VADEMECUM COMMUNITY RULES ON STATE AID - Interact

Aid Measures
Aid for investment for undertakings which go beyond Community standards or which
increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards
- Eligible costs: Strictly limited to the extra investment costs necessary to achieve a higher
level of environmental protection. Operating benefits/costs are taken into account for 5
years. Eligible investments can be made in land, buildings, plant equipment and
technology transfer. Aid may not be granted to achieve standards which have been
adopted but are not yet in force.
Aid for investment in the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond
Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the
absence of Community standards
- Eligible costs: Strictly limited to the extra investment costs necessary to achieve a higher
level of environmental protection. Operating benefits/costs are taken into account for 5
years. Aid for acquisition of new transport vehicles for road, railway, inland waterway and
maritime transport complying with adopted Community standards that are not yet in force,
if the new standards will not apply retroactively. Aid may also be granted for retrofitting
of existing means of transport.
Aid for investment to early adaptation to future Community standards
- Eligible costs: Strictly limited to the extra costs necessary to achieve a higher level of
environmental protection. Operating benefits/costs are taken into account for 5 years.
Eligible investments can be made in land, buildings, plant equipment and technology
transfer. Aid is allowed if adaptation takes place at least 1 year before the Community
standard enters into force.
Aid for energy saving
Investment aid
- Eligible costs: Strictly limited to the extra costs directly related to energy saving and a
level of energy saving higher than Community standards are both identified. Furthermore,
the operating benefits and operating costs arising during the first three years of the life of
the investment (for SMEs), first four years (for large undertakings outside of the EU CO2
ETS) or first five years (for large undertakings which are part of the EU CO2 ETS) are
deducted and added respectively. Eligible investments can be made in land, buildings,
plant equipment and technology transfer.
Operating aid
- The aid is limited to compensating for net extra production costs taking into account the
benefits resulting from the energy saving. Investment aid granted is deducted from the
production costs. It is limited to five years.
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