29.4.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104/9

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Summary information regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 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, processing and marketing of agricultural products

(2005/C 104/03)

Aid No: XA No 38/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Conservation of the landscape and rural buildings of historic and archaeological interest.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo IX Capo II art. 38 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, including subsequent amendments and additions. The consolidated text of the Law is published in Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto, No 40 of 13 April 2004.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual budget for the aid scheme is determined by the Finance Law adopted by the Regional Council each year. The annual budget allocation for the scheme can be put at EUR 200 000.00. This figure is indicative only.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the eligible expenditure.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid:

1.	Protection of the environment

2.	Conservation of the heritage

3.

Culture

Reference: Article 5(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: expenditure on measures to conserve non-productive aspects of agricultural holdings, including structural work of historical or archaeological interest or to conserve traditional aspects of the agricultural landscape; expenditure to compensate for work carried out by farmers, family members or workers dependent on them up to a maximum of EUR 10 000,00 per year.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme covers action to conserve and enhance the landscape and heritage features of rural buildings on holdings active in the production, processing and/or marketing of the agricultural products referred to in Annex I to the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040.html

Aid No: XA No 39/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid for land reparcelling.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 Dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo VIII Capo I art. 31. ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’ e successive modifiche ed integrazioni. Il testo coordinato della legge è pubblicato sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto n. 40 del 13/04/2004.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual budget for the aid scheme is determined by the Finance Law adopted each year by the Regional Council. The annual budget allocation for the scheme can be put at EUR 150 000,00. This figure is indicative only.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of the eligible expenditure.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid:

1.	Job creation

2.	Development of the sector

Reference: Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: expenditure linked with the planning and management of land consolidation programmes carried out by public bodies and land improvement cooperatives; technical expenditure, deed costs, administrative and registration costs met by agricultural holdings during the implementation of the land consolidation programmes.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme concerns reparcelling measures involving agricultural holdings active in the production, processing and/or marketing of the agricultural products referred to in Annex I to the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040.html

Aid No: XA No 40/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid for the setting up and launch of producer organisations.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 Dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo XI Capo I art. 48. ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, including subsequent amendments and additions. The consolidated text of the Law is published in Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto, No 40 of 13 April 2004.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual budget for the aid scheme is determined by the Finance Law adopted by the Regional Council each year. The annual budget allocation for the scheme can be put at EUR 500 000,00. This figure is indicative only.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 % of eligible expenditure in the first year of operation of the producer organisation, up to 80 % in the second year, up to 60 % in the third year, up to 40 % in the fourth year and up to 20 % in the fifth year following that in which the producer organisation is officially recognised.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid:

1.	to create jobs

2.	to develop the sector

Reference: Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: expenditure on the rental of accommodation, the purchase of office equipment, including computer hardware and software, personnel and operating costs and deed and administrative costs.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme for the setting up and launch of producer organisations concerns sectors which do not qualify for this type of support under the common organisation of markets.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040.html

Aid No: XA No 41/04

Member State: Italy.

Region: Veneto.

Title of aid scheme: Start-up aid for young farmers.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 Dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo VII Capo I art. 30. ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’ as amended and supplemented. The text of this item of legislation was published in the Veneto Region's Official Journal No 40 of 13 April 2004.

Annual expenditure planned or total annual amount of aid: Annual expenditure is set by the budget approved every year by the Regional Council. It is anticipated that the annual financial package will amount to EUR 700 000, but this is merely an estimate.

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 25 000 of start-up aid to young farmers. This aid, which may be supplemented by aid under Regulation (EC) No 1257/99, may not exceed the limits set by Article 8(2) of this Regulation.

Date of implementation: 1 September 2004.

Duration of scheme: 30 June 2007.

Objective of aid:

1.	Employment

2.	Sectoral development

Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: support to young farmers to start up activity.

Sector concerned: The scheme concerns start-up aid for young farmers working in the production, processing and/or marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex 1 of the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040.html

Aid No: XA No 42/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Support for the certifying of farm quality measures.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 Dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo XII Capo I art. 50 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’ e successive modifiche ed integrazioni. Il testo coordinato della legge è pubblicato sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto n. 40 del 13/04/2004.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual budget for the aid scheme is determined by the Finance Law adopted each year by the Regional Council. The annual budget allocation for the scheme can be put at EUR 300 000,00. This figure is indicative only.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to EUR 100 000,00 per beneficiary over the three-year period.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid:

1.	Job creation

2.

Training

3.	Development of the sector

Reference: Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: expenditure on market research, product design and development, the introduction of quality assurance schemes and environmental audit systems, training for personnel, control systems carried out by or on behalf of third parties with the aim of introducing quality management and farm control systems, and certification of third part bodies accredited under the applicable rules.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme concerns measures to support the introduction and certification of quality management and assurance schemes, management arrangements for self monitoring of health aspects based on risk analysis and critical control points by agricultural holdings active in the production, processing and/or marketing of the agricultural products referred to in Annex I to the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040html

Aid No: XA No 43/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid to cover the cost of insurance premiums and the conclusion of multi-risk insurance contracts.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo VIII Capo I art. 31. ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, including subsequent amendments and additions. The consolidated text of the Law is published in Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto, No 40 of 13 April 2004.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual budget for the aid scheme is determined by the Finance Law adopted each year by the Regional Council. The annual budget allocation for the scheme can be put at EUR 300 000,00. This figure is indicative only.

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 50 % of the cost to agricultural undertakings of insurance premiums.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid:

1.	To create jobs

2.	To develop the sector

Reference: Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: expenditure on insurance premiums to cover the risk of damage to agriculture production and the means of production caused by adverse weather conditions that can be treated as natural disasters; expenditure on insurance premiums to cover other losses caused by adverse weather conditions that can be treated as natural disasters and losses caused by animal or plant diseases.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme concerns risk management measures in undertakings involved in the production of agricultural products referred to in Annex I to the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040.html

Aid No: XA No 44/04

Member State: Italy.

Region: Veneto.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Promotion of traceability systems.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 Dicembre 2003, n. 40 Titolo XII Capo I art. 51 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, as amended and supplemented. The legislative text was published in the Region of Veneto's Official Journal No 40 of 13 April 2004.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual allocation of aid is set by the Financial Regulation, which is approved every year by the Regional Council. It is anticipated that the annual financial package will amount to EUR 300 000, but this is merely an estimate.

Maximum aid intensity: Maximum EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over a three-year period.

Date of implementation: 1 September 2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December 2004.

The granting of aid will cease on the implementation date of application of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of 28 January 2002.

Objective of aid:

1.	Employment

2.

Training

3.	Sectoral development

Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: costs involved in market research, training staff and checks carried out by certification and monitoring bodies in accordance with the applicable international and national rules.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to the design, implementation and certification of traceability systems on behalf of enterprises active in the production, processing and/or marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040html

Aid No: XA No 45/04

Member State: Italy.

Region: Veneto.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Restoration of the rural built heritage.

Legal basis: Legge Regionale 12 Dicembre 2003, n. 40 .Titolo IX. Capo II art. 39. ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, as amended and supplemented. The legislative text was published in the Region of Veneto's Official Journal No 40 of 13 April 2004.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual allocation of aid is set by the Financial Regulation, which is approved every year by the Regional Council. It is anticipated that the annual financial package will amount to EUR 200 000, but this is merely an estimate.

Maximum aid intensity:

1.	60 % of eligible expenditure.

2.	75 % of eligible expenditure in less-favoured areas.

3.	The proportion of aid may be raised to 100 % of added costs incurred by restoration work using traditional materials in order to preserve the architectural features of the building.

Date of implementation: 1 September 2004.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 30 June 2007.

Objective of aid:

1.	To safeguard the environment.

2.	To preserve heritage.

3.	To limit soil erosion.

4.	To contain energy consumption.

Article 5(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003.

Eligible costs covered by the scheme: costs for work on rural buildings used for on-farm production, provided that such work does not increase the production capacity of the holding.

Sectors concerned: The scheme applies to work to preserve and improve the landscape and the rural built heritage of enterprises active in the production, processing and/or marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Giunta Regionale

Direzione Politiche Agroambientali e Servizi per l'Agricoltura

Via Torino 110, I-30174 Mestre (VE)

Web address: http://www.consiglioveneto.it/leggi/2003/03lr0040.html

Aid No: XA No 46/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Trentino-Alto Adige –Autonomous Province of Bolzano

Title of aid scheme: Assistance towards expenditure on the introduction of systems for quality assurance and the traceability of agricultural products.

Legal basis:

Legge Provinciale del 14 dicembre 1999, n. 10.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 100 000,00 and no more than EUR 100 000,00 per beneficiary over a three-year period.

Maximum aid intensity: 80 % of eligible expenditure.

Date of implementation: 10 days from fowarding of summary to European Commission.

Duration of scheme: Duration of Leader + Programme.

Objective of aid:

—	Development of quality products and introduction of quality assurance systems

—	Development of traceability procedures

—	Development and introduction of control procedures.

Sector concerned: Production, processing and marketing of agricultural products of animal origin

Name and address of the granting authority: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano — Ripartizione Agricoltura

Web address: www.provincia.bz.it/agricoltura

Aid No: XA No 47/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Autonomous Province of Bolzano

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Setting-up aid for young farmers

Legal basis:

Legge provinciale della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano del 14.12.1998, n. 11, art. 4, lettera r: ‘Disposizioni relative all'incentivazione in agricoltura’ e successive modifiche ed integrazioni. Il testo della legge è pubblicato sul Bollettino Ufficiale del Trentino-Alto Adige del 29.12.1998, n. 54.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The indicative total annual expenditure is EUR 4 million.

The exact amount is laid down each year in the budget of the Regional Executive of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano.

Maximum aid intensity: Single premium of EUR 30 000,00 for setting up

Date of implementation: October 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid scheme will remain in force until it is abolished.

Objective of aid:

(a)	To help young farmers become integrated in the farming world

(b)	To foster the development of the farming industry

(c)	To help counter the flight from the land.

The relevant provision is Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2004.

Admissible costs: This is a premium for young farmers setting up in farming.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme involves production in particular and to a lesser extent the processing and marketing of agricultural products.

The subsectors concerned are:

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano

Giunta provinciale

Ripartizione agricoltura

Via Brennero 6

39100 I-Bolzano (BZ)

Web site: http://www.provincia.bz.it/agricoltura/dema/dema_list_I.asp?CATE_ID=6464

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