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Commission 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

Type Regulation

Publication 2004-04-30

Last updated 2025-08-13

State In force

Department European Commission

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Reform history JSON API

As covered by Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1).

State aid for the primary production, processing and marketing of agricultural products resulting in agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty and forestry is subject to rules laid down in the Guidelines for State aid in the agricultural sector (OJ C 204, 1.7.2014, p. 1).

The RAG apply to aid schemes supporting activities outside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty that are co-financed by the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) or are granted as additional national financing to such co-financed measures, unless the sectoral rules state otherwise.

Transport means the transport of passengers by aircraft, maritime transport, road, railway and by inland waterway or freight transport services for hire or reward. Transport infrastructure covered by specific guidelines, such as airports, is also excluded from these Guidelines (see the Communication from the Commission – Guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines (OJ C 99, 4.4.2014, p. 3).

Communication from the Commission — EU Guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks (OJ C 25, 26.1.2013, p. 1).

The Commission will assess the compatibility of State aid to the energy sector on the basis of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 (OJ C 200, 28.6.2014, p. 1).

2.INITIAL INVESTMENT, ELIGIBLE COSTS AND AID

2.1. Types of initial investments covered by the scheme

2.1.1.In case the scheme covers investments in 'a' areas by SMEs or Large Enterprises ([^E0068]) or investments by SME(s) in 'c' areas (paragraph 45 of RAG), please specify the category/categories of initial investment concerned by the notification (paragraph 19(13) of RAG):

□ the setting-up of a new establishment

□ the extension of the capacity of an existing establishment

□ the diversification of the output of an establishment into products not previously produced in the establishment

□ a fundamental change in the overall production process of the product(s) concerned by the investment in the establishment

□ an acquisition of assets belonging to an establishment that had closed or would have closed had it not been purchased ([^E0069]).

2.1.2.In case the scheme covers investments in 'c' areas by Large Enterprises, please specify the category/categories of initial investment concerned by the notification (paragraph 19(14) and paragraph 14 of RAG):

□ the setting-up of a new establishment

□ the diversification of the activity of an establishment, under the condition that the new activity is not the same or a similar activity ([^E0070]) to the activity previously performed in the establishment

□ an acquisition of assets belonging to an establishment that has closed or would have closed had it not been purchased, under the condition that the new activity to be carried out using the acquired assets is not the same or a similar activity than the activity carried out in the establishment before to the acquisition ([^E0071])

2.2. Eligible costs calculated on the basis of investment costs

2.2.1.Where the eligible costs under the scheme relate to tangible assets (paragraph 19(31) of RAG), please indicate whether the value of the investment is established as a percentage of the costs of land, buildings and plant, machinery and equipment:

□ land

□ buildings

□ plant/machinery/equipment Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

2.2.2.Please provide a reference to the relevant provision of the legal basis where it is stipulated that the acquired assets should be new ([^E0072])? (paragraph 27 of RAG)

2.2.3.Please provide a reference to the relevant provision in the legal basis where it is stipulated that in the case of SMEs not more than 50% of the costs of preparatory studies or consultancy costs linked to the investment can be considered as eligible costs (paragraph 28 of RAG).

2.2.4.Please provide a reference to the relevant provision of the legal basis where it is stipulated that for aid awarded to large enterprises for a fundamental change in the production process, the eligible costs exceed the depreciation of the assets linked to the activity to be modernised in the course of the preceding three fiscal years (paragraph 29 of RAG).

2.2.5.Please provide a reference to the relevant provision of the legal basis where it is stipulated that for aid awarded for a diversification of an existing establishment, the eligible costs exceed by at least 200 % the book value of the assets that are reused, as registered in the fiscal year preceding the start of works (paragraph 30 of RAG).

2.2.6.In cases involving the lease of tangible assets, please provide a reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis where it is stipulated that the following conditions should be respected (paragraph 31of RAG).

— for land and buildings, the lease must continue for at least five years after the expected date of completion of the investment for large enterprises, and three years for SMEs; …

— for plant or machinery, the lease must take the form of financial leasing and must contain an obligation for the beneficiary of the aid to purchase the asset at the expiry of the term of the lease. …

2.2.7.Paragraph 32 of RAG provides that in the case of acquisition of an establishment ‘in principle only the costs of buying the assets from third parties unrelated to the buyer should be taken into consideration. However, if a member of the family of the original owner, or an employee, takes over a small enterprise, the condition that the assets must be bought from third parties unrelated to the buyer does not apply. The transaction must take place under market conditions. If the acquisition of the assets of an establishment is accompanied by an additional investment eligible for regional aid, the eligible costs of that additional investment should be added to the cost of acquisition of the assets of the establishment’.

If relevant in the notified scheme, please provide a reference to the provisions of the legal basis where it is stipulated that the above conditions should be respected.

2.2.8.Where the eligible costs under the scheme relate to intangible assets (paragraph 19(15) of RAG), please specify whether the value of the investment is established on the basis of expenditure entailed by the transfer of technology through the acquisition of patent rights, licences, know-how or other intellectual property:

□ patent rights

□ licences

□ know-how

□ other intellectual property Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

2.2.9.Please provide a reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis where it is stipulated that for large undertakings the expenditure on eligible intangible investment must not exceed 50% of the total eligible investment costs of the project (paragraph 33 of RAG).

2.2.10.Please provide a reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis where it is stipulated that the conditions set out in paragraph 34 of RAG ([^E0073]) should be respected.

2.3. Eligible costs calculated on the basis of wage costs

2.3.1.Please provide a reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis where it is stipulated how the eligible cost calculated on the basis of wage costs should be established (paragraph 35 of RAG), how the number of jobs created should be calculated with reference to paragraph 19(16) of RAG and how the wage costs of the persons hired should be established with reference to paragraph 19(33) of RAG.

2.4. Calculation of discounted eligible costs

2.4.1.Please indicate which forms of aid are allowed under the scheme:

□ grants. Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ loans. Please indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated and provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ guarantees. Please indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated and provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ tax advantages. Please specify which type of measures and indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated. Please also provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ other. Please specify and indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated. Please also provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

2.4.2.Please specify whether the aid scheme is eligible to be co-financed by any of the Union Funds implemented under shared management (the ‘Funds’). If so, please mention under which programme such funding might be obtained. Please also indicate the amount of funding from the Funds that will be involved, if known at this stage.

2.4.3.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis stipulating that the aid granting authority should establish before granting individual aid under the notified scheme whether the beneficiary (at group level) received aid for one (or more) initial investment(s) started in the same NUTS 3 region in a period of three years before the date of start of works on the investment project.

2.4.4.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis that stipulate that the total amount of aid that will be granted under the scheme to any initial investment project does not exceed the amount resulting from the ‘maximum aid intensity’ (as defined in paragraph 19(19) of RAG), taking into account the increased aid intensity for SMEs (as determined in paragraph 186 of RAG) or the ‘adjusted aid amount’ (as defined in paragraph 19(3) of RAG), where applicable.

2.4.5.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis that stipulate that where individual aid is awarded under several regional aid schemes or cumulated with ad hoc aid, the maximum permissible aid intensity that may be granted to the project will be calculated in advance by the first granting authority (paragraph 99 of RAG).

2.4.6.Where the aid scheme allows for aid to initial investment linked to European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) projects please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis that stipulate (with reference to the provisions set out in paragraph 100 of RAG) how the maximum aid intensity applicable to the project and the different beneficiaries involved will be established.

3.COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE AID SCHEME

3.1. Contribution to regional development, positive effects and need for State intervention

3.1.1.Please explain how the scheme is consistent with and contributes to the development strategy of the area concerned (paragraph 44 of RAG):

3.1.2.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis containing the requirement to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") for the investments concerned before granting aid to individual projects, when so required by law (paragraph 49 of RAG).

3.1.3.Please explain how the granting authorities will prioritise and select the investment projects according to the objectives of the scheme (for example, on the basis of a formal scoring approach) (paragraph 44 of RAG). Please also provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis or other related administrative acts.

3.1.4.Please explain how, when awarding aid to individual investment projects under the notified scheme, the aid granting authority will establish that the selected project(s) contribute towards the objective of the scheme and thus towards the development strategy of the area concerned. (paragraph 46 of RAG)

3.1.5.Please explain how the provision requiring that any investment supported under the notified scheme will be maintained in the area concerned for at least five years (three years for SMEs) after its completion is implemented (paragraph 47 of RAG). Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions in the legal basis.

3.1.6.In cases where the aid granted under the notified scheme is calculated on the basis of wage costs, please explain how the provision requiring that jobs are created within three years of the investment completion and that each job created by the investment concerned is maintained within the area for a period of five years (three years for SMEs) from the date the post is first filled is implemented (paragraph 36 of RAG). Please provide the reference to the relevant provision in the legal basis.

3.1.7.Please provide a reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis where it is stipulated that recipients have to make a contribution of at least 25% of the eligible costs, through their own resources or by external financing, in a form that is exempted of any public financial support. ([^E0074]) (paragraph 48 of RAG)

3.1.8.Please provide a reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis showing that the scheme should respect the ceilings of the regional aid map applicable at the time of awarding the aid (paragraph 88 of RAG). Please also provide the reference to the Commission decision approving the regional aid map concerned.

3.2. Incentive effect of the scheme

3.2.1.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis stipulating that any application for aid must be submitted before work is started on the investment project concerned (paragraph 62 of RAG).

3.2.2.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis stipulating that those applying for aid under the notified scheme will be obliged to submit a standard application form provided by the aid granting authority in which they must explain counterfactually what would happen if they do not receive the aid and indicating which of the scenarios (scenario 1 – investment decision or scenario 2 – location decision) applies (paragraphs 64 and 59 of RAG). If this application form differs from the example provided in Annex VII to the RAG, please provide a copy of this form.

3.2.3.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis stipulating that large enterprises who apply for aid under the notified scheme are required to provide documentary evidence in support of the counterfactual described. (paragraph 65 of RAG). Please also explain what type of documents will be required.

3.2.4.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis stipulating that when assessing individual aid applications the aid granting authority is obliged to carry out a credibility check of the counterfactual provided and to verify that regional aid has the required incentive effect corresponding to scenario 1 or scenario 2 ([^E0075]) (paragraph 66 of RAG).

3.3. Appropriateness of the scheme

3.3.1.Please explain why regional aid is an appropriate instrument to help develop the area ([^E0076]) (paragraph 80 of RAG):

3.3.2.Where the scheme is sector-specific, please demonstrate the advantages of such an instrument compared to a multi-sectoral scheme or other policy options (paragraph 81 of RAG):

3.3.3.Please specify whether individual aid under the notified scheme will be granted:

□ Automatically, should the conditions of the scheme be fulfilled or

□ On a discretionary basis, following a decision of the authorities Please provide the reference to the relevant provision of the legal basis: … If aid is to be granted on a discretionary basis, please provide a short description of the criteria used and attach a copy of the internal administrative provisions of the granting authority applicable for the awarding of aid: …

3.3.4.If the aid under the scheme is granted in forms that provide a direct pecuniary advantage ([^E0077]), please demonstrate why other potentially less distortive forms of aid such as repayable advances or forms of aid that are based on debt or equity instruments ([^E0078]) are not appropriate (paragraph 85 of RAG):

3.4. Incentive effect and proportionality of the scheme

3.4.1.Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis stipulating that individual aid granted to large enterprises under the notified scheme will be limited to the net extra costs of implementing the investment in the area concerned compared to the counterfactual in the absence of aid, using the method explained in paragraphs 96 and 97 of RAG (paragraph 95 of RAG).

3.5. Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade

3.5.1.Please explain how the distortions of competition and trade caused by the notified aid scheme will be limited to the minimum (paragraph 120 of RAG) ([^E0079]):

3.5.2.Please provide references to the relevant provisions in the legal basis stipulating that when awarding aid under the scheme to individual projects, the granting authority shall verify and confirm that the aid does not result in manifest negative effects such as creating overcapacity in a market in absolute decline (paragraphs 112 to 115 of RAG), counter-cohesion effects (paragraphs 116 and 117 of RAG) or relocation (paragraphs 118 and 121 of RAG).

4.TRANSPARENCY

4.1.Please confirm that the full text of the individual aid granting decision or the approved aid scheme and its implementing provisions, or a link to it and information on each individual aid award exceeding EUR 100 000 , will be published using the structure in Annex VIII in the European Commission’s Transparency Award Module (TAM) or on a comprehensive State aid website, at national or regional level ([^E0080]) within six months from the date of award of the aid, or, for aid in the form of tax advantages, within one year from the date the tax declaration is due.

□ Yes

4.2.Please provide references to the relevant provisions in the legal basis stipulating that the granting authority should publish on the Transparency Award Module (TAM) or on a comprehensive State aid website, at national or regional level ([^E0081]), at least the following information on the notified State aid schemes: the text of the notified aid scheme and its implementing provisions, granting authority, individual beneficiaries, aid amount per beneficiary, and aid intensity. (paragraph 136 of RAG)

If such provisions are not in place, please explain why not. Similarly, if such provisions are not contained in the legal basis for the notified scheme, but are contained in other legislative documents, please indicate this.

Please provide references to the relevant provisions in the legal basis stipulating that the above-mentioned information will be made available for the general public without restrictions for at least 10 years from the date of award of the aid. (paragraph 140 of RAG)

5.EVALUATION, REPORTING AND MONITORING

5.1. Evaluation

5.1.1.Please indicate the SA number of all previous and ongoing State aid schemes with similar objective and geographical area. (paragraph 144 of RAG)

Has any of the above listed State aid schemes been ex post evaluated? (paragraph 144 of RAG)

□ Yes

□ No

If yes, please provide a brief summary of the main results of the ex post evaluation(s) (where relevant, with a reference and a link).

Please describe how the results of these evaluations have been taken into account in the design of the new scheme.

5.1.2.Please indicate whether the State aid budget of the scheme exceeds EUR 150 million in any given year (paragraph 143 of RAG):

□ Yes

□ No

Please indicate whether the State aid budget of the scheme exceeds EUR 750 million over the total duration of the scheme (i.e. the combined duration of the scheme and any predecessor scheme covering a similar objective and geographical area, starting from 1 January 2022):

□ Yes

□ No

5.1.3.Please indicate whether the scheme is (paragraph 143 of RAG):

A scheme containing novel characteristics?

□ Yes

□ No

A scheme where significant market, technology or regulatory changes can be foreseen?

□ Yes

□ No

A scheme that you plan for evaluation even if the above criteria in 5.1.2. and 5.1.3. do not apply?

□ Yes

□ No

If the answer is ‘No’ to question 5.1.1. and ‘Yes’ to any of the questions in 5.1.2 or 5.1.3, the scheme shall be considered for ex post evaluation (paragraph 143 of RAG). If that is the case, please answer ‘Yes’ to the relevant question in the general notification form, indicate the period of evaluation, and notify the draft evaluation plan in Annex I - Part III.8 ([^E0082]).

5.2. Reporting and Monitoring

5.2.1.Please confirm that you will:

— submit annual reports to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 and Regulation (EC) No 794/2004; and □ Yes

— maintain for at least 10 years from the date of award of any aid under the scheme detailed records containing the information and supporting documentation necessary to establish that all compatibility conditions are met, and that these records will be provided to the Commission upon request. □ Yes

PART III.1.C

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET ON REGIONAL OPERATING AID SCHEMES

This supplementary information sheet is not mandatory. It is, however, recommended that it is completed, in addition to the 'General information' form, for the notification of any operating aid schemes covered by the Guidelines on regional State aid applicable as from 1 January 2022 (‘RAG’) ([^E0083]) .

1.SCOPE

1.1. Please specify what kind of operating aid your authorities wish to grant:

□ Operating aid to reduce certain specific difficulties faced by SMEs in ‘a’ areas

□ Operating aid to compensate specific additional costs in the outermost regions

□ Operating aid to prevent or reduce depopulation in sparsely or very sparsely populated areas

□ Other. Please specify: …

1.2.Please confirm that the notified aid scheme provides that no operating aid will be granted to categories of companies and sectors listed below. In each case, please list the relevant provision in the legal basis of the scheme.

Excluded categories of companies and sectors		Relevant provision in the legal basis of the scheme
Firms in difficulty [^E0084]
The steel sector [^E0085]	□ Yes
The lignite sector [^E0086]	□ Yes
The coal sector [^E0087]	□ Yes
Fisheries and aquaculture [^E0088]	□ Yes
Agriculture [^E0089]	□ Yes
Processing and/or marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty [^E0090] into products listed in Annex I	□ Yes
Transport [^E0091]	□ Yes
Broadband [^E0092]	□ Yes
Energy [^E0093]	□ Yes
Section K "Financial and insurance activities" of the NACE Rev.2 statistical classification of economic activities	□ Yes
70.10 ‘Activities of head offices’ and 70.22 ‘Business and other management consultancy activities’	□ Yes

As defined in the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty (OJ C 249, 31.7.2014, p. 1).

As defined in Annex VI to RAG.

‘Lignite’ means low-rank C or Ortho-lignite and low-rank B or Meta lignite as defined by the international codification system for coal established by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

‘Coal’ means high-grade, medium grade and low grade category A and B coal as defined by the international codification system for coal established by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and clarified in the Council decision of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines (OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 24).

The RAG apply to aid schemes supporting activities outside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty that are co financed by the European Agriculture Fund forRural Development (EAFRD) or are granted as additional national financing to such co-financed measures, unless the sectoral rules state otherwise.

Communication from the Commission - Guidelines on State aid for broadband networks 2023/C 36/01 (OJ C 36, 31.1.2023, p. 1).

The Commission will assess the compatibility of State aid to the energy sector on the basis of the Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (OJ C 80, 18.2.2022, p. 1).

2.BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE SCHEME

2.1. Please provide a description of the main elements of the scheme and its objectives:

2.2. Please indicate which forms of aid are allowed under the scheme:

□ Grants. Please provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ Loans. Please indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated and provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ Guarantees. Please indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated and provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ Tax advantages. Please specify which type of measures and indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated. Please also provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

□ Other. Please specify and indicate how the grant equivalent will be calculated. Please also provide the reference to the relevant provisions of the legal basis: …

2.3. Please specify whether individual aid under the notified scheme will be granted:

□ Automatically, should the conditions of the scheme be fulfilled.

□ On a discretionary basis, following a decision of the authorities.

Should the aid be granted on a case by case basis, please provide a short description of the criteria followed and attach a copy of the administrative provisions applicable for the awarding of aid:

2.4.Please specify whether the aid scheme will be co-financed by any of the Union Funds implemented under shared management (the ‘Funds’). If so, please explain under which programme such funding will be obtained. Please also indicate the amount of funding from the Funds that will be involved.

3.COMPATIBILITY OF THE AID

3.1. Contribution to regional development and incentive effect:

For aid to reduce certain specific difficulties faced by SMEs ([^E0094]) in ‘a’ areas:

3.1.1.Please define the specific difficulties faced by SMEs in the region concerned to be addressed by the scheme (paragraph 54 of RAG) and demonstrate the existence and scale of these difficulties (paragraph 55 of RAG).

3.1.2.Please explain why these difficulties cannot be overcome by investment aid and thus the notified operating aid scheme is needed (paragraph 55 of RAG):

For aid to compensate certain additional costs in the outermost regions:

3.1.3.Please identify the specific additional costs ([^E0095]) that will be compensated under the scheme and demonstrate how these costs are related to the permanent handicaps set out in Article 349 of the Treaty (paragraph 56 of RAG):

For aid to reduce depopulation in sparsely or very sparsely populated areas:

3.1.4.Please demonstrate the risk of depopulation of the relevant area in the absence of operating aid (paragraph 57 of RAG):

3.2. Appropriateness of the scheme

3.2.1.Please indicate why you consider that the aid that you propose is appropriate to achieve the objective of the scheme. Please explain in particular why other less distortive policy instruments and other less distortive types of aid are not appropriate to achieve the same positive contribution to regional development (paragraphs 78, 84 and 85 of RAG):

3.3. Proportionality of the scheme

For all types of operating aid:

3.3.1.Please determine the eligible costs that are fully attributable to the problems the aid is intended to address (paragraph 102 of RAG):

3.3.2.Please confirm that depreciation charges and the costs of financing included in the eligible costs relevant to regional investment aid, will not be included in the eligible costs for operating aid (paragraph 19(22) of RAG), and provide the reference to the relevant provision of the legal basis:

3.3.3.Please describe the compensation model (paragraph 84 of RAG) that will be adopted and how this model will allow an appropriate calculation of the aid amount, ensuring that there is no overcompensation, as defined in paragraph 102 of the RAG:

3.3.4.Please indicate whether operating aid is also granted through other operating aid schemes in the region, by mentioning the relevant State aid reference of these schemes:

In case other operating aid schemes are applicable in the same region, please explain how it is ensured that operating aid granted under different operating aid schemes does not lead to overcompensation:

For operating aid in outermost regions only:

3.3.5.Please demonstrate that the additional costs to be compensated under the notified scheme will be quantified in relation to the level of costs incurred by similar undertakings established in other regions of the Member State concerned (paragraph 38 of RAG):

For operating aid to reduce certain specific difficulties faced by SMEs in "a" areas only:

3.3.6.Please explain how the level of aid will be progressively reduced over the duration of the scheme (paragraph 103 of RAG) and provide the reference to the relevant provision of the legal basis:

3.4. Avoidance of undue negative effects on competition and trade

Please explain why it is unlikely that the aid granted under the scheme will create very significant distortions of competition in the market (paragraph 135 of RAG):

4.TRANSPARENCY

4.1.Please confirm that the full text of the individual aid granting decision or the approved aid scheme and its implementing provisions, or a link to it and information on each individual aid award exceeding EUR 100 000 , will be published using the structure in Annex VIII in the European Commission’s Transparency Award Module (TAM) or on a comprehensive State aid website, at national or regional level ([^E0096]) within six months from the date of award of the aid, or, for aid in the form of tax advantages, within one year from the date the tax declaration is due.

□ Yes

4.2.Please provide references to the relevant provisions in the legal basis stipulating that the granting authority should publish on the Transparency Award Module (TAM) or on a comprehensive State aid website, at national or regional level ([^E0097]), at least the following information on the notified State aid schemes: the text of the notified aid scheme and its implementing provisions, granting authority, individual beneficiaries, aid amount per beneficiary, and aid intensity. (paragraph 136 of RAG)

If such provisions are not in place, please explain why not. Similarly, if such provisions are not contained in the legal basis for the notified scheme, but are contained in other legislative documents, please indicate this.

Please provide references to the relevant provisions in the legal basis stipulating that the above-mentioned information will be made available for the general public without restrictions for at least 10 years from the date of award of the aid. (paragraph 140 of RAG)

5.EVALUATION, REPORTING AND MONITORING

5.1. Evaluation

5.1.1.Please indicate the SA number of all previous and ongoing State aid schemes with similar objective and geographical area. (paragraph 144 of RAG)

Has any of the above listed State aid schemes been ex post evaluated? (paragraph 144 of RAG)

□ Yes

□ No

If yes, please provide a brief summary of the main results of the ex post evaluation(s) (where relevant, with a reference and a link).

Please describe how the results of these evaluations have been taken into account in the design of the new scheme.

5.1.2.Please indicate whether the State aid budget of the scheme exceeds EUR 150 million in any given year (paragraph 143 of RAG):

□ Yes

□ No

Please indicate whether the State aid budget of the scheme exceeds EUR 750 million over the total duration of the scheme (i.e. the combined duration of the scheme and any predecessor scheme covering a similar objective and geographical area, starting from 1 January 2022):

□ Yes

□ No

5.1.3.Please indicate whether the scheme is (paragraph 143 of RAG):

A scheme containing novel characteristics?

□ Yes

□ No

A scheme where significant market, technology or regulatory changes can be foreseen?

□ Yes

□ No

A scheme that you plan for evaluation even if the above criteria in 5.1.2. and 5.1.3. do not apply?

□ Yes

□ No

If the answer is ‘No’ to question 5.1.1. and ‘Yes’ to any of the questions in 5.1.2 or 5.1.3, the scheme shall be considered for ex post evaluation (paragraph 143 of RAG). If that is the case, please answer ‘Yes’ to the relevant question in the general notification form, indicate the period of evaluation, and notify the draft evaluation plan in Annex I – Part III.8 ([^E0098]).

5.2. Reporting and Monitoring

Please confirm:

that in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2015/1589 and Regulation (EC) No 794/2004, the annual reports will be submitted to the Commission.

□ Yes

that you will maintain for at least 10 years from the date of award of the aid detailed records containing the information and supporting documentation necessary to establish that all compatibility conditions are met, and that these records will be provided to the Commission upon request.

□ Yes

PART III.2

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEET FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION AID

This supplementary information sheet shall be used for the notification of any aid measures (aid schemes and individual aid) covered by the Framework for state aid for research and development and innovation (‘the R&D&I Framework’) ([^E0099]) .

In case there are several beneficiaries involved in an individual aid measure, the relevant information shall be provided for each of them.

All documents provided by Member States as annexes to this supplementary information sheet shall be numbered and document numbers shall be indicated in the relevant sections of this supplementary information sheet. Please indicate clearly (paragraphs, pages, in a visual manner) where the relevant information can be found in these annexes.

1.CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NOTIFIED AID MEASURE

1.1. Aid schemes

1. Reasons for notifying the scheme:
□ the scheme includes aid that is not transparent within the meaning of Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 ([^E0100]);
□ other reasons. Please specify: …

1. Please clarify the sectoral scope of the notified scheme. …

1. Please confirm that any aid awarded under the notified scheme will be notified individually if it exceeds the applicable thresholds laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014. □yes □no

1.2. Individual aid

1. Please identify the aid beneficiary: its full legal name, seat and legal identification number, location, scope of activity, size of the undertaking (small, medium, large). Please provide supporting evidence for this. …

1. Where the aid is based on a scheme approved by the Commission or a scheme implemented under Regulation (EU) No 651/2014, please provide information concerning that scheme, including its publication reference (web link) and state aid registration number. …

1. If applicable, please provide the exchange rate, indicate source and date, which has been used for the purposes of the notification. …

1.3. General information

1. Please identify the type of aid measure and in order to demonstrate compliance with point 13 of the R&D&I Framework, please specify how it fulfils the applicable conditions:
□ aid for R&D projects (point 13(a)) …
□ aid for feasibility studies (point 13(b)) …
□ aid for the construction and upgrade of research infrastructures (point 13(c)) …
□ aid for the construction and upgrade of testing and experimentation infrastructures (point 13(d)) …
□ aid for innovation activities for SMEs (point 13(e)) …
□ aid for process and organisational innovation (point 13(f)) …
□ aid for innovation clusters (point 13(g)) …

1. Does the notified measure involve Union funding centrally managed by the institutions, agencies, joint undertakings or other bodies of the Union that is not directly or indirectly under the control of Member States (that does not constitute State aid)? □yes □no If so, please specify the funding source and the amount: …

1. Does the notified measure involve undertakings in difficulty, as defined by the Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty ([^E0101]) (please see point 11 of the R&D&I Framework)? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. Does the notified measure involve undertakings that are subject to an outstanding recovery order following a previous decision declaring aid illegal and incompatible with the internal market (please see point 12 of the R&D&I Framework)? □yes □no If so, please specify and indicate the amounts still to be recovered: …

1. Does the notified measure involve research and knowledge dissemination organisations ("research organisations") or research infrastructures, as defined in points 16(ff) and (gg) of the R&D&I Framework? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. Does the notified measure involve testing and experimentation infrastructures, as defined in point 16(ll) of the R&D&I Framework? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. Does the notified measure involve innovation clusters, as defined in point 16(t) of the R&D&I Framework? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. Does the notified measure involve public procurement of research and development services? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. Can the State aid awarded under the notified measure be cumulated with other State aid? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. If applicable for the measure concerned, please tick the relevant box below to confirm that the beneficiaries comply with the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as provided for in the Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises ([^E0102]) and, for individual aid, please attach to the notification the relevant evidence. □yes □no …

2.RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION ORGANISATIONS AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES AS RECIPIENTS OF STATE AID

1. Do research organisations or research infrastructures, concerned by the notified aid measure, carry out any economic activity consisting of offering goods or services on a given market? □yes □no Please provide details on the economic activity in question. … Furthermore, please include information on the annual capacity of the relevant entity (i.e. an entity such as a laboratory or a department with the organisational structure, capital, material and workforce that it effectively has at its disposal to perform alone the activity concerned, at the level of which the assessment needs to be carried out in line with point 21 of the R&D&I Framework), engaged in such economic activity(ies) and the share of this annual capacity engaged in economic activities for the past 5 years. …

1. If the same entity carries out activities of both economic and non-economic ([^E0103]) nature, can these two kinds of activities and their costs, funding and revenues be clearly separated? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. If the same entity carries out activities of both economic and non-economic nature, is the amount of public funding allocated to it, during a specific accounting period, limited to the costs of non-economic activities incurred in the same period ([^E0104])? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. If the same entity carries out activities of both economic and non-economic nature, does the economic use remain purely ancillary, that is to say does it correspond to an activity which is directly related to and necessary for the operation of the research organisation or research infrastructure or intrinsically linked to its main non-economic use, and which is limited in scope? □yes □no If so, please specify and indicate the proportion of the overall capacity that is used or estimated to be used for such economic activities each year: …

1. If public funding is provided for economic activities of research organisations or research infrastructures, can it be shown that both the public funding and any advantages acquired through it are fully passed on to the final recipients, for example, through reduced prices, and that no further advantage is awarded to the research organisation or research infrastructure that is acting only as intermediary? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

3.INDIRECT STATE AID TO UNDERTAKINGS THROUGH RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

3.1. Research on behalf of undertakings

1. Do research organisations or research infrastructures, concerned by the notified aid measure, perform contract research or provide research services to undertakings? □yes □no Please provide more details: …

1. If research organisations or research infrastructures perform contract research or provide research services to undertakings, do they provide such services at market price? □yes □no Please provide more details: …

1. If research organisations or research infrastructures perform contract research or provide research services to undertakings and there is no market price, do they provide such services:
(a) at a price which reflects the full costs of the services and generally includes a margin established by reference to those commonly applied by undertakings active in the sector concerned, or □yes □no
(b) is the result of arm’s length ([^E0105]) negotiations where research organisations or research infrastructures negotiate in order to obtain the maximum economic benefit at the moment when the contract is concluded and cover at least their marginal costs? □yes □no Please provide more details: …

1. If applicable, will the ownership of, or access rights to intellectual property rights ('IPR') remain with the research organisation or research infrastructure? □yes □no In the affirmative, will their market value be deducted from the price payable for the services concerned? □yes □no Please provide more details: …

3.2. Collaboration with undertakings

1. Do research organisations or research infrastructures, concerned by the notified aid measure, effectively collaborate with undertakings ([^E0106]) with a view to jointly carrying out specific projects? □yes □no If so, please specify: …

1. Please confirm whether the terms and conditions of a collaboration project, in particular as regards contributions to its costs, the sharing of risks and results, the dissemination of results, access to and rules for allocation of IPR, are concluded prior to the start of the project (this does not include definite agreements on the market value of resulting IPR and the value of contributions to the project). □yes □no Please provide further details and submit relevant evidence: …

1. If research organisations or research infrastructures effectively collaborate with undertakings, please indicate whether any of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the participating undertakings bear the full cost of the project(s) □yes □no
(b) the results of the collaboration, which do not give rise to intellectual property rights (IPR), may be widely disseminated and any IPR resulting from the activities of research organisations or research infrastructures are fully allocated to them □yes □no
(c) any IPR resulting from the project, as well as related access rights, are allocated to the different collaboration partners in a manner which adequately reflects their work packages, contributions and respective interests □yes □no If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, please provide details (and submit relevant evidence). …

1. If research organisations or research infrastructures effectively collaborate with undertakings and none of the answers to question (3) are yes, please indicate whether any of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) The research organisations or research infrastructures receive compensation for the IPR which result from their activities and are assigned to the participating undertakings, or to which participating undertakings are allocated access rights. The amount of the compensation has been established by means of an open, transparent and non-discriminatory competitive sale procedure. □yes □no
(b) The research organisations or research infrastructures receive compensation, for the IPR which result from their activities and are assigned to the participating undertakings, or to which participating undertakings are allocated access rights. The amount of the compensation is confirmed to be at least equal to the market price by an independent expert valuation. □yes □no
(c) the research organisations or research infrastructures can demonstrate that they effectively negotiated the compensation (for the IPR which result from their activities and are assigned to the participating undertakings, or to which participating undertakings are allocated access rights), at arm's length ([^E0107]), in order to obtain the maximum economic benefit at the moment when the contract is concluded. □yes □no
(d) where the collaboration agreement provides the collaborating undertakings with a right of first refusal, as regards IPR generated by research organisations or research infrastructures, the latter exercise a reciprocal right to solicit more economically advantageous offers from third parties so that the collaborating undertakings will have to match their offer accordingly. □yes □no Please provide details and submit relevant evidence: …

4.PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

1. If the notified measure involves public procurement of research and development services from undertakings, are the providers selected by means of an open tender procedure carried out in accordance with the applicable directives ([^E0108])? □yes □no If yes, please specify: …

1. For cases where an open tender procedure for public procurement in accordance with the applicable directives has not been carried out, and where the notified measure involves public purchase of research and development services from undertakings, including pre-commercial procurement, please indicate whether the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the selection procedure is open, transparent and non-discriminatory, and based on objective selection and award criteria specified in advance of the bidding procedure. □yes □no If no, please provide details indicating whether a competitive, transparent and non-discriminatory procedure in line with the applicable directives was followed (for instance, competitive procedure with negotiations, innovation partnership, or competitive dialogue). …
(b) the envisaged contractual arrangements describing all rights and obligations of the parties, including with regard to IPR, are made available to all interested bidders prior to the bidding procedure. □yes □no Please provide details: …
(c) the procurement does not give any of the participant providers any preferential treatment in the supply of commercial volumes of the final products or services to a public purchaser in the Member State concerned ([^E0109]), and one of the following conditions is met (please indicate by ticking the relevant box below).
— all results which do not give rise to IPR may be widely disseminated in a way that allows other undertakings to reproduce them, and any IPR are fully allocated to the public purchaser, or □yes □no
— any service provider to which results giving rise to IPR are allocated is required to grant the public purchaser unlimited access to those results free of charge, and to grant access to third parties under market conditions. □yes □no Please provide details: …

5.DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTIFIED AID MEASURE

5.1. Aid for R&D projects

1. Please indicate which R&D stages are supported under the notified measure:
□ fundamental research as defined in point 16(n) of the R&D&I Framework
□ industrial research, as defined in point 16(r) of the R&D&I Framework
□ experimental development, as defined in point 16(k) of the R&D&I Framework

1. For individual aid, please provide detailed information about the contents of the R&D project, including about:
(a) the state of the art, as applicable to the sector concerned, relevant for the assessment of the project, and explain how/in what aspects the project will go beyond it …
(b) the concrete research activities (in sufficient scientific and technical detail) …
(c) the intended outcomes / deliverables /results of the project …
(d) clear structure of the project in work packages …
(e) the milestones …
(f) the duration of the project (start date – end date of the project), including GANTT chart of how the project’s work packages will develop and end …
(g) if the project encompasses different research categories, please list and qualify the different tasks as falling under the categories of fundamental research, industrial research or experimental development …
(h) any other information you deem essential for demonstrating the research content and the type of research to be performed …

1. Please specify the total costs, the total eligible costs and, for individual aid, indicate their amount per type of eligible cost. In case of health related research, please clarify the nature of eligible costs by providing a more detailed breakdown of the eligible costs ([^E0110]). … Please support your calculations of the R&D eligible costs by the most recently available documentary evidence which shall be clear and specific and annexed to the notification form. Eligible costs for R&D project Eligible cost amount: Fundamental research Eligible cost amount: Industrial research Eligible cost amount: Experimental development Personnel costs: researchers, technicians and other supporting staff to the extent employed for the project Costs of instruments and equipment (depreciation for the time and to the extent used for the project) Costs of buildings and land (depreciation for the time and to the extent used for the project) Cost of contractual research, knowledge and patents bought or licensed from outside sources at arm's length conditions, as well as costs of consultancy and equivalent services used exclusively for the project Additional overheads incurred directly as a result of the project [^E0111] Other operating expenses Specifically for health relevant/related R&D project, all costs, including for pre-clinical and clinical trials, phase IV trials furthering scientific and technological advance Total eligible costs (¹) Additional overheads and other operating expenses, including costs of materials, supplies and similar products, incurred directly as a result of the project, may alternatively be calculated on the basis of a simplified cost approach in the form of a flat-rate of up to 20 %, applied to total eligible direct R&D project costs defined in Annex I, points (a) to (d) and point (g) for health relevant/related R&D projects. In this case, the R&D project costs used for the calculation of indirect costs shall be established on the basis of normal accounting practices and shall comprise only eligible R&D project costs listed in Annex I, points (a) to (d) and point (g) for health relevant/related R&D projects. For projects co-funded under Horizon Europe programme Member States may use the Horizon Europe simplified cost methodology to calculate indirect R&D project costs (point 80 of the R&D&I Framework). …

1. Please specify the applicable aid intensities and provide further justification if any increase of the basic aid intensity is applicable. Aid intensity applied: Small enterprise % Medium-sized enterprise % Large enterprise % Fundamental research Basic aid intensity for industrial research Increase of the basic aid intensity for industrial research: — subject to effective collaboration between undertakings (for large enterprises cross-border or with at least one SME) or between an undertaking and a research organisation; or — subject to wide dissemination of results, or — subject to the R&D project being carried out in assisted regions fulfilling the conditions of Article 107(3), point (c), of the Treaty or — subject to the R&D project being carried out in assisted regions fulfilling the conditions of Article 107(3), point (a), of the Treaty Aid intensity applicable to industrial research activities: Basic aid intensity for experimental development Increase of the basic aid intensity for experimental development: — subject to effective collaboration between undertakings (for large enterprises cross-border or with at least one SME) or between an undertaking and a research organisation; or — subject to wide dissemination of results, or — subject to the R&D project being carried out in assisted regions fulfilling the conditions of Article 107(3), point (c), of the Treaty, or — subject to the R&D project being carried out in assisted regions fulfilling the conditions of Article 107(3), point (a), of the Treaty Aid intensity applicable to experimental development activities:

1. Please provide information about the State aid that you intend to grant, including:
(a) The overall nominal State aid amount …
(b) What is the State aid instrument (form of aid) …
(c) Whether the State aid will be disbursed in one or several instalments …
(d) The provisional dates (at least the years) of the disbursement and the amounts of each of these instalments …
(e) Your explanation on how you established the State aid amount you intend to award for the project and the instalments’ amounts and schedule …

1. Where the notification concerns fiscal measure constituting State aid, please describe:
(a) whether the fiscal measure applies without distinction to all eligible activities, and does not exceed the applicable aid intensity for experimental development …
(b) whether the relevant aid intensities will not be exceeded, where a fiscal aid measure distinguishes between different R&D categories …

5.2. Aid for feasibility studies

1. Please describe the contents and activities concerned by the feasibility studies (see the definition in point 16 (l) of the R&D&I Framework). Please provide also information on the duration of the feasibility studies (start date and end date), including where applicable a GANTT chart to illustrate how the work packages and the activities (if any) will develop and end. …

1. Please specify the eligible costs and, for individual aid, indicate their amount and provide further details on the underlying assumptions for their calculation. Please support your calculations of the R&D eligible costs by the most recently available documentary evidence which shall be clear and specific and annexed to the notification form. Eligible costs for feasibility study Eligible costs amount [please insert a row for each cost item that is included in the eligible costs of the feasibility study] …

1. To demonstrate compliance with Annex II and point 81 of the R&D&I Framework, please specify the applicable aid intensities. Please provide justification, if relevant, why any increase of the basic aid intensity is applicable. Applicable aid intensity Small enterprise % Medium-sized enterprise % Large enterprise % Basic aid intensity for feasibility studies Increase of the basic aid intensity: — in assisted regions fulfilling the conditions of Article 107(3), point (c), of the Treaty, or — in assisted regions fulfilling the conditions of Article 107(3), point (a), of the Treaty Applicable aid intensity

1. Please provide information about the State aid that you intend to grant, including:
(a) the overall nominal State aid amount …
(b) what is the State aid instrument (form of aid) …
(c) whether the State aid will be disbursed in one or several instalments …
(d) the provisional dates (at least the years) of the disbursement and the amounts of each of these instalments …
(e) your explanation on how you established the State aid amount you intend to award for the feasibility study and the instalment schedule …

5.3. Aid for the construction and upgrade of research infrastructures

1. Please specify whether the measure targets the construction of a new research infrastructure or upgrade of an existing research infrastructure. …

1. Please provide a full description of the research infrastructure (see the definition in point 16 (gg) of the R&D&I Framework), including its location, its functionalities, facilities and equipment, areas of research and services, intended users, etc. Please also provide the duration of the project (start and end date of the construction or upgrade activities), including a GANTT chart to illustrate how and when the aided investment related activities will develop and end, as well as the date when the infrastructure will be put in operation and its envisaged lifetime. …

1. Please specify if the research infrastructure will carry out any economic activity consisting of offering goods or services on a given market? Please provide details of these activities, including on the relevant entity (i.e. an entity such as a laboratory or a department with the organisational structure, capital, material and workforce that it effectively has at its disposal to perform alone the activity concerned, at the level of which the assessment needs to be carried out), the annual capacity of the relevant entity and the annual share of this capacity to be engaged in such economic activity(ies) for the envisaged lifetime of the research infrastructure. …

1. Please specify the eligible costs and, for individual aid, indicate their amount and provide further details on the underlying assumptions for their calculation. Please support your calculations by the most recently available documentary evidence which shall be clear and specific and annexed to the notification form. Eligible costs Eligible costs amount investment costs for construction and upgrade of research infrastructures [please include a row for each cost that you deem to fall into the overall category of investment costs in tangible and intangible assets] Total eligible costs …

1. Please specify the applicable aid intensity and provide further justification if relevant why an increase of the basic aid intensity is applicable. Applicable aid intensity % Basic aid intensity for investment aid for the construction and upgrade of research infrastructures Increase of the aid intensity: — subject to at least two Member States providing the public funding, or — for research infrastructures evaluated and selected at Union level Applicable aid intensity …

1. Please provide information about the State aid that you intend to grant, including:
(a) The overall nominal State aid amount …
(b) What is the State aid instrument (form of aid) …
(c) Whether the State aid will be disbursed in one or several instalments …
(d) The provisional dates (at least the years) of the disbursement and the amounts of each of these instalments …
(e) Your explanation on how you established the State aid amount you intend to award for the research infrastructure and the instalment schedule …

1. If the research infrastructures pursue both economic and non-economic activities, please tick the box below to confirm that the financing, costs and revenues of each type of activity are accounted for separately on the basis of consistently applied and objectively justifiable cost accounting principles. □yes □no For individual aid, please provide the relevant information and evidence: …

1. If the research infrastructures receive public funding for both economic and non-economic activities, please tick the box below to confirm that a monitoring and claw-back mechanism is in place in order to ensure that the applicable maximum aid intensity is not exceeded. □yes □no Please provide relevant information and evidence: …

1. Does the price charged for the operation or use of the research infrastructures correspond to a market price? □yes □no Please specify: …

1. Is access to the research infrastructures open to several users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis? □yes □no In case preferential access is granted to some undertakings, please provide details and indicate the share of the investment costs borne by those undertakings: …

5.4. Aid for the construction and upgrade of testing and experimentation infrastructures (may also be referred to as ‘technology infrastructures’)

1. Please provide a full description of the testing and experimentation infrastructure (see the definition in point 16(ll) of the R&D&I Framework), including its location, its functionalities, facilities and equipment, services, intended users and profile of the users (including their size, sector and other relevant information) etc. …

1. Please also provide the duration of the project (start and end date of the construction or upgrade activities), including a GANTT chart to illustrate how and when the aided investment activities will be carried out and end, as well as the date when the infrastructure will be put in operation and its envisaged lifetime. …

1. Please specify the eligible costs and for individual aid, indicate their amount and provide further details on the underlying cost elements and assumptions for their calculation. Please support your calculations with appropriate evidence to be annexed to the notification form. Eligible costs Eligible costs amount investment costs for construction and upgrade of testing and experimentation infrastructure including [please include a row for each cost that you deem to fall into the overall category of investment costs in tangible and intangible assets] Total eligible costs …

1. Please specify the applicable aid intensity and provide further justification if any increase of the basic aid intensity is applicable: Applicable aid intensity Small enterprise % Medium-sized enterprise % Large enterprise % Basic aid intensity for investment aid for the construction and upgrade of testing and experimentation infrastructures Increase of the basic aid intensity: — subject to at least two Member States providing the public funding, or — for testing and experimentation infrastructure (TEIs) evaluated and selected at Union level, and/or — subject to the testing and experimentation infrastructure providing services predominantly to SMEs (at least allocating 80 % of its capacity for that purpose) Applicable aid intensity

1. Please provide information about the State aid that you intend to grant, including:
(a) The overall nominal State aid amount …
(b) What is the State aid instrument (form of aid) …
(c) Whether the State aid will be disbursed in one or several instalments …
(d) The provisional dates (at least the years) of the disbursement and the amounts of each of these instalments …
(e) Your explanation on how you established the State aid amount you intend to award for testing and experimentation infrastructure and the instalment schedule. …

1. Please provide detailed and precise information on the planned or expected specialisation of the infrastructure, its state of the art character and the role the infrastructure could play in facilitating at regional, national or Union level the digital and green transition of the Union economy. …

1. Please provide information on whether there are similar testing and experimentation infrastructures, whether publicly funded or not, in the Union. …

1. Does the price charged for the operation or use of the testing and experimentation infrastructure(s) correspond to a market price? □yes □no Please specify and provide further details on the market prices and the prices charged, as well as due evidence for determining the market prices: …

1. Is access to the testing and experimentation infrastructure open to several users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis and on market terms? □yes □no Please provide further details on the terms and conditions for the open, transparent and non-discriminatory access: … In case preferential access is granted to some undertakings, please provide details and justification for such an approach: …

1. Please provide information about the extent to which the capacity of the testing and experimentation infrastructure would be allocated to services provided to SMEs. Please provide further details and submit relevant evidence. …

1. Please demonstrate that the public support will not lead to duplication in services already offered by existing testing and experimentation infrastructures operating within the Union. …

5.5. Innovation aid for SMEs

1. Please indicate and describe the activities which are supported under the notified measure:
□ obtaining, validating and defending patents and other intangible assets
□ secondment of highly qualified personnel
□ acquiring innovation advisory and support services ([^E0112])

1. Please specify the period in which the supported innovation activities will be performed (start – end date): …

1. Please specify the eligible costs and, for individual aid, indicate their amount. Eligible costs Eligible costs amount Costs of obtaining, validating and defending patents and other intangible assets Costs of secondment of highly qualified personnel Costs of acquiring innovation advisory and support services Total eligible costs …

1. Please specify the applicable aid intensities and provide further justification if any increase of the basic aid intensity is applicable. Applicable aid intensity Small enterprise % Medium –sized enterprise % Innovation aid for SMEs

1. Please provide information about the State aid that you intend to grant, including:
(a) The overall nominal State aid amount …
(b) What is the State aid instrument (form of aid) …
(c) Whether the State aid will be disbursed in one or several instalments …
(d) The provisional dates (at least the years) of the disbursement and the amounts of each of these instalments …
(e) Your explanation on how you established the State aid amount you intend to award for the supported innovation activity and the instalment schedule …

5.6. Aid for process and organisational innovation

1. Please indicate and describe the activities supported under the notified measure:
□ process innovation
□ organisational innovation Please describe the supported activity: …

1. Please provide a concrete description of the activities that the process or organisational innovation will consist of and justify why, in your view, these activities represent such innovation (see definitions in point 16(z) and (cc) of the R&D&I Framework). Please also provide the duration of the aided activities (start and end date), as well as a GANTT chart. …

1. Please specify the eligible costs and, for individual aid, indicate their amount. Eligible costs Eligible costs amount Personnel costs to the extent employed for the project Costs of instruments and equipment (depreciation to the extent and for the period used for the project) Costs of buildings and land (depreciation to the extent and for the period used for the project) Cost of contractual research, knowledge and patents bought or licensed from outside sources at arm's length conditions, as well as costs of consultancy and equivalent services used exclusively for the project Additional overheads incurred directly as a result of the project Other operating costs, including costs of materials, supplies and similar products, incurred directly as a result of the project. Total eligible costs …

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