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

2009/C 160/04

Aid No: XA 27/09

Member State: Romania

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Sprijin financiar pentru pierderile cauzate de înghețul târziu de primăvară în pomicultură

Legal basis: National legislation (drawn up on the basis of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006):

Ordonanța de Urgență nr. 41/2008 privind sprijinul financiar pentru pierderile cauzate de înghețul târziu de primăvară;

Ordin MADR nr. 734/2008 pentru aprobarea normelor metodologice de aplicare a Ordonanței de Urgență a Guvernului 41/2008 privind sprijinul financiar pentru pierderile cauzate de îngheț târziu de primăvară în pomicultură;

Proiect Hotărâre de Guvern privind sprijinul financiar care se acordă producătorilor agricoli din sectorul pomicol pentru pierderile cauzate în anul 2007 de înghețul târziu de primăvară.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: RON 10 million

Maximum aid intensity: 80 % (in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Date of implementation: from the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: Established under Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Eligible costs: production affected by late spring frost, in cases where this affected over 30 % of a farm's average annual production

Sector(s) concerned: Fruit-growing sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Website: http://www.madr.ro/pages/page.php?self=01&sub=0101&art=0907&var=010109

Other information: The expenditure will be eligible under this State aid scheme from the date of publication in the Romanian Official Gazette of the Draft Government Decision on financial aid granted to fruit-growers for losses caused by late spring frost in 2007.

Emergency Government Ordinance No 41/2008 on support for losses caused by late spring frost regulates the general legal framework; it defines the terms, the beneficiaries of State aid, the maximum level of compensation and how this is to be calculated.

Order No 734/2008 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development lays down the rules for implementing Emergency Government Ordinance No 41/2008. Under Emergency Government Ordinance No 41/2008, every time there is a late spring frost which affects the fruit-growing sector Government Decisions confirming that the event has occurred and specifying the areas affected and the total value of the measure are drawn up and approved. Emergency Government Ordinance No 41/2008 and Order No 734/2008 are applicable for an indefinite period of time, whereas the Government decisions apply for a specific event.

The Draft Government Decision lays down the rules for implementing the provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance No 41/2008 referring only to areas affected by late spring frost in 2007 and the areas affected by this adverse weather phenomenon (Translator's note: sic — there appears to be an error in the original Romanian).

Therefore, we can specify only the budget allocated for compensation in the fruit-growing sector following the late spring frost in 2007.

This notification shows only the budget allocated in 2009, which could also be paid in 2010, to support losses caused by the frost in 2007.

Aid No: XA 51/09

Member State: Spain

Region: Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a las inversiones que ocasionen costes suplementarios relacionados con la protección y la mejora del medio ambiente y, la mejora de las condiciones de higiene de las explotaciones ganaderas o el bienestar de los animales

Legal basis: Orden Foral de la Consejera de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente por la que se establecen las normas que regirán la concesión de ayudas a las inversiones que ocasionen costes suplementarios relacionados con la protección y la mejora del medio ambiente y, la mejora de las condiciones de higiene de las explotaciones ganaderas o el bienestar de los animales

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 800 000

Maximum aid intensity:

Date of implementation: the aid scheme will apply from the date of publication, on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, of the registration number of the exemption request provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: from 15 February 2009 to 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: To support investments by agricultural SMEs in the livestock sector aimed at preserving and improving the natural environment and improving hygiene and animal welfare, hence ensuring the development of an efficient, sustainable livestock sector.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006: investment in agricultural holdings. Eligible expenses: Article 4.4: the construction, acquisition or improvement of immovable property; the purchase or lease-purchase of machinery and equipment, including computer software, up to the market value of the asset; general costs linked to the above expenditure, such as architects, engineers and consultation fees, feasibility studies, the acquisition of patents and licences.

Sector(s) concerned: the livestock sector. NACE Code A 01.2, ‘Farming of animals’

Name and address of granting authority:

Website: http://www.cfnavarra.es/agricultura/COYUNTURA/AyudasEstado/pdfs/STNO08046%20OF.pdf

Other information: