Introductory provisions
section 1 of this Regulation shall apply to such State aid for
training in enterprises that are decided by the Council of the European
Social Fund in Sweden (Swedish ESF Council) within the framework of the
national social fund programme of investment for growth
and employment for the programming period 2014-2020.
The regulation supplements Regulation (2014:1383) if
management of the EU structural funds.
section 2 Support may be provided in accordance with the conditions
specified in chapter I and article 31 of Commission Regulation
(EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2015, by which certain
categories of aid compatible with the common market
in accordance with articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (the General
the block exemption regulation).
Support may also be provided as an aid in
accordance with the conditions set out in the Commission's
Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013 of 18 december
the application of articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on
The functioning of the European Union on de minimis aid
(the de minimis regulation).
General provisions on payments
paragraph 3 of the Support provided in the form of grants.
section 4 of the aid may not be granted if the applicant is in difficulties in the
meaning of article 2.18 of Commission Regulation
(EU) No 651/2014.
The aid must not be paid to an undertaking which is subject to
payment requirements on the basis of a decision of the European
the Commission declaring an aid illegal and incompatible
with the internal market.
Specific provisions concerning aid covered by the General
the block exemption regulation
section 5 of the application for support, the applicant must provide information on other support as
the applicant has applied for or been granted for the same
education projects.
clause 6 of the decision on the granting of aid, the aid intensity for
each beneficiary is specified.
Aid intensities apply regardless of whether an eligible project
financed through State resources or is partly financed by the
Union.
Specific provisions concerning aid covered by regulation
on de minimis aid
section 7 of the application for support, the applicant shall submit such statement
referred to in article 6(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) no
1407/2013 for all other de minimis aid has been
received during the previous two fiscal years and the
current tax year. The report shall also include
information about other support that the applicant has applied for, or
granted and in relation to the same eligible costs
are eligible for the new aid.
paragraph 8 of The decision granting assistance shall include such
information on the nature of the aid
meaning of article 6(1) of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1407/2013.
Documentation and records
§ 9 a beneficiary is obliged, at the request of the Swedish
The ESF Council provide the basis necessary for Sweden to
fulfil the obligations arising out of the Commission's
Regulation (EC) No 651/2014 and Commission Regulation (EU)
No 1407/2013 and in other such tasks as Swedish
The ESF Council need to be able to evaluate the project.
section 10 of the Swedish ESF Council shall keep 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.
Appeal
section 11 of the 22 a of the Administrative Procedure Act (1986:223) contains provisions
If the appeal to the administrative court. Additional
provisions on appeal is in Regulation (2014:1383)
on the management of EU structural funds.
Authorization
section 12 of the Swedish ESF Council may provide for
the enforcement of this regulation.
Transitional provisions
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1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 april 2015.
2. The regulation repeals Regulation (2009:982) on
State aid in the national structural funds programme for
regional competitiveness and employment objective.
3. The repealed regulation still apply, however, for
matters relating to the programming period 2007-2013 and to
the end of the programme period.
