On 31 October 2014 Romania had notified to the European Commission the Government Decision No. 807/2014 for the implementation of State Aid measures aimed at supporting investments which have a significant impact in the economy.
The State Aid scheme duration is set from 1 October 2014 until 31 December 2020 and has an estimated total allocated budget of Euro 600,000,000 with an annual maximum budget for disbursements of Euro 100,000,000.
The beneficiaries of the State Aid Scheme are SME and large companies who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the HG 807/2014.
The following sectors are supported by the State Aid Scheme:
B.07 - Mining of metal ores
B.08.1 - Quarrying of stone, sand and clay
B.08.91 - Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals
B.08.93 - Extraction of salt
B.08.99 - Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.
B.09.9 - Support activities for other mining and quarrying
C.10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
C.10.3 - Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
C.10.4 - Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
C.10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products
C.10.6 - Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products
C.10.7 - Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products
C.10.8 - Manufacture of other food products
C.10.9 - Manufacture of prepared animal feeds
C.11.07 - Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters
C.13.2 - Weaving of textiles
C.13.3 - Finishing of textiles
C.13.9 - Manufacture of other textiles
C.14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
C.15 - Manufacture of leather and related products
C.16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
C.17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products
C.18 - Printing and reproduction of recorded media
C.20.11 - Manufacture of industrial gases
C.20.12 - Manufacture of dyes and pigments
C.20.13 - Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals
C.20.15 - Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
C.20.16 - Manufacture of plastics in primary forms
C.20.17 - Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms
C.20.2 - Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
C.20.3 - Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
C.20.4 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
C.20.52 - Manufacture of glues
C.20.53 - Manufacture of essential oils
C.20.59 - Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
C.21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
C.22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
C.23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
C.25.1 - Manufacture of structural metal products
C.25.2 - Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal
C.25.3 - Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers
C.25.5 - Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
C.25.6 - Treatment and coating of metals; machining
C.25.7 - Manufacture of cutlery, tools and general hardware
C.25.92 - Manufacture of light metal packaging
C.25.93 - Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs
C.25.99 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
C.26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
C.27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
C.28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
C.29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
C.30.2 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
C.30.3 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
C.30.9 - Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c.
C.31.0 - Manufacture of furniture
C.32 - Other manufacturing
E.36 - Water collection, treatment and supply
E.37 - Sewerage
E.38 - Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
E.39 - Remediation activities and other waste management services
F.43.1 - Demolition and site preparation
F.43.2 - Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities
F.43.3 - Building completion and finishing
F.43.91 - Roofing activities
H.52.1 - Warehousing and storage
H.53 - Postal and courier activities
I.55 - Accommodation
I.56 - Food and beverage service activities
J.58 - Publishing activities
J.59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
J.62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
J.63 - Information service activities
M.69 - Legal and accounting activities
M.70 - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
M.71 - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
M.72 - Scientific research and development
M.73 - Advertising and market research
M.74 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities
M.75 - Veterinary activities
N.79 - Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities
N.80 - Security and investigation activities
N.81 - Services to buildings and landscape activities
N.82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
P.85 - Education
Q.86 - Human health activities
Q.87 - Residential care activities
Q.88 - Social work activities without accommodation
R.90 - Creative, arts and entertainment activities
R.91 - Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
S.95 - Repair of computers and personal and household goods
S.96 - Other personal service activities
The procedure for lodging the financing requests and the steps to be followed are further supplemented and detailed in the Guide for Applicants.
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