Chapter 1 Purpose and content of the scheme

Chapter 2 Definitions

Chapter 3 Administration

Chapter 4 Conditions for grants

Chapter 5 Eligible Project Expense

Chapter 6 Amendment of the project and entry into commitments

Chapter 7 Notify obligations

Chapter 8 Wastes of assurance and repayment of grants

Chapter 9 Force majeure

Chapter 10 Appeal access

Chapter 14 Entry into force

Completion of grants to investments in new technologies in the food sector

In accordance with section 3, cf. § 2, nr. 2 (b), section 5, section 6 (4). 4 and 5, section 7 (4). 4, section 11, paragraph 1. 4, section 12 and Clause 13 (3). 1, in Law No 1. 316 of 31. March 2007, on rural development (rural areas), shall be adopted according to the authority :

Chapter 1

Purpose and content of the scheme

§ 1. The purpose of the scheme is to support the technological development of processing in the food sector in order to strengthen productivity and value added value.

Paragraph 2. Commitments may be made on grants to projects for investment in new technologies in the processing of primary agricultural products covered by the Annex I to the Treaty and which strengthen productivity and value added significantly.

Paragraph 3. Commitment of grants may be granted to companies which are working on the primary agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty.

Chapter 2

Definitions

§ 2. The news of technology is understood in this proclamations of dissemination in Denmark.

Paragraph 2. Small and medium-sized enterprises are defined in this notice as companies that are subject to the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises, cf. Commission Recommendation of 6. May 2003.

Chapter 3

Administration

Authorities and controls

§ 3. The Food Industry shall take a decision after this notice.

Paragraph 2. The Authority shall carry out checks in connection with the administration following this notice. Inspecting visits as part of administrative checks shall be carried out by the Food Erstice or the Food Authority ' s authorised presence.

Paragraph 3. The Department of Directorates shall be responsible for the physical checks and subsequent accounting checks, cf. the notice of the duties and powers of the Plant Agency.

Paragraph 4. The Food Services and Plantedirectorate may, where necessary, seek to obtain information from other authorities as necessary in accordance with the rural area's section 12.

Applications for grants

§ 4. Applications for grants shall be submitted to the Food Industry on a specific schema, obtained via the Home Affairs home page, or by contacting the Food Business.

Paragraph 2. The application may be lodged from 1. July and shall be received in Food Erstice at the latest by 1. September in the application wound. In the case of a Food Industry, additional applications may be set out in the Food Commercial website within four weeks before the start of the application period. In the case where the last day of the application is a Saturday, Sunday, Monday or a national holiday, the application deadline shall expire on the second weekday (Saturday not counting) that follows thereafter.

Paragraph 3. The Food Industry shall sign on to the receipt and may, in connection with this, permit the implementation of the project.

Prioritizing and decision

§ 5. A decision by the Food Authority shall take a decision on the basis of the priority given to the applications in accordance with the following criteria :

1) An assessment of the expected effects in relation to the purpose of the scheme, including that :

a) these are new technologies which guarantee the introduction of products to the market, where it can be proplaupros; that the products will significantly improve the value added value of the company ;

b) these are new technologies that improve the processing processes of the undertaking, and thus improve business value added, and

c) it is investment that has economic potential and sustainability.

2) An appraisation of the budget in a reasonable proportion to the planned activities and the expected effects.

Paragraph 2. The EFFs may grant a partial or partial undertaking to applications if the Authority considers that the effect of the project not sufficiently contributes to the purpose of meeting the scheme or is not sufficiently in relation to it ; the total cost of the project.

Paragraph 3. In accordance with paragraph 1, 1, the Authority shall place the emphasis on whether the application has been submitted relevant evidence to ensure that the planned activities will lead to the expected effects in relation to the scheme ' s purpose.

Paragraph 4. Applications will be prioritised when applying a point system to be determined by the Food Industry, the criteria for the points system shall be published on the home side of the Food Commercial side before the start of the application period.

Paragraph 5. In the priority of the applications for the evaluation of the projects, the food industry may obtain technical assistance.

§ 6. If the Food Business Authority assesses that a project search where there is an application for a contribution of more than EUR 1.0 million have been claimed. kr; has particular significance for regional development in the specific area, the Food Industry shall submit the project search for the appropriate growth forum.

Paragraph 2. For project searches where growth forums give preference, the recommendation to the Food Erstice shall be sent within four weeks of the project search to be received at the appropriate forum for growth.

Paragraph 3. A decision on which of the projects to be financed shall be decided on the basis of the recommendation from the relevant growth forum.

Chapter 4

Conditions for grants

§ 7. It is a condition of grants to a project that :

1) the total eligible costs of the project shall amount to at least 300,000 cranes and not exceed 5 million. kr.,

2) the necessary authorisations from public authorities are to be achieved,

3) shall provide for the information required by the Food Business Authority for the purposes of the proceedings,

4) the project shall be terminated at the date specified in the application, but not later than two years after the date of the date, unless the Food Authority notifies a derogation from it,

5) tiller shaver submits payment request and final design report in time to the Food Business, cf. § 12, as well as documentation of the setup of information sign,

6) the project shall be maintained for three years from the date of completion of the project, however, at least five years from the date of the date of the undertaking ;

7) the payment application made with the original accounting documents shall be kept available for at least five years, calculated from the date of final payment of grants, and

8) tilting the saver shall ensure that the inspection authority has access to the project area in the field of checks.

Paragraph 2. In the case of FDA, it shall lay down detailed conditions concerning the obligations of the Member State to provide information on the public co-financing of the project and to publish information on the project on the FDA's web page or in relevant journals, journals, or similar.

Paragraph 3. Only one application can be submitted per apply in an application period.

§ 8. In the case of the defendant, the case may lay down additional conditions for the defendant, including the fact that the tilashholder is obliged to participate in the evaluation of the project.

Chapter 5

Eligible Project Expense

§ 9. Eligible expenditure may include :

1) costs of investment in the undertaking ;

2) expenditure on fees for architectural architects, engineering and other consultancy services in the case of expenditure covered by No 1. 1, and

3) the cost of testing and testing in relation to the investment.

Paragraph 2. In accordance with the application of the request, the food industry may authorize expenditure other than those referred to in 1 listed as eligible. It is a condition of approval that the Food Occupation estimates that the costs are of major importance for the implementation of the project.

§ 10. The eligible expenditure may not include :

1) expenditure on the purchase of used equipment and equipment ;

2) the costs of construction and rebuilding of buildings ;

3) the costs of rent and equipment,

4) the costs of granting public aid or support under other legislation, with the exception of guarantees, bail and similar activities by other public authorities,

5) expenditure on VAT, with less such final beares, of the tilt shaver,

6) the costs of the activity of the undertaking or to the staff of the saver in connection with the project,

7) financial and monetary institutional costs ; and

8) the expenditure incurred by the Saver shall be held before the Authority has granted authorisation to implement the project, cf. Section 4 (4). 3.

Calculation of grants

§ 11. Deposits may be granted up to 40%. of the total eligible project costs to undertakings falling within the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Paragraph 2. Businesses that do not fall below the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises can receive 20% subsidy. of the total eligible project expenses if the company has fewer than 750 employees or a turnover of less than 200 million. EUR.

Paragraph 3. The eligible expenditure may only include expenditure necessary for the implementation of the project.

Paragraph 4. Where other public aid in the form of guarantee, guarantee, bail or equivalent support for the eligible expenditure, shall be reduced by the amount corresponding to the aid element in the grants or guarantees, etc.

Payment of grants

§ 12. The payment of grants shall be made on the basis of the account of the attribution of the subsidy to grant eligible expenses to be substantiated. Applications for payment of grants must be submitted in a special form and shall be accompanied by a auditor declaration issued by a state sautorised or registered auditor. The Scheme and the form for the auditor declaration are obtained via the Food Business Home page, or by contacting the Food Industry.

Paragraph 2. Deposits may be paid in three installments. The individual rate must be at least 20%. of the total amount of the sum total.

Paragraph 3. It is a condition for the final payment of grants that the Food Industry has approved rates of interest, final inventories and final projection report, cf. Section 7 (2). 1, no. 5.

§ 13. The end-down payment request must be received in Food Erstice within three months of the date on which the project is to be completed. In exceptional cases, a derogation from this period may be granted by the Food Authority. The end-payment request must, in addition to what is required after paragraph 12 (2), 1 shall be accompanied by final design report. Final design report shall be submitted in a special form to be obtained via the Home Deer Home page or by means of an inquiries to the Food Business.

§ 14. The subsidy is transferred to the tilsagnshavers NemKonto.

Chapter 6

Amendment of the project and entry into commitments

§ 15. Amendment of a project may be approved by the Authority on condition that the change in accordance with the project's purpose is in accordance with the project's objectives. The application for a change to a project must be approved by the Food Industry prior to the implementation of the amendment.

Paragraph 2. The amount of the amount may not be increased in connection with changes to the project.

Paragraph 3. A request for a change to a project must be received in Food Erstice within two months before the end of the project period. In exceptional cases, a derogation from this period may be granted by the Food Authority.

§ 16. In accordance with the application of Article 1 (1) of the Committee on Food business, another person may, in accordance with paragraph 1, 3, may be enshable shaver, enter into a commitment. The entry into the defendant shall enter into rights and obligations in accordance with the case.

Chapter 7

Notify obligations

§ 17. The onset of Tilsagnshaves shall, throughout the period when the conditions for grants are to be met, shall make a declaration to the Food Authority whether the conditions for grants are still to be met.

Paragraph 2. Underlying shall be granted throughout the period in which the conditions of grants are to be fulfilled, without undue delay in writing to give the Food Erstice notice of circumstances likely to result in a withdrawal of an undertaking or a refund of grants after Section 18.

Chapter 8

Wastes of assurance and repayment of grants

§ 18. Granltale of supplements will lapse if :

1) the conditions for grants have not been met, cf. § § 7 and 8,

2) the tilt shall have provided false or misleading information, or have kept information of significance for the decision of the case,

3) the project is not carried out in accordance with the case ;

4) tillies shall override his duties according to section 11 (4) of the rural area. 2, or

5) the tilt holder does not comply with its obligation to be required under Section 17.

Paragraph 2. In the paragraphs in paragraph 1. 1 in the case of cases, the Food Decision shall decide on the refund of grants. The interest shall be paid by the payment of a refund claim. The interest rate supplement shall be calculated from the time the payment is made of the refund on payment shall be made and with it in the interest of late payment and so on. (Interest) provided for the reference rate provided for in addition. However, the interest rates shall be at least 50 kr.

Chapter 9

Force majeure

§ 19. The following events as force majeure are recognized by the Food Business :

1) The Tilsagna's death.

2) The versagna's incapacity for longer.

3) Expropriation if such expropriation could not be foreseen at the time of the date of receipt of the defendant.

4) A serious natural disaster, which is significantly affected areas covered by the project.

5) Devastation of the holding ' s installations by accident.

Paragraph 2. It is a condition of the recognition of force majeure, in specific cases, that the events impede the fulfilment of the obligations under which force majeure is invoked and that it did not undergo disproportionate circumstances ; ophes could have secured the opposition.

Paragraph 3. In exceptional cases, food business may recognise other events such as force majeure than those referred to in paragraph 1. 1.

Paragraph 4. If the tilaves or his death wishes wish to claim force majeure, it shall be notified to the Food Erstice within 10 working days of the date on which the worshion or its death bo is able to do so. The notification shall be accompanied by adequate documentation material.

Chapter 10

Appeal access

20. Decisions made by the Food Industry pursuant to this notice may be subject to the minister of food, agriculture and fisheries.

Paragraph 2. The complaint shall be submitted by the Food Industry and shall be received in Food Erstice within four weeks of receipt of the decision to which the complaint relates.

Paragraph 3. Food business may resume a case after a complaint has been lodged.

Chapter 14

Entry into force

§ 21. The announcement shall enter into force on 1. July, 2010.

Paragraph 2. Publication no. 257 of 31. In March 2009, on subsidies to promote innovation in the food and forestry sector, through development, demonstration and investment, the promotion of innovation is lifted. However, the announcement shall continue to apply to applications received in the Food Industry prior to 1. July 2010, as well as for pledges for grants as a result of such applications.