Summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 of 8 September 2004 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 fisheries products

(2006/C 292/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XF 6/06

Member State: Italy

Region: Marche

Title of the aid scheme: Reg. (EC) No 2792/1999 as amended — Implementation of on-shore measures in the SPD Structural measures in the fisheries sector 2000-06 — definition of the criteria governing the granting of financial aid.

Legal basis: Delibera di Giunta Regionale n. 457 del 19 aprile 2006

Planned annual expenditure under the scheme: limited to the payments for the present year (2006) totalling EUR 1 038 760,80, comprising

EUR 440 000,00 for measure 3.2 Aquaculture and marine fish farming;

EUR 300 000,00 for measure 3.4 Processing and marketing;

EUR 150 000,00 for measure 4.4 Measures taken by operators in the sector;

EUR 148 760,80 for measure 4.6 Innovative measures.

These amounts may be adjusted in the light of actual needs (eligible applications received), and increased if further financial resources become available under the draft budget for 2006.

Maximum intensity of the aid: the intensity of the aid varies depending on the type of measure taken; in any case it complies with the maximum limits set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as amended.

Specifically, the aid intensity as a percentage of eligible expenditure will be:

for measure 3.2 Aquaculture and marine fish farming, 40 %, or up to 50 % where the assistance being financed concerns the use of techniques likely to reduce substantially the impact on the environment;

for measure 3.4 Processing and marketing, 40 %;

for measure 4.4 Measures taken by operators in the sector, 40 %, or 80 % where these are operations of general interest;

for measure 4.6 Innovative measures, 70 %.

Date of application: from 2006, according to the following timetable:

Duration of the scheme: this is a one-off payment, payable only in respect of applications submitted by the deadlines laid down and accepted as eligible.

Purpose of the aid: regeneration of the fisheries sector, product diversification through the development of aquaculture, encouragement for innovation, training, experimentation through innovative projects

In particular,

for Measure 3.2: constructing, improving or upgrading aquaculture facilities, whether at sea or on land, and promoting the diversification of products from existing plants, in order to bring production into line with demand for fisheries products as regards both quality and quantity, and develop production which seeks to have a lower impact on the environment;

for Measure 3.4: enabling fisheries firms, and more generally those operating in the fisheries sector, to carry out structural and technological investments to improve product quality, working conditions and incomes, modernise the sector and provide added value;

for Measure 4.4: encouraging short-term measures outside the normal activities of associations or organisations in the sector to modernise the fisheries and aquaculture sector in accordance with the objectives of the common fisheries policy;

for Measure 4.6: activating pilot projects through studies, research, experimental projects based on innovative methodologies, which, when the experiment is complete, will benefit the fisheries sector, in accordance with the objectives of the common fisheries policy.

Which of articles 4 to 12 is being used and what are the eligible costs covered by the scheme?: For each measure the articles of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 on which the aid scheme introduced under D.G.R. No 457/2006 are given below, with a summary of the expenditure considered eligible in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 448/2004:

Sector or sectors concerned: sea fishing, aquaculture, processing and or marketing.

Name and address of the authority granting the aid:

Website: www.pesca.marche.it

www.regione.marche.it (rubrique ‘Il bollettino ufficiale’)

www.norme.marche.it (rubrique ‘Delibere di Giunta’)

Aid No: XF 7/06

Member State: Spain

Region: Galicia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid to joint-interest organisations operating at provincial or Autonomous-Community level

Legal basis: Orden de 29 de mayo de 2006 por la que se convocan ayudas a entidades de interés colectivo de ámbito provincial o autonómico para el ejercicio 2006, Decreto Legislativo 1/1999, de 7 de octubre, por el que se apueba el texto refundido de la Ley de régimen financiero y presupuestario de Galicia, Decreto 287/2000, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se desarrolla el régimen de ayudas y subvenciones públicas de la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia y Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, general de subvenciones.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The maximum amount of aid for 2006 is EUR 417 000.

Maximum aid intensity (indicate the maximum aid intensity or the maximum aid amount per eligible item): The maximum intensity is up to 100 % of the investment. Organisations' ongoing operating costs are not eligible.

Date of implementation (indicate the date from which aid may be granted under the scheme or when the individual aid is granted):

Duration of scheme:

Objective of aid: Activities to promote sectoral organisation and to train members of joint- interest organisations operating at provincial or Autonomous-Community level and based in Galicia. In particular, the financing of activities which involve one or more of the following:

Indicate which ones of Article 4 to 12 is used and the eligible costs covered by the scheme or individual aid: Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004. Eligible costs are those linked to contracting qualified staff, managers and management bodies in accordance with technical and management needs; acquiring equipment for processing information and for communication and computer applications; costs linked to organising training and capacity-building courses for managers or members; costs linked to holding meetings, workshops, and debating forums between joint-interest organisations in order to enhance cooperation.

Sector(s) concerned: Fisheries

Name and address of the granting authority:

Web address: www.xunta.es/conselle/pe/index.htm