR 40 000 for a business with two self-employed work units and EUR 160 000 for a GAEC (Groupement Agricole d'Exploitation en Commun = agricultural groups for joint farming) grouping three businesses, with six self-employed work units and 10 full-time equivalent employees.










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Aid for technical and financial monitoring: EUR 600 maximum or cost of the service.










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Aid for discontinuing activity: EUR 3 100 per worker (two workers maximum per business and three companies maximum per common grouping of businesses), increased by EUR 1 550 if moving is involved, and the possibility for beneficiaries to enrol in paid professional training lasting six or 12 months.










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Paid training leave: 75 % of the SMIC (minimum wage) for a maximum of 12 months.








Duration (period)


6 years




Economic sectors


Aquaculture and fresh-water fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l'aménagement du territoire




3 Place de Fontenoy




75007 Paris




FRANCE








Other information


France has undertaken to notify the Commission in advance of the individual cases where the assessor recommends an increase in capacity, leading to an increase in production, in the context of the restructuring.
France has undertaken to submit an annual report on the implementation of the aid scheme in question, including the information listed in point 86(a) to (i) of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 2).




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


21.3.2012




Reference number of State Aid


SA.34295 (12/N)




Member State


France




Region


Littoral français




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Mesures de soutien accordées aux entreprises ostréicoles touchées par la mortalité des huîtres en 2011




Legal basis


Paragraphe 4.4. des lignes directrices pour l'examen des aides d'Etat dans le secteur de la pêche et de l'aquaculture du 3 avril 2008




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Compensation for losses caused by the excess mortality of cupped oysters in 2011




Form of aid


Compensation for losses, reduction of financial charges, exemption from State fees




Budget


EUR 20 million




Intensity


14,7 %




Duration (period)


2012




Economic sectors


Aquaculture, oyster farming




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche français




78 rue de Varenne




75349 Paris 07




FRANCE








Other information


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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm