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Decision adopting policy rules and grant ceiling grant aid ex SubsidierScheme Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2006 (Demonstration projects, Feasibility Studies and Investment Preparation Studies)

Original Language Title: Besluit vaststelling beleidsregels en subsidieplafond subsidieverlening ex Subsidieregeling Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken 2006 (Demonstratieprojecten, Haalbaarheidsstudies en Investeringsvoorbereidingsstudies)

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Decision of the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of 26 February 2016, No MinBuza-2016.119392, laying down policy rules and a subsidy ceiling for grant lending under the 2006 Subsidierment Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Demonstration projects, Feasibility Studies and Investment preparatory studies)

The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation,

Having regard to the Articles 6 and 7 of the Subsidy Decision Ministry of Foreign Affairs ;

Having regard to Article 7.2 of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2006 ;

Decision:


Article 1 [ Falling by 01-01-2020]

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For grant-to-loan on the basis of Article 7.2 of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2006 in the framework of Demonstration Projects, Feasibility Studies and Investment Preparation Studies apply the as Annex policy rules attached to this Decision.


Article 2 [ Expair by 01-01-2020]

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For the grant of grants under Demonstration projects, Feasibility Studies and Investment Preparation Studies, a subsidy ceiling of € 5 shall apply for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision until 31 December 2016. million for supporting Dutch SME companies that focus on such new activities in emerging markets and € 4 million for activities in developing countries. This subsidy fund is exhausted in two rounds, it being understood that the subsidy ceiling for the first round is half of the annual ceiling. If a ceiling for the first round is not completely exhausted, the remaining amount shall be added to the ceiling for the second round.


Article 3 [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

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The distribution of the subsidy ceiling takes place on the basis of an assessment carried out in accordance with the criteria laid down in the policy rules, it being understood that from all the applications which meet the criteria, the applications which are the best in the case of the aid the first eligibility of the grant of the grant is met.


Article 4 [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

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Applications for a grant in the framework of Demonstration Projects, Feasibility Studies and Investment Preparation Studies are submitted on the basis of the application form established by the Minister and provided with the application form requested documents, for the first round starting from the date of entry into force of this Decision until 8 April 2016, 15:00 Dutch time, for the second round from 8 August 2016 until 19 September 2016, 15.00 Dutch time.


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This Decision shall enter into force from the day following the date of issuance of the State Official Gazette, in which it is placed and expires with effect from 1 January 2020, except that the decision shall continue to apply to grants intended for that date. have been granted.

This Decision will be Annex is placed in the State Official Gazette.

The

Minister

for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, on behalf of these,

the Director-General for International Cooperation,

C. Remountains

The Director-General External Economic Relations,

M. van der Berg


Annex [ Expated by 01-01-2020]

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Paragraph 1. General [ Expated by 01-01-2020]


1.1. Introduction [ expired by 01-01-2020]

Emerging markets and developing countries are increasingly providing opportunities for Dutch exports and investments. Our traditional trading partners are showing lower growth, and new, more complex markets are taking an increasingly important place in the global economy. It is therefore important to increase Dutch participation in these markets.

However, the unfamiliarity with the foreign market and the players in these markets constitute barriers that pose risks and costs. As a result, Dutch SMEs can mislead opportunities, even as banks and investors are high in risk in certain countries and are cautious about financing and investing. This, despite any additional risks for the future, will be opportunities for Dutch companies to expand business activities to these markets, because economic growth will take place there.

In the case of developing countries, these Dutch companies can also give an important and positive boost to further local development. Exports and investments can contribute to sustainable economic growth and local employment, to the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology, as well as to the improvement of local production capacity.

The Minister has therefore decided to finance economic activities which contribute to the removal of the above barriers, creating opportunities to develop new activities in new markets. Until 31 December 2016, for the application of these policy rules € 5 million is available to support Dutch companies focusing on such new activities in emerging markets and € 4 million for activities in developing countries.


1.2. Objectives [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

These policy rules-hereinafter referred to as 'DHI'-contribute to the policy of internationalisation of Dutch SMEs. International business is an important element in the quest for sustainable economic growth in the Netherlands.

DHI also sets out the synergies between trade, on the one hand, and aid, on the other, within the agenda of the Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, which will encourage the internationalisation of SMEs and their contribution to local and inclusive trade. economic growth. In particular, for developing countries, the search for development-relevant economic activities of the Dutch SMEs that sees market opportunities there.

The main objective of DHI is:

To increase and strengthen the number of Dutch companies successfully internationalising in emerging markets and developing countries by examining in an early stage whether a particular export product and/or a particular export product need to be established Export/investment transaction is feasible. This will also make a positive contribution to the local development of developing countries where these internationalisations are taking place.

Specific objectives of DHI are:

  • -To increase the number of Dutch companies that are (stronger) positioning themselves in emerging markets and developing countries by eliminating (financial) bottlenecks as a further step in the internationalisation of these companies.

  • -To increase Dutch exports to emerging markets and developing countries.

  • -To increase Dutch investment in emerging markets and developing countries

And through the above 3 objectives to contribute to sustainable local economic development in developing countries, in the form of growth of local employment, sustainable transfer of knowledge, skills and technology and improvement of local production force.


1.3. Eligible Projects [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

Applications for grants relate to demonstration projects, feasibility studies and investment preparation studies, as defined in Section 2.


1.4. Result Chain [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

The chosen methodology for the type of projects under DHI is the result chain. It also serves as a basis for monitoring and evaluation. The result chain describes the logical steps between the project input and short and long-term impacts that are intended to be used with it. The resulting chain consists of the following separate steps as described below.

Input

Input shall mean the use of resources (in particular financial, human, material and technological) necessary for the implementation of the project.

Activities

Activities are the measures or work that mobilizes input in order to achieve a specific output. DHI has identified three project types whose activities are eligible (see section 1.3): demonstration projects, feasibility studies and investment preparatory studies.

Output

Output means what has been achieved/achieved after the completion of the activities under the DHI. In demonstration projects, this concerns the introduction of the relevant technology in the target country. In the case of feasibility studies, this shall be a report for an investment decision to be taken by a foreign potential customer. In the case of investment preparation studies, it is a business plan to obtain funding for the intended project.

Outcome

Outcome is the intended or accomplished short-term effect of an intervention. In the case of DHI, it is specifically targeted at the established positioning of Dutch companies in emerging markets and developing countries and, in the case of developing countries, growth of employment, transfer of knowledge and skills in both own staff and in the chain and strengthening the productive capacity of concerned local enterprises.

Impact

Impact concerns the long-term effects of a project. As far as DHI is concerned, the following objectives have been identified in this context: increasing Dutch exports to emerging markets and developing countries, increasing Dutch investment in emerging markets and developing countries. developing countries, and, in the case of developing countries, to make a positive contribution to sustainable local development.

Project result chain DHI:

Input

Activities

Output

Outcome

Impact

Project Budget

Demonstration projects (D)

Feasibility studies (H)

Investment preparatory studies (I)

D: Introduction of the technology in question in the target country

H: Capital decision to be taken for investment decision by foreign potential buyer

I: Business plan to obtain funding for the intended project

The established positioning of Dutch companies in emerging markets and developing countries

In the case of development countries, also: growth of employment, transfer of knowledge and skills of own staff and in the chain and strengthening of productive capacity of relevant local enterprises

Expansion of Dutch exports to emerging markets and developing countries

Expansion of Dutch investment in emerging markets and developing countries

In the case of developing countries, also: positive contribution to sustainable local development


1.5. Executor [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

The Minister has directed the implementation of these policy rules to the State Department for Education Netherlands (RVO.nl), agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. RVO.nl will implement these policy rules on behalf of the Minister on the basis of a mandate granted to RVO.nl.


1.6. Administrative burden [ Expaed by 01-01-2020]

In order to account for the administrative burden on which the applicant is involved in DHI, a test is carried out using a standard cost model. The submission of an application, the management stage, the completion of the project, after which the applicant must submit a request for the determination of the grant, and any objection and review procedures shall be taken into account. The calculation shows that the total percentage of administrative burden in relation to the total available subsidy budget is 3,6%.


Paragraph 2. Beginner's [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

  • - Applicant: the SME undertaking applying for the subsidy;

  • - Foreign potential buyer: a foreign party hosting a demonstration project to be carried out, or an investment foreign buyer to be convinced through a feasibility study or a foreign cooperation partner. with which a Dutch company wishes to set up an investment project;

  • - De minimis Regulation: Regulation (EU) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid, Pb. 2013, L 352/1;

  • - Demonstration project: a project demonstrating in a real practical situation Dutch companies in the dole and Dutch technology with the aim to introduce the relevant technology in the target country, among a broad group of interested parties, to this way within 3 years of implementation of the project exports with a level of at least ten times the subsidy amount. A demonstration project is no greater than strictly necessary in size and duration than is strictly necessary to demonstrate that the technology has added value and is applicable under specific local conditions. A demonstration project must have added value for the positioning of the Dutch company in question in the target country. This means that there must be a need to demonstrate the technology in the target country in a real field of practice, under local conditions. The maximum time limit within which a demonstration project is to be carried out is 3 years;

  • - Doelland: country where export or investment, to be achieved through a demonstration project, feasibility study or investment study, is being targeted;

  • - Expert: an employee who has demonstrable expertise on the part on which it is functionally deployed in a project, other than supporting work, and in addition to the form of the CVs to be added;

  • - Export: the supply to a foreign potential buyer of Dutch goods and services, the volume of exports being determined by the value added in the Netherlands;

  • - Fragile states: the countries as set out in Annex 2;

  • - Feasibility study: an investigation carried out in the context of an investment decision to be taken by a foreign potential customer and determining whether it is technically and/or commercially feasible to carry out a concrete project in the target country; where Dutch exports of capital goods or services of a magnitude of at least ten times the subsidy amount can be realised. The feasibility study is carried out by the Dutch company to convince the foreign potential customer of doing the investment. It is allowed to develop two projects for two potential customers in one study. The study results in a report in the form of a business plan or a project plan, based on which the foreign potential buyer can take an investment decision, and with which the likelihood of obtaining export orders by the relevant Dutch companies are being increased. Before the start of the study, there is sufficient clarity as to the size of the market, the intended design of the investment project, the location, the operation, the financing and the local impact. The purpose of the study is to clarify the details of the planned investment. In the study, the intended project is designed on main design (basic design). The maximum time limit within which a feasibility study should be carried out is 2 years;

  • - Investment preparatory study: An investment preparation study is a research carried out by a Dutch company with substantial activities in the Netherlands which has the intention of investing in one of the emerging markets or developing countries.

    Investing means setting up a new production or service facility in the target country or extending an existing production or service facility. The investment should logically derive from the current business, core business and strategy of the Dutch company. The outcome of the investment preparation study is a business plan that allows the Dutch company to try to obtain financing for its project. For investment preparation studies in emerging markets, minimum of one of the following criteria shall be fulfilled:

    The investment project strengthens the applicant's export position. It is necessary to substantiate that there will be a substantial increase in the applicant's exports thanks to the investment in the target country.

    The investment project involves Dutch exports of capital goods and/or services of at least ten times the subsidy amount of other Dutch exporters than the applicant. The intended principal exporter is incorporated into the grouping.

    For investment preparatory studies in developing countries, the investment shall be of development relevance and contribute significantly to at least one of the following three points:

    Growth of local employment;

    Sustainable transfer of knowledge and skills, technology and innovation;

    To improve the local production force of the local enterprise concerned.

    The investigation is carried out by the relevant Dutch company and must show that the proposed investment is technically and/or commercially feasible. The outcome is a business plan that allows the Dutch investor to try to obtain financing for his project. Before the start of the study, there is sufficient clarity as to the size of the market, the intended design of the investment project, the location, the operation, the financing required and the local impact. The purpose of the study is to clarify the details of the planned investment. In the study, the intended project is designed on main design (basic design). The maximum time limit within which an investment preparation study is to be carried out is 2 years;

  • - Child or forced labour: any form of work aimed at preventing the International Labour Organisation from being enforced by the Convention on the Compulsory Or Compulsory employment, 1930 (C29, Stb. 1933, 236), the Treaty on the Abolition Of Forced Labour, 1957 (C105, Trb. 1957, (C138, Trb. 1974, 71) or the Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 (C182, Trb. 2000, 152);

  • - SME enterprise: an undertaking belonging to the business sector as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003 /361/EC of 6 May 2003, Pb 2003 L 124/36, on the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;

  • - Dutch company: an entity established in the Netherlands which carries out economic activities, irrespective of its legal status, and which is registered in the Commercial Register of the Chamber of Commerce. 'performing economic activities' means the making available on the market of goods or services;

  • - Developing countries: the countries listed in Annex 2;

  • - Development relevant: make a positive contribution to at least one of the following aspects, where the score on at least one of these aspects must be positive and the score on the other aspects shall be at least neutral:

    • a. Growth of local employment;

    • b. Sustainable transfer of knowledge and skills, technology and innovation;

    • c. To improve the local production force of the local enterprise concerned;

  • - Emerging markets: the countries listed in Annex 1;

  • - Pener: the participant in a cooperative that applies for the subsidy on behalf of the grouping;

  • - Project: a demonstration project, feasibility study or investment preparation study;

  • - Collaborative: a consortium of non-legal personality consisting of two or more exporting or investing Dutch companies, which requests the grant through a pilot.


Paragraph 3. Eligible Projects [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

  • 1. The application for grant relates to a project addressed to a country as listed in Annex 1 or Annex 2, whose activities will take place upon submission of the application. Applications relate to activities in no more than a country, unless considerations of effectiveness or efficiency have a significant impact on them.

  • 2. The project contributes to the objectives of DHI, as specified in Section 1.2.

  • (3) The cost of the project involves a minimum of € 50,000 of eligible costs.

  • 4. In any event, no grant is granted for a project aimed at:

    • -Research and development. The following is also understood to be the adaptation and testing of products or the development of training programmes;

    • -Promotional and sales activities and activities focused on market research;

    • -Activities included on the exclusion list of FMO, posted on www.fmo.nl/exclusion-list;

    • -Activities conflicting with the OECD guidelines on (I) CSR and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;

    • -Loans to revolving financing provided to third parties;

    • -Demonstration of the relevant technology on a stock exchange or exhibits it to a potential buyer;

    • -Activities consisting of a feasibility study and followup a demonstration project;

    • -Activities leading to a loss of jobs in the Netherlands.

  • 5. Likewise, no grant is granted for projects that include activities that are as export or investment activities to be noted. This means that no grant will be granted for projects which will sell the demonstrated technology at the end of the project. A demonstration project is not intended to realize a (example) project, but merely to demonstrate a technology. The demonstrated technology should be reduced to the Netherlands or be left locally or not to be transferred.


Paragraph 4. Grant Applicants [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

  • 1. DHI is primarily aimed at Dutch SMEs. If there is one applicant, then it should be a Dutch SME undertaking. In the case of a partnership, larger firms may also be eligible for the subsidy provided that they are necessary for SMEs to cooperate with, and if, in such cooperation, the emphasis is placed on the partnership. on SMEs.

  • 2. Subsidie is requested by individual Dutch SME companies or by a partnership of two or more Dutch companies, including at least one SME company. In the case of a partnership, one of the participating Dutch SME companies shall act as a manager, applying for the subsidy on behalf of the grouping.

  • (3) The carrier shall be responsible for making a part of the funds available to the other participants of the grouping. That makes those participants in economic terms to grant recipients and not sub-contractors. In the case of changes to any grouping, such as accessions, exit events or the whole of a participant, the person in charge shall always be the contact point and the person responsible. The pilot shall be required to submit amendments to the grouping for approval to the Minister. In the case of a grouping, any recovery decision shall be addressed to the pilot. Or, and how the manager can tell the other participants of the partnership is a matter for the Minister to have no interference in it.

  • 4. Applicants shall be required to:

    • a. Dutch exporting and/or investing in the country of SMEs investing in the business of SMEs;

    • b. Minimum 3 employees (including senior management);

    • c. Substantial turnover has been achieved. The subsidy applied for shall not cover more than 25% of the average annual turnover for the last 3 years.

    • d. If there is a grouping, these requirements apply to the pener, not to the other participants.

  • 5. If the application is honoured, the applicant shall be the recipient of the subsidy and as such responsible for the execution of the project, any participant of the grouping shall assume the execution of the activities.

  • (6) The applicant shall, as a grant recipient, rest all the obligations attached to the grant, irrespective which of the participants of the cooperation, if any, is in fact entrusted with the execution of the work on behalf of the applicant; project and indifference whether the grant is intended to finance the activities of the participants of the grouping or the activities (partly) carried out by (a) participant (s).

  • 7. In so far as the grant is made to finance activities of other participants of a partnership, if any, than the pener, the application shall be shown in the application. The application provides an insight into everyone's share in the implementation of the project and the costs involved.

  • 8. An applicant or participant shall not be eligible for grant if this:

    • (a) has been convicted of an offence concerning his business activities;

    • b. pleaded guilty to serious business misconduct or mismanagement;

    • c. has failed to comply with obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions and/or tax in accordance with the legal provisions in force in the Netherlands or in the target country;

    • d. being convicted or prosecuted for a crime, including violation of internationally accepted human rights, or under strong suspicion of direct or indirect involvement in such activities;

    • e. apply to an applicant or, where applicable, to one or more participants in a grouping of international sanctions.


Paragraph 5. Amount of the subsidy [ Expated by 01-01-2020]

The subsidy shall not exceed 50% of the eligible project costs per project up to a maximum of:

  • € 200,000 for demonstration projects

  • -€ 100,000 for feasibility studies

  • -100,000 for investment preparation studies.

The subsidy is covered by the de minimis Regulation. The amount of the subsidy shall be reduced to the extent necessary on the basis of this Regulation.


Paragraph 6. Project Eligible Costs [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

A description of the project costs that can be taken into account in determining the subsidy is included in this section. The following principles shall apply:

  • -for costs which may not be considered necessary for the project, no subsidy shall be granted;

  • -for costs which are not directly related to the project, no grant will be granted;

  • -for project management costs up to a maximum of 10% of the total days spent under the Netherlands and abroad under the time of use,

  • -the internal costs of the applicants shall be taken into account without any profit or loss account;

  • -the costs incurred in the target countries shall be examined by local standards;

  • -a financial contribution from third parties (e.g. from the foreign customer or a government party) to the costs of the project should result in a reduction in the eligible costs as much as possible.

The eligible costs relate only to the number of hours which the experts involved directly involved in the eligible activities have made for these activities, multiplied by a fixed hourly rate of € 1. 87,50, which includes both direct labour costs and indirect costs imputed to them. These costs may be increased by:

  • a. The cost of using technology to deliver in the case of demonstration projects. In this respect, as regards the technology to demonstrate, the subsidy is determined on the basis of economic depreciation during the demonstration period. For the purposes of determining economic depreciation, fixed depreciation periods shall be used:

    • -Hardware (machinery, installations): 5 years

    • -Buildings (if demonstrated within the demonstration project): 30 years

    • -Software: 3 years

    The basis for determining the depreciation cost is the cost of the product, not the commercial selling price, plus any adjustment costs.

  • b. Only the Netherlands-based exporting or investment undertakings which have a substantial interest in the outcome of the activity may receive a grant. Other parties involved in the Feasibility Study or the demonstration project shall be considered as third parties. The costs of third parties are eligible to the extent that these costs are paid by the applicant companies. For these costs a maximum hourly rate of € 87.50 is applicable. For the cost of third parties, these are eligible up to a maximum of 40% of the total project cost as regards demonstration projects and 25% for feasibility studies and investment preparatory studies.

  • c. Travel expenses: international travel expenses and interlocal travel expenses outside Dutch based on economy class;

  • d. Subsistence costs: the maximum subsistence allowance is the number of overnight stays the lodging and other costs in accordance with the Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA lists) of the Ministry of Interior, on the starting date of the project: Annex I belonging to Article 3, first paragraph of the Travel Arrangement abroad .

For projects in fragile states, additional travel and subsistence expenses may also be eligible in addition to the travel and subsistence expenses mentioned above due to the risks, insurance and negative travel advice provided, provided that they are well supported in the application.

By way of derogation from the fixed hourly rate referred to above, the hourly rate for staff of applicants in the target country is set to local standards up to this fixed hourly rate.

In any case, the following costs are not eligible:

  • -Costs of developing the application and applying for subsidy and other costs incurred in submitting the application;

  • -Financing costs and interest rates;

  • -Sales Tax;

  • -Costs caused by inflation and exchange rate fluctuations;

  • -Expenses related to promotional or sales activities or promotional material;

  • -General translation costs;

  • -Cost of setting up and conserving intellectual property rights;

  • -Costs of product development,

  • -Costs of market research,

  • -License Costs;

  • -Certification Costs;

  • -Cost of adaptation of the technology to be demonstrated, to the extent that they are not specific, are not directly related to the purpose of the demonstration project and are not necessary for that purpose;

  • -Cost of developing training programs.


Paragraph 7. Request [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

  • 1. The application must be signed in writing and/or by e-mail, for grant application DHI, legally valid, addressed to a country listed in Annex 1 or Annex 2, for the first round no later than 8 April 2016, 15:00 Dutch time, for the second round no later than 19 September 2016, 15.00 Dutch time, lodged at Rijksdienst for Indirect Netherlands: Postal address: postbus 93144, 2509 AC The Hague, Netherlands; Visiting address: Princess Beatrixlaan 2, The Hague; by mail: dhi@rvo.nl.

  • (2) The application shall be drawn up in the Netherlands or in the English language, using a form established for that purpose by the Minister and bearing the Annexes referred to therein, which shall be made available at www.rvo.nl/dhi.

  • 3. The aforementioned annexes are in any case:

    • a. Project plan;

    • b. project budget (project expenditures versus project revenue);

    • c. Completed and signed de minimis explanatory statement;

    • d. for a project in a developing country an annex on the development relevance of the project.

    Feasibility studies shall require a declaration of intent from the foreign potential customer. Demonstration projects require a declaration of intent from the host, if the demonstration project is carried out at an external organisation hosting the demonstration project. In the case of investment preparation studies, a letter of intent from a firm in the target country is necessary if this company will co-invest in the investment project.

  • (4) Where the application relates to a grouping, the application shall include a cooperation agreement signed by all the organizations concerned, in which, in any event, agreements are laid down on (i) the manner in which each of the parties contributes to the work of the grouping, (ii) the way in which decision-making in the grouping takes place, (iii) the way in which the costs and risks are shared among the participants and (iv) the way in which the Compliance with the Minister's obligations to the Minister is guaranteed.

  • 5. Applicants and in the case of a partnership the participants declare to be informed of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Corporations on Corporate Social Responsibility, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and the objectives of the International Labour Organisation, and that they act hereafter; to be aware of the FMO exclusion list and not to carry out any activities under the project named on this list.

  • 6. In the context of the application procedure, emphasis is placed on Article 7, third paragraph, of the Subsidy Decision Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Should an application be submitted incomplete, the Minister may ask for a supplement. The date of receipt of the application shall then be the date on which the application was completed. If an application is only submitted in the last two weeks before the expiry of the deadline, the applicant will run the risk that the Minister will not apply his authority to seek a supplement as it is not. such an addition is no longer possible without exceeding the deadline. In such a case, the application will no longer be possible, but will be assessed as it was primarily submitted.


Paragraph 8. Rejection grounds [ Expated by 01-01-2020]

In addition to the Article 4:35 of the General Administrative Law Law An application for grant shall be rejected if it fails to comply with these policy rules and/or if the available budget is insufficient due to the place on the ranking of the application.


Paragraph 9. Criteria [ Expired per 01-01-2020]

Applications received shall initially be tested against the following eligibility and threshold criteria:

  • a. With respect to the formal requirements:

    • -Are the applications received by RVO before the deadline set out in paragraph 7?

    • Are the applications submitted in full, that is to say, all the forms and annexes mentioned in paragraph 7 have been submitted and all fields have been completed?

    • -Are the applications signed at the designated places?

  • b. With regard to the applicant and the participants of a grouping:

    • -Are Dutch (SMEs) companies investing in and/or abroad?

    • -Does the applicant have at least 3 employees, including management?

    • -Remain the applicants and participants within their de minimis ceiling?

    • -Is there not a question of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 4 section 7?

  • c. With regard to the application:

    • -Is there a demonstration project, feasibility study or investment preparatory study?

    • -Does the intended project take place in one of the doellands of DHI?

    If the project concerns more than one country: is sufficiently substantiated to suggest that the effectiveness or effectiveness of the project is being promoted to a significant degree by way of implementation in or for the benefit of more than one country?

    • -Does the requested subsidy amount to no more than 25% of the average annual turnover of the applicant for the last 3 years?

    • -Do the costs of third parties do not exceed 40% of the total cost of the project in demonstration projects and not more than 25% of the total cost of feasibility studies and studies of investment preparatory work?

    • -Does the export potential amount to at least ten times the amount of the subsidy requested? This threshold criterion does not apply to investment preparatory studies in developing countries.

Only applications complying with these eligibility and threshold criteria shall be assessed (further) in terms of their content on the assessment criteria set out below by a point score. Start applications for projects in fragile states with a base of 10 points because the Minister wants to stimulate projects in fragile states.

Only applications that are sufficient for each of the components 'Policy', 'Target Market', 'Organization' and 'Projectin' can obtain a sufficient number of eligibility for the grant.

In the case of multiple applications from the same applicant, only the highest ranked application shall be eligible for subsidy. In addition, as provided for in Article 8 (3) (d) of the Subsidy Decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Minister may, when assessing applications for grants, take account of the balanced distribution of target groups, regions, themes, nature of the activities, the form of the subsidy and other aspects relevant to the grant application.

Assessment criteria:
  • a. Policy

    The degree of policy relevance of the project shall be assessed according to the following criteria:

    • -The extent to which there is new activity, a new technology or service in the target market or a new target market for the applicant.

    • -The extent to which the project justifies the usefulness and necessity of state support.

    • -the extent to which it is assumed that, in the case of developing countries, the project contributes to sustainable local development, in the form of growth in local employment, and sustainable transfer of knowledge, skills and technology and improvement of local production power.

  • b. Target market

    The following criteria shall apply to the target market:

    • -the extent to which a realistic export potential exists in the target market and the extent to which it is assumed that the project is likely to lead to a substantial increase in exports to the target market target market by the relevant Dutch companies; or, in the case of investment preparatory studies in developing countries, the degree to which the investment plan makes it possible to establish that the investment envisaged is will actually take place.

    • -The question of how real it is that the target market can finance/finance the technology/service concerned, or that the final investment may be financed.

    • -The (political) feasibility of the activities in the target country.

    • -The extent to which the activities are held locally or the extent to which local measures have been taken to ensure that the project is successfully established and implemented.

  • c. Organization

    The following criteria shall be met with regard to the applicant:

    • -The extent to which the applicant has sufficient (demonstrable) relevant experience and knowledge to successfully carry out the project and realize its associated objectives, or the degree to which applicant (s) have sufficient (demonstrably) relevant experience and knowledge has the potential to successfully carry out the study and the final investment project and to achieve the objectives associated with it.

    • -the extent to which continuity of the applicant and of the activities concerned is ensured, taking into account the financial and organisational capacities of the applicant.

    • -The extent to which the project makes sense in accordance with the applicant's regular activities and/or strategy.

  • d. Execution

    As regards the quality of the project, the following criteria are included in the assessment:

    • -The extent to which the project plan is intelligible.

    • -The extent to which the project plan is logically formulated.

    • -The extent to which adequate risk management is involved, consisting of an adequate risk analysis and appropriate mitigation measures.

    • -The degree of reasonableness and necessity of the height of the project budget.

    • -The extent to which it is secured that the proposed project has no negative implications for the environment.

    • -The extent to which the proposed project has positive implications for local social conditions.


Paragraph 10 [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

The subsidy shall be subject to the special reporting obligation in the Act of administrative fine notifiable subsidies , are connected: Applicant and participants should ensure that the project partners and the first substantial subcontractor do not use child labour and/or forced labour, nor the project to which the application relates, nor For other activities. The applicant shall report to RVO.nl without delay any facts or circumstances which indicate any child or forced labour of these companies.


Finally [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

Questions on the application of these policy rules can be submitted to RVO.nl by mail: dhi@rvo.nl Questions submitted within two weeks of entry into force, or within two weeks of the start of a subsidy round. Anonymized are answered on the website of RVO.nl: www.rvo.nl/dhi.


Annex 1. Emerging Markets [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

Argentina

Azerbaijan

Brazil

Chile

China (including Taiwan)

Gulf region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates)

Iraq

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

Mexico

Ukraine

Panama

Singapore

Serbia

Turkey

South Korea


Annex 2. Developing Countries [ Expired by 01-01-2020]

For the countries with the designation 'F', the application of these policy rules is a fragile state.

Afghanistan (F)

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Armenia

Bangladesh

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina (F)

Burkina Faso

Burundi (F)

Cambodia

Colombia

Congo, Democratic Republic (F)

Djibouti

Egypt

Eritrea (F)

Ethiopia

Philippines

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

Guatemala

Guinea

India

Indonesia

Yemen (F)

Jordan

Cape Verde

Kenya

Kosovo (F)

Lao People

Liberia (F)

Libya (F)

Macedonia

Madagascar (F)

Malawi (F)

Maldives

Mali (F)

Morocco

Moldova

Mongolia

Mozambique

Myanmar (F)

Nepal (F)

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Pakistan

Palestinian Territories (F)

Peru

Rwanda

Sao Tome

Senegal

Sierra Leone (F)

Somalia (F)

Sri Lanka

Surinam

Tanzania

Thailand

Tunisia

Uganda

Vietnam

Zambia

Zimbabwe (F)

South Africa

South Sudan (F)