Order
1 § to promote sustainable growth and increased
competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises and thus a
sustainable regional growth, subject to availability of funding support
provided pursuant to this regulation.
Support the design should contribute to current and future
generations can be offered healthy economic, social and
environmental conditions.
Aid donors
section 2 of the Act (2002:34) of co-operating units in counties are
provisions relating to a collaborative body has the task of
decide on the use of certain State funds for regional
growth work. In the law (2010:630) on regional
utvecklingsansvar in some County provides for a
county councils provided for in the law to decide on the use of
some funding for regional growth work.
In a County with a County Council referred to in the Act on regional
utvecklingsansvar in some counties, it is said about
the County Administrative Board in this regulation rather than apply the relevant
the County Council. Kalmar county, the County Administrative Board in
rather than apply samverkansorganet.
section 3 within the framework of the regional growth policy must support
provided pursuant to this regulation by the provincial government.
Within the framework of the regional growth policy and
industrial policy, support may also be provided by regional growth.
In section 22 contains provisions on who the donor in a
case-by-case basis. The support referred to in paragraphs 16 and 19 provided only by
the County Administrative Board. Assistance under section 21 is provided only by
Regional growth.
State aid
section 4 support may only be provided in accordance with
1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014 of 17 June
2014 declaring certain categories of aid
compatible with the common market under articles 107 and
108 of the Treaty, or
2. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013 of 18
December 2013 on the application of articles 107 and 108 of the
the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union on the basis of
less importance.
paragraph 5 of the terms and expressions used in this regulation were
the same meaning as in Commission regulations (EC) no
651/2014 and (EC) No 1407/2013.
section 6 is essential for aid to aid application has
submitted before work activities or project
begins.
section 7 of the aid may not exceed what is necessary with regard
for other funding opportunities and other factors
to the measure that the aid should be implemented.
section 8 assistance under 12, 13, second subparagraph, 1 and 14 sections may be provided
only for activities that are deemed to be able to achieve profitability and a
sustainable employment for the employees.
assistance under section 9, 12, 13, second subparagraph, 1 and 14 sections may be provided
the only operating on market
terms and conditions.
paragraph 10 in order to qualify for aid, salaries and other
benefits of employment of the beneficiary must be at least equivalent
with the provisions of applicable collective agreements.
section 11 of the Support provided in the form of grants, subject to the
This regulation.
Eligible measures
section 12 of aid for consultancy services for small and medium-sized enterprises
may be provided in accordance with chapter I and article 18 of the
Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
Such aid must relate to product development, marketing,
skills development or other similar purposes. The aid may
not exceed 150 000 kroons.
13 § support for enterprise development may be provided in accordance with
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013.
Support may be provided for costs that are attributable to the
product development, marketing, training or
other similar purposes, other than those costs relating to
the company's normal operation, for measures
1. to be implemented in a company,
2. to be implemented in the form of a collaboration project that
include at least three independent companies or, if there is
specific reasons, two independent companies, which are limited in
time and for the participating companies is expected to create a
added value that would not otherwise occur, or
3. deriving from the participation in projects under the regional
development strategies or structural fund programmes.
If the approved costs amounts to no more than 60 000 SEK,
aid may also include costs for machines or other
Office equipment (mikrobidrag).
14 § aid to SME participation in
trade shows may be provided in accordance with chapter I and article 19 of the
Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
Support may only be provided to a company's costs for a
first participation in a trade fair. Aid may not exceed
1 800 000 SEK.
15 § support for joint costs that arise when small and
medium-sized enterprises participate in projects for European
territorial cooperation may be provided in accordance with chapter I
and article 20 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
16 § aid to research and development projects may be submitted
in accordance with chapter I and article 25 of the Commission's
Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
Support may be provided in the form of grants or loans.
17 § aid for innovation clusters may be provided in accordance with
Chapter I and article 27 of Commission Regulation (EU) no
651/2014.
section 18 of the Innovation support for small and medium-sized enterprises,
provided in accordance with chapter I and article 28 of the
Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
If the provincial Government provide support in accordance with the first subparagraph,
the aid only concern the costs to acquire, validate and
defending patents and other intangible assets.
19 § aid for process and organisational innovation
may be provided in accordance with chapter I and article 29 of the
Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
section 20 of Aid to education may be provided in accordance with chapter I
and article 31 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
Aid may not exceed SEK 1 800 000.
21 § Risk financing support may be provided in accordance with Chapter
And article 21 of Commission Regulation (EU) no
651/2014.
Funding is directed to support in the form of equity or
equity, or a financial
funds for the direct or indirect provision of
risk financing to eligible companies.
Procedure in State aid cases
section 22 an application for assistance shall be made in writing and submitted to the
the authority responsible for the announcement of funding has
occurred.
section 23 of the decision on aid may be subject to the conditions that are required
for the purpose of the aid to be met.
section 24 of the one who has received an aid to the authority
decided to support the written account the experience of the
measures that aid granted for.
The authority shall monitor the activities that support has been provided
to and exercise supervision over the compliance with the conditions for the aid.
The granted assistance shall give the authority or the
authority appoints an opportunity to review the activities and on
request, provide additional information on its activities.
section 25 of The aid under this Regulation may not be paid
to an undertaking which is subject to payment requirements because
by a decision of the European Commission which declares a
the aid illegal and incompatible with the internal market.
section 26 of the authority that decided on a support shall act to
the aid granted in whole or in part will not be paid if the
1. the applicant for support by providing false
information or otherwise caused to aid
granted improperly or with excessive amounts,
2. the aid for any other reason have been granted incorrectly or
with the high amount and the recipient should have known this,
or
3. the conditions for the aid have not been respected.
The repayment obligation
section 27 a beneficiary is obliged to refund if any of the
grounds referred to in section 26.
section 28 if a beneficiary is obliged to refund under 27
§, the Authority decided on aid may decide to completely
or partially recover the aid. If there are particular
reasons, the authority may remit the reimbursement fully
or in part.
A recovery decision shall be taken within ten years from the
the aid was paid out.
section 29 if a beneficiary is not eligible for a
amount of aid to be repaid, and this rate is imposed according to
interest Act (1975:635). Interest requirement may be reduced if the
There are special reasons.
section 30 when a beneficiary is obliged to refund or
liable to pay interest in accordance with this regulation, the
authority which decided on aid may decide that a payment of
assistance shall be offset against other payment of aid under the
the regulation.
Other provisions
section 31 in 22 a of the Administrative Procedure Act (1986:223) contains provisions
If the appeal to the administrative court. Other decisions
than decisions under 25, 26 and 30 sections, however, may not be appealed.
32 § a beneficiary is obliged, at the request of the
authority which decided on a support leave it basis
necessary for Sweden to be able to perform the obligations which the
comply with Commission regulations (EC) No 651/2014 and
(EC) No 1407/2013.
section 33 Authority decided on support to bring the
records referred to in
1. Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014;
and
2. Article 6(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013.
In case of an application for aid under Commission Regulation (EU)
No 1407/2013, the notifying authority shall provide the information to the
the company, which is clear from article 6(1) of that regulation.
34 § tillväxtverket, before courts, public authorities and in
Moreover, monitoring the State's right against the beneficiary under this
Regulation. The work will then adopt the composition proposal or on other
way waive the State's law.
The County Board shall inform the Agency as soon as any action
from the work under this section need to be taken.
35 § regional growth may provide for
the enforcement of this regulation.
Transition provisions
2015:210
1. this Regulation shall enter into force on May 1, 2015.
2. The regulation repeals Regulation (2000:283) if
regional contribution to enterprise development. The repealed
the regulation, however, still support decided
According to the regulation.
