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Welsh Government State Aid Unit

How to use a GBER Environmental Protection Scheme Version 2 – July 2015

July 2015

How to use a GBER Environmental Protection Scheme

Background

The environmental protection provisions of the GBER can be used by public

authorities to provide support to organisations for a variety of environmental protection

measures. This type of State aid is allowed because environmental protection is one

of the key pillars of the European Commission’s 2020 strategy.

Using a GBER Environmental Protection scheme

To run a GBER Environmental Protection scheme the correct procedures must be put

in place.

Step 1 – Check that GBER Environmental Protection provisions apply

Is the measure being provided to an undertaking engaged in economic activity?

Is the aid for an environmental project?

If you have answered yes to both questions, then it is likely that the GBER

Environmental Protection Provisions will apply.

Step 2 – Identify the right State aid registration

This document provides practical guidance on how to use a General Block Exemption

Regulation (GBER) Environmental Protection scheme. This guide is not a summary of

the GBER. This guidance will be most relevant to Welsh Government officials, and

organisations receiving Environmental Protection aid.

This guide is not a substitute for legal advice which should be sought in individual cases.

The guidance is accurate at the date of publication but please note that the law is subject

to constant change.

A full version of the Regulation can be found at:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-

content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.187.01.0001.01.ENG

A summary of the GBER can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325465/bis

-14-943-state-aid-general-block-exemption-guidance.pdf

IMPORTANT – you should use this guide in conjunction with the full version of the

GBER and the registration documentation applicable to your scheme.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.187.01.0001.01.ENG

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.187.01.0001.01.ENG

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325465/bis-14-943-state-aid-general-block-exemption-guidance.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325465/bis-14-943-state-aid-general-block-exemption-guidance.pdf

Every GBER Environmental Protection Scheme must be registered with the

Commission.

If you work for the Welsh Government (or are running a scheme on behalf of the

Welsh Government) you can use the following registration:

SA.40460 Welsh Government Environmental Protection Scheme

http://gov.wales/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/schemes/environment-protection-scheme/?lang=en

You do not need to register a new scheme

If this registration does not apply to you, then you will need to register a scheme. The

State Aid Unit can help you with this process. Email the State aid mailbox:

[email protected]

Step 3 – Make sure that the support you want to give is compatible with all the

conditions for GBER Environmental Protection Aid

Support is only considered to be compatible State aid where it meets all the terms and

conditions of the GBER, and therefore the registered scheme. Each investment will

need to be checked against these terms. Annex 1 of this document contains

checklists that you can use to assist you.

Checklist A Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union Standards

Checklist B Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards

Checklist C Investment aid for energy efficiency measures

Checklist D Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings

Checklist E Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration

Checklist F Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewables

Checklist G Operating aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources in small scale installations

Checklist H Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites

Checklist I Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling

Checklist J Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation

Checklist K Investment aid for energy infrastructure

Checklist L Aid for environmental studies





mailto:[email protected]

You will also need to keep supporting evidence to show that all the terms and

conditions are met. This is because if the European Commission asks you will need to

be able to show that the support you gave was compatible with the rules.

Step 4 – Check if the support is more than €500,000

If the support you are providing is more than €500,000. The sterling equivalent should

be calculated using the European Commission’s exchange rate convertor, this can be

found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/inforeuro/inforeuro_en.cfm

Details of the investment will then be made available on a database that can be

viewed by the general public. The European Commission has given Member States

until June 2016 to implement this. You should collect the following information:

Name of company receiving the support;

The company’s identifier;

Type of company (small, medium or large) at time of granting;

Region in which the company is located at NUTS 2 level (annex 2 – has a list of

NUTS 2 Areas);

Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;

Aid amount in sterling;

Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable

advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk

finance, other (please specify);

Date of granting the aid ;

Objective of the aid i.e. what will it be used for? What do you hope to achieve

by granting the aid?

Granting authority;

Reference of the aid measure.

IMPORTANT – this will only apply to projects/investments where aid is given after the UK has developed a database. However, you should take steps to ensure that you have the necessary processes and procedures in place to collect the required information.

Step 5 – Check you are registered for annual return monitoring

Write to the Welsh Government’s State Aid Unit to tell them which registration

you are using providing a contact name, telephone number and email address.

The State Aid Unit need this information because they co-ordinate the annual

return monitoring process for Wales. They need to have a contact for each

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/inforeuro/inforeuro_en.cfm

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html

organisation that is providing funding under a registered GBER Regional Aid

scheme. The State aid email address is:

[email protected]

The Postal address is:

Sian Brown State Aid Unit Welsh Government Cathays Park 2 Cardiff CF10 3NQ


Annex 1- Checklist A - Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond

Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of

environmental protection in the absence of Union Standards

Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm y/n

Supporting Evidence Provided

Confirm size of the enterprise

SME or

large enterprise

Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas)

Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c)

Non-assisted

Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT in one of the following sectors:

Fisheries and aquaculture

Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers

Confirm that the enterprise assisted is NOT subject to either of the following:

An outstanding order for the recovery of aid which has been declared by the Commission to be illegal and incompatible with the Common market;

“a firm in difficulty” within the meaning of Chapter 2 of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p.2).

Information about the project

Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application

Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project:

(a) Name and size

(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates

(c) Location of the project

(d) List of project costs

(e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.

Confirm the aid will not be granted for improvements that allow companies to comply with Union standards already adopted or adopted but not yet in force. Road, rail, inland waterway and maritime transport – following are eligible: (a) the acquisition of vehicles complying with adopted Union standards provided that the acquisition occurs before those standards enter into force and that, once mandatory, they do not apply to vehicles already purchased before that date. (b) aid can be provided for retrofitting operations of existing transport

vehicles if the existing means of transport are upgraded to environmental standards not yet in force at the date of entry into operation of those vehicles, and that once mandatory they do not apply retrospectively to those vehicles.

Confirm that the investment enables the beneficiary: (a) to increase the level of environmental protection resulting from its

activities either by going beyond the applicable Union standards, irrespective of the presence of mandatory national standards that are more stringent than the Community standards; or

(b) in the absence of Union standards, to increase the level of environmental protection resulting from, its activities in the absence of Union standards

Union standard’ means:

(a) a mandatory Union standard setting the levels to be attained in environmental terms by

individual undertakings; or

(b) the obligation under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the

Council to use the best available techniques (BAT) and ensure that emission levels of

pollutants are not higher than they would be when applying BAT; for the cases where

emission levels associated with the BAT have been defined in implementing acts adopted

under Directive 2010/75/EU, those levels will be applicable for the purpose of this

Regulation; where those levels are expressed as a range, the limit where the BAT is first

achieved will be applicable;

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32010L0075

Information about the support

Confirm that support is NOT for any of the following activities:

Export related activities

Aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods

For the closure of an uncompetitive coal mines

exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States

Confirm that the following restrictions do not apply

Companies are required to have their headquarters in the UK or to be predominantly established in the UK

There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK

Confirm type of aid:

Grant

Interest rate subsidies

Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee

Information about eligible costs


Confirm eligibility of supported costs:

Extra investment costs necessary to go beyond the applicable Union standards or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union standards.

Confirm how the eligible costs have been calculated

Either:

(a) The environmental protection investment has been identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment; or

(b) The cost of investing in environmental protection is identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally friendly investment that would have been credibly carried out without the aid. The difference between the costs of both investments identifies the environmental protection-related cost and will be the eligible cost.

Information about aid intensities

Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels

Small Med Large £ %

107 (3) ‘a’ areas

75% 65% 55%

107 (3) ‘c’ areas

65% 55% 45%

Non-assisted areas

60% 50% 40%

Information about notification thresholds

Confirm that the aid is not more than €15m per undertaking, per investment project

Information about reporting

Confirm that if the aid is above €500,000 you have collected the following information to input (when required) on the Member State database:

Name of company receiving the support

The company’s identifier

Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting

Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas)

Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html

Aid amount in sterling

Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify)



Date of granting

Objective of the aid

Granting authority Reference of the aid measure

Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected]


Annex 1 – B - Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards

Information about the company/enterprise assisted Confirm

y/n



SME or large enterprise


Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c) Non-assisted









Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project: (a) Name and size (b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates (c) Location of the project (d) List of project costs (e) Form of and amount of public funding needed for the project.

Confirm that the investment is for implementing a Union Standard that has been adopted but is not yet in force

Confirm that the Union standard will not come into force within the next 12 months







emission levels associated with the BAT have been defined in implementing acts

adopted under Directive 2010/75/EU, those levels will be applicable for the purpose of

this Regulation; where those levels are expressed as a range, the limit where the BAT is

first achieved will be applicable;












Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



extra investment costs necessary to go beyond the applicable Union standards


Either:

(c) The environmental protection

investment has been identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment; or

(d) The cost of investing in environmental protection is identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally friendly investment that would


have been credibly carried out without the aid. The difference between the costs of both investments identifies the environmental protection-related cost and will be the eligible cost.


Implementation and finalisation take place 3 years before date of entry into force of Community standard Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels

Small Med Large

107 (3)(a) areas

35% 30% 25%

107(3)(c) areas

25% 20% 15%

Non-assisted

20% 15% 10%

£ %

Implementation and finalisation take place between 1 and 3 years before date of entry into force of Community standard Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels

Small Med Large

107 (3)(a) areas

30% 25% 20%

107(3)(c) areas

20% 15% 10%

Non-assisted

15% 10% 5%

£

%











Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption,


risk finance, other (please specify)

Date of granting





Annex 1 – C - Investment aid for energy efficiency measures














Confirm that no work started on the project prior to the application.


(a) Name and size





Confirm the aid will not be granted for improvements that allow companies to comply with Union standards already adopted or adopted but not yet in force.






















Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



extra investment costs necessary achieve the higher level of energy efficiency


Either:

(a)The environmental protection investment has been identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment; or

(b)The cost of investing in environmental protection is identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally


friendly investment that would have been credibly carried out without the aid. The difference between the costs of both investments identifies the environmental protection-related cost and will be the eligible cost.



Small Medium Large

107 (3)(a) areas

65% 55% 45%

107(3)(c) areas

55% 45% 35%

Non-assisted

50% 40% 30%












Date of granting






Annex 1 – D - Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings












(a) Name and size





Confirm the aid will not be granted for improvements that allow companies to comply with Union standards already adopted or adopted but not yet in force.





















Confirm that the support is being paid to either an energy efficiency fund (EFF) or other financial intermediary.

Confirm that the benefits will be passed to building owners or tenants.

Confirm the form of the aid to the EFF/Financial intermediary

Endowment

Equity

Guarantee

Loan

Information about the EFF/Financial Intermediary

Confirm that the set up of the EFF or use of financial intermediaries has been subject to the following conditions

(a) Financial intermediary/EFF managers, selected through an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call in accordance with applicable Union and national laws. In particular there shall be no discrimination on the basis of their place of establishment or incorporation in any Member State. Financial intermediaries and EFF fund managers may be required to fulfil predefined criteria objectively justified by the nature of the investments;

(b) The independent private investors


have been selected through an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call in accordance with applicable Union and national laws aimed at establishing the appropriate risk-reward sharing arrangements whereby for investments other than guarantees, asymmetric profit-sharing shall be given preference over downside protection. If the private investors are not selected by such a call, the fair rate of return to the private investors shall be established by an independent expert selected via an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call;

(c) In the case of asymmetric loss-sharing between public and private investors, the first loss assumed by the public investor shall be capped at 25% of the total investment;

(d) In the case of guarantees, the guarantee rate shall be limited to 80% and total losses assumed by a Member State shall be capped at 25% of the underlying guaranteed portfolio. Only guarantees covering the expected losses of the underlying guaranteed portfolio can be provided for free. If a guarantee also compromises coverage of unexpected losses, the financial intermediary shall pay, for the part of the guarantee covering unexpected losses, a market conform guarantee premium.

(e) The investors shall be allowed to be represented in the governance bodies of the EFF or financial intermediary, such as the supervisory board or the advisory committee; and

(f) The EFF, or financial intermediary shall be established according to the applicable laws and the Member State shall provide for a due diligence process in order to ensure a commercially sound investment strategy for the purpose of implementing the energy efficiency aid measure.

Confirm that the EFF/Financial intermediaries are managed on a commercial basis and make profit driven financing decision. This is met where

(a) They are obliged by law or contract to act with the diligence of a professional manager in good faith and avoiding conflicts of interest; best practices and regulatory supervision shall apply;

(b) Their remuneration conforms with market practices. The requirement is considered to be met where the manager is selected through an open, transparent and non-discriminatory call, based on objective criteria linked to experience, expertise and operational and financial capacity;

(c) They shall receive a remuneration linked to performance, or shall share part of the investment risks by co-investing own resources so as to ensure that their interests are permanently aligned with the interest of the public investor;

(d) They shall set out an investment strategy, criteria and the proposed timing of investments in energy efficiency projects, establishing the ex-ante financial viability and their expected impact on energy efficiency.

(e) A clear and realistic exit strategy shall exist for the public funds invested in the energy efficiency fund or granted to the financial intermediary, allowing the market to finance energy efficiency projects when the market is ready to do so.

Confirm that the EFF/financial intermediary will provide support in the form of

Endowment

Equity

Loans

Guarantees

Confirm that the nominal amount of the loan or guarantee will not exceed €10m and that the maximum amount guaranteed is less than 80% of the loan.

Confirm that the EFF/Financial intermediary will ensure at least the amount of the nominal loan is repaid by building owners.

Confirm that EFF/Financial Intermediary will levy in at least 30% of the project amounts from private investment (this can be done at project or fund level).



Overall costs of the energy efficiency project.





Type of company (SME or large) at time of granting;

Region in which the company is located at NUTS II level (annex 2 – has a list of NUTS II Areas);

Sector of activity at NACE group level – a list of NACE codes can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html;


Aid instrument (grant/Interest rate subsidy, loan, repayable advances/reimbursable grant, guarantee, tax advantage or exemption, risk finance, other (please specify);

Date of granting;

Objective of the aid;

Granting authority;





Annex 1 – E - Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration


y/n















(a) Name and size;

(b) Description of the project, including its start and end dates;

(c) Location of the project;

(d) List of project costs;


Confirm that the support is for a newly installed or refurbished cogeneration unit.

If a new cogeneration is supported confirm it makes overall primary energy savings compared to separate production of heat and electricity as provided for by Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:315:0001:0056:en:PDF

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:315:0001:0056:en:PDF

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:315:0001:0056:en:PDF

If the support is for improvement of an existing cogeneration unit or conversion of an existing power generation unit into a cogeneration it will result in primary energy savings compared to the original situation.











Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



The extra investment costs for the equipment needed for the installation to operate as a high-efficiency cogeneration installation, compared to conventional electricity or heating installations of the same capacity or the extra investment cost to upgrade to a higher efficiency when an existing installation already meets the high-efficiency threshold.



Small Medium Large

107 (3)(a) areas

80% 70% 60%

107(3)(c) areas

70% 60% 50%

Non-assisted

65% 55% 45%

£ %


Confirm that the aid is not more than €10m per undertaking, per investment project.










Date of granting;


Granting authority; Reference of the aid measure.




Annex 1 – F - Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewables
















(a) Name and size





Confirm the support is for a new installation (no aid can be paid out after the installation has started operations and aid will be independent from the output).

Confirm that if the investment aid is for biofuels, it will only be granted if the aided investment is used exclusively for the production of sustainable biofuels, other than food based biofuels. Investment aid to convert existing food-based biofuel plants advanced biofuel plants can be supported as long as the food-based production would be reduced commensurate to the new capacity.







Biofuels subject to a supply or blending obligation

Hydropower installations that do not comply with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament






Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



The extra investment costs necessary to promote the production of energy from renewable sources.

Confirm that costs supported are directly linked to the achievement of a higher level of environmental protection.

If the Investment aid is for the production of biofuels confirm that the aided investment is used exclusively for the production of sustainable biofuels, other than food based biofuels. Investment aid to convert existing food-based biofuel plants advanced biofuel plants can be supported as long as the food-based production would be reduced commensurate to the new capacity.


(a) where the costs of investing in the production of energy from renewable sources can be identified in the total investment cost as a separate investment , for instance as a readily identifiable add-on component to a pre-existing facility, this renewable energy-related cost will be the eligible cost; or



(b) where the costs of investing in the production of energy from renewable sources can be identified by reference to a similar, less environmentally friendly investment that would have been credibly carried out without the aid, this difference between the cost of both investments identifies the renewable energy-related cost and will be the eligible cost;

(c) for certain small installations where a less environmentally friendly investment cannot be established as plants of a limited size do not exist, the total investment costs to achieve a higher level of environmental protection shall constitute the eligible costs.



Small Medium Large

107 (3)(a) areas

80% 70% 60%

107(3)(c) areas

70% 60% 50%

Non-assisted

65% 55% 45%

£ %

Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels Where support is for

certain small installations where a less environmentally friendly investment cannot be established as plants of a limited size do not exist, the total investment costs to achieve a higher level of environmental protection shall constitute the eligible costs.

Small Medium Large

107 (3)(a) areas

65% 55% 45%

107(3)(c) areas

55% 45% 35%

Non-assisted

50% 40% 30%

£

%

If the aid will be granted as a result of a clear, transparent and non-discriminatory competitive bidding process, the aid intensity may

reach 100% of the eligible costs. Such a bidding process shall be non-discriminatory and provide for the participation of all interested undertakings. The budget related to the bidding process shall be a binding constraint in the sense that not all participants can receive aid and the aid shall be granted on the basis of the initial bid submitted by the bidder, therefore excluding subsequent negotiations.












Date of granting;


Granting authority;





Annex 1 – G – Operating aid for the promotion of energy from renewable

sources in small scale installations


y/n




Processing and marketing of agricultural products where (1) the amount of aid if fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the SME concerned or (2) the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to the primary producers.







(a) Name and size





Confirm that the installation being supported is one of the following

Installations with an installed capacity of less than 500kw are eligible.

For wind energy, aid can be granted to installations with an installed capacity of less than 3mw or with less than 3 generation units.

For biofuels, aid shall be granted to installations with an installed capacity of less than 50,000 tonnes/year.

For the purpose of calculating maximum capacities, small scale installations with a

common connection point to the electricity grid will be considered one installation.

Confirm that if the support is for biofuels it is for sustainable biofuels, other than food based biofuels. Operating aid to plants producing food-based biofuels that have started operation before 31 December 2013 and are not fully depreciated can be supported.







Biofuels subject to a supply or blending obligation





Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee


Confirm that the eligible costs have been calculated in the following way

The aid per unit of energy does not exceed the difference between the total levelized costs of producing energy from the renewable source in question and the market price of the form of energy concerned.

The levelized costs will be updated regularly, annually as a minimum.

The maximum rate of return used in the levelized cost calculation does not exceed the relevant swap rate plus a premium of 100 basis points. The relevant swap rate will be the swap rate of the currency in which the aid is granted for a maturity that reflects the depreciation period of the installation supported.

Aid will only be granted until the

installation has been fully depreciated according to generally accepted accounting principles.

Any investment granted to an installation has been deducted from the operating aid.



100% of eligible costs £ %












Date of granting;


Granting authority; Reference of the aid measure.




Annex 1 – H – Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites

Information about the company/enterprise assisted










(a) Name and size





Confirm that the support is not being paid to the legal or physical person liable for the environmental damage under UK law (without prejudice to European Union Law) .

Confirm that the site meets the definition of a contaminated site i.e.

there is a confirmed presence, caused by man, of hazardous substances of such a level that they pose a significant risk to human health or the environment taking into account current and approved future use of the land.






exploiting R&D&I results in other Member

States





Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



Costs of the remediation of the land less the increase in value of the land.

Confirm that the evaluation of the increase in the value of the land resulting from the decontamination will be carried out by an independent expert.



100% of eligible costs £

%












Date of granting;


Granting authority;



Annex 1 – I – Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling
















(a) Name and size















Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



Production plant – the extra costs needed for the construction, expansion and refurbishment of one or more generation units to operate as an energy efficient district heating and cooling system compared to a conventional production plant. The investment shall be an integral part of the energy efficient district heating and cooling systems.

Distribution network – the investment costs


Investments in production plants Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels

Small Medium Large

107 (3)(a) areas

80% 70% 60%

107(3)(c) areas

70% 60% 50%

Non-assisted

65% 55% 45%

£ %

For distribution networks Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted intensity levels

The Aid amount does not exceed the difference between the eligible costs and the operating profit. The operating profit should be deducted ex ante or through a claw-back mechanism.












Date of granting;


Granting authority;





Annex 1 – J – Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation















Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project: (a) Name and size





Confirm the support is for recycling operations (where the waste would have otherwise been treated in a less environmentally friendly manner).

Confirm that the aid does not indirectly relieve the polluters from a burden that should be borne by them under Union law.

Confirm that the aid does not relive them of a burden which

should be a normal company cost.

Confirm the investment will not result in an increased demand for the recycled materials (and if it does collection is increased accordingly).

Confirm that the investment goes beyond state of the art.

Confirm that the support is not for the recycling and reutilisation of the beneficiary’s (organisation receiving the support) waste.











Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



The extra investment costs necessary to realise an investment leading to better or more efficient recycling or re-use activities compared to a conventional process of re-use and recycling activities with the same capacity that would be constructed in the absence if the aid.



Small Medium Large

107 (3)(a) areas

70% 60% 50%

107(3)(c) areas

60% 50% 40%

Non-assisted

55% 45% 35%

£ %












Date of granting;


Granting authority;


Confirm that you have provided contact name and information to [email protected] .



Annex 1 – K – Investment aid for energy infrastructure



Confirm location of the enterprise (see annex 2 for areas) – assisted areas only can receive support

Article 107 3 (a) Article 107 3 (c)









Confirm that the company submitted a written application including the following information before work started on the project: (a) Name and size





Confirm that the energy infrastructure is subject to full tariff and access regulation according to internal energy market legislation.


Confirm that support is NOT for any of the


Aid contingent upon the use of

following activities:

domestic over imported goods



Electricity and gas storage projects

Oil infrastructures





Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



The investment costs



Aid amount does not exceed the difference between the eligible costs and the operating profit of the investment. The operating profit shall be deducted from the eligible costs ex ante or through a claw-back mechanism.

£ %













Date of granting


Granting authority

Reference of the aid measure



Annex 1 – L – Aid for environmental studies


y/n


Confirm the size of the company

Small, medium or large










(a) Name and size





Confirm that the environmental study directly related to the following investments

Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Union standards for environmental protection or to increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Union Standards

Investment aid for early adaptation to future Union standards

Investment aid for energy efficiency measures

Investment aid for energy efficiency projects in buildings

Investment aid for high-efficiency cogeneration

Investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources For the purpose of calculating aid intensities and eligible costs

Investment aid for remediation of contaminated sites

Investment aid for energy efficient district heating and cooling

Investment aid for waste recycling and re-utilisation.

Large company only – confirm that the energy audit is not for energy audits carried out under Article 8(4) of the Directive 2012/27/EU unless the energy audit is carried out in addition to the mandatory energy audit under that directive http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32012L0027






exploiting R&D&I results in other Member States.



There company is restricted to only exploiting R&D&I results in the UK.


Grant


Loan

Repayable advance

Guarantee



The costs of the study


Confirm the total level of ALL public funding (including structural funds) awarded and that it is within the permitted

Small Medium Large

70% 60% 50%

£ %



intensity levels










Date of granting;


Granting authority;





Annex 2

NUTS II areas in Wales

West Wales and the Valleys 107 3 (a) areas

Blaenau Gwent

Bridgend

Caerphilly

Carmarthenshire

Ceredigion

Conwy

Denbighshire

Gwynedd

Isle of Anglesey

Merthyr Tydfil

Neath Port Talbot

Pembrokeshire

Rhondda Cynon Taff

City and County of Swansea

Torfaen

*East Wales 107 3 (c) areas

Cardiff

Flintshire

Newport

Powys

Vale of Glamorgan

Wrexham

*Monmouthshire is also part of East Wales, however it is not currently an area

covered by the UK assisted areas map.

An introduction to Assisted Areas and Regional aid can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-aid-assisted-areas-introduction

An interactive UK Assisted Areas map can be found at:

http://www.ukassistedareasmap.com/ieindex.html

The UK Government has developed a post code search tool that can be used to

identify if a company is in an assisted area. It can be found at:


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-aid-assisted-areas-introduction



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