# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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, Article 16: Support for the livestock sector

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The following aid to enterprises active in the livestock sector shall be compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty and shall be exempt from the notification requirement of Article 88(3) of the Treaty:
(a) aid at a rate of up to 100 % to cover the administrative costs of the establishment and maintenance of herd books;
(b) aid at a rate of up to 70 % of the costs of tests performed by or on behalf of third parties, to determine the genetic quality or yield of livestock, with the exception of controls undertaken by the owner of the livestock and routine controls of milk quality;
(c) until 31 December 2011, aid at a rate of up to 40 % for the introduction at farm level of innovative animal breeding techniques or practices, with the exception of costs relating to the introduction or performance of artificial insemination;
(d) aid at a rate of up to 100 % of costs of removal of fallen stock, and 75 % of the costs of destruction of such carcasses; alternatively, aid up to an equivalent amount towards the costs of premiums paid by farmers for insurance covering the costs of removal and destruction of fallen stock;
(e) aid at a rate of up to 100 % for costs of removal and destruction of carcasses where the aid is financed through fees or through compulsory contributions destined for the financing of the destruction of such carcasses, provided that such fees or contributions are limited to and directly imposed on the meat sector;
(f) aid of 100 % for the costs of removal and destruction of fallen stock where there is an obligation to perform TSE tests on the fallen stock concerned;
(g) aid at a rate of up to 100 % towards the costs of TSE tests.
As far as compulsory BSE testing of bovine animals slaughtered for human consumption is concerned, total direct and indirect support, including Community payments, must not be more than EUR 40 per test. This amount refers to the total costs of testing, comprising test-kit, taking, transporting, testing, storing and destruction of the sample. The obligation to test may be based on Community or national legislation.
2. The exemption provided for in paragraph 1(d), (e), (f) and (g) shall be conditional upon the existence of a consistent programme monitoring and ensuring safe disposal of all fallen stock in the Member State. In order to facilitate administration of such State aid, payment may be made to economic operators active downstream from the farmer, providing services linked to the removal and/or destruction of fallen stock, if it can be properly demonstrated that the full amount of State aid paid is passed on to the farmer.
3. The aid shall not involve direct payments of money to producers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1857/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1857/article-16
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