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Welsh Government State Aid Unit
How to use a GBER Environmental Protection Scheme Version 2 – July 2015
July 2015
How to use a GBER Environmental Protection Scheme
Background
The environmental protection provisions of the GBER can be used by public
authorities to provide support to organisations for a variety of environmental protection
measures. This type of State aid is allowed because environmental protection is one
of the key pillars of the European Commission’s 2020 strategy.
Using a GBER Environmental Protection scheme
To run a GBER Environmental Protection scheme the correct procedures must be put
in place.
Step 1 – Check that GBER Environmental Protection provisions apply
Is the measure being provided to an undertaking engaged in economic activity?
Is the aid for an environmental project?
If you have answered yes to both questions, then it is likely that the GBER
Environmental Protection Provisions will apply.
Step 2 – Identify the right State aid registration
This document provides practical guidance on how to use a General Block Exemption
Regulation (GBER) Environmental Protection scheme. This guide is not a summary of
the GBER. This guidance will be most relevant to Welsh Government officials, and
organisations receiving Environmental Protection aid.
This guide is not a substitute for legal advice which should be sought in individual cases.
The guidance is accurate at the date of publication but please note that the law is subject
to constant change.
A full version of the Regulation can be found at:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.187.01.0001.01.ENG
A summary of the GBER can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325465/bis
-14-943-state-aid-general-block-exemption-guidance.pdf
IMPORTANT – you should use this guide in conjunction with the full version of the
GBER and the registration documentation applicable to your scheme.
Every GBER Environmental Protection Scheme must be registered with the
Commission.
If you work for the Welsh Government (or are running a scheme on behalf of the
Welsh Government) you can use the following registration:
SA.40460 Welsh Government Environmental Protection Scheme
http://gov.wales/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/schemes/environment-protection-scheme/?lang=en
You do not need to register a new scheme
If this registration does not apply to you, then you will need to register a scheme. The
State Aid Unit can help you with this process. Email the State aid mailbox:
Step 3 – Make sure that the support you want to give is compatible with all the
conditions for GBER Environmental Protection Aid
Support is only considered to be compatible State aid where it meets all the terms and
conditions of the GBER, and therefore the registered scheme. Each investment will
need to be checked against these terms. Annex 1 of this document contains
checklists that you can use to assist you.
Checklist A Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union Standards
Checklist B Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards
Checklist C Investment aid for energy efficiency measures
Checklist D Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings
Checklist E Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration
Checklist F Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewables
Checklist G Operating aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources in small scale installations
Checklist H Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites
Checklist I Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling
Checklist J Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation
Checklist K Investment aid for energy infrastructure
Checklist L Aid for environmental studies
You will also need to keep supporting evidence to show that all the terms and
conditions are met. This is because if the European Commission asks you will need to
be able to show that the support you gave was compatible with the rules.
Step 4 – Check if the support is more than €500,000
If the support you are providing is more than €500,000. The sterling equivalent should
be calculated using the European Commission’s exchange rate convertor, this can be
found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/inforeuro/inforeuro_en.cfm
Details of the investment will then be made available on a database that can be
viewed by the general public. The European Commission has given Member States
until June 2016 to implement this. You should collect the following information:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (small, medium or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS 2 level (annex 2 – has a list of
NUTS 2 Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable
advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk
finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting the aid ;
Objective of the aid i.e. what will it be used for? What do you hope to achieve
by granting the aid?
Granting authority;
Reference of the aid measure.
IMPORTANT – this will only apply to projects/investments where aid is given after the UK has developed a database. However, you should take steps to ensure that you have the necessary processes and procedures in place to collect the required information.
Step 5 – Check you are registered for annual return monitoring
Write to the Welsh Government’s State Aid Unit to tell them which registration
you are using providing a contact name, telephone number and email address.
The State Aid Unit need this information because they co-ordinate the annual
return monitoring process for Wales. They need to have a contact for each
organisation that is providing funding under a registered GBER Regional Aid
scheme. The State aid email address is:
The Postal address is:
Sian Brown State Aid Unit Welsh Government Cathays Park 2 Cardiff CF10 3NQ
Annex 1- Checklist A - Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond
Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of
environmental protection in the absence of Union Standards
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm size of the enterprise
SME or
large enterprise
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c)
Non-assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm the aid will not be granted for improvements that allow companies to comply with Union standards already adopted or adopted but not yet in force. Road, rail, inland waterway and maritime transport – following are eligible: (a) the acquisition of vehicles complying with adopted Union standards provided that the acquisition occurs before those standards enter into force and that, once mandatory, they do not apply to vehicles already purchased before that date. (b) aid can be provided for retrofitting operations of existing transport
vehicles if the existing means of transport are upgraded to environmental standards not yet in force at the date of entry into operation of those vehicles, and that once mandatory they do not apply retrospectively to those vehicles.
Confirm that the investment enables the beneficiary: (a) to increase the level of environmental protection resulting from its
activities either by going beyond the applicable Union standards, irrespective of the presence of mandatory national standards that are more stringent than the Community standards; or
(b) in the absence of Union standards, to increase the level of environmental protection resulting from, its activities in the absence of Union standards
Union standard’ means:
(a) a mandatory Union standard setting the levels to be attained in environmental terms by
individual undertakings; or
(b) the obligation under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council to use the best available techniques (BAT) and ensure that emission levels of
pollutants are not higher than they would be when applying BAT; for the cases where
emission levels associated with the BAT have been defined in implementing acts adopted
under Directive 2010/75/EU, those levels will be applicable for the purpose of this
Regulation; where those levels are expressed as a range, the limit where the BAT is first
achieved will be applicable;
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32010L0075
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
Extra investment costs necessary to go beyond the applicable Union standards or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standards.
Confirm how the eligible costs have been calculated
Either:
(a) The environmental protection investment has been identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment; or
(b) The cost of investing in environmental protection is identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally friendly investment that would have been credibly carried out without the aid. The difference between the costs of both investments identifies the environmental protection-related cost and will be the eligible cost.
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Med Large £ %
107 (3) ‘a’ areas
75% 65% 55%
107 (3) ‘c’ areas
65% 55% 45%
Non-assisted areas
60% 50% 40%
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €15m per undertaking, per investment project
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support
The company’s identifier
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas)
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html
Aid amount in sterling
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify)
Date of granting
Objective of the aid
Granting authority Reference of the aid measure
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – B - Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm
y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm size of the enterprise
SME or large enterprise
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c) Non-assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project: (a) Name and size (b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates (c) Location of the project (d) List of project costs (e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm that the investment is for implementing a Union Standard that has been adopted but is not yet in force
Confirm that the Union standard will not come into force within the next 12 months
Union standard’ means:
(a) a mandatory Union standard setting the levels to be attained in environmental terms by
individual undertakings; or
(b) the obligation under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council to use the best available techniques (BAT) and ensure that emission levels of
pollutants are not higher than they would be when applying BAT; for the cases where
emission levels associated with the BAT have been defined in implementing acts
adopted under Directive 2010/75/EU, those levels will be applicable for the purpose of
this Regulation; where those levels are expressed as a range, the limit where the BAT is
first achieved will be applicable;
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32010L0075
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
extra investment costs necessary to go beyond the applicable Union standards
Confirm how the eligible costs have been calculated
Either:
(c) The environmental protection
investment has been identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment; or
(d) The cost of investing in environmental protection is identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally friendly investment that would
have been credibly carried out without the aid. The difference between the costs of both investments identifies the environmental protection-related cost and will be the eligible cost.
Information about aid intensities
Implementation and finalisation take place 3 years before date of entry into force of Community standard Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Med Large
107 (3)(a) areas
35% 30% 25%
107(3)(c) areas
25% 20% 15%
Non-assisted
20% 15% 10%
£ %
Implementation and finalisation take place between 1 and 3 years before date of entry into force of Community standard Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Med Large
107 (3)(a) areas
30% 25% 20%
107(3)(c) areas
20% 15% 10%
Non-assisted
15% 10% 5%
£
%
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €15m per undertaking, per investment project
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support
The company’s identifier
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas)
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html
Aid amount in sterling
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption,
risk finance, other (please specify)
Date of granting
Objective of the aid
Granting authority Reference of the aid measure
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – C - Investment aid for energy efficiency measures
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm size of the enterprise
SME or large enterprise
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c) Non-assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm the aid will not be granted for improvements that allow companies to comply with Union standards already adopted or adopted but not yet in force.
Union standard’ means:
(a) a mandatory Union standard setting the levels to be attained in environmental terms by
individual undertakings; or
(b) the obligation under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council to use the best available techniques (BAT) and ensure that emission levels of
pollutants are not higher than they would be when applying BAT; for the cases where
emission levels associated with the BAT have been defined in implementing acts
adopted under Directive 2010/75/EU, those levels will be applicable for the purpose of
this Regulation; where those levels are expressed as a range, the limit where the BAT is
first achieved will be applicable;
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32010L0075
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
extra investment costs necessary achieve the higher level of energy efficiency
Confirm how the eligible costs have been calculated
Either:
(a)The environmental protection investment has been identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment; or
(b)The cost of investing in environmental protection is identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally
friendly investment that would have been credibly carried out without the aid. The difference between the costs of both investments identifies the environmental protection-related cost and will be the eligible cost.
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Medium Large
107 (3)(a) areas
65% 55% 45%
107(3)(c) areas
55% 45% 35%
Non-assisted
50% 40% 30%
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €10m per undertaking, per investment project
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support
The company’s identifier
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas)
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html
Aid amount in sterling
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify)
Date of granting
Objective of the aid
Granting authority Reference of the aid measure
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – D - Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm the aid will not be granted for improvements that allow companies to comply with Union standards already adopted or adopted but not yet in force.
Union standard’ means:
(a) a mandatory Union standard setting the levels to be attained in environmental terms by
individual undertakings; or
(b) the obligation under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council to use the best available techniques (BAT) and ensure that emission levels of
pollutants are not higher than they would be when applying BAT; for the cases where
emission levels associated with the BAT have been defined in implementing acts
adopted under Directive 2010/75/EU, those levels will be applicable for the purpose of
this Regulation; where those levels are expressed as a range, the limit where the BAT is
first achieved will be applicable;
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32010L0075
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm that the support is being paid to either an energy efficiency fund (EFF) or other financial intermediary.
Confirm that the benefits will be passed to building owners or tenants.
Confirm the form of the aid to the EFF/Financial intermediary
Endowment
Equity
Guarantee
Loan
Information about the EFF/Financial Intermediary
Confirm that the set up of the EFF or use of financial intermediaries has been subject to the following conditions
(a) Financial intermediary/EFF managers, selected through an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call in accordance with applicable Union and national laws. In particular there shall be no discrimination on the basis of their place of establishment or incorporation in any Member State. Financial intermediaries and EFF fund managers may be required to fulfil predefined criteria objectively justified by the nature of the investments;
(b) The independent private investors
have been selected through an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call in accordance with applicable Union and national laws aimed at establishing the appropriate risk-reward sharing arrangements whereby for investments other than guarantees, asymmetric profit-sharing shall be given preference over downside protection. If the private investors are not selected by such a call, the fair rate of return to the private investors shall be established by an independent expert selected via an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call;
(c) In the case of asymmetric loss-sharing between public and private investors, the first loss assumed by the public investor shall be capped at 25% of the total investment;
(d) In the case of guarantees, the guarantee rate shall be limited to 80% and total losses assumed by a Member State shall be capped at 25% of the underlying guaranteed portfolio. Only guarantees covering the expected losses of the underlying guaranteed portfolio can be provided for free. If a guarantee also compromises coverage of unexpected losses, the financial intermediary shall pay, for the part of the guarantee covering unexpected losses, a market conform guarantee premium.
(e) The investors shall be allowed to be represented in the governance bodies of the EFF or financial intermediary, such as the supervisory board or the advisory committee; and
(f) The EFF, or financial intermediary shall be established according to the applicable laws and the Member State shall provide for a due diligence process in order to ensure a commercially sound investment strategy for the purpose of implementing the energy efficiency aid measure.
Confirm that the EFF/Financial intermediaries are managed on a commercial basis and make profit driven financing decision. This is met where
(a) They are obliged by law or contract to act with the diligence of a professional manager in good faith and avoiding conflicts of interest; best practices and regulatory supervision shall apply;
(b) Their remuneration conforms with market practices. The requirement is considered to be met where the manager is selected through an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call, based on objective criteria linked to experience, expertise and operational and financial capacity;
(c) They shall receive a remuneration linked to performance, or shall share part of the investment risks by co-investing own resources so as to ensure that their interests are permanently aligned with the interest of the public investor;
(d) They shall set out an investment strategy, criteria and the proposed timing of investments in energy efficiency projects, establishing the ex-ante financial viability and their expected impact on energy efficiency.
(e) A clear and realistic exit strategy shall exist for the public funds invested in the energy efficiency fund or granted to the financial intermediary, allowing the market to finance energy efficiency projects when the market is ready to do so.
Confirm that the EFF/financial intermediary will provide support in the form of
Endowment
Equity
Loans
Guarantees
Confirm that the nominal amount of the loan or guarantee will not exceed €10m and that the maximum amount guaranteed is less than 80% of the loan.
Confirm that the EFF/Financial intermediary will ensure at least the amount of the nominal loan is repaid by building owners.
Confirm that EFF/Financial Intermediary will levy in at least 30% of the project amounts from private investment (this can be done at project or fund level).
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
Overall costs of the energy efficiency project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority;
Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – E - Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm
y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm size of the enterprise
SME or large enterprise
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c) Non-assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size;
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates;
(c) Location of the project;
(d) List of project costs;
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm that the support is for a newly installed or refurbished cogeneration unit.
If a new cogeneration is supported confirm it makes overall primary energy savings compared to separate production of heat and electricity as provided for by Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:315:0001:0056:en:PDF
If the support is for improvement of an existing cogeneration unit or conversion of an existing power generation unit into a cogeneration it will result in primary energy savings compared to the original situation.
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
The extra investment costs for the equipment needed for the installation to operate as a high-efficiency cogeneration installation, compared to conventional electricity or heating installations of the same capacity or the extra investment cost to upgrade to a higher efficiency when an existing installation already meets the high-efficiency threshold.
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Medium Large
107 (3)(a) areas
80% 70% 60%
107(3)(c) areas
70% 60% 50%
Non-assisted
65% 55% 45%
£ %
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €10m per undertaking, per investment project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority; Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – F - Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewables
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm size of the enterprise
SME or large enterprise
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c) Non-assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm the support is for a new installation (no aid can be paid out after the installation has started operations and aid will be independent from the output).
Confirm that if the investment aid is for biofuels, it will only be granted if the aided investment is used exclusively for the production of sustainable biofuels, other than food based biofuels. Investment aid to convert existing food-based biofuel plants advanced biofuel plants can be supported as long as the food-based production would be reduced commensurate to the new capacity.
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Biofuels subject to a supply or blending obligation
Hydropower installations that do not comply with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32000L0060
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
The extra investment costs necessary to promote the production of energy from renewable sources.
Confirm that costs supported are directly linked to the achievement of a higher level of environmental protection.
If the Investment aid is for the production of biofuels confirm that the aided investment is used exclusively for the production of sustainable biofuels, other than food based biofuels. Investment aid to convert existing food-based biofuel plants advanced biofuel plants can be supported as long as the food-based production would be reduced commensurate to the new capacity.
Confirm how the eligible costs have been calculated
(a) where the costs of investing in the production of energy from renewable sources can be identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment , for instance as a readily identifiable add-on component to a pre-existing facility, this renewable energy-related cost will be the eligible cost; or
(b) where the costs of investing in the production of energy from renewable sources can be identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally friendly investment that would have been credibly carried out without the aid, this difference between the cost of both investments identifies the renewable energy-related cost and will be the eligible cost;
(c) for certain small installations where a less environmentally friendly investment cannot be established as plants of a limited size do not exist, the total investment costs to achieve a higher level of environmental protection shall constitute the eligible costs.
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Medium Large
107 (3)(a) areas
80% 70% 60%
107(3)(c) areas
70% 60% 50%
Non-assisted
65% 55% 45%
£ %
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels Where support is for
certain small installations where a less environmentally friendly investment cannot be established as plants of a limited size do not exist, the total investment costs to achieve a higher level of environmental protection shall constitute the eligible costs.
Small Medium Large
107 (3)(a) areas
65% 55% 45%
107(3)(c) areas
55% 45% 35%
Non-assisted
50% 40% 30%
£
%
If the aid will be granted as a result of a clear, transparent and non-discriminatory competitive bidding process, the aid intensity may
reach 100% of the eligible costs. Such a bidding process shall be non-discriminatory and provide for the participation of all interested undertakings. The budget related to the bidding process shall be a binding constraint in the sense that not all participants can receive aid and the aid shall be granted on the basis of the initial bid submitted by the bidder, therefore excluding subsequent negotiations.
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €15m per undertaking, per investment project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority;
Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – G – Operating aid for the promotion of energy from renewable
sources in small scale installations
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm
y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers.
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm that the installation being supported is one of the following
Installations with an installed capacity of less than 500kw are eligible.
For wind energy, aid can be granted to installations with an installed capacity of less than 3mw or with less than 3 generation units.
For biofuels, aid shall be granted to installations with an installed capacity of less than 50,000 tonnes/year.
For the purpose of calculating maximum capacities, small scale installations with a
common connection point to the electricity grid will be considered one installation.
Confirm that if the support is for biofuels it is for sustainable biofuels, other than food based biofuels. Operating aid to plants producing food-based biofuels that have started operation before 31 December 2013 and are not fully depreciated can be supported.
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Biofuels subject to a supply or blending obligation
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm that the eligible costs have been calculated in the following way
The aid per unit of energy does not exceed the difference between the total levelized costs of producing energy from the renewable source in question and the market price of the form of energy concerned.
The levelized costs will be updated regularly, annually as a minimum.
The maximum rate of return used in the levelized cost calculation does not exceed the relevant swap rate plus a premium of 100 basis points. The relevant swap rate will be the swap rate of the currency in which the aid is granted for a maturity that reflects the depreciation period of the installation supported.
Aid will only be granted until the
installation has been fully depreciated according to generally accepted accounting principles.
Any investment granted to an installation has been deducted from the operating aid.
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
100% of eligible costs £ %
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €15m per undertaking, per investment project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority; Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – H – Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites
Information about the company/enterprise assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm that the support is not being paid to the legal or physical person liable for the environmental damage under UK law (without prejudice to European Union Law) .
Confirm that the site meets the definition of a contaminated site i.e.
there is a confirmed presence, caused by man, of hazardous substances of such a level that they pose a significant risk to human health or the environment taking into account current and approved future use of the land.
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member
States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
Costs of the remediation of the land less the increase in value of the land.
Confirm that the evaluation of the increase in the value of the land resulting from the decontamination will be carried out by an independent expert.
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
100% of eligible costs £
%
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €20m per undertaking, per investment project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority;
Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – I – Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm size of the enterprise
SME or large enterprise
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c) Non-assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers.
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
Production plant – the extra costs needed for the construction, expansion and refurbishment of one or more generation units to operate as an energy efficient district heating and cooling system compared to a conventional production plant. The investment shall be an integral part of the energy efficient district heating and cooling systems.
Distribution network – the investment costs
Information about aid intensities
Investments in production plants Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Medium Large
107 (3)(a) areas
80% 70% 60%
107(3)(c) areas
70% 60% 50%
Non-assisted
65% 55% 45%
£ %
For distribution networks Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
The Aid amount does not exceed the difference between the eligible costs and the operating profit. The operating profit should be deducted ex ante or through a claw-back mechanism.
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €20m per undertaking, per investment project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority;
Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – J – Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm size of the enterprise
SME or large enterprise
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c) Non-assisted
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers.
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project: (a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm the support is for recycling operations (where the waste would have otherwise been treated in a less environmentally friendly manner).
Confirm that the aid does not indirectly relieve the polluters from a burden that should be borne by them under Union law.
Confirm that the aid does not relive them of a burden which
should be a normal company cost.
Confirm the investment will not result in an increased demand for the recycled materials (and if it does collection is increased accordingly).
Confirm that the investment goes beyond state of the art.
Confirm that the support is not for the recycling and reutilisation of the beneficiary’s (organisation receiving the support) waste.
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
The extra investment costs necessary to realise an investment leading to better or more efficient recycling or re-use activities compared to a conventional process of re-use and recycling activities with the same capacity that would be constructed in the absence if the aid.
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Small Medium Large
107 (3)(a) areas
70% 60% 50%
107(3)(c) areas
60% 50% 40%
Non-assisted
55% 45% 35%
£ %
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €15m per undertaking, per investment project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority;
Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected] .
Annex 1 – K – Investment aid for energy infrastructure
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas) – assisted areas only can receive support
Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c)
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers.
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project: (a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm that the energy infrastructure is subject to full tariff and access regulation according to internal energy market legislation.
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of
following activities:
domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States
Electricity and gas storage projects
Oil infrastructures
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
The investment costs
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels
Aid amount does not exceed the difference between the eligible costs and the operating profit of the investment. The operating profit shall be deducted from the eligible costs ex ante or through a claw-back mechanism.
£ %
Information about notification thresholds
Confirm that the aid is not more than €50m per undertaking, per investment project.
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support
The company’s identifier
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas)
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html
Aid amount in sterling
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify)
Date of granting
Objective of the aid
Granting authority
Reference of the aid measure
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 1 – L – Aid for environmental studies
Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm
y/n
Supporting Evidence Provided
Confirm the size of the company
Small, medium or large
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:
Fisheries and aquaculture
Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers.
Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:
An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;
“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).
Information about the project
Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.
Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:
(a) Name and size
(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates
(c) Location of the project
(d) List of project costs
(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.
Confirm that the environmental study directly related to the following investments
Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union Standards
Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards
Investment aid for energy efficiency measures
Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings
Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration
Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources For the purpose of calculating aid intensities and eligible costs
Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites
Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling
Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation.
Large company only – confirm that the energy audit is not for energy audits carried out under Article 8(4) of the Directive 2012/27/EU unless the energy audit is carried out in addition to the mandatory energy audit under that directive http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32012L0027
Information about the support
Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:
Export related activities
Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods
For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines
exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States.
Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply
Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK
There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK.
Confirm type of aid:
Grant
Interest rate subsidies
Loan
Repayable advance
Guarantee
Information about eligible costs
Confirm eligibility of supported costs:
The costs of the study
Information about aid intensities
Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted
Small Medium Large
70% 60% 50%
£ %
intensity levels
Information about reporting
Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:
Name of company receiving the support;
The company’s identifier;
Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;
Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);
Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;
Aid amount in sterling;
Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);
Date of granting;
Objective of the aid;
Granting authority;
Reference of the aid measure.
Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]
Annex 2
NUTS II areas in Wales
West Wales and the Valleys 107 3 (a) areas
Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Neath Port Talbot
Pembrokeshire
Rhondda Cynon Taff
City and County of Swansea
Torfaen
*East Wales 107 3 (c) areas
Cardiff
Flintshire
Newport
Powys
Vale of Glamorgan
Wrexham
*Monmouthshire is also part of East Wales, however it is not currently an area
covered by the UK assisted areas map.
An introduction to Assisted Areas and Regional aid can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-aid-assisted-areas-introduction
An interactive UK Assisted Areas map can be found at:
http://www.ukassistedareasmap.com/ieindex.html
The UK Government has developed a post code search tool that can be used to
identify if a company is in an assisted area. It can be found at:
http://www.ukassistedareasmap.com/ieindex.html