14.4.2010

Official Journal of the European Union

C 94/14

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

2010/C 94/10

Aid No: XA 285/09

Member State: France

Region: Auvergne

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Assistance technique dans le cadre de la reprise des exploitations (région Auvergne)

Legal basis: Délibération du Conseil régional no 09 — 21 89 des 22 et 23 juin 2009.

Articles L1511-2, L3231-2 et 3232-1 du Code général des collectivités territoriales

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 500 000

Subject to adoption of annual budget allocations

Maximum aid intensity: 40 %

The support includes:

carrying out diagnoses and providing advice to determine the nature of a project prior to setting up. This will provide an overview of the project’s economic criteria, its environmental credentials and its feasibility in terms of work organisation, links to the local community, operating autonomy and chances of success.

The aid will be 40 % of expenditure, subject to a ceiling of EUR 800.

annual monitoring, for a period of three years, of technical, legal, financial or economic aspects. The aid in this case will be 25 % of expenditure, subject to a ceiling of EUR 450.

These services will be provided by the structures to which the public aid will be paid. The project implementers will therefore receive aid only in kind.

Date of implementation: From 1 January 2010, subject to receipt of the acknowledgement of receipt showing the identification number of the measure and publication of the summary of the measure on the Commission website.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Aid in the form of technical support will be granted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and will enable the take-over of holdings in the region to be assisted and encouraged by giving all interested persons the right support and advice for their project.

With this regional aid, those taking over holdings will have access to expert, quality advice and a range of support measures to help them to develop, structure and calculate the figures for their project, followed by monitoring for three years after setting up so as to provide the best chances of success for themselves and the local community.

Sector(s) concerned: The entire agricultural sector (SMEs)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil régional Auvergne

Direction de l’économie et de l’innovation

Service Agriculture

13-15 avenue de Fontmaure

B.P. 60

63402 Chamalières Cedex

FRANCE

Website: http://www.auvergne.org/public/upload/files/aides2010/agriculture/install-conseil.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 286/09

Member State: Lithuania

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Techninės paramos teikimas žemės ūkio sektoriuje

Legal basis: Žemės ūkio šviečiamųjų renginių, žemės ūkio parodų, mugių, konkursų organizavimo finansavimo taisyklių projektas.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: LTL 5 000 000 (EUR 1 448 100 at the official exchange rate)

Maximum aid intensity:

Up to 90 % of eligible expenditure on training for farmers (national and regional educational events, international educational events and publication of information material):

—	remuneration and social security contributions of lecturers, event organisers and compilers of information material, royalties and related fees,

—	communication (telephone, postal, internet) services,

—	transport,

—	payment of mission expenses,

—	rental of premises and equipment,

—	fitting-out of event venues,

—	translations,

—	compilation and/or acquisition of information and reference material,

—	compilation, layout and publication of information brochures (the print-run, distribution plan, number of printed pages and type of paper being specified),

—	dissemination of information (expenditure on issuing event-related material, publishing notifications and placing notices in the press and radio and television information slots),

—	organisational costs (goods and services) directly related to the training of persons engaged in farming.

Up to 90 % of eligible expenditure related to the organisation of international and national exhibitions, fairs, agricultural competitions and contests:

—	participation fees,

—	travel costs,

—	publication costs,

—	rent on exhibition premises,

—	symbolic prizes awarded in the framework of competitions, up to a value of LTL 863 per prize and winner.

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will enter into force after the Commission has sent a notice of receipt, assigned an identification number to the scheme and published the summary information on the internet.

Preliminary date of entry into force: 28 December 2009

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: SMEs;

Technical support in the agricultural sector under Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija

Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6)

LT-01103 Vilnius

LIETUVA/LITHUANIA

Website: http://www.zum.lt/lt/teisine-informacija/isakymai/5256

Other information: Once it enters into force, this State aid scheme will replace the previous scheme, XA 148/07 — Technines paramos teikimas žemės ūkio sektoriuje (Technical support in the agricultural sector).

Under the implementing rules for this State aid scheme, de minimis aid is also granted in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 1998/2006 and (EC) No 875/2007 (to natural and legal persons engaged in the processing and marketing of agricultural products, the production, processing and marketing of fishery products and activities other than primary production of agricultural products).

Aid No: XA 308/09

Member State: Austria

Region: Austria

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Sonderrichtlinie des Bundesministers für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft zur Förderung der Landwirtschaft aus nationalen Mittel

Punkt 1 Allgemeiner Teil

Punkt 4 — Verarbeitung, Vermarktung und Markterschließung

Legal basis: Landwirtschaftsgesetz 1992

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Expected annual expenditure EUR 3 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: Contribution to the allowable costs for operating and personnel expenses of up to 80 % for projects in accordance with points 4.2.1, -3 and -5 for predominantly agricultural primary products and agri-food production on the basis of Articles 14 and 15 of the Block Exemption Regulation for agriculture.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 1 February 2010 to 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Funding objectives

To align the supply of agricultural products and food stuffs with market requirements

To stimulate the demand for quality Austrian agri-food products

To reinforce direct marketing

Subject of the funding

Exhibitions, trade fairs and similar PR measures including questionnaires and market research in the agri-food industry

Product awards and other promotional measures for agri-food products

Quality control measures for production, processing, marketing

Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft

Stubenring 1

1012 Wien

ÖSTERREICH

Website: http://www.landnet.at/article/articleview/78527/1/5125/

Other information: The aid is available to all eligible natural or legal persons (primary agricultural production businesses) in the area concerned, based on objectively defined criteria.

The scheme does not involve direct payments of money to producers.

The measures ‘Processing, marketing and opening up markets’ were notified on 23 December 2009 for aid to SMEs that are active outside the area of the primary production of agricultural products in accordance with Articles 15, 26 and 27 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 with the identification number X 965/09.