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Document 52008XC0606(02)

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 EC 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 C 140, 6.6.2008, p. 17–17 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

6.6.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 140/17


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 EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2008/C 140/12)

Aid No: XA 87/08

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaanderen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Vlaams Interprovinciaal Verbond Van Fokkers Van Neerhofdieren vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 21 december 2007 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2008.

Koninklijk besluit van 2 juni 1998 betreffende de zoötechnische en genealogische voorschriften voor de verbetering en de instandhouding van pluimvee- en konijnenrassen.

Ministerieel besluit van 17 maart 2005 houdende de erkenning en subsidiëring van organisaties in het kader van de aanmoediging en de verbetering van de pluimvee- en konijnenfokkerij

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 7 500

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 100 % to cover the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted from 1 March and, at the earliest, 15 days after notification.

Aid can be granted by means of an implementing decree. These decrees are drawn up annually. A draft implementing decree has yet to be drawn up, and will include a ‘standstill clause’

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The grant period will run until 31.12.2008

Objective of aid: The registered association Vlaams Interprovinciaal Verbond van Fokkers van Neerhofdieren vzw (VIVFN) maintains herd books and records for a large number of breeds of rabbits and farmyard animals.

VIVFN has indicated that it will use the aid to cover the costs of the collection, processing, preparation for use and publication of registration data.

The aid is granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and meets the criteria thereof.

Article 16(1)(a): Aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Departement Landbouw en Visserij

Duurzame Landbouwontwikkeling

Ellips, 6e verdieping

Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 40

B-1030 Brussel

Website: http://www2.vlaanderen.be/ned/sites/landbouw/info/steun/eu.html

Other information: —

Jules VAN LIEFFERINGE

Secretaris-generaal


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