Support for the creation and strengthening of clusters, or clusters, is part of the European strategy to promote the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises and innovation. According to this strategy, support for the creation and strengthening of the "cluster" is a means of alleviating the consequences that certain market failures, related to problems of size and coordination, have on the possibilities companies to relate to each other, establish knowledge flows and achieve sufficient critical mass to develop innovation projects that improve their competitiveness.

The recognition of these problems and the orientation of setting up instruments to support the training and strengthening of the business cluster were already reflected in the Communication from the European Commission. innovation: a common approach "COM (2005) 488 final, and was clearly reflected in COM (2006) 502 final" Putting knowledge into practice: a broad innovation strategy for the EU ". According to this strategy, endorsed by the Competitiveness Council in the conclusions of its meeting in December 2006, the strengthening of the "cluster" in Europe was seen as one of the nine strategic priorities to promote Innovation has been successful. For its part, the EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013), approved by Decision No 1639 /2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006, included the promotion of the EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Programme. creation and strengthening of clusters.

The European Commission itself in its Communication to the Council and the European Parliament of June 2008 "Small Business Act for Europe; initiative in favour of small enterprises" COM (2008) 394 final, in reference to the promotion of the investment of small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of innovation provided guidance for Member States to encourage the participation of such enterprises in innovative clusters.

in the past, as regards the Community guidelines in the field of cluster policy, there have also been new circumstances and proposals in recent years which should be taken into account in the context of the "clusters" policy. Regulation of support measures for innovative enterprise clusters.

These guidelines are contained in the Conclusions of the European Council of Brussels in March 2008, in the Competitiveness Council of November 2007, in May 2008 and in December 2008, and also in the Decision 2008 /824/EC of the European Commission of 22 October 2008 establishing a European Cluster Policy Group, as well as in the Communication from the Commission "For the organisation of world-class clusters in the European Union" COM (2008) 824 (2008) 652 final/2 November 2008. In addition, the European initiative INNOVA under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) has focused mainly on the joint momentum of new or better instruments of transnational cooperation for its implementation in 2008. use by "cluster" organisations and in a very particular way to support the innovative small and medium-sized enterprises involved. This will help to improve the competitiveness of the latter and not only the large companies involved in such clusters or clusters.

In Spain and in line with these guidelines, measures were put in place aimed at consolidating and strengthening clusters through the implementation of support instruments for enterprise clusters. innovative (AEI). The implementation of these support measures was initiated under Order ITC/2691/2006 of 2 August on the basis of which the bases, the aid scheme and the management of the support measures for innovative business groups are regulated. Such aid could be granted access to those Innovative Business Groups whose nature and purpose correspond to those set out in the Third paragraph of Order ITC/3808/2007 of 19 December 2007, which regulates the Special Register of Innovative Business Groups of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

Subsequently, as a result of a set of circumstances that made a series of changes in the current regulations appropriate, the Order ITC/1843/2009 of July 3, which establishes the regulatory bases, the aid scheme and the management of measures to improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises through support for innovative business clusters, and the call for grants for 2009 is made ("B.O.E. " of 9 July 2009).

However, almost three years after the promulgation of that order, there has been a set of circumstances that make it necessary to enact a new regulatory order for the bases, the aid scheme and the programme management. These circumstances, which refer to requirements of internal order and of Community order, such as those arising from the priorities set out in the Europe 2020 strategy, are sufficiently numerous and relevant to ensure that they are not A mere modification of the current rules is advisable.

With regard to the circumstances of the internal order, it is necessary to consider in the first place those arising from the promulgation of Royal Decree 1823/2011 of 21 December, which restructured the ministerial departments. and Royal Decree 344/2012, of 12 February, for which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism is developed. As a result of this new organic structure, the creation of the new General Secretariat and Directorate-General for Industry and SMEs, the change in the name, competences and functions of some Directorates and Subdirectorates General, as well as as other minor changes, they require significant changes in the delimitation of the bodies that instruct and resolve the aid applications as well as in the composition of the evaluation commissions provided for in the current legislation.

Secondly, the changes laid down in the Community rules regarding co-financing with Community structural funds of the actions carried out by the beneficiary public administrations the same, as well as the need to adjust the management of these actions to the Community legislation in this field, require some changes in the management of the aid to the Innovative Business Groups as they are aid for co-financing by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Third, the experience gained in the management of these aids advises to introduce some amendments to the existing legislation aimed at improving the efficiency of such management and adapting it to economic and social circumstances. Current budget. Amendments aimed at improving the instruments and procedures for verifying the justifications for expenditure associated with projects which have been the subject of a grant and, in particular, to limit the possibility of the possibility, by the Innovative Business Groups registered in the Special Register of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, to benefit from the assistance provided for the implementation and development of their management structures.

On the other hand, for reasons of oneness and efficiency in management, the completely differentiated treatment has been eliminated which in the previous regulatory regulation was established for the groupings that develop their activity in the tourism sector with regard to aspects such as the typology of priority eligible projects, aid intensities, evaluation criteria and the instruction and resolution of the procedure. However, some specific references to the clusters operating in this sector are maintained in order to adequately frame the aid provided for in the objectives and priorities of the National and Comprehensive Plan of Tourism (PNIT) 2012-2016 which, as is known, aims to boost competitiveness and support the Spanish world leadership in this sector. In this respect, the AEI support programme is fully in line with the objective set out in the EIP plan to increase public-private collaboration in the definition of joint strategies and actions to improve the value proposition, in terms of profitability, sustainability in all its economic, social and environmental aspects, excellence in talent as a basis for business and destination management, and as seed for innovative entrepreneurship, as well as for immersion in the digital age.

Consequently, given the wide range of circumstances considered, it is appropriate to enact a new regulation of the bases, the aid scheme and the management of the planned support measures.

The articulated of this order is structured in two chapters. The first chapter contains general provisions, setting out, inter alia, the general objectives, the scope, the beneficiaries, the types of aid and their limits, while the second chapter lays down, inter alia, issues, the management procedure, the way the application is made, the process of assessment, payment and justification of the aid.

Article 17 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants, provides that in the field of the General Administration of the State, as well as of public bodies and other entities governed by public law with own legal personality linked to or dependent on it, the relevant ministers shall establish the appropriate regulatory basis for the grant of the grants.

In its virtue, I have:

CHAPTER I

General provisions

First. Object.

1. The purpose of this order is to lay the foundations, the aid scheme, which will take the form of grants and the management of support measures for innovative enterprise clusters (AEI), in order to improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises. medium-sized enterprises.

2. The aid is granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid (Official Journal of the European Communities). 379, dated 28 December 2006).

Second. Material scope.

1. This order shall apply to the industrial and service sectors referred to in Article 3 of Law 21/1992 of 16 July 1992 on Industry, without prejudice to the provisions of Community legislation.

2. In any event, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006, the following aid is excluded:

(a) Aid granted to undertakings operating in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the market in fisheries and aquaculture markets in the fisheries and aquaculture products sector.

(b) Aid granted to undertakings operating in the primary production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC).

(c) Aid granted to undertakings operating in the processing and marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty in the following cases:

(i) where the amount of the aid is determined on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or marketed by the undertakings concerned;

(ii) where the aid is dependent on the full or partial impact on primary producers (farmers).

(d) Aid for export-related activities to third countries or Member States, i.e. aid directly linked to the quantities exported, to the creation or operation of a distribution network or to other operating expenses linked to the export activity.

e) Aid subordinated to the use of national goods with preference to imported goods.

(f) Aid granted to undertakings active in the coal sector as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State aid to the coal industry.

(g) Aid for the purchase of goods vehicles for the carriage of goods by road granted to undertakings carrying out road freight transport operations.

h) Aid granted to firms in difficulty.

Third. Objectives.

These aids will be intended to encourage the formation and/or strengthening of the business groups that meet the characteristics, purposes and requirements of the established Innovative Business Groups (AEI). In the Third and Fourth paragraphs of Order ITC/3808/2007 of 19 December 2007, the Special Register of innovative business groupings of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism is regulated.

For the purposes of this order, an AEI is defined as the combination in a geographical space, or productive sector of companies and research and training centers, public or private, involved in exchange processes. collaborative, aimed at obtaining benefits and benefits arising from the implementation of concrete projects of an innovative nature, around a target market or market segment or a reference scientific sector or branch.

Fourth. Characteristics of the aid.

1. This aid is granted in accordance with Article 23 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November 2006, General of Grants and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty EC Treaty on "de minimis" aid.

2. The aid granted will cover the form of grants.

Fifth. Modalities of support for projects and actions to be supported.

Support for projects and actions promoted by the AEI will have the form of grants in accordance with the limitations outlined in section 12 of this order.

Sixth. Concession scheme.

This order regulates the concession procedure, under competitive competition and in accordance with the principles laid down in Article 8 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants, of the aid for the support of the actions contained in the Ninth paragraph.

Seventh. Funding.

1. The state funding of this aid will be charged to applications that are determined for each year in the corresponding State General Budget and will be specified in each call.

2. The perception of the aid covered by this order shall be compatible with the collection of other grants, aid, revenue or resources for the same purpose from any public or private government or public authorities, national, European Union or international bodies, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 14 of this order.

3. The aid provided for in this order may be co-financed with resources from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the co-financing rates established. In no case shall a grant be made effective as long as it is not considered to be in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation.

Beneficiaries, in addition to complying with national regulations, will have to comply with Community legislation and in particular:

a) Availability of the documentation. Obligation to keep supporting documents and other documentation for a period of three years from the closure of the Operational Programme, as provided for in Article 90 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down the general provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund.

b) Invariability of operations. Investments made may not undergo substantial changes caused by a change in the nature of the ownership regime or by the cessation of the activity during the same period (Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006).

c) Accounting. Obligation to maintain a separate accounting system or an appropriate accounting code for all transactions related to the project, without prejudice to the national accounting rules (Article 60 (d) of the Regulation) n. 1083/2006).

Eighth. Beneficiaries.

They may be applicants and beneficiaries of these aids:

1. For the development of strategic plans referred to in paragraph 9. a) of this order:

(a) Collectives, groupings or associations constituted as non-profit entities, the characteristics of which are intended to correspond to those of the AEI referred to in the Third paragraph of this order.

b) Non-profit entities acting as promoters of future AEI.

c) Agencies and other public bodies that encourage regional or local economic development and act as promoters of future AEI.

2. For the other types of action referred to in point (b), (c) and (d), only those entities registered in the special register of innovative business groupings of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, regulated by Order ITC/3808/2007, of 19 December.

3. The calls for the development of these bases will be detailed, within the categories mentioned, which are the specific ones for this call.

4. In any case, the beneficiaries must meet the requirements set out in Article 13 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants. Undertakings, groups or institutions in which one of the prohibitions laid down in that Article is present, shall not be eligible for the aid provided for in this order.

Ninth. Types of projects and actions to be supported.

The projects and actions likely to be the subject of the aid will be as follows:

a) Elaboration of strategic plans. Strategic plans should contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. In addition, the incentives provided for in this order are included in the package of measures for the promotion, modernisation and industrial competitiveness, referred to in Title II of Law 21/1992 of 16 July 1992 on Industry, in particular, in Article 5 (3) (h). The set of aspects outlined in this paragraph will weigh for the evaluation of the requests.

The plans drawn up should make it possible to know in detail the objectives to be achieved by the candidate group for innovative business grouping (AEI) in the short and medium term and the companies and bodies involved in the itself. They shall contain the lines of action which enable them to be reached and their relationship with innovation and improvement of competitiveness through programmed and in the common interest for undertakings and bodies forming part of the EIP. They shall also include an estimate of the resources necessary to carry out these actions and a tentative scheme of the sources of financing provided for, detailing the funds to be provided by the undertakings and those expected to be obtained from public co-financing. They shall also indicate and justify the added value which, for the members of the future AEI, and for the future AEI as a whole, implies the formal constitution of the same and the advantages that for each of its members represents the joint action from the view of improving their individual and collective competitiveness in global markets. They shall, finally, describe the management and coordination structures envisaged for the EIP.

(b) The implementation and development of the coordination and management structures of the EIP by means of the financing of part of the staff costs and the administrative and operational costs during the first three years in addition to, where appropriate, the first entry in the Special Register of Innovative Business Pools of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

c) Realization of specific activities aimed at strengthening the innovative potential and competitiveness of the companies belonging to the AEI, oriented to the preparation of projects that allow access to the programs The European Commission has already adopted a number of measures to improve the quality of life in the European Union, and the use of existing scientific, technological, services and innovation support infrastructures. The specific activities indicated include the carrying out of preparatory technical feasibility studies for research, experimental development and innovation projects. In the case of clusters in the tourism sector, specific activities and feasibility studies should incorporate the implementation of a pilot or prototype, and should be adapted to the aims and objectives set out in the National Plan and Integral de Turismo (PNIT) 2012-2016.

(d) Realization of projects in cooperation aimed at promoting joint actions between different AEI, Spanish or those with clusters or clusters of similar characteristics located in other countries of the European Union, normally derived from a common strategic orientation in the different areas of business management, in particular: innovation, technology transfer and international visibility of the supply of goods and services.

10th. Special register of AEI.

1. The strategic plans, referred to in paragraph Noveno.a) of this order, which are elaborated with the support of the aids provided in this order must be sent to the Directorate General of Industry and Small and Medium Company for its analysis and assessment within the time limit to be determined in the resolution granting the corresponding aid.

2. Those AEI whose strategic plans have been assessed as excellent shall be registered on their own initiative in the special register of AEI, if they comply with the other requirements laid down in Order ITC/3808/2007 of 19 December 2007 governing the Special register of innovative business groups from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

3. Applications for assistance relating to projects of a collaborative nature as provided for in paragraph 1 (d) of this order, submitted by the AEI registered in the special register of AEI or by its undertakings and associated entities may have, where appropriate, an additional assessment in the aid programmes managed by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and their dependent bodies.

4. The AEI shall renew its registration in the register every four years.

11th. Eligible expenditure.

The aid provided for support to innovative business groups will be used to cover expenditure directly related to the development of the project or action for which it has been granted. Such aid may be applied to the following concepts:

(a) Expenses of technical personnel directly involved in the implementation of the actions or projects. The maximum salary ceilings shall be detailed in the corresponding calls.

(b) External partnerships, such as external consultancy costs and those other services that are specified in detail in the request for assistance and are necessary for the implementation of the planned action.

(c) Intercity travel and accommodation necessary for the performance of the activity, by the technical staff referred to in paragraph (a) of this section. The ceilings for the maximum acceptable amounts shall be detailed in the relevant calls.

(d) The expenditure of administrative staff and current expenditure shall also be eligible for the actions described in Noveno.b. The financial ceiling for current expenditure shall be at most 20% of the joint expenditure of technical and administrative staff appearing in the technical and economic memory accompanying the aid application.

12th. Intensity of the aid.

1. For the development of strategic plans described in Noveno.a), up to 75% of the eligible expenditure may be subsidised with a maximum of EUR 100 000. In no case shall public funding exceed 100 per cent of the total cost of drawing up, formulating or drafting the plan. In no case will these aid be able to exceed the total amount per company of EUR 200,000, which is reduced to EUR 100 000 in the case of companies operating in the road transport sector, for a period of three years (a) tax, either individually or as a result of the cumulation with other de minimis aid granted to the same undertaking, as laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of the Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty on de minimis aid.

2. In support of the implementation and development of the coordination and management structures of the EIP as described in Noveno.b), up to 75% of the eligible expenditure and a maximum of 75,000 eligible expenditure may be supported. euros per year.

3. The specific activities of analysis, coordination and preparation of projects in areas such as dynamisation, business management, internationalisation, logistics, technology, innovation and others, described in Noveno.c), up to 60% of the eligible expenditure eligible for a maximum of EUR 100 000 may be subsidised.

4. Projects in cooperation to promote joint actions between different AEI, as described in Noveno.d), may be subsidised up to 70% of the eligible expenditure with a maximum of EUR 100 000 per year. each participating AEI.

5. Without prejudice to the foregoing, the cumulation of other aid for the same subsidised action shall be possible, unless such cumulation would lead to an aid intensity exceeding that laid down for the specific circumstances of each case. in a block exemption regulation or in a decision taken by the Commission. In this case, the limits set will apply both if the contribution for the subsidised action comes from state resources or partly financed by the European Union.

6. In order to ensure compliance with the conditions set out in the previous paragraph, applicants shall be required to declare a declaration on all the public aid granted or requested for the same action, as well as the aid granted by de minimis received by each of the AEI members during the previous two fiscal years and during the current fiscal year.

7. Where, together with the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, other public administrations as co-financed by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, the financing of one or more of the aid referred to in this order, their financing In any case, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism will not be able to exceed 90 percent of the total public funding they receive.

13th. Subcontracting.

1. A beneficiary subcontracts when it has a third party with the total or partial implementation of the activity covered by the aid. It is outside this concept that the costs incurred by the beneficiary for the performance of the activity covered by the aid are to be contracted.

2. The cost of subcontracting may not exceed 95% of the total cost of the performance in the case of non-profit entities.

14th. Compatibility with other aids.

1. The perception of the aid covered by this order shall be compatible with the collection of other grants, aid, revenue or resources for the same purpose from any public or private government or public authorities, national, European Union or international bodies.

This compatibility will be conditional on the following rules:

(a) that the amount of the aid received from other calls, in no case may be such that, in isolation or in competition with others, it exceeds the intensity of the aid applicable in accordance with the set in the 12th section of this order.

(b) that the amount of aid received from other calls under no circumstances may be such that, in isolation or in competition with others, it exceeds the cost of the subsidised activity.

2. The applicant shall declare the aid which it has obtained or requested for the actions covered by this order, either by submitting the proposals or at any subsequent time in which this circumstance occurs, which may give rise to such aid. (a) the amount of the aid granted, or may even lead to the withdrawal of the aid granted, to the waiver, or to the withdrawal of the aid requested.

CHAPTER II

Aid management procedure

15th. Formalisation and submission of applications.

1. Applications for support for innovative business clusters will be addressed to the instructor and will be presented in the electronic register of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

2. The time limit for the submission of applications shall be no more than two months from the publication of the call in the Official Gazette of the State.

3. The application shall consist of three elements: request, questionnaire and memory:

(a) The application and the questionnaire shall follow the model set out in Annex I for information in this order. This model shall be available for completion and presentation at the electronic headquarters of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (https: //sede.minetur.gob.es).

b) Memory will be composed of five elements:

1. The Technical Memory of the Action Plan.

2. Economic Memory relating to the cost and mode in which it is to be financed.

3. º Information regarding, if any, the external contributors who will participate in the performance of the performance.

4. Declaration of public aid received for the elaboration of the strategic plan.

5. Third Third Party Declaration of Binding, for the purposes of Additional Provision 9 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General Grant.

The instructions for drawing up the memory referred to in paragraph (b) above are set out in Annex II of this order.

The format of the electronic file containing the project or performance memory must correspond to either of the following: "pdf", "rtf", "txt", "doc" or "wpd" and in no case will exceed 3 Mbytes of information.

4. The submission of the application, questionnaire, memory and other additional documents, will be made in the electronic register of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism by means of advanced electronic signature. The electronic certificate with which the presentation is made shall correspond to the applicant for the aid which must be legally represented by the entity.

If the electronic signature of the above documents cannot be validly presented, the application form may be presented in physical support, but not the other documents, provided that the application is duly completed and signed, before the Registry of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, or in any of the places mentioned in Article 38.4 of Law 30/1992, of 26 November, of the Legal Regime of the Public and the Common Administrative Procedure. In such a case, the application shall be deemed to have been lodged on the date on which the application form is presented to the Register and shall give validity to the corresponding data submitted by the telematic route.

5. The applicant shall accompany the identification card of legal persons and entities in general (CIF) and the valid accreditation of the power of the signatory of the application, which shall be provided by any means which permits the identification of its authenticity, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Royal Decree 772/1999 of 7 May 1999 regulating the submission of applications, letters and communications to the General Administration of the State, the issue of copies of documents and return of originals and the regime of the registry offices.

In case it cannot be validly accredited, the representation by electronic means must be presented in physical support.

Compliance declarations will be presented in physical support.

6. If the documentation provided does not meet the required requirements, the person responsible shall be required to, within 10 working days of the day following the day of receipt of the requirement, remedy the lack or accompany the required documents, with a warning that if you do not do so, you shall be given the withdrawal of the application, in accordance with Article 71 of that Law No 30/1992 of 26 November.

7. In accordance with Article 22.4 of the Regulation of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants, approved by Royal Decree 887/2006 of 21 July, the submission of the application for the grant of aid will entail the authorization the applicant for the granting of the accreditation of the fulfilment of tax obligations and the Social Security through electronic certificates. However, the applicant may expressly refuse consent, and shall then provide such certification when required by that body.

8. The applicant shall declare the aid which it has obtained or requested for the actions or projects covered by this order, either by submitting the proposals or at any subsequent time in which this circumstance occurs.

sixteenth. Competent bodies to convene, instruct and resolve the procedure.

1. The aid covered by this order shall be convened by order of the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, without prejudice to the delegations provided for by Order IET/556/2012 of 15 March, which delegate the powers of the Minister The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and the delegation of powers of other higher bodies and directors of the department, in the holder of the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises.

2. It shall be competent for the instruction and management of the grant procedures referred to in this order, the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, which may delegate such competence.

3. It shall be competent to raise the grant proposal through the instructor, in accordance with the terms of Article 22.1 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants, as a collegiate body, a commission composed of: two representatives of the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, one of whom will act as Secretary, a representative of the Secretary of State for Tourism, a representative of the Secretariat of State for Telecommunications and for the Information Society, a representative of the technical cabinet of the Secretary General of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, a representative of the Secretariat, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, a representative of the Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) and a representative of the National Enterprise Innovation (ENISA). The Committee shall be chaired by the Director-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

4. It shall be competent for the resolution of the procedures for granting the grants referred to in this order, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, without prejudice to the existing delegations on the matter.

5. For the management of the grants, it will be possible to have collaborating entities that will receive from the beneficiaries the justification of the expenses and will make the payments. The collaborating entities shall carry out the functions provided for in Article 15 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants and shall be selected by means of an open and transparent tendering procedure. Only business public entities and state commercial companies may act as collaborating entities.

seventeenth. Assessment.

The assessment and selection of applications shall be made on a competitive basis on the basis of the documentation provided, in accordance with the criteria and procedures laid down in the 18th paragraph of this order and in accordance with the principles laid down in Article 8 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General Grant.

Eighteenth. Evaluation criteria.

Each proposed aid application will be globally qualified from 0 to 100 points. On the basis of the scores obtained, ordered from the largest to the least, and as far as the available budget credit is available, applications whose proposals exceed the 50-point rating may be eligible for aid.

This qualification will result from evaluating the criteria set for each of the lines of action or eligible projects and adding the score obtained in each of them.

1. The criteria for evaluating the requests referred to the elaboration of strategic plans referred to in paragraph Noveno.a) of this order are as follows:

a) Elaboration of the proposal at the level of the preliminary draft of what will be the strategic plan once formulated. To this end, the proposal should be drawn up on the basis of plausible working hypotheses which will subsequently be confirmed or reformulated after the completion of the plan for the implementation of which the aid is requested. The temporary horizon of the preliminary draft and the strategic plan to which it will be four years. (0 to 10 points).

b) Quality of the analysis of the future situation and perspectives contained in the proposal. To this end, the guidance and tentative description of the projects or investment projects that the strategic plan proposes to address, as a result or in response to the analysis, shall be considered as a special consideration. Such guidance and description shall be confirmed, specified or, where appropriate, reoriented by the plan after it has been formulated. (0 to 10 points).

c) The proposal's internal coherence, from the perspective that the set of projects and actions that can be concretized by the plan, are consistent with the technical, economic and financial aspects. (0 to 10 points).

d) Commitment and structures for coordination and management. The capacity of beneficiaries or applicants to be shown to manage and coordinate their members whose collective must be clearly identified, as well as the degree of involvement and commitment of them, shall be assessed. be coherent to achieve the joint strategy, provide the necessary resources and address the projects that are finally put into place in the strategic plan once formulated. The definition of the structures for coordination and management, its operating mechanisms and its financing scheme will also be assessed. In the specific field of projects in the tourism sector, the participation of companies belonging to different links in the tourist value chain will be assessed. (0 to 15 points).

e) Participation of autonomous communities and local entities. The visibility of the commitment that the institutions or bodies belonging to the autonomous communities or local development entities shall be given shall be assessed, to be provided for the implementation of the projects and activities envisaged in the plan. presented. Such a commitment may be made in formulas such as the provision of knowledge, scientific, technological, training, management or other infrastructures and, possibly, co-financing mechanisms. (0 to 15 points).

f) Global economic impact. The relative size of the future AEI in its sector and technology sector will be assessed from a global market perspective. (0 to 10 points).

g) Continuity. The strategic plan must be aimed at making concrete, in its scientific, technical, training, economic and financial aspects, those projects and actions which can be developed with the support of public infrastructure instruments and financing, including programmes at national, European and international level. (0 to 15 points).

h) Regional and local impact. The degree of coherence of the proposal will be assessed with regional and local development strategies aimed at achieving positive impacts on economic activity, improved well-being and increased quality of employment, among others, such as: the implementation of the actions, projects and investments to be specified by the strategic plan for the preparation of which the aid is requested. (0 to 10 points).

(i) Consideration of the aspects referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this order. (0 to 5 points).

2. The criteria and scorecards to be used for the assessment of applications for partial financing of the operation of the coordination and management structures of the AEI referred to in paragraph 1 (b) of this order shall be the following:

(a) Adequation of the total amount of the expenditure to be supported proposed in the application to the dimension and characteristics of the organisational and coordination structures of the AEI (from 0 to 25 points).

b) Degree of detail of the application in relation to the types of expenditure for which it applies for funding (from 0 to 25 points).

c) Realizations achieved with the activities of the AEI and its members from its registration in the Special Register of Innovative Business Pools of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (from 0 to 50 points) taking into account the following aspects and applying in each of them a higher the more positive score the evolution experienced.

1. º Evolution of the number of AEI members that are small and medium-sized enterprises (from 0 to 5 points).

2. º Evolution of the aggregate turnover of the companies components of the AEI and of the percentage that on the same that represent the exports (from 0 to 15 points).

3. Developments in the number of horizontal projects submitted by the AEI as such to public aid programmes and the number of projects benefiting from such aid (from 0 to 10 points).

4. The evolution of collaborative research, technological development or innovation projects presented by members of the AEI to public aid programmes and the number of projects that have been beneficiaries of those aids (from 0 to 20 points).

In the case of those entities that have been registered in the Special Register of Innovative Business Pools of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism the same year or the year before the Where the aid is requested, the criteria are as follows:

(a) Equation of the total amount of eligible expenditure proposed in the application to the dimension and characteristics of the organisational and coordination structure of the AEI (from 0 to 40 points).

b) Dimension and characteristics of activities supported by organizational and coordination structures (from 0 to 40 points).

c) Degree of detail of the request in relation to the types of expenses for which funding is requested (from 0 to 20 points).

3. The criteria and scorecards to be used to evaluate the applications referred to the actions described in Noveno.c) and d) of this order (specific activities and projects in cooperation with other Spanish or "clusters") Community) shall be as follows:

a) Potentiality of the actions and activities to be performed to obtain practical results in terms of portfolio of innovation projects (from 0 to 25 points).

b) Degree of detail of the application in relation to the types of expenditure for which funding is requested (from or to 25 points).

c) Realizations achieved with the activities of the AEI and its members made from its registration in the Special Register of Innovative Business Pools of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (from 0 to 50 points) taking into account the following aspects and applying in each of them a higher and higher score the more positive the evolution experienced:

1. º Evolution of the number of AEI members that are small and medium-sized enterprises (from 0 to 5 points).

2. º Evolution of the aggregate turnover of the companies components of the AEI and of the percentage that on the same that represent the exports (from 0 to 10 points).

3. º Evolution of the number of feasibility studies for research, technological development or innovation projects [only in the case of the actions described in Noveno.c] of this order] (from 0 to 10 points).

4. º Evolution of the number of joint actions developed with other Spanish AEI or similar features located in other countries of the European Union [only in the case of the actions described in the Noven.d) of this order] (0 to 10 points).

5. Developments in the number of horizontal projects submitted by the AEI as such to public aid programmes and the number of projects benefiting from such aid (from 0 to 10 points).

6. Evolution of the number of collaborative research, technological development or innovation projects submitted by AEI members to public aid programmes and the number of projects that have been beneficiaries of such aid (from 0 to 15 points).

In the case of entities that have been registered in the Special Register of Innovative Business Pools of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism in the previous year or the same year in which the Call for applications, the criteria will be:

a) Interest and coherence of the objectives pursued through the activities to be carried out with the priorities defined in the Strategic Plan of the AEI (from 0 to 15 points).

b) Consistency between the external dimension and projection of the AEI and the dimension and cost of the proposed activities for which the aid is requested (from 0 to 30 points).

c) Potentiality of the actions to be performed in order to obtain practical results in terms of portfolio of innovation projects and achievements achieved with the actions developed in previous years (from 0 to 35 points).

d) Degree of detail of the request in relation to the types of expenditure for which funding is requested (from 0 to 20 points).

Nineteenth. Hearing and resolution.

1. In the light of the proposal for a concession agreed by the evaluation committee established in accordance with the 16th paragraph of this order, the instructor shall make the proposal for a provisional decision, duly the reasons for which the interested parties are notified that, within 10 days, they will make the arguments they consider appropriate by providing, where appropriate, the formal documents required by the abovementioned proposal, with the authority having the authority to raise the final resolution proposal to the competent body to resolve.

2. Having examined the arguments submitted, where appropriate, by the interested parties, the instructor will make the final proposal for a resolution which will be notified to the beneficiaries so that, within 10 days, they will be notified of their acceptance or waiver of the aid granted. The acceptance of the data subject shall be deemed to be granted in the absence of a reply within 10 days. The proposals for interim and final resolution do not create any right in favour of the beneficiary vis-à-vis the Administration, while the granting decision has not been notified to it.

3. Once the proposal for a final decision has been raised, the appropriate resolution or withdrawal of the aid requested by the competent body shall be issued. That decision shall state the de minimis nature of the aid granted, making express reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to aid de de minimis and, where appropriate, that it enjoys co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund. Also included, if new aid is granted under the de minimis scheme to any of the beneficiary companies, the sum accumulated individually for each of them, so that it cannot exceed the maximum limit in force for the this type of aid.

4. Such a decision shall terminate the administrative procedure, against which it may be possible to request replacement proceedings within a period of one month from the day following that of the notification of the decision. Without prejudice to the foregoing, these decisions may be brought before the Court of Justice of the National Court, within two months of the day following that of the Court of Justice. mentioned notification.

5. The maximum period for the decision of the procedure and its notification shall be six months from the day following that of the publication of the notice in the Official Gazette of the State. If the competent authority to resolve such a decision has not been notified, the parties concerned shall be entitled to understand their request.

6. The notifications shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Articles 58 and 59 of Law No 30/1992 of 26 November 1992 on the legal system of public administrations and the common administrative procedure. The notification to the beneficiary shall include the de minimis character of the aid granted, making express reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 January 2006, with its full title and all of its publication data.

7. The lists of orders for the award of aid shall be published on the aid portal of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (http://www.minetur.gob.es/portalayudas). notification as provided for in Article 59.6 (b) of that Law No 30/1992 of 26 November concerning competitive competition procedures.

Twenty. Modifications.

1. The actions supported shall be implemented in the time and form to be established in the decisions to be granted. However, where specific circumstances arise which alter, in so far as it is not substantial, the technical or economic conditions taken into account for the granting of the aid, the beneficiary may request the amendment of the grant resolution.

2. Authorization of a modification to the project will require cumulatively:

(a) that the change does not affect the objectives pursued with the aid, including regional aid, to its fundamental aspects, to the determination of the beneficiary.

b) That the change be requested before the end of the project execution period, and be expressly accepted.

3. The amendments must be approved by the granting body of the aid.

With regard to the time limit for implementation, in duly justified cases, and on the basis of a reasoned request from the beneficiary, the beneficiary may request its extension before the end of the period laid down for the performance of the activity. The acceptance or refusal of this application shall be made expressly and shall be notified to the person concerned, with the extension granted to the limits laid down in Article 49 of the Law on the Legal Regime of Public Administrations. and the Common Administrative Procedure.

4. In duly justified cases and without prejudice to the percentage limits laid down in this order, the instructor body may accept increases of up to 25% in the concepts eligible for aid in the resolution. (a) the granting of compensation, compensable with decreases in others, provided that the total amount of the aid is not altered and that it is established that the objectives envisaged in the project are attained or improved, without the need to amend the concession.

Twenty first. Payment.

1. The payment of the grant shall be made once justified by the beneficiary in the performance of the actions referred to in the project, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph Decimoquinto.7 of this order.

The payment of the aid shall be conditional on the existence of a record on the part of the managing body that the beneficiary complies with the requirements laid down in this order, as well as those referred to in Article 34 of the General Law of Subsidies, including the fact that they are aware of their tax obligations and social security. In the event that the situation of the beneficiary is not recorded in respect of such obligations, it shall be required to provide the appropriate certificates within the maximum period of 10 days from the day following the notification of the requirement.

2. In the event that this is established in a call, advance payments may be made during any financial year from the year 2012 to the last year of the duration of the aid scheme provided for in this order. Such payments may be made without the need for the provision of guarantees.

3. As provided for in section Decimisext. 5 of this order, the transfer of funds to the contributing entity for the management of this aid, which may be a state company or a public enterprise, shall be made immediately to the decision to grant the aid.

Twenty-second. Justification of expenses.

1. The beneficiary shall have a maximum period of three months, from the end of the execution period, for the justification of the activities and expenses incurred.

2. The beneficiary shall make an express statement of the amount of aid or grants awarded for the same activity or conduct by any public administration or entity, and of the aid obtained or requested under the Community aid rule de de minimis.

3. The justification and effective payment of the eligible expenditure, as well as the declaration of activities carried out under the aid, the sources of financing for the project and its implementation, shall be credited with the presentation of the relevant account. supporting documents, specifying the above elements and the breakdown of each of the expenditure incurred, according to the standard model to be provided for that purpose.

4. Expenditure shall be credited by means of invoices and other documents of probative value equivalent with validity in commercial legal traffic or with administrative efficiency.

The original supporting documents submitted shall be marked with a stamp, indicating the subsidy for which the justification has been submitted and whether the amount of the supporting document is wholly or partly attributed to the subsidy. In the latter case the exact amount to be affected by the grant shall also be indicated.

5. All documentation for the implementation of the project or action may be submitted by electronic means and with advanced digital signature, in accordance with the provisions of Order EHA/2261/2007 of 17 July, which regulates the use of electronic, computer and telematics in the justification of the grants.

The electronic submission of the supporting documentation shall be understood to include both the initial submission, within the period indicated above, and any possible sub-sanctions to be applied to the beneficiaries. by the managing body.

It also does not exempt beneficiaries from retaining the originals of the expenditure and payment supporting documents, audit reports, etc., in case they are subsequently required by the aid managing body or, when carrying out the legally provided control activities, by the General Intervention of the State Administration or the Court of Auditors.

Twenty-third. Graduation criteria for possible defaults.

1. The total non-compliance of the purposes for which the aid was granted, or of the realisation of the eligible costs, or of the obligation of justification, shall give rise to the loss of the right to recovery of the aid granted and, where appropriate, to the recovery of the aid. of the advance payment plus interest on late payment from the time of payment to the date on which the refund is agreed.

2. Where compliance by the beneficiary is according to the supporting documentation accepted at least 60% of the total compliance and the performance is shown unequivocally to the satisfaction of its commitments and the conditions for granting the aid, the following criterion shall be taken into account:

The partial non-performance of the purposes for which the aid was granted, or of the realisation of the financial investment, or of the obligation of justification, will lead to the loss of the right to the recovery of the aid allocated to the the beneficiary or, where appropriate, the repayment of the advance payment plus interest on late payment, in the percentage corresponding to the investment not made or not justified.

Twenty-fourth. Refund procedure.

The agreement to initiate the refund procedure must indicate the cause of the initiation, the unfulfilled obligations and the amount of the subsidy concerned.

Received notification of the initiation of the refund procedure, the data subject may submit the relevant allegations and documentation within 15 days.

It shall be for the decision of the file to be passed to the grant-giving body and the person concerned shall be notified within a maximum of 12 months of the date of the initiation agreement. The decision shall indicate who is the person liable for reimbursement, the obligations under consideration, the cause of the reimbursement of those provided for in Article 37 of the General Grant Act and the amount of the grant to be reintegrated with the interest for late payment.

Twenty-fifth. Advertising.

Any reference in any means of dissemination to the project which is the subject of the present aid must indicate that it has been supported by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and include in the advertising measures, the logo of the Government of Spain, of the aforementioned Ministry and of the program of Support to Innovative Business Groups.

Given that the aid received by the beneficiaries may be co-financed with ERDF funds, the beneficiaries will have the obligation to announce clearly and in all the promotional events that the project is (a) to be co-financed by the ERDF and to inform all participants in the ERDF under this circumstance. All information and publicity measures shall contain the following elements, as laid down in Articles 8 and 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Regulation (EC) Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council European Regional Development Fund and the Council on the European Regional Development Fund:

a) emblem of the European Union.

b) Reference to the "European Union".

c) Reference to the "European Regional Development Fund".

d) Lema "A Way to Make Europe".

The acceptance of the aid will also entail the acceptance of the beneficiary to be included in the public list provided for in Article 7 (2) (d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 1998. 2006.

Twenty-sixth. Aid intensity in the event of changes to Community legislation.

If the current Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid is amended, the aid provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article Twelfth of this order, they will be able to reach the maximum amount to be set by the new regulations, provided that the other requirements that establish the same are met.

Single additional disposition. Applicable rules.

The aid referred to in this order will be governed, in addition to the provisions of the Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants and its Regulation approved by Royal Decree 887/2006, of 21 of In July, as well as in Law 47/2003, of 26 November, General Budget, Law 30/1992, of 26 November, of Legal Regime of Public Administrations and of the Common Administrative Procedure and other provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the implementation of the Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty on de minimis aid, Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions for the European Regional Development Fund, the Social Fund European and the Cohesion Fund and Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund.

Final disposition first. Competence title.

This order is dictated by the state competence to lay the foundations and coordination of the overall economic activity planning attributed to the Constitution's article 149.1.13.

Final disposition second. Entry into force.

This order will take effect the day following your publication in the "Official State Bulletin".

Madrid, July 16, 2012. -Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, José Manuel Soria López.

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ANNEX II

Project's technical and economic memory

Memory of the request for assistance to develop the strategic plan, support the operation of the management structures and promote the realization of specific projects and consorcations of business groups innovative (AEI)

Nominee AEI Denomination:

Legal Representative of the candidate AEI, CIF, NIF or passport number:

Help request title:

The Help Request Memory will include five sections:

Paragraph 1. Technical memory. Preliminary draft of the proposed action.

Paragraph 2. Economic Memory. Cost of performing and financing the action.

Paragraph 3. Information on the external partners who, if any, will participate in the proposed action.

Paragraph 4. Declaration of State aid received by the requesting entity.

Paragraph 5. Statement of engagement with third parties of the Applicant (additional provision, ninth of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants).

The content of each of these five sections is described below:

Paragraph 1. Technical memory.

Paragraph 1.a) Technical memory. Strategic plan development.

It will describe the objectives, expected results and necessary activities that will later, in all its extension and implications, specify the strategic plan of the AEI for which the aid is requested. It shall also contain an estimate of its economic and social impact.

Below is the index of this technical memory. While it is not possible to contemplate or respond fully to the specificities of each proposal, its content is minimal, so it is at the discretion of the applicant to introduce any additional information or depth into the analysis. appropriate, in order to enable the Administration to assess the true scope and quality of its application.

The scope of the proposal must be at the level of what, as a normal and fully intelligible term in the field of programming, is referred to as "preliminary draft". Therefore, its content is equivalent to that of the preliminary draft strategic plan which must be followed, once the applicant makes it, in accordance with the methodology to justify it.

Strategic plan blueprint index.

1. Background. It will be explained what justifies the existence or constitution of the business group.

2. Context. It shall explain the characteristics of the economic, social, economic, financial, business, technological and territorial environment that constitutes the innovative enterprise pool substrate constituted or constituted.

The formulation of the strategic plan must respond to an objective and assumed need and the existence of one or more challenges that are intended to be consistent with the objectives of this order.

3. Basic elements that must contain at least the proposal:

a) General strategy of the AEI from the perspective of gain of competitiveness, orientation and international presence of the final supply of goods and services: the description of the strategy from that perspective will have to include the description of short-and long-term objectives in the areas of market share growth, new or improved technological developments, enlargement and deepening of new markets or market segments, increased productivity and other which may be raised in the proposal. The justification of the strategy should be based on quantitative information and analysis regarding the current weaknesses or strengths of the collective (concurrent position, industrial and technological positioning, potentialities and factors). success keys, etc.), to the synergies or complementarities with the economic development policy that is applied in the territory and/or sector involved and to the collaborations that in the industrial, technological and other fields exist or can to consider in the future at national or international level. In the event that a strategy presents future possibilities of a collaborative nature in the international arena, the contents and scope of the consortia or equivalent management structures for implementing projects will be described. European and international.

In the case of clusters in the tourism sector, it must be oriented from the perspective of competitiveness gain, orientation and international presence of the final supply of goods and services: it must include the description short and long term objectives in the areas of market share growth, development of new products and tourism brands, new or improved technological developments, enlargement and deepening of new markets or segments of the market. market, and others that may be raised in the proposal. The justification for the strategy should be based on quantitative information and analysis regarding the current weaknesses or strengths of the collective. In the event that a strategy presents future possibilities of a collaborative nature in the international arena, the contents and scope of the consortia or equivalent management structures for implementing projects will be described. European and international.

(b) Characterisation, based on precise information, of the industrial, technological and innovative base and of training: with regard to the industrial or service base, information on the importance of the existing or future will be included grouping in the industrial or market sector involved, on the volume and development of the joint market share and each participant, industrial cooperation actions developed or planned, geographical implementation as well as nominative relationship and relevant information on the companies and bodies involved.

In relation to the technological base of innovation and training, the present and/or planned situation will be described by providing, in a specific way, the nominative relation of technological knowledge centers and training involved, significance and quantitative and qualitative importance of the same, developed and specialised activities, links with companies and other centres, presence in international consortia and involvement in European projects, training (initial, continuing, etc.), involvement in the training activities of the companies and centres concerned, etc.

In the case of the EIP of the tourism sector, characterization, based on precise information, of the technological and innovative services bases and training: regarding the service base, will include information on the the importance of the existing or future grouping in the tourism sector either in the field of the market, or of the territory or of the product, on the volume and evolution of the joint market share and of each participant, geographical location, as well as nominative relationship and relevant information on the companies and bodies involved.

In relation to the technological base of innovation and training, the present and/or planned situation will be described by providing, in a specific way, the nominative relation of technological knowledge centers and training involved, significance and quantitative and qualitative importance of the same, developed and specialised activities, links with companies and other centres, presence in international consortia and involvement in European projects, training (initial, continuing, etc.), involvement in the training activities of the companies and centres concerned, etc.

c) Space of influence of the grouping and critical mass of the same on the immediate sectorial and territorial environment in terms of projection of economic activity and development of knowledge quantifying the aspects more relevant.

(d) Existing and/or planned structures for governance and management: the operation and organisation of governance and management structures (legal form, decision structure, distribution of powers and functions) will be described. representation of the participants in the industry, knowledge and technology centres, training, etc.) as well as the human and material resources and the sources of funding provided (input from the companies, knowledge centres, etc.). technological and training, from public institutions, local, regional, National, Community, etc.)

e) Thematic areas or collaborative projects planned and, where appropriate, ongoing projects and the phase in which they are located.

f) Expected results and indicators: once formulated, the strategic plan will define a portfolio of investment projects that will allow to materialize and make visible the strategy of the international presence of the AEI. These projects should be defined in the strategic plan in every detail and, in particular, in those aspects that allow their immediate presentation to obtain public co-financing in the field of MINETUR and international programmes. or European support for innovative clusters. In this sense, the proposal will bring forward, as soon as the preliminary draft of the strategic plan, the thematic areas, lines of work and, if out of the case, the projects themselves to the level of prefeasibility.

The strategic plan whose development will be the subject of assistance should cover aspects such as: access of future members to the AEI, planned dynamisation activities (training, conferences, workshops, days and others), integration and membership of knowledge, innovation and other networks, management model and other activities that make the AEI visible, its activities and achievements.

For each of the objectives specified in point 3a, a battery of representative qualitative and quantitative indicators shall be proposed:

The degree of achievement of results: concrete indicators of progress and impact in the space-temporal areas that correspond, to be able to contrast the fulfilment of the objectives pursued and the scope of the expected results.

Sources of verification of the indicators: it will be expressed through which sources-surveys, direct observation, publications and others-will verify the performance of the indicators.

g) Investments planned. Economic and Social Impact Estimate:

On a provisional basis and pending its completion by the strategic plan when formulated, the proposal will estimate for each of the objectives to be proposed:

The cost of the expected results for the set of activities that they involve.

Where appropriate, the relationship of activities and the relationship of the investment projects required to achieve each objective.

The total budget for the strategic plan forecasts, broken down by sources of funding that would be of public origin, those of private origin and those from the AEI members.

An estimate of the overall economic impact that would result from the fulfillment of the strategic plan forecasts to be formulated, specifying the degree of leverage of resource mobilization that would result in each of the planned public investments.

An estimate of the overall social impact that would result in meeting the forecast of the strategic plan to be formulated, specifying both the number of additional jobs created, and the nature and quantification of the improvement in the quality of employment resulting from the improvement of the qualification of human resources, which is required by the technological and innovation developments inherent in the plan.

Point 1.b) Technical memory for the operation of the coordination and management structures of the AEI.

If with the support of the formulation of the strategic plan of the AEI we intend to bring together the set of companies of the industrial base around a common reflection that, in a shared way, abot the definition of feasible projects of the joint interest, the support for the operation of the structures of coordination and management involves contributing in a temporary way to the dynamization and consolidation of the defined projects. The technical memory should therefore include a description of the objectives of management and coordination for 2012 within the strategy of the EIP, a description of the management and coordination structures whose cost is to be partially financed. with the aid requested, indicating the composition of the management, technical and administrative staff provided for during the financial year for which the aid is requested, material infrastructure to be used during the same and main activities of coordination and dynamisation that is expected to be developed during that period.

Section 1.c) Technical memory. Realization of specific projects.

Under the generic name of Specific Projects, activities are grouped together to strengthen the innovative potential and competitiveness of the companies of the AEI, including those aimed at generating projects that can be participate in community, state or regional or municipal programmes. They may also aim to optimise the performance of the existing scientific, technological, service and innovation support infrastructure in any of the areas referred to in point 1.b above.

The technical memory should include a description of the project to be developed during the course of the exercise, including at least the actions envisaged in the field of: a) seminars, b) conferences, c) symposiums, d) meetings of groups of (e) technical preparation of proposals (f) carrying out technical feasibility studies for research projects, experimental development and innovation and (g) other dynamisation actions. In the event that the subsidy is granted for actions carried out by a specific collective of companies belonging to the AEI which are therefore the ultimate beneficiaries of the aid, a list of the aid must be provided for by specifying CIF and social reason.

In the case of the AEI of the tourism sector, in the technical memory the business case of the project/performance presented and the impact that this project will have on the SMEs of the sector will have to be included.

Section 1.d) Technical memory. Realization of consort projects.

Under the generic name of the projects conformed, they are grouped together to promote joint actions between different AEI or Spanish AEI and similar groupings located in the territory of the Union. European, which can be derived from convergent or common strategies, in areas of business management, innovation, technology transfer and the international visibility or projection of the supply of goods and services. They may also cover the formula for projects which are set up, the actions to be taken to prepare proposals for funding from funds managed by multilateral bodies.

The technical memory must describe at least the actions envisaged in those areas specified in Noveno.d) of this order and, in particular, in those related to the preparation of project proposals. for which public funding is to be requested from funds from the European Union and multilateral bodies.

Also, in the event that the AEI member companies obtain, as a result of the actions to be supported, a benefit that results in a positive impact on their competitive and innovative capacity. quantifiable in monetary terms a table must be presented in which the amount equivalent to the profit obtained by each company is specified.

In the case of the AEI of the tourism sector, in the technical memory the business case of the project presented and the impact that this project will have on the small and medium enterprises of the sector will have to be included.

Section 2. Economic Memory.

Section 2.a) Economic report on the development of the strategic plan and financing of the plan.

The costs of the preparation of the strategic plan referred to in the technical memory of paragraph 1 above shall be detailed. The use of the aid requested shall be justified.

1. Realization costs.

a) Cost of directly involved technical staff: Their roles, professional status and justification of their need will be described, as well as their economic assessment (number of hours and cost/time).

b) Cost of external collaborations: their roles, professional status and justification of their need will be described, as well as their economic assessment (number of hours and cost/time).

c) Cost of travel: Refers to the intercity travel and accommodation required for the formulation of the plan by the technical staff mentioned above. The different concepts (accommodation, public transport and/or km and cost/km for own car and toll and parking costs linked to the journey) will be described and justified.

2. Working methodology: The way in which the plan, phases and coordination mechanisms foreseen for the technical team in charge of the task will be formulated will be detailed.

3. Plan formulation schedule.

4. Media: The nature and number of media in which the administration will receive the strategic plan once formulated will be specified.

5. Total plan formulation budget: to be broken down according to the paragraphs of the budget presentation model included in the Annex I questionnaire.

Section 2.b) Economic report on the operation and financing of the coordination and management structures of the EIP.

The costs of coordination and management during the financial year for which the aid is requested shall be detailed and in a specific manner those relating to:

1. Cost of directly involved technical and administrative personnel: their roles, professional status and justification of their need will be described, as well as their economic assessment (number of hours and cost/time).

2. Current expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 (d) of Chapter I of this order: the implementation of the management and coordination activities shall require the provision of material and technical resources, which may be expressed as costs.

3. Cost of external collaborations, if they exist: they will describe their functions, professional category and justification of their need, as well as their economic assessment (number of hours and cost/hour).

4. Cost of travel: refers to the intercity travel and accommodation required by the technical staff mentioned above. The different concepts (accommodation, public transport and/or km and cost/km for own car and toll and parking costs linked to the journey) will be described and justified.

5. Cost of dynamization actions.

Paragraph 2.c) Economic memory relating to specific or consort projects.

The financing scheme for them. The costs to which the implementation, coordination and management of the activities described in the technical memory and in particular those relating to:

shall be detailed.

1. Cost of directly involved technical and administrative personnel: their roles, professional status and justification of their need will be described, as well as their economic assessment (number of hours and cost/time).

2. Cost of external collaborations: their roles, professional status and justification of their need will be described, as well as their economic assessment (number of hours and cost/time).

3. Cost of travel: refers to the intercity travel and accommodation required by the technical staff mentioned above. The different concepts (accommodation, public transport and/or km and cost/km for own car and toll and parking costs linked to the journey) will be described and justified.

4. Cost of those other resources that are necessary for the performance of the actions described in the technical memory.

Paragraph 3. Information about the actions for which help is requested.

With regard to the external contributors who, if any, can participate in the performance of the actions for which assistance is requested, it will be detailed:

1. Name or social reason in the case of consulting firms, references, experiences and capabilities.

2. Name or social reason, references, experience and capabilities of external collaborators who, without consulting for commercial purposes, act as consultants for the purposes of applying for the aid.

3. Any other information deemed relevant to evaluate your participation.

Paragraph 4. Declaration of State aid received by the requesting entity.

For the purposes of paragraph 12 of this order, and of the control laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to aid "de minimis", this paragraph shall be completed for each of the members of the grouping who are affected by the Community legislation.

In the event that no assistance could have been received which could be included in this paragraph, it shall be expressly mentioned and the amounts in the table below shall be entered at zero:

Body or Company	Request Date	Requested Amount - Euros	Approval Date	Amount Received - Euros	de minimis *

* Mark with an X the aids subject to the de minimis regime.

However, the applicant undertakes to communicate to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, how many applications it has submitted to any public body, as well as the aid which, from this date, could receive execute this proposal for a strategic plan or any of its parts.

Paragraph 5. Declaration of association with third parties of the body (additional provision 9 of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants.

The beneficiary entity has no connection to the entities contracted for the elaboration of the strategic plan referred to in the technical memory.

On the other hand, they have links to the following:

Person or Entity	Link	Contract Amount Eur