COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 July 2005
on the aid scheme which Italy is planning to implement for the protection of bergamots and bergamot derivatives in Calabria
(notified under document number C(2005) 1814)
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(2006/218/EC)
I. PROCEDURE
II. DESCRIPTION
III. INITIATION OF THE PROCEDURE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 88(2) OF THE TREATY
IV. COMMENTS OF THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES
Expenditure |
Less-favoured areas(11) |
Other areas(12) |
Requirements |
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50 % |
40 % |
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50 % |
40 % |
for used equipment, see(14) |
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50 % |
40 % |
12 % of total project costs |
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up to 75 % |
up to 60 % |
without increasing production capacity |
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50 + 100 % of additional expenditure |
40 + 100 % of additional expenditure |
without increasing production capacity(15) |
Eligible expenditure |
Maximum rate of aid |
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50 % |
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50 % |
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50 % |
Start-up and extension of activities(22) Eligible expenditure |
Maximum rate of aid |
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The aid is granted for a maximum of five years; it may not exceed 100 % of the costs borne during the first year, followed by a reduction of 20 % per year. |
Eligible expenditure |
Maximum rate of aid |
ISO and HACCP standards: Costs associated with the introduction of quality assurance standards and environmental audit systems; training given to people who will have to apply those standards |
100 % of certified expenditure (the overall amount of aid may not exceed EUR 100 000 per beneficiary for each three-year period(24) |
Setting up of control systems and certification of quality systems (Regulations (EEC) No 2081/92 and (EEC) No 2092/91) |
100 % of expenditure certified in the first year, followed by a reduction of around 16,7 % per year until fully paid (after six years) |
Cover of fees requested by recognised certification bodies for the initial certification of quality assurance and similar systems |
100 % of expenditure certified in the first year, followed by a reduction of around 16,7 % per year until fully paid (after six years) |
Control and certification of organic farming methods |
100 % of certified expenditure |
Type of investment and beneficiaries |
Maximum rate of aid |
Investments in infrastructure by public bodies: rural roads and electrification |
100 % |
Investments in new roads serving rural areas(25), with private participation |
75 % |
Research and development |
Maximum rate of aid |
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100 % of eligible expenditure in compliance with Commission Communication 98/C 48/2(26) |
Research and development (OJ C 45, 17.10.1996) |
Maximum rate of aid and eligible expenditure(27) |
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up to 50 % of eligible expenditure |
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up to 25 % of eligible expenditure |
The associations and bodies representing producers must ensure access for all producers to advertising measures on equal terms. |
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Type of aid |
Maximum rate of aid |
Advertising of high-quality products in compliance with Article 28 of the Treaty. Advertising of products with a designation of origin within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Advertising of products with a designation of origin within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. |
Up to 50 % of eligible expenditure with the possibility of an increase to 75 % for SMEs(31) in Objective 1 areas. |
Type of aid |
Maximum rate of aid |
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up to EUR 100 000 per beneficiary(33) and per three-year period or, in the case of SMEs(34), 50 % of eligible expenditure, the larger amount applying |