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In accordance with the decision of the Parliament:
Shipments of goods carried out in Finland, which are initiated by a decree of the Government of the State in which they are defined, may be financed through State resources as provided for in this Act.
The transport aid may also be paid for the carriage of goods on a permanent basis, without a fixed road link, in Finland with the exception of transport in the Åland Islands ( Island transport ). Article 6, Article 7 (1), Articles 8 to 9, 11, 12a and 15 to 19 shall apply to aid to island transport. (16/11/98)
More detailed provisions on the areas and products covered by the aid to island transport, the size of the aid, the processing of aid applications and the application, granting and payment of aid are laid down by the Government Decree. (16/11/98)
Transport support may be paid
(1) for rail and lorry transport of at least 266 kilometres;
(2) a total of at least 266 km of rail and lorry transport, forming a single transport chain;
(3) in the case of a domestic journey, from a distance of at least 266 km from the northern kalots of Finland, which shall be destined for carriage by or through the North Atlantic of another country, as provided for in Article 10 (3) and Paragraph 4 shall be further specified;
(4) port operations that take place
(a) in the municipality of Merikula and in the north of the Gulf of Bothnia or in the ports of the Gulf of Bothnia
(b) ports or places of shipping in the waters of the Saimaa basin.
Where the transport of rail or goods is accompanied by port operations within the meaning of paragraph 1, transport aid may be paid for transport by rail or lorries of at least 101 kilometres.
The transport aid may be paid by means of a single transport chain formed by rail and truck transport, where a transport fee is paid separately for each transport operation to the transport provider of the transport concerned. The percentage of the transport aid in the transport chain is determined by the length of the journey.
Paragraph 4 has been repealed by L 9.8.1996/613 .
The transport aid is not paid for the transport of its own transport equipment. (9.8.1996/613)
However, when there is no rail or lorry link from the processing site, the transport distance from the place of transport to the nearest place of transport eligible for transport aid is accepted for the purpose of transporting the company's own transport to the nearest place referred to above: The transport connection. The rate of transport of such a transport chain shall be determined by the length of the journey.
As far as the transport of goods by lorry is concerned, this law also applies to equivalent movements in bus and coach transport.
The transport aid may be paid to the resident entity or the Foundation or to any person residing in Finland who has paid the transport fee. For specific reasons, transport aid may also be paid to the recipient of the goods which has paid the transport fee. However, transport aid for port operations shall always be paid to the sender.
The transport aid may be paid for the transport charge, including charters and surcharges, which are entered in the waybill or other transport book. Reductions and reductions shall be deducted from the transport fee before the imposition of the transport aid. Support for port operations shall, however, be paid on the weight of the consignment. (9.8.1996/613)
The transport aid may be paid if the transport charge has been at least EUR 20 per consignment and the transport aid shall be at least EUR 336 in the application period. The Ministry concerned shall have the right to increase the above amounts to the level of freight transport in the freight transport sector. (21.12.2000/1185)
The transport aid is paid every six months. (15.12.1989/1111)
Transport aid may be paid for the transport of products processed in the areas referred to in Article 1 of the small and medium-sized enterprise. (9.8.1996/613)
However, the aid is not paid out of the original value for a little more processing. No reloading or unloading or packing of goods shall be considered as a refining.
No transport aid is paid for the carriage of second-hand goods.
The transport aid shall be paid for the carriage of:
(1) food and pleasure substances:
-bakery products,
-dairy products,
-milk powder,
-fish products,
-meat products,
-vegetables and mushrooms, as well as products thereof, on the packaging intended for consumers,
-fruit and berries and preparations thereof, in the form of sale to consumers,
-confective preparations,
-beverages and drinking materials, and
-condiments;
(2) stone and target species, minerals and their preparations:
-cement,
-concrete building elements,
-works of stone,
-works of clay and graphite,
-bricks,
-glass and glass articles,
-the licking,
-briquettes, pellets and higher-grade products derived from peat and other similar raw materials,
-the furnace and the steel melting pods granulated, pelletised or air-cooled and further processed;
(9.8.1996/613)3) wood and wood works:
-sawn, shaded and sculpted wood,
-wooden buildings and structures,
-saturated timber,
-plywood and plywood
-glass and rimalevys, glass wool, matchsticks and box materials, and
-products and semi-finished products of carpentry; (21.12.1984/901)
4. On the paper industry:
-carton, paperboard and paper, and preparations thereof, and
-special cellulosic elements comparable to the final product; (21.12.1984/901)
5) from the metal industry:
-metal alloys;
(9.8.1996/613)(6) machinery and equipment:
-agricultural, factory, labour, electricity and other machinery, means of transport and parts thereof;
(7) products of the chemical industry and its ancillary industries, excluding fertilisers; and
8) for other goods:
-textile and clothing products,
-carpets, linoleum, blankets, jute products and similar articles,
-leather and furs and products thereof, and
-the mixtures of red and correlated waste.
If, in the areas referred to in Article 1, products which are comparable to the goods referred to in paragraph 1 are manufactured, which are not mentioned in the said paragraph, the State Council shall have the right to determine which of such products Are eligible for transport aid.
However, transport aid is not paid in areas where the State aid granted in the EU is subject to specific provisions. (9.8.1996/613)
The aid may not be paid if the aid for the transport of the product can be considered to have significant distortive effects on competition. (9.8.1996/613)
The amount of transport aid for the carriage charge referred to in Article 7 shall be the transport of rail and lorries from the areas referred to in Article 1:
| Transport trip | Support percentage | The aid element referred to in Article 2 |
| Kilometre | Transport related to port operations | |
| 101 TO 130 | 7 | |
| 131-160 | 9 | |
| 161-210 | 10 | |
| 211-265 | 12 | |
| 266-300 | 7 | 14 |
| 301 TO 400 | 11 | 14 |
| 401-500 | 15 | 15 |
| 501-600 | 18 | 18 |
| 60-1-700 | 22 | 22 |
| 701 TO 800 | 24 | 24 |
| 801 TO 1000 | 26 | 26 |
| 1001 - | 29 | 29 |
For the purposes of calculating the minimum distance required for transport aid for transport from the north of Finland, it is also included in the non-Finnish transport of Northern Finland. If transport in the Finnish territory is less than 266 km, the subsidy rate is determined by 266 km.
For the purposes of this Act, the Nordic area refers to the counties or similar administrative regions in Finland, Sweden and Norway, which are located in the North of the Arctic Circle in whole or in part. In Russia, the Murmansk region is considered as such.
A maximum of the amount corresponding to the compensation to be paid for the carriage of goods by road shall be limited to a quantity corresponding to the compensation criteria applied in the case of freight transport in general.
The amount of transport aid for the port operations referred to in Article 2 (1) shall be:
| (1) Port operations in the Gulf of Bothnia and in the ports of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Gulf of Bothnia and in the port of Joensuu in the port of Joenmouth and in port facilities in the port of Saimaa. | 2.05 €/tn |
| (2) Port operations in the waters of the Gulf of Bothnia, ports or places other than those referred to in paragraph 1 in the waters of the Gulf of Bothnia and in the waters of the river basin of Saimaa referred to in paragraph 1 | 1.04 €/tn |
For the purpose of calculating the volume of transport aid, the volume of the consignment shall be 300 kg body weight, if the weight of the consignment per cubic metre is lower than this weight. The Ministry concerned has the right to review the aid to port operations to meet the average increase in the level of freight transport.
A small and medium-sized enterprise means a small and medium-sized enterprise as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003 /361/EC concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, with less than 250 employees. An employee, with an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million or a balance-sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million, and which meets the characteristics of a small and medium-sized enterprise which describes the company's independence and other recommendations.
Matters relating to transport aid are dealt with by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, or the labour and business centre as provided for by the Regulation. The authority referred to in this Article shall be referred to as the following authority.
Transport aid shall be submitted to the applicant authority for each six-month period within two months of the end of the six-month period.
The application shall be accompanied by a transport document or a statement approved by the issuing authority on the transport to which transport aid is sought. In addition, the applicant is obliged to provide the issuing authority with other information and explanations necessary for the purposes of the application.
Save where the application is made, the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be entitled to receive transport aid. However, the issuing authority may, for specific reasons, refer to the application.
The issuing authority may, by way of a written decision, provide prior information as to whether any particular or certain goods are entitled to transport aid. The applicant shall be obliged to submit to the issuing authority the information and explanations necessary for the provision of prior information.
A written decision on prior information is binding on the product definition of transport aid for a period of two years from the date of adoption of the decision, provided that the criteria for the payment of the transport aid have not changed during that period. However, the decision shall be binding at the latest until the end of 2007. (15.12.2003/1080)
Where the decision of the issuing authority relating to the transport aid has been based on a wrong or incomplete statement or has apparently not been lawful, the granting authority may, on the application concerned, withdraw the decision and take the matter up again. Referred to. (10.12.1993/1137)
The relevant ministry shall provide for full or partial reimbursement of the transport aid if the beneficiary is:
(1) provided the aid in an essential point in the case of incorrect information;
(2) concealed the essential elements of the granting of the aid;
(3) refused to provide the information, documents or other material necessary for the control of the aid, or to provide the necessary assistance in carrying out the verification; or
4) used the aid other than for which it was granted.
(9.8.1996/613)The refund payable shall be paid from the date of the payment of the aid until the date of its repayment Article 4 of the Corinth Act The interest rate referred to in paragraph 3. (3.3.1995/294)
The decision of the issuing authority under this law shall not be subject to appeal, except when the application of Articles 8, 9 or 16 is concerned. (10.12.1993/1137)
Decisions to which an appeal may be lodged pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be notified by registered letter. Such a decision shall be deemed to have come to the attention of the person concerned, unless otherwise displayed, within 14 days after the decision has been issued for the carriage of mail.
The issuing authority shall be entitled to supervise and verify transport applications for or for which transport aid under this law has been applied for, and to obtain the necessary information and explanations from the Community, the Foundation or From the person or from the carrier.
More detailed provisions on the implementation and application of this law shall be provided by the Ministry concerned.
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1982.
This law applies to transport which takes place during the period 1982 to 2007. (15.12.2003/1080)
HE 76/81, yyyy. 74/81, svk.m. 161/81This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1985. It applies to transport which takes place between 1985 and 1989.
HE 199/84, yyyy. 75/84, svk.Met 135/84
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1990. The law shall apply to transport starting on or after 1 January 1990.
HE 153/89 LiV.miet. 10/89, svk.m. 187/89
This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 1993. The law applies to transport which begins on or after the date of entry into force of the law.
THEY 35/93 , LiVM 5/93
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1994. The law applies to transport which begins on or after the date of entry into force of the law.
THEY 207/93 , LiVM 12/93
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. The law applies to transport which begins on or after the date of entry into force of the law.
THEY 151/94 , LiVM 12/94
This Act shall enter into force on 1 May 1995.
The rate of interest payable for the period before the entry into force of this Act shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Act. However, this law may be applied if it leads to a more lenient outcome than the previous law.
THEY 292/94 , TaVM 58/94
This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 1995. The law applies to transport which begins on or after the date of entry into force of the law.
THEY 27/95 , TaVM 6/95
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1997. The law applies to transport which begins on or after the date of entry into force of the law. Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement it.
THEY 86/96 , TaVM 9/96, EV 90/96
This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 1997.
THEY 148/1996 , HVM 25/1996, SuVM 2/1996 EV 242/1996
This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 1998.
The law applies to transport which begins on or after the date of entry into force of the law.
THEY 32/1998 , TaVM 8/1998, EV 35/1998, Commission Recommendation 96 /280/EC; OJ L 107, 30.4.1996, p. 4
This Act shall enter into force at the time laid down by the Regulation.
Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.
The law shall apply to the transport aid to be paid after its entry into force, which shall be based on or after 1 January 2000.
THEY 162/1999 , TaVM 15/1999, EV 122/1999
This Act shall enter into force at the time laid down by the Regulation. (L 1185/2000 entered into force on 1 July 2001 under A 565/2001)
Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.
The law shall apply to the transport aid to be paid after its entry into force, which shall be based on or after 1 January 2001.
THEY 199/2000 , TaVM 38/2000, EV 209/2000
This Act shall enter into force at the time of the Council Regulation. L 1008/2001 entered into force on 10 June 2002 in accordance with A 446/2002.)
Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.
The law shall apply to the transport aid to be paid after its entry into force, which shall be based on or after 1 January 2002.
THEY 147/2001 , TaVM 17/2001 EV 123/2001
This Act shall enter into force at the time of the Council Regulation. (L 1080/2003 comes into force on 1 June 2004 in accordance with A 348/2004) However, Article 12a shall apply only from 1 January 2005.
Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.
The law shall apply to the transport aid to be paid after its entry into force, which shall be based on or after 1 January 2004.
THEY 60/2003 , TaVM 4/2003, EV 59/2003
