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Form of subsidy:
Rebate of heavy fuel oil excise duty in the case of manufacture of alumina in the Shannon region.
Subsidy per unit:
£10.60/1,000 litres
Policy objective/purpose:
To maintain competitiveness
Duration of Subsidy:
Open ended.
Statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects of the subsidy:
None available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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FARM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
The Farm Improvement Programme which is part-funded by the EC provides for farm
improvement within the framework of EC Regulation 2328/91. Aid under the programme covers
investment by farmers in land improvement, certain farm buildings fixed assets and mobile equipment.
EC Reg. No. 2328/91 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per cent
SCHEME FOR THE CONTROL OF FARMYARD POLLUTION
The scheme which operated under the 1989-1993 Structural Funds provided grant aid for
necessary investments in animal housing, storage facilities for animal wastes and silage affluent and fodder
for bovine animals and sheep.
The introduction of a revised scheme is planned in 1994. This will take on board changes which
will arise after negotiations with the EU Commission on the National Development Plan 1994-1999 under
the Structural Funds have been completed.
EC Reg. No. 4253/88 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per cent
LIVESTOCK HEADAGE SCHEMES IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS
Schemes of headage grants for cattle, equines, sheep and goats in the Disadvantaged Areas.
The Schemes operate in the areas of the country designated as More Severely Handicapped, or
Less Severely Handicapped, or Coastal Areas with Specific Handicaps.
EC Reg. No. Comm: 3887/92EU funding: 65 per cent National funding: 35 per cent
Council: 2328/91
Council: 3508/92
MILK QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Ireland secured £6 million from the allocation of the proceeds of the final years collection of the
Milk Co-Responsibility Levy (the levy ceased on 31 March 1993). This allocation is being used partly to
fund schemes aimed at improving milk quality involving grants for refrigeration equipment and for
replacement of defective milking machine parts (up to 50 per cent of the cost subject to maximum of
£1,750 and £500 respectively). This Scheme is operated under contract to the Department. The funding
is also being used for a scheme of counselling and advice for farmers, aimed at milk quality improvement.
EC Reg. No. 619/92 EU funding: 50 per cent National funding: -
Grants are available to farmers towards the upgrading of their on-farm facilities in order to bring
them into line with the standards set by the EU Hygiene Directive.
EC Reg. No. 2052/88 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per cent
GRANT AID FOR EGG GRADING
Aid may be made available to egg grading projects of a certain size which are geared to
rationalization of the industry and which do not lead to an overall increase in output.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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EC Reg. No. 866/90 EU funding: 35 per cent National funding: 5 per cent
IRISH DRAUGHT INCENTIVE SCHEME
The aim of this Scheme is to encourage the breeding of the increased numbers of pure-bred Irish
draught horses thereby ensuring the continued availability of adequate number of high quality Irish
draughts which represent the foundation of the Irish sport horse industry.
A grant of £400 is payable in respect of each live pure-bred Irish draught foal. The Scheme was
introduced in 1990 and will operate for a five-year period. To be eligible a foal must be registered on the
Irish Horse Register and must be by an approved Irish draught stallion and out of either a Registered Irish
draught or an Appendix Irish draught brood mare. Both filly and colt foals are eligible.
Scheme ended in 1994.
POTATOES
Financial assistance
(a) Potato producer groups
Aid is available towards the setting up and operation of potato producer groups. A minimum of
10 growers with a combined annual production of 3,000 tonnes (or 1,000 tonnes of "earlies") may form a
producer group.
EC Reg. No. 1360/78 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per cent
(b)Operational Programme for Rural Development (OPRD) Investment in Commercial Horticulture
Aid in available under the Programme towards investment in facilities for the commercial
production, storage and marketing of seed and ware potatoes.
EC Reg. No. EU funding: 60 per cent National funding: 40 per cent
LIVE PLANTS AND HORTICULTURE PRODUCE SCHEME
EC Reg. No. 1365/78 EU funding: 50 per cent National funding: 50 per cent
Producers organizations for fruit and vegetables
Aid is available from State and EU funds to assist fruit and vegetable growers in establishing
producer groups. The grant covers all eligible administrative costs such as preparatory work including
legal fees, administrative costs, stationery, telephone, insurance, etc. subject to the coats not exceeding 5
per cent of turnover in the first two years, 4 per cent in the third year, 3 per cent in the fourth year and 2
per cent in the fifth year.
EC Reg. No. 1035/72 EU funding: 50 per cent National funding: 50 per cent
FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY
Feoga Grants Scheme for processing and marketing of agricultural productsG/SCM/N/3/EEC
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This Scheme provides grant aid towards investments for the construction, modernization and
rationalization of plants engaged in the treatment, processing or marketing of agricultural products. The
grant aid is available mainly towards the capital costs involved in construction of buildings and purchase
and installation of machinery and equipment. Investments must contribute to improving the situation of
the basic agricultural production sector in question and must guarantee the producers of the basic products
an adequate and lasting share in the resulting economic benefits.
This Scheme will be revised during 1994 to take on board changes which will arise after
negotiations with the EC Commission on the National Development Plant 1994-1999 until the structural
funds have been completed. A specific handout of the scheme will be prepared as soon an final details
are known.
EC Reg. No. 866/90 EU funding: 35-45 per cent National funding: 5-25 per cent
RURAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION SCHEME (REPS)
This in another accompanying measure to the CAP reform.
The scheme will be available to any farmer in the country who wishes to implement the measures
in it. It will be operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Funding of 75 per cent of
the cost will be provided by the EU.
The proposals also envisage extra payments of about 20 per cent, on top of the basic REPS
premium for farmers who undertake additional environmentally friendly farming practices such as
preserving natural heritage areas, organic farming, long-term set-aside, the environmentally sensitive areas
pilot scheme will be subsumed in to the REPS.
EC Reg. No. 2078/92 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per cent
SCHEME OF EARLY RETIREMENT FROM FARMING
This Scheme in one of the accompanying measures to the CAP reform agreed in May, 1992. It
enables member States to institute an aid scheme for early retirement from farming 75 per cent financed
by the EU. Early retirement aid may be paid to farmers and to workers.
EC Reg. No. 2079/92 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per cent
LEADER PROGRAMME
Leader is the EU initiative which enables groups in rural areas to implement their own
multi-sectoral integrated business plans for the development of their areas. Sixteen groups have been
approved for funding to implement their plans to the end of June 1994.
Total public funding was £35 million, of which £21 million was contributed by the EU and £14
million by the State. There was a roughly similar contribution from private sources.
The groups which will implement the Leader II will be selected in April 1995. The EU has
provided £54 million for the new Initiative which will operate in the period 1995-99. With the national
contribution of £23 million total funding will be £77 million. The intention is that Leader II will apply in
all rural areas and it in expected that up to seven groups will be approved in the border countries.
Leader is directed towards small-scale local activity and the programme is designed to
complement existing programmes and agencies. The approved groups are required to cooperate closelyG/SCM/N/3/EEC
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with other development programmes in their areas. There is a strong emphasis in Leader II on
innovation and on networking of experience across member States. This transnational dimension of the
programme will facilitate cross-border cooperation on suitable projects.
FLOOD DAMAGE SCHEME
This Scheme was introduced to provide financial assistance to farmers adversely affected by recent
flooding.
EC Reg. No. N/A EU funding: N/A National funding: 100 per cent
AFFORESTATION SCHEME
This scheme provides aid for tree-planting which has become an important activity acting as an
alternative to cereal growing.
EC Reg. No. 2080/92 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per cent
INSTALLATION AID
The Scheme of Installation Aid for young farmers to encourage the early transfer of farms to
young farmers.
EC Reg. No. 2328/90 EU funding: 75 per cent National funding: 25 per centG/SCM/N/3/EEC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. Increase of "Artigiancassa" Fund 311
2. Aid Scheme for the Promotion of Youth Enterprising 312
3. Fund to be Shared for the Prosecution of Legislative Decree 96/93 313
4. Contributions to Ship Construction (Law 431/91) 314
5. Contribution to Ship Construction (Law 234/89) 315
6. Contribution to be provided following Article 6 of Law 234/89 316
7. Contributions in favour of Shipbuilding Enterprises (Laws 234/89 and 431/91) 317
8. Contributions to Shipbuilding Enterprises (Law 431/91) 318
9. Special Fund for Technological Innovation (Laws 46/82 and 317/91)319
10. Contribution to the Special Fund for Innovation 320
11. Special Fund for Reconversion of Asbestos Production (Law 257/92) 321
12. Contributions for the Realization of Demonstrative Projects (Law 10/91) 322
13. Contributions for the Restoration or Construction of New Hydroelectric 323
Power Plant
14. Contributions to Enterprises for Substitutive Activities (Laws 41/89 and 221/90) 324
15. Interest Subsidy on Financing or Restructuring of Mines (Law 41/89) 325
16. Contributions to Ecologic Conversion (Law 221/90) 326
17. Export of Agricultural Products (Law 394/81) 327
18. Fund for Applied Research 328G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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ITALIAN NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 25.2 OF
THE WTO SUBSIDIES AGREEMENT
NOTE:
Pursuant to Article 25.2 of the WTO Subsidies Agreement, the Italian notification respond to the
following criteria:
-Notification regards all the State subsidies as defined by Articles 1 and 2 of the aforesaid Subsidies
Agreement; therefore only specific subsidies are included;
-the following notification does not cover State expenditure regarding Agriculture and Services;
-most of the notified schemes are not deemed to have any export related effect, so that they do not fall
within the provisions of WTO. Nevertheless, they are notified for the sake of transparency;
-the figures shown in each item refer to the global amount of subsidies provided during 1994, unless
otherwise specified. When subsidies are distributed through financial institutions, reported data
refer to the sum which was transferred to those institutions rather than to the subsidy which was
eventually perceived by the benefitting enterprises; consequently, the amount of subsidy actually
distributed to the enterprises could prove to be consistently smaller;
-data are expressed in millions of lira.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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1. Increase of "Artigiancassa" Fund
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Increase of "Artigiancassa" fund for interest contributions to handicraft sector - Law 526/82.
3. Form of the subsidy
Interest subsidy
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
Lit 950,000 millions.
NOTE:
It must be thought that the actual amount of subsidies aimed at goods production be substantially
smaller, since for statistical purposes it is impossible to disjoint the amount perceived by enterprises
producing services.
Moreover, it must be stressed that the figure refers to the amount transferred to "Artigiancassa"
which is a Saving Bank, and not to the amount actually perceived by the benefitting enterprises as interest
subsidy.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Making credit more accessible to handicraft undertakings.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.
NOTE:
This subsidy programme should be considered non specific, since handicraft sector includes a
wide range of economic activities whose common feature is the small dimension of the undertaking. It is
notified all the same for the sake of transparency.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 300
2. Aid Scheme for the Promotion of Youth Enterprising
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Aid scheme for the promotion of youth enterprising in the South of Italy - Law 488/92.
3. Form of the subsidy
Soft Loan
4. Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the annual amount of distributed subsidies
550,000.
This figure refers to the amount budgeted in the relating item of the "Deposits and Loans Fund" of
the Ministry of Treasury, and not to the amount actually perceived by the benefitting enterprises.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
To encourage young people in the disadvantaged regions of the country to undertake industrial
activities; to lower youth unemployment in the South.
6. Duration of the subsidy
3 years.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available, due to the very wide range of activities involved.
NOTE:
The Government of Italy considers this subsidy programme non-specific, but notifies it all the
same for the sake of transparency.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 301
3.Fund to be Shared for the Prosecution of Legislative Decree 96/93
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Fund to be shared for the prosecution, within the disadvantaged Regions, of Legislative
Decree 96/93 - Article 19 provisions.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
The budgeted amount is 1,846,250 millions lira, but this sum has not been actually spent
during 1994 (see point 5).
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Providing industrial incentives to enterprises in the disadvanced regions of the South. Agensud,
the State agency which was originally in charge of these transfers has been suppressed in 1994.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
None.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 302
4. Contribution to Ship Construction (Law 431/91)
MINISTERO DEI TRANSPORTI
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contributions to ship construction, transformation, modification and repair and to set up
propelling machineries - Law 431/91.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
30,602.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Policy objective is to facilitate restructuring the shipbuilding industry.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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5. Contribution to Ship Construction (Law 234/89)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contribution to ship construction, transformation, repair - Law 234/89.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
124,000.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
The programme is intended to facilitate the restructuring and the investments being undertaken
by ship building enterprises.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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6. Contributions to be provided following Article 6 of Law 234/89
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contribution to be provided following Article 6 of Law 234/89.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
5,390.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
As part of the policy aimed at restructuring the shipbuilding sector, Article 6 of Law 234 provides
a contribution up to 40 per cent to the investments intended to rationalize and restructuring production
processes without, increasing the production itself.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 305
7. Contributions in favour of Ship Building Enterprises (Laws 234/89 and 431/91)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contributions in favour of shipbuilding enterprises for the reduction of financial burden due to
ship construction and transformation - Law 234/89, Law 431/91.
3. Form of the subsidy
Interest subsidy
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
173,103.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Within the framework of the general policy aimed at restructuring the shipbuilding sector,
reducing the burden of interest payment with regard to ship construction and repair.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 306
8. Contributions to Shipbuilding Enterprises (Law 431/91)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contribution to shipbuilding enterprises for the premium to workers who quit the sector - Law
431/91.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
1,026.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Facilitating the restructuring undertaken by the shipyards.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 307
9. Special Fund for Technological Innovation (Laws 46/82 and 317/91)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Special Fund for technological innovation - Law 46/82 and 317/91.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
25,000.
This figure refers to the amount transferred to the Special Fund for technological innovation at
the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Handicraft, and not to the amount actually perceived by the
benefitting enterprises.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Financing programs which may lead to consistent technological innovations. The subsidy may
reach up to 80 per cent of the foreseen cost of the programme.
6. Duration of the subsidy
15 years.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 308
10. Contribution to the Special Fund for Innovation
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contribution to the Special Fund for technological innovation following Law 317/91 - Law 46/82, 317/91
and 237/93.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
253,000.
(Also this figure refers to the amount conferred to the Special Fund for technological innovation
at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Handicraft, and not to the amount actually perceived by the
benefitting enterprises.)
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
This item integrates the above-mentioned Special Fund.
6. Duration of the subsidy
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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11. Special Fund for Reconversion of Asbestos Production (Law 257/92)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Special Fund for the reconversion of the asbestos production - Law 257/92.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
The amount budgeted is Lit 5,000 million, but it has not been actually spent, since no executive
regulation for the scheme has been approved yet.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Policy objective is to facilitate the reconversion of the asbestos production. Allowances are
granted to those enterprises which give up producing asbestos, in order to improve environmental
standards of the whole industrial sector.
6. Duration of the subsidy
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
No trade effect.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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12. Contributions for the Realization of Demonstrative Projects (Law 10/91)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contributions for the realization of demonstrative projects aimed at rationalizing the use of energy
and renewable energy sources - Law 10/91.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
14,805.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
The scheme provides for contributions (up to 50 per cent of the depenses) for the construction
of new plants/infrastructures having innovative features and using non-traditional sources of energy.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 311
13. Contributions for the Restoration or Construction of New Hydroelectric Power
Plant
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contributions for the restoration or the construction of new hydroelectric power plant.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
6,217.
The subsidy may cover up to 30 per cent of the forecast investment.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Encouraging the creation of new hydroelectric plants in order to increase the production of
energy through renewable sources.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
No trade effect envisaged.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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14. Contributions to Enterprises for Substitutive Activities (Laws 41/89 and 221/90)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contributions to enterprises for substitutive activities in mining districts involved in restructuring
processes - Laws 41/89 and 221/90.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
10,975.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
The subsidy is aimed at facilitating the restructuring of mining districts and to help closing mining
district whose activity has became uneconomic.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade affects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 313
15. Interest Subsidy on Financing or Restructuring of Mines (Law 41/89)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Interest subsidy on, the financing of new mines or the restructuring of existing ones
- Law 41/89.
3. Form of the subsidy
Interest subsidy
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
13,621 - The subsidy may amount up to 70 per cent of the investments for excavation and ore
dressing.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Supporting investments intended to improve the technological standard of mining and ore
dressing.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Maximum 15 years.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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16. Contributions to Ecologic Conversion (Law 221/90)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contributions to ecologic conversion in mining districts and to projects regarding environmental recovery -
Law 221/90.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
The amount budgeted is 25,000, but no subsidy has been actually distributed.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
The scheme is intended to improve ecological standard in mining district, through subsidization
of environment-friendly investments.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
No trade effect envisaged.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 315
17. Export of Agricultural Products (Law 394/81)
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Annual contributions to consortia whose only purpose is the export of agricultural
products - Law 394/81.
3. Form of the subsidy
Grant
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
3,107.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
The programme is intended to facilitate the creation of cooperative societies, provided that the
aid is not meant to subsidize export in itself.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
Page 316
18. Fund for Applied Research
1. Member State
Italy.
2. Name of the subsidy scheme and legal basis
Contribution to the Fund for applied research administered by Instituto Mobiliare Italiano.
3. Form of the subsidy
Soft loan
4.Subsidy per Unit or, in case this is not possible, the global amount of subsidies distributed during 1994
889,000.
NOTE:
This figure refers to the amount transferred to Instituto Mobiliare Italiano, which is a financial
institution (long-term Credit Bank), in order to finance research initiatives, and not to the amount actually
perceived by the benefitting enterprises.
5. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
Encouraging investments on research and development.
6. Duration of the subsidy
Indefinite.
7. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy
Not available.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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LUXEMBOURG
Annual Report on State Aid in 1994
1. System of Aid to Small and Medium Enterprises
1. Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
2. System of aid to small and medium enterprises
3. Capital subsidy
4. Actual expenditure in 1994: Lux F 10.3 million
5. To promote productive investment by small and medium enterprises
6. Indefinite
7. N.A.
2.System of Regional Aid
1. Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
2. System of regional aid
3. Capital subsidy
4. Actual expenditure in 1994: Lux F 955.4 million
5. Economic development and diversification of the regions
6. Indefinite
7. N.A.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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3.System of Aid for R&D
1. Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
2. System of aid for R&D
3. Capital subsidy
4. Actual expenditure in 1994: Lux F 80.5 million
5. To promote the development of technologies for new products and processes
6. Indefinite
7. N.A.
4.System of Aid for the Protection of the Environment and Rational Use of Energy
1. Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
2. System of aid for the protection of the environment and rational use of energy
3. Capital subsidy
4. Actual expenditure in 1994: Lux F 180 million
5.To promote investment to protect the environment and implement new techniques for the rational use
of energy and new and renewable sources of energy.
6. Indefinite
7. N.A.G/SCM/N/3/EEC
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1.Subsidy for PINK 332
2. Subsidy to PID Recovery BV 332
3. Free Depreciation of Business Investments which are in the Interests of 333
Environmental Protection
4. Law for the Promotion of Research and Development 333
5. Shipping Incentive Law 334
6. Environment (Conservation) Law 335