5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5193 — Schlumberger/First Reserve/Saxon)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 228/01)

On 11 August 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5193. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5246 — Goldman Sachs/Leg and Westphalian Companies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 228/02)

On 6 August 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5246. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5275 — Delek Nederland/Salland Olie Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 228/03)

On 27 August 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5275. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 228/04)

On 25 August 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5235. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/3

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Euro exchange rates (1)

4 September 2008

(2008/C 228/05)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,4488
JPY	Japanese yen	156,76
DKK	Danish krone	7,4561
GBP	Pound sterling	0,813
SEK	Swedish krona	9,4839
CHF	Swiss franc	1,6035
ISK	Iceland króna	123,23
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,022
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,782
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	238,73
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7042
PLN	Polish zloty	3,386
RON	Romanian leu	3,5555
SKK	Slovak koruna	30,278
TRY	Turkish lira	1,768
AUD	Australian dollar	1,7328
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5344
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	11,31
NZD	New Zealand dollar	2,1107
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,0692
KRW	South Korean won	1 635,19
ZAR	South African rand	11,4275
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,9047
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,138
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	13 344,9
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,9658
PHP	Philippine peso	67,48
RUB	Russian rouble	36,6433
THB	Thai baht	49,883
BRL	Brazilian real	2,4315
MXN	Mexican peso	15,0936

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/4

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2008/C 228/06)

Euro coins intended for circulation are legal tender throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties involved who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), euro-area Member States and those countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing for the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro coins for circulation, on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circulation coins, but bear a commemorative design on the national side.

Issuing country: Vatican City State

Subject of commemoration: 2008, The Year of Saint Paul

Description of the design: The inner part of the coin depicts the conversion of Saint Paul on the road to Damascus (the city is visible in the background); the saint, dazzled by a light from the sky, falls from his rearing horse. Two inscriptions are engraved around the portrait: on the left hand side, an inscription denoting the issuing country ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’; on the right hand side, the legend ‘ANNO SANCTO PAULO DICATO’. The year ‘2008’ is inscribed to the right of the portrait, as well as the mintmark ‘R’ and the artist's name ‘VEROI’. Beneath the portrait are the initials of the engraver Luciana De Simoni, ‘L.D.S. INC.’.

The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring.

Number of coins to be issued: 100 000 units

Date of issue: October 2008

Edge lettering: 2 ★, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national sides of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Council (General Affairs) of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro coins. See also the Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the design of national sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264, 15.10.2003, p. 38).

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/5

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 228/07)

Aid No	XS 150/08
Member State	Poland
Region	Małopolskie
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	Selvita Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością
Legal basis	Ustawa z dnia 8 października 2004 r. o zasadach finansowania nauki art. 10, rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego Dz.U. nr 221 z 14.11.2007 r. § 3 ust. 1, umowa nr II-202/P-238/2008
Type of measure	Ad hoc
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 171 579,41
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation
Date of implementation	23.5.2008
Duration	23.5.2008
Objective	Small and medium-sized enterprises
Economic sectors	All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego ul. Wspólna 1/3 PL-00-529 Warszawa

Aid No	XS 157/08
Member State	Poland
Region	Pomorskie
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	Zakład Produkcyjno-Usługowy Rombex Sp. z o.o.
Legal basis	Ustawa z dnia 8 października 2004 r. o zasadach finansowania nauki art. 10, rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego Dz.U. nr 221 z 14.11.2007 r. § 3 ust. 1, umowa nr II-206/P-236/2008
Type of measure	Ad hoc
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 67 631
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation
Date of implementation	29.5.2008
Duration	29.5.2008
Objective	Small and medium-sized enterprises
Economic sectors	All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego ul. Wspólna 1/3 PL-00-529 Warszawa

Aid No	XS 160/08
Member State	Poland
Region	Podkarpackie
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	Przedsiębiorstwo Produkcyjno Usługowo Handlowe Akpil
Legal basis	Ustawa z dnia 8 października 2004 r. o zasadach finansowania nauki art. 10, rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego Dz.U. nr 221 z 14.11.2007 r. § 3 ust. 1, umowa nr II-209/P-232/2008
Type of measure	Ad hoc
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 140 122
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation
Date of implementation	5.6.2008
Duration	5.6.2008
Objective	Small and medium-sized enterprises
Economic sectors	All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego ul. Wspólna 1/3 PL-00-529 Warszawa

Aid No	XS 161/08
Member State	Germany
Region	Land Hessen
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	Mittelhessenfonds GmbH: Ein Finanzierungsangebot für Gründer und Mittelstand im Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Schwerpunkt Medizintechnik. Hier: Investitionsbeteiligungen im Rahmen des „Mittelhessenfonds“. Zinsverbilligung von marktgerecht vergüteten darlehensähnlichen stillen Beteiligungen und ggf. Nachrangdarlehen, soweit zur Finanzierung von Investitionen verwendet
Legal basis	Operationelles EFRE-Programm „Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Beschäftigung“ 2007-2013 des Landes Hessen Haushaltsgesetze des Landes Hessen Hessisches Mittelstandsförderprogramm
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 1 million
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation
Date of implementation	1.9.2008
Duration	31.12.2013
Objective	Small and medium-sized enterprises
Economic sectors	All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs
Name and address of the granting authority	Bewilligungsausschuss des Fonds „Mittelhessenfonds GmbH“ IB H Beteiligungs-Managementgesellschaft Hessen mbH (BM H) Schumannstraße 4-6 D-60325 Frankfurt am Main

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/8

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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

(2008/C 228/08)

Aid No: XA 180/08

Member State: Republic of Slovenia

Region: Območje občine Idrija

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Program razvoja podeželja v občini Idrija 2008–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju državnih pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva ter podeželja v občini Idrija

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

2008: EUR 38 000

2009: EUR 40 000

2010: EUR 40 000

2011: EUR 43 000

2012: EUR 47 000

2013: EUR 47 000

Maximum aid intensity:

1.   Investment in agricultural holdings for primary production:

—	up to 40 % of eligible costs, and up to 50 % in less-favoured areas.

The support is to be granted for the modernization of agricultural holdings for primary production and the management of pastures and farmland.

2.   Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings:

—	up to 100 % of actual costs of investment to conserve non-productive heritage features,

—	up to 60 % of actual costs, or up to 75 % in less-favoured areas, for investments to conserve the cultural heritage of productive assets, provided that the investment does not entail any increase in the production capacity of the farm,

—	up to 100 % of extra costs incurred by using traditional materials.

3.   Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest:

—

up to 100 % of actual costs, where the relocation simply consists of the dismantling, removal and re-erection of existing facilities and does not involve modernization of facilities or entail any increase in production capacity; municipal aid amounts to up to 40 % of actual costs, or 50 % in less-favoured areas, if the relocation results in the farmer benefiting from more modern facilities or an increase in production capacity.

4.   Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums:

—	the amount of municipal support is the difference between the amount of co-financing of insurance premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of eligible costs of insurance premiums for insuring crops and fruit and for insuring livestock against disease.

5.   Aid for land reparcelling:

—	up to 100 % of actual legal and administrative costs incurred.

6.   Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products:

—	up to 100 % of eligible costs. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidised services and does not involve direct payments of money to producers.

7.   Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector:

—	up to 100 % of eligible costs for education and training, consultancy services, the organization of forums, and publications and websites. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsidized services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers

Date of implementation: May 2008 (the aid will not be granted until a summary has been published on the European Commission's website)

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

Objective of the aid: To support SMEs

Reference to Articles in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and eligible costs: Chapter II of the Rules on granting State aid for preserving and developing agriculture and rural areas in the municipality of Idrija includes measures constituting State aid in accordance with the following Articles of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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 L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3):

Article 4: Investment in agricultural holdings,

Article 5: Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings,

Article 6: Relocation of farm buildings in the public interest,

Article 12: Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums,

Article 13: Aid for land reparcelling,

Article 14: Aid to encourage the production of quality agricultural products,

Article 15: Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Economic sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=85569

Other information: The measure for the payment of insurance premiums to insure crops and fruit includes the following adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters: spring frost, hail, lightning, fire caused by lightning, storm and floods.

The municipality's Rules meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 concerning the measures to be adopted by the municipality and the general provisions applicable (steps preceding grant of aid, cumulation, transparency and monitoring of aid)

Marjan RUPNIK

Aid No: XA 185/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: England Catchment Sensitive Farming Capital Grant Scheme 2008 to 201 (XA 149/08 Revised)

Legal basis: This is a non-statutory service, participation in which is voluntary. The Agriculture Act 1986 (section 1c) provides the legal basis for the provision by Government of services in connection with any agricultural activity

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

1 April 2008-31 March 2009	GBP 5 million
1 April 2009-31 March 2010	GBP 5 million
1 April 2010-31 March 2011	GBP 5 million
1 April 2011-31 March 2012	GBP 5 million
1 April 2012-31 March 2013	GBP 5 million
1 April 2013-31 March 2014	GBP 5 million
1 April 2014-31 March 2015	GBP 5 million
Total	GBP 35 million

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity is 60 % in line with Article 4(2)(e) of the Regulation. The maximum amount of aid granted to a individual enterprise will not exceed EUR 400 000 over any three year fiscal period in accordance with Article 4(9) of the Regulation

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 6 May 2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will begin on 6 May 2008. It will close to all new applications on 28 February 2015 and the last date of payment will be on 31 March 2015

Objective of aid: Environmental protection. The aim of the England Catchment Sensitive Farming Capital Grant Scheme is to encourage early voluntary action by farmers to tackle diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) in priority catchments by giving aid towards the cost of items which will reduce DWPA. It will contribute to the achievement of domestic and international environmental targets, in particular the Water Framework Directive. The scheme will be run in line with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and the eligible costs will be investments in agricultural holdings.

Note: There are currently 40 priority catchments; These catchments are subject to change and, over the life of the Initiative, new catchments may be added and some removed as a result of further technical assessment

Sector(s) concerned: The beneficiaries of the grant scheme will be involved in the production of agricultural products only. All subsectors will be eligible

Name and address of the granting authority: The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Defra

Water Quality Division

Ergon House

Horseferry Road

London SW1P 2AL

United Kingdom

The organisation operating the scheme is:

Natural England

Integrated Services & Partnerships Team

John Dower House

Crescent Place

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire GL50 3RA

United Kingdom

Website: More information on the England CSF Capital Grant Scheme and the wider ECSFDI, together with the full text of this document can be found at:

http://defrawebd/farm/environment/water/csf/pdf/state-aid-capitalgrantsscheme2008.pdf

Alternatively, you can go to the UK's central website for exempted agricultural State aids:

www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Click on the England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative: Capital Grant Scheme 2008-2015

Other information: Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found via the web link above.

This scheme will replace XA 149/08 which will close to new applicants when this scheme comes into force. We are re-notifying this scheme to increase the maximum aid intensity to EUR 400 000 in accordance with Article 4(9) of the Regulation, in XA 149/08 we had limited the aid intensity to a maximum of GBP 10 000 per beneficiary

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK Competent Authority)

Aid No: XA 186/08

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Scotland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: The Scottish Farm Business Advice and Skills Service 2008

Legal basis: Board of Agriculture Act 1889 (Section2)

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

1 April 2008-31 March 2009	GBP 1,5 million
1 April 2009-31 March 2010	GBP 1,5 million
1 April 2010-31 March 2011	GBP 2,0 million
1 April 2011-31 March 2012	GBP 2,5 million
1 April 2012-31 March 2013	GBP 2,5 million
Total expenditure	GBP 10 million

Maximum aid intensity: This scheme will comply with the European State aid Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of Article 15 as all payments connected to the scheme will be paid direct by the Scottish Government to the provider of the relevant service up to a maximum of 100 % of the costs listed in paragraph 2 of the above article.

Aid will be granted to cover the following eligible costs:

2(a) concerning education and training of farmers and farm workers:

(i) costs of organising the training programme,

2(c) concerning consultancy services provided by third parties, the fees for services which do not constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure, such as routine tax consultancy services, regular legal services, or advertising

Date of implementation: The scheme will open on 7 May 2008

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will open on 7 May 2008 (for re-launch of revised WFRS), and will run until 31 March 2013

Objective of aid: The objective of the Whole Farm Review Scheme (supported by FBAASS to ensure the service is provided only by accredited advisers) is to encourage farmers and crofters faced with fundamental changes in their market place and industry to think like business people and take strategic decisions about the future development of their businesses, leading to more financially and environmentally sustainable businesses.

This will:

foster an improvement in the economic and environmental performance of the agriculture industry,

achieve sustainable economic growth, and

encourage use of and sharing best practice and dissemination of information to improve performance within the sector.

The Farm Business Adviser Accreditation Scheme for Scotland

This scheme has been established to set standards for and encourage continuous professional development of advisers. Only accredited advisers will be able to deliver the Whole Farm Review service. Accreditation is open to advisers based in any Member State and based on objective standards of competence. This part of the Scheme will be administered under contract by an external body (currently Lantra). When contract is up for renewal, the body will be chosen on market principles in a non-discriminatory way. If necessary, tendering procedures which are in accordance with Community law and in particular with case law will be used, using a degree of advertising sufficient to enable the services market to be opened up to competition and the impartiality of procurement rules to be reviewed.

The aid will be provided in line with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and the eligible costs will be consultancy services.

It should also be noted that there will be no direct payment to producers this in line with Article 15

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture sector, individual farm businesses

Name and address of the granting authority:

The Scottish Government

Agricultural and Rural Development Division

Rural Directorate

47 Robb's Loan

Edinburgh

Scotland EH14 1TY

United Kingdom

Contact: Ronald E Vass

Head of Rural Business Development Branch — Agriculture and Rural Development Division

Tel. (44-13) 12 44 31 59

Website: WFRS: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/915/0059413.pdf

Lantra (FBAASS): www.lantra.co.uk/scotland

Other information: Farm BASS was first confirmed as a notified State aid under aid N 363/03 dated 4 February 2004. An extension to that decision was granted up to 31 March 2009 under aid N 439/05 dated 17 October 2005. This notified scheme N 439/05 will close to new applications on the 2 May 2008 to be replaced by this exempt scheme which will open to new applicants on the 7 May 2008. This scheme will increase the maximum cost (net of VAT) of consultancy/training provision per applicant from GBP 1 850 to GBP 2 400.

Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found at the web links above

Aid No: XA 187/08

Member State: France

Regions: Département des Bouches-du-Rhône

Title of aid scheme: Programme départemental d'aide à l'installation des jeunes agriculteurs — complément à la Dotation Jeune Agriculteur (DJA)

Legal basis:

—	Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

—	Articles L 1511-2 à L 1511-5 du Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales

—	Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

—	Plan de développement rural hexagonal 2007-2013

—	Projet de délibération du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône en date du 30.4.2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 300 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity:

—	rural areas (1): national level: EUR 12 650/Departmental Council: EUR 4 650,

—

urban and suburban areas (1): national level: EUR 17 300/Departmental Council: EUR 5 000 (standard rate) or EUR 7 700 (higher rate of Departmental Council supplementary aid for young farmers setting up on farms with which they have no family connection, or for those within the family taking over small farms in need of financial support).

This aid supplements the support available at national level (EUR 12 650 for rural areas; EUR 17 300 in urban and suburban areas). Under no circumstances may the total setting-up aid for any beneficiary exceed the EUR 55 000 ceiling in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.

The Departmental Council undertakes to respect the aid ceiling in the rural development regulation. It has only decided not to make use of aid scheme N 110/07 (PIDIL) on management circuit issues

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

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Given current economic and property market conditions in the Bouches-du-Rhône, the setting-up of young farmers remains a priority aim for the Departmental Council.

In addition to economic difficulties that do not always hold out any real prospects, there are also problems in gaining access to a property market where prices are so high (an average of EUR 17 400/ha in 2006, according to SAFER) — they have risen on average by 50 % between 2000 and 2007 in this Department — as to be out of all proportion to farm profitability; especially hard hit are young farmers who want to set up, in particular in urban or suburban areas, and have to contend with heavy start-up investment costs.

The Departmental Council is proposing to pay this aid on top of the central government's Dotation Jeune Agriculteur (DJA) in order to support young farmers' efforts to get started in agriculture.

Beneficiaries will have to comply with the conditions regarding nationality, age, professional abilities and economic viability laid down in the relevant legislation; they must:

be a national of France, another European Union Member State or a state with which the EU has a reciprocity agreement,

be under the age of 40 at the date of setting-up,

be setting up for the first time as an independent farmer,

have a holding of at least 0,5 SMI,

undertake to join the MSA in either a primary or secondary capacity as a farmer (2),

fulfil the requirements in terms of qualifications or professional abilities,

draw up a 5-year Farm Development Plan,

compile a departmental aid application file

Sector(s) concerned: All agricultural holdings in Bouches-du-Rhône (aid for young farmers)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône

Direction de l'agriculture et du tourisme

Hôtel du Département

52, avenue de Saint-Just

F-13256 Marseille Cedex 20

Website: http://www.cg13.fr/amenagements/agriculture/aides.html

Aid No: XA 188/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Principado de Asturias

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Laboratorio Interprofesional Lechero y Agroalimentario de Asturias (L.I.L.A.)

Legal basis: Convenio de colaboración con el Laboratorio Interprofesional Lechero y Agroalimentario de Asturias (L.I.L.A.) para la realización de los análisis de control lechero oficial

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 395 000 in the 2008 financial year

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 70 % of the cost of this activity

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until December 2008

Objective of aid: Carrying out official milk control analyses in the Principality of Asturias, as a basic tool for the genetic evaluation of breeding animals of dairy species and breeds and, therefore, a basic element of any livestock improvement programme.

The applicable Article of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 is:

Article 16: Support for the livestock sector. Eligible costs: expenditure connected with carrying out tests to determine the genetic quality and yield of livestock

Sector(s) concerned: The breeding of dairy cattle

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Rural del Principado de Asturias

C/ Coronel Aranda, s/n, 4a planta

E-33071 Oviedo (Asturias)

Website: The text of the cooperation agreement can be consulted on the www.asturias.es website by following the links to temáticas/ganadería/ayudas at the following address:

http://www.asturias.es/portal/site/Asturias/menuitem.fe57bf7c5fd38046e44f5310bb30a0a0/?vgnextoid=959f4749be187110VgnVCM10000097030a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d2907989c258f010VgnVCM100000b0030a0aRCRD&i18n.http.lang=es

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(1)  INSEE definition: 1999 zoning.

(2)  For beneficiaries working as farmers in a secondary capacity, total aid is reduced to 50 % of the amounts under the scheme.

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/13

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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

(2008/C 228/09)

Aid No: XA 215/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Provincia autonoma di Trento

Title of aid scheme: Attività di selezione finalizzata al miglioramento qualitativo del bestiame attraverso il programma di rilevamento del carattere BCS

Legal basis: L.P. 4 del 28 marzo 2003«Sostegno dell'economia agricola, disciplina dell'agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati» art. 43, lettera b)

Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale di Trento n. 214 del 1o febbraio 2008, modificata con delibera n. 1012 del 18 aprile 2008, criteri attuativi dell'art. 43, lettera b) della L.P.4/2003

Planned annual expenditure under the scheme: The annual amount committed is EUR 600 000

Maximum aid intensity: The provincial contribution will be 70 % of the cost of the tests carried out

Date of implementation: The scheme will be implemented as from the date on which the identification number of the request for exemption is published on DG AGRI's website

Duration of scheme: Aid may be granted until 31 December 2013 at the latest

Objective of aid: Improvement in livestock quality by the selection of young livestock registered in the Genealogical Books for breeds farmed in the Province of Trento, with a view to improving ‘functional characteristics’ (negative correlation with production), such as the animals' fertility, vitality, yield and capacity to adapt to a mountain environment, by means of determining animals' BCS. The reference Article for implementation of the aid scheme is Article 16(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, which Article provides for exemptions

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincia autonoma di Trento

Dipartimento Agricoltura e alimentazione

Servizio Vigilanza e promozione delle attività agricole

Via G.B. Trener, 3

I-38100 Trento

Website: http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/scripts/gethtmlDeli.asp?Item=9&Type=FulView

http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/scripts/viewAllegatoDeli.asp?Item=9

Aid No: XA 216/08

Member State: Republic of Lithuania

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Parama veislininkystei (Schemos Nr. XA 67/07 pakeitimas)

Legal basis: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2008 m. birželio 2 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-302 „Dėl paramos veislininkystei taisyklių patvirtinimo“

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: LTL 28 000 000, or EUR 8 109 360 at the official exchange rate

Maximum aid intensity:

—	up to 100 % of the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books,

—	up to 70 % of the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock, with the exception of controls undertaken by the owner of the livestock and routine controls of milk quality,

—	up to 40 % of the costs of introducing innovative animal-breeding techniques or practices at farm level, with the exception of costs relating to artificial insemination, until 31 December 2011,

—	up to 100 % of the costs of organising and participating in competitions, exhibitions, fairs and forums, educational and training activities and the dissemination of scientific knowledge (conferences, seminars, professional and scientific events, publishing of publications)

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will enter into force after the Commission has officially published this summary information

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Up to 31 December 2013

In the case of aid for the costs of introducing innovative animal-breeding techniques or practices at farm level, with the exception of costs relating to artificial insemination, up to 31 December 2011

Objective of aid: Aid to SMEs:

to encourage livestock farmers to take part in evaluations of breeding stock on the basis of their offspring and in other selection programmes,

to increase the productivity of livestock and improve its genetic potential, and to develop herds with high breeding values,

to collect data on animal productivity and breeds and develop breeding and animal selection software using a single computer network,

to modernise animal-productivity and meat-quality evaluation technology,

to encourage livestock farmers to rear animals of high breeding value and to improve their breeding values,

to preserve and improve livestock breeds and their gene pool in Lithuania,

to carry out an assessment of breeding animals, organise animal shows, fairs, forums, competitions and training activities (conferences, seminars, professional and scientific events, publishing of publications).

Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are applicable

Eligible expenditure:

1.	the administrative costs of establishing and maintaining herd books;

2.	the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock, with the exception of controls undertaken by the owner of the livestock and routine controls of milk quality;

3.	the costs of introducing innovative animal-breeding techniques or practices at farm level, with the exception of costs relating to the introduction or performance of artificial insemination;

4.	the costs of organising and participating in competitions, exhibitions, fairs and forums, educational and training activities and the dissemination of scientific knowledge (conferences, seminars, professional and scientific events, publishing of publications)

Sector(s) concerned: Animal husbandry (cattle farming, horse farming, pig farming, sheep farming, goat farming)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija

Gedimino pr.19 (Lelevelio g.6)

LT-01103 Vilnius

Website: http://www.zum.lt/lt/teisine-informacija/isakymai/4065/

State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Vidmantas KANOPA

Aid No: XA 217/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación de ovino-caprino lechero valenciano, ASOCVAL

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea nominativa descrita en la ley 15/2007 de presupuestos de la Generalitat

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 18 000 in 2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date on which the registration number of the exemption request is published on the website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2008

Objective of aid: Technical consultancy services for sheep and goat dairy farmers with regard to milk testing, quality control during the milking process, feed, breeding and handling (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). The eligible costs are those relating to the training scheme for farmers, which includes direct costs incurred as a result of setting up the programme and fees for services provided by third parties (maintaining IT applications, analysis of samples and technical advice for farmers)

Sector(s) concerned: Sheep and goat dairy farmers

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2

E-46010 Valencia

Other information: —

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/ASOCVAL.pdf

Valencia, 2 June 2008

Director-General for Agricultural Production

Laura PEÑARROYA FABREGAT

Aid No: XA 218/08

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Schleswig-Holstein

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Beihilfen zu den Impfungen von Rinder-, Schaf- und Ziegenbeständen gegen den Serotyp 8 des Virus der Blauzungenkrankheit — BTV8

Legal basis: Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Impfung gegen den Serotyp 8 des Virus der Blauzungenkrankheit (BTV8-Beihilfe-Richtlinien)

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

—	vaccine: EUR 1 426 000,

—	veterinary vaccination: EUR 1 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of costs of vaccine.

The amount of aid per veterinary vaccination is EUR 0,50.

The fees charged for vaccination by veterinarians are EUR 12,78 herd fee, EUR 7,67 per callout, EUR 2,05 per animal for cattle and EUR 1,02 per animal for sheep and goats.

The aid intensity is therefore considerably below the maximum 100 %. Livestock owners are not paid direct but their costs are settled with the vaccine manufacturer and the veterinarians carrying out the vaccinations

Date of implementation: The aid will be granted from the time of Internet publication of the summary information on the aid scheme

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Up to 31 December 2008

Objective of aid: The exemption is justified by Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The purpose of the measure is to compensate for the costs of the vaccinations mandatory under Section 4(1)(a) of the EU Bluetongue Control Measures Implementing Ordinance (EG-Blauzungenbekämpfung-Durchführungsverordnung) for the first basic immunisation of herds of cattle, sheep and goats against bluetongue virus serotype 8.

The measure is linked to the prevention of bluetongue and is therefore compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty

Economic sectors: Agriculture.

The cattle, sheep and goat farmers eligible for aid are running small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume Schleswig- Holstein

Mercatorstraße 3

D-24106 Kiel

Website: http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/MLUR/DE/LandwirtschaftFischereiLaendlicherRaum/03__Foerderprogramme/01__ZPLR/PDF/BTV8__Beihilfe__Rili,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf

Aid No: XA 223/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Provincia autonoma di Trento

Title of aid scheme: Aiuti destinati alla lotta contro le epizoozie, le zoozie e le fitopatie

Legal basis: Livello nazionale:

Legge 9/6/1964 n. 615 «Bonifica sanitaria degli allevamenti dalla tubercolosi e brucellosi».

Livello provinciale:

L.P. 4 del 28 marzo 2003«Sostegno dell'economia agricola, disciplina dell'agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati». Capo IX «Eventi calamitosi»; art. 52 «Altri eventi naturali».

Deliberazione n. 2682 di data 16 dicembre 2005 che ha approvato il «Piano provinciale di controllo della tubercolosi, brucellosi, leucosi bovina enzootica negli allevamenti bovini della provincia di Trento».

Deliberazione n. 1541 del 13 giugno 2008 avente per oggetto: «Disciplina relativa alla concessione degli indennizzi per i danni agli allevamenti colpiti da tubercolosi, brucellosi e leucosi bovina enzootica»

Maximum aid intensity: Aid amounting to 90 % of the estimated loss is provided for.

The payments under this aid scheme will be made direct to the farmer that suffered the loss; alternatively, where the farmer has, by means of a signed document, authorised collection by another, payments can be made to the relevant farming cooperative, which provides for the physical collection of the milk from the holding and its subsequent processing

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The scale of the loss and the relevant public support were estimated using data on the epidemic verified by the health authorities; based on the information currently available and an aid period that runs for three years, overall expenditure is estimated at EUR 450 000

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will start on the date of publication in the Regional Official Gazette of notice of a successful outcome to the European Commission's scrutiny of the scheme for compatibility with Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty

Duration of scheme: Aid may be granted up to 31 December 2010

Objective of aid: The aim of the aid scheme is to enable farmers in the Province whose herds have been hit by bovine tuberculosis to receive compensation for earnings lost as a result of:

the loss of animals, limited to their replacement period (four months),

the extra costs incurred by the farmer in having to keep non-infected animals on the farm,

the extra costs incurred by the farmer in having to isolate the fresh milk concerned, both during its refrigeration on the holding and during transport,

the reduced payment per kg/litre of milk supplied as a result of having to change its use (UHT).

The aid comes under Article 10 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Codes: A.01.41 (Raising of dairy cattle), A.01.42 (Raising of other cattle and buffaloes)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincia autonoma di Trento

Dipartimento Agricoltura e alimentazione

Via G.B. Trener, 3

I-38100 Trento

Website: http://www.consiglio.provincia.tn.it/banche_dati/codice_provinciale/clex_ricerca_per_campi.it.asp

(you need only enter the number and year of the Provincial law you wish to consult)

http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/ricerca_delibere.asp

(you need only enter the number and year of the Decision you wish to consult)

Other information: The compensatory payments provided for under this aid scheme are made as part of a public programme for the prevention and control of epidemic animal diseases. To this end the Provincial Government approved the ‘Provincial Plan for the control of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis in bovine herds in the Province of Trento’ by means of Decision No 2682 of 16 December 2005

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/17

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 228/10)

Reference number of the aid	XT 79/08
Member State	Italy
Region	Calabria
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Piani di formazione aziendali
Legal basis	Decreto Dirigente generale Dipartimento n. 10 Regione Calabria — n. 6837 del 3 giugno 2008 — pubblicato in data 5 giugno 2008 sul supplemento straordinario n. 1 al BURC — parte 111 — 30 maggio 2008 n. 22 — Avviso pubblico piani di formazione aziendali. POR Calabria 2000/2006, Asse HI Risorse umane (FSE). Misura 3.9 — Sviluppo della competitività delle imprese pubbliche e private con priorità alle PIMI, azione 3.9.a — Formazione. POR Calabria FSF 2007/2013, Asse I Adattabilità, Obiettivo specifico A — Sviluppare sistemi di formazione continua e sostenere l'adattabilità dei lavoratori
Type of measure	Individual aid
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 0,1 million
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation
Date of implementation	9.6.2008
Duration	31.12.2008
Objective	General training; Specific training
Economic sectors	All sectors eligible for training aid
Name and address of the granting authority	Regione Calabria — Dipartimento n. 10 Lavoro, Politiche della famiglia, Formazione professionale Cooperazione e volontariato Via Lucrezia della Valle I-88100 Catanzaro

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/18

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 228/11)

Aid No	XE 27/08
Member State	Italy
Region	Calabria
Title of aid scheme	Progetto integrato di formazione finalizzato al conseguimento delle licenze di manutentore aeronautico («LMA») categorie «al /b 1.1. a2/b. 1.2. a.Vh 1.3» (meccanico certificante di manutenzione di linea) e di erogazione di incentivi finalizzati all'occupazione
Legal basis	Decreto Dirigente generale Dipartimento n. 10 Regione Calabria — n. 7797 del 17 giugno 2008 — pubblicato in data 27 giugno 2007 sull'HL1RC — parte III — Avviso pubblico per la presentazione di un progetto integrato di formazione finalizzato al conseguimento delle licenze di manutentore aeronautico («[.MA») categorie «al/b. l.l, a2/b. l.2, a3/b. l.3» (meccanico certificante di manutenzione di linea) e di erogazione di incentivi finalizzati all'occupazione. POR Calabria 2000/2006. Asse III Risorse umane (FSE), Misura 3.2 «Inserimento e reinserimento nel mercato del lavoro» e POR Calabria FSE 2007/2013. Asse II Occupabilità. Obiettivo operativo E.2 — Favorire la diffusione di azioni formative integrale rivolte ai giovani incentrate sull'alternanza tra formazione e luoghi dell'imprese
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 0,9 million
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation
Date of implementation	28.6.2008
Duration	31.12.2008
Objective	Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers
Economic sectors	Other (1)
Name and address of the granting authority	Regione Calabria — Dipartimento n. 10 Lavoro, Politiche della famiglia, Formazione professionale, Cooperazione e volontariato Via Lucrezia della Valle I-88100 Catanzaro

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(1)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

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5.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/s3

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