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27 September  2021 
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Committee on Subsidies  
and Countervailing Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
SUBSIDIES  
NOTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVI:1 OF THE G ATT 1994  
AND ARTI CLE 25  OF THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES  
AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES  
EUROPEAN UNION 
Addendum  
The following addendum to the notification of the European Union dated and received on 12  July 
2021 relates to subsidy programmes of Spain . 
 G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  SPAIN  
CONTENTS  
 
1  AGRICULTURE  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  4 
NON CO FINANCED PROGRAMMES  ................................ ................................ ...................  4 
1.1  AID FOR THE PAYMENT OF AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS  ................................ .... 4 
1.2  AID FOR THE PAYMENT OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR AQUACULTURE STOCK  ...................  5 
CO FIN ANCED PROGRAMMES  ................................ ................................ ...........................  6 
1.3  EAGF  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  6 
1.3.1   Apiculture sector  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 6 
1.3.2   Fruit and vegetables sector  ................................ ................................ .........................  7 
1.3.3   Interventions in agricultural markets per sector  ................................ .............................  8 
1.4 EAFRD. European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development  ................................ ...............  10 
2  FISHERIES  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  12 
2.1  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, 
INNOVATIVE, COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED AQUACULTURE. PRODUCTIVE 
INVESTMENTS IN AQUACULTURE.  ................................ ................................ .......................  12 
2.2  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, 
INNOVATIVE, COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED AQUACULTURE. ENCOURAGI NG 
NEW AQUACULTURE FARMERS PRACTISING SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE  ..............................  13 
2.3  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, 
INNO VATIVE, COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES. PERMANENT 
CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES  ................................ ................................ ...................  14 
2.4  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTA INABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, 
INNOVATIVE, COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES. START -UP SUPPORT 
FOR YOUNG FISHERY WORKERS  ................................ ................................ .........................  15 
2.5  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, 
INNOVATIVE, COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES. ADDED VALUE, 
PRODUCT QUALITY AND USE OF UNWANTED CATCHES  ................................ .........................  16 
2.6  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, 
INNOVATIVE, COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES. ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
AND MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE. INVESTMEN TS ON BOARD.  ................................ ....... 17 
2.7  FOSTERING MARKETING AND PROCESSING OF FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE 
PRODUCTS.  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  18 
3  MINING  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  19 
3.1  JOB CREATION PROJECTS IN MINING AREAS  ................................ ................................ . 19 
4  INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION  ................................ ................................ ....................  21 
4.1  TORRES QUEVEDO  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 21 
4.2  INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATES  ................................ ................................ ..........................  22 
4.3  EUROPA NETWORKS AND OPERATORS - EUROPA TECHNOLOGY CENTRES  .........................  24 
4.4  TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION PLATFORMS  ................................ ................................  25 G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4.5  CHALLENGES -COOPERATION  ................................ ................................ .......................  26 
4.6  BUSINESS R&D&I PROJECTS  ................................ ................................ ........................  28 
4.7  SCIENCE AND INNOVATION MISSIONS  ................................ ................................ .........  29 
4.8  INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE  ..................  31 
4.9  INNOGLOBAL  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  33 
4.10  INTEREMPRESAS INTERNACIONAL  ................................ ................................ ..............  35 
4.11  CDTI-ERA-NET PROJECTS  ................................ ................................ ..........................  36 
4.12  NEOTEC SUBSIDIES  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 38 
4.13  COVID -19 SUBSIDIES  ................................ ................................ ...............................  39 
4.14  CERVERA SUBSIDIES FOR TECHNOLOGY CENTRES  ................................ .......................  41 
4.15  EXTENSION OF NEXT -GENERATION BROADBAND COVERAGE  ................................ .........  42 
4.16  PROMOTION OF ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES  ................................ ................................ . 44 
4.17  HORIZONTAL SUBSIDIES FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION  ..................  46 
4.18  INTEREST SUBSIDIES FOR SHIPBUILDING LOANS  ................................ ........................  47 
4.19  COMPENSATION MECHANISM FOR INDIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS  ..................  48 
4.20  MANUFACTURE OF HEALTH CARE MATERIALS FOR THE COVID -19 CRISIS  .......................  49 
4.21  MANUFACTURING SECTOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND 
INNOVATION PROJECTS ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 51 
4.22  CONNECTED INDUSTRY 4.0  ................................ ................................ .......................  52 
5  REGIONAL SUBSIDIES  ................................ ................................ ...............................  53 
5.1  REGIONAL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES SCHEME  ................................ ................................ . 53 
 
 
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  1  AGRICULTURE  
NON CO FINANCED PROGRAMMES  
1.1  AID FOR THE PAYMENT OF AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS  
1. Aid for the payment of agricultural insurance premiums  
The scheme consists of aid for the payment of insurance premiums.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
From 1 January 2 019 to 3 1 December 2 020. 
3. Objective  or purpose of the subsidy  
The objective of the aid scheme is to encourage primary agricultural producers to take out insurance 
to cover the risk of damage caused by natural disasters or other exceptiona l occurrences, adverse 
climate events constituting a natural disaster, animal diseases and plant pests, the removal and 
destruction of fallen stock and the damage caused by protected animals or by other adverse climatic 
events.  
4. Background  and authority for the subsidy  
European Union Guidelines  for State aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas 
2014 to 2020.  
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 702/2014  of 25 June 2 014 declaring certain categories of aid 
in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas compatible with the internal market in 
application of Articles  107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.  
Law No. 87/1978  of 28 December  on Combined Agricultural Insurance.  
Royal  Decree No. 425 of 1 1 November 2 016 laying down the regulatory basis for the granting 
of subsidies for Agricultural Insurance by the Administración General del Estado  (General State 
Administration ). 
5.  Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies.  
6. To whom  and how the subsidy is provided  
Farmers, small and medium -sized enterprises . The subsidy is discounted from the cost of the policy.  
7. Amount  
2019: EUR 328 .136 million . 
2020: EUR 330 .88 million . 
European  Commission notification codes : HS.42697, HS.49307, HS.41133 and HS.41574.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Annual.  
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
No statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects are available.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  1.2  AID FOR THE PAYMENT OF INSURAN CE PREMIUMS FOR AQUACULTURE STOCK  
1. Aid for aquaculture stock insurance  
The scheme consists of aid for the payment of insurance premiums for marine aquaculture stocks, 
marine aquaculture stocks of mussels and inland aquaculture stocks . 
2. Period  covered b y the notification  
From 1 February 2 019 to 3 1 May 2 021. 
3. Objective  or purpose of the subsidy  
The objective of the aid scheme is to encourage aquaculture farmers to take out insurance to cover 
losses caused by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, sudden water quality changes for which 
the operator is not responsible and diseases.  
4. Background  and authority for the subsidy  
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1388/2014  of 16 December 2 014 declaring certain categories 
of aid to undertakings active in the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture 
products compatible with the internal market in application of Articles  107 and  108 of the Treaty on 
the Functioning of the European Union.  
Royal Decree No. 425 of 1 1 November 2 016 laying down the regulatory basis for the granting 
of subsidies for Agricultural Insurance by the Administración General del Estado . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies.  
6. To whom  and how the subsidy is provided  
Small and medium -sized enterprises . The subsidy is discounted from the cost of the policy.  
7. Amount  
2019: EUR 2 .07 million . 
2020: EUR 0 .74 million  (estimate).  
European  Commission notification codes : HS.53457, HS.54593, HS. 54592, HS.56474, HS.57597, 
HS.57598.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Annual.  
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
No statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects are available.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  CO FINANCED PROGRAMMES  
1.3  EAGF 
1.3.1    Apiculture sector  
1. Title of the programme  
National plan of support measures for apiculture - Line F: co-operati on with special ized bodies to 
establish  applied research programmes in the field of beekeeping.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019-2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
To improve the general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products through 
finance for applied research programmes in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products pursuant 
to co-operati on with special ized bodies to establish appli ed research programmes in the beekeeping 
sector.  
4. Legal  basis 
Commission Implementing Decision  of 5 July 2 016 approving the national programmes to 
improve the production and marketing of apiculture products submitted by the Member States under 
Council Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 and deciding the Union contribution to th ose programmes . 
Royal Decree No. 930 of 2 7 October 2 017 governing the support scheme for apiculture under 
the annual national programmes, and amending Royal  Decree No. 209 of 2 2 February 2 002 laying 
down rules on the management of bee farms.  
Order  AAA/2571/2015  of 19 November 2 015 laying down the regulatory basis for the granting 
of subsidies to conduct applied research projects in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products 
within the National Programme of Support Measures for Beekeeping.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Support is provided through non -reimbursable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Beekeeping producer groups.  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Subsidies to conduct applied research pro jects 
in the field of beekeeping and apiculture 
products.    Article  55 of Regulation (EU) No.  
1308/2013 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council . 
Order AAA/2571/2015 of 19 
November laying down the 
regulatory basis for the granting 
of subsidies to conduct applied 
research projects in the field of 
beekeeping and apiculture 
products within the National 
Programme of Support Measures 
for Beekeeping.  Financial year 2019  EUR 29,437.57  
Financial year 2020  EUR 51 ,900.10  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Annual.  
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
No statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects are available.  
1.3.2    Fruit and vegetables sector  
1. Title of the programme  
Fruit and vegetables : support for  fruit and vegetable producer organizations that constitutes an 
operational programme.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019-2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Objectives of the operational programmes : to plan production, improve the competitiveness and 
market orientation of the fruit and vegetable sector, reduce producers' income fluctuations resulting 
from crises, promote consumption - so contributing to improv ed public health - and enhance 
environmental safeguards.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 7 December  
2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing 
Council Regulations (EEC) No. 922/72, (EEC) No. 234/79, (EC) No. 1037/2001 and (EC) No. 
1234/2007.  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/891  of 13 March 2 017 supplementing Regulation 
(EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and 
vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 
1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to penalties to be applied in 
those sectors and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 543/2011.  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892  of 13 March 2 017 laying down rules for 
the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors.  
Royal Decree No. 532 of 26 May 2 017 regulating the recognition and operation of producer 
organizations in t he fruit and vegetables sector.  
Royal Decree No. 1179 of 2 1 September 2 018 regulating the funds and operational programmes 
of producer organizations in the fruit and vegetables sector.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-reimbursable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Organizations of recogn ized fruit and vegetable producers that are conducting an operational 
programme . The support comprises a percentage of expenditure incurred in implementing the 
operational programme.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
National support : 
2019: EUR 145 ,326.45  
Year 2020* EUR 177 ,586.78  
*Approved amount.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Annual support . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
No stati stical data permitting an assessment of trade effects are available.  
1.3.3   Interventions in agricultural markets per sector  
1. Title of the subsidy programme  
Promotion of agricultural products.  
Promotion of wine on markets in third countries.  
2. Period  covered b y the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Promotion of agricultural products in order to boost the competitiveness of the Union 's agricultural 
sector . It consists in supporting information provision and promotion p rogrammes in the internal 
market and in third countries for agricultural products and their production methods.  
In relation to the market in wine in third countries, the purpose of the support is to improve 
knowledge of quality Spanish wines, encourage their marketing and boost their consumption in third -
country markets with a view to increasing the added value of o ur production, improving the market 
balance and consequently the competitiveness of our wine sector.  
4. Background and authority for the subsidy (including identification of the legislation  under 
which it is granted ) 
Promotion of agricultural products:  
Council  Regulation  (EC) No. 3/2008  of 17 December 2 007 on information  and promotion  actions  
for agricultural  products  on the internal market and in third countries.  
Regulation (EU) No. 1144/2014  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22  October  
2014 on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products 
implemented in the internal market and in third countries and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 
3/2008.  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1829  of 23 April 2 015 supplementing Regulation 
(EU) No. 1144/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and 
promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in  the internal market and in 
third countries.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1831  of 7 October 2 015 laying down rules 
for application of Regulation (EU) No. 1144/2014 of the European Parliament  and of the Council on 
information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural  products implemented in the 
internal market and in the third countries.  
Commission Implementing Decision C(2019)  7432  final of 21.10.2019  on the selection of 
the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2019 under Regulation 
(EU) No. 1144/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
Commission Implementing Decision C(2020)  8663  final of 14.12.2020  on the selection of 
the simple programmes concerning promotion of agricultural products for 2020 under Regulation 
(EU) No. 1144/201 4 of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
Commission Implementing Decision of 15.12.2020 on the selection of the simple programmes 
concerning promotion of agricultural products under 2020 additional call for proposals to restore 
market situation und er Regulation (EU) No. 1144/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council  
Royal Decree No. 38 of 2 7 January 2 017. 
Programme to promote wine in third countries:  
Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 7 December  
2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing 
Council Regulations (EEC) No. 922/72, (EEC) No. 234/79, (EC) No. 1037/2001 and (EC) No. 
1234/2007, and Council Regulation (EU) No. 1370/2013 of 1 6 December 2 013 d etermining 
measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in 
agricultural products.  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1149  of 15 April 2 016 supplementing Regulation 
(EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national support 
programmes in the wine sector and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No. 555/2008.  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1150  of 15 April 2 016 laying down rules for the 
application of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European  Parliament and of the Council as 
regards the national support programmes in the wine sector.  
Royal Decree No. 1363 of 2 November 2 018 for the applicati on of the measures contained in 
the support programme 2019 -2023 in the Spanish wine sector.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Support is provided through non -reimbursable monetary subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries and conditions of the concession of the subsidy  
Promotion o f agricultural products : Annual calls for subsidies for promotion programmes of up to 
three years ' duration for trade or inter -trade organ izations, supervisory councils for PDOs and PGIs, 
producer organ izations or associations of producer organ izations, agri -food sector bodies the 
objective and activity of which is to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural products.  
Programme to promote wine in third countries : Wineries, wine producer organ izations, associations 
of wine producer organ izations, professional organ izations, interbranch organ izations, managerial 
and representative bodies for protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications 
in respect of wines, and their associations . Temporary or permanent associatio ns of producers whose 
purposes include the development of wine promotion and marketing initiatives, co -operatives that 
market wines produced by them or by their partners, non -profit -making associations in which 
participants are exclusively businesses in th e wine sector whose purposes include the promotion of 
wine in other countries and the public bodies with statutory responsibility to develop actions to 
promote products and markets in third countries.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Programmes to promote agricultural products . During the EAGF financial year 2019 subsidies 
totalling EUR 13 ,252,234.77 were granted . During the EAGF financial year 2020 subsidies totalling 
EUR 13 ,789,509.16 were granted under 21  programmes.  
Programme to pr omote wine in third countries : During the EAGF financial year 2020, 699  
programmes were implemented compared to 759  in EAGF 2019. T he support implemented in E AGF 
2020amounted to EUR 38 ,084,488, compared to EUR 36 ,358,640 in E AGF 2019. T hese figures imply 
a rate of uptake of 76.19 % (for EAGF 2020 ) and 72.72 % (for EAGF 2019 ) of the sums approved at 
the Sectoral Conference . 
Note that at 1 5 October 2 020 only EUR 27 ,746,838 of the EUR 38 ,084,488 approved for E AGF 2020 
had been implemented owing to the int roduction of two COVID -19 crisis measures (crisis distillation 
and private storage) that had to be financed by a share of all measures under the support 
programme in the Spanish wine sector . However, the remaining EUR 10 ,823,351 payable will be 
paid from E AGF 2021 . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Promotion of agricultural products : no longer than three years.  
Programme to promote wine in third countries : The programmes may last no longer than three  years 
for a given beneficiary in a given third country or third -country market . However, if justified in view 
of the effects of the programme, the support may be extended once for a maximum of two  years or 
twice for a maximum of one year for each extension, upon request, in accordance with Article  8.4 
of Royal Decree No. 1363/2018.  
However, the subsidy is implemented on an annual basis having regard to the resource envelope in 
the financial statement.  
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy . 
No statistical da ta permitting an assessment of trade effects are available.  
1.4 EAFRD . European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development  
1. Title of the subsidy programme  
National Rural Development Programme.  
 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
 
2019-2020.  
 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
 
Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013, the objectives of such programmes are:  
 
- to foster knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas;  
- to enhanc e farm viability and competitiveness of all types of agriculture in all regions and 
promot e innovative farm technologies and the sustainable management of forests;  
- to promot e food chain organ ization, including processing and marke ting of agricultural 
products, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture;  
- to restor e, preserv e and enhanc e ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry;  
- to promot e resource efficiency and support the shift towards a low carbon and climate 
resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectors;  
- to promot e social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4. Background and authority for the subsidy  
 
The regulatory basis is Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 1 7 December 2 013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund 
for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005.  
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-reimbursable subsidies . 
 
6. Beneficiaries and conditions of the concession of the subsidy  
 
The table in point 6 [sic] shows the number of recipients for each EAFRD measure.  
 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
 FY 2019  FY 2020  
EAFRD measure  No. 
Recipients  National 
Expenditure 
(EUR)  No. 
Recipients  National 
Expenditure 
(EUR)  
01 Knowledge transfer & information 
actions (Article 14)  228 2,647,153.57  288 3,201,886.48  
02 Advisory services, farm management 
and farm relief services (Article 15)  22 2,969,126.96  23 3,624,428.61  
03 Quality schemes for agricultural 
products, and foodstuffs (Article 16)  2,116  3,750,838.11  2,285  4,185,649.99  
04 Investments in physical assets 
(Article  17) 9,594  194,399,551.95  8,329  191,705,640.65  
05 Restoring agricultural production 
potential damaged by natural 
disasters and catastrophic events and 
introduction of appropriate prevention 
actions (Article  18) 13 1,632,717.12  12 2,279,063.55  
06 Farm and business development 
(Article  19) 7,508  37,152,741.60  8,621  31,467,552.04  
07 Basic services & village renewal in 
rural areas Article 20  340 11,359,496.26  366 10,973,922.59  
08 Investments in forest area 
development and improvement of the 
viability of forests (Articles 21 to 26)  16,663  77,270,794.60  14,823  7,015,069.73  
09 Setting -up of producer groups and 
organ izations (Article  27) 22 438,832.54  13 277,290.21  
10 Agri-environment -climate (Article  28) 70,734  76,359,576.75  74,401  73,622,162.77  
11 Organic farming (Article 29)  23,084  48,447,630.55  27,479  58,097,891.09  
12 Natura 2000 and Water Framework 
Directive payments (Article  30) 759 1,102,795.94  1,800  3,053,087.69  
13 Payments to areas facing natural and 
other specific constraints (Articles  31 
and 32) 74,715  39,021,559.08  82,423  49,554,815.19  
14 Animal welfare (Article  33) 2,010  1,685,261.24  2,047  1,828,798.54  
15 Forest -environmental and climate 
services and forest conservation 
(Article  34) 6 229,838.64  22 387,754.19  
16 Co-operation (Article  35) 575 5,175,171.48  664 7,122,309.35  
19 Support for LEADER local 
development (Articles  42, 43 and 44)  3,242  32,574,554.83  3,383  30,658,710.47  
20 Technical assistance (Article  51) 25 7,080,248.16  20 12,328,272.52  
97-113 Early retirement  1,386  2,273,296.47  826 1,002,969.22  
FY total  173,130  545,571,185.85  183,018  562,387,274.88  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
2014-2020.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
No statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects are available.  
2  FISHERIES  
2.1  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT, INNOVATIVE, 
COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED AQUACULTURE . PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS IN 
AQUACULTURE . 
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020.  
Productive investments in aquaculture.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Aid to support investments in:  
− the diversification of aquaculture production and species cultured;  
− the modern ization of aquaculture units, including the improv ement in working and 
safety conditions of aquaculture workers;  
− improvements and modern ization related to animal health and welfare, including the 
purchase of equipment aim ed at protecting the farms from wild predators;  
− investments reducing the negative  impact or enhancing the positive effects on the 
environment and increasing resource efficiency;  
− investments in enhancing the quality of, or in adding value to, aquaculture products;  
− the restoration of existing aquaculture ponds or lagoons through the removal of silt, or 
investments aimed at the prevention of silt deposits;  
− the diversification of the income of aquaculture enterprises through the development of 
complementary activities;  
− investments resulting in a substantial reduction in the impact of aquaculture enterprises 
on water usage and quality, in particular through reducing the amount of water or 
chemicals, antibiotics and other medicines used, or through improving the output water 
quality, including through the deployment of mult i-trophic aquaculture systems;  
− the promotion of closed aquaculture systems where aquaculture products are farmed in 
closed recirculation systems, thereby minim izing water use;  
− investments increasing energy efficiency and promoting the conversion of aqu aculture 
enterprises to renewable sources of energy.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17  December  
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European 
Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the 
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006;  
Regulation (EU) No. 508/2014  of the European Parliament and of the Coun cil of 1 5 May 2 014 on 
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2328/2003, 
(EC) No. 861/2006, (EC) No. 1198/2006 and (EC) No. 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 
of the European Parliament and of the Council . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Aquaculture enterprises.  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 2 .48 million  was allocated for 116  projects.  
2020: EUR 2 .80 million  was allocated for 133  projects . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 1  January 
2014 to 3 1 December 2 023. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
For the most part, the investments go towards improvements for workers, health and the 
environment, and therefore seem unlikely to impact trade negatively.  
2.2  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT , INNOVATIVE, 
COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED AQUACULTURE . E NCOURAGING NEW 
AQUACULTURE FARMERS PRACTISING SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE  
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020.  
Encouraging new aquaculture farmers practising sustainable aquaculture.  
2. Period  covered by the notificatio n 
2019 and 2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
To help to finance sustainable aquaculture enterprises by new aquaculture farmers in order to foster 
entrepreneurship.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17  December  
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European 
Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the 
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional 
Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006;  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Regulation (EU) No. 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 May 2 014 on 
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2328/2003, 
(EC) No. 861/2006, (EC) No. 1198/2006 and (EC) No. 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 
of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Aquaculture farmers entering the sector.  
7. Amount  of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 0 .009 million  was allocated to 1 project.  
2020: EUR 0 million  was allocated.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EMFF Operational Programme  2014-2020. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 1  January 
2014 to 3 1 December 2 023. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assess ment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The support goes towards the setting -up of sustainable micro - and small enterprises in aquaculture, 
and therefore seems unlikely to impact trade negatively.  
2.3  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT , INNOVATIVE, 
COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES . PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING 
ACTIVITIES  
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020.  
Permanent cessation of fishing activities.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
To help finance the permanent cessation of the fishing activities of fishing vessels under an action 
plan referred to in Article  22(4) of Regulation (EU) No. 1380/2013, by scrapping vessels or, 
exceptionally, converting them for activities other than commercial fishing or, in the case of 
traditional wooden vessels, assigning them a land -based heritage function.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17  December  
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European 
Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the 
European Marit ime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional 
Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006;  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Regulation (E U) No. 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 May 2 014 on 
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2328/2003, 
(EC) No. 861/2006, (EC) No. 1198/2006 and (EC) No. 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 
of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Owners of fishing vessels.  
Fishery workers.  
7. Amount  of the subsidy  
In 2019 EUR 1 .44 million  was allocated for 110  projects.  
In 2020 EUR 0 million  was allocated.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 1  January 
2014 to 3 1 December 2 017, except for vessels included in the  multi-annual plan for fisheries where 
the fleet fishes for demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean, where the period of eligibility of 
expenditure will run from the twentieth day following the publication of the Regulation approving 
that plan until 3 1 December 2 023. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
There are no effects on trade since these payments are made to compensate for the permanent 
cessation of fishing, leading to a reduction of fishing capacity.  
2.4  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT , INNOVATIVE, 
COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES . START -UP SUPPORT FOR YOUNG 
FISHERY WORKERS  
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020.  
Start-up support for young fishery workers.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Support for young fishery workers to start up a business . Specifically, the support is allocated in 
respect of the acquisition of a fishing ves sel; that vessel  must have an overall length of less than 24 
metres , be equipped for sea fishing , be between 5 and 30 years old , and belong to a segment that 
is in balance.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17  December  
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European 
Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the 
European Maritime and Fishe ries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional 
Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006 . G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Regulation (EU) No. 508/20 14 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 May 2 014 on 
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2328/2003, 
(EC) No. 861/2006, (EC) No. 1198/2006 and (EC) No. 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 
of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . Under no circumstances may the support exceed 25 % of the acquisition 
cost of the vessel or be higher than EUR 75 ,000 per beneficiary.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Fishery wo rkers under 40 years old.  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 0 .01 million  was allocated to 3  projects.  
2020: EUR 0 .03 million  was allocated to 5  projects.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 1  January 
2014 to 3 1 December 2 023. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The support goes towards  purchases of  fishing vessels t hat already have fishing licences and that 
belong to a sector that is in balance, and therefore seems unlikely to impact trade negatively.  
2.5  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT , INNOVATIVE, 
COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES . ADDED VALUE, PRODUCT QUALITY 
AND USE OF UNWANTED CATCHES  
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020.  
Added value, product quality and use of unwanted catches.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Support for:  
− investments that add value to fishery products, in particular by allowing fishermen to 
carry out the processing, marketing and direct sale of their own catches;  
− innovative investments on board that i mprove the quality of the fishery products.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17  December  
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European 
Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the 
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional 
Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006 . G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Regulation (EU) No. 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 May 2 014 on 
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Counc il Regulations (EC) No. 2328/2003, 
(EC) No. 861/2006, (EC) No. 1198/2006 and (EC) No. 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 
of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Owners of fishi ng vessels.  
Fishery workers.  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 0 .08 million  was allocated to 19 projects;  
2020: EUR 0 .04 million  was allocated to 8  projects.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 1 January 
2014 to 3 1 December 2 023. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Under no circumstances may the support increase the fis hing capacity of vessels ; the support will 
go towards improving product quality  and therefore seem s unlikely to impact trade negatively.  
2.6  FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RESOURCE EFFICIENT , INNOVATIVE, 
COMPETITIVE AND KNOWLEDGE -BASED FISHERIES . ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND 
MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE . INVESTMENTS ON BOARD . 
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020.  
Energy efficiency and mitigation of climate change . Investments on board.  
2. Period  covered by the notifica tion 
2019 and 2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Support for:  
− investments in equipment on board aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or 
greenhouse gases and increasing the energy efficiency of fishing vessels . Investments 
in fishing  gear are also eligible provided that they do not undermine the selectivity of 
that fishing gear;  
− the replacement or modern ization of main or ancillary engines.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17  December  
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European 
Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the 
European Maritime and Fishe ries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European  Regional G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006;  
Regulation (EU) No. 508/20 14 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 May 2 014 on 
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2328/2003, 
(EC) No. 861/2006, (EC) No. 1198/2006 and (EC) No. 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 
of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Owners of fishing vessels.  
Fishery workers.  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 0 .06 million  was allocated for 18 projects.  
2020: EUR 0 .12 million  was allocated for 28 projects.  
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 1  January 
2014 to 3 1 December 2 023. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Under no circumstances may the support increase the fishing capacity of vessels ; it will go towards 
improvements for the environment  and therefore seem s unlikely to impact trade negatively . 
2.7  FOSTERING MARKETING AND PROCESSING OF FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE 
PRODUCTS.  
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020.  
Processing of fishery and aquaculture products.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Objective  and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Support for investments in the processing of fishery and aquaculture products that:  
− contribute to energy saving or reducing the impact on the environment, including wa ste 
treatment;  
− improve safety, hygiene, health and working conditions;  
− support the processing of catches of commercial fish that cannot be destined for human 
consumption;  
− relate to the processing of by -products resulting from main processing activiti es; 
− relate to the processing of organic aquaculture products pursuant to Articles  6 and 7 of 
Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007;  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  − lead to new or improved products, new or improved processes, or new or improved 
management and organ ization. 
4. Background and au thority  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17  December  
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European 
Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the 
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional 
Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund and repealing Council  Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006;  
Regulation (EU) No. 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1 5 May 2 014 on 
the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No. 2328/2003, 
(EC) No. 861/2006, (EC) No. 1198/2006 and (EC) No. 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 
of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies. for SMEs.  
For non -SMEs the support will be granted through financial instruments.  
6. Beneficiaries  
Enterprises engaged in the processing of fishery and aquaculture products  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 4 .72 million  was allocated to 123  projects . 
2020: EUR 3 .33 million  was allocated to 82  projects . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EMFF Operational Programme 2014-2020. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 1  January 
2014 to 3 1 December 2 023. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
For the most part,  the inv estments go towards improvements for workers, health and the 
environment, and therefore seem unlikely to impact trade negatively.  
3  MINING  
3.1  JOB CREATION PROJECTS IN MINING AREAS  
1. Title of the programme  
Aid scheme for job creation business projects that prom ote alternative development in mining areas.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020. The aid was included in the previous notification, but a decision was made on it 
in 2019.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The purpose of the subsidy is to promote regional development through aid for investment projects 
that help to reduce the dependency on coal mining of the areas concerned.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4. Background and authority  
Order IET/1157/14  of 30 June (Official Journal No. 162 of 4 July 2014) establishing the regulatory 
basis for aid for job creation business projects that promote the alternative development of mining 
areas, for the period 2014 -2018;  
Order IET/1158/14  of 30 June (Official Journal No. 162 of 4 July 2014) establishing the regulat ory 
basis for aid for small -scale job creation investment projects that promote the alternative 
development of mining areas, for the 2014 -2018 period;  
Resolution of 27 December 2018  of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions inviting applications for aid for small -scale job creation 
investment projects that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the 2018 financial 
period.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies granted for productive investments and calculated on the basis of the 
investment approved by the authorities.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Aid is granted to enterprises, in general SMEs, and to independent entrepreneurs.  
Once a pproved, the subsidy is notified individually to the parties concerned in an individual decision 
setting out the basic project data, including the name of the beneficiary enterprise that has applied 
for it.  
The aid is paid once the corresponding Autonomous  Community, acting through the competent body, 
has issued a report substantiating full execution of the project and fulfilment, within the specified 
periods, of the requirements laid down in the individual resolution, accepted beforehand by the 
beneficiary . Enterprises may apply to receive the subsidy in instalments provided that they produce 
evidence that the part of the investment for each instalment has been made, together with adequate 
guarantees against failure to complete.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total  amount of the subsidy  
2018: EUR 12.9 million for job creation business projects and EUR 5 million for job creation business 
projects as de minimis  aid. 
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Period of applicability: until the end of 2018. Notwithstanding the above, t he implementation of the 
projects and the obligation to maintain investments and jobs will continue beyond 2023.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
With regard to the statistical data permitting an assessment o f trade effects, it should be noted that, 
since the subsidies take the form of capital for productive investment in disadvantaged regions and 
are authorized by the European Commission, they are not considered as jeopardizing the principle 
of free competiti on. G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4  INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION  
4.1  TORRES QUEVEDO  
1. Title of the programme  
Support for Torres Quevedo contracts.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
These subsidies seek to encourage the recruitm ent of Ph.D. holders by enterprises, technology 
centres, technological innovation support centres, business associations and science and technology 
parks to carry out specific industrial research or technological development projects or technical 
pre-feasibility studies, thereby stimulating the transfer of knowledge to the production sector.  
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July  (Official Journal of 24 July) adopting the regulatory basis for 
subsidies under the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of Talent of the 
National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016;  
Order ECC/1820/2014 o f 26 September  amending Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July adopting 
the regulatory basis for aid under the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of 
Talent, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2013 -2016;  
Order ECC/2483/2014 of 23 December  amending Order ECC /1402/2013 of 22 July adopting the 
regulatory basis for public subsidies under the National Programme for the Promotion and 
Employability of Talent of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation, 
and Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 Sep tember establishing the regulatory basis for public aid under 
the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address Social Challenges, 
within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -
2016.  
The implementing provisions for this legislation are:  
Resolution of 4 December 2019  of the President of the National Research Agency approving the 
advance processing of certain measures for 2019 provided for in the National Integration 
Subprogramme a nd National Training Subprogramme under the National Programme for the 
Promotion and Employability of Talent, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020 - Torres Quevedo support and support for Ph.D. 
holder training in enterprises ("industrial doctorates");  
Resolution of 30 November 2020  of the President of the National Research Agency approving the 
advance processing of certain measures for 2020 provided for in the National Integration 
Subprogra mme and National Training Subprogramme under the National Programme for the 
Promotion and Employability of Talent, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020 - Torres Quevedo support and support  for Ph.D. 
holder training in enterprises ("industrial doctorates").  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is granted  
Enterprises, technology centres, technological innovation support centres, business assoc iations and 
science and technology parks.  
The subsidies are paid annually, in advance.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 14,585,372.  
2020: EUR 15 million (awaiting decision).  
8. Information cited in items 3 to 7 above  
Not applica ble. An independent heading corresponding to each item has been used.  
9. Duration of the subsidy  
The maximum duration of any individual subsidy is three years.  
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy.  
The subsidies  granted under this programme are used exclusively for financing the costs of research 
staff recruited by companies to conduct R&D projects and have no impact on the production of goods 
since they concern activities that are, by their very nature, far remo ved from commercial activity.  
4.2  INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATES  
1. Title of the programme  
Support for researcher -training contracts in enterprises ("industrial doctorates").  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The purpose of this support is to help provide training in the workplace (i.e. in enterprises) for 
doctoral researchers by co -financing the employment contracts of research staff who participate in, 
and base their doctoral thesis on, an experim ental industrial research or development project taking 
place in an enterprise. The support also seeks to promote the entry into the workplace of researchers 
from the start of their professional careers and to encourage the introduction of talent into the 
productive fabric so as to increase competitiveness.  
It also finances stays by these researchers in R&D entities other than those to which they are 
attached, as well as tuition fees for doctoral studies.  
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC /1402/2013 of 22 July  (Official Journal of 24 July) adopting the regulatory basis for 
subsidies under the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of Talent of the 
National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016;  
Order ECC/1820/2014 of 26 September  amending Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July adopting 
the regulatory basis for aid under the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of 
Talent, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Techn ical Research and 
Innovation 2013 -2016;  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Order ECC/2483/2014 of 23 December  amending Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July adopting the 
regulatory basis for public subsidies under the National Programme for the Promotion and 
Employability of Talent of the National  Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation, 
and Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 September establishing the regulatory basis for public aid under 
the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address Social Challenges, 
within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -
2016.  
The implementing provisions for this legislation are:  
Resolution of 4 December 2019  of the President of the National Research Agency approving the 
advance pr ocessing of certain measures for 2019 provided for in the National Integration 
Subprogramme and National Training Subprogramme under the National Programme for the 
Promotion and Employability of Talent, within the framework of the National Plan for Scienti fic and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020 - Torres Quevedo support and support for Ph.D. 
holder training in enterprises ("industrial doctorates");  
Resolution of 30 November 2020  of the President of the National Research Agency approving the 
advan ce processing of certain measures for 2020 provided for in the National Integration 
Subprogramme and National Training Subprogramme under the National Programme for the 
Promotion and Employability of Talent, within the framework of the National Plan for Sc ientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020 - Torres Quevedo support and support for Ph.D. 
holder training in enterprises ("industrial doctorates").  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is gran ted 
Enterprises, technology centres, technological innovation support centres, business associations and 
science and technology parks.  
The subsidies are paid annually, in advance. The payment of the subsidy corresponding to the first 
annual payment under t he contract will be made after the contracts have been submitted. The 
remaining payments will be made once the previous annual payment has been finalized.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 3,911,784.  
2020: EUR 4 million (awaiting  decision).  
8. Information cited in items 3 to 7 above  
Not applicable. An independent heading corresponding to each item has been used.  
9. Duration of the subsidy  
The maximum duration of any individual subsidy is four years.  
10. Statistical data permitting  an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy.  
The subsidies granted under this programme are used exclusively by enterprises to finance the 
recruitment of staff to prepare a doctoral thesis and are, by their very nature, far removed from 
commercial a ctivity.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4.3  EUROPA NETWORKS AND OPERATORS - EUROPA TECHNOLOGY CENTRES  
1. Title of the programme  
Europa Networks and Operators - Europa Technology Centres.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of the programme is to strengthen the support structures for Spanish participation in 
European science and technology initiatives, especially Horizon 2020 (the EU Framework Programme 
for Research and Innovation 2014 -2020) and Horizon Europe  (the EU Framework Programme for 
Research and Innovation 2021 -2027); to provide beneficiaries with a stable structure and the 
necessary knowledge for appropriate preparation and management of European projects, and to 
improve their positioning and their po ssibilities of obtaining funding from the European Union during 
the period of implementation of the subsidized activity.  
4. Background and authority  
Order CNU/320/2019 of 13 March  approving the regulatory basis for support for research and 
knowledge dissem ination organisations under the National Programme on Knowledge Generation 
and Scientific and Technological Strengthening of the Research, Development and Innovation 
System and within the framework of the National Programme for Research, Development and 
Innovation to Address Social Challenges of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation 2017 -2020.  
The implementing provisions for this legislation are:  
Resolution of 4 April 2019  of the President of the National Research Agency ado pting promotion 
measures for the Europa Networks and Operators - Europa Technology Centres programme for 2019 
granting support under the National Programme on Knowledge Generation and Scientific and 
Technological Strengthening of the R&D&I System within th e framework of the National Plan for 
Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020;  
Resolution of 11 May 2020  of the President of the National Research Agency adopting the Europa 
Networks and Operators - Europa Technology Centres programme for  2020 granting support under 
the National Programme on Knowledge Generation and Scientific and Technological Strengthening 
of the R&D&I System within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation 2017 -2020.  
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is granted  
Public research bodies, public universities and private universities with proven R&D capacity and 
activities; public and private health institutions and entities li nked to or attached to the National 
Health System that carry out R&D&I activities; accredited health research institutes; technology 
centres and technological innovation support centres that are listed in the register provided for by 
Royal Decree No. 2093/ 2008 of 19 December at the time of submission of the application, and which 
are categorized as research bodies; other public and private R&D&I centres with their own legal 
personality  that have R&D&I as their main activity, as defined in their statutes, th e regulations that 
govern them or their corporate purpose.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  The first subsidy payment will be made in advance, after the decision to grant the subsidy has been 
issued. The second payment will be made after submission of economic and technical supporting 
documents and after verification of the level of compliance of indicators by enterprises involved in 
approved and funded projects.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 7,000,000.  
2020: EUR 7,000,000.  
8. Information cited in items 3 to 7 above  
Not applicable. An independent heading corresponding to each item has been used.  
9. Duration of the subsidy  
Two years.  
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy.  
Subsidies granted under this programme are used exclusively to finance activities undertaken to 
provide centres with the structure and knowledge required for appropriate preparation and 
management of European projects. As a result of the carry -over effect of the work of these centres,  
both the centres themselves and enterprises will be able to improve their positioning within Horizon 
2020 and Horizon Europe.  
4.4  TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION PLATFORMS  
1. Title of the programme  
Technology and Innovation Platforms.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2020 (not published in 2019).  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of this programme is to create and consolidate Spanish technology platforms, with a view 
to enhancing cooperation between public and private actors (enterp rises, technology centres, public 
and private research bodies, universities, etc.) that interact within a sector throughout the country 
in order to foster the sharing and dissemination of knowledge within that sector and establish stable 
information channe ls in the system of innovation that extend beyond the sector.  
Technology platforms are an ideal tool for boosting intersectoral technology transfer and 
strengthening the participation of the various actors in the EU Framework Programmes for Research 
and In novation.  
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 September  adopting the regulatory basis for public subsidies under 
the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address Social Challenges, 
within the framework of the Nat ional Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -
2016;  
Order ECC/2483/2014 of 23 December  amending Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July adopting the 
regulatory basis for public subsidies under the National Programme for the Promotion and 
Employability of Talent of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation, 
and Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 September establishing the regulatory basis for public aid under 
the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to  Address Social Challenges, G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -
2016.  
The implementing provisions for this legislation are:  
Resolution of 19 May 2020  of the President of the National Research Agency approving the 
advance processing of aid applications for 2020 under the Technology and Innovation Platforms 
programme of the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address Social 
Challenges, within the framework of the Nation al Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2017 -2020.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is granted  
Public research bodies, public universities and their university institutes; ot her public R&D centres, 
public technology centres and public technological innovation support centres that are validly listed 
in the register provided for by Royal Decree No. 2093/2008 of 18 December at the time of submission 
of the application; public and  private entities engaging in or managing R&D activities; enterprises 
and sectoral business associations.  
Subsidies are disbursed in advance. A first payment is made immediately following the decision to 
grant support; a subsequent disbursement may be made  depending on the (multi -year) duration of 
the project/activity. The first annual payment follows the decision to grant support and the second 
annual payment is subject to justification of the first.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2020:  EUR 4 million (awaiting decision).  
8. Information cited in items 3 to 7 above  
Not applicable. An independent heading corresponding to each item has been used.  
9. Duration of the subsidy  
Two years.  
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy.  
The subsidies granted under this programme are used exclusively for financing costs related to 
platform activities, namely dissemination activities, knowledge -sharing fora and meetings and 
planning measures, which, by their ve ry nature, have no effect on trade.  
4.5  CHALLENGES -COOPERATION  
1. Title of the programme  
Challenges -Cooperation R&D&I Projects.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 (not published in 2020).  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The purpose of this programme is to support cooperation projects between enterprises and research 
bodies, with a view to promoting the development of new technologies and the implementation by 
enterprises of new ideas and techniques and contributing to the cre ation of new goods and services.  
These projects are designed to foster the creation of a critical mass of interdisciplinary R&D&I 
activities required to move forward in the search for solutions, in accordance with the priorities 
established in the Challeng es-Cooperation programme, promote the creation of innovative 
enterprises, guide existing enterprises towards innovative activity, mobilize private investment, 
generate employment and improve the country's technological balance. They also seek to strengthen  
the international leadership capacity of the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation System and 
its actors, thereby helping to enhance enterprise competitiveness.  
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 September  establishing the regulato ry basis for public subsidies 
under the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address Social 
Challenges, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2013 -2016.  
Order ECC/2483/2014 of 23 December  amending Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July adopting the 
regulatory basis for public subsidies under the National Programme for the Promotion and 
Employability of Talent of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation, 
and Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 September establishing the regulatory basis for public aid under 
the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address Social Challenges, 
within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Techni cal Research and Innovation 2013 -
2016.  
The implementing provisions for this legislation are:  
Resolution of 23 September 2019 of the State Secretariat for Research, Development and 
Innovation and the President of the National Research Agency approving the a dvance processing of 
aid applications for 2019 under the "Challenges -Cooperation" research, development and innovation 
projects of the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address Social 
Challenges, within the framework of the Nat ional Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2017 -2020.  
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Subsidies or loans.  
Loans were granted with a maximum repayment period of 10 years and a grace period of the first 
three years. The interest rate was the one -year Euribor published by the Bank of Spain that was in 
effect a month to the day before the publication of the call for applications or, where appropriate, 
on the first working day afterwards. If this is negative, the applicable interest rate is 0 %. 
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is granted  
Public research bodies as defined in Article 47 of the Science Act, public universities, accredited 
health research institutes, other public R&D&I centres, public technology centres and public 
technologi cal innovation support centres, private universities with proven R&D capacity and 
activities, non -profit private R&D centres with their own legal personality, enterprises and sectoral 
business associations.  
Subsidies and loans are disbursed in advance. The first disbursement is made immediately following 
the decision to grant support. Depending on the duration of the project (multi -year), a maximum of 
three subsequent disbursements may be made.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019:  
Loan: EUR 81,530,907. Subsidy: EUR 53,138,623.  
8. Information cited in items 3 to 7 above  
Not applicable. An independent heading corresponding to each item has been used.  
9. Duration of the subsidy  
Four years.  
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy.  
The support granted under this programme is exclusively for financing the costs of R&D projects and 
therefore has no impact on trade in goods. The industrial research, experimental development a nd 
technical pre -feasibility study phases are, by their very nature, far removed from the market phase. 
This category of support falls under Article 8.2(a) of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures.  
4.6  BUSINESS R&D&I PROJECTS  
1. Title of the p rogramme  
Business R&D&I Projects.1 
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
To help Spanish enterprises increase their technological capacity through the financing of business 
projects in the a reas of industrial research, experimental development and innovation.  
4. Background and authority  
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014  declaring certain categories of 
aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107  and 108 of the Treaty (General 
Block Exemption Regulation. EU Official Journal L 187 of 27 June 2014);  
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies;  
Support co -financed by ERDF funds is subject to the specific provisions of those funds2, in additi on 
to those of the above legislation.  
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013  on the application of 
Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis  aid.3 
 
1 Including the following lines of financing:  R&D projects (individual and in cooperation), CIEN projects, 
Cervera R&D transfer projects, direct line: innovation, direct line: expansion, and global innovation line (only in 
effect in 2019)  
2 European Regional Development Fund.  
3 Applies exclusively in the case of the Direct Line for Innovation.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  5. Form of the subsidy  
Repayable4 and partially repayable5 subsidies at preferential interest rates6, in an ongoing open 
application process.  
Partially repayable subsidies can receive co -financing from ERDF funds.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
For R&D projects the loan amount varies with each project. Loans finance up to 85 % of the eligible 
budget and include a non -repayable tranche that varies according to the characteristics of the 
project, the size of the beneficiary and the origin of the funds financing the measures. This may be 
20%, 30% or 33 % on a maximum grant of 75 % of the approved budget.  
With regard to innovation projects, financial coverage also varies between 75 % and 85 %, with non -
repayable tranches of 2 %, 5% or 10 % according to the type of instrument and repayment period.  
Payment of the loan is contingent upon the  presentation of documents certifying the targets met, as 
stipulated in the contract with the enterprise.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
In 2019, commitments for Business R&D&I Projects, implemented with repayable and partially 
repayabl e subsidies, amounted to EUR 731.5 million, with a non -repayable tranche of EUR 154.3 
million.  
The average loan granted per project was EUR 0.55 million, with an average total budget of nearly 
EUR 0.71 million and an average non -repayable tranche of EUR 0. 12 million.  
In 2020, commitments for Business R&D&I Projects, implemented with repayable and partially 
repayable subsidies, amounted to EUR 681.96 million, with a non -repayable tranche of EUR 136.31 
million.  
The average loan granted per project was EUR 0.5 4 million, with an average total budget of nearly 
EUR 0.71 million and an average non -repayable tranche of EUR 0.11 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The loans granted by the CDTI finance multi -year projects.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The trade effects of the subsidies are minimal, in view of the distribution of the loans over a wide 
range of economic activities, the nature of the programme, which mainly concerns the promotion of 
R&D, and the consider able number of project beneficiaries, with enterprises in many industrial and 
services sectors.  
4.7  SCIENCE AND INNOVATION MISSIONS  
1. Title of the programme  
Science and Innovation Missions  
 
4 Exclusively in the case of the Direct Line for Innovation.  
5 For the rest of the lines mentioned in note 1.  
6 Euribor in 2019 and 2020, both calculated at the time of the granting of the subsidy. The interest rate 
for innovation projects is E uribor plus a differential, currently +0.2 % for three -year repayment periods and 
+1.2% for five -year repayment periods in the case of the Direct Line for Innovation, and +0.5 % in the case of 
the Direct Line for Expansion. For the Global Innovation Line, th e interest rate is fixed according to the 
characteristics of the company and stands at around 2 %. G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.7 
3. Policy objec tive and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Support for major, public -private, R&D -intensive strategic initiatives that incorporate the latest 
scientific and technical trends and challenges to identify and solve the challenges of critical 
productive sectors for the  Spanish economy  
The five missions identified in the 2019 call for applications are:  
- Safe, efficient and clean energy for the 21st century.  
- Sustainable and intelligent mobility.  
- Promote a large, sustainable and healthy agri -food sector.  
- Boot Spanish industry in the industrial revolution of the 21st century.  
- Provide a sustainable response to the diseases and needs associated with ageing.  
4. Background and authority  
Order CIN/202 of 4 February 2020  approving the 2019 call for applications for support for 
strategic sectoral business innovation initiatives ("CDTI Missions" Programme), within the framework 
of the National Programme on Business Leadership in Research, Development and Innovation, under 
the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020;  
Order CNU/1308/2018 of 28 November  establishing the regulatory basis for the granting by the 
CDTI E.P.E. of public subsidies within the framework of the National Business Rese arch, Development 
and Innovation Subprogramme of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2017 -2020, targeting business;  
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies and its implementing regulations;  
Law No. 14/2011 of 1 June  on science, technology and innovation;  
Law No. 39/2015 of 1 October  on public authority joint administrative procedures;  
Order EHA/1434/2007 of 17 May  adopting auditing standards for the justification of subsidies in 
the public sector, as provided f or in Article 74 of the regulations, adopted by Royal Decree No. 
887/2006 of 21 July, implementing General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November on subsidies.  
These subsidies meet all the conditions, both general and specific, established in Chapter I and 
Article s 4 and 22 of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014. Hence, they are exempt from the 
notification obligation laid down in Article 108(3) of the Treaty.  
The subsidies under the call for applications which are co -financed by European Structural and 
Investm ent Funds will also be governed by the European Union and national rules applicable to those 
Funds  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
 
7 Published in 2019; decision adopted in 2020.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Financing of the call for applications will be made from CDTI capital and application 
28.05.467C.74907 under the 2018 national budget extended for 2019.  
The grants may be co -financed with ERDF funds through their certification to the Multi -Regional 
Operational Programme 2014 -2020 for Spain.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Groups of enter prises in two categories: Large Enterprise Missions and SME Missions  
Subsidies in accordance with the aid intensity ceilings: 65 % for large enterprises, 75 % for medium -
sized enterprises and 80 % for small enterprises.  
The aid intensity ceiling for each proj ect and beneficiary will be determined by the weight of each 
type of activity (industrial research or experimental development) and by the maximum intensity 
applicable in each case.  
The amount of the subsidies may not exceed the thresholds set out in Artic le 4 of Regulation (EU) 
No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014.  
Payment of the aid granted will be made in annual instalments, in a combination of staged payments, 
advance payments, payments on account, and payment after the subsidized activity has been carried 
out. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
The subsidies granted under the 2019 programme (decided in 2018) amounted to EUR 82.86 million. 
The average subsidy per company was EUR 0.58 million, with an average budget of EUR 0.82 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The subsidies approved by the CDTI finance projects spanning a number of years: between two and 
three years for SME Missions, and between three and four years for Large Enterprise Missions, all 
starting in 2020.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The Programme aims to stimulate stable public -private collaboration in Strategic Sectoral Business 
Innovation Initiatives relevant to Spain's future challenges and in line with s ome of the Sustainable 
Development Goals set out by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda.  
The trade effects are therefore minimal owing to the distribution of the subsidies over a wide range 
of economic activities, the considerable number of beneficiaries  and the distinctly pre -competitive 
nature of the projects, which mean that they are far removed from the market.  
4.8  INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE  
1. Title of the programme  
EMFF Innovation and Investment Projects.8 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
 
8 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Financing of enterprise innovation/investment projects in fisheries and aquaculture.  
4. Background and authority  
Regulation (EU) No. 508/2014 of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 15 May 
2014  on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;  
Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 
December 2013  laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, t he 
European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development 
and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European 
Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesi on Fund and the European 
Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006;  
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 
July 2018  on the financial rules applicable to the general budg et of the Union, amending Regulations 
(EU) No. 1296/2013, (EU) No. 1301/2013, (EU) No. 1303/2013, (EU) No. 1304/2013, (EU) No. 
1309/2013, (EU) No. 1316/2013, (EU) No. 223/2014, (EU) No. 283/2014, and Decision No. 
541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, E uratom) No. 966/2012;  
Spanish civil and trade regulations and management and information principles of General Law No. 
38/2003 of 17 November on subsidies.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Partially repayable subsidies at preferential interest rates, with EMFF co -financing.  
The programme will run until EMFF funds proposed by the EU for the 2014 -2020 period are 
exhausted.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Through the EMFF lines, the CDTI finances innovation and investment projects adopted by 
enterprises (exclusively SMEs, in some cases) in fisheries and aquaculture.  
Enterprises participate individually, the window being open throughout the year, or until the EMFF 
funds are exhausted.  
The amount of the loan per project is variable, since up to 85 % of the eligible budget is financed 
with a non -repayable tranche of up to  33% of the aid granted, calculated on the basis of a maximum 
75% coverage of the loan.  
Payment of the loan is contingent upon the presentation of documents certifying the targets met, as 
stipulated in the contract with the enterprise.  
Beneficiary enterpri ses may apply for advances of between 35 % and 75 % of the subsidy granted; 
these may require the submission of additional bank guarantees.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
In 2019, commitments for EMFF  investment and innovation projects, implemented with repayable 
and partially repayable subsidies, amounted to EUR 12.62 million, with a non -repayable tranche of 
EUR 3.98 million.  
The average loan granted per project was EUR 0.74 million, with an average t otal budget of nearly 
EUR 1.04 million and an average non -repayable tranche of EUR 0.23 million.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  In 2020, commitments for EMFF investment and innovation projects, implemented with repayable 
and partially repayable subsidies, amounted to EUR 5.34 million, w ith a non -repayable tranche of 
EUR 1.65 million.  
The average loan granted per project was EUR 0.49 million, with an average total budget of nearly 
EUR 0.67 million and an average non -repayable tranche of EUR 0.15 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The loa ns granted by the CDTI finance multi -year projects.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The small number of beneficiaries to date makes it difficult to assess the potential trade effects of 
the aid received. How ever, the driving principles of the EMFF include some that might have 
implications in this sphere, such as the transition to sustainable fishing, diversification of the 
economy in coastal areas, job creation and improvements in the quality of life on the c oasts of 
Europe.  
4.9  INNOGLOBAL  
1. Title of the programme  
INNOGLOBAL.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019.9 
There were no calls for applications under the programme in 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The INNOGLOBAL programme is designed to foster international technological cooperation involving 
Spanish companies.  
The support is designed for market -oriented international business projects presented by a single 
Spanish company within an international consortium.  
The projects can e ncompass activities in both industrial research and experimental development.  
4. Background and authority  
Support under the INNOGLOBAL programme is governed by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 
651/2014  of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid comp atible with the internal market 
in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.  
The support granted to companies under these calls for applications fulfil all the conditions, both 
general and specific, of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014. Henc e, they are exempt from 
the notification obligation laid down in Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union.  
Support under INNOGLOBAL is also governed by:  
Order ECC/1333/2015 of 2 July  adopting the regulatory basis for public subsidies under the 
National Business Leadership Programme in Research, Development and Innovation, within the 
 
9 Data for the second Innoglobal call for applications for 2018, the fi nal decision for which was published 
on 12 July 2019.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016 
(Official  Journal No. 159 of 4 July 2015);  
Resolution of the President of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
(CDTI E.P.E.)  approving the second call for applications for 2018 relating to aid for promoting 
international business cooperation in t he area of research and development (INNOGLOBAL 
programme), under the National Programme on Business Leadership in Research, Development and 
Innovation, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2017 -2020; 
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies and its implementing regulations, 
adopted by Royal Decree No. 887/2006 of 21 July;  
Law No. 39/2015 of 1 October  on public authority joint administrative procedures;  
Order EHA/1434/2007 of 17 May  adopti ng auditing standards for the justification of subsidies in 
the public sector, as provided for in Article 74 of the regulations, adopted by Royal Decree No. 
887/2006 of 21 July, implementing General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November on subsidies.  
5. Form of t he subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
Financing of the subsidies is from CDTI capital  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Companies duly incorporated and with tax residence or a permanent establishment in Spain, in 
accordance with Article 4 of the Order establishing the relevant rules (Order ECC/1333/2015 of 2 
July), are eligible for the subsidy.  
Assessment and selection of a pplications shall be effected in accordance with the competition 
regulations on the basis of supplied documentation and with the principles established in Article 8 of 
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November on subsidies.  
The beneficiary may request advance  payment of up to 75 % of the subsidy granted in each annual 
instalment, except for the last year, in which case the maximum advance payment shall be 50 %. 
Any payment will be conditional upon CDTI confirmation that the beneficiary meets all the 
requirements  set out in Article 34 of General Law 38/2003 of 17 November 2003 on subsidies. 
Likewise, the beneficiary must prove that they are up to date with the repayment obligations of any 
other loans or advances previously granted from the national budget.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
The subsidies granted under the 2019 programme for the second 2018 INNOGLOBAL call for 
applications amounted to EUR 7.5 million.  
The average subsidy per company was EUR 0.17 million, with an average budget of EUR  0.44 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The subsidies approved by the CDTI go to finance projects with a duration of one to three years, 
starting in 2019.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Given the nature o f the funded projects, the trade effects of these subsidies are minimal owing to 
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  and the distinctly pre -competitive nature of the projects, which means th ey are far removed from 
the market.  
4.10  INTEREMPRESAS INTERNACIONAL  
1. Title of the programme  
Eurostars - Interempresas Internacional.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Directly allocated Interempresas Internacional subsidies fund companies with R&D projects that were 
previously approved further to calls for applications under the Eurostars programme, a joint 
undertaking between the European Commission and various countri es to support market -related 
R&D programmes, led by innovative SMEs linked to international cooperation.  
4. Background and authority  
Law No. 14/2011 of 1 June  on science, technology and innovation;  
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014  declaring certain categories of 
aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty . 
and by the provisions of the respective Interempresas Internacional decisions under the Eurostars 
programme calls for applications i n 2019 and 2020.  
Resolution of 16 January 2019 of the President of the Centre for the Development of 
Industrial Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.)  regulating direct support for projects with the participation 
of Spain selected further to the tenth call for applicati ons under the Eurostars -2 programme 
(Interempresas Internacional subprogramme) . 
Resolution of 29 April 2019 of the President of the Centre for the Development of 
Industrial Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.)  regulating direct support for projects with the participat ion 
of Spain selected further to the eleventh call for applications under the Eurostars -2 programme 
(Interempresas Internacional subprogramme) . 
Resolution of 16 December 2019 of the President of the Centre for the Development of 
Industrial Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.)  regulating direct support for projects with the participation 
of Spain selected further to the twelfth and thirteenth calls for applications under the Eurostars -2 
programme (Interempresas Internacional subprogramme) . 
The following legislation is also applicable:  
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies and its implementing regulations, 
adopted by Royal Decree No. 887/2006 of 21 July . 
Law No. 39/2015 of 1 October  on public authority joint administrative procedures . 
Regulat ions applicable to the Eurostars -2 Programme and other applicable provisions.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Eurostars funding of Spanish companies is based on a contribution from the European Union (25 %), 
with the remaining 75 % covered by the Ge neral State Budget through corresponding Interempresas 
Internacional decisions (one for each Eurostars call for applications).  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
 
Companies whose R&D projects were previously approved in calls for app lications under the 
Eurostars programme are eligible.  
Support is granted directly, in accordance with Article 28.1 of General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 
November on subsidies and Article 66 of Royal Decree No. 887/2006 of 21 July adopting 
implementing regulatio ns for General Law No. 38/2003.  
Moreover, the aid granted is subject to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 
declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 
and 108 of the Treaty (Ge neral Block Exemption Regulation), published in EU Official Journal L187 
of 26 June 2014.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Subsidies worth EUR 8.14 million were granted under the calls for applications for 2019.  
The average subsidy per co mpany was EUR 0.22 million, with an average budget of EUR  0.41 million . 
Subsidies worth EUR 11.03 million were granted under the calls for applications for 2020.  
The average subsidy per company was EUR 0.27 million, with an average budget of EUR  0.49 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Subsidies are designed for projects with a possible duration of 12 to 36 months.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The trade effects of the subsidies are minimal in view of their nature, being largely dedicated to 
promoting R&D, their limited scale, and the fact that they cater for enterprises in many different 
industrial and service sectors.  
4.11  CDTI -ERA-NET PROJECTS  
1. Title of the programme  
CDTI-ERA-NET projects.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The main objective of ERA -NET projects is to implement joint calls for applications for funding 
transnational technological cooperation projects, in strategic subj ect areas that have high added 
value in European terms.  
ERA-NET projects have an international and a national phase, each with its own eligibility criteria 
and application procedures, with the fulfilment of all requirements essential to secure funding. Onl y 
projects approved in the international phase of calls for applications are eligible to receive CDTI 
E.P.E. funding.  
4. Background and authority  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies;  
Royal Decree No. 887/2006 of 21 July;  
Law No. 14/2011 of  1 June  on science, technology and innovation;  
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014  declaring certain categories of 
aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (General 
Block Exemption Reg ulation), published in EU Official Journal L187 of 27 June 2014.  
Law No. 39/2015 of 1 October  on public authority joint administrative procedures;  
Other applicable provisions.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Subsidies granted directly to companies with internationa l projects approved in any ERA -NET call for 
applications co -financed by the European Union.10 
Financing of the subsidies will come from CDTI capital and the European Union contribution.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Companies duly incorporated and with tax residence or a permanent establishment in Spain, 
provided that they have been expressly informed that they have national funding secured via a 
subsidy.  
The amount of the individual subsidy varies according to the el igible project costs, the characteristics 
of the beneficiary and budgetary availability, in accordance with the aid intensity ceilings established 
in the General Block Exemption Regulation: 60 % for small enterprises, 50 % for medium -sized 
enterprises and 40 % for large enterprises.  
The aid will be paid in annual instalments as set down in the granting decision or its annexes.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Subsidies worth EUR 0.24 million were granted under the call for applications for 20 19. The average 
subsidy per company was EUR 0.12 million, with an average budget of EUR 0.3 million.  
Subsidies worth EUR 1.7 million were granted under the call for applications for 2020. The average 
subsidy per company was EUR 0.14 million, with an averag e budget of EUR 0.27 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Subsidies are designed for projects with a duration of between 12 and 36 months.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The trade effects of the subsidies ar e minimal in view of their nature, being largely dedicated to 
promoting R&D, their limited scale, and the fact that they cater for enterprises in many different 
industrial and service sectors.  
 
10 There are additional calls for applications without EU co -financing, with aid in the form of a loan, 
including under the Business R&D&I Projects heading.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4.12  NEOTEC SUBSIDIES  
1. Title of the programme  
NEOTEC subsidies  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of this programme is to create and consolidate technology -based enterprises.  
The aid is to finance the activation of new business projects that requ ire the use of technologies or 
knowledge developed on the basis of research and in which the business strategy is based on the 
development of technology. It also seeks to stimulate the transfer of knowledge from the realm of 
research to that of business.  
4. Background and authority  
Order CNU/1308/2018 of 28 November  establishing the regulatory basis for the granting by the 
Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.) of public subsidies within the 
framework of the National Business Rese arch, Development and Innovation Subprogramme of the 
National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020, targeting business.;  
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies and its implementing regulations, 
adopted by Royal D ecree No. 887/2006 of 21 July;  
Law No. 14/2011 of 1 June  on science, technology and innovation.  
And by the provisions of the respective decisions granting NEOTEC subsidies under the 2019 and 
2020 calls for applications:  
Resolution of 6 May 2019 of the Pres ident of the Centre for the Development of Industrial 
Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.)  approving the 2019 call for applications for support for new innovative 
enterprise business projects (NEOTEC programme), under the National Subprogramme on Business 
Research, De velopment and Innovation, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020;  
Resolution of 8 April 2020 of the President of the Centre for the Development of Industrial 
Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.)  approving the 2020 call for applications for support for new innovative 
enterprise business projects (NEOTEC programme), under the National Subprogramme on Business 
Research, Development and Innovation, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific  and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020;  
Law No. 39/2015 of 1 October  on public authority joint administrative procedures;  
Order EHA/1434/2007 of 17 May  adopting auditing standards for the justification of subsidies in 
the public sector, as provided for in Article 74 of the regulations, adopted by Royal Decree No. 
887/2006 of 21 July, implementing General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November on subsidies.  
Furth ermore, NEOTEC subsidies meet all the conditions, both general and specific, established in 
Chapter I and Articles 4 and 22 of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014. Hence, they are 
exempt from the notification obligation laid down in Article 108(3) of t he Treaty.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  They may finance up to 70 % of the budget for the measure, with a maximum amount of EUR 250,000 
per beneficiary.  
Financing of the subsidy is from CDTI capital.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Small enterprises, as defined in Article 3.1 of Order CNU/1308/2018 of 28 November, that also meet 
the requirements to be considered innovative enterprises, as set out in paragraph (d) of Annex I of 
the aforementioned Order, are eligibl e beneficiaries.  
Beneficiary enterprises must not be listed and must have been established within the three -year 
period prior to the aid application deadline date established in the call for applications, calculated 
from the date that the articles of assoc iation of the enterprise were established.  
Enterprises must also not have distributed any profits and must have minimum social capital of EUR 
20,000 disbursed prior to submission of the application.  
In addition, in order to be beneficiaries, enterprises mu st have the annual accounts for the last two 
financial years, where applicable, deposited in the Company Register.  
Assessment and selection of beneficiaries shall be effected in accordance with the competition 
regulations on the basis of supplied documenta tion and with the principles established in Article 8 of 
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November on subsidies.  
The beneficiary may request the advance disbursement of up to 60 % of the subsidy granted for the 
project without providing any guarantee.  
7. Subsi dy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
In 2019, a total of EUR 50 million in NEOTEC subsidies was awarded.11 The average subsidy was 
EUR 0.24 million, with an average budget of €0.38 million.  
In 2020, a total of EUR 25 million in subsidies was awarded.  The average subsidy was EUR 0.24 
million, with an average budget of EUR 0.40 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Multi-year projects, with a total duration of one or two years.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsi dy 
The nature of this activity, largely dedicated to the creation and consolidation of young innovative 
enterprises, at a development stage still far removed from the market, means that the trade effects 
of the subsidies are minimal. In addition, the subsi dies are distributed over a wide range of economic 
activities involving diverse sectors and beneficiaries.  
4.13  COVID -19 SUBSIDIES  
1. Title of the programme  
COVID -19 subsidy programme.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2020.  
 
11 EUR 25 million under the 2018 call for appli cations (decided in 2019) and a further EUR 25 million 
under the 2019 call for applications.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Subsidies for R&D and investment projects to address the health emergency declared as a result of 
the COVID -19 pandemic.  
4. Background and authority  
Resolution of 7 May 2020 of the Directorate General of the Centre for the Development of 
Industrial Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.)  approving the call for applications for subsidies for R&D and 
investment projects to address the health emergency declared as a res ult of the COVID -19 
pandemic;  
Royal Decree Law No. 11/2020 of 31 March  adopting urgent social and economic measures to 
address the COVID -19 pandemic;  
Royal Decree Law No. 8/2020 of 17 March  on special urgent measures to address the economic 
and social impa ct of the COVID -19 pandemic;  
Amendment of Temporary Framework on National State Aid against the COVID -19 
outbreak.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidy.  
The grants may be co -financed with ERDF funds through their certification to the Multi -Regional 
Operat ional Programme 2014 -2020 for Spain and from funds available in the CDTI accounts from 
items 28.05.467C.749.07, earmarked for projects co -financed with the ERDF, as entered in the 
national budget.  
In the absence of ERDF co -financing, the call for applicati ons will be funded from CDTI assets.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Duly incorporated companies with legal personality and tax residence in Spain.  
Technology centres and innovation support centres listed in the register establish ed by Royal Decree 
No. 2093/2008 of 19 December.  
The total amount of the subsidy to each beneficiary will be paid in a single instalment on the occasion 
of the award decision.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
In 2020, a total of EUR 12 mi llion in subsidies was awarded. The average subsidy was EUR 0.41 
million, with an average budget of EUR 0.52 million.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
R&D projects shall start in 2020 and end no later than 31 October 2021.  
Investment projects shall have a maximu m duration of six months and shall start in 2020 and end 
no later than 31 October 2021.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
This aid is prompted by the health emergency resulting from the COVID -19 pandemic. The trade 
effects of the subsidy are minimal given the nature of the aid, which is geared towards accelerating 
research and development in relation to the disease and supporting the manufacture of products 
needed to respond to the pandemic.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4.14  CERVERA SUBSIDIES F OR TECHNOLOGY CENTRES  
1. Title of the programme  
Cervera subsidies for technology centres  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.12 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The purpose of this programme is to strengthen the technology centres that undertake applied 
research in Spain, as well as their role as drivers of the Spanish science, technology and innovation 
system as a whole.  
The aim is to strengthen the capacity of these centres in certain strategic technologies (kno wn as 
"Cervera priority technologies") through networking, as well as to foster their ability to collaborate 
in these technologies with different actors, especially companies.  
4. Background and authority  
Resolution of 6 May 2019 of the President of the Cen tre for the Development of Industrial 
Technology (CDTI -E.P.E.) approving the call for applications for 2019 relating to accreditation and 
aid for "Cervera" technology centres of excellence under the National Programme on Knowledge 
Generation and Scientific  and Technological Strengthening of the R&D&I System within the 
framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020;  
Resolution of 23 December 2020 of the President of the Centre for the Development of 
Industrial T echnology (CDTI -E.P.E.) approving the call for applications for 2020 relating to 
accreditation and aid for "Cervera" technology centres of excellence under the National Programme 
on Knowledge Generation and Scientific and Technological Strengthening of the  R&D&I System 
within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -
2020;  
Order CNU/320/2019 of 13 March  approving the regulatory basis for support for research and 
knowledge dissemination organisations under t he National Programme on Knowledge Generation 
and Scientific and Technological Strengthening of the Research, Development and Innovation 
System and within the framework of the National Programme for Research, Development and 
Innovation to Address Social Ch allenges of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation 2017 -2020;  
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies and its implementing regulations, 
adopted by Royal Decree No. 887/2006 of 21 July;  
Law No. 14/2011 of 1 June  on science, technology and innovation;  
Order EHA/1434/2007 of 17 May  adopting auditing standards for the justification of subsidies in 
the public sector, as provided for in Article 74 of the implementing regulations for General Law No. 
28/2003 of 17 Novembe r on subsidies;  
Law No. 39/2015 of 1 October  on public authority joint administrative procedures;  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
 
12 The 2020 call for applications opened on 1 February 2021, precluding the possibility of providing its 
results in this notification.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Financing of the subsidies will come from:  
Application 27.12.467C.74919 under the 2018 national budget;  
Applic ation 28.05.467C.74919 under the 2018 national budget extended for 2019;  
Application 27.12.467C.74919 under the 2018 national budget extended for 2020.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Groupings of technology centres and public tec hnological innovation support centres listed in the 
Technology Centres Register.  
Subsidies of up to 100 % of the strategic programme submitted by the grouping. In no circumstances 
may subsidies be granted for the performance of economic activities.  
The maxi mum individual amount of each subsidy per beneficiary grouping shall be EUR 4 million.  
The aid will be disbursed in annual instalments, in a combination of staged payments on account 
and payment after the subsidized activity has been carried out.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Subsidies worth EUR 40 million were granted under the call for applications for 2019. The average 
subsidy per beneficiary centre was EUR 0.86 million.  
An initial budget of EUR 20 million was approved for the 2020 call for applications13, which could be 
increased if there is an increase in the available credit.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The subsidies go to finance strategic projects with a duration of three years.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The trade effects of these subsidies are minimal given their nature and the fact that they aim to 
provide funding for strategic R&D and innovation programs carried out by technology centres and 
innovation supp ort centres, oriented towards training in strategic technologies, and not linked to 
economic activities.  
4.15  EXTENSION OF NEXT -GENERATION BROADBAND COVERAGE  
1. Title of the programme  
Extension of Next -Generation Broadband Coverage, as part of the Digital Agend a for Spain.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019-2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
This measure is provided for in objective 1 of the Digital Agenda for Spain, as approved by the 
Council of Ministers at its meeting on 15 Februa ry 2013. It is also expressly included in the ERDF 
Multi-Regional Operational Programme 2014 -2020 for Spain. This operational programme is the 
product of the merger of the initial Multi -Regional Operational Programmes for Sustainable Growth 
and Intelligent  Growth through incorporation of the latter in the former. This amendment was 
 
13 The decision to grant suppo rt for this  call for applications is expected in 2021.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  approved by the monitoring committees of both operational programmes on 7 June and 14 June, 
respectively.  
This measure ties in with those envisaged in the digital infrastructure deployment plan proposed in 
the Change Agenda for the promotion of scientific and technological progress, which includes the 
deployment of ultra -fast broadband networks to facilitate the digital transformation of the economy 
and society, thus advancing tow ards the objectives set by the European Commission in the document 
"Connectivity for a Competitive Digital Single Market - Towards a European Gigabit Society", 
COM(2016) 587 final, on universal broadband coverage at speeds of more than 100 megabits per 
second (Mbps).  
The purpose of the programme is to support projects that invest in the extension of the coverage of 
public high -speed and ultra -high-speed next -generation broadband networks.  
4. Background and authority  
Order IET/1144/2013 of 18 June  establishi ng the regulatory basis for aid under the Extension 
of Next -Generation Broadband Coverage programme . 
 
Order IET/241/2014  of 13 February amending Order IET/1144/2013 of 18 June establishing the 
regulatory basis for aid under the Extension of Next -Generation  Broadband Coverage programme . 
Order IET/275/2015  of 17 February amending Order IET/1144/2013 of 18 June establishing the 
regulatory basis for aid under the Extension of Next -Generation Broadband Coverage programme . 
 
Order ETU/275/2017  of 22 March amending  Order IET/1144/2013 of 18 June establishing the 
regulatory basis for aid under the Extension of Next -Generation Broadband Coverage programme . 
 
Order IET/348/2020  of 13 April establishing the regulatory basis for aid under the Extension of 
Next-Generation Broadband Coverage programme . 
 
Resolution of 11 April  of the State Secretariat for Digital Progress announcing aid for projects 
under the Extension of Next -Genera tion Broadband Coverage programme (1/2019 call for 
applications) . 
 
Resolution of 10 July  of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure 
announcing aid for projects under the Programme for the Extension of Next -Generation Broadba nd 
Coverage (2020 call for applications).  
 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Calls for applications for 2019 and 2020:  
The aid is granted in the form of a combination of subsidies and repayable advances from Community 
funds (ERDF advances), depending on budgetary availability.  
Both modalities are non -repayable aid. An ERDF advance consists of a 0 % interest loan, which will 
be paid off ex officio by the granting body upon receipt of the ERDF aid from the European Union. 
This enables beneficiaries to obtain  resources for their projects in advance.  
The amount of aid to be granted under either of the modalities will be determined ex officio by the 
body responsible, in accordance with ERDF budgetary and financing availability. All beneficiaries will 
be treated equally.  
The intensity of aid, which is understood to mean the gross amount of aid expressed as a percentage 
of the eligible project costs, is the minimum amount necessary and may not under any circumstances 
exceed the long -term trade deficit forecast for the project in the absence of support, or the limit 
established in each call for applications for each autonomous community or autonomous city.  
In 2019 and 2020, the limits were set for each autonomous community, ranging from 50 % to 80%. G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  In order to preven t subsequent overcompensation, decisions to grant support include the condition 
that, should more favourable trends in income and expenditure forecasts result in overcompensation 
with the grant of the aid, the operator shall be obliged to invest the additi onal profits in further 
network extensions, subject to the same conditions as the extension carried out with the aid granted, 
and shall inform the entity granting the aid accordingly.  
Beneficiaries are required to post security corresponding to 50 % of the proposed ERDF advance.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The beneficiaries of this support are legal entities from the private sector that are duly authorized 
operators under Articles 6 and 7 of General Law No. 9/2014 of 9 May on te lecommunications.  
Subsidies and loans are disbursed after the decision to grant support in a competitive application 
process has been issued.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
In 2019, the support paid amounted to EUR 24,723,701 in the for m of subsidies and EUR 
115,426,145 in the form of ERDF repayable advances.  
In 2020, the support paid amounted to EUR 16,957,764 in the form of subsidies and EUR 88,816,889 
in the form of ERDF repayable advances.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The programme is scheduled to run until 31 December 2022, as provided for in the Order establishing 
the regulatory basis (Order ETD/348/2020 of 13 April).  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The nature of the subsidy means that it is not trade -related.  
4.16  PROMOTION OF ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES  
1. Title of the programme  
Support for projects on promotion of enabling digital technologies under the National Plan for 
Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019-2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Call for applications THD - 1/2019: strengthening the competitiveness of ICT companies, specifically 
promoting business R&D in digital enabling technologies, thus help ing Spanish ICT companies to 
take better advantage of the opportunities offered by digital transformation processes in all 
productive sectors and society, strengthening their effective contribution to the digital 
transformation of the Spanish economy and s ociety.  
4. Background and authority  
General Law No. 38/2003 of 17 November  on subsidies;  
Royal Decree No. 887/2006  of 21 July approving the implementing regulations for General Law 
No. 38/2003 of 17 November on subsidies;  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Order ECE/143/2019  of 11 February establishing the regulatory basis for the granting of support 
in the field of enabling digital technologies under the National Plan for Scientific and Technical 
Research and Innovation 2017 -2020, in the framework of the Strategic Action Plan for the Econom y 
and the Digital Society and of the National Subprogramme on Promotion of Enabling Technologies;  
1. Resolution of 15 April 2019  of the State Secretariat for Digital Progress publishing call for 
applications THD -1/2019 for support for projects in the field of enabling digital technologies under 
the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2017 -2020.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
The Order containing the regulatory basis for this support envisages the possibility of financing 
through subsidies, loans or a combination of both, with the calls for applications establishing the 
type of subsidy and its characteristics. In the case of loans, the calls for applications will determine 
the characteristics as regards the repayment period, grace period, interest rates and possible 
substitution.  
Under the THD -1/2019 mechanism support can only be in the form of a subsidy if secu rity is posted. 
The amount of the security is determined based on the score obtained in the assessment of the 
beneficiary's financial solvency, the minimum being 0 % of the amount of the subsidy and the 
maximum 100 %. 
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the su bsidy is provided  
Call for applications THD - 1/2019:  
The following can be beneficiaries:  
a) Companies, with the following exceptions:  
i. Public sector entities.  
ii.  Entities incorporated after 31/12/2015, unless created from other pre-existing 
entities through a change of name, a merger (through a takeover or transfer), or a 
division of companies, in the terms of Law No. 3/2009 of 3 April on structural 
modifications to trading companies.  
iii.  Non-profit entities engaged in economic  activity.  
iv.  Independent professionals.  
b) Economic interest groups, except for those in the public sector.  
The above entities not included as beneficiaries may participate in the projects as subcontracted 
entities.  
Call for applications THD 1/2019 is a  competitive process in which applications are assessed 
according to the criteria set out in the announcement, resulting in a different amount for each 
beneficiary. The total amount of the subsidy is disbursed as an advance payment, with security put 
up in advance.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
In all, EUR 8,924,839.42 was granted in the form of non -repayable subsidies under THD 1/2019, of 
which a total of 8,672,157.01 was disbursed. This signifies an average of EUR 194,018.25 per unit.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The programme is scheduled to run until the end of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical 
Research and Innovation 2017 -2020. This Plan was initially due to end on 31 December 2020.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Call for applications THD -1/2019 was in tended for projects running until no later than 31 December 
2021, provided that part of the project was carried out in 2019.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The nature of this subprogramme, which mainly conc erns technological development and is open to 
enterprises in many industrial and service sectors, together with the considerable number of 
beneficiaries of the specific projects submitted and the fact that the support is distributed over a 
wide range of ec onomic activities, means that the trade effects of the subsidies are minimal.  
4.17  HORIZONTAL SUBSIDIES FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION  
1. Title of the programme  
SA. 49610.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019-2020.  
3. Purpose of the subsidy  
Aid to the shipbuilding sector for research, development and innovation.  
4. Background and authority  
Royal Decree No. 873/2017 of 29 September regulating aid to the shipbuilding sector for research, 
development and innovation. The term of force of this royal decree ended on 31 December 2020. A 
new regulation to give continuity to this support is in the pipeline.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct aid.  
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The subsidy is paid in the form of horizontal aid to shipyard s that build metal -hull vessels of over 
100 gross registered tonnes.  
The disbursement procedure is established in Article 13 of Royal Decree No. 873/2017 of 29 
September.  
7. Amount of the subsidy  
The maximum values and intensity of the subsidies, eligible costs and assessment criteria are in 
accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June and, in particular, Order 
IET/2679/2015 of 4 December.  
2019: EUR 4,017,867.55.  
2020: EUR 1,5 95,758.34.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Programme scheduled to run until 31 December 2020  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
No form of competition is established in respect of export support.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  4.18  INTEREST SUBSIDIES FOR SHIPBUILDING LOANS  
1. Title of the programme  
Interest subsidies for shipbuilding loans. State Aid Decision N811/A/2002, extended by Decisions 
N760/2006, N393/2008, SA.34583 (2012/N), and SA.37785(2013/N). Based on the provisions of 
the OECD Arrangement  laid down in Regulation (EU) No. 1233/2011 of the European Parliament and 
the Council of 16 November 2011 on the application of certain guidelines in the field of officially 
supported export credits, as subsequently amended.  
2. Period covered by the notif ication  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Purpose of the subsidy  
To allow shipbuilders contracting vessels from Spanish shipyards to obtain funding under the 
conditions set forth in the OECD Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits 
and the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ships in Annex 1 thereto, laid down in Regulation 
(EU) No. 1233/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 November 2011 on the 
application of certain guidelines in the field of officially supported export cre dits, as subsequently 
amended.  
4. Background and authority  
Articles 11 to 14 of Royal Decree (RD) No. 442/1994  of 11 March on subsidies and financing 
for shipbuilding (Official Journal No. 96 of 22 April 1994) and its subsequent amendments: RD No. 
1395/1995 (Official Journal of 30 November 2005), RD No. 1562/1997 (Official Journal of 18 October 
2007), RD No. 2600/ 1998 (Official Journal of 17 December 2008), RD No. 3452/2000 (Official 
Journal of 23 December 2000), RD No. 1274/2003 (Official Journal of 17 October 2003), RD No. 
59/2005 (Official Journal of 1 February 2005), RD No. 1619/2007 (Official Journal of 20 Dec ember 
2007) and RD No. 237/2013 (Official Journal of 11 April 2013);  
Implementing legislation since 7 November 2017: Royal Decree No. 874/2017  of 29 September 
regulating official support in the form of subsidies for interest rates relating to credits for 
shipbuilding; and Regulation (EU) No. 1233/2011  of the European Parliament and the Council of 
16 November 2011 on the application of certain guidelines in the field of officially supported export 
credits. Royal Decree No. 874/2017 of 29 September regulating  official support in the form of 
subsidies for interest rates relating to credits for shipbuilding was extended by Royal Decree No. 
1153/2020 of 22 December.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Interest subsidy up to a maximum of 100 basis points.  
6. Beneficiaries  
The interest subsidy is paid to financial entities that grant loans to shipowners, shipyards or third 
parties to finance the construction or conversion of vessels. The subsidy is paid throughout the term 
of the loan (maximum of 12 years), on the same date as t hat on which interest accrues and subject 
to provision being made in the annual budget.  
7. Total amount of the subsidy  
Interest subsidies for shipbuilding loans in 2019 and 2020 were as follows:  
2019: EUR 37,794,301.77.  
2020: EUR 61,208,490.94.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Programme N393/2008, under which subsidies were granted in 2011, remained in effect from 1 
January 2009 until 31 December 2011, in accordance with the Community Framework on State Aid 
to Shipbuilding (2003/C 317/06, extended by 2006/C 260/0 3 and 2008/C 173/03).  
The period of application of the programme SA.34583 (2012/N) was from 1 January 2012 to 31 
December 2013, in accordance with the Community Framework on State Aid to Shipbuilding (2011/C 
364/06) and was extended until 30 June 2014 by S A.37785 (2013/N). Since 2014, the subsidies 
have been based on the provisions of the OECD Arrangement.  
Royal Decree No. 874/2017 was in force until 31 December 2020, but its term of force was extended 
until 31 December 2025 by Royal Decree No. 1153/2020 of  22 December.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
This aid is covered by the OECD Consensus, which guarantees that no form of competition is 
established in respect of export support.  
4.19  COMPENSATION MECHANISM FOR I NDIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS  
1. Title of the programme  
Mechanism to compensate for the costs of indirect greenhouse gas emissions for enterprises in 
certain industrial sectors and subsectors that are considered to be exposed to a significant risk of 
carbon leakage.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The measures fall within the framework of action taken to combat climate change and form part of 
a legislative package designed primarily t o meet the EU's general environmental target of reducing 
greenhouse gas emissions. The aid is available to enterprises in certain sectors and subsectors that 
are considered to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage owing to EU emissions trading  
scheme (EU ETS) allowance costs passed on in electricity prices (aid for indirect emission costs). 
The aid must be used to achieve greater reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, so that 
enterprises do not leave the EU for locations where they woul d increase emissions once again.  
4. Background and authority  
Commission Communication 2012/C 158/04 (EU Official Journal of 5 June 2012) , and sixth 
additional provision of Law No. 13/2010 amending Law No. 1/2005, which regulate, respectively, 
the ETS and the guidelines on State aid measures . 
Royal Decree No. 1055/2014  of 12 December establishing a mechanism to compensate for 
indirect greenhouse gas emission costs for enterprises in certain industrial sectors and subsectors 
that are considered to be exp osed to a significant risk of carbon leakage, and approving the 
regulatory basis for subsidies for the 2014 and 2015 financial periods . 
Royal Decree No. 655/2017  of 23 June amending Royal Decree No. 1055/2014 of 12 December 
establishing a mechanism to compensate for indirect greenhouse gas emission costs for enterprises 
in certain industrial sectors and subsectors that are considered to be exposed to a significant  risk of 
carbon leakage, and approving the regulatory basis for subsidies for the 2014 and 2015 financial 
periods, remaining in force until 31 December 2020 . 
Order of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of 1 May 2019  calling for applications 
for su bsidies for 2018, as provided for in Royal Decree No. 1055/2014 of 12 December establishing G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  a mechanism to compensate for indirect greenhouse gas emission costs for enterprises in certain 
industrial sectors and subsectors that are considered to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon 
leakage, as amended by Royal Decree No. 655/2017 of 23 June . 
Order of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of 30 April 2020  calling for applications 
for subsidies for 2019, as provided for in Royal Decree No. 1055/201 4 of 12 December establishing 
a mechanism to compensate for indirect greenhouse gas emission costs for enterprises in certain 
industrial sectors and subsectors that are considered to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon 
leakage, as amended by Royal D ecree No. 655/2017 of 23 June.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Trading companies in the private sector, whether or not covered by the emissions trading scheme 
and regardless of their  legal form, which are duly constituted at the time of submission of the 
application and which engage in one or more activities in the sectors listed in Annex II to the 
Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance 
trading scheme, or which produce the products listed in this Annex, under the NACE codes specified 
therein.  
7. Total amount of the subsidy  
2019: EUR 172,230,728.70.  
2020: EUR 60,971,966.13.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Programme scheduled to run un til 2020 (costs for 2020; the call will be paid during 2021).  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Not enough data is available to assess the trade effects of the subsidy.  
4.20  MANUFACTURE OF HEALTH CARE MATERIALS FOR  THE COVID -19 CRISIS  
1. Title of the programme  
Call for applications to entities investing in the manufacture of medical devices, personal protective 
equipment and those items that are considered emergency products by the Government in relation 
to COVID -19, during the financial year 2020.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019-2020 (only published in 2020).  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
To support incorporated private entities investing in the manufacture of medical devices, personal  
protective equipment, gels and those items that are considered emergency products by the 
Government for managing the COVID -19 health crisis, among others.  
- Type II and IIR surgical masks  
- FFP2 and FFP3 personal protection masks  
- COVID -19 PCR tests kits and their consumables  
- Rapid antigen tests kits  
- Swabs  
- Protective goggles  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  - Nitrile gloves, powdered and powder -free 
- Impermeable disposable gowns  
- Alcoholic solutions (biocidal and cosmetic) and their raw materials  
- Invasive mechanical ventila tion (IMV) equipment and devices  
- IMV equipment expendables or consumables  
- Medical alcohol  
- Chlorhexidine  
4. Background and authority  
Order establishing the regulatory basis: Order ICT/656/2020  of 15 July establishing the 
regulatory basis for the call for applications to entities investing in the manufacture of medical 
devices, personal protective equipment and those items that are considered emergency products by 
the Government in relation to C OVID -19, during the financial year 2020.  
The planned support is covered by the Temporary National Framework, as adopted by the 
Commission Decision of 24 April 2020 , concerning measures to support the containment of 
COVID -19 through support for R&D, the dev elopment and scale -up of testing infrastructure, and the 
manufacture of necessary medical products and materials, as well as emergency aid in the form of 
deferral of payment of taxes and social security contributions and wage subsidies for employees to 
avoid staff reductions in the context of the current COVID -19 outbreak.  
Aid is granted in accordance with the following provisions:  
General Law No. 38/2003  of 17 November on subsidies.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how  the subsidy is provided  
Incorporated private entities legally constituted in Spain that propose to undertake an investment 
project for the industrial production of medical devices and medical and personal protective 
equipment and material and those other items, such as active ingredients, chemical substances, 
medicines, or other products, which are considered emergency products by the Government in 
relation to the COVID -19 pandemic. The products must be manufactured on Spanish soil and comply 
with the requ irements set by the health authorities.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2020: Published: EUR 11,000,000.  
  Granted: EUR 10,967,689 to a total of 50 projects.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Investments and expenditures made between 1 February 2020 and 31 December 2020 are eligible.  
In the case of projects started before 1 February 2020, only necessary activities since that date to 
accelerate or expand the scope of the project shall be considered, in which case the support 
application w ill be limited to the additional costs related to the efforts to accelerate or expand the 
scope of the project.  
Application window: 18 to 30 July 2020  
Decision: 16 November 2020  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsi dy 
There are no trade effects because the volume of aid is very small relative to total industrial output.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Furthermore, this support is provided under the temporary framework on national state aid against 
COVID -19, which presupposes that it does not infrin ge on free competition.  
4.21  MANUFACTURING SECTOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND 
INNOVATION PROJECTS  
1. Title of the programme  
Financial support for industrial research, development and inn ovation projects in the manufacturing 
sector.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019-2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Support for industrial research, experimental development, and organizational and process -related 
innovation projects in the manufacturing sector.  
In the case of 2019: Projects must be consistent with at least one of the following thematic priorities:  
1. Circular economy and eco -innovation applied to the improvement of value chains.  
2. Decarbonization, energy efficiency and new sustainable energy sources.  
3. Advanced materials and products.  
4. Innovation in quality and safety processes.  
5. Innovations in the production process stemming from thematic priority 3  
4. Background and authority  
Order establishing the regulatory basis: Order ICT/859/2019  of 1 August establishing the 
regulatory basis for aid for industrial research, development and innovation projects in the 
manufacturing sector;  
Order of 13 October 2019 announcing the ad vance processing of aid for industrial research, 
development and innovation projects in the manufacturing sector in 2019;  
Order of 29 June 2020  announcing aid for industrial research, development and innovation 
projects in the manufacturing sector in 2020;  
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014  declaring certain categories of 
aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (General 
Block Exemption Regulation. EU Official Journal L 187 of 27 June 2014);  
General Law No. 38/2003  of 17 November on subsidies.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Interest -free loans for up to 80 % of the eligible investment with a total repayment period of 10 
years and a grace period of up to 3 years.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how  the subsidy is provided  
Legally constituted companies incorporated in Spain and duly registered in the appropriate register 
that have engaged in an industrial production activity for at least three years prior to the application 
deadline, regardless of th eir size, which do not belong to the public sector and which meet all the 
conditions set out in Article 4 of Order ICT/859/2019 of 1 August  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019:  Published: EUR 65,000,000.  
  Granted: EUR 7,512,126 to a t otal of 10 projects.  
2020:  Published: EUR 50,000,000.  
  Granted: EUR 1,918,140 to a total of 8 projects.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Subsidized measures shall be those implemented starting from the day after submission of the 
application and carried out ov er a maximum of 24 months counted from the date of the decision 
granting the subsidy.  
Call for applications 2019:  
Application window: 18 October to 21 November 2019,  
Decision: 14 February 2020  
Call for applications 2020:  
Application window: 4 to 29 July 2020  
Decision: 4 December 2020  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
There are no trade effects because the volume of aid is very small relative to total industrial output.  
Furthermore, this support is provid ed under the General Block Exemption Regulation, which 
presupposes that it does not infringe on free competition.  
4.22  CONNECTED INDUSTRY 4.0  
1. Title of the programme  
Financial support for research, development and innovation projects within the framework of 
connected industry 4.0.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019-2020.  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Development of industrial research, experimental development, and organizational and process -
related innovation projects within the fr amework of the connected industry 4.0 strategic areas and 
designed to meet the connected industry 4.0 objectives.  
4. Background and authority  
Order establishing the regulatory basis: Order EIC/742/2017  of 28 July establishing the 
regulatory basis for aid f or research, development and innovation projects within the connected 
industry 4.0 framework . 
Order of 29 March 2019  announcing aid for research, development and innovation projects within 
the connected industry 4.0 framework in 2019 . 
Order of 29 June 2020  announcing aid for industrial research, development and innovation 
projects within the connected industry 4.0 framework in 2020 . G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014  declaring certain categories of 
aid compatible with the internal marke t in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (General 
Block Exemption Regulation. EU Official Journal L 187 of 27 June 2014) . 
General Law No. 38/2003  of 17 November on subsidies.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Interest -free loans for up to 80 % of the eli gible investment with a total repayment period of 10 
years and a grace period of up to 3 years.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Companies not belonging to the public sector that have engaged in an industrial production activity 
for at least three years prior to the application deadline and which meet all the conditions set out in 
Article 5 of Order EIC/742/2017 of 28 July.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2019:   Published: EUR 50,000,000.  
  Granted: EUR 3,895,125 to a total of 17 projects.  
2020:  Published: EUR 25,000,000.  
  Granted: EUR 2,281,355 to a total of 10 projects.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
Subsidized measures shall be those implemented starting from the day after submission of the 
application a nd carried out over a maximum of 18 months counted from the date of the decision 
granting the subsidy.  
Call for applications 2019:  
Application window: 5 April to 8 May 2019,  
Decision: 1 August 2019  
Call for applications 2020:  
Application window: 3 to 30 Ju ly 2020  
Decision: 04.12.2020  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
There are no trade effects because the volume of aid is very small relative to total industrial output.  
Furthermore, this support is provided unde r the General Block Exemption Regulation, which 
presupposes that it does not infringe on free competition.  
5  REGIONAL SUBSIDIES  
5.1  REGIONAL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES SCHEME  
1. Title of the programme  
Regional Incentives Scheme.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2019 and 2020.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The purpose is to promote economic development in the most disadvantaged areas. The objective 
of regional incentives is to foster business activity and to encourage firms to locate themselves in 
previously determined areas, so as to reduce economic disparities in Spanish territory, secure a 
more equitable spread of economic activity and strengthen the potential for internally generated 
development in the different regions.  
4. Backgro und and authority  
A mandate under Article 40.1 of the Spanish Constitution, which lays down the obligation for 
authorities to foster favourable conditions for a more equitable distribution of regional income. 
Similarly, Article 138 thereof provides that th e State shall establish an appropriate and fair economic 
balance between the different parts of Spanish territory.  
Law No. 50/1985 of 27 December  on regional economic incentives to rectify inter -regional 
economic imbalances;  
Royal Decree No. 899/2007 of 6 July adopting the regional incentive regulations implementing 
Law No. 50/1985 of 27 December.  
The Regional Incentives Scheme was initially approved by a European Commission Decision 
communicated to the Spanish Government in a letter dated 1 June 1987. Purs uant to this 
authorization, 13 Royal Decrees delimiting the economic promotion areas were promulgated.  
Subsequently, following the entry into force of the new guidelines on regional State aid for the period 
2014-2020 (EU Official Journal C209 of 23 July 20 13)14 and the approval by the European 
Commission of the Spanish regional aid map for this period (SA.38472 (2014/N)), State legislation 
regulating regional incentives was brought into line with this new Community framework.  
Accordingly, on 24 April 2015, approval was given to Royal Decree No. 303/2015 amending the 
regional incentive regulations implementing Law No. 50/1985 of 27 December, as approved by Royal 
Decree No. 899/2007 of 8 June, and Royal Decrees Nos. 304 to 316/2015 modifying the 13 existing 
economic promotion areas and Royal Decrees Nos. 317 and 318/2015 establishing two new 
economic promotion areas: La Rioja and the Balearic Islands.  
This legislation was notified to the European Commission and approved for the 2014 -2020 period as 
Aid SA.41932.  - HAC - REGIONAL INCENTIVES.15 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies16, granted for productive investments and calculated as a variable 
percentage, depending on the project, of the investment approved by the authorities.  
6. Beneficiaries: to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Subsidies are granted to private enterprises.  
Once approved, the subsidy is notified individually to the parties concerned in an individual decision 
setting out the basic project data, including the na me of the beneficiary enterprise that has applied 
for it.  
The aid is paid once the corresponding Autonomous Community has issued a report substantiating 
the execution of the project and fulfilment, within the specified periods, of the conditions required 
in the individual decision, accepted beforehand by the beneficiary. During the period of application, 
the beneficiary may apply to the Autonomous Community for payments of the subsidy on account, 
 
14 Extended until 31 December 2021 (EU Official Journal C224 of 8 July 2020).  
15 Extended until 31 December 2021 as Aid SA.61391 (2021/X).  
16 That is, grants within the meaning of Article 25(3)(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures.  G/SCM/N/372/EU/Add.26  
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  as soon as evidence is produced that the investment has been made, provided that this is authorized 
in the corresponding individual decision granting the aid.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Total amount of the subsidy:  
2019: EUR 40,753,999.78.  
2020: EUR 57,535,100.71.  
8. Duration of the subsidy  
The scheme will continue as long as the reason for its introduction persists, namely the imbalance 
in regional development.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
With regard to the statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects, it should be noted that, 
since the subsidies take the form of capital for productive investment in disadvantaged regions and 
are authorized by the European Commission, they have no appreciable effects on trade.  
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