This notification form applies to aid investments in the processing (1) and marketing (2) of agricultural products, as dealt with in point IV.B. of the Community Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 (3) .
point IV.B.2. (a) [Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (4) or any provision replacing it]
point IV.B.2. (b) [Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 (5) ]
point IV.B.2. (c) [Commission guidelines on national regional aid for 2007 to 2013 (6) ]
point IV.B.2. (d) [aid for intermediate companies in regions not eligible for regional aid]
Is the beneficiary a SME in the processing or marketing of agricultural products?
| | yes | | no |
If no, the aid does not fulfil the necessary conditions under this Regulation and cannot be declared compatible with the Common Market under point IV.B.2.(a) of the Guidelines.
If yes, the aid is exempted from the obligation to notify. Please state the reasons why your authorities still would like to submit a notification. In this case, please refer to the relevant part of the general notification form (Annex I part I and III.1 of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (7) or any provision replacing it).
Does the aid fulfil the conditions set out in this Regulation?
| | yes | | no |
If no, the aid does not fulfil the necessary conditions under this Regulation and cannot be declared compatible with the Common Market under point IV.B.2.(b) of the Guidelines.
If yes, the aid is exempted from the obligation to notify. Please state the reasons why your authorities would still like to submit a notification. In this case, please refer to the specific notification form.
Does the aid fulfil the conditions set out in these Guidelines?
| | yes | | no |
If no, the aid does not fulfil the necessary conditions under these Guidelines and cannot be declared compatible with the Common Market under point IV.B.2.(c) of the Agricultural Guidelines.
If yes, note that the assessment of such aid is to be carried out on the basis of the Guidelines on National Regional aid. Please refer to the relevant part of the general notification form (Annex of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1627/2006 (8) ).
| | yes | | no |
If yes, please refer to point 1.2. above [point IV.B.2 (a) of the Agricultural guidelines].
| | yes | | no |
If yes, please note that the aid cannot be declared compatible with the Common Market under point IV.B.2(d) of the Agricultural guidelines.
| | yes | | no |
If yes, please refer to the relevant part of the general notification form (Annex of Commission Regulation (EC) No1627/2006) regarding the eligible expenses.
Please state the maximum aid intensity for eligible investments in:
If the rate is higher than the above ceiling, please note that the measure would not be in line with Art. 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.
If aid rates are higher than the above ceilings, please note that the measure would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(c)(ii) of the Agricultural Guidelines.
| | yes | | no |
If no, the measure would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(c)(ii) of the Agricultural Guidelines.
| | yes | | no |
If yes, is the maximum aid intensity equal to or below the maximum amount determined in the regional aid map approved for the Member State concerned for the period 2007 to 2013?
| | yes | | no |
If no, the aid cannot be declared compatible under point IV.B.2.(c) of the Agricultural Guidelines. If yes, please mention the maximum aid intensity in the aforementioned regional aid map. The relevant maximum aid intensity in the corresponding regional aid map is ………… %.
If aid rates are higher than the above ceilings, please note that the measure would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(d) of the Agricultural Guidelines.
| | yes | | no |
If no, the measure would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(d) of the Agricultural Guidelines.
| | yes | ' | no |
If you have answered yes, please note that the measure would not be in line with point IV.B. of the Agricultural Guidelines.
| | yes | | no |
If you have answered yes, please note that the measure would not be in line with point IV.B. of the Agricultural Guidelines.
Can you confirm that the eligibles expenses for investments correspond fully to the eligible expenses listed in the Commission guidelines on national regional aid for 2007 to 2013?
| | yes | | no |
If no:
if the beneficiaries are not SME the measure would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(d) of the Agricultural Guidelines.
if the beneficiaries are SME, are the eligible expenses in conformity with Articles 2 and 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001?
| | yes | | no |
If not, the measure would not be in line with point IV.B.2.(d) of the Agricultural Guidelines
| | yes | | no |
If yes, please note that point 47 of the agricultural guidelines does not allow aid for these investments.
| | yes | | no |
If yes, please provide that documentation hereunder or in an annex to this supplementary information sheet
…………
If not, please note that this documentation is requested in conformity with point 46 of the agricultural guidelines.
| | yes | | no |
If yes, please provide that documentation hereunder or in an annex to this supplementary information sheet
…………
If no, please note that this documentation must be provided under point 26 of the Guidelines.
Could the eligible investments exceed EUR 25 million or the aid amount to EUR 12 million?
| | yes | | no |
If yes, will an individual notification be done?
| | yes | | no |
If you have answered no, please note that the measure would not be in line with point IV.B of the Agricultural Guidelines.] ]
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1935/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (Official Journal of the European Union L 407 of 30 December 2006).
Textual Amendments
[F1 [X1‘ Processing of agricultural products ’ means any operation on an agricultural product resulting in a product which is also an agricultural product, except on farm activities necessary for preparing an animal or plant product for the first sale.] ]
[F1 [X1‘ Marketing of agricultural products ’ means holding or display with a view to sale, offering for sale, delivery or any other manner of placing on the market, except the first sale of a primary producer to resellers or processors and any activity preparing a product for such first sale; a sale by a primary producer to final consumers shall be considered as marketing if it takes place in separate premises reserved for that purpose.] ]
[F1 [X1 OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1 .] ]
[F1 [X1Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, 12 January 2001 ; ( OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 33 ).] ]
[F1 [X1 OJ L 302, 1.11.2006, p. 29 .] ]
[F1 [X1 OJ C 54, 4.3.2006, p. 13 .] ]
[F1 [X1Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty; OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 .] ]
[F1 [X1 OJ L 302, 1.11.2006, p. 10 .] ]
[F1 [X1Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 ( OJ L 184, 27.7.93, p. 1 ).] ]
[F1 [X1Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1 ] ]
[F1 [X1Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; ( OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36 ).] ]
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1935/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (Official Journal of the European Union L 407 of 30 December 2006).
Textual Amendments