Opening date of the competition: 18.05.2016.
Applicants: Small and medium-sized enterprises
Subject: improving the business development and technological readiness of SMEs by encouraging investment in the capacities of SMEs, in particular through the construction and/or equipment of establishments;
Purpose: encouraging investments in initial investments related to the establishment of a new establishment, the extension of the capacity of an existing establishment, the diversification of the production of an establishment into products not previously produced by the establishment concerned or a fundamental change in the overall production process of an existing establishment;
Objective: strengthening regional competitiveness through the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and the development of new competences and the creation of new jobs
Eligible applicants are legal or natural persons who are micro, small or medium-sized enterprises according to the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises as set out in Annex I. Definition of small and medium-sized enterprises of Regulation 651/2014.
Eligible activities:
1. Regional aid is granted for an initial investment. Investment costs in tangible and intangible assets are justified and include the following costs:
- Land preparation
- Land clearing
- cost of construction, reconstruction, modernization of buildings, business premises, other facilities and their immediate environment and environment, directly related to the results of the project
- utility contribution, water and energy connection prices, usage permit cost
- Purchase of new machinery, equipment, tools, working vehicles and associated activation, transport, assembly and commissioning costs, if commissioned by the supplier
- assembly costs of equipment and machinery are also eligible if they are shown on the same invoice as the equipment purchased and constitute an integral part of the purchase of the equipment;
- investments in energy efficiency measures, linked to the purpose of the project;
- procurement of project-related measuring devices
- costs of ICT and audio/video solutions (hardware and software) directly linked to the purpose of the project;
- the purchase of patents, copyrights, know-how or other types of intellectual property, if it complies with Article 7 of the Aid Scheme;
2. Aid for advisory services may be granted for the costs of advisory services provided by external consultants which are not linked to permanent or recurrent activities and which include the costs of:
- Project management service
- Public procurement service for the purpose of the project
- service of drafting tender (public procurement) and implementation documents (e.g. execution project)
- audit services for verifying project costs;
3. Aid for participation in fairs may be granted in respect of costs incurred for the rental, arrangement and operation of a stand for the participation of an undertaking in a particular fair or exhibition with a view to presenting a product resulting from an investment for which the aid is granted.
4. Training aid may not be granted for training provided by beneficiaries to ensure compliance with mandatory national standards on training
5. Low value aid may be granted for the costs of preparing tender documents for an investment project, costs related to the implementation of heating and cooling systems and costs related to promotion activities and visibility of the investment project.
Total grant amount for the period 2014-2020 is 867.000.000,00 HRK. The lowest value of support per project is 300.000,00 HRK. The total State aid cannot exceed the threshold of HRK 30 000 000.00.
Deadline for this permanently open Call begins to flow of 1 June 2016 and lasts until 31 December 2016.
If you are interested in applying for this competition contact us at: ivan.kermeci@porin.hr or to a number 051/634-333.
