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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
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
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
OJ C 31, 7.2.2009, p. 6–9
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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7.2.2009 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 31/6 |
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 31/07)
Aid No: XA 278/08
Member State: France
Region: Département de la Moselle
Title of aid scheme: Aides aux investissements pour le développement de l'utilisation des énergies renouvelables, des bioénergies est des économies d'énergies dans le secteur agricole
Legal basis: Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Articles L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales
Délibération du Conseil général de la Moselle du 15 octobre 2007
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Maximum of EUR 270 000, according to need and depending on the budgetary means available
Maximum aid intensity: The amount of aid should not exceed the maximum aid intensities allowed, i.e. 40 % in non less-favoured regions and 50 % of eligible investment in less-favoured regions (and a further 10 % for young farmers)
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 and subject to the corresponding funds being available
Duration of scheme: three years from the date of acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission (subject to the corresponding funds being available)
Objective and type of aid: The aim is to replace non renewable energy sources with renewable energy and bioenergy production systems to ensure the normal running of the holding while limiting the production of greenhouse gases, without selling the energy produced. Investment in the areas listed below, which will help to improve quality and preserve and improve the natural environment, will be eligible:
exemplary projects with a positive impact on the environment and which contribute significantly to combating greenhouse gases (maximum aid EUR 20 000),
equipment for drying hay and grain,
heat-recovery equipment, etc.
The framework for the aid will be Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and all the rules set out therein will be complied with
Sector(s) concerned: All farms in Moselle
Name and address of the granting authority:
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Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de la Moselle |
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Direction de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire |
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Division de l'Environnement et de l'Espace Rural (SAEN) |
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Hôtel du Département |
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1, rue du Pont Moreau |
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BP 11096 |
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F-57036 METZ Cedex 1 |
Website: http://www.cg57.fr/front/go.do?sid=site/environnement_1076429797630/gestion_de_l_espace/agriculture
Other information: To ensure strict compliance with the limits laid down in Community regulations for each type of aid, the level of aid will, where necessary, be reduced to the amount contributed by other public financial backers.
Aid will be restricted to farmers who have not benefited from similar aid in the previous five years, with the exception of those who have paid off the balance of previous cases
Aid No: XA 280/08
Member State: France
Region: Département de la Moselle
Title of aid scheme: Développement des filières atypiques, démarches qualité, volets ‘investissements’ et ‘assistance technique’
Legal basis: Articles 4 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Articles L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales
Délibération du Conseil général de la Moselle du 15 octobre 2007
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 460 000 per year, including EUR 400 000 for ‘investment’ and EUR 60 000 for ‘technical assistance’
Maximum aid intensity: Investment
The maximum grant is EUR 20 000.
Technical assistance
Maximum aid will be 80 % of expenses, up to EUR 3 000 per service
Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number for the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and subject to the corresponding funds being available
Duration of scheme: Three years from the date of acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission (subject to the corresponding funds being available)
Objective and type of aid: The aim is to contribute to the conversion of certain types of agricultural production in Moselle and to the development of measures to improve quality at the level of primary production. Initiatives enabling the emergence of new lines of production that create added value on agricultural holdings, innovative projects and projects for atypical lines will be promoted. The framework for some of the measures will be Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and for others (preparatory studies) Article 15
Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural holdings in Moselle
Name and address of the granting authority:
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Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de la Moselle |
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Direction de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire |
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Division de l'Environnement et de l'Espace Rural (SAEN) |
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Hôtel du Département |
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1, rue du Pont Moreau |
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BP 11096 |
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F-57036 METZ Cedex 1 |
Website: http://www.cg57.fr/front/go.do?sid=site/environnement_1076429797630/gestion_de_l_espace/agriculture
Other information: To ensure strict compliance with the limits laid down in Community regulations for each type of aid, the level of aid will, where necessary, be reduced to the amount contributed by other public financial backers.
Aid will be restricted to producer groups that have not benefited from similar aid in the previous five years and to those that have paid off the balance of previous cases
Aid No: XA 282/08
Member State: France
Region: Département de la Moselle
Title of aid scheme: Diagnostic-conseil pour optimiser les investissements matériels et réduire les coûts de mécanisation (assistance technique)
Legal basis: Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Article L 1511-2 et L 1511-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales
Délibération du Conseil général de la Moselle du 15 octobre 2007
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Maximum expenditure of EUR 68 000, according to need and depending on the budgetary means available
Maximum aid intensity: Maximum rate of aid is 80 %, within the following limits:
EUR 400 for consultancy diagnosis relating to equipment,
EUR 500 for consultancy diagnosis relating to the reduction of mechanisation costs
Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number for the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and subject to the corresponding funds being available
Duration of scheme: Three years from the date of acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission (subject to the corresponding funds being available)
Objective and type of aid: The aim is to help farmers, through consultancy diagnoses and training, to optimise their tangible investments by making relevant choices with a greater emphasis on the protection and management of natural resources.
All of the conditions set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 will be complied with
Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural holdings in Moselle (farmers, groups of farmers and cooperatives for the use of agricultural equipment (CUMA))
Name and address of the granting authority:
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Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de la Moselle |
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Direction de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire |
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Division de l'Environnement et de l'Espace Rural (SAEN) |
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Hôtel du Département |
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1, rue du Pont Moreau |
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BP 11096 |
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F-57036 METZ Cedex 1 |
Website: http://www.cg57.fr/front/go.do?sid=site/environnement_1076429797630/gestion_de_l_espace/agriculture
Other information: To ensure strict compliance with the limits laid down in Community regulations for each type of aid, the level of aid will, where necessary, be reduced to the amount contributed by other public financial backers.
Aid will be restricted to farmers who have not benefited from similar aid in the previous five years, with the exception of those who have paid off the balance of previous cases
Aid No: XA 348/08
Member State: The Netherlands
Region: Provincie Fryslân
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Name of beneficiary:
S. Jelsma, Mienskerwei 2, 9262 SM Suameer, Nederland
Legal basis: Kadersubsidieverordening Inrichting Landelijk Gebied Provincie Fryslân 2007
Subsidieverordening Inrichting Landelijk Gebied Provincie Fryslân 2007, Hoofdstuk 1.3. Subsidie agrarische bedrijfsverplaatsing (blz 28).
www.fryslan.nl/pmjp (landbouw, Kadersubsidieverordening Inrichting Landelijk Gebied Provincie Fryslan 2007)
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: —
Maximum one-off aid: EUR 178 925
Maximum aid intensity: The subsidy is being granted in accordance with Article 6(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. As the holding is located in a less-favoured area within the meaning of Article 2(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the maximum aid intensity is 50 %.
Relocation is taking place in the public interest, namely in the context of developing the National Ecological Network (EHS) and improving agricultural structures, and will provide the farmer with more modern facilities and increase his production capacity. The total eligible costs are EUR 357 850, of which 50 % qualifies for aid. The costs are incurred as a result of increasing the capacity of the milk cooling tank, increasing the area covered by silage storage slabs and extending general-purpose business premises, and of creating more modern implement storage facilities, a more modern cubicle shed and more extensive hard-surfacing
Date of implementation: 1 November 2008, or after receiving confirmation of receipt (incl. identification number) from the Commission
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The final instalment will be paid by November 2010 at the latest
Objective of the aid: Support for small and medium-sized undertakings. Secondary objective: relocation of agricultural holdings in the public interest, namely in the context of developing the National Ecological Network (EHS) and improving agricultural structures. Use is being made of the possibility provided for in Article 6 to relocate farm buildings in the public interest, and relocation will result in more modern facilities and an increase in production capacity
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture
Subsector: Dairy farming
Name and address of the granting authority:
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Provincie Fryslân (Friesland) |
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Sneekertrekweg 1 |
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Leeuwarden |
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Postbus 20120 |
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8900 HM Leeuwarden |
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Nederland |
Website: www.fryslan.nl/regelgevingeuropa
Username: europa
Password: regelgeving
Details of the scheme and a map of less-favoured areas can be found at: www.fryslan.nl/pmjp (landbouw, Kadersubsidieverordening Inrichting Landelijk Gebied Provincie Fryslan 2007)
Aid No: XA 407/08
Member State: United Kingdom
Region: Northern Ireland
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Northern Ireland Fallen Stock Scheme
Legal basis: The scheme is non-statutory.
Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption requires Member States to ensure adequate arrangements are in place to enable animal by-products to be disposed of in accordance with the Regulation
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 1 December 2008-31 March 2009: GBP 0,24 million.
Total: GBP 0,24 million
Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity for transport costs of having carcases of fallen stock collected from holdings by an approved contractor is up to 100 % in accordance with Article 16(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
The aid intensity for the disposal costs of rendering or incineration of carcases by an approved contractor is up to 75 % in accordance with Article 16(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006
Date of implementation: 1 December 2008 or on publication of the scheme on the Commission's website, whichever is later
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will commence on 1 December 2008 or on publication of the scheme on the Commission's website, whichever is later. The scheme will close on 31 March 2009. The last date for applications will be 31 March 2009
Objective of aid: The scheme objective is the same as that of the National Fallen Stock Scheme (United Kingdom) XA 168/07 which closes in November 2008 i.e. To provide a State-aided voluntary subscription system for collection and disposal of fallen stock in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. However, the aid element notified in this new scheme is limited to Northern Irish SMEs active in the production of livestock for the collection and disposal of fallen stock in Northern Ireland only
Name and address of the granting authority: The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Environmental Policy Branch
Room 654
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
BT4 3SB Belfast
Northern Ireland
The organisation operating the scheme is:
The National Fallen Stock Company Ltd
Stuart House
City Road
PE1 1QF Peterborough
Website: http://nfsco.co.uk/news/press-releases/northern-ireland-members/
Other information: The National Fallen Stock Scheme (United Kingdom) XA 168/07 closes in November 2008. The scheme now notified applies to SMEs in Northern Ireland only.
The Commission are also invited to note that:
the National Fallen Stock Company currently charges an annual membership fee of GBP 28 per annum to members of the National Fallen Stock Scheme (United Kingdom) XA 168/07. From 1 December 2008 they propose instead to charge members a small administration fee for the months in which they actually avail of the scheme,
that it is expected that a modified National Fallen Stock Scheme will be notified for the rest of the UK in January 2009.
Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found in the web link above