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In accordance with the decision of the Council of State, the Law on support for rural development (2011) Pursuant to:
This Regulation shall apply to the Law on support for rural development (2011) (hereinafter ' the Development support law , the project grants referred to in Chapter 4 and the operating currency of the action group referred to in Article 66.
This Regulation shall apply to aid granted in full or in full by the European Union.
For the purposes of this Regulation:
(1) By a rural regulation Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (eafrd) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005;
(2) General regulation On the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions on the Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006;
(3) By a demonstration The introduction of a new model of innovation, skill or approach designed to spread their use and develop their activities;
(4) Pilot-in - The testing of a product, service or method on a small scale in order to assess its potential for success on a full scale or on the actual market;
(5) By cluster The cluster as defined in Article 2 (1) (q) of the rural regulation;
(6) Cooperation project Cooperation based on the action plan of two or more bodies governed by public law or private law, or a combination thereof, designed to promote the establishment of new policies in line with the programme's priorities; and Their introduction and the development of innovation and other reforms to promote rural livelihoods; in addition to the above mentioned above, the cooperation group may also include natural persons engaged in the industry; subcontracting is not considered above: For the purposes of cooperation;
(7) Reference costs Uniform costs in general use which are mainly used by undertakings and authorities in the sector concerned when assessing the cost of the measures;
(8) Short supply chain A supply chain in which there is no more than one intermediate step between the producer and the consumer; (23/05/2015)
(9) Enterprise group At least three companies whose training or development project carrying out a training or development project is seeking support based on the agreement; (23/05/2015)
(10) Block exemption regulation for agriculture and forestry and rural areas Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014 on the establishment of aid forms for certain agricultural and forestry sectors and rural areas in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; (23/05/2015)
(11) General block exemption regulation Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 establishing certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty. (23/05/2015)
In addition to the provisions of Articles 11 and 28 of the Development Aid Code, the project plan or its annexes to the development project shall include:
(1) an explanation of the applicant's activities, the organisation and financial situation of the applicant and the person and other resources to be used for the implementation of the project;
2) the content, objectives and target group of the project;
(3) the time and duration of the project and the transfer of the aid referred to in Article 15 of the Development Aid Code;
(4) the parties involved in the implementation of the project, the implementation and financing responsibilities and the necessary contractual arrangements;
(5) the cost breakdown of the project;
6. Financing plan;
(7) an estimate of the project's revenue; and
8) information and reporting on the progress of the project and its results.
Paragraph 1 shall not comply with the project plan for the thematic project.
The construction plan shall be accompanied by sufficiently detailed documentation for the implementation of the measure:
(1) main drawings;
(2) special plans relevant for the assessment of eligible costs;
3) the building report; and
4) a cost estimate or calculation based on the construction report.
The detail and scope of the construction plan shall be commensurate with the scale and overall costs of the project.
Paragraph 1 of the project plan for the development project shall also be applied to the plan for the operation of the operating currency.
The applicant for project support shall:
(1) indicate the type of aid, as referred to in Article 13 of the Development Aid Code, which the applicant wishes to use, and provide the necessary explanation to support its use; and
(2) provide an acceptable explanation of the key for the allocation of costs directly or in the form of a deferred portion of the costs of the activities supported and the other activities of the applicant.
The rural innovation group shall also provide a description of the procedures referred to in Article 56 (2) of the rural regulation to ensure transparency of decision-making and avoid conflicts of interest.
The granting of the aid shall be conditional on:
(1) support the project to enable the applicant to carry out additional tasks relating to the applicant's activities which would not be possible without aid;
(2) the project has taken part in the projects that have been opened up and meets the minimum requirements for selection;
(3) the applicant has the power to decide on the project and to bear the costs arising therefrom;
(4) Whereas, in the case of the applicant and the project promoter, the applicant or the decision-making power of the applicant in the applicant community is not the administrative law; (434/2003) By reference to the project promoter;
(5) The financial management of the applicant and the use of the funds have been organised in such a way that the cost of the applicant's other activities and the cost of the project are differentiated.
However, aid may not be granted or aid granted if the applicant has not complied with the provisions of the Law on the application of certain provisions of the European Communities (2003) Article 1 of the Act concerning the recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1, or the Law on Aid for Rural Development in force at the time of its entry into force (1443/2006) Of the Treaty on European Union. In addition, no aid shall be granted for guidelines on State aid for firms in difficulty within the meaning of the Commission Communication on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (2014/C 249/01). The company.
Aid may be granted to a public body governed by public law or to a public body governed by public law, whose principal purpose is non-economic activity, or Whose primary purpose is not the pursuit of profit.
Support for a cooperation project may be granted where at least two communities are involved. The aid shall be granted to the responsible operator of the project.
Development project support may be granted in accordance with the programme:
(1) training measures;
(2) communication and demonstration activities;
(3) studies and preparation of plans;
(4) local public investment in order to build, improve or extend small-scale infrastructures, including small-scale infrastructure related to tourism;
5) the development of local services;
(6) village development measures, preservation and restoration of the cultural and natural heritage of rural landscapes and areas of natural value;
(7) the implementation of plans for rural innovation groups developing cooperative agriculture, food and forestry;
(8) the business structure for innovative projects aimed at developing the competitiveness of the rural economy and developing the business environment and cooperation between entrepreneurs;
(9) innovative measures to mitigate climate change, adapt to it or environmental measures to protect water; and
(10) projects based on sustainably produced biomass processes.
Unless otherwise specified below, the development project support may be granted for the necessary and reasonable costs of the following project:
(1) the cost of remuneration and fees and the associated statutory costs, with the exception of the costs to be incurred in terms of natural benefits;
2) travel costs;
3) the cost of purchasing purchasing services;
(4) rental costs; and
(5) other costs arising from the implementation of the development project, including small contracts and reasonable cost-providing costs during meetings, training and information meetings under the project plan.
In addition to the provisions of paragraph 1, the cooperation project and the lag project shall have the necessary and reasonable costs relating to international cooperation and the resulting external expertise. The invitation to the Finnish party and the costs related to the coordination of international cooperation in the project with a partner in another State.
In addition, the cooperation project shall include eligible and reasonable costs which:
(1) relating to promotion measures for short supply chains, the development of local markets or rural tourism; or
2) arise from the short-term business impact assessment or testing.
The necessary and reasonable costs arising from the training measure necessary for the training of persons providing training in relation to the entities referred to in Article 13 shall be eligible.
Readings free of resistance ( Contribution in kind ) The value may be accepted as a cost, except for cooperation projects and training and information measures. In the context of nature performance, reasonable costs are eligible.
A project of general interest may be supported if it is not constituted as State aid. In addition, it is necessary to ensure that the activities under the programme are not limited to a group or a sparsely-known group of beneficiaries on the basis of regional or benefit considerations.
If the outcome of a project of general interest is such that it creates a copyright or fulfils the conditions for the protection of a patent or other intangible rights, the grant of the aid shall be subject to the non-material right of protection and Copyright or other immaterial right to be transferred from the beneficiary to the company or undertakings alone or principally for recovery.
The main objective of a public development project must not be to eliminate the costs linked to the development of a normal undertaking or to product development, and should not be used to develop a commodity or a service that is immediately or By minor additional measures for the benefit of an undertaking or a group of undertakings, or at a lower price.
No aid shall be granted for activities which are part of the statutory mandatory basic function of the Community public law. The discretionary activity of a public body governed by public law whose criteria are laid down by law may be granted only for a very justified reason.
As a private contribution, only the work carried out in favour of the project, which is necessary for the implementation of the project, can be accepted. It is also required that the worker is at least 15 years old.
The value of the work carried out shall be EUR 15 per hour for the worker. If the work carried out free of charge is carried out on a tractor or other similar machine, the value of the use of the working machine shall be EUR 30 per hour of use.
A maximum of 100 % of private funding may be the work that is made free of charge.
A cooperation project may be supported in the case of a development-oriented development project aimed at developing or promoting a genuine partnership:
(1) new products, methods or technologies in agriculture, forestry, food sector or other renewable biomass processes;
(2) pilot projects for new products, practices, methods and technologies;
(3) producer groups of agricultural production;
(4) horizontal or vertical cooperation between operators in the supply chain of food or biomass, local markets, short supply chains or their marketing;
(5) technologies and practices for energy saving or innovative adaptation or improvement of the environment;
(6) the creation and operation of a new or new activity cluster;
7. The provision of welfare and health services in the context of agriculture;
(8) the sharing of working processes, resources or premises of micro-enterprises, tourist services and their marketing measures; or
(9) Short-term evaluation and testing of the action plans for small rural businesses, or the development of rural enterprises based on new technologies and knowledge.
Development project support may be granted if the amount of the aid on the application is at least eur 5 000.
Other public funding, including 100 % of eligible costs, may be eligible for support for a public development project.
Other public funding, including 90 % of the eligible costs, may be granted for training which is not allocated to a particular sector or to an operator.
Support for training on small and medium-sized enterprises active in primary agricultural production or in the processing or marketing of agricultural products shall be granted under the block exemption Regulation for agriculture and forestry and rural areas 21 In accordance with Article Other public funding may be granted, including 90 % of eligible costs.
The aid to the forestry sector is granted in accordance with Article 38 of the Block Exemption Regulation for agriculture, forestry and rural areas. Other public funding may be granted, including 90 % of eligible costs.
Support for training on micro and small enterprises, other than those mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3, shall be granted in accordance with Article 47 of the Block Exemption Regulation for agriculture and forestry. Other public funding may be granted, including 70 % of eligible costs.
Where education is targeted at a limited number of enterprises other than agricultural and forestry undertakings, the aid may be granted to the group so that the aid is allocated as de minimis aid to the participating undertakings. Other public funding may be granted, including up to 75 % of eligible costs.
Other public funding, including 100 % of eligible costs, may be eligible for support for the data transmission project.
Support for investments related to demonstration projects may be supported by other public funding, including 60 % of eligible costs, or, if the applicant is a public body, 100 % of eligible costs. Costs. Only if other public funding represents at least 40 % of public funding is eligible for support to the public sector entity.
In accordance with Article 31 of the Block Exemption Regulation for Agriculture and Rural and Rural Areas, including 100 % of eligible costs, support for the implementation of the Rural Innovation Group project may be supported.
Other public funding, including 100 % of eligible costs, may be granted for a cooperation project which does not involve State aid.
In accordance with Article 25 of the General Block Exemption Regulation, support may be granted for a cooperation project involving small enterprises and the results of which are widely disseminated.
(1) other public funding, including 80 % of eligible costs for a project that is intended to provide companies with significant knowledge and knowledge to increase their own activities, new or improved products, processes or The development of services, the construction of prototypes, or a pilot project to support them;
(2) other public funding, including 60 % of eligible costs for a project aimed at developing new or improved products, processes or services and their pre-marketing pilot project, testing and Demonstration.
A maximum of eur 100 000 may be granted for a project under Article 9a (6) over a period of three years.
Support may be granted to a group of companies with no more than 10 undertakings, so that the aid is allocated to the participating undertakings as de minimis aid. Other public funding may be granted, including up to 75 % of eligible costs.
Other public financing may be granted, including 75 %, or, where the applicant is an entity governed by public law, 100 % of eligible costs. Only if other public funding represents at least 30 % of public funding is eligible for support to the public sector entity.
Aid for public utility investments in the field of water supply may be eligible for other public funding, including 50 % of eligible costs.
Other public financing may be granted for public investment in services of general interest, including 70 % of eligible costs.
Even if the investment in the public interest is implemented as part of another measure, the level of subsidisation of the investment will not change.
Other public funding may be granted for the implementation of national projects, including 100 % of eligible costs. The aid is not granted for a national project in which aid would constitute State aid.
Support may be granted for a local or international project financed by the lag's financing quota, including other public funding, up to a maximum of EUR 180 000. In the case of the lag's international project, Finland's share of national support, including other public funding, may not exceed eur 180 000 per action group.
Support may be granted for an interregional project financed by the lag's financial envelope, including other public funding, up to a maximum of eur 180 000 per action group.
If the aid is granted from the lag's financial quota, the aid level may be lower than that provided for in this Chapter.
If no aid is granted on the basis of actual eligible costs, the indirect costs of the project or operating currency shall be accepted as imputable. The decision on the acceptance of indirect costs shall be taken as a whole for the duration of the project and shall apply to all the promoters of the project. The amount of 15 or 24 % of the eligible wage costs of the project or operating currency may be accepted in the form of indirect costs. Calculated costs cannot be accepted for projects which do not include wage costs.
Paragraph 12 has been repealed by A 23.4.2015/539 .
Support may be granted for training as referred to in Article 14 of the rural regulation, as well as for training not allocated to a specific sector or to a number of operators.
Support may be granted from the lag's financial quota to training for the development of the knowledge and capacity of rural dwellers and capacity building.
Education must, as a general rule, be multifunctional training for groups. Up to half of the training may be carried out on visits to holdings, properties, companies or similar premises.
Support may be granted for training referred to in Article 13, which corresponds to a total of at least 20 years of training of at least 45 minutes. Training may be given in one or more sections. The total number of studies supported may consist of a maximum of 45 credits, or a degree corresponding to their degree of study.
The duration of the training may be shorter than provided for in paragraph 1 if the training measure is implemented as part of another development project.
Information intermediation may be supported in the case of a demonstration or other activity within the meaning of Article 14 of the Rural Regulation providing information on new production, marketing or service methods or other business material Or in which energy, environmental and rural information is transmitted to businesses or residents, communities and other actors. Aid shall not be granted for the provision of information where the aid constitutes State aid, or the main purpose of the measure is to benefit one or more private traders or undertakings.
Support may be granted for training which is complementary to practical experience and regular compulsory education, a secondary degree or a university or university degree, without being part of the basic or For further training.
The grant of aid shall be conditional on the recipient of the aid or, where the training measure is carried out by a recipient other than the beneficiary, having a professional training and other information on the quality and scope of the training measure. A professional developer in relation to its content and complexity.
Units providing training and information services shall have the necessary qualifications and appropriate capacities. An organisation providing training or communication services must be sure of the qualifications of the staff. The staff shall be trained on a regular basis in order to carry out their duties. Where appropriate, the beneficiaries shall be able to demonstrate that those working in the project have the necessary training or skills to carry out the project.
An investment of public interest can be supported if the benefits of it are directed towards residents and other actors in the region. As a general rule, the investment should be made available to residents and operators in the region.
The stability of the investment is governed by Article 71 (1) (a) to (c) of the General Regulation. In addition, if the investment is carried out in a region other than the owned or controlled territory of the beneficiary or in a similar building or other object, the grant of the aid shall be subject to the condition that the owner of the site and, where appropriate, the holder, Their consent to the investment and the availability of the supported target to residents and operators in the region. The maintenance of the right of access must be properly ensured.
If the aided project involves investment in construction, the granting of the aid shall be conditional on the recipient holding the aid properly insured until the aid has been paid in full. (23/05/2015)
In addition to the provisions of Article 7, the aid may be granted for the purpose of carrying out an investment of general interest and of reasonable costs arising from:
(1) the acquisition of the building, construction, construction or construction of materials and articles necessary for the construction, repair or extension of the building, construction or construction equipment; Design, work pay and contracting;
(2) in connection with the purchase of a building, in so far as the country's share does not exceed 10 % of the eligible costs of the total acquisition of the property;
3) the purchase of machinery, equipment and equipment;
(4) the design and implementation of small-scale local water management measures, such as the (686/2004) Lays down;
(5) the design and construction of the small-scale telecommunications network and the corresponding network, and the acquisition and operation of the necessary access rights;
(6) administrative authorisations, registration fees and other similar charges;
(7) fire and winter insurance premiums for the project's implementation.
In addition, support may be granted for the general costs referred to in Article 45 (2) (c) of the Rural Regulation and for the acquisition or development of computer software as referred to in (d) and for patents, licences, copyright and The costs of acquiring trade marks.
Aid may be granted only for the costs of the purchase of machinery, equipment and equipment referred to in paragraph 1 (3).
When purchasing a building or building with ground floor, the granting of aid shall be conditional on:
(1) the building, extension or renovation of the building or the purchase of a property has not been granted and paid over the ten years preceding the transfer to the European Union;
(2) the building is suitable for the operation to be carried out or is capable of being converted at low cost and, in its intended use, fulfils the requirements laid down by law or by law or provides for the requirements imposed on such a building;
(3) the purchase price of a building or property does not exceed its fair value.
In addition to the provisions of Article 26 (1) of the Development Aid Code, support for the European project may be granted:
(1) facilitate access to the programme's funding for local development in the region; and
2) promote the implementation of the lag's local strategy.
The thematic project consists of a range of measures to implement the project plan.
The granting of aid to the thematic project shall be conditional on the following:
(1) Whereas the applicant has submitted a plan for the selection procedure for the measures and measures implementing the project; and
(2) ensure that those implementing measures have adequate financial conditions and knowledge to implement the measures.
In addition to the eligible costs provided for in Articles 7 and 18, the eligible costs of the European project may include the cost of the project, cooperation or exchange of experience, if the content of the project or The quantitative scope of this is required. The eligible costs for the assembly, cooperation and exchange of experience shall not exceed 25 % of the total cost of the project.
The lag must inform the Centre for Enterprise, Transport and the Environment of any changes to the project or the number of actors involved. If the Centre for Enterprise, Transport and the Environment considers that the change is significant, the task force should send an application for a thematic project to the Centre for Enterprise, Transport and Environment.
As a condition for the granting of one-off compensation referred to in Article 13 (1) (1) of the Development Aid Code, the project is compatible with the single payment scheme and the project is not carried out as a public procurement. When applying for a lump sum, the applicant shall provide a detailed estimate of the reasons for the amount of the aid, including the justification, together with an estimate of the external supply.
The aid decision on the recovery procedure shall identify the result or measure to be carried out in the project and the documentation necessary to verify that the project is implemented in such a way as to ensure that the project is implemented in accordance with the decision. If the nature of the project is possible, the project can be broken down into separate parts. When assessing the amount of the lump sum, the fair price level shall be taken into account.
In the project in which the aid has been granted as a lump sum, the aid decision may be amended only for the duration of the grant.
In the case of a project financed by the compensation procedure, the eligibility of costs is conditional on the outcome of the project or the measure taken in accordance with the decision granting the aid. The approval of the other public funding of the project is conditional on the submission of a supporting document for the payment application, from which the financial execution can be verified.
In the percentage indirect costs of the project, 24 % of the eligible wage costs of the project may be accepted. If, as a result of its content, the project involves particularly high travel expenses, it is possible to accept 15 % of the eligible wage costs of the project as indirect costs.
Indirect costs to be reimbursed in percentages include office costs, travel costs for project staff, participation fees for project staff for training courses and seminars, occupational health costs for project staff, project staff Costs and cost of service facilities, equipment and equipment, as well as costs incurred by the project steering group. However, in a project referred to in paragraph 1, which has particularly high travel expenses, the percentage of indirect costs to be reimbursed does not include the travel costs of project staff.
The costs of the project other than those referred to in paragraph 2 shall be reimbursed on the basis of the eligible costs actually incurred and paid.
As regards the project and the project staff, this section also applies to the lag and the operating budget.
No refund shall be granted:
(1) the costs of purchases made from an applicant, his family member, a company controlled by the applicant or his/her family members, or from the person in charge of the undertaking of the undertaking, unless there is a purchase; Sufficient offers from other appropriate bodies were obtained;
(2) interest, commissions and fundraising tax, as well as other costs arising from the financing of the investment or other measure;
(3) the leasing costs if the machinery or equipment covered by the contract is transferred to the applicant's ownership;
(4) the instalments of the machinery or equipment to be purchased if the ownership of the assets acquired is not transferred to the project's implementation;
(5) value added tax which does not remain the final cost of the applicant and the applicant does not provide an explanation that it is not possible to obtain a refund of VAT;
(6) costs which do not remain the final expenditure of the applicant as a result of reimbursement, reparation or any other similar cause;
(7) costs incurred by the applicant for non-routine regular activities or related public relations activities;
(8) wages and salaries in so far as they exceed the amount of the generally paid remuneration and the amount of the premium;
(9) costs related to remuneration other than those resulting from a collective agreement binding for the employer or the employer;
(10) travel costs in so far as they exceed the amount to be reimbursed according to the travel rule of the State in force during the journey;
(11) the cost of hiring an employee who has not been the holder of the applicant's permanent post or of a full-time worker who has been in force for the time being, if the post or operation is completed more than For a year and the post or act concerned has not been publicly available;
(12) travel expenses and meeting fees of the official if the official is responsible for the service of the official.
The cost of the applicant's activities which is actually incurred in carrying out the project may be accepted as the cost of the project.
Where aid is granted on the basis of actual eligible costs, costs must be verifiable and allocated to the project in a reasoned, fair and equitable manner.
In the case of a cost of at least two subsidised projects or the operation of the action group, the cost to be reimbursed and the cost of one or more aided projects shall not exceed the actual rate.
The beneficiary of the aid shall ensure that the overall cost estimate of the project is reasonable in so far as it is possible. However, the affordability of the costs must be ensured in full by the prior payment of the aid.
If the acquisition does not apply to public procurement law (168/2007) , the reference costs may be used to assess the reasonableness of costs. If the reference costs are not available, the applicant shall submit, in contracts of over eur 2 500, an explanation of the normal price level, an adequate number of tenders or any other statement on the basis of which the reasonableness of the costs is Possible evaluation. The usual price level refers to prices generally used by suppliers of goods or services.
If the procedures referred to in paragraph 2 may not be used to assess the reasonableness of the costs, the grant shall otherwise ensure that the costs are reasonable.
The granting of the aid shall be subject to the presentation of an authority which is necessary for the implementation of the measure.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the aid may, for justified reasons, be granted on the basis of a licence without a force of law, provided that the aid decision is subject to the condition that the validity of the first payment application must be made Or at the latest before payment of the last instalment of the aid.
The derogation provided for in paragraph 2 shall not apply to the environmental permit. It shall also not apply to land use and construction (132/1999) , unless the applicant has obtained the right to initiate proceedings under Article 144 of that Law.
The development project shall be deemed to have begun when the project promoter signs a contract for the implementation of the project, which cannot be cancelled, concludes a contract for the execution of the project, without concluding an agreement The cost of the project or conclude a service contract.
However, as a starting point, it does not consider the necessary cooperation between the international, national or inter-regional authorities necessary to carry out the necessary cooperation, the general planning costs or the transfer of aid provided for in Article 15 of the Development Aid Code. Conclusion of the contract.
The opening of the investment shall be considered:
1) the start of construction work;
2) supply delivery;
(3) payment of the contract; or
4) making any other undertaking which makes the investment irreversible.
However, investment shall not be deemed to have been initiated if the investment in support includes several acquisitions and the value of the contract referred to in paragraph 1 is low in relation to the total eligible cost of the investment.
The Centre for Food, Transport and the Environment provides for a project to be supported under Article 27 (2) of the Development Aid Code.
The implementation period shall be set out in such a way that the project can be implemented and the aid paid for the implementation of the programme and the payment of the aid within the time limit set.
If, following the start of the project, the recipient of the aid significantly deviates from the plan approved by the decision granting the aid, the cost of the project to be implemented by way of derogation from the plan may only be eligible if: Shall be submitted to the Centre for Life, Transport and the Environment, or to the action group if the aid is to be financed by the Financial quota of the Financial Action Task Force, before the cost of the change is incurred.
The duration of the project may be extended if a reason which was not foreseeable is acceptable and an extension of the duration of the project is necessary for the realisation of the project.
Modification of the project plan shall not increase the eligible costs of the project for a non-specific reason. If the development project receives a derogation from the aid decision, or the private funding of the project is implemented in a different way, the aid decision shall be made in respect of the project financing decision.
The operating money shall finance the costs arising from the management and promotion of the local development strategy pursued by the lag.
The operating costs shall be specified in the operating costs referred to in Article 35 (1) (d) of the General Regulation and the cost of promoting the activities referred to in point (e).
Operating money may be allocated to the reasonable and necessary costs of acting under a plan for the operation of the operating currency:
(1) the cost of remuneration and fees and related costs, with the exception of costs incurred in the form of natural benefits;
2) travel costs;
(3) purchase services, including statutory occupational health costs and costs higher than the cost of health care for general practitioners, and rehabilitation associated with maintenance of work capacity;
(4) meeting fees and other meeting costs;
(5) rental costs for premises;
(6) fire premiums and other insurance charges which are essential for the performance of the activity or for the protection of the activity;
(7) the cost of the acquisition and knowledge of specific skills necessary for the work of the lag;
(8) communication costs related to the implementation of the local strategy; and
(9) other costs related to the operation of the action group, including small purchases and rental costs for machinery and equipment.
If the lag significantly deviates from the operating plan, the costs may be eligible only if the application for change is submitted to the EAFRD before the cost of the change Arise.
Support for a project under this Regulation may be applied continuously. The projects to be financed are selected at least three times a year.
Article 35a shall apply from 1 January 2016.
Aid for investment in the general interest shall be paid in a maximum of six instalments. The final instalment shall not be less than 20 % of the amount of aid granted.
If the aid is granted as a lump sum, the instalments may be paid after the objectives or measures adopted in the aid decision. The final instalment may be paid once the measures taken under the approved plan have been fully implemented. The total number of instalments may not exceed three.
The operating money shall be paid annually in two instalments from the date of the aid decision.
The advance is counted as a single payment.
The revenue of the project is the proceeds from the sale of the goods and services purchased for the project and the proceeds of the project, as well as the operating allowances received from the project's assets and premises.
Revenue from the project shall be deducted in the calculation of the amount of aid to be paid. Revenue paid to the beneficiary during the execution of the project shall be taken into account.
The aid may be paid in advance to a public service of general interest, provided that:
(1) the applicant has no significant own income or assets available for the interim financing of the project;
(2) the risk of non-implementation is low; and
(3) payment of the advance shall not make it more difficult to monitor the use of the aid.
An advance of up to 20 % of the amount of aid granted may be paid in advance. However, the advance shall not exceed eur 100 000. The amount of the advance shall take into account the duration and extent of the project and the timing of the project implementation. A guarantee may be required for the payment of the advance. Aid may only be paid in advance for the implementation of a project or a plan for the use of the operating currency.
The creation of the corresponding costs shall be taken into account from the first instalment of the aid. The advance shall be offset by 30 % of the amount of each instalment until the advance is fully covered. However, the remainder of the advance shall be offset by the last instalments. The beneficiary's declaration may also make use of the above mentioned above.
Except in the case of advance payments, a percentage of the eligible costs incurred shall be paid in accordance with the aid percentage. In addition, the payment of the aid shall be subject to the submission of an explanation of the implementation of the financing under the other aid decision.
The payment of aid based on the actual eligible costs shall be conditional on the recipient of the aid in the application for payment accompanied by the breakdown of the expenditure incurred and the progress of the measure under Article 44 of the Development Aid Code. Of the Regulation. The payment documentation shall be made available. Before the aid can be paid, the expenditure must be paid by the beneficiary and recorded in the beneficiary's accounts.
The indirect costs eligible for compensation as a percentage shall be paid in accordance with the aid decision.
Where the aid is granted as a lump sum, the implementation of the project shall be assessed on the basis of the plan approved by the aid decision and the terms of the aid decision. The compensation may be paid when the result of the project identified by the project identified in the aid decision or of the measure in accordance with the aid decision is ascertained.
The application of the last instalment of the aid shall be submitted within four months of the end of the period laid down for the implementation of the project or operational plan. In so far as the implementation of the plan for the project or operational fund includes eligible wage costs, the payment of the last instalment of the aid shall be claimed for the month after the final payment, in the form of a salary or allowance, From the date on which the allowance, salary or allowance is payable on the basis of employment at the latest.
With regard to the operation of the project and the EAFRD, the Agency may decide that the aid may be paid on an application made after the deadline if the applicant submits heavy reasons for the delay in the application, the application is not: The delay in the implementation of the project has not affected the implementation of the project, the delay will not make it difficult to implement the programme and will not affect the fair treatment of the applicants.
In its decision to grant aid, the Agency may require the establishment of a steering group for the project.
The steering group shall be set up for a project for the national and inter-regional activities, and for a large-scale project with an acceptable cost of at least eur 300 000 and a 100 % subsidy. A steering group may be set up for another project if:
(1) the approved cost estimate for the project is at least eur 50 000; and
2) the project has a major impact on business activities, the conditions for business operators in the region or regional welfare.
For a significant reason, the steering group may also be set up for a project whose eligible costs are less than eur 50 000.
If the applicant has not submitted an application for a steering group and members of the steering group, including the representative of the action group, when applying for the membership quota, the business, transport and the Agency shall before the aid is granted: Shall request the applicant to designate, with the exception of the representative of the Agency for Life, Transport and the Environment, other members of the steering group. A member of the steering group shall not be named one who has not given his written consent.
The steering group shall:
(1) at its first meeting, select the Chairperson and the Secretary of the steering group and decide on the procedure for the verification of the protocols;
2) keep a record of the issues dealt with in the steering group and on the implementation aspects of the steering group projects;
3) meet at least once a year to monitor the implementation of the project;
(4) consideration of matters relating to the project implementation of the project approved;
(5) forward the minutes of the meeting of the meeting of the steering group to the donor, transport and environmental centre and to the action group for assistance financed by the Financial quota for the Action Task Force;
(6) give an opinion on the implementation of the project and the final report to the Centre for Enterprise, Transport and the Environment and the action group if the aid was granted under the Financial quota for the Financial Action Task Force.
In order to monitor and assess the effectiveness of the aid, the beneficiary of the aid must provide the indicators and monitoring data required under Article 71 of the Rural Regulation, together with other relevant information on the impact of the project to be supported.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2014.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2015. However, Article 35a shall apply only from 1 January 2016.
