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3.6.
Supplementary Information Sheet on aid forknowledge transfer and information actions in rural areas

This notification form must be used for the notification of State aid for knowledge transfer and information actions in rural areasas described in Section 3.6. of Chapter 3 of Part II of the European Union Guidelines for State aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas 2014 to 2020 ('the Guidelines').

  1. Which of the following types of aid will be financed?

(a) vocational training and skills acquisitions (including training courses, workshops and coaching);

(b) demonstration activities;

(c) information actions;

(d) aid for the training for advisors linked to the advisory services referred to in Section 1.1.10.2. and Sections 2.5. and 3.7. of Part II of the Guidelines.

  1. Will the aid be granted in favour of persons engaged in the food sector, other land managers than undertakings active in the agricultural sector and SMEs in rural areas?

yesno

  1. Please state the maximum aid intensity ……………?

Please note that the aid intensity must be limited to 50% of the eligible costs in the case of large enterprises, to 60% in the case of medium-sized enterprises and to 70% in the case of micro and small enterprises.

  1. Will the aid for the training for advisors be granted in favour of large enterprises?

yesno

  1. In the case of aid for the training for advisors is the maximum aid amount limited to EUR 200 000 per period of three years?

yesno

If the answer is no, please note that the aid cannot be declared compatible with the internal market.

  1. Which of the following eligible costs does the support measure cover?

(a) the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action;

(b) in case of demonstration projects, relevant investment costs;

(c) the costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants.

  1. The aid will be granted in the form of:

(a) subsidized services;

(b) direct payments of money to producers only under the form of reimbursement of actually incurred costs?

Please note that the aid referred to in point (672)(a) and (b) of the Guidelines must not involve direct payments to the beneficiaries.

  1. Will the recipient of the aid referred to in point (672)(a) and (b)of the Guidelinesbe the provider of training or other knowledge transfer and information action?

yesno

If the answer is no, please note that the aid cannot be declared compatible with the internal market.

  1. Is the aid accessible to all those eligible undertakings active in the rural area concerned, based on objectively defined conditions?

yesno

If the answer is no, please note that the aid cannot be declared compatible with the internal market.

  1. Do the bodies providing knowledge transfer and information services have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and regular training to carry out those tasks?

yesno

If the answer is no, please note that the aid cannot be declared compatible with the internal market.

OTHER INFORMATION

Please indicate any other information considered relevant to the assessment of the measure concerned under this Section of the Guidelines.

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