Summary information communicated by Member States 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

(2006/C 73/04)

Aid No: XA 77/2005

Member State: Italy.

Region: Piedmont.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid for investments in technological innovation and environmental protection, for modernising organisation and marketing and for improving safety at work

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 17-881 del 26 settembre 2005 (B.U.R.P n. 39, Supplemento, del 29 settembre 2005) «Funzioni delegate alla Regione in materia di incentivi alle imprese. Prescrizioni per l'accesso agli incentivi di cui alla L. 28.11.1965 n. 1329 ed all'art. 11 comma 2 lett. b) L. 27.10.1994 n. 598 e s.m.i.» modificativa della L. 598/84-art. 11 e s.m.i già approvata dalla Commissione con Lettera D/53877 del 17 luglio 2000 — Aiuto N/487/95

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 25 million

Maximum aid intensity: Interest subsidy.

Funding may cover up to 100 % of an investment programme for a period of up to seven years, including a grace period of no more than two years.

The rate of contribution is 100 % of the reference rate, laid down and updated by decree of the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craft Trades (as provided for in Article 2(2) of Legislative Decree No 123/98), applicable on the date the financing contract is concluded, in accordance with the aid intensities permitted under EU rules

Date of implementation: 27 September 2005: the first grant of aid will not be made until the Commission has notified an identification number after receiving the summary information

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: To 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: Articles 4 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. Permitted type of investments and expenditure: aid for investments in technological innovation and environmental protection, for modernising organisation and marketing and for improving safety at work in accordance with Articles 4 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme covers small and medium-sized enterprises active in the processing and marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty

Name and address of the granting authority:

Website: www.regione.piemonte.it/industria/index.htm

Other information: The annual expenditure referred to above is the total expenditure under both of the laws referred to under ‘Legal basis’ and under the scheme with the same legal basis covering SMEs not falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 but falling within that of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Aid No: XA 78/2005

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (province of Zeeland)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Flax processing undertaking P.A. van Looij en Zn. B.V., Sint-Jansteen

Legal basis: Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling (EFRO), programma Doelstelling 5B-phasing out voor de regio Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (7,5 % subsidie), alsmede provinciale co-financiering Vitaal Platteland Zeeland (eveneens 7,5 %)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total grant amounts to EUR 33 525

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with EU standards (programme complement under SPD Objective 5b phasing out programme), the maximum aid amounts to 15 %. This corresponds to the actual percentage of aid granted to P.A. van Looij en Zn. B.V., i.e. 15 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be definitively granted and implemented ten days after the present summary information is sent (anticipated in December 2005)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The entire amount of the individual aid will be paid in a single instalment

Objective of aid: Aid for investment in an agricultural holding (Article 4). By means of the aid, an amount is granted for investment in innovative equipment so that the agricultural holding may be operated in a more environmentally-friendly manner. There is no question of an increase in production or of investment aid limited to specific agricultural products

Sector(s): Processing of flax

Name and address of the granting authority:

Website: www.zeeland.nl

Aid No: XA 79/2005

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (province of Zeeland).

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Flax processing undertaking J. van Gremberghe & Zn, Koewacht

Legal basis: Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling (EFRO), programma Doelstelling 5B-phasing out voor de regio Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (7,5 % subsidie), alsmede provinciale co-financiering Vitaal Platteland Zeeland (eveneens 7,5 %)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total grant amounts to EUR 27 000

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with EU standards (programme complement under SPD Objective 5b phasing out programme), the maximum aid amounts to 15 %. This corresponds to the actual percentage of aid granted to J. van Gremberghe & Zn., i.e. 15 %

Date of implementation: The aid will be definitively granted and implemented ten days after the present summary information is sent (anticipated in December 2005)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The entire amount of the individual aid will be paid in a single instalment.

Objective of aid: Aid for investment in an agricultural holding (Article 4). By means of the aid, an amount is granted for investment in innovative equipment so that the agricultural holding may be operated in a more environmentally-friendly manner. There is no question of an increase in production or of investment aid limited to specific agricultural products

Sector(s) concerned: Processing of flax

Name and address of the granting authority:

Website: www.zeeland.nl

Aid No: XA 80/05

Member State: France

Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Title of aid scheme: Investment aid for the construction of agricultural storage sheds for CUMAs (cooperatives for the use of agricultural equipment)

Legal basis:

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 200 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid will take the form of a grant at a rate of 20 % of the eligible investments, exclusive of tax, up to a ceiling of EUR 40 000 of eligible expenditure. It is intended for CUMAs

Date of implementation: From the time of registration and acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2006.

Objective of aid: This measure, which falls within the scope of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003, is aimed at encouraging investment in premises facilitating the maintenance and safe storage of CUMA equipment, and is to benefit of all members of such CUMAs

The aid will make it possible to cover part of the cost of CUMA investments in the construction of agricultural storage sheds (in chipboard, wood or sheet metal: walls and roof structure) and the requisite connections (electricity, water, drainage). The aim is to encourage the storage of equipment within CUMAs.

Sectors concerned: The agricultural production sector and, more specifically, cooperatives for the use of agricultural equipment. CUMAs group together agricultural holdings.

Aid may be applied for only by CUMAs which own the site of the future storage sheds or are holders of a long-term lease of 25 years' duration, if the site belongs to an authority, or 50 years' duration, if the site belongs to a private individual. CUMAs must comprise at least four members if the long-term lease is concluded with a local authority and at least six members if the long-term lease is concluded with an individual

Name and address of the granting authority:

Address of website: www.cr-paca.fr

Aid No: XA 81/05

Member State: Spain

Region: Principality of Asturias

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: ‘Aid for implementing innovation projects’. [‘Ayudas a la realización de proyectos de innovación’.]

Legal basis: Resolución del Presidente del Instituto de Desarrollo Económico del Principado de Asturias, por la que se establecen ayudas a empresas en el marco del programa INNOVA EMPRESAS

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3 000 100, over the period 2005 to 2007 (planned annual expenditure for 2005: EUR 1 000 000) (planned annual expenditure for 2006: EUR 1 000 050) (planned annual expenditure for 2007: EUR 1 000 050)

Maximum aid intensity: EUR 100 000 per beneficiary over a period of 3 years

Date of implementation: From the official date of publication of the aid scheme

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The purpose of the aid is to encourage SMEs to carry out innovation projects, with the aim of contributing to improvements in the firm's competitiveness, under Article 14 of the current Regulation. The subcontracting of outside expertise to carry out the project will be regarded as eligible expenditure

Sector(s) concerned: Sectors relating to the processing of products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, except fishery and aquaculture products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Web address: www.idepa.es

No of the aid: XA 83/2005

Member State: Netherlands

Name of organisation receiving the aid: Central Food Trade Office (CBL), the trade association for Dutch supermarkets

Legal basis: Subsidiebeschikking op basis van de Kaderwet LNV-subsidies

Annual expenditure planned on the basis of the aid granted to the association: 2005: maximum EUR 100 000

2006: maximum EUR 100 000

2007: maximum EUR 100 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: End of 2005

Duration of scheme: 3 years

Objective of aid: to raise livestock and arable farmers' awareness of supermarkets' supply criteria (i.e. EurepGAP), partly in connection with the new legislation on foodstuff hygiene (the ‘hygiene package’) and other quality (guarantee) systems, such as Integrated Chain Management (ICM) for meat and those of the dairy industry and British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The project is compatible with the common market and with the exemption provided for in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 (technical support in the agricultural sector), and includes information and training for farmers

Sector(s) concerned: primary producers (farmers), processors of agricultural products, traders and supermarkets

Name and address of the granting authority:

Website: www.minlnv.nl/loket.

Supplementary information: The primary target group comprises the 50 000 or so stock and arable farmers in the Netherlands