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 156/06

Aid No: XA 387/08

Member State: The Netherlands

Region: De provincies Groningen en Drenthe

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Provinciale Agrarische bedrijfsverplaatsings regelingen, zie onder rechtsgrondslag voor de exacte benamingen

Legal basis:

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme (in EUR million):

Maximum aid intensity: In accordance with Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, aid is to be granted to land-dependent agricultural holdings as follows:

Farmers who wind up their business for tax purposes in order to relocate their farm are obliged to pay tax on the hidden reserves and similar assets of their (old) farm. For farmers, this is an expense that is directly and inextricably linked to the relocation of their holding. Under the aid scheme, aid will be granted for up to 100 % of the costs incurred, thereby complying with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Relocation costs (under a) cover:

actual relocation costs (such as the costs of removing resources and animals to the new location),

notarial and land registry fees,

transfer tax payable in connection with relocation,

consultancy fees in connection with relocation (such as estate agents’ and accountants’ fees).

Relocation investment costs (under b) comprise:

investment costs relating to farm buildings and facilities at the new location,

general (consultancy) fees, such as costs relating to architects, engineers, consultants and feasibility studies in connection with relocation. Legal fees (for licences, changes to the land-use plan, Article 19 procedures, and green land certificates, etc.) are not covered.

Compensation under b and c is calculated on the basis of the representative market value. The aid amounts to 40 % of any positive difference between the representative market value of the old location and buildings, on the one hand, and the total of the following costs, on the other:

the representative market value of the new farm location and buildings, and

any investments relating to setting up, modernising, replacing and/or extending the new farm buildings.

Date of implementation: Implementation will begin after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, as specified in Article 18(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, or after publication of a decree on the entry into force of the Decree of 3 September 2007 amending the 2001 Income Tax Implementing Decree (Uitvoeringsbesluit inkomstenbelasting 2001), Stb. 2007, 328

Duration of the scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Relocation — in the public interest — of farms with good prospects, where the farmland is needed in order to improve spatial or agricultural structures, the countryside, the landscape, water or the environment

Economic sectors concerned: All primary agricultural holdings producing products referred to in Annex I to the EC Treaty

Name and address of granting authority:

Websites:

Other information: Sheet 125 of the 2007-2013 rural development programme refers to the possibility of subsidising the relocation of holdings. The provinces choose not to make use of this possibility since the abovementioned fiche only offers the possibility of subsidisation in relation to reducing ammonia emissions and deposition, while the broader approach of a subsidy scheme is needed for the effective achievement of national and provincial policy goals relating the countryside, water and farming structures

Aid No: XA 442/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Castilla-La Mancha

Title of aid scheme: Ayudas para la realización de auditorías, análisis y estudios

Legal basis: Convocatorias de ayudas para las cooperativas agrarias:

Orden de 8.6.2000 de la Consejería de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente por la que se establecen los programas de fomento de la calidad agroalimentaria en Castilla-La Mancha (FOCAL 2000) programa 1 cooperativismo agrario

Orden de de la Consejería de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de las ayudas para la mejora de las estructuras asociativas agrarias en Castilla-La Mancha y se convocan dichas ayudas para el año 2009

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Overall amount: EUR 200 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 50 % of eligible costs:

The expenses billed by external enterprises that carry out the audits, analyses or studies or that introduce quality standards.

In the event of participation in shows, fairs or other events, participation fees and the cost of publications and hiring installations are eligible for subsidy

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 2013

Objective of aid: Technical assistance (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) and production of quality agricultural products (Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, livestock farming, forestry and fisheries

Name and address of the granting authority:

Website: Provisionally:

http://www.jccm.es/agricul/paginas/ayudas/cooperativismo/cooperativismo.htm

once published:

www.jccm.es/cgi-bin/docm.php3

(1)  The amounts per year are indicative; the total budget planned remains the same.