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G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
Environmental goods and services promotion |
Grants and direct payments |
Services |
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Environment related objective
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To achieve a modal shift of freight traffic from road to environmentally less harmful modes of transport
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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N415/2008 - Special Guidelines for the Programme of Aid for Innovative Combined Transport.
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The beneficiaries are transport undertakings, as transhipments and logistic companies, forwarding agents, port-operators, shipping and railway companies. All EU companies having registered offices, agencies, branches or subsidiaries in Austria are eligible for aid under the scheme.
Projects are selected taking into account:
- the degree of innovation of the measure;
- the achievable modal shift with the avoidance of carbon dioxide;
- the type of goods to be modally shifted (particularly dangerous goods).
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Type of measure
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For all the subsidies, the minimum amount to be granted is EUR 8.000 and the maximum is limited to EUR 800 000 per project or per beneficiary and year.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Duration of the subsidies is individual to the respective projects. Usually the subsidy covers the project period of approx. 1-2 years, after the final payment there is a period of monitoring of usually three years.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
Environmental goods and services promotion |
Grants and direct payments |
Services |
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Environment related objective
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To achieve a modal shift of freight traffic from road to environmentally less harmful modes of transport
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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SA.41100 - Special Guidelines for the Programme of Aid for Innovative Combined Transport for 2015 - 2020.
Notification period: 2019 - 2020.
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The beneficiaries are transport undertakings, as transhipments and logistic companies, forwarding agents, port-operators, shipping and railway companies. All EU companies having registered offices, agencies, branches or subsidiaries in Austria are eligible for aid under the scheme.
Projects are selected taking into account:
- the degree of innovation of the measure;
- the achievable modal shift with the avoidance of carbon dioxide;
- the type of goods to be modally shifted (particularly dangerous goods).
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Type of measure
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The aid takes the form of non-reimbursable subsidies. For all the subsidies, the minimum amount to be granted is EUR 8,000 and the maximum is limited to EUR 800,000 per project or per beneficiary and year.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Duration of the subsidies is individual to the respective projects. Usually the subsidy covers the project period of approx. 1-2 years, after the final payment there is a period of monitoring of usually three years.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
Environmental goods and services promotion |
Grants and direct payments |
Services |
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Environment related objective
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To achieve a modal shift of freight traffic from road to environmentally less harmful modes of transport
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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SA.42077 - Special Guidelines for the Programme of Aid for Innovative Combined Transport – Training Aid:
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The beneficiaries are transport undertakings, as transhipments and logistic companies, forwarding agents, port-operators, shipping and railway companies. All EU companies having registered offices, agencies, branches or subsidiaries in Austria are eligible for aid under the scheme.
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Type of measure
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The aid takes the form of non-reimbursable subsidies.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Duration of the subsidies is individual to the respective projects.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
Alternative and renewable energy |
Grants and direct payments |
All products/economic activities |
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Environment related objective
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To provide investment subsidies for photovoltaics.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Aid scheme of the Lower Austrian Funds for Economy and Tourism for Investments in Photovoltaics.
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Subsidies are granted to endeavours investing in Lower Austria in the form of grants.
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Type of measure
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Grant.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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1 January 2019 – 31 December 2020.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
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Grants and direct payments |
All products/economic activities |
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Environment related objective
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Supporting SME's in investments in energy-saving measures and in measures to increase the use of renewable energy sources.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Guidelines for energy-saving measures and renewable energy sources for SME's, Förderungsrichtlinien Energiesparmaßnahmen und erneuerbare Energieträger in KMU; SA.53773 (2019/X).
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SME's.
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Type of measure
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Subsidy.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Notification period: Recent period is from 15 March 2019 to 30 June 2021.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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support for electricity production from renewable energy sources by new technologies, excluding hydro power, sewage sludge, meat and bone meal and waste liquor. Additionally funded are also measures to increase energy efficiency and energy saving by energy efficiency programmes.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Funding of electricity production from renewable energy sources and energy efficiency programs. The notificated guidelines comprise green electricity producing installations, especially photovoltaics, power storage systems and energy efficiency programs.
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The subsidy is provided to private individuals as well as to companies.
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Type of measure
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Form of the subsidy is a grant.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Duration of the subsidy is unlimited. 1 October 2017 and 1 January 2020 and mark the commencement of the guidelines.
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Keywords
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Climate
Energy
Environment
Green
Renewable
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
Energy conservation and efficiency |
Tax concessions |
Manufacturing |
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Environment related objective
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To relieve "energy-intensive businesses" (Art. 17 of Council Directive 2003/96/EC), which are more burdened by the energy taxes than others, by implementing an upper limit of the tax burden (regarding their net production value).
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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"Energieabgabenvergütung" - Reimbursement of previously paid energy taxes;
Energieabgabenvergütungsgesetz (Act on reimbursement of previously paid energy taxes), Federal Gazette (BGBl.) No. 201/1996, as last amended by Act BGBl. I No. 103/2019.
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The reimbursement only applies to energy-intensive businesses (Art. 17(1)a of Directive 2003/96/EC) whose business is mainly the production of goods. The application requirements have to be proven.
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Type of measure
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The reimbursement of energy taxes on electricity, coal/coke, natural gas and mineral oils is granted to achieve a reduction of environmental taxes following Art. 17 of the Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity. The minimum excise duty levels as provided by Directive 2003/96/EC are always respected.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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From 1 January 2011, only businesses whose activity consists in the production of goods may apply for reimbursement of energy taxes. The remuneration is based on a request which has to be submitted by the economic operators in retrospect. The request can be placed not later than 5 years after the end of the calendar year in question.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
Alternative and renewable energy |
Tax concessions |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To encourage the use of photovoltaic to reach the renewable energy goals of the Republic of Austria. Moreover, the exemption should improve the self-sufficiency with electricity from photovoltaic.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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"Photovoltaik-Eigenstrombefreiung" - Exemption from the electricity tax for the self-consumption of electricity produced from photovoltaics, according to Section 2 No. 4 Elektrizitätsabgabegesetz (Electricity Tax Act), Federal Gazette (BGBl.) No. 201/1996, as last amended by Act BGBl. I No. 18/2021. The aid is in the form of an exemption of environmental taxes for renewable energy under Directive 2003/96/EC (Art. 15(1) b).
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The tax exemption applies to electricity producers, including energy communities (energy communities refer to a wide range of collective energy actions that involve citizen's participation in the energy system) as far as the electricity is produced by photovoltaic
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Type of measure
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The subsequent tax provision provides the beneficiaries a complete and immediate relief from the electricity tax. The tax exemption is granted to achieve a reduction of environmental taxes for photovoltaic under Art. 15(1) b of the Council Directive 2003/96/EC.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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The exemption entered into force by 1 January 2020.
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Keywords
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Energy
Environment
Renewable
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
Alternative and renewable energy |
Grants and direct payments |
All products/economic activities |
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Environment related objective
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Investment subsidies for photovoltaics.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Aid scheme of the Lower Austrian Funds for Economy and Tourism for Investments in Photovoltaics
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Subsidies are granted to endeavours investing in Lower Austria in the form of grants.
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Type of measure
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Grant.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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31 December 2020.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/372/EU/ADD.1 |
European Union: Austria |
2021 |
General environmental protection |
Grants and direct payments |
Manufacturing |
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Environment related objective
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Support of environmental protection measures (all branches).
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Guidelines on Aid to Upper Austria industry for environmental protection measures. Guidelines on Aid for environmental protection measures in Upper Austrian industry sector.
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Subsidies are provided especially for enterprises for environmental protection measures with respect to the environmental benefit.
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Type of measure
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Grants (subsidies) for investments.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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Guidelines 2009 for environmental support in Upper Austria (based on 2009 guidelines for environmental support in Austria) in force between 1 October 2009 and 19 February 2015. (earlier Number for Upper Austria 418/2007 or.X814/09 or No.SA.32531).
Guidelines 2015 for environmental support in Upper Austria in force since 20 February 2015. This guidelines are open-ended until the next change (recent Number: SA.41223 (2015/X)).
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Keywords
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