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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.14 European Union: Ireland 2023
Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, Environmentally friendly consumption
 Grants and direct payments Manufacturing, Other
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Electric Vehicle…
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant Scheme
Environment related objective
To increase the uptake of electric vehicles in Ireland by supporting home charging infrastructure.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant Scheme
In 2021 a grant was provided to vehicle purchasers in respect of the purchase and installation of a home charger. The grant applied to both new and second-hand electric vehicles. In 2022, the eligibility was expanded to any individual who had off-street parking.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
A maximum of €600 is available per unit.
 Implementation period
Ongoing since January 2018 and kept under review
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.14 European Union: Ireland 2023 Environmental goods and services promotion Grants and direct payments Other
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Public Charge…
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Public Charge Point Scheme.
Environment related objective
To provide support to Local Authorities for the installation of infrastructure which will facilitate owners of EVs, who do not have access to a private parking space but rely on parking their vehicles on public streets, to charge their EVs near their homes.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Public Charge Point Scheme.
This funding supports the roll out by local authorities of public charge points for electric vehicles and caters mainly for electric vehicle owners who rely on on-street parking as their primary means of parking near their homes.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Grant support is offered for each charge point (i.e. a single EV plug socket). A total of 75% of the capital costs will be provided, capped at €5,000 per single charge point. (...) A charge post would receive up to €10,000 per post.
 Implementation period
Ongoing since September 2019 and kept under review
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.14 European Union: Ireland 2023
Environmental goods and services promotion,…
Environmental goods and services promotion, Environmentally friendly consumption
 Grants and direct payments Other
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Electric Small…
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Electric Small Public Service Vehicle (ESPSV) Grant Scheme: A grant of up to €10,000 to support the purchase of a BEV in the taxi/hackney/limousine sector with an additional €2,500 available for those choosing to make their vehicle wheelchair accessible. Those scrapping older, more polluting, or high mileage vehicles are now eligible for double the normal grant if they make the switch to electric with up to €20K available for a new BEV, €25K for a new wheelchair accessible BEV and €15K for a new wheelchair accessible PHEV.
Environment related objective
To support of the uptake of alternative fuel technology in the public transport fleet.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Electric Small Public Service Vehicle (ESPSV) Grant Scheme: A grant of up to €10,000 to support the purchase of a BEV in the taxi/hackney/limousine sector with an additional €2,500 available for those choosing to make their vehicle wheelchair accessible. Those scrapping older, more polluting, or high mileage vehicles are now eligible for double the normal grant if they make the switch to electric with up to €20K available for a new BEV, €25K for a new wheelchair accessible BEV and €15K for a new wheelchair accessible PHEV.
Grant is provided to directly to consumers in respect of new EVs. Consumers must not purchase the vehicle before the grant is awarded and must then provide proof of purchase to draw down the grant.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
A grant of up to €10,000 to support the purchase of a BEV; up to €20K - €25K available for a new BEV,
Implementation period
Ongoing and kept under review
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.14 European Union: Ireland 2023
Climate change mitigation and adaptation,…
Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Environmental goods and services promotion, Environmentally friendly consumption, Air pollution reduction
 Grants and direct payments Other, Services
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Low Emission…
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Low Emission Vehicle Toll Incentive (LEVTI) Scheme:
Environment related objective
To encourage LEV uptake; to reduce transport emissions and building a climate resilient low carbon transport sector by 2050.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Low Emission Vehicle Toll Incentive (LEVTI) Scheme:
Discount is issued to customers retrospectively from their tag provider. To participate in the Scheme, Eligible Toll Users must meet the following criteria within one of the three sub-categories: Passenger Cars and Light Goods Vehicles; Small Passenger Public Services Vehicle (SPSV); or Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV).
Type of measure
Subsidy
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
BEV and PHEVs qualify for 50% and 25% toll reductions respectively up to a maximum €500 annual threshold for private vehicles and a maximum annual threshold of €1,000 for commercial vehicles (greater off-peak rates also apply to the M50 toll).
 Implementation period
Ongoing and kept under review
Keywords
Climate
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.14 European Union: Ireland 2023
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental…
Alternative and renewable energy, Environmental goods and services promotion, Environmentally friendly consumption
 Grants and direct payments Other
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Alternatively…
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Alternatively Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle (AFHDV) Scheme: The Scheme is intended to help bridge some of the difference in purchase price between conventional heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and those powered by alternatively fuelled powertrains.
Environment related objective
To provide support for the purchase of to encourage alternatively fuelled heavy duty vehicles
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2021 & 2022 Returns - ZEVI: Alternatively Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle (AFHDV) Scheme: The Scheme is intended to help bridge some of the difference in purchase price between conventional heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and those powered by alternatively fuelled powertrains.
grant levels under the Scheme are calculated as a percentage of the difference in price between a conventionally-fueled diesel HDV and its alternatively-fueled equivalent. Maximum grant levels for eligible vehicles depend on the size of the enterprise applying for the grant.
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Grant levels under the Scheme are calculated as a percentage of the difference in price between a conventionally-fueled diesel HDV and its alternatively-fueled equivalent. Maximum grant levels for eligible vehicles depend on the size of the enterprise applying for the grant.
Implementation period
Ongoing and kept under review
Keywords
Emissions
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.15 European Union: Italy 2023 Environmental goods and services promotion Grants and direct payments All products/economic activities
"Nuova Sabatini" – Law-Decree No. 69…
"Nuova Sabatini" – Law-Decree No. 69/2013, Art. 2, converted with modifications into Law 9 August 2013, No. 98 – "SME investment aid scheme for purchase of new machinery and equipment": (...) With the Budget Law for 2020, a reinforced subsidy for equipment and machineries "with low environmental impact" was introduced in addition to "ordinary" and "4.0" investments
Environment related objective
To provide subsidy for equipment and machineries with low environmental impact
Measure description Coverage of the measure
"Nuova Sabatini" – Law-Decree No. 69/2013, Art. 2, converted with modifications into Law 9 August 2013, No. 98 – "SME investment aid scheme for purchase of new machinery and equipment": (...) With the Budget Law for 2020, a reinforced subsidy for equipment and machineries "with low environmental impact" was introduced in addition to "ordinary" and "4.0" investments
Subsidy for all the SMEs
Type of measure
Grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Year 2021: EUR 397,884,167.12; Year 2022: EUR 1,027,030,680.52
 Implementation period
2014-2026
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IND/23 India 2023
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous…
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, Plant protection, Waste management and recycling
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences
Agriculture, Chemicals, Fisheries, Manufacturing,…
Agriculture, Chemicals, Fisheries, Manufacturing, Other
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...): The…
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...): The category of imports under the current Foreign Trade Policy consists of: (i) prohibited items, import of which are normally not allowed; (ii) restricted items, imports of which are allowed against an authorisation or in accordance with a public notice which indicates the conditions under which the items can be imported; (iii) those under state trading enterprises (STE) policy, the imports of which are permitted only through the designated STEs; and (iv) those which can be freely imported.Some of the items presently under restriction include live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, ozone depleting substances, plastic waste, certain new pneumatic tyres, sandalwood (...) and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (...)
Environment related objective
The restrictions on imports are maintained on grounds as notified in Paragraph 2.07 of the Foreign Trade Policy and include protection of (...) the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...): The category of imports under the current Foreign Trade Policy consists of: (i) prohibited items, import of which are normally not allowed; (ii) restricted items, imports of which are allowed against an authorisation or in accordance with a public notice which indicates the conditions under which the items can be imported; (iii) those under state trading enterprises (STE) policy, the imports of which are permitted only through the designated STEs; and (iv) those which can be freely imported.Some of the items presently under restriction include live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, ozone depleting substances, plastic waste, certain new pneumatic tyres, sandalwood (...) and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (...)
Live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, ozone depleting substances, plastic waste, certain new pneumatic tyres, sandalwood (...) and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Type of measure
Import licenses and prohibitions
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
28 December 2022
Keywords
Bio
Endangered
Hazardous
MEAs
Plastic
Waste
Wildlife
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.15 European Union: Italy 2023 General environmental protection Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing All products/economic activities
"Contratti di sviluppo", Law-Decree 25…
"Contratti di sviluppo", Law-Decree 25 June 2008, No. 112, Art. 43, converted with modifications into Law 6 August 2008 No. 133: (...) reform was implemented by Ministerial Decree 14 February 2014 that introduced procedural simplifications and extended the measure to projects dealing with environment protection. (...) The sectors involved in the "Contratti di sviluppo" are industrial (including agro-industry), tourism and environmental protection.
Environment related objective
To provide support to projects dealing with environment protection
Measure description Coverage of the measure
"Contratti di sviluppo", Law-Decree 25 June 2008, No. 112, Art. 43, converted with modifications into Law 6 August 2008 No. 133: (...) reform was implemented by Ministerial Decree 14 February 2014 that introduced procedural simplifications and extended the measure to projects dealing with environment protection. (...) The sectors involved in the "Contratti di sviluppo" are industrial (including agro-industry), tourism and environmental protection.
All national and foreign firms can potentially benefit from the subsidy. The eligibility criteria concern a minimum amount (cut-in) of investment, on the base of the main sector involved. (...) It applies to areas under Regional State Aid Regulation, or in the other areas of the Country, provided that the investment projects are presented by SMEs or the program concerns environment protection.
Type of measure
The aid can take the form of grant, soft loan and interest subsidy
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
Year 2021: EUR 256,550,000.00; Year 2022: EUR 223,500,000.00.
 Implementation period
The subsidized loans have a maximum duration of 14 years.
Keywords
Environment
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures G/SCM/N/401/EU/ADD.15 European Union: Italy 2023 General environmental protection Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing Manufacturing, Services
Soft loans and direct grants for the…
Soft loans and direct grants for the internationalization of Italian businesses, in view of their promotion and future development in foreign markets establishment: j. Digital and green transition of Italian companies with international vocation.
Environment related objective
To support digital and green transition of Italian companies with international vocation.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Soft loans and direct grants for the internationalization of Italian businesses, in view of their promotion and future development in foreign markets establishment: j. Digital and green transition of Italian companies with international vocation.
Beneficiaries are industrial, trading and services companies whit international vocation set up as corporations and with a maximum of 1,500 employees. SMEs have priority eligibility on the funds allocated. Financing cannot exceed EUR 1,000,000.00.
Type of measure
Soft loan and connected direct grant
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
2021: EUR 411 million for type j (average amount per unit EUR 224.835,8862); 2022: EUR 328 million for type j (average amount per unit EUR 298.724,9544)
 Implementation period
Ended on 31 October 2022
Keywords
Green
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/21 Japan 2023
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import quotas Fisheries
1.1 Marine products - Import Approval Items: The…
1.1 Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating the import of marine animals and preparations, specifically whales, under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1 Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above-mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4. (...)
Marine animals, fish, crustaceans, other aquatics, seaweeds, whales, salmon and (salmon) trout), bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean), and all of their products
Type of measure
Import quotas
 ICS - HS Code
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.07
03.09
12.12
20.01
20.08
21.03
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Notification for the year 2022
Keywords
Endangered
Fish
MEAs
Wildlife