G/SCM/N/343/EU/Add.24  
17 September 2019 
(19-5973) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original:  English  
 
  
SUBSIDIES  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFIC ATION PURSUANT TO AR TICLE XVI:1  
OF THE GATT  1994 AND  ARTICLE  25 OF THE A GREEMENT  
ON SUBSIDIES AND COU NTERVAILING MEASURES  
EUROPEAN UNION 
Addendum  
The following addendum to the notification of the European Union relates to subsidy programmes of 
the Slovak Republic . 
 
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  SLOVAK REPUBLIC  
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
1   REGIONAL DEVELOP MENT  ................................ ................................ ...........................  3 
2   MINING INDUSTRY  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 4 
3   SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPR ISES  ................................ ................................ .. 5 
 
 
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  1  REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT  
1. Title of the subsidy  
 
Regional investment aid provided to the particular beneficiaries  especially in the regions  with low life 
standard or high unemployment rate . 
• XR 84/2008 - Law no. 561/2007 Coll. on Investment Aid and amendments to certain Acts, as 
amended: Contribution to the newly created jobs;  
 
• SA 41768  - Law no. 561/2007 Coll. On Inv estment Assistance and on Amendments to  Some 
Acts as amended by the State Aid Scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises. Contribution to 
the newly created jobs.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2017-2018. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of investment aid is to develop and eliminate regional disparities in disadvantaged regions 
(creation of new jobs, staff training, raising of living standards) . 
4. Background and authority of the subsidy  
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Re public . 
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic . 
5. Legislation under which it is granted  
Slovak legislation  
• The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 231/1999 Coll. on the state aid as 
amended;  
• The Act no. 358 /2015 on the regulation of certain relations in the field of state aid and minimal 
aid and on the amendment and amendment of some laws (the State Aid Act) ; 
• The Act no. 561/2007 on Investment Incentives and on the amendment of certain acts as 
amended ; 
• Law no. 5/2004 Coll. on employment services and amending and supplementing certain acts 
as amended ; 
• Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic No. 209/2015 Coll. laying down the 
maximal investment aid intensity and investment aid amount by investm ent aid form and 
unemployment rate in the areas by individual regions of the Slovak Republic . 
EU legislation  
• State aid no. SA.37447 (2013/N)  - Slovak Republic  - regional aid for 2014 -2020;  
• Guidelines on national regional aid for the years 2014 -2020 (2013/C 209/01) ; 
• Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of 
aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty 
(General Block Exemption Regulation);  
• Commission Regulation ( EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid 
compatible with the common market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.  G/SCM/N/343/EU/Add.24  
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  6. Form of the subsidy  
Non-refundable grant . 
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The subsidi es were granted to producers.  
8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy in mil. €  
Year 2017 2018 
Creation of new jobs, staff training  9.6 15.3 
 
9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time -limits attached to it  
Individual . 
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Information on the trade effect of the subsidy is not available.  
2  MINING INDUSTRY  
1. Title of the subsidy  
 
Aid to cover exceptional costs of the coal mines.  
State aid SA.39096 (2014/N) - Slovakia, State aid SA.49270 (2017/N) - Slovakia . 
2. Period covered by the notification  
2017-2018. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
State aid disclosure for mining company with aim to cover extraordinary costs resulted from 
coalmine disposal.  
 
4. Background and authority of the subsidy  
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic . 
5. Legislation under which it is granted  
Slovak legislation  
• The Act  of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 358/2015 on the state aid as 
amended;  
• The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 71/2013 on granting subsidies 
within the competence of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic as am ended.  
EU legislation  
• Council Decision 2010/787/EU of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure of 
uncompetitive coal mines.  G/SCM/N/343/EU/Add.24  
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  6. Form of the subsidy  
Non-refundable grant . 
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The subsidies were granted to the mining company for ending of mining activities "Mining field Cigel".  
8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy in  mil. €  
Provider  2017  2018  
Ministry of the Economy of the Slovak Republic  - 5.1 
 
9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time -limits attached to it  
Individual . 
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Information on the trade effect of the subsidy is not available.  
3  SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZ ED ENTERPRISES  
1. Title of the subsidy  
 
State Aid Scheme s provided within the  Operational Programme Competitiveness and Economic 
Growth.  
2. Period covered by the notification  
2017-2018. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of the State Aid Scheme is to ensure increase the competitiveness of existing enterprises 
by introducing innovative and advanced technologies, machinery, instruments, and equipment, by 
providing free services  for SME (e.g. consultancy, incubation, participation on trade missions and 
fairs), and by providing risk finance instruments.  
4. Background and authority of the subsidy  
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic.  
5. Legislation under which it is granted  
Slovak legislation  
• Act No 358/2015 Coll. on State aid as amended;  
• Act No. 523/2004 Coll. on the General government budgetary rules and on amendments to 
certain other Acts as amended;  
• Act No 292/2014 Coll. on Aid provided from the European structural and inv estment funds as 
amended.  G/SCM/N/343/EU/Add.24  
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  EU legislation  
• Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 
2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the 
European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, th e European Agricultural Fund for Rural 
Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general 
provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the 
Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisherie s Fund and repealing Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006;  
• Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 
2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and on specific provisions concerning the 
Investment for gro wth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006.  
6. Form of the subsidy  
Non-refundable grant . 
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Subsidy (grant) is provided to producers and is specially fixed for each beneficiary.  
8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy in mil €  
Provider  2017 2018 
Ministry of Economy of the SR  - 1.3 
 
9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time -limits attached to it  
Individual.  
10. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Information on the trade effect of the subsidy is not available.  
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