13.5.2010

Official Journal of the European Union

C 125/1

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 125/01

Date of adoption of the decision

23.11.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 607/08

Member State

Bulgaria

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Намалени ставки върху смеси на биогорива с течни горива от нефтен произход и безоловен бензин с кодове

Legal basis

Закон за акцизите и данъчните складове; Закон за възобновяемите и алтернативните енергийни източници и биогоривата/ЗВАЕИБ/Закона за чистотата на атмосферния въздух; Наредба за изискванията за качеството на течните горива, условията, реда и начина за техния контрол; Национална дългосрочна програма за насърчаване на потреблението на биогорива в транспорта 2008—2020 г., приета с Решение на Министерския съвет от 15 ноември 2007 г.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Tax rate reduction

Budget

Annual budget: BGN 85 million; Overall budget: BGN 169 million

Intensity

3 %

Duration (period)

1.1.2010-31.12.2011

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of the granting authority

Министерство на финансите

ул. „Раковски“ № 102

гр. София/Sofia

БЪЛГАРИЯ/BULGARIA

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

19.3.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 676/09

Member State

Spain

Region

Murcia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Mejora de la calidad del servicio eléctrico en Murcia

Legal basis

Orden ITC/3860/2007, de 28 de diciembre, por la que se revisan las tarifas eléctricas a partir del uno de enero de 2008

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 3,996 million; Overall budget: EUR 3,996 million

Intensity

30 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Electricity, gas and water supply

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Universidades

Empresa e Investigación

C/ San Cristobal, 6

30001 Murcia

ESPAÑA

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

25.3.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 709/09

Member State

France

Region

Région Bourgogne, Département de la Côte d'Or, Communauté de l'agglomération dijonaise et la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Dijon.

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aide à la compagnie Eastern Airways pour le démarrage de nouvelles liaisons aériennes au départ de l'aéroport de Dijon-Longvic

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development, Sectoral development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 2,276 million

Intensity

30 %

Duration (period)

2010-2013

Economic sectors

Air transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Le Conseil régional de Bourgogne

17 boulevard de la Trémouille

BP 1602

21035 Dijon Cedex

FRANCE

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

25.3.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 77/10

Member State

Italy

Region

Veneto, Sardegna, Emilia Romagna

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aiuto per il salvataggio di Vinyls Italia S.p.A. in amministrazione straordinaria

Legal basis

Decreto Legislativo 270/1999, «Nuova disciplina dell'amministrazione straordinaria delle grandi imprese in stato di insolvenza»; Decreto-legge 347/2003, «Misure urgenti per la ristrutturazione industriale di grandi imprese in stato di insolvenza», e Decreto 319/2004, «Condizioni e le modalità di prestazione della garanzia statale sui finanziamenti a favore delle grandi imprese in stato di insolvenza».

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Rescue of firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Export credits insurance

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 31,5 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

1.4.2010-1.10.2010

Economic sectors

Land transport and transport via pipelines, Chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico

Via Molise 2

00187 Roma RM

ITALIA

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

13.5.2010

Official Journal of the European Union

C 125/9

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 125/08

Aid No: XA 7/10

Member State: Slovak Republic

Region: All regions of the Slovak Republic, i.e. Bratislavský kraj, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko and Východné Slovensko

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Schéma štátnej pomoci na kontrolu úžitkovosti, testovanie a odhad plemennej hodnoty zvierat

Legal basis:

—	§ 6 nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „nariadenie vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z.“),

—	zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon o štátnej pomoci“),

—	§ 17 ods. 1 zákona č. 194/1998 Z. z. o šľachtení a plemenitbe hospodárskych zvierat a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 455/1991 Zb. o živnostenskom podnikaní (živnostenský zákon) v znení neskorších predpisov (ďalej len „zákon č. 194/1998“),

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Article 16(1)(b) and (3) of 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 (hereinafter the ‘Commission Regulation’),

—	Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (hereinafter ‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008’).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned annual volume of funding under the scheme from 2010 is EUR 3 320 000 (SKK 100 018 320).

The overall planned budget for testing for the period 2010-2013 is EUR 13 280 000 (SKK 400 073 280).

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may be granted to livestock farmers via an authorised breeding organisation or a recognised breeders′ organisation to cover up to 70 % of the eligible costs of testing.

Date of implementation: January 2010

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

Objective of aid: The purpose of granting aid is to support the livestock farming sector.

Sector(s) concerned: Section A — Agriculture, forestry and fishing (in accordance with NACE Rev.2).

Section

Division 01 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Primary production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority: Aid granted by:

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR

Dobrovičova ul. 12

812 66 Bratislava

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Tel. +421 259266111

Website: http://www.land.gov.sk/sk/index.php?navID=161&id=411

Scheme implemented by:

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra

Dobrovičova ul. 12

815 26 Bratislava

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Tel. +421 259266111

Website: http://www.apa.sk/index.php?navID=27

Website: —

Other information: The legal basis for the existing State aid scheme for performance monitoring, testing and genetic value assessment of livestock (XA 256/07) is being updated: in 2010 State aid is to be granted pursuant to Government Regulation No 264/2009 on agricultural support measures (Nariadenia vlády SR č. 264/2009 Z. z. o podporných opatreniach v pôdohospodárstve), as amended.

In view of the amended legal basis, the definition of eligible costs of an authorised breeding organisation or a recognised breeders′ organisation has also been amended in accordance with Article 16(1)(b) so that, instead of reimbursement of the value of the service, aid will be granted to reimburse the expenditure of authorised breeding organisations or recognised breeders organisations on testing, and the authorised breeding organisations or recognised breeders′ organisations will take account of this subsidy in the price they charge to livestock farmers for testing.

Under the original scheme, registered under number XA 256/07, State aid was granted only until the end of 2009. The new scheme replaces the original scheme and provides for aid to be granted after 1 January 2010.

Payments made under the new scheme will meet the conditions specified in Article 16(1)(b) and (3) of 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.

Agreed: Alexander ČARNÝ

riaditeľ odboru štátnej pomoci a národných podpôr

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva SR

Aid No: XA 17/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Andalucía

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganaderas (ADSG) y a sus Federaciones

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden, por la que se regulan las condiciones para el reconocimiento y constitución de las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganadera y sus Federaciones, y las ayudas a las mismas.

Mediante este proyecto de Orden se concretan los requisitos y programas sanitarios a aplicar, y se adapta la normativa al Real Decreto 784/2009, de 30 de abril, por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones estatales destinadas a las agrupaciones de defensa sanitaria ganaderas

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 13 million annually.

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Articles 10(1) and 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, the aid intensity may not exceed 100 % of the eligible activity.

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will run until 31 December 2013.

Objective of aid: Adoption of preventive measures to control animal diseases (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) and technical assistance measures for the livestock sector.

In favour of animal health associations (ADSGs) — the following types of measure under Article 10 of the Exemption Regulation:

—	Costs of veterinary staff taking action necessary to implement national disease eradication programmes that form part of the ADSG's basic health programme and benefit from European Union cofinancing.

—	Costs of equipment, including personal protection equipment, required for taking samples for the diagnosis of diseases covered by national prevention, control and eradication programmes.

—	Costs of equipment needed to send samples to the laboratory and the costs of sending the samples.

—	Health checks, diagnostic tests, laboratory analysis and other measures to detect animal diseases, including costs relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.

—	Purchasing and administering vaccines, veterinary medicines, biocides and other animal health products, including costs relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.

—	Slaughter of animals, or destruction of beehives, known or suspected to be diseased, including costs relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.

—	Implementation of all additional health measures ordered by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Livestock Production, including those relating to the professional activity of ADSG veterinarians.

—	Costs of destroying health care waste (used needles, empty containers, etc.) by hazardous waste managers authorised by the competent environment authority.

—	Costs of providing animal health information.

—	Costs relating to the purchase and placement of individual identifiers, provided identification is fed correctly in all areas of the SIGGAN database.

In favour of the federations of animal health associations (ADSGs):

—

Cost of employing the federation's technical health director and contracting veterinarians to coordinate and monitor approved programmes covering member ADSGs in respect of the diseases mentioned in the list of animal diseases established by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC: up to 100 % of justified costs (subject to Article 10 of the Regulation).

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Justified costs of organising workshops on animal disease eradication programmes and symposia or conferences to study, analyse, evaluate, plan and/or design strategies, directed at livestock farmers, for development in the sector: up to 100 % of justified costs; and costs of organising, and producing material for, health information campaigns directed at livestock farmers: up to 50 % of justified costs (subject to Article 15 of the Regulation).

Sector(s) concerned: The beneficiaries of the aid will be animal health associations and federations thereof.

The aid will be granted to these bodies in accordance with Articles 10(1)(b) and 15(3), which stipulate that it must be granted in kind by means of subsidised services and must not involve direct payments of money to producers.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca de la Junta de Andalucía

C/ Tabladilla, s/n

41071 Sevilla

ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/agriculturaypesca/portal/opencms/portal/DGPAgraria/Sanidad_Animal/proyecto_orden_adsg?entrada=tematica&tematica=194&subtematica=109

Other information: Aid subject to Article 10 of the Regulation must satisfy the following conditions:

Aid may be granted for up to 100 % of the implementation costs, although the following must be deducted from the maximum amount of costs qualifying for aid:

(a)	sums received under insurance schemes; and

(b)	costs not incurred as a result of disease, that would have been incurred in other circumstances.

The payments are part of a public national or regional prevention programme setting out clearly the diseases or parasite infestations covered and containing a description of the corresponding measures.

On the other hand, the aid will not be granted for diseases in respect of which Community legislation provides for specific charges for control measures. In addition, the aid will be granted in respect of the diseases mentioned in the list of animal diseases established by the World Organisation for Animal Health and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC.

Aid subject to Article 15 of the Regulation must satisfy the following conditions:

the aid must be available to all livestock farmers in the area covered by the federation, on the basis of objectively determined conditions. Membership of the federation may not be a condition for having access to the service. Any contribution to the federation's administrative costs by livestock farmers who are not members of the ADSGs in question must be restricted to the proportional cost of providing the service,

the application must have been accepted by the competent authority concerned in a manner which obliges that authority to grant the aid, clearly indicating the amount of aid to be granted or how this amount will be calculated; the competent authority may authorise the aid on this basis only if the budget available for the aid or aid scheme is not exhausted.

EL Jefe de Servicio de Sanidad Animal

Juan Antonio JAÉN TÉLLEZ

Aid No: XA 19/10

Member State: Bulgaria

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Помощ за съфинансиране на застрахователни премии при застраховане на селскостопанска продукция

Legal basis:

1.	Article 12 of 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;

2.	член 12, първа алинея, точка 1 и втора алинея, точка 1, букви „а“ и „б“ от Закона за подпомагане на земеделските производители (ЗПЗП).

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

1.	The maximum budget for the aid for the period of implementation of the scheme (2000-2013) is BGN 33 600 000.

2.	No maximum annual budget is specified.

Maximum aid intensity: According to Article 12(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, 80 % of the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover only against losses caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters.

According to Article 12(2)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, 50 % of the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover against losses caused by adverse climatic events and against other losses caused by climatic events.

Date of implementation: From the date on which the European Commission publishes the form concerning the aid, but not earlier than 1 February 2010.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From 1 March 2010 to 31 December 2013, until funds are exhausted.

Objective of aid: Encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises in the fruit and vegetable production sector to take out voluntary policies to insure agricultural production against adverse climatic conditions, by partly offsetting the costs of taking out an insurance policy.

Eligible expenses under the scheme:

the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover only against losses caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters (hail, torrential downpours, rain, frost, flood),

the cost of insurance premiums, where the policy specifies that it provides cover against natural disasters and other losses caused by adverse climatic events.

Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural produce

Name and address of the granting authority:

Darzhaven fond Zemedelie

bul. Tsar Boris III 136

1618 Sofia

BULGARIA

Website: http://www.dfz.bg/

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 20/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por las lluvias los días 16 y 17 de noviembre de 2009 en el Archipiélago previstas en el artículo 6, del Decreto Territorial 147/2009, de 24 de noviembre, de ayudas y medidas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por las lluvias los días 16 y 17 de noviembre en el Archipiélago a excepción de las relativas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras (apartado 4 del artículo 6) que se acogen al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis

Legal basis:

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Artículo 6 del Decreto Territorial 147/2009, de 24 de noviembre, de ayudas y medidas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por las lluvias los días 16 y 17 de noviembre en el Archipiélago (B.O.C. no 234 de 30.11.2009), a excepción de las destinadas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras que se acogen como ya se ha señalado al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Seven hundred and fifty thousand euros (EUR 750 000)

Maximum aid intensity: According to Article 6 of the aforementioned Decree 147/2009 of 24 November, the maximum aid intensity can be up to 90 % of the losses suffered. The magnitude of the losses will be established, as per Article 6(6)(d) of the Decree, by a report on the damages drawn up by the relevant department of the Insular Council. However, aid may in no circumstances exceed the difference between the value of the loss incurred and the amount of other aid or compensation that is compatible or complementary that may be paid out for the same reasons by other administrations, public bodies (whether national or international), or any other financial entity from public or private funds, or that paid out under insurance policies.

In the case of aid for damage to production equipment and infrastructure in the agricultural sector, provided for in Article 6(4) of Decree 147/2009, damages will be evaluated by applying the percentage of the damages assessed at the cost approved by the Directorate-General for Agriculture using the models established for this purpose.

Notwithstanding the above, should the aid be insufficient to cover all the applications, the percentage of funding may be reduced, across all applicants, until the funding available has been allocated.

Date of implementation: From the date when the provisions of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 have been met, in accordance with the provisions of the additional ninth provision of Decree 147/2009 of 24 November establishing a contingent condition for aid governed by Article 6 of the Decree, with the exception of aid intended to repair damage to marketing associations infrastructure for processing or marketing agricultural products (Article 6(5) of Decree 147/2009), which is eligible under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010 or until the funding (EUR 750 000) has been exhausted.

Objective of aid: The intended objectives are those listed in Article 6 of Decree 147/2009, with the exception of aid for processing and marketing agricultural products, provided under Article 6(4) of the Decree, which is eligible as already mentioned under the Regulation on de minimis aid (Article 6(5) of Decree 147/2009) and reiterated below:

Compensation for losses on livestock holdings as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming will be provided in the form of payments to cover additional expenditure on animal feed.

The compensation for arable production will be calculated on the basis of an assessment of losses of expected production for the marketing year concerned. To that end, account will be taken, where applicable, of the conditions and procedures laid down in the agricultural insurance system.

The aid provided for crop and livestock productions are intended for owners of holdings, who have experienced losses equal to or more than 30 % of production.

Compensation is also provided to cover repairs to damage to infrastructure and means of production on arable holdings, livestock holdings and poultry farms and to cover dead animals not covered by insurance.

The amount of aid can be up to 90 % of the losses incurred.

In the case of aid for damage to production equipment and infrastructure, the percentage of the damages will be evaluated at the cost approved by the Directorate-General for Agriculture using the maximum cost models established for this purpose.

Sector(s) concerned:

—	For animal production: goats, rabbits, poultry and bees.

—	For crop production: temperate fruits, subtropical (bananas, papaya, avocado, etc.), and grapes.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación (Dirección General de Agricultura)

Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 10

Edificio de Servicios Múltiples II, planta 3a

38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.gobcan.es/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pynes.htm

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 21/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el temporal de lluvias y viento los días 22 y 23 de diciembre de 2009 en el Archipiélago, previstas en el artículo 6, del Decreto 167/2009, a excepción de las relativas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras (apartado 4 del artículo 6) que se acogen al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis

Legal basis:

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Artículo 6 del Decreto Territorial 167/2009, de 29 de diciembre, de ayudas y medidas urgentes y de carácter excepcional para reparar los daños producidos por el temporal de lluvias y viento los días 22 y 23 de diciembre en el Archipiélago (B.O.C. no 2 de 5.1.2010), a excepción de las destinadas a la reparación de daños en infraestructuras de industrialización y comercialización de productos agrícolas de las entidades comercializadoras que se acogen como ya se ha señalado al Reglamento 1998/2006, de minimis

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: One million five hundred thousand euros (EUR 1 500 000)

Maximum aid intensity: According to Article 6 of the aforementioned Decree 167/2009 of 29 December, the maximum aid intensity can be up to 90 % of the losses suffered. The magnitude of the losses will be established, as per Article 6(6)(d) of the Decree, by a report on the damages drawn up by the relevant department of the Insular Council. However, aid may in no circumstances exceed the difference between the value of the loss incurred and the amount of other aid or compensation that is compatible or complementary that may be paid out for the same reasons by other administrations, public bodies (whether national or international), or any other financial entity from public or private funds, or that paid out under insurance policies.

In the case of aid for damage to production equipment and infrastructure in the agricultural sector, provided for in Article 6(4) of Decree 167/2009 of 29 December, damages will be assessed by applying the percentage of the damages evaluated at the cost approved by the Directorate-General for Agriculture using the models established for this purpose.

Date of implementation: From the date when the provisions of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 have been met, in accordance with the provisions of the additional ninth provision of Decree 167/2009 of 29 December establishing a contingent condition for aid governed by Article 6 of the Decree, with the exception of aid intended to repair damage to marketing associations infrastructure for processing or marketing agricultural products (Article 6(5) of Decree 167/2009), which is eligible under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010 or until the funding (EUR 1 500 000) has been exhausted.

Objective of aid: The planned objectives are listed in Decree 167/2009, already referred to, and reiterated below:

(a)	on livestock holdings, losses suffered as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming, provided the animals on the holding are covered under any of the provisions of the combined agricultural insurance plan;

(b)	losses registered in crop and stockbreeding productions for which at the time of the incident, the insurance contract period had not begun, provided that the insurance had been taken out in the previous marketing year;

(c)	in crop and livestock productions where, at the time when the damage occurred, the holdings were covered by a valid insurance policy under the combined agricultural insurance system. Compensation is available for damage that is not covered by that system;

(d)	damage incurred by crop and livestock production that is not included in the current combined agricultural insurance plan, unless guaranteed by another form of insurance.

Compensation for losses on livestock holdings as a result of damage to areas used for livestock farming will be provided in the form of payments to cover additional expenditure on animal feed.

The aid provided for crop and livestock productions are intended for owners of holdings, who have experienced losses equal to or more than 30 % of production.

Sector(s) concerned:

—	For animal production: goats, rabbits, poultry and bees.

—	For crop production: temperate fruits, subtropical (bananas, papaya, avocado, etc.), grapes and vegetables (potatoes).

Name and address of the granting authority:

Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación (Dirección General de Agricultura)

Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 10

Edificio de Servicios Múltiples II, planta 3a

38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.gobcan.es/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pynes.htm

Other information: —

13.5.2010

Official Journal of the European Union

C 125/16

2010/C 125/09

Aid No: XA 302/09

Member State: France

Region: Département du Loiret

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides à la réalisation d’études (réserves d’eau pour l’irrigation) dans le Loiret (assistance technique)

Legal basis:

—	article 1511-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales

—	délibération du Conseil général du Loiret en date du 11 juin 2008

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 8 000

Maximum aid intensity: 40 %

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

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

Objective of aid: To fund the provision of technical assistance to promote the construction of water reserves for irrigation so as to stock winter rainfall and reduce the pressure on water courses and ground water in summer.

The aid will take the form of subsidies to fund studies relating to the construction of water storage facilities fed by deposits when water is available, in order to reduce the current pressure on a locally deficit resource. It will be calculated on the basis of eligible expenditure of a maximum of EUR 5 000.

Furthermore, aid will be paid exclusively to:

farms whose size does not exceed that of an SME as defined in EU legislation (cf. Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008, OJ L 214 of 9 August 2008),

farms that are enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products,

farms that are not enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in difficulty (OJ C 244 of 1 October 2004).

Sector(s) concerned: This provision concerns all agricultural holdings that have adopted a collective water management strategy.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil général du Loiret

15 rue Eugène Vignat

45000 Orléans

FRANCE

Website: http://www.loiret.com/cgloiret/index.php?page=display&class=guide_des_aides&object=dae_evld_a3&method=display_full&objectTheme=rubrique_guide_des_aides3f78582d8377f

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 305/09

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas destinadas a paliar los daños producidos por las lluvias persistentes del mes de septiembre en el cultivo del caqui.

Legal basis: Resolución de la Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, por la que se establecen y convocan ayudas para paliar los daños producidos por las lluvias persistentes del mes de septiembre en el cultivo del caqui. Directrices Comunitarias sobre ayudas estatales al sector agrario y forestal (2007/2013).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The annual expenditure planned in respect of 2010 is EUR 1 000 000.

Maximum aid intensity: On the basis of the assessment formula laid down in the fifth paragraph of the decision on the application process and the relevant supporting study, the estimated maximum intensity of the aid amounts to 14 %.

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: Until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: Adverse climatic events (Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: A10204 — Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits.

Name and address of the granting authority: Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de la Comunidad Valenciana (Spain).

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/caqui2009.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 56/10

Member State: France

Region: Franche-Comté

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides aux coûts supportés par les éleveurs bovins, ovins et caprins, afférents aux contrôles sanitaires, aux tests et autres mesures de dépistage ainsi que l’administration de vaccins et de médicaments concernant certaines maladies animales et épizooties (liste jointe ci-dessous), en Franche-Comté

Legal basis:

—	code général des collectivités territoriales, articles L 1511-2-3-5,

—	arrêtés du ministre de l’agriculture et de la pêche des 19 et 24 septembre et 26 novembre 2008 modifiant l’arrêté du 1er avril 2008 définissant les zones réglementées relatives à la fièvre catarrhale ovine,

—	Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (repealing Decision 90/424/EC);

—	délibération du Conseil régional de Franche-Comté.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 50 000 in 2010, EUR 50 000 in 2011.

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

The maximum cumulative rate of public aid is 100 % of costs for health checks, tests, other screening measures and the purchase and administration of vaccines and medicines (for the same list of diseases).

Date of implementation: From 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: 2010 and 2011.

Objective of aid: This aid scheme comes under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

This exceptional aid will make it possible to cover part of the costs for a service open to all livestock farmers.

It will also make it possible to cover part of the costs listed above, borne by cattle, sheep and goat farmers (SMEs) within the framework of preventing and eradicating the following animal diseases:

bovine brucellosis,

ovine and caprine brucellosis

bovine tuberculosis,

infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR),

bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD/MD),

paratuberculosis.

These diseases are listed in Annex 1 to Decision 2009/470/EC or in the list compiled by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Any amounts received through insurance schemes, as well as other aid received, will be taken into account when verifying compliance with the 100 % maximum rate of aid.

No aid will be paid directly to livestock farmers, who will benefit solely from the provision of services funded by the aid schemes.

No aid will be granted to firms in difficulty.

Sector(s) concerned: Cattle, sheep and goat farms (SMEs).

Name and address of the granting authority:

Conseil régional de Franche-Comté

Direction des affaires Économiques

4 square Castan

25031 Besançon Cedex

FRANCE

Website: http://www.franche-comte.fr/fileadmin/Demo/PDF/Conseil_Regional/politiques_regionales/europe-et-international/2010/regim_aides_maladie_animales.pdf

Other information: —

13.5.2010

Official Journal of the European Union

C 125/19

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

2010/C 125/10

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘MONTORO-ADAMUZ’

EC No: ES-PDO-0005-0658-08.11.2007

PGI ( ) PDO ( X )

1. Name:

‘Montoro-Adamuz’

2. Member State or Third Country:

Spain

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1. Type of product:

Class 1.5

Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)

3.2. Description of the product to which the name in (1) applies:

Extra virgin olive oil obtained from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea Europaea L.), of the following varieties: Nevadillo Negro, Picual, Lechín de Sevilla, Picudo and Carrasqueño de la Sierra. The native variety Nevadillo Negro, when more than 10 %, and the Picual variety are considered the main varieties, both representing more than 98 % in the blend of oils.

Extraction takes place exclusively by mechanical or physical processes that do not modify the oil, but preserve the flavour, fragrance and characteristics of the fruit from which it is obtained.

The oils have the following physico-chemical characteristics:

Acidity	Maximum 0,5 %
Humidity	Maximum 0,1 %
Peroxide value	Maximum 20 mEq. O2/kg
K270 (Absorbency 270 nm)	Maximum 0,18
Total polyphenols (2) (ppm)	Minimum 700 ppm
K225 (Bitterness)	Minimum 0,3
Waxes	Maximum 150 mg/kg of fat
Stability	Minimum 80 (hours at 100 °C)

Fatty Acids Composition

Myristic acid C14:0	≤ 0,05 %
Palmitic acid C16:0	9,5-12,5 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1	0,3-3,5 %
Margaric acid C17:0	≤ 0,1 %
Margaroleic acid C17:1	≤ 0,1 %
Stearic acid C18:0	2,2-4,0 %
Oleic acid C18:1	> 78 %
Linoleic acid C18:2	3,5-7,5 %
Linoleic acid C18:3	≤ 1 %
Arachidic acid C20:0	≤ 0,6 %
Gadoleic acid C20:0	≤ 0,4 %
Behenic acid C22:0	≤ 0,1 %
Lignoceric acid C24:0	≤ 0,1 %

From the sensory viewpoint, the extra virgin olive oil ‘Montoro-Adamuz’ can be considered an oil of great aromatic complexity. It is defined by a median fruitiness > 4, its positive attributes being ‘frutado de aceituna’, ‘verde hoja’, and ‘otras frutas maduras’.

Sensory characteristics
Median fruitiness	Greater than 4
Median bitterness	2,0-6,5
Median spiciness	1,5-6,5
Median defect	Equal to 0

The specific characteristics that define ‘Montoro-Adamuz’ oil are owed to its high content of total polyphenols, exceeding 700 ppm, which are responsible for the characteristic bitterness of the oil, and for its great chemical stability against oxidation, a characteristic for which this oil has been appreciated since time immemorial.

3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only):

Not applicable

3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only):

Not applicable

3.5. Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area:

The production of olives and the preparation of the product take place within the geographical area identified in (4).

3.6. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.:

The oil is packaged in glass, metallic or ceramic food-grade containers. The Regulatory Council may authorise any other type of material for use in packaging provided it is inert and does not degrade the colour and visual appearance of the contents, or in order to comply with the trade and/or legal requirements of third countries.

3.7. Specific rules on labelling:

The words ‘Denominación de Origen Protegida Montoro-Adamuz’ must appear on both the label and the numbered label on the back. The labelling on the containers must include the logo of the Protected Denomination of Origin ‘Montoro-Adamuz’.

4. Concise definition of the geographical area:

The geographical area with the denomination ‘Montoro-Adamuz’ corresponds to the agricultural area in the mountains of the province if Córdoba; to the south it borders the Guadalquivir basin, to the north the Valle de los Pedroches area, to the east the mountains of Andujar in the province of Jaén and to the west the mountains to the north of Seville.

The defined geographical area comprises the following municipalities of the province of Córdoba: Montoro, Adamuz, Espiel, Hornachuelos, Obejo, Villaharta, Villanueva del Rey and Villaviciosa de Córdoba.

5. Link with the geographical area:

5.1. Specificity of the geographical area:

The defined geographical area contains the only olive plantation in Andalusia established on soil of paleozoic origin; formed by granite, slate, quartzite and diorite, it is acid in nature with a pH between 5 and 5,6 and shallow, while all other olive plantations in southern Spain are on limestone soils that are basic in nature.

The area is in a morphological and structural unit of paleozoic origin, the Sierra Morena range, its southern border being the Guadalquivir basin, a tectonic fault which delimits the Baetic mountain ranges of the Iberian Peninsula.

Temperatures are characterised by an acute contrast between the warm summer and cold winter seasons with a maximum average of around 13 °C for January and around 35 °C for July, and a minimum average of 3 °C for January and 18 °C for July, which gives an annual temperature range of 19 °C, with light average precipitation of between 600 and 700 mm a year concentrated in the winter and spring. It is a hillside district, of steep topography, with an average height of 425 m, a southerly aspect, and a high level of sunlight of between 2 800 and 3 000 hours a year.

These agrological conditions together with high annual rates of evapo-transpiration, of between 800 and 900 mm, and the steep average gradients found throughout the district, close to 23 %, result in a high level of erosion and consequently a low covering of soil which increase even further the shortage of water faced by the crop in summer and autumn.

The specificities of the geographic area are responsible for the development of the native variety Nevadillo Negro, which is perfectly adapted to this extreme environment as it has a high tolerance of drought and shallow soil (hardy variety). This variety is found interspersed in the area's plantations in the form of centuries-old olive trees, representing up to 20 % of the area under olives.

5.2. Specificity of the product:

The specific characteristics that define ‘Montoro-Adamuz’ oil are owed to its high content of total polyphenols, exceeding 700 ppm, which are responsible for the characteristic bitterness of the oil (K225, minimum 0,3) and which give it its high level of chemical stability against oxidation (minimum 80 hours at 100 °C).

In addition, the sensory attributes such as ‘frutado de aceituna’ and ‘verde hoja’ are highly present, the median fruitiness exceeding 4.

5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI):

The high phenolic compound content in the oils of the denomination ‘Montoro-Adamuz’, exceeding 700 ppm, is directly related to the presence of the Nevadillo Negro variety, to the extreme agro-climatic conditions which cause physiological stress in the olive tree and to early harvesting.

The blend, in which the Picual and Nevadillo Negro varieties are present in variable proportions, is unique and exclusive to the oils of Montoro-Adamuz, the high level of polyphenols making it distinct from those varieties, giving the oil a bitter and spicy quality, and allowing it to be preserved extremely well, a characteristic for which this oil has been appreciated since time immemorial.

The extreme mediterranean climatic conditions, with the high average temperature and levels of sunlight, moderate and markedly seasonal rain, together with high levels of annual evapo-transpiration, of between 800 and 900 mm, lead to a serious shortage of water for olive growing, which is exacerbated by the soil conditions in the district: acid soil, steep slopes, shallow, stony soil of low fertility, established on acidic materials. This all leads to physiological stress on the olive tree which causes an increase in the polyphenol content.

The steep topography, with the olive groves situated on steep hillsides, is a factor which has led to early harvesting of the olives becoming a deeply rooted cultural practice. The olives are harvested only from the trees , whilst care it taken to avoid letting the fruit fall to the ground, as it is impossible to gather it from the ground due to the high costs which this would entail as a result of the lack of mechanization of the mountain olive plantations. Furthermore, this practice results in a product of higher quality.

In addition, the deeply rooted cultural practice of early harvesting of the fruit in the district, from 15 October to 15 January, results in maximizing the polyphenol content and producing extraordinary organoleptic qualities in the oils, defined by a median fruitiness exceeding 4, in which the sensory attributes such as ‘frutado de aceituna’ and ‘verde hoja’ are present with maximum intensity.

Reference to publication of the specification:

http://juntadeandalucia.es/boja/boletines/2007/202/d/updf/d24.pdf

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2) Method of complete extraction of polyphenols and quantification by means of the colorimetric system of detection using a series of electrodes.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 125

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 53 13 May 2010

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2010/C 125/01	Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )	1

2010/C 125/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5772 — NPM Capital/Cyrte/BOL.COM) ( 1 )	5

2010/C 125/03	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5832 — Avelar/Enovos/Aveleos) ( 1 )	5

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	Council
2010/C 125/04	Council Decision of 10 May 2010 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency	6

	European Commission
2010/C 125/05	Euro exchange rates	7

2010/C 125/06	Notice concerning the provisional application of the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part	8

2010/C 125/07	Notice pursuant to Article 6(6)(f) of Protocol II concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community of the one part and the Pacific States of the other part	8

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2010/C 125/08	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	9

2010/C 125/09	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	16

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	V Announcements
	OTHER ACTS
	European Commission
2010/C 125/10	Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs	19