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Royal Decree 128/2014, 28 February, Which Regulates The Direct Grant Of Aid Of The Momentum Plan Environment "pima Air 3" For The Purchase Of Commercial Vehicles, Motorcycles And Mopeds Electric And Hybrid And Bic...

Original Language Title: Real Decreto 128/2014, de 28 de febrero, por el que se regula la concesión directa de ayudas del Plan de Impulso al Medio Ambiente "PIMA Aire 3" para la adquisición de vehículos comerciales, motocicletas y ciclomotores eléctricos e híbridos y bic...

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The Environment Action Plan "PIMA Aire", which is part of a broader strategy, designed and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, aims to reduce significant emissions of air pollutants, mainly particulate matter, as well as CO2 emissions through the renovation of the current fleet of vehicles by more efficient and lower environmental impact models available in the Spanish market.

For this purpose, it was approved Royal Decree 89/2013, of February 8, which regulates the direct grant of aid to the Environmental Action Plan "PIMA Aire" for the purchase of commercial vehicles.

Subsequently, Royal Decree 831/2013 of 25 October, amending Royal Decree 89/2013 of 8 February 2013, was approved in order to include in the subject matter of the regulated aid, the acquisition of motorcycles and electric and hybrid mopeds and pedal bicycles assisted by electric motor, in compliance with the provisions of the Council of Ministers Agreement of 25 October 2013 approving the Environment Action Plan ' PIMA Air 2 ", for the purchase of motorcycles, electric scooters and pedaling bicycles assisted by electric motor.

Experience in the implementation of both the "PIMA Aire" Plan and the "PIMA Aire 2" Plan has highlighted the success in the reception and implementation of both plans. In particular, the implementation of both plans has involved the renovation of nearly 20,000 commercial vehicles, by more efficient models and less environmental impact, as well as the acquisition of about 700 electric motorcycles and mopeds and hybrid and electric motor assisted pedaling bicycles.

This royal decree intends to continue with the line drawn by the government, to consolidate the objectives achieved and to continue to advance the protection of the environment and, in particular, the quality of the air we breathe through the reduction of emissions of air pollutants from vehicles, particularly significant in large cities. All this, through the inclusion of a series of measures which are part of the policies of the Government of the Fight against Climate Change, the aim of which will be devoted to the revenue from the corresponding auctions of emission to be performed.

This royal decree is intended to regulate the basis for the direct grant of aid for the purchase of commercial vehicles, as well as for electric motorcycles and mopeds and hybrids and pedaling bicycles. assisted by electric motor.

The "PIMA Aire 3" Plan will enable Spain to meet its European commitments under Directive 2008 /50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on the quality of ambient air and an atmosphere cleaner in Europe, and those relating to the reduction of CO2 emissions from the diffuse sectors, in the framework of the objectives set by the European Union for the horizon 2020.

The aid is in the framework of European aid for these purposes and is covered by Commission Regulation 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the market pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1224/2013 of 29 November 2013, as regards its period of application. The aid may also be co-financed with Community funds under some of the Operational Programmes of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The full implementation of the management and control mechanisms included in the Operational Programmes and instruments applicable to the Fund is therefore included.

This royal decree is dictated by the state powers in terms of bases and coordination of the general planning of economic activity and environmental protection, as provided for in Article 149.1.13. of the Constitution.

In its virtue, on the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, prior to the report of the Minister of Finance and Public Administrations, and after deliberation of the Council of Ministers at its meeting of 28 of February 2014,

DISPONGO:

Article 1. Object and scope of application.

1. It constitutes the object of this royal decree to establish the regulation of the direct grant of aids for the acquisition of the vehicles of the following categories:

(a) M1 with multi-use body AF, motor vehicles with at least four wheels designed and manufactured for the carriage of passengers and their luggage or goods in a single compartment, intended for commercial use.

(b) N1 vehicles with a maximum mass not exceeding 3,5 tonnes, designed and manufactured for the carriage of goods.

c) L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, electric motorcycles and mopeds and new hybrids.

d) New electric motor-assisted pedaling bikes.

2. The aid shall be granted for the purchase of new or used vehicles up to one year of age from the first registration, in the case of vehicles referred to in points (a) and (b) of the previous paragraph, and new vehicles, in the case of those referred to in points (c) and (d) of the previous paragraph. Such acquisitions must take place from the date of entry into force of this royal decree, and shall correspond to applications which have been recorded in the electronic system for the management of the grant up to the exhaustion of the total amount provided for. in Article 5.

Article 2. Beneficiaries.

1. They may be beneficiaries of the aid provided for in this royal decree:

a) The physical persons.

b) Legal persons of a private nature.

c) Communities of goods.

2. Persons in whom one of the circumstances listed in Article 13 (2) of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants, shall not have the status of beneficiaries.

Article 3. Eligible concepts.

1. Aid for the purchase of M1 vehicles with multi-use body AF or N1.

1.1 The aid will be used for the purchase of a new or used vehicle up to a year old from the first registration until the aid application has been applied and, in this case, with ownership of the concession holder, point of sale or manufacturer/importer of the vehicle.

1.2 All vehicles eligible for aid must be of category M1 with multi-use body AF or category N1, registered in Spain, which comply with the following conditions of efficiency, in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 837/2002 of 2 August, governing information on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new passenger cars put up for sale on Spanish territory:

a) Vehicle category M1 with body AF Multiuse and vehicle category N1 (with technically permissible maximum laden mass-MMTA- less than 2,500 kg) which are classified according to the energy efficiency classes shown in the database of "Fuel Consumption and CO2 emissions in new cars", prepared by the Institute for Energy Diversification and Savings, according to Royal Decree 837/2002 of 2 August, as Class A, B, C or D.

(b) Vehicle category N1 (with MMTA equal to or greater than 2,500 kg) that are classified according to the energy efficiency classes listed in the ' Fuel Consumption and CO2 data base in cars "new", elaborated by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy, according to Royal Decree 837/2002, of 2 August, as class A, B, C or D.

Those models in the categories identified in the previous point, fuelled with LPG, Natural Gas and Diesel qualified as EEV (enhanced green vehicle) according to the EC Directive 2005/55, will also be eligible. as well as those models approved as pure electric, plug-in hybrids and extended autonomy.

1.3 It will be necessary for the acquirer of the vehicle to be eligible for aid, if a vehicle of category M1 or category N1, which has been registered for the first time before 1 January, must be permanently low. January 2007, and which must be registered in Spain before the date of entry into force of this royal decree. The beneficiary of the aid must also be the holder of the vehicle to be reached.

In the case of the community of goods, you may be the holder of the vehicle to achate the community of goods or the representative or sole manager of that community.

1.4 The beneficiary of the aid must prove the final discharge of the vehicle to be carried out in the Vehicle Registry of the Directorate-General for Traffic, by presenting the relevant certificate accrediting the vehicle's discharge.

1.5 In any event, the purchase of the vehicle which may be eligible for aid and the issue of the certificate of the discharge of the vehicle to be completed must not have occurred before the entry into force of this royal decree.

2. Aid for the purchase of new electric and hybrid motorcycles and mopeds and electric motor assisted pedalling bicycles.

In the case of aid granted for the purchase of new electric and hybrid motorcycles and mopeds (categories L1e, L2e L3e, L4e and L5e), as well as new electric motor assisted pedaling bicycles, must meet the following conditions:

(a) New electric and hybrid motorcycles and mopeds (categories L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e and L5e) capable of providing support must have lithium batteries and a minimum range of 20 km electric power.

b) New electric motor-assisted pedalling bicycles which can be supported must have lithium battery and comply with the requirements of the UNE-EN 15194:2009 standard, and must have the identification of the bicycle through the indelible system or frame number and battery serial number.

In the case of electric and hybrid motorcycles and mopeds, it shall not be necessary for the acquirer of the vehicle to be eligible for aid, if another vehicle is permanently low. However, in the case of accrediting the achating of a vehicle of the same category (category L) or higher (M or N), for the purposes of Article 4.1.c) paragraph 1, the vehicle shall meet the following requirements:

1. º Haber was first registered prior to 1 January 2009 in case of category L vehicle or prior to 1 January 2007 in case of vehicle with category M or N.

2. Be registered in Spain prior to the date of entry into force of this royal decree.

3. The acquirer of the eligible vehicle must be the holder of the vehicle at least one year before the entry into force of this royal decree. In the case of the community of goods, the vehicle may be the holder of the vehicle to the community of goods or the representative or sole manager of that community.

In such cases, the beneficiary of the aid must prove the final low in circulation of the vehicle to be carried out in the Vehicle Registry of the General Directorate of Traffic, through the presentation of the corresponding Certificate of the discharge of the vehicle.

4. In any event, the purchase of the vehicle which may be eligible for aid and the issue of the certificate of the discharge of the vehicle to be completed must not have occurred before the entry into force of this royal decree.

Article 4. Amount of aid.

1. The amounts of aid shall be as follows:

a) M1 vehicle with multi-use AF body, or N1 category less than 2,500 kg: EUR 1,000 per vehicle.

(b) Vehicle category N1 equal to or greater than 2,500 kg: EUR 2,000 per vehicle.

c) Electric and hybrid motorcycles, L3e, L4e and L5e categories:

1. In the case of accrediting accrediting of another vehicle registered for the first time before 1 January 2009 (if category L) or before 1 January 2007 (if category M or N1), it shall be granted an aid of EUR 400 per vehicle, plus EUR 200 for the point of sale.

2. In the case of non-accreditation of the achatarrement of another vehicle of equal or superior category, an aid of 350 euros, plus 150 euros, will be granted that will contribute the point of sale.

d) Electrical cycles, category L1e, L2e:

1. In the case of accrediting accrediting of another vehicle registered for the first time before 1 January 2009 (if category L) or before 1 January 2007 (if category M or N), it shall be granted an aid of EUR 250 per vehicle, plus EUR 100 to be provided by the point of sale.

2. In the case of non-accreditation of the achatarrement of another vehicle of a category equal to or higher, an aid of 230 euros plus EUR 70 shall be granted, which shall be provided by the point of sale.

e) Power-assisted pedaling bikes: 200 euros per bike.

2. The aid granted may not exceed, per beneficiary, the total amount of EUR 200,000. In addition, in the case of the aid provided for in paragraph 1 (c), (d) and (e) of this Article, the number of vehicles for which legal persons may obtain aid and the number of vehicles for which they may be granted shall be limited to 10. obtain aid for natural persons.

3. In the case of vehicles of category M1 and category N1, both aids are conditional on the application on the corresponding sales invoice, by the point of sale adhered to the plan, of a minimum discount equivalent to that provided for in this Plan made by the manufacturer or importer or point of sale of the purchased vehicle.

For vehicles of categories L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e and L5e, the discounts provided for in points (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply.

Article 5. Concession and financing arrangements.

1. These grants will be granted directly, in accordance with Articles 22 and 28 of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants, and Chapter III of Title I of the Regulation of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants, approved by Royal Decree 887/2006, dated 21 July.

The total amount of aid to be granted shall amount to a maximum of EUR 5,5 million, of which EUR 5 million shall, at most, be allocated to the categories of vehicles of Article 1 (1) (a) and (b); and € shall be allocated to the categories of vehicles of points (c), (d) and (e) of Article 1 (1), at most.

2. The financing of the aid covered by this Royal Decree for applications registered since its entry into force will be made from the appropriations in the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, the the effects of the budgetary changes resulting from the budget, in accordance with the provisions of Law 47/2003 of 26 November of 26 November, General Budget.

3. The aid falls within the scope of Article 19 of Regulation 800/2008 of the Commission of 6 August 2008, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1224/2013 of 29 November 2013, as regards its period of application.

4. In the case of actions co-financed with Community funds, Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common and general provisions shall also apply. on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and others; and Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Development Fund Regional; as well as other regulations in force in this area.

Article 6. Competent bodies to instruct and resolve the award procedure and body responsible for monitoring grants.

1. The authority responsible for ordering and instructing the concession procedures will be the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment's Directorate-General for Quality and Environmental Assessment and Natural Environment.

2. The competent body to be resolved shall be the Secretary of State for the Environment of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, directly or by delegation, in accordance with the provisions of Order AAA/838/2012 of 20 April, on Delegation of powers of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Article 7. Procedure for the management of aid.

1. Those interested in the aid will be able to know the updated list and location of the points of sale attached to the Plan "PIMA Aire 3", as well as the vehicles susceptible of aids, in the link hosted on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

2. Applications for the aid will necessarily be channelled through the points of sale of vehicles previously attached to the "PIMA Aire" Plan.

Applications may be submitted from the fifteen days of the entry into force of this royal decree.

May be points of sale, attached to the call of the Environmental Protection Plan (PIMA Aire 3), the companies authorized for the marketing of vehicles that operate in the Spanish State and that credit to be given high for this purpose by means of the identification number of the establishment, as well as the undertakings authorised for the marketing of motorcycles, mopeds and/or electric motor assisted pedaling bicycles, operating in Spain and credit to be discharged for this purpose by means of the industrial registration number identification of the establishment.

3. The points of sale already attached to the Program of Incentives to the Efficient Vehicle of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (PIVE) and without modifications in the data or documents contributed for that Program, will be considered automatically adhered the PIMA Air Plan 3 with consent to the transfer of data, and committed to the fulfilment of each and every one of the requirements established by this royal decree, except express renunciation, and without prejudice to the updating of the certificates accredence to meet the current of its tax and security obligations Social, in the case of the expiration of the validity of the same, which must be sent in the form that is established within the maximum period of one month, counted from the date of the corresponding requirement. After such a period has elapsed without such certificates having been provided, the reservations which they have made and, where appropriate, the complaint and refund of the amounts which they may have wrongly received shall be cancelled automatically. However, the presentation of these certificates may be replaced by the corresponding authorization for the Administration to request directly from the Tax Agency and the Social Security Treasury such documentation, in accordance with Article 35.f) of Law 30/1992 of 26 November 1992 on the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Procedure concerning the non-contribution of documents held by the public authorities General Administration of the State.

4. In the case of new additions, the accession procedure is as follows:

(a) The points of sale of vehicles wishing to participate in the "PIMA Aire 3" Plan must fill in an application for accession. The application for membership will be completed by telematic from the link indicated on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and will be transmitted on-line, together with the documentation that is required.

b) Verified the data and the documentation provided by the point of sale, it will receive a code and the access keys to be able to operate the system of management of the aids available.

c) The point of sale of vehicles, with the access keys that identify you as adhering to the Plan "PIMA Aire 3", you will be able to check, in real time through the computer application created to the effect, the volume of available funds within the "PIMA Aire 3" plan and, where appropriate, make the corresponding aid reserve and aid application.

5. The point of sale shall, in electronic form, complete the basic data relating to the operation relating to the beneficiary, the vehicle acquired and the vehicle to be used to ensure that the application for the aid is made by the IT application.

6. After the reservation, the signed point of sale will receive an email confirming the reservation of assistance made for the corresponding application.

7. The point of sale shall offer the price of the vehicle, applying on the invoice, before taxes, where applicable, the discounts provided for in Article 4.3 and then after tax, the aid of the Plan "PIMA Aire 3" as shown in the clause.

8. The invoice for the vehicle acquired must also bear the name and the NIF of the applicant, which must be different from that of the seller, together with the identifying data of the vehicle which may be of assistance and, where appropriate, its energy class, as, where applicable, the data on the vehicle which is achatarrated and is definitively discharged.

9. The point of sale shall verify that the buyer meets the requirements to be a beneficiary, provided for in this royal decree, prior to the sale of the vehicle.

10. After the sale of the vehicle to the potential beneficiary, the point of sale shall then be collected from the beneficiary requesting aid for the purchase of the vehicles referred to in Article 3.1. continuation:

a) Photocopy of the tax identification card where the NIF of the legal person (in force) is recorded. In the case of natural persons, photocopy of the National Identity Document, unless the interested party gives his express consent so that his personal identity data can be consulted by the General Directorate of Quality and Evaluation Environment and Natural Environment of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, through the System of Verification of Identity Data set out in Order PRE/3949/2006, of December 26, in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 52/2006 of 28 April 2006 abolishing the provision of photocopies of identity documents in the Member States administrative procedures of the General Administration of the State and its related or dependent public bodies. In the case of self-employed professionals, a certificate of discharge must also be provided in the Census of Employers, Professionals and Reholders.

(b) Photocopy of the "certificate of the final discharge of the vehicle", by the corresponding Authorized Vehicle Treatment Center (CAT), on behalf of the General Directorate of Traffic or, failing that, report of the General Registry of Vehicles of the corresponding Provincial Traffic Headquarters, which accredits the definitive discharge.

(c) Photocopy of the Technical Sheet of the achatarrated vehicle, where the date of first registration and its registration in Spain and photocopy of the Vehicle Circulation Permit are recorded. In the absence of any of these documents, the Traffic Directorate General Report will be provided with the vehicle's history.

d) Photocopy of the Technical Sheet of the purchased vehicle.

e) photocopy of the permit to move the vehicle acquired or photocopied of the provisional circulation permit issued by the General Directorate of Traffic. In the case of vehicles used up to a year old, in addition to this permit in the name of the potential beneficiary, photocopy of the movement permit must be provided in the name of the point of sale, manufacturer or importer, or document which accredit the ownership or possession of the same by the signed point of sale.

f) photocopy of the purchase invoice in which it is broken down: ex-works price, other costs, manufacturer's discount or point of sale by the PIMA Air according to the bases, other discounts, price of the vehicle before VAT or IGIC, price after tax, public aid provided by PIMA Aire 3, and total to be paid by the acquiring beneficiary. On the invoice, the registration plate, mark, model and version of the vehicle acquired, and where applicable, its energy class or its CO2/km.

, shall be included.

g) Statement responsible for the beneficiary of being aware of the compliance with the tax and social security obligations, where the amount of the aid does not exceed EUR 3 000 per beneficiary; or certification to be aware of the compliance with the tax obligations and the social security obligations, where the amount of the aid exceeds EUR 3 000 per beneficiary, in accordance with Articles 22 and 24 of the Regulation of the General Law of Grants, approved by Royal Decree 887/2006, of July 21. However, the application shall be submitted to the person concerned so that the public authorities may obtain the information necessary to verify the requirements of this call, unless the beneficiary refuses to refuse expressly this consent, then the certificates referred to in Article 22 of the Royal Decree 887/2006 of 21 July, for which the Regulation of the General Law of Grants is approved.

11. In the case of vehicles referred to in Article 3.2, the point of sale shall be collected from the beneficiary requesting the aid, the following documentation:

a) Photocopy of the tax identification card where the NIF of the legal person (in force) is recorded. In the case of natural persons, photocopy of the National Identity Document, unless the interested party gives his express consent so that his personal identity data can be consulted by the General Directorate of Quality and Evaluation Environment and Natural Environment of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, through the System of Verification of Identity Data set out in Order PRE/3949/2006, of December 26, in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 52/2006 of 28 April 2006 abolishing the provision of photocopies of identity documents in the Member States administrative procedures of the General Administration of the State and its related or dependent public bodies. If they are self-employed, photocopy of the tax identification card where the NIF is registered and certificate of discharge in the Census of Employers, Professionals and Reholders.

b) photocopy of the purchase invoice in which it is broken down: ex-works price, other costs, manufacturer's discount or point of sale by the PIMA Air 3 according to the bases, other discounts, price of the vehicle before VAT or IGIC, after tax, public aid provided by the PIMA and total to be paid by the acquiring beneficiary. In the invoice, the registration in the case of motorcycles and mopeds and the number of frames in the case of bicycles shall also be included. It shall also contain the mark, model and version of the vehicle purchased.

(c) Statement responsible for the beneficiary of being aware of the compliance with the tax and social security obligations, where the amount of the aid does not exceed EUR 3 000 per beneficiary; or certification to be aware of the compliance with the tax obligations and the social security obligations, where the amount of the aid exceeds EUR 3 000 per beneficiary, in accordance with Articles 22 and 24 of the Regulation of the General Law of Grants, approved by Royal Decree 887/2006, of July 21. However, the submission of the application shall be the consent of the person concerned in order to enable the public authorities to obtain the information necessary to verify the requirements of this call, unless the beneficiary refuses to refuse expressly this consent, then the certificates referred to in Article 22 of the Royal Decree 887/2006 of 21 July, for which the Regulation of the General Law of Grants is approved.

Additionally, in the case of electric and hybrid motorcycles and mopeds, the following documentation must be collected:

a) Photocopy of the Technical Sheet of the purchased vehicle.

(b) Photocopy of the acquired or photocopy of the movement permit issued by the General Directorate of Traffic.

And in the case of a vehicle of an equal or higher category vehicle:

(c) Photocopy of the certificate of the final discharge of the vehicle, by the corresponding Authorized Vehicle Treatment Center (CAT), on behalf of the General Directorate of Traffic or, failing that, report of the General Registry of Vehicles of the corresponding Provincial Traffic Headquarters, which accredits the definitive discharge.

(d) Photocopy of the Technical Sheet of the registered vehicle where the date of first registration is recorded and its registration in Spain and photocopy of the Vehicle Circulation Permit. In the absence of any of these documents, the Traffic Directorate General Report will be provided with the vehicle's history.

In the case of electric motor assisted pedalling bicycles, it will be necessary to collect the information relating to its technical characteristics with the manufacturer's information sheet and to prove the identification of the bicycle. through the indelible system or frame number and battery serial number.

12. The point of sale should carry these documents in the IT application of the "PIMA Aire" Plan and enter the records that were not previously included in the activation of the aid reserve, corresponding to the registration number and registration date of the new vehicle purchased. In addition, you must keep the originals of the documentation as long as you do not prescribe the right of the Administration to require reimbursement as provided for in Article 39 of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants.

13. After completion of the process, the point of sale will receive an email with an accompanying document containing the request for "PIMA Aire", for the purchase of the vehicle corresponding to the operation proposed.

14. The point of sale shall be printed in triplicate. This application must be signed by the beneficiary, signed and sealed by the point of sale adhered to the Plan "PIMA Aire 3", each one being left with an original. The third original copy must also be kept by the point of sale adhered to the effects of the provisions of this royal decree.

Taking into account that the maximum period between the activation of the aid reserve and the provision of the beneficiary of a vehicle must not exceed three months, any reserve of aid exceeding 15 days is period, counted from the date of activation of the aid reserve, shall be automatically cancelled, after information to the point of sale. In the case of used vehicles, this deadline is reduced to one month.

In the event that the documentation loaded telematic in the application does not meet the required requirements, the applicant and/or point of sale may be required to remedy the deficiency within ten days. Failure to comply with this time limit will result in the rejection of the corresponding application and the automatic cancellation of the activation of the aid reserve.

15. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment will decide to grant the subsidy, in full compliance with the conditions and the documentation provided, ordering the payment of the subsidy on behalf of the beneficiary to the point for sale.

16. The payment will be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Resolution of 30 April 2010, together with the General Intervention of the State Administration and the Directorate General of the Treasury and Financial Policy (current Secretariat General of the Treasury and Financial Policy), on the procedure for the realization of certain payments through mediators.

17. Applications will be served by rigorous order of presentation in the electronic management system until the funds are exhausted.

18. The information on grant concessions made under this royal decree shall be communicated to the National Grant Database in the terms of the said obligation of communication under Article 20 of the Treaty. Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants, and other regulations for the development of such an obligation.

19. The justification for the aid shall be made, where appropriate, in accordance with the monitoring, audit and control requirements required in the programmes co-financed with the ERDF.

20. The beneficiary of the aid shall be obliged to provide the checks aimed at ensuring the correct application or action to be taken. The beneficiary will also be obliged to submit to the verification measures to be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment and the Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations, as well as to the financial control of the the General Intervention of the State Administration and the audit control of the Court of Auditors, and, where appropriate, the rules applicable to the management of aid co-financed with the Community Funds.

Article 8. Monitoring and monitoring of aid.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment will carry out monitoring and control measures for the aid granted under this royal decree, without prejudice to those that correspond to the of the provisions of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General of Grants.

Article 9. Refit.

The recovery of the amounts received by the beneficiary of the aid and the requirement of interest for late payment from the time of payment of the subsidy in the cases provided for in Article 37 of Law 38/2003 will proceed. 17 November, General Grant, applying the refund procedure laid down in Chapter II of Title II of that Law.

Article 10. Advertising.

Any reference in any means of dissemination to the action covered by the aid covered by these bases must include that it has been supported by the "Environment Action Plan: PIMA Aire 3", as appropriate, in the Terms provided for in Article 18.4 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November, General of Grants. In this sense, in the publications, dissemination activities, websites and in any other results to which the grants covered by this royal decree can give rise, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment must be mentioned. Environment as a financing entity.

On the other hand, if the subsidy is co-financed by the ERDF, the acceptance of the aid implies acceptance of the provisions of Regulation 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013, the common and general provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and others are laid down; and Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of the Council on information activities and (a) the advertising to be carried out by the Member States in relation to the Community Funds; and Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and other legislation in force in this field.

Article 11. Concurrency of aids.

1. The grants covered by this royal decree shall be compatible with other grants, aid, revenue or resources for the same purpose, from any public or private authorities, nationals, the European Union or international bodies, among others, the financing of the ICO lines in force in 2014. They shall be compatible, in any case, with other aid or subsidies which the autonomous communities may establish for the same purpose, provided that the purchase price of the vehicle is not exceeded.

They will also be compatible with the aid programme granted by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism under the provisions of Royal Decree 294/2013 of 26 April, which regulates the direct grant of aid to the grants for the acquisition of electric vehicles in 2013, in the framework of the comprehensive strategy for the impulse of the electric vehicle in Spain 2010-2014, and those that give it continuity, provided that the total aid does not exceed the limits of aid referred to in Commission Regulation (EC) 800/2008 of 6 August 2008, as amended by the Regulation (EC) No 1224/2013 of 29 November 2013 concerning the period of application of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2013.

2. However, these aids will not be cumulable or compatible with those laid down in the relevant royal decrees, laying down the regulatory bases for the calls for aid from the efficient vehicle incentive programme. (PIVE Plan).

3. In the event of a grant of subsidies from other public or public authorities or private entities, the amount of aid to be granted may not, in any event, be such that, in isolation or in combination, it exceeds the acquisition cost. of the subsidised vehicle.

4. The aid shall be granted for a single time without any duplication in the case of successive transmissions of the same vehicle.

Final disposition first. Competence title.

This royal decree is issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 149.1.13. and the 23rd of the Spanish Constitution, which attributes to the State exclusive competence on the basis and coordination of the general planning of the activity. economic and basic legislation on environmental protection.

Final disposition second. Entry into force.

This royal decree will enter into force on the day following its publication in the "Official State Gazette".

Given in Madrid, on February 28, 2014.

JOHN CARLOS R.

The Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Environment,

MIGUEL ARIAS CANETE