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Research, Development & Innovation
2014 - 2020
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Contents
• Scope of R&D&I framework
• GBER aid for R&D&I
• Research Organisations and State aid
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Scope of R&D&I framework
• Research and knowledge dissemination organisations
• Indirect state aid via publicly funded research organisations
• Public procurement of research and development services
• Individual aid awards outside of the GBER
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GBER Aid for R&D&I
• R&D projects and feasibility studies
• Research Infrastructure investment
• Innovation cluster investment & operating aid
• Innovation support for SMEs
• Process & organisational innovation
• Local infrastructure investment aid
• (Young innovative SMEs finance)
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Article 25 R&D projects
• Notification thresholds doubled for all types of research
• Repayable advance = add 50% to threshold and 10% to max aid intensity
• Revenues from commercially usable prototypes & pilots – no longer deductible
• Feasibility studies simplified at 50% (+SME bonuses)
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Article 29 Process & organisational innovation
• Mainly for SMEs, but smaller amount available for collaborating large companies
• For introduction of new and significantly improved processes & methods of working
• Must be able to show the change is not driven by usual business cycle / pressures
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Eligible costs for Art. 25 & 29
Must be directly incurred for the project and eligible only to the extent used for the project:•Personnel costs•Costs of instruments and equipment•Costs of buildings and land•Additional overheads •Other operating expenses, including materials, supplies and similar products
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Article 26 Research infrastructure• Only applies to research structures (partly) used for
economic purposes
• Allows 50% aid for the economic part (and 100% for non-economic part)
• Industrial partners contributing at least 10% can get preferential access - must be proportionate & terms publicly available.
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Article 27 Innovation clusters
• For investment & operational costs
• Investment costs – 50% of construction or upgrade of facilities
• Operating costs - 50% for up to 10 years Personnel & admin costs of:
– Start up costs of knowledge sharing & business support activities
– Marketing
– Management of facilities, training programmes & conferences
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Article 28 Innovation aid for SMEs
• Single category covering:
– Creating and defending IPR
– Secondment of highly qualified personnel
– Costs for innovation advisory & support services
• 50% aid intensity
– Can provide 100% for old Article 36 up to De minimis level
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Research Organisations and state aid
• “Research and knowledge-dissemination organisation”
• Considered outside of state aid rules when:
– If 100% public funded, economic activity <20%
– If public & private funded, public funding does not exceed costs of non-economic activities.
• Otherwise, public funding of economic activities by research organisations are subject to state aid rules
– Need to identify beneficiary and exemption
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Economic & non-economic activities
• Economic activities:– Renting out infrastructure– Contract research– Supplying goods or services
• Non-economic activities:– Public education– Independent or collaborative research– Wide knowledge dissemination
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Avoiding in-direct aid
• Market price
• Collaborative projects
– Joint project (design, division of labour, access to results) with shared risks
– Terms & conditions must be set before start
• IPR must be held by Research organisation and may be widely disseminated unless paid for by industrial collaborative partner
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Further Sources of Info
• European Commission website– http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/
legislation/legislation.html
– http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/modernisation/index_en.html