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C 154/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 7.7.2009 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (2009/C 154/05) Aid No: XA 49/09 Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Member State: Spain Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 year Region: Comunidad Valenciana Objective of aid: To complement Community area aid Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an indi associated with nut production (provided for in Article 17(b) vidual aid: Ayuda nacional por superficie a los frutos de cáscara of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) Sector(s) concerned: Nut growers who are considered to be Legal basis: small and medium-sized enterprises under Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 Real Decreto 1612/2008 de 3 de octubre sobre aplicación de los pagos directos a la agricultura y la ganadería. Name and address of the granting authority: Borrador de la Orden de 23 de enero de 2009 de la Consellera Agencia Valenciana de Fomento y Garantía Agraria o de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación sobre cuestiones generales C/Amadeo de Saboya, n 2 aplicables al régimen de ayudas agroambientales e indemni Valência zación compensatoria y régimen aplicable al pago único y ESPAÑA otras pagos directos a la agricultura y ganadería en el ámbito de la Comunitat Valenciana y de aprobación de las bases regu ladoras de ayudas de pago único y otras ayudas directas. Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/ Borrador Resolución de 26 de enero de 2009 de la Directora de pdf/FRUTOS%20CASCARA.pdf la Agencia Valenciana de Fomento y Garantia Agraria mediante la que se establece la convocatoria del procedimiento para la concesión de subvenciones a través de la solicitud única vinculadas al regimen de pago único, otras ayudas directas a la agricultura y la ganaderia, ayudas agroambientales y de indemnización compensatoria para el año 2009 Aid No: XA 50/09 Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall Member State: The Netherlands amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 2 928 440 under aid heading SE 83 000 Region: Provincie Noord-Brabant Maximum aid intensity: The Valencian Autonomous Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indi Government will finance 50 % of the maximum national aid vidual aid: Model voor een gemeentelijke Subsidieverordening laid down in Article 87(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. duurzaamheidsinvesteringen agrarische bedrijven in landbou The maximum amount will be EUR 120,75 per hectare per year wontwikkelingsgebieden 7.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 154/7 Legal basis: The scheme also provides for possible supplementary aid for investments relating to: Algemene wet bestuursrecht, titel 4.2 (c) achieving high aesthetic quality for farm buildings; or Gemeentewet, artikelen 108 lid 1, 147 lid 1 en 149 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (d) energy savings in farm management. Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The investments referred to in points (a) and (b) cover only the extra investments needed to go beyond the (Community) Between 10 and 20 municipalities in North Brabant are statutory requirements and may be subsidised up to a limit of expected to issue a call for applications for the scheme, each 60 %, unless the investments in question lead to an increase in of which will make up to EUR 1,6 million available. This affects production capacity, in which case the maximum subsidy limit the following municipalities (indicative): is 40 %. Such investments fall within the scope of Article 4(2)(e) and Article 4(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. Alphen-Chaam Baarle-Nassau The investments referred to in points (c) and (d) may be Bladel subsidised up to a limit of 40 %. Investments covered by Boekel point (c) (aesthetic quality) fall within the scope of Article 4(2)(b) and Article 4(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No Deurne 1857/2006 (increasing the quality of farm buildings). Dongen Investments covered by point (d) (energy savings) fall within the scope of Article 4(2)(b) and Article 4(3)(a) of Regulation Eersel (EC) No 1857/2006 (reducing production costs). Gemert-Bakel Haaren Heeze-Leende The total amount of aid granted may not exceed EUR 400 000 per holding over a period of three consecutive fiscal years Hilvarenbeek covering the investment period, less the tax breaks granted Landerd under the MIA/VAMIL scheme, which have been set at 12 % of the investments covered by this scheme. Mill en Sint Hubert Sint Anthonis Uden Date of implementation: Under Articles 6 and 13 of the scheme, aid may be granted, subject to submission of an appli Total expenditure under this scheme by the municipalities cation, once the model outlining the scheme has been notified concerned is expected to be EUR 24 million for the period in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2009 to 2013 inclusive 1857/2006 and once the scheme has been adopted and a call for applications issued by the municipal body responsible Maximum aid intensity: Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme has The scheme provides for aid for investments relating to: no specific closing date and, once it has entered into force pursuant to Article 13 thereof, will apply until it is repealed. The municipal body responsible will set the period during (a) introducing measures to reduce the pollution that has been which aid may be applied for under the scheme on the basis or will be generated by an agricultural holding beyond the of Article 6 thereof. The duration of the scheme depends on requirements of the applicable EU and Dutch environmental whether the municipal body responsible sets one or more legislation; and subsequent application periods. The period of validity of Regu lation (EC) No 1857/2006 will also have to be taken into account, so, in principle, the scheme will not run beyond (b) for livestock farming, introducing measures to raise animal- 31 December 2013. If a new exemption Regulation enters welfare standards at an agricultural holding above the into force replacing or succeeding Regulation (EC) requirements of the applicable EU and Dutch animal- No 1857/2006, the province of North Brabant will submit a welfare legislation. new notification C 154/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 7.7.2009 Objective of aid: as much as possible with the Maatlat Duurzame Veehouderij (Yardstick of Sustainable Stockholding), issued by the Stichting Milieukeur (eco-labelling foundation) The scheme is designed to encourage farms to adopt sustain ability measures in areas in the province of North Brabant Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to all agricultural which have been designated agricultural development areas by holdings in agricultural development areas designated by the the provincial council. Provincial Council of North Brabant. The municipal body responsible is free to give priority to intensive livestock holdings and, in particular, to intensive livestock holdings relo The measures eligible for aid under this scheme are investments cating from an extensification area to an agricultural devel in physical assets (buildings, machinery and equipment) which opment area focus on reducing pollution or increasing animal welfare. Name and address of the granting authority: In all cases, the measures must go beyond the statutory requirements under the Wet milieubeheer (Environmental Management Act), the legislation on manure, odour and All municipalities in the province of North Brabant that issue a ammonia or the animal-welfare legislation, in particular the call for applications for the aid scheme in accordance with the Gezondheids- en welzijnswet voor dieren (Animal Health and model. Welfare Act) and its implementing provisions. This requirement complies with the condition set in Article 4(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, namely that investments must be aimed at For further information, please contact: achieving standards that go beyond the minimum Community standards, as set out, for example, in the IPPC Directive, which Provincie Noord-Brabant applies to large livestock holdings and requires the use of the Brabantlaan 1 best available environmental techniques. For ammonia, the Postbus 90151 Directive has been transposed by the Dutch Besluit ammoniake 5200 MC, ‘s-Hertogenbosch missie huisvesting veehouderij (Ammonia Emissions Decree for NEDERLAND Livestock Housing) (Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 2005, 675). Also relevant in this respect are Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards Website: for the protection of laying hens, which was transposed by the Dutch Legkippenbesluit 2003 (2003 Decree on laying hens) http://www.brabant.nl/upload/documenten/p/plg/ (Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 2004, 40), and Council modelverordening%20duurzaamheidsinvesteringen%202008.def. Directive 91/630/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down pdf minimum standards for the protection of pigs (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991), which was transposed by the Dutch Varkensbesluit (Pigs Decree) (Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 1994, 577). Other information: Lastly, Council Directive 91/629/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991), which was transposed by the Dutch This summary information outlines a model for a scheme to Kalverenbesluit (Calves Decree) (Bulletin of Acts, Orders and allow municipalities in the province of North Brabant to grant Decrees 1994, 576), should also be mentioned.