G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25  
11 September 2013  
(13-4778)  Page: 1/47  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  SUBSIDIES 
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVI:1 OF THE 
GATT 1994 AND ARTICLE 25 OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
EUROPEAN UNION 
Addendum 
The following addendum to the notification of the European Union relates to subsidy programmes 
of Spain . 
 
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  SPAIN 
 
CONTENTS  
  
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1  FISH ERIES .................................................................................................................. . 4
 
1.1  PROGRAMMES CO-FIN ANCED BY TH E EU ....................................................................... 4  
1.1.1  RESTRUCTURING OF AQUACULTURE ........................................................................... 4  
1.1.2  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISH ING FLEET. PERMANEN T CESSATION. ............................. 5  
1.1.3  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHIN G FLEET. INVESTMENTS ON BOARD FISHING 
VESSELS AND SELECTIVITY. .............................................................................................. 6  
1.1.4  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHIN G FLEET. SOCIO-ECONOMIC COMPENSATION 
FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHING FLEET. ................................................................... 7  
1.1.5  PILOT PROJECTS ..................................................................................................... 8  
1.2  MARINE CULT IVATION PLANS....................................................................................... 9  
2  MINING ..................................................................................................................... . 10 
2.1.1  AID TO JOB CREATION PROJECTS IN MI NING AREAS ................................................... 10 
2.1.2  AID FOR COAL MINING ............................................................................................ 11 
2.1.3  DEVELOPMENT OF NON-ENERGY MINING ................................................................... 12 
3  INDUSTRY AND INNOVATI ON .................................................................................... 13  
3.1  INNOVATION ............................................................................................................ 13 
3.1.1  HIRING AND INCORPORATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES ................................................ 13 
3.1.1.1  I NNCORPO RA ...................................................................................................... 13 
3.1.1.2  TORRE S QUEVEDO ............................................................................................... 15 
3.1.2  IMPLEMENTATION PROCE SS FOR THE COORDINATION AND 
INTERNATIONALIZATION  OF THE SYSTEM ........................................................................... 16 
3.1.2.1  I NNPACTO .......................................................................................................... 16 
3.1.2.2  INTEREMPRESAS INTERNACIONAL .......................................................................... 18 
3.1.2.3  INNTER NACIONALIZA ........................................................................................... 19 
3.1.3  FINANCING OF RESEARCH, DEVELO PMENT AND INNOVATION (R&D&I) PROJECTS 
CONDUCTED BY ENTERPRISES .......................................................................................... 20 
3.1.4  SUBSIDIES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF 
TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENTERPRI SES ................................................................................... 21 
3.1.4.1  NEOTEC .............................................................................................................. 21 
3.1.5  PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE STABLE  PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION IN 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMEN T AND INNO VATION ..................................................................... 22 
3.1.5.1  I NNPRONT A ........................................................................................................ 22 
3.1.5.2  FEDER INNTERCO NECTA ....................................................................................... 24 
3.1.6  SUPPORT FOR SCIENC E AND TECHNOLO GY PARKS ...................................................... 25 
3.1.7  AVANZA COMPETITIVENESS SUBPROGRAMME (R&D&I) ................................................ 27 
3.1.8  R&D  COMPETITIVENESS  SUBPROGR AMME .................................................................. 28 
3.1.9  AVANZA GREEN ICT SUBPROGRAMME ........................................................................ 29 G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3.1.10  AVANZA DIGITAL CO NTENT SUBPRO GRAMME ........................................................... 31 
3.1.11  AVANZA TRAINI NG SUBPRO GRAMME ....................................................................... 32 
3.1.12  ICO – AVANZA PL AN CREDIT  LINE ........................................................................... 33 
3.1.13  AVANZA NEW TELECOMMUNICATI ONS INFRASTRUCTUR E PROGRAMME ........................ 35 
3.1.14  BOOSTING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF STRATEGIC INDU STRIAL SECTORS ................... 36 
3.2  SMES ....................................................................................................................... 39 
3.2.1  INNO EMPRESA ....................................................................................................... 39 
3.2.2  INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GR OUPS .............................................................................. 40 
3.3  SHIPBUILDING .......................................................................................................... 41 
3.3.1  SHIPBUILDI NG SUBSIDIES ...................................................................................... 41 
3.3.2  INTEREST SUBSIDY FOR SHIPBUILDING LOANS .......................................................... 42 
3.3.3  AID FOR TRAINING SHIPBUILDING  WORKERS ............................................................ 43 
4  REGIONAL SUBSIDIES ............................................................................................... 44  
4.1.1  REINDUSTRIALIZATION OF DECLINING INDUST RIAL AREAS ......................................... 44 
4.1.2  REGIONAL ECONOMIC  INCENTIVES SCHEME .............................................................. 46 
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  1  FISHERIES 
1.1  PROGRAMMES CO-FINANCED BY THE EU 2011 AND 2012 - DOMESTIC FUNDING COMPONENT IN EU CO-FINANCED PROGRAMMES 
(EUROPEAN FISHERIES FUND). 
 
The information includes a summary of all fisheries programmes together with detailed information on each of them. 
 
Pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 regarding the European Fisheries Fund, Commission Regula tion (EC) No. 498/2007 of 26 March 2007 laying 
down detailed rules for the implementation of  Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 on the 
European Fisheries Fund, Council Regulation (EC) No. 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting 
a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic cris is, and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 
of 22 December 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No. 498/2007 laying down detailed rules for the 
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund,  
the following aid has been granted: 
 
Restructuring of Aquaculture 
 2011: €0.76 million was allocated for 21 projects. 
 
2012: €0.08 million was allocated for seven projects.  
Reorganization of the fishing fleet 
 
2011: 
Permanent cessation of fishing 
€5.46 million was allocated for 104 projects. Investments on board fishin g vessels and selectivity 
€0.14 million was allocated for 264 projects. 
Socio-economic compensation for fleet management 
€0.59 million was allocated for 215 projects.  
2012: 
Permanent cessation of fishing €6.01 million was allocated for 151 projects. 
Investments on board fishin g vessels and selectivity 
€0.15 million was allocated for 302 projects. Socio-economic compensation for fleet management €0.24 million was allocated for 81 projects. 
 
Pilot projects: 
 
2011: €0 million was allocated. 
 2012: €0 million was allocated. 
 
1.1.1  RESTRUCTURING OF AQUACULTURE 
1. Title of the programme 
Aquaculture. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  Productive investment measures: Support investments to build, expand, equip and modernize 
production facilities, particularly so as to improve working conditions and hygiene, human or animal health and product quality, and limit the negative impact or enhance the positive effects on the environment. 
Aqua-environmental measures: Provide compensation for the use of aquaculture production 
methods that help to protect and improve the environment and conserve nature. 
Public health measures: To compensate mollusc farmers for the temporary suspension of farmed 
mollusc harvesting. 
Animal health measures: Subsidies for the control and eradication of diseases 
affecting aquaculture. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006, Commission Regulation 
(EC) No. 498/2007 of 26 March 2007, and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 22 December 2010. 
 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Productive investment measures: Micro, small, medium-sized enterprises, and enterprises in the 
aquaculture sector with less than 750 employ ees or a turnover of less than €200 million. 
All enterprises in the outermost regions (Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands). 
Micro and small enterprises will have priority. 
Aqua-environmental and animal health measur es: Enterprises in the aquaculture sector. 
Public health measures: Mollusc producers. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
- 2011: €0.76 million was allocated to 21 projects. 
- 2012: €0.08 million was allocated to seven projects. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
EFF Operational Programme 2007-2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 
1 January 2007 to 31 December 2015. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
For the most part, the investments go towards improvements for workers, health and the 
environment. They are granted principally to mi cro and small enterprises, and therefore seem 
unlikely to impact trade negatively. 
1.1.2  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET. PERMANENT CESSATION. 1. Title of the programme 
Permanent cessation of fishing. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To help finance the permanent cessation of the fi shing activities of fishing vessels under a plan 
to adjust the fishing effort by scrapping vessels, converting them under the flag of a Member State 
and registering them in the Communi ty for activities unrelated to fishing, and by converting them 
to create artificial reefs. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006, Commission Regulation 
(EC) No. 498/2007 of 26 March 2007, Council Regulation (EC) No. 744/2008 of 24 July 2008, and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 22 December 2010. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Owners of fishing vessels. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
- 2011: €5.46 million was allocated for 104 projects. 
- 2012: €6.01 million was allocated for 151 projects. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
EFF Operational Programme 2007-2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs 
from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2015. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
There are no effects on trade since these payments are made to compensate for the permanent 
cessation of fishing, leading to a reduction of fishing capacity.  
1.1.3  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET. INVESTMENTS ON BOARD FISHING 
VESSELS AND SELECTIVITY. 
1. Title of the programme 
Investments on board fishing vessels and selectivity. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To help finance investments in equipment and the modernization of fishing vessels that are 
five or more years old, with a view to improvin g safety on board, working conditions, hygiene, 
product quality, energy efficiency, and selectivity, provided that this does not increase the fishing 
capacity of the vessels. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  4. Authority for the subsidy 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006, Commission Regulation 
(EC) No. 498/2007 of 26 March 2007, Council Regulation (EC) No. 744/2008 of 24 July 2008, and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 22 December 2010. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Owners of fishing vessels. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
- 2011: €0.14 million was allocated to 264 projects. 
- 2012: €0.15 million was allocated to 302 projects. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
EFF Operational Programme 2007-2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs 
from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2015. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
In no case may the aid effectively increase the fishing capacity of vessels, nor will any aid be given 
to build fishing vessels or to expand hold capaci ty. No negative trade effects are therefore likely. 
1.1.4  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET. SOCIO-ECONOMIC COMPENSATION 
FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHING FLEET. 
1. Title of the programme 
Socio-economic compensation for the management of the fishing fleet. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To help finance socio-economic measures that provide for activity diversification with a view 
to promoting multiple jobs for fishery workers; the upgrading of professional skills, in particular those of young fishery workers; plans for professi onal retraining in areas other than maritime 
fishing; early departure from the fishing sector, including through early retirement; and 
non-renewable compensation for fishery workers fr om vessels affected by permanent cessation. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006, Commission Regulation 
(EC) No. 498/2007 of 26 March 2007, Council Regulation (EC) No. 744/2008 of 24 July 2008, and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 22 December 2010. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  6. Beneficiaries 
Fishery workers. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
- 2011: €0.59 million was allocated for 215 projects. 
- 2012: €0.24 million was allocated for 81 projects. 
 8. Duration of the subsidy 
EFF Operational Programme 2007-2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs 
from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2015. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
It has no negative trade effects since it is intended for measures in support of workers 
in the sector. 
1.1.5  PILOT PROJECTS 
1. Title of the programme 
Pilot projects. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To support pilot projects, including the experimental use of more selective fishing techniques with 
a view to acquiring and disseminating new technical expertise. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006, Commission Regulation 
(EC) No. 498/2007 of 26 March 2007, and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 
of 22 December 2010. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Economic operators, recognized trade associat ions or any other competent body designated 
for this purpose by the Member State, in cooperation with a scientific or technical entity. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
- 2011: €0 million was allocated. 
- 2012: €0 million was allocated. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
EFF Operational Programme 2007-2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs 
from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2015. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
The subsidies are intended for research and experimentation in the fisheries sector and are 
therefore not considered to have any negative effects on trade. 
1.2  MARINE CULTIVATION PLANS 
1. Title of the programme 
National Marine Cultivation Plans. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
Development and implementation of National Marine Cultivation Plans as a means of strengthening 
the balanced development of aquaculture at national level. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Law 23/1984 of 25 June on marine cultivation; General Secretariat of Fisheries Resolution 
of 18 January 2012 publishing the subsidies grante d in the fourth quarter of 2011 under various 
budget lines (Official Journal No. 29 of 3 February 2012). 
As of this date, Resolutions covering this type of subsidy were no longer published; publication is 
not mandatory as the subsidies are not granted to direct beneficiaries. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Direct aid.1 
6. Beneficiaries 
Aquaculture Research Centres of the Autonomous Communities. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
- 2011: € 1.90 million. 
- 2012: € 0.51 million. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
Annual. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
The promotion of aquaculture helps to alleviate the fish supply crisis, while reducing pressure 
on fish stocks, and would thus not ap pear to have any effects on trade. 
                                               
1 That is to say, grants within the meaning of Article 25.3(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  2  MINING 
2.1.1  AID TO JOB CREATION PROJECTS IN MINING AREAS 1. Title of the programme 
Aid scheme for job creation business projects that promote alternative development 
in mining areas. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The purpose of the subsidy is to promote regional development through aid for investment 
projects that help to reduce the dependency  on coal mining of the areas concerned. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Order ITC/1044/2007 of 12 April (Official Journal No. 45 of 20 April 2007) adopting the 
regulatory basis for aid for job creation business projects that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the period 2007-2012. 
- Order ITC/3741/2007 of 18 December (Official Journal No. 204 of 20 December 2007) 
amending Order ITC/1044/2007 of 12 April ad opting the regulatory basis for aid for job 
creation business projects that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the 
period 2007-2012. 
- Order ITC/1347/2009 of 22 May (Official Journal No. 129 of 28 May 2009) amending 
Order ITC/1044/2007 of 12 April adopting the regulatory basis for aid for job creation 
business projects that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the period 
2007-2012. 
- Order ITC/2237/2009 of 31 July (Official Journal No. 195 of 13 August 2009) adopting the 
regulatory basis for aid for small-scale job creation investment projects that promote the 
alternative development of mining areas, for the period 2009-2012. 
- Resolution of 14 April 2011 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining 
and the Alternative Development of Mini ng Regions (Official Journal No. 101 
of 28 April 2011) announcing aid for small-scale job creation investment projects that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the period 2011. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies granted for productive investments and calculated on the basis of the 
investment approved by the authorities. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Aid is granted to enterprises, in general SMEs, and to independent entrepreneurs. 
Once approved, the subsidy is notified individually to the parties concerned in an individual 
resolution establishing the basic project data, including the name of the recipient enterprise that 
has applied for it. 
The aid is paid once the corresponding Autonomo us Community, acting through the relevant body, 
has issued a report substantiating full execution of  the project and fulfilment, within the specified 
periods, of the requirements laid down in the in dividual resolution accepted beforehand by the 
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  produce evidence that the part of the inve stment for each instalment has been made, 
together with adequate guarantees against failure to complete. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
2011: €120,100,000 budgeted. €6.1 million granted. 
2012: €0 (no call for applications was made). 
 8. Duration of the subsidy 
The current scheme will remain in effect until the end of 2012. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
With regard to the statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects, it should be noted 
that, since the subsidies take the form of capital for productive investment in disadvantaged 
regions and are authorized by the European Commi ssion, they are not regarded as jeopardizing 
the principle of free competition. 
2.1.2  AID FOR COAL MINING 
1. Title of the programme 
State aid to the coal industry. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The programme aims to cover the difference between coal mining costs and coal sales revenues. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Community legislation: 
- Decision 2010/787/EU of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure 
of uncompetitive coal mines. 
National legislation: regulation of production aids that cover the difference between costs 
and revenues: 
- Order ITC/3007/2011 of 3 November (Official Journal No. 269 of 8 November 2011) 
establishing the regulatory basis for aid to the coal mining industry for the financial 
periods 2011 and 2012, corresponding to the aid provided for in Article 3 of Council Decision 2010/787/EU of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure 
of uncompetitive coal mines. 
- Resolution of 29 December 2010 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions (Official Journal No. 317 of 30 December 2010) 
announcing aid for covering current production losses of production units in the coal mining 
industry for the financial period 2011. 
- Resolution of 14 November 2011 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining 
and the Alternative Development of Mining Regions (Official Journal No. 281 
of 22 November 2011) on the definitive granti n g  o f  a i d  t o  t h e  c o a l  m i n i n g  i n d u s t r y  f o r  
the financial year 2011, corresponding to the aid provided for in Article 3 of Council Decision 2010/787/EU of 10 December 2010. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  - Resolution of 19 September 2012 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining 
and the Alternative Development of Mining Regions (Official Journal No. 228 of 21 September 2012) announcing aid for the coal mining industry for the financial period 2012, corresponding to the aid provided for in Article 3 of Council Decision 2010/787/EU 
of 10 December 2010. 
- Resolution of 22 February 2013 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions (O fficial Journal No. 52 of 1 March 2013) ruling 
on the aid provided for in the Resolution of 19 September 2012. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
In the case of the coverage of coal mining industry operating losses (Article 3 
of Council Decision  2010/787/EU of 10 December 2010), non-repayable closure aid is granted 
to coal mining companies whose production costs exceed their sales revenue. Aid is notified and must be approved by the European Commission. 
 
6. Beneficiaries 
Coal mining companies that sustain operating losses are eligible for this subsidy. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Aid to cover losses: 
2011: €72.5 million for State enterprises and €229.1 million for private enterprises. 
2012: €18.11 million for State enterprises and €92.9 million for private enterprises. 
 
If necessary, part of the budget for technical costs may be transferred to social costs. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
Until 31 December 2012. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
With regard to the statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects, it should be noted 
that Spain imports 12 to 20 million tonnes of coal per year, in accordance with annual hydrological 
behaviour. The disappearance of the 11 million to nnes of coal produced by Spain, equivalent 
in terms of calorific value to 6.5 million tonnes of imported coal, would hardly impact the global interoceanic trade of 800 million tonnes of coal per year. 
2.1.3  DEVELOPMENT OF NON-ENERGY MINING 
1. Title of the programme 
Development of non-energy mining. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To encourage prospecting and geological-mining research, investments to improve productivity, 
and investments to improve mine safety and mine safety training in the non-energy 
mining subsector. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  4. Authority for the subsidy 
Ministerial Order ITC/1231/2010 of 6 May (Official Journal No. 118 of 14 May 2010). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Enterprises, associations of enterprises or non-profit institutions implementing projects that meet 
the objectives set forth in point 3 above are eligible for subsidization. 
The subsidies for mine safety training and prospe cting and geological-mining research projects are 
available for projects located in any region. Subsidies for projects making tangible investments in security and investing to improve productivity are available in any region if the enterprise is a SME and only in certain regions otherwise. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
2011: €8.67 million. 
2012: €6.44 million. 
 
The maximum aid amount varies between 20% and 100% of the subsidizable investment depending on the type of project, the type of  beneficiary and whether or not the enterprise 
is a SME. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The programme ends on 31 December 2013. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
The programme has no trade effects because of its small scale in relation to the size of the sector 
(annual turnover of around €3,250 million) and th e high number of recipients (225 projects 
in 2011 and 183 projects in 2012). 
3  INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION 
3.1  INNOVATION 3.1.1  HIRING AND INCORPORATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES 
3.1.1.1  INNCORPORA 
1. Title of the programme 
INNCORPORA 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The aim of this programme is to support and step up the recruitment of highly qualified personnel 
to participate in ongoing industrial research projects, experimental development projects 
or technical pre-feasibility studies, thereby stimulating the transfer of knowledge and technology to the production sector and promoting business innovation. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order ECI/266/2008 of 6 February establishing the regulatory basis, published in Official Journal 
No. 35 of 9 February 2008. 
The implementing provisions for this Order are: 
 Order CIN/1192/2011 of 5 May approving the 2011 programme of subsidies, 
published in the Official Journal of 12 May 2011. 
 Order CIN/3214/2010 of 10 December approving the 2011 programme of subsidies under 
the INNCORPORA subprogramme, for the recruitment of technologists with high-level 
vocational training qualifications or equivalent, published in the Official Journal of 14 December 2010. 
 Order ECC/1293/2012 of 12 June approving the 2012 programme of subsidies, 
published in the Official Journal of 15 June. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Direct subsidies and loans. Subsidies are disbursed in advance. 
 
6. Beneficiaries 
Enterprises, technology centres, technological innovation support centres, business associations 
and science and technology parks. 
The subsidies are disbursed in advance. The first payment is made immediately following the 
decision to grant support. Depending on the du ration of the project (multi-year), a maximum 
of two subsequent payments may be made once the subsidy period has expired. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Granted in 2011 (for three years): 
INNCORPORA PFGS  €390,059.60 Subsidies 
   €6,602,431.09 Loans 
INNCORPORA (university graduates)  €5,099,594.62 Subsidies    €33,378,302.92 Loans 
 
Granted in 2012 (for three years): 
INNCORPORA PFGS  €299,343.05 Subsidies 
   €4,256,023.80 Loans  
INNCORPORA (university graduates) €704,000.00 Subsidies 
   €23,270,003.83 Loans  
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The execution period for the programme to implem ent the Human Resources Line of Action under 
the National Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I) Plan 2008-2011, has been extended 
to 2012. 
The subsidy covers the costs of consultancy or equivalent services required for the compulsory 
initial training of all newly recruited technologists; INNCORPORA has therefore received aid in connection with the industrial research or experimental development project or the technical 
pre-feasibility study in progress, and the travel, board and lodging involved in attending 
its classroom component. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  The repayable advances are loans which in 2011 were interest-free with a maximum repayment 
period of nine years and a grace period of up to three years. In 2012, these loans were interest-free with a maximum repayment period of six years and a grace period of up to 
two years. 
The subsidies have a maximum total duration of three years and are contingent upon the duration 
of the employment contract with the technologist and the duration of the industrial research or experimental development project or the technical pre-feasibility study in progress. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
The subsidies granted under this programme are used exclusively for financing the costs 
of technologists recruited by companies to conduct R&D projects and have no impact on the production of goods, since they concern activities that are, by their very nature, far removed from 
commercial activity. 
 3.1.1.2  TORRES QUEVEDO 
1. Title of the programme 
Torres Quevedo subprogramme. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
These subsidies are meant to encourage the re cruitment of Ph.D. holders by enterprises, 
technology centres, business associations and science and technology parks to carry out specific 
industrial research or technological development projects or technical pre-feasibility studies, 
thereby stimulating the transfer of knowledge to the production sector. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order ECI/266/2008 of 6 February published in Of ficial Journal No. 35 of 9 February 2008 setting 
out the regulatory basis for the granting of government subsidies for implementing human resources-related activities under the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological 
Innovation Plan (R&D&I) for 2008-2011. 
The implementing provisions for this Order are:  Resolution of 22 October 2012 of the State Secretariat for Research, Development 
and Innovation announcing the 2012 programme of subsidies under the National Programme 
for Recruitment and Incorporation of Human Resources, in the framework of the 
National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011. 
 Order CIN/1192/2011 of 5 May approving the 2011 programme of subsidies under the 
INNCORPORA subprogramme, within the framework of the National Programme for 
Recruitment and Incorporation of Human Resources of the Human Resources Line of Action under the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation (R&D&I) 
Plan 2008-2011. 
 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Direct subsidies. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  6. Beneficiaries 
Enterprises, technology centres, business asso ciations and science and technology parks. 
The subsidies are paid annually, in advance. 7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
2011:  €0 
2012:  €29,812,039 Subsidy granted.  
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The maximum duration of any indi vidual subsidy is three years. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
The subsidies granted under this programme are used exclusively for financing the costs 
of research staff recruited by companies to conduct R&D projects and have no impact on the 
production of goods, since they concern activities that are, by their very nature, far removed from commercial activity. 
3.1.2  IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR THE COORDINATION AND 
INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE SYSTEM 
3.1.2.1  INNPACTO 
1. Title of the programme 
National Public-Private Cooperatio n Programme. INNPACTO subprogramme. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The purpose of the INNPACTO subprogramme is to support cooperation projects between public 
or private research entities and enterprises with a view to the implementation of R&D&I projects 
geared towards products, processes and services that are clearly market-oriented 
and demand-based. 
These projects are meant to focus on R&D&I, pr omote the creation of innovative enterprises, 
orient the activity of already existing enterpri ses towards innovative activity, mobilize private 
investment, generate employment and improve the country's technological balance. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order CIN/1559/2009 of 29 May published in the Official Journal of 13 June 2009 establishing the 
regulatory basis for the granting of public sc ience and technology subsidies for the process 
of coordinating and internationalizing the system as part of the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Plan  2008-2011, as amended by Order CIN/1149/2010 
of 28 April (published in Official Journal No. 109 of 5 May 2010). G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  The implementing provisions for this Order are: 
 Order CIN/699/2011 of 23 March approving the 2011 programme of subsidies, 
published in the Official Journal of 31 March 2011. 
 Order ECC/1345/2012 of 20 June approving the 2012 programme of subsidies, 
published in the Official Journal of 22 June 2012. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies2, loans and/or repayable advances from the European Regional 
Development Fund. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Enterprises, public technology centres, publ ic technological innovation support centres, 
private university R&D centres, other private non- profit R&D centres, public research bodies 
subject to Law No. 13/1986 of 14 April, public universities and their university departments 
and institutes, other public R&D centres, other private non-profit entities, other public legal entities and groups or associations. 
This programme invites applications for its subsidies on an annual basis through a public and open 
competitive application process in which the process for granting subsidies operates in accordance with the principles of objectivity, publicity, transparency, equality and non-discrimination. 
Subsidies may be requested for activities spread over several years. 
The subsidies are disbursed in advance. The first payment is made immediately following the 
decision to grant support. Depending on the du ration of the project (multi-year), a maximum 
of three subsequent payments may be made once the subsidy period has expired. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Granted in 2011 (for four years): 
INNPACTO 2011 €4,495,170.15 Subsidies  
  €410,531,040.52 Loans 
Granted in 2012 (for four years): 
INNPACTO 2012 €2,723,305.13 Subsidies  
  €261,664,783.14 Loans 
 8. Duration of the subsidy 
This subprogramme is set to run until the end of 2012; multi-year activities may be funded 
until 2016. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
The aid granted under this programme is used exclusively for financing the costs of R&D projects 
and therefore has no impact on the production of  goods. The industrial research, experimental 
development and technical pre-feasibility study phases are, by their very nature, far removed from the market phase. 
 
                                               
2 That is to say, grants within the meaning of Article 25.3(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3.1.2.2  INTEREMPRESAS INTERNACIONAL 
1. Title of the programme 
Subprogramme to support the participation of enterprises in international R&D programmes 
(Interempresas International). State aid No. 400/20103 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The priority objective of this subprogramme is to foster the participation of Spanish companies 
in international R&D cooperation programmes (Eureka, Iberoeka, Eurostars and bilateral programmes, amongst others). 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order CIN/1559/2009 of 29 May published in the Official Journal of 13 June 2009 establishing the 
regulatory basis for the granting of public scien ce and technology subsidies for implementing the 
coordination and internationalization of the system as part of the National Scientific Research, 
Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011. 
The implementing provisions for this Order are:  Resolution of 22 March 2011 of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
approving the 2011 programme of subsidies under the subprogramme to support the 
participation of enterprises in international R&D programmes (Interempresas International), within the framework of the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011. 
 Resolution of 20 April 2012 of the Presidency of the Centre for the Development of Industrial 
Technology approving the 2012 programme of subsidies under the subprogramme to support the participation of enterprises in international R&D programmes 
(Interempresas International), within the framework of the National Scientific Research, 
Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011.
4 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Subsidies.5 
6. Beneficiaries 
Enterprises and business associations. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Subsidies worth €6.50 million were granted in 2011, while subsidies amounting to €4.12 million 
were granted in 2012. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
Up to four years. 
                                               
3 Interempresas Internacional is notified in the general declaration of the National Plan 2008-2011. 
4 The National R&D&I Plan 2008-2011 was extended until 2012. 
5 That is to say, grants within the meaning of Article 25.3(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this activity, the main purpos e of which is to promote R&D, and the fact that 
it is open to enterprises in many industrial and service sectors and involves only small amounts of aid, the trade effects of the subsidies are minimal. 
 
3.1.2.3  INNTERNACIONALIZA 
1. Title of the programme 
Innternacionaliza. State aid SA.33171. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
This programme seeks to promote the international exploitation of the results of R&D activities 
conducted by Spanish companies. The aim is to support Spanish SMEs in overcoming the barriers inherent to the process of internationalizing their technology on external markets. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Royal Decree 1406/1986 of 6 June approving the Articles of Association of the Centre 
for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). 
General block exemption Regulation (Commission Regulation (EC) 800/2008). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Repayable subsidies with preferential interest rates.6 
6. Beneficiaries 
The CDTI funds business projects for SMEs through an ongoing open application process. 
The amount of the loan granted is 75% of th e budget with a non-refundable tranche of 5%. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy7 
In 2011, no disbursements were made. 
In 2012, disbursements in the form of repayabl e subsidies with preferential interest rates 
amounted to €0.23 million. 
In 2011, the average loan granted per project wa s €0.23 million and the total average investment 
was €0.27 million. 
In 2012, the average loan granted per project wa s €0.20 million and the total average investment 
was €0.28 million. 
                                               
6 In 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, the interest rate for CDTI subsidies was 0%; in October 2012 
a fixed rate of Euribor+0.1% was established, calcul ated at the time of the granting of the subsidy. 
7 Information on disbursements made; these disbursements correspond to ongoing projects that were 
approved in the year in question and in previous year s. The new commitments acquired by the CDTI amounted 
to €0.69 million in 2011 and €2.18 million in 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  8. Duration of the subsidy 
Duration of the programme: indefinite. 
Loans granted by the CDTI finance projects sp anning a number of year s. The average project 
duration in 2012 was 21 months. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this programme, which involves preparing for the international exploitation 
of R&D project results and funding exploratory an d industrial protection activities and which 
is open to enterprises in many industrial and se rvice sectors, the trade effects of the subsidies 
are minimal, since the loans are distributed over a wide range of economic activities. 
3.1.3  FINANCING OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION (R&D&I) PROJECTS 
CONDUCTED BY ENTERPRISES 
1. Title of the programme 
Business R&D&I projects.8 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The aim of the subsidy is to help Spanish enterprises increase their technological capacity 
through the financing of business projects in the areas of industrial research 
and experimental development. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Royal Decree 1406/1986 of 6 June published in Of ficial Journal No. 162 of 8 July 1986 approving 
the Articles of Association of the Centre for th e Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Repayable and partially repayable subsidies at preferential interest rates.9 
6. Beneficiaries 
The CDTI funds R&D projects conducted by ente rprises and submitted through an ongoing open 
application process. Such projects may be co nducted individually, in collaboration with 
knowledge-generating centres, or by a consortium of several enterprises. 
The loan amount varies with each project. The lo ans finance up to 85% of the eligible budget and 
include a non-refundable tranche ranging from 5% to 20% of the aid granted which varies depending on the international research component or international nature of the project and 
whether the project is individual or consortium-based. The gross grant equivalent for CDTI 
projects is calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates and conforms with the aid intensity 
ceilings set within the Community framework for state aid for R&D&I. Payment of the loan 
is contingent upon the presentation of documents certifying the targets met, as established in the contract with the enterprise. Enterprises may opt for a CDTI advance of 25% of the subsidy 
granted or may take up to 75% of the subsidy granted through bank pre-financing. 
                                               
8 Including individual and partnership R&D projects. 
9 In 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, the interest rate for CDTI subsidies was 0%; in October 2012 
a fixed rate of Euribor+0.1% was established, calcul ated at the time of the granting of the subsidy. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy10 
In 2011, disbursements, including CDTI advances, in  the form of repayable and partially repayable 
interest-free subsidies amounted to €760.82 million. 
In 2012, disbursements in the form of repayable and partially repayable interest-free subsidies 
amounted to €684.79 million. 
In 2011, the average loan granted per project wa s €0.55 million and the total average investment 
was €0.74 million. 
In 2012, the average loan granted per project wa s €0.42 million and the total average investment 
was €0.56 million. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
Duration of the programme: indefinite. 
Loans granted by the CDTI go to finance projec ts spanning a number of years. In 2012, the 
average duration of a project was 24 months with a repayment period of ten years, including a grace period of up to three years. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this programme, which mainly concerns the promotion of research and 
development and which is open to enterprises in many industrial and service sectors, together with 
the considerable number of beneficiaries of the spec ific projects submitted, the trade effects of the 
subsidies are minimal, since the loans are distribu ted over a wide range of economic activities. 
 3.1.4  SUBSIDIES FOR THE ESTABL ISHMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF 
TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENTERPRISES 
3.1.4.1  NEOTEC 1. Title of the programme 
NEOTEC. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The aim of this programme is to establish in dependent, technology-based enterprises and 
to consolidate those that are less than six years old. It also seeks to stimulate the transfer of knowledge from the realm of research to that of business. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Royal Decree 1406/1986 of 6 June approving the Articles of Association of the Centre for the 
Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). 
General block exemption Regulation (Commission Regulation (EC) 800/2008). 
                                               
10 Information on disbursements made; these disbursements correspond to ongoing projects that were 
approved in the year in question and in previous year s. The new commitments acquired by the CDTI amounted 
to €879 million in 2011 and €376 million in 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  5. Form of the subsidy 
Repayable subsidies with preferential interest rates.11 
6. Beneficiaries 
The CDTI funds technology based business projects through an ongoing open application process. 
The amount of the loan granted is 70% of the bu dget up to a maximum of €250,000. Part of the 
subsidy is advanced on signature of the contract and payment of the rest is contingent upon the presentation of documents certifying the targets met, as established in the contract with 
the enterprise. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy
12 
In 2011, disbursements in the form of repayable interest-free subsidies amounted 
to €25.25 million. 
In 2012, disbursements in the form of repayable interest-free subsidies amounted 
to €18.84 million. 
In 2011, the average loan granted per project wa s €0.38 million and the total average investment 
was €0.66 million. 
In 2012, the average loan granted per project wa s €0.25 million and the total average investment 
was €0.50 million. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
Duration of the programme: indefinite. 
Loans granted by the CDTI finance projects spanning a number of years. In 2012, the average 
project duration was 22 months. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this programme, which mainly concerns the establishment and consolidation 
of new innovative enterprises less than two years old in a phase of development not yet ready 
to enter the market, and which is open to enterp rises in many industrial and service sectors, 
together with the considerable number of beneficiar ies of the specific project submitted, the trade 
effects of the subsidies are minimal, since the loans are distributed over a wide range 
of economic activities. 
3.1.5  PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE STABLE PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION IN 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION 
3.1.5.1  INNPRONTA 
1. Title of the programme 
INNPRONTA subprogramme. State aid SA.33497. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
                                               
11 In 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, the interest  rate for CDTI subsidies was 0%; in October 2012 
a fixed rate of Euribor+0.1% was established, calcul ated at the time of the granting of the subsidy. 
12 Information on disbursements made; these disbursements correspond to ongoing projects that were 
approved in the year in question and in previous year s. The new commitments acquired by the CDTI amounted 
to €32 million in 2011 and €8 million in 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
This subprogramme falls under the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological 
Innovation Plan 2008-2011. 
The subsidies under this subprogramme are provided to fund major integrated industrial research 
projects which are of a strategic nature, large in scale and broad in scope, and which seek 
to develop new technologies in future technological fields with economic and commercial potential at international level. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order CIN/1865/2011 of 22 June establishing the re gulatory basis for the granting of subsidies 
to promote stable public-private collaboration in industrial research in areas of strategic importance for the development of the Spanish economy (INNPRONTA Programme). 
The administrative act on which the aid is based is  the Resolution of 6 July 2011 of the Presidency 
of the Centre for the Development of Indust rial Technology approving the 2011 programme 
of subsidies to promote stable public-private collaboration in research and development (R&D) 
in areas of strategic importance to the development of the Spanish economy 
(INNPRONTA Programme). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Combination of loans and  non-repayable subsidies13 granted to finance major integrated projects 
for strategic industrial research which are large in scale and of broad scientific and technical scope. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Support is available to any group of public or private legal persons, in the terms established 
in Article 11.3 of the General Law on Subsidies No. 38/2003 of 17 November. Such groups will 
be governed by the contractual document regulating them. 
Projects must have a minimum budget of €15 million . The aid granted will take the form of a loan 
of up to 75% of the eligible budget which includ es a subsidy corresponding to 35% of the total aid 
amount in the case of large companies and 40% of the total aid amount for SMEs. The ceilings established under the Community aid framework are always respected. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
The subsidies granted under the 2011 programme amounted to €98 million for the total duration 
of the approved projects. No subsidies were granted under the programme in 2012. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The subsidies approved by the CDTI finance projects with a duration of four years. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this programme, which seeks to encourage stable public-private collaboration 
in the field of innovation while funding major projects geared towards planned research 
in technological areas of the future and with possible international ramifications, with a view to generating fresh knowledge which could prov e useful in the development of new products, 
processes or services or for technological integration, the trade effects of these subsidies are 
minimal. They are also minimal due to the distribution of the subsidies over a wide range 
of economic activities, the considerable number of  beneficiaries, and the marked pre-competitive 
nature of the projects, which distances them considerably from the market. 
                                               
13 These are grants within the meaning of Article 25.3(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3.1.5.2  FEDER INNTERCONECTA 
1. Title of the programme 
FEDER INNTERCONECTA subprogramme. State aid SA.33498. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
This subprogramme falls under the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological 
Innovation Plan 2008-2011.14 
The aid under this subprogramme is granted to fund major integrated industrial research projects 
which are of a strategic nature, large in scale an d broad in scope, and which seek to develop new 
technologies in areas of technology with economic and commercial potential at international level. 
The subprogramme is co-financed by the Technological Fund, a special component of the European 
Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and the aid is therefore restricted to two regions, Andalucía 
and Galicia, for development in those communities. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order CIN/1729/2011 of 9 June establishing the re gulatory basis for the granting of subsidies 
to promote stable public-private collaboration in research and development (R&D) in areas 
of strategic importance for the development of the Spanish economy 
(FEDER-INNTERCONECTA Programme). 
Order ECC/1808/2012 of 18 July amending Order CIN/1729/2011 of 9 June establishing the 
regulatory basis for the granting of subsidies to promote stable public-private collaboration 
in research and development (R&D) in areas of strategic importance for the development of the 
Spanish economy (FEDER-I NNTERCONECTA Programme). 
The administrative acts on which the granting of the aid is based are: 
 Resolution of 23 September 2011 of the Centre for the Development of Industrial 
Technology approving the 2012 subsidy programme for the Autonomous Community of Andalucía under which aid is provided to promote stable public-private collaboration 
in research and development (R&D) in areas of strategic importance for the development 
of the Spanish economy (FEDER-INNTERCONECTA Programme). 
 Resolution of 17 October 2011 of the Centre fo r the Development of Industrial Technology 
approving the 2012 subsidy programme for th e Autonomous Community of Galicia under 
which aid is provided to promote stable public-private collaboration in research and 
development (R&D) in areas of strategic importance for the development of the Spanish economy (FEDER-INNTERCONECTA Programme). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies15 for large-scale integrated experimental development projects 
of a strategic nature which seek to develop new technologies in areas with economic and 
commercial potential at international level and which bring about technological and industrial 
progress relevant to the regions receiving aid under the Operational Programme 'R&D&I for and by Enterprises - Technology Fund'. 
                                               
14 The National R&D&I Plan 2008–2011 was extended until 2012. 
15 These are grants within the meaning of Article 25.3(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  6. Beneficiaries 
Support is available to any group of public or private legal persons, in the terms established 
in Article 11.3 of the General Law on Subsidies No. 38/2003 of 17 November. Such groups will be governed by the contractual document regulating them. 
An Economic Interest Group (EIG) or consortium governed by a private collaboration agreement 
must be formally established. Such groups must comprise at least three enterprises that are independent from each other, including one that is large or medium-sized and one that is small, 
in accordance with the European Commission defi nition. Where the group does not include a small 
enterprise, at least one such enterprise must participate under a subcontract with any of the enterprises belonging to the group. 
The relevant participation in the project of at least one research body is also required under 
a subcontract with one or more of the enterprises belonging to the group. The overall participation 
of the research bodies must be significant, with a minimum level of participation that is established in the corresponding aid announcement. 
Projects must have a minimum budget of €5 million for aid in Andalucía and €1.5 million for aid 
in Galicia. The aid will be granted in the form of a subsidy and conforms to the intensities established in the Community framework on State aid for R&D&I. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
The subsidies granted under the 2011 programme am ounted to €126 million for the total duration 
of the approved projects. No subsidies were granted in 2012. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The subsidies approved by the CDTI finance projects with a duration of four years. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this programme, which seeks to encourage stable public-private collaboration 
in the field of innovation and to finance major projects geared towards planned research 
in technological areas of the future and with possible international ramifications, with a view to generating fresh knowledge which could prov e useful in the development of new products, 
processes or services or for technological integration, the trade effects of these subsidies are 
minimal, given the distribution of the subsidies over a wide range of economic activities, the considerable number of beneficiaries, and the marked pre-competitive nature of the projects, 
which distances them considerably from the market. 
3.1.6  SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS 
1. Title of the programme 
Subprogramme of scientific and technological activities in science and technology 
parks, INNPLANTA. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
Subsidies for projects to acquire equipment and cr eate or improve on scientific and technological 
infrastructure intended for R&D&I activities designed to promote science and technology parks and the entities established in them. The aim is to help create an environment favourable 
to collaboration for the effective transfer of research outcomes generated in the science and 
technology parks, preferably to entities estab lished in the parks, thereby promoting cooperation 
amongst the various players in the Spanish science technology enterprise system. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order CIN/1862/2009 of 7 July published in Offi cial Journal No. 167 of 11 July 2008 establishing 
the regulatory basis for the granting of public science and technology subsidies for implementing 
activities concerned with science and technology infrastructure under the National Scientific 
Research, Development and Technological Inno vation Plan 2008-2011, and announcing 2009 
subsidies for some of its activities. 
The implementing provisions for this Order are: 
 Order CIN/1490/2011 of 27 May announcing subsidies for 2011 under the subprogramme 
of scientific and technological activities in  science and technology parks (INNPLANTA), 
published in the Official Journal on 4 June 2011. 
 Order ECC/1292/2012 of 12 June announcing subsidies for 2012 under the subprogramme 
of scientific and technological activities in  science and technolo gy parks (INNPLANTA), 
published in the Official Journal on 15 June 2012. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Subsidies will be granted on the basis of competit ive applications. Support is granted in the form 
of subsidies, loans and/or refundable advances  from the European Regional Development Fund 
(ERDF). 
6. Beneficiaries 
The beneficiaries of support for parks will be enterprises, technology centres and innovation 
support centres, private university R&D centres, non-profit R&D entities and public law entities 
(universities and other public R&D centres) installed in science and technology parks. 
Park promotion entities may also benefit from th e subsidies. In all cases, the projects must 
be coordinated and therefore submi tted by the park promotion entity. 
The subsidies are disbursed in advance. The first payment is made immediately following the 
decision to grant support. Depending on the du ration of the project (multi-year), a maximum 
of two subsequent payments may be made once the subsidy period has expired. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Granted in 2011 (for three years): 
INNPLANTA 2011 €93,239,308.39 Loans 
Granted in 2012 (for three years): 
INNPLANTA 2012 €7,135,975.39 Loans 
 8. Duration of the subsidy 
The aid for these projects may be spread over several years (up to three years). G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Subsidies under this subprogramme are intended for R&D infrastructure and equipment and have 
no impact on the production of goods, since the activities conducted within such infrastructure 
(laboratories and buildings used for research) are far removed from the market. 
3.1.7  AVANZA COMPETITIVENESS SUBPROGRAMME (R&D&I) 
1. Title of the programme 
Avanza competitiveness subprogramme for research, development and innovation (R&D&I) 
projects and activities in the following thematic  areas: the Internet of the future, systems and 
devices, information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for enterprises, and safety, health and social welfare. The subprogramme seeks to benefit enterprises, in particular SMEs. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To develop the technological capacities of the ICT sector. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Order ITC/362/2011 of 21 February setting out the regulatory basis, support arrangements 
and management of the Avanza Plan 2, as pa rt of the Telecommunications and Information 
Society Action Strategy, within the framework of the National Scientific Research, 
Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 47 of 24 February 2011). 
- Resolution of 25 March 2011 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the 
Information Society containing the 1/2011 announcement of Avanza Plan 2 subsidies for projects and activities under the Telecommunications and Information Society Action 
Strategy within the framework of the National Scientific Research, Development 
and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 76 of 30 March 2011). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies and unsecured loans, with  a repayment period of seven years including 
a two-year grace period. The interest rates for the loans are: 
 - 3.98% in Competitiveness and Employment regions (Aragón, Baleares, Cantabria, Cataluña, 
la Rioja, Madrid, Navarra and País Vasco). 
- 1.19% in Convergence regions (Andalucía, Ca stilla La Mancha, Extremadura and Galicia), 
Phasing-in regions, excluding Canarias (Castilla y León and Comunidad Valenciana), 
and Phasing-out regions (Asturias, Ceuta, Melilla and Murcia). 
- 1.00% in Canarias. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Depending on the type of project involved, support  is available to enterprises, research bodies, 
other public legal entities, business groups or associations, and other groups or associations, as defined in Annex III of Order ITC/362/2011 of 21 February. 
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  The single competitive application process is open to anyone who wishes to carry out research, 
development and innovation (R&D&I) projects or activities in the various thematic areas defined as of interest by the subprogramme. A single advance payment is made in respect of the activities being supported, irrespective of whether the project is being implemented on an annual 
or a multi-year basis. 
 7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
The aid granted in 2011 amounted to €42,521,520.40 in non-repayable subsidies 
and €177,356,218.15 in loans. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The Avanza Competitiveness Subprogramme (R&D&I) as such ended in 2011, but was continued 
in the form of the R&D Competitiveness Subprogramme in the following financial years. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this subprogramme, which mainly concerns technological development and 
is open to enterprises in many industrial and service sectors, together with the considerable 
number of beneficiaries of the specific projects submitted and the fact that the aid is distributed over a wide range of economic activities, th e trade effects of the subsidies are minimal. 
 
3.1.8  R&D
 COMPETITIVENESS  SUBPROGRAMME 
1. Title of the programme 
R&D Competitiveness Subprogramme for research, development and innovation projects and 
activities in the following thematic areas: the Internet of the future, systems and devices, 
information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for enterprises, and safety, health and social welfare. The subprogramme seeks to benefit enterprises, in particular SMEs. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To develop the technological capacities of the ICT sector. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Order ITC/3227/2011 of 18 November establishing the regulatory basis for the granting 
of aid to ICT and information society projects and activities within the framework of the 
Avanza Plan 2 Strategy (Official Journal No. 284 of 25 November 2011). 
- Order IET/722 of 11 April amending Order ICT/3227/2011 of 18 November establishing the 
regulatory basis for the granting of aid to ICT and information society projects and activities 
within the framework of the Avanza Plan 2 Strategy (Official Journal No. 89 of 13 April 2012). 
- Resolution of 5 June 2012 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the 
Information Society containing the 1/2012 announcement of subsidies for projects within the 
framework of the Telecommunications and Information Society Action Strategy under the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Plan in the R&D 
Competitiveness Subprogramme (Official  Journal No. 136 of 7 June 2012). G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies and loans with a guaran tee of 35% of their amount, with a repayment 
period of seven years, including a three-year grace period, and an interest rate of 3.95%. 
6. Beneficiaries 
The beneficiaries are those listed in the third section of Annex III of Order ITC/3227/2011 
of 18 November establishing the regulatory basis for this aid, subject to the following reservations:  
- "Enterprises" exclude non-profit entities engaged in economic activity, public enterprises 
and independent professionals. 
- Research institutions may only participate in international projects and shall not act 
as coordinating entities. They may, however, participate in national projects 
as subcontracted entities. 
- Public research institutions participating in an international project may only receive aid 
in the form of a subsidy. 
- Public sector entities within the scope of Articl e 2 of the consolidated text of the General Law 
on Budgetary Stability, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2007 of 28 December, 
shall not benefit from aid in the form of loans under the present subprogramme. 
The competitive application process is open to anyone who wishes to carry out research 
and development (R&D) projects or activities in the various thematic areas defined as of interest by the subprogramme. A single advance payment is made in respect of the activities being 
supported, irrespective of whether the project is being implemented on an annual 
or a multi-year basis. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Aid granted in 2012 amounted to €43,626,926.56 in non-repayable subsidies 
and €174,845,834.01 in loans. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The Avanza R&D Competitiveness Subprogramme, as it stood under the Plan Avanza, 
ended in 2012, but was continued in the form of the R&D Competitiveness Subprogramme in subsequent financial years. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this subprogramme, which mainly concerns technological development 
and is open to enterprises in many industrial an d service sectors, together with the considerable 
number of beneficiaries of the specific projects submitted and the fact that the aid is distributed 
over a wide range of economic activities, th e trade effects of the subsidies are minimal. 
3.1.9  AVANZA GREEN ICT SUBPROGRAMME 1. Title of the programme 
The Avanza Green Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Subprogramme is aimed 
at projects that focus exclusively on innovation in the following thematic areas: ICT-based systems and tools that facilitate the reduction of gree nhouse gas emissions; ICT-based systems and tools 
that lead to improved energy efficiency and intelligent energy management; ICT-based 
technologies and tools that facilitate the substitution of traditional production processes by other 
more efficient and optimized processes; and ICT-based applications and systems for electric vehicles. All this seeks to benefit enterprises, in particular SMEs. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  2. Period covered by the notification 
2011. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To develop green ICTs. The subprogramme falls wi thin the framework of a number of European 
initiatives, most notably the Digital Agenda for Europe, as approved by the European Commission 
on 19 May 2010. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Order ITC/362/2011 of 21 February setting out the basis, support arrangements 
and management of the Avanza Plan 2, as pa rt of the Telecommunications and Information 
Society Action Strategy, within the framework of the National Scientific Research, 
Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 47 
of 24 February 2011). 
- Resolution of 25 March 2011 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the 
Information Society containing the 1/2011 announcement of Avanza Plan 2 subsidies for 
projects and activities under the Telecommunications and Information Society Action Strategy within the framework of the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 76 of 30 March 2011). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Unsecured loans with a repayment period of se ven years, including a two-year grace period. 
The interest rates for the loans are: 
 
- 3.98% in Competitiveness and Employment regions (Aragón, Baleares, Cantabria, Cataluña, 
la Rioja, Madrid, Navarra and País Vasco). 
- 1.19% in Convergence regions (Andalucía, Castilla La Mancha, Extremadura and Galicia), 
Phasing-in regions, excluding Canarias (C astilla y León and Comunidad Valenciana), 
and Phasing-out regions (Asturias, Ceuta, Melilla and Murcia). 
- 1.00% in Canarias. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Support is available to enterprises, private rese arch bodies, and business groups or associations, 
as defined in Annex IV of Orde r ITC/362/2011 of 21 February. 
 The competitive application process is open to anyone who wishes to conduct innovation projects or activities in the various thematic areas defined as of interest by the subprogramme. A single 
advance payment is made in respect of the activities being supported, irrespective of whether the 
project is being implemented on an annual or a multi-year basis.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Aid granted in 2011 amounted to €95,019,430.47 in the form of loans. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The Avanza Green ICT Subprogramme, as it stood under the Avanza Plan 2, ended in 2011. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this subprogramme, which mainly concerns technological development 
and is open to enterprises in many industrial an d service sectors, together with the considerable G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  number of beneficiaries of the specific projects submitted and the fact that the aid is distributed 
over a wide range of economic activities, th e trade effects of the subsidies are minimal. 
 3.1.10  AVANZA DIGITAL CONTENT SUBPROGRAMME 
1. Title of the programme 
Avanza Digital Content Subprogramme for carrying out R&D&I projects and activities in the 
following thematic areas: systems, platforms, se rvices and processes that facilitate the design, 
production and packaging of digital content; sy stems, platforms, services and processes that 
provide support for the management of creative  content; and systems, platforms, services 
and processes that provide support for aggregation,  publication and distribution. All of this seeks 
to benefit enterprises, in particular SMEs. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To promote technological and organizational impr ovements in the digital content value chain; 
to foster technological development in digita l content growth sectors; and to promote new 
business models for the digital content industry. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Order ITC/362/2011 of 21 February setting out the basis, support arrangements 
and management of the Avanza Plan 2, as pa rt of the Telecommunications and Information 
Society Action Strategy, within the framework of the National Scientific Research, 
Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 47 of 24 February 2011). 
- Resolution of 25 March 2011 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the 
Information Society containing the 1/2011 announcement of Avanza Plan 2 subsidies for 
projects and activities under the Telecommunications and Information Society Action Strategy in the framework of the National Scientific Research, Development 
and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 76 of 30 March 2011). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies and unsecured loans with a repayment period of seven years, 
including a two-year grace period. The interest rates for loans are: 
 - 3.98% in Competitiveness and Employment regions (Aragón, Baleares, Cantabria, Cataluña, 
la Rioja, Madrid, Navarra and País Vasco). 
- 1.19% in Convergence regions (Andalucía, Ca stilla La Mancha, Extremadura and Galicia), 
Phasing-in regions, excluding Canarias (Castilla y León and Comunidad Valenciana), 
and Phasing-out regions (Asturias, Ceuta, Melilla and Murcia). 
- 1.00% in Canarias. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Depending on the type of project, support is availa ble to enterprises, research bodies, other public 
legal entities, business groups or associations, and other groups or associations, as defined in Annex V of Order ITC/362/2011 of 21 February.  G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  The competitive application process is open to anyone who wishes to conduct research, 
development and innovation (R&D&I) projects or activities in the various thematic areas defined as of interest by the subprogramme. A single advance payment is made in respect of the activities being supported, irrespective of whether the project is being implemented on an annual 
or a multi-year basis. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
The aid granted amounts to €12,270,755.44 in non-repayable subsidies and €109,484,066.14 
in loans. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The Avanza Digital Content Subprogramme, as it stood under the Avanza Plan 2, ended in 2011. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this subprogramme, which mainly concerns technological development 
and is open to enterprises in many industrial an d service sectors, together with the considerable 
number of beneficiaries of the specific projects submitted and the fact that the aid is distributed 
over a wide range of economic activities, th e trade effects of the subsidies are minimal. 
 3.1.11  AVANZA TRAINING SUBPROGRAMME 
1. Title of the programme 
Avanza Training Subprogramme, designed to improve ICT training for SME employees and 
independent professionals. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To support the training of SME workers who are employed when the training activity begins 
and independent professionals, thereby enhancing their professional skills, most of which are 
transferable to other companies and work environments, thus significantly improving employment. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Order ITC/362/2011 of 21 February setting out the regulatory basis, support arrangements 
and management of the Avanza Plan 2, as pa rt of the Telecommunications and Information 
Society Action Strategy, within the framework of the National Scientific Research, 
Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 47 
of 24 February 2011). 
- Resolution of 25 March 2011 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the 
Information Society containing the 1/2011 announcement of Avanza Plan 2 subsidies for 
projects and activities under the Telecommunications and Information Society Action Strategy in the framework of the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Official Journal No. 76 of 30 March 2011). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  6. Beneficiaries 
The beneficiaries may be enterprises, legally constituted non-profit entities that provide training 
services to SMEs through telecommunication and information technology training projects or activities, and business groups or associations, in accordance with section 8.6 
of Order ITC/362/2011 of 21 February. 
 This subprogramme invites applications for its subsidies on an annual basis. The subsidies are 
granted through a competitive application process, in accordance with the principles of publicity, 
transparency, equality and non-discrimination, with a clear deadline for applications and a single assessment and selection procedure.  
A single advance payment is made in respect of the activities being supported, irrespective 
of whether the project is being implemented on an annual or a multi-year basis.  
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Under the 2011 aid programme, €25,256,573 in subsidies was approved. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The Avanza Training Subprogramme will invite applications annually, although no call for 
applications was made in 2012. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this subprogramme, which mainly concerns the promotion of training for 
workers and is open to enterprises in many indust rial and service sectors, together with the large 
number of beneficiaries of the specific projects submitted and the fact that the aid is distributed over a wide range of sectors of economic activity , the trade effects of the subsidies are minimal. 
 
3.1.12  ICO – AVANZA PLAN CREDIT LINE 
1. Title of the programme 
ICO - Avanza Plan Credit Line 2010-2015. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
March 2011 to November 2012, which is when the line ended due to the exhaustion of funds, 
in accordance with the third clause of the Cooperation Agreement establishing the credit line 
between the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade (currently the Ministry of Industry, 
Energy and Tourism) and the Official Credit Institute (ICO). 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To facilitate the incorporation into the information society of the greatest possible number of SMEs, 
young people, university students, and citizens in general, through cooperation with credit 
institutions that have branches throughout the country. Benefit can also be drawn from the 
expertise of such institutions and the confidence that their management inspires in enterprises 
and citizens. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of  Industry, Tourism and Trade (currently the 
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism) and the Official Credit Institution (ICO) establishing 
the ICO - Avanza Plan credit line 2010-2015. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  5. Form of the subsidy 
Three types of loan are available: 
 - ICT loans: loans of up to €200,000 per beneficiary and calendar year, with a fixed interest 
rate in line with the 12-month Euribor rate on the date of the loan application and applicable 
to the entire loan repayment period. The repayment period for both the capital and the interests will be 36 months, with the possibility of a three-month grace period in respect 
of both. Repayments will be linear and made on a monthly basis. 
- Digital Citizenship loans: loans of up to €3,000 per beneficiary and calendar year, with 
a fixed interest rate in line with the 12-month Euribor rate on the date of the loan 
application and applicable to the entire loan repayment period. The repayment period for 
both the capital and the interests will be 36 months, with the possibility of a three-month grace period in respect of both. Repayments will be linear and made on a monthly basis. 
- Loans for young people and university students: loans of up to €3,000 per beneficiary 
and calendar year, with a fixed interest rate in line with the 12-month Euribor rate on the date of the loan application and applicable to the entire loan repayment period. 
The repayment period for both the capital an d the interests will be 60 months. There will 
be no grace period. Repayments will be linear and made on a monthly basis. 
6. Beneficiaries 
- ICT loans: loans for SMEs, business associations and independent entrepreneurs. 
- Digital Citizenship loans: loans for citizens resident in Spanish territory. 
- Loans for young people and university students: loans for residents in Spanish territory who 
are between 18 and 35 years of age and students enrolled at Spanish universities. 
The procedure for paying out these loans is as follows: 
  The beneficiaries of the various types of loan must submit to the credit institutions 
associated with the credit line the relevant official forms as well as any documents that are 
needed to verify compliance with the requiremen ts applicable to the type of loan requested. 
 Once the credit institution has conducted a risk assessment and verified compliance with the 
loan requirements, it will decide whether or not to grant the loan to the beneficiary. 
If its decision is favourable, it will formalize the loan contract with the beneficiary, register the loan in the relevant ICO corporate application and deposit the loan amount into 
the beneficiary's bank account. 
 Every two weeks and once the relevant checks have been carried out, the ICO will pay the 
relevant credit institutions the amounts corresponding to the approved loan applications registered in the corporate application. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Between March 2011 and November 2012, the budget  allocation for the three types of loan 
was €200 million. The whole of this amount was used, which means that the credit line continued 
until funds were exhausted, in accordance with the third clause of the Agreement. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The credit line ran from March 2011 to November 2012, which is when the allocated budgetary 
funds ran out. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the nature of this credit line, which mainly seeks to promote the incorporation of SMEs, 
citizens and students into the information society, together with the considerable number of beneficiaries of the loans and the fact that the loans are distributed over a wide range 
of economic activities, the trade effects of this aid are minimal. 
3.1.13  AVANZA NEW TELECOMMUNICA TIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME 
1. Title of the programme 
Avanza new telecommunications infrastructure programme. State aid (N304/2010). 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
This programme falls under the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological 
Innovation Plan 2008-2011 (Order ITC/464/2008 of 20 February, Official Journal No. 49 of 26 February 2008). 
Its purpose is to subsidize projects that invest in telecommunications infrastructure 
so as to extend the coverage of broadband services  as part of any of the following lines of action: 
Line of action A: Making basic broadband with a download speed of at least 1 Mbps 
universally available. 
 This activity is designed to enable the deploy ment of the necessary infrastructure to provide 
broadband services with download speeds of at leas t 1 Mbps, so as to meet user demand in white 
areas with traditional broadband as defined in the Community Guidelines for the application 
of State aid rules in relation to rapid deployme nt of broadband networks (2009/C 235/04); these 
are mainly rural and remote areas that currently lack the infrastructure to provide such services 
at affordable prices and where there is no plan by  any operator to deploy them in the next three 
years.  
Line of action B: Promoting the development of  very high speed broadband; next generation 
networks with download speeds exceeding 50 Mbps.  This activity is intended to further extend the rapid deployment of infrastructure capable 
of supporting very high-speed broadband services. The areas eligible for these projects are those 
where no such infrastructure exists and where there are no plans for its deployment by any 
operator in the next three years, called white NGA areas in the Community Guidelines for the 
application of State aid rules in relati on to rapid deployment of broadband 
networks (2009/C 235/04), or where there is no competing infrastructure (presence of xDSL and cable networks) as well as those areas where it is observed that the existing services are 
inadequate to meet the needs of private citizens or businesses. Such accreditation will be based 
on the existence in these areas of a digital divi de characterized by a substantially more limited 
availability and penetration of broadband services than in other similar areas.  
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Order ITC/2148/2010 of 30 July, published in the Official Journal of 5 August 2010, approving the 
basis for the granting of aid under the Avanza New Telecommunications Infrastructure 
Programme, as part of the Telecommunications and Information Society Action Strategy, 
within the framework of the National Scientific Research, Development and Technology Innovation Plan 2008-2011, as amended by Order ITC/993/2011 of 8 April. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  Resolution No. 1 of July 2011 of the State Secret ariat for Telecommunications and the Information 
Society announcing the granting of aid under the Avanza New Telecommunications Infrastructure Programme. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
The aid takes the form of loans with the following interest rates: 
- 4.29% for projects in the Autonomous Communities and autonomous cities of Aragón, 
Baleares, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Cataluña , Ceuta, Comunidad Valenciana, La Rioja, 
Madrid, Melilla, Navarra and País Vasco. 
- 1.29% for projects in the Autonomous Communities of Andalucía, Asturias, Canarias, 
Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Galicia and Murcia. 
The maximum repayment period is seven years, wi th a two-year grace period. The maximum loan 
amount will be 100% of the eligible project costs,  although aid intensity ceilings (35%) will always 
be respected. 
6. Beneficiaries 
The beneficiaries of this aid are natural persons or legal entities that are operators authorized 
to provide network access, telephone and Internet access services in Spain in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 of the General Telecommunications Law No. 32/2003 of 3 November. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
In 2011, the aid amounted to: 
 ECONOMIC DATA AVANZA  NEW INFRASTRUCTURE 
 Eligible investment (€) Associated loan (€) 
Line A 15,113,720.00 15,113,720.00 
Line B 15,856,232.00 15,856,232.00 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
This aid, which was made available through a competitive application process, was requested for 
multi-year projects and granted on the conditio n that part of the project took place in 2011, 
that it was requested for that fiscal year, and that the project execution deadline did not 
go beyond 2013. One single aid disbursement was made in 2011.  
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
No data is currently available on the trade ef fects of the programme in the areas covered. 
This is because the emphasis during the initial stages was on building up the necessary 
infrastructure and it is still too soon for the programme to have had any significant impact on the 
demand for telecommunications services or on economic activity in these regions. 
3.1.14  BOOSTING THE COMPETITIVENE SS OF STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL SECTORS 
1. Title of the programme 
Support for public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
These actions are designed to help optimize processes within companies in strategic industrial 
sectors and to reorient production towards higher value added, more sustainable and safer products, which are crucial to the competitiveness of such sectors; they also seek to preserve 
and create employment and to enhance employme nt quality and health and safety conditions 
in the workplace. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 (General block exemption Regulation): 
 2011: Order ITC/3046/2009 of 12 November esta blishing the regulatory basis of the 
subsidies for public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors for the period 2010-2011 (Official Journal No. 275 of 14 November 2009). 
 2012: Order ITC/2366/2011 of 30 August establishing the regulatory basis of the subsidies 
for public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors for the period 2012-2015 (Official Journal No. 212 of 3 September 2011). 
 Aid announcements: 
o 2011: 
 Order ITC/3108/2010 of 26 November announcing the 2011 aid programme for 
public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors, 
in particular the capital goods, chemical and pharmaceuticals and iron and steel sectors, as well as those manufacturing metal products, other non-metallic mineral products and railway equipment, for the period 2010-2011 (Official Journal 
of 1 December 2010). 
 Order ITC/3109/2010 of 26 November announcing the 2011 aid programme for 
public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors, 
in particular the automotive sector, for the period 2010-2011 (Official Journal 
of 1 December 2010). 
 Order ITC/3110/2010 of 26 November announcing the 2011 aid programme for 
public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors, 
in particular the aerospace sector, for the period 2010-2011 (Official Journal of 1 December 2010). 
o 2012: 
 Order IET/2208/2012 of 4 October announcing the 2012 aid programme for 
public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors, in particular the aerospace sector, for the period 2012-2015 (Official Journal 
of 17 October 2012). 
 Order IET/1074/2012 of 18 May announcing the 2012 aid programme for the 
public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial sectors, 
in particular the manufacturing industry, for the period 2012-2015 (Official Journal 
of 23 May 2012). 
 Order IET/1075/2012 of 18 May announcing the 2012 aid programme for the 
conduct of public policy actions to boost the competitiveness of strategic industrial 
sectors, in particular the automotive sector, for the period 2012-2015 
(Official Journal of 23 May 2012). 
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  5. Form of the subsidy 
o 2011: The subsidies take the form of interest-free loans with ten-year repayment periods 
and five-year grace periods, in keeping with the grant equivalent ceilings stipulated in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 (General block exemption Regulation). 
o 2012: 
o Aid for the manufacturing industry and automotive sector: two-year grace period 
and eight-year repayment period; interest rate of 3.95%, in keeping with the grant 
equivalent ceilings stipulated in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 
(General block exemption Regulation). 
o Aid for the aerospace sector: two-year grace period and eight-year repayment period; 
interest rate of 5.667%, in keeping with the grant equivalent ceilings stipulated 
in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 (General block exemption Regulation). 
6. Beneficiaries 
The beneficiaries are enterprises and/or economic interest groups whose main activity falls into 
any of the following sectors: 
o 2011 aid programme 
 Capital goods 
 Chemical and pharmaceutical 
 Metallurgy and iron and steel 
 Manufacture of metal products and other non-metallic mineral products 
 Railway 
 Automotive sector 
 Aerospace sector 
o 2012 aid programmes cover all of the manufacturing industry (NACE codes C10-C32). 
Aid for both years is granted through a competitive application process. 
7. Annual amount budgeted 
o 2011: 
 Automotive sector aid programme: €215 million granted for 141 applications 
(on average €1.5 million per improvement plan). 
 Manufacturing industry aid programme: €210 million granted for 323 applications 
(on average €650,000 per improvement plan). 
 Aerospace sector aid programme: €41 million granted for 28 applications 
(on average €1.5 million per improvement plan). 
 
o 2012: 
 Automotive sector aid programme: €212 million granted for 116 applications 
(on average €1.8 million per improvement plan). 
 Manufacturing industry aid programme: €159.5 million granted for 281 applications 
(on average €570,000 per improvement plan). 
 Aerospace sector aid programme: €12.5 million granted for 14 applications 
(on average €830,000 per improvement plan). 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The programme was launched in 2009 and calls for applications have been made each year 
thereafter. The programme is scheduled to continue in 2013. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given that the activities supported are aimed at financing investments to bring about 
improvements to production systems or activities leading to the generation of new or improved products, not including expansions of production capacity, it would seem that these subsidies have 
no appreciable effect on trade. 
 3.2  SMES 
3.2.1  INNOEMPRESA 
1. Title of the programme 
Programme of support for innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (INNOEMPRESA). 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
Its objective is to provide support for innovation and competitiveness in small and medium-sized 
enterprises through the implementation of projects in the technological, organizational 
and business management fields. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Royal Decree 1579/2006 of 22 December, setting out the support arrangements and management 
system for the Programme of support for innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (2007-2013) (Official Journal of 2 February 2007). 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) 
(Official Journal of the European Union L 214 of 9 August 2008). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Small and medium-sized enterprises with one or more employees and intermediate bodies may 
apply for and receive these subsidies. 
The cases of both intermediate bodies and sma ll and medium-sized enterprises will be subject 
to the criteria and conditions regarding the definition of SME laid out in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid 
compatible with the common market in applicatio n of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General 
block exemption Regulation) (Official Journal of  the European Union L 214 of 9 August 2008). 
For the purposes of these subsidies, intermediate bodies are considered to be: 
a. Non-profit public or private organizations with  their own legal personality that habitually 
provide support services for innovation and modernization in various forms to small and medium-sized enterprises, and possess material and human resources to promote 
and guide such innovative projects. 
b. Entities with a majority government stake in their capital and which habitually provide 
business support services for innovation and competitiveness in small and medium sized enterprises, and promote projects in line with the measures under the 
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  innovation and quality and collaborative innovation projects) without pursuing profit 
in such projects. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
The approved General State Budget for 2011 and 2012 contains no budgetary provision for this 
programme. Nevertheless, some Autonomous Co mmunities have decided to make calls for 
projects of a regional nature, funding them with their own resources and with any unused leftover resources from transfers made to them by the General State Administration in previous financial 
years for approved projects that were not implemented or only partly implemented by beneficiary 
bodies and enterprises. 
2011: 13 Autonomous Communities granted a total of €32,390,969.15 to 3,093 projects. 2012: seven Autonomous Communities granted a total of €11,193,559.66 to 822 projects. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The programme covers the period 2007-2013. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
In 2011, the average subsidy per regional project was €10,472.35, while in 2012 
it was €13,617.40. 
Given the aim of this aid programme, which is to support innovation activities, the nature of the 
beneficiaries involved, which are mainly micro and small enterprises, the high level of fragmentation of the aid, and the amount receiv ed by enterprises for projects, it would appear 
that these subsidies have no appreciable effect on trade. 
 3.2.2  INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROUPS 
1. Title of the programme 
Subprogramme of support for Innovative Business Groups. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The aim of these subsidies is to encourage the strengthening of collective business ventures that 
share the characteristics, aims and requirements of Innovative Business Groups. These groups are 
defined as a combination of enterprises, training ce ntres, research units whether public or private, 
and other public or private agents involved in pr ocesses of collaborative exchange, geared towards 
securing advantages or benefits  arising from the implementation of joint innovative projects. 
The following projects and activities benefited under the 2011 and 2012 aid programmes: 
Operation of the coordinating and management structures of the Innovative Business Groups 
(IBGs). 
- Implementation of specific activities to strengthen the innovative potential and 
competitiveness of the IBG enterprises. 
- Implementation of collaboration projects de signed to promote joint activities between 
different Spanish IBGs and between the latte r and groups or clusters with similar 
characteristics located in other countries of the European Union, which normally derive from G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  a common business policy in the various areas of business management, in particular, 
innovation and technology transfer. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Order ITC/1843/2009 of 3 July (Official Journal No. 165 of 9 July 2009) establishing the 
regulatory basis, the support arrangements and the management of measures to improve 
the competitiveness of small and medium-sized  enterprises through support to innovative 
business groups, and announcing the 2009 aid programme. 
- Order ITC/134/2011 of 27 January amending Order ITC/1843/2009 of 3 July establishing 
the regulatory basis, the support arrang ements and the management of measures 
to improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises through support 
to innovative business groups, and announcing the 2009 aid programme 
(Official Journal No. 27 of 1 February 2011). 
- Order IET/1600/2012 of 16 July establishing th e regulatory basis, the support arrangements 
and the management of measures to im prove the competitiveness of small and 
medium-sized enterprises through support to innovative business groups (Official Journal No. 172 of 19 July 2012). 
- Order ITC/687/2011 of 18 March announcing the 2011 subsidies programme in support 
of innovative business groups (Official Journal No. 76 of 30 March 2011). 
- Order IET/1679/2012 of 25 July announcing the 2012 subsidies programme in support 
of innovative business groups (Official Journal No. 181 of 30 July 2012). 
- Order ITC/3808/2007 of 19 December (Official Journal No. 308 of 25 December 2007) 
regulating the Special Register of Innovative Business Groups. 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Entities registered in the Special Regist er of Innovative Business Groups of the 
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism are eligible for aid. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
The 2011 programme disbursed €7,561,341 and the 2012 programme €6,877,862. 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The programme covers the period 2007-2013. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given the aim of this subsidy programme, it would appear that there is no appreciable effect 
on trade. 
3.3  SHIPBUILDING 3.3.1  SHIPBUILDING SUBSIDIES 
1. Title of the programme 
Shipbuilding subsidies. State Aid Decision N423/2004 on horizontal measures for shipbuilding, 
extended by Decisions N159/2007 and N392/2008 and SA.34584 (2012/N). G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The ultimate aim of Community and national policy is to ensure that the shipbuilding sector 
remains competitive. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Articles 9 and 10 of Royal Decree (RD) 442/1994 of 11 March on subsidies and financing for 
shipbuilding (Official Journal No. 96 of 22 April 1994), as subsequently amended by RD 1395/1995 
(Official Journal of 30 November 2005), RD 1562/1997 (Official Journal of 18 October 2007), RD 2600/1998 (Official Journal of 17 December 2008), RD 3452/2000 (Official Journal of 23 December 2000), RD 1274/2003 (Official Journal of 17 October 2003), RD 59/2005 
(Official Journal of 1 February 2005), and RD 1619/2007 (Official Journal of 20 December 2007). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
The subsidy is paid in the form of horizontal aid to shipyards that build metal-hull vessels of over 
100 gross registered tonnes. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
No subsidies were granted in 2011 and 2012, although subsidies continue to be disbursed for 
commitments acquired in previous years (subsidies already notified in previous communications).  
8. Duration of the subsidy 
Programme N392/2008, under which subsidies were granted in 2011, was in effect from 
1 January 2009 until 31 December 2011, in accordance with the Community Framework on State 
Aid to Shipbuilding (2003/C 317/06, extended by 2006/C 260/03 and 2008/C 173/03). 
The period of application of the programme SA.34584 (2012/N) is from 1 January 2012 
to 31 December 2013, in accordance with the Co mmunity Framework on State Aid to Shipbuilding 
(2011/C 364/06). 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
The European Union's share of the world shipbuilding market has decreased in recent years, 
falling from 16% in 2005 to 8% in 2006, 6% in 2007 and 2008, and 5% in 2009 and 2010. 
In 2011 and 2012 no aid was granted and ther e was therefore no effect on trade. 
 3.3.2  INTEREST SUBSIDY FOR SHIPBUILDING LOANS 
1. Title of the programme 
Interest subsidy for shipbuilding loans. State Aid Decision N811/A/2002, extended by 
Decisions N760/2006, N393/2008 and SA.34583 (2012/N). 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
To allow shipbuilders contracting vessels from Spanish shipyards to obtain funding under the 
conditions set forth in the OECD Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits and the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ships in Annex 1 thereto. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
Articles 11 to 14 of Royal Decree (RD) 442/1994 of 11 March on subsidies and financing for 
shipbuilding (Official Journal No. 96 of 22 April 1994), as subsequently amended by RD 1395/1995 
(Official Journal of 30 November 2005), RD 1562/1997 (Official Journal of 18 October 2007), 
RD 2600/1998 (Official Journal of 17 December 2008), RD 3452/2000 (Official Journal of 23 December 2000), RD 1274/2003 (Official Journal of 17 October 2003), RD 59/2005 (Official Journal of 1 February 2005), and RD 1619/2007 (Official Journal of 20 December 2007). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Interest subsidy up to a maximum of 100 basis points. 
6. Beneficiaries 
The interest subsidy is paid to financial entities that grant loans to shipowners or third parties 
to finance the construction or conversion of vessels. The subsidy is paid throughout the term of the loan (maximum 12 years), on the same date as that on which interest accrues and subject to the 
provision being made in the annual budget. 
 7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Interest subsidies for shipbuilding lo ans in 2011 and 2012 were as follows: 
 
2011: €8,671,000 2012: €88,266,000 
 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
Programme N393/2008, under which subsidies were granted in 2011, remained in effect 
from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2011, in accordance with the Community Framework 
on State Aid to Shipbuilding (2003/C 317/06, extended by 2006/C 260/03 and 2008/C 173/03).  The period of application of the programme SA.34583 (2012/N) is from 1 January 2012 
to 31 December 2013, in accordance with the Co mmunity Framework on State Aid to Shipbuilding 
(2011/C 364/06). 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
This aid is covered by the OECD Consensus, which guarantees that no form of competition 
is established in respect of export support.  
3.3.3  AID FOR TRAINING SHIPBUILDING WORKERS 
1. Title of the programme 
Aid for training shipbuilding workers, co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF).  State Aid 
Cases Nos. XT-109/2007 and XT-486/2009. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The subsidies are aimed at upgrading, through ongoing training, the qualifications of workers 
employed in companies in the shipbuilding industry, most of which are SMEs. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- Resolution CN.4.02 F.S.E./2008, of 8 April 2008, of the Directorate-General of Industrial 
Development of the Ministry of  Industry, Tourism and Trade. 
- Order ITC/3287/2007 of 7 November of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade 
(Official Journal No. 273 of 14 November 2007) establishing the regulatory basis for the 
granting of aid to training projects and activities in the shipbuilding sector. 
- Order ITC/815/2009 of 26 March (Official Journal No. 79 of 1 April 2009) of the 
Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade establishing the regulatory basis for the granting 
of aid to training projects and activities in the shipbuilding sector. 
- Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 (General block exemption Regulation). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Enterprises or groups of enterprises in the shipbu ilding and auxiliary industrial sectors, and public, 
semi-public or private organizations with their own legal personality which habitually provide training services to enterprises. 
The final recipients of the aid provided by this  programme are workers employed by enterprises 
in the Spanish shipbuilding industry, which encompasses both shipyards and the auxiliary 
enterprises that contribute to the ship design and construction process. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
2011: €11,585,000 
2012: €980,000  
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The programme will remain in effect until 2013. 
 9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Since the aim of this aid programme is to train sh ipbuilding workers, there are no effects on trade. 
4  REGIONAL SUBSIDIES 4.1.1  REINDUSTRIALIZATION OF  DECLINING INDUSTRIAL AREAS 
1. Title of the programme 
Regional investment aid scheme to promote the conversion of declining industrial areas in certain 
assisted regions (reindustrialization measures). 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The aim of the scheme is to encourage re gional development through the promotion 
of reindustrialization measures for declining industrial areas in assisted regions according to the regional aid map approved by the EU for Spain for the period 2007-2013. These industrially 
depressed areas are characterized by a significant loss of productive employment capacity in both 
the public and the private sector. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
- The Spanish regional aid map for the period 2007-2013, establishing the regions where 
regional development aid may be considered compatible with the common market in accordance with the derogation provided  for in Article 87.3(a) of the EC Treaty, 
as approved by the European Commission. 
- 2011 : 
o Order ITC/3098/2006 of 2 October (Official Journal, 10 October 2006) establishing the 
regulatory basis for reindustrialization aid. This Order has been amended 
by Order ITC/643/2007 of 7 March (Official Journal, 19 March 2007) and by Order ITC/3009/2007 of 10 October (Official Journal, 17 October 2007), Order ITC/2791/2008 of 1 October (Official Journal, 6 October 2008), 
Order ITC/33/2009 of 20 January (Official Journal, 22 January 2009), 
Order ITC/2272/2009 of 12 August (Official Journal, 19 August 2009), Order ITC/2444/2010 of 13 September (Official Journal, 21 September 2010), and 
Order ITC/2016/2011 of 6 July (Official Journal, 18 July 2011). 
o General Secretariat of Industry Resoluti on of 16 November 2010 publishing the 
corresponding application procedures for this aid programme for 2011. 
- 2012 : 
o Order IET/818/2012 of 18 April establishing the regulatory basis for 
reindustrialization aid. 
o Ministerial Orders of 29 May announcing aid for reindustrialization activities for 2012 
(Official Journal of 2 June 2012). 
5. Form of the subsidy 
- In 2011, aid was granted in the form of inte rest-free loans. Such loans span a maximum 
period of 15 years and may not exceed 50% of the eligible budget. The maximum 
repayment period is five years. 
- In 2012 aid took the form of loans with an in terest rate of 3.95% and a maximum duration 
of ten years (three-year grace period  and seven-year repayment period). 
6. Beneficiaries 
Industrial enterprises investing in assisted regions, although exceptions apply in sectors with 
specific regulations. To apply for aid under th is scheme, the beneficiary must fulfil certain 
requirements, one of which is that at least 25%  of the total of the investment project must 
be financed by the beneficiary using its own equi valent non-subsidized resources. The investments 
must take place in the year for which the aid is granted. As stipulated in Law No 38/2003 
(General Subsidies Act) of 17 November, the subs idies are granted on the basis of a reasoned 
decision by the responsible body in a competitive a pplication process, at the proposal of a collegial 
body whose composition is laid out in the regulatory basis. G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
2011: interest-free loans amounting to €341.6 million for 601 business projects 
(on average €568,500 per project). 
2012: loans at an interest rate of 3.95% amounting to €273 million for 395 business projects 
(on average €693,530 per project). 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The programme remained in effect until 31 December 2012. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
Given that the supported activities are aimed at financing investments that create alternative 
employment in other enterprises or in depressed sectors, subsidies are generally granted to newly established enterprises or activities that are small in scale and widely dispersed. Consequently, 
such subsidies have no appreciable effects on trade. 
 4.1.2  REGIONAL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES SCHEME 
1. Title of the programme 
Regional Incentives Scheme. 
2. Period covered by the notification 
2011 and 2012. 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy 
The purpose is to promote economic development in the most disadvantaged areas. The objective 
of regional incentives is to foster business activity and to encourage firms to locate themselves 
in previously determined areas, so as to reduce economic disparities in Spanish territory, 
secure a more equitable spread of economic acti vity and strengthen the potential for internally 
generated development in the different regions. 
4. Authority for the subsidy 
A mandate under Article 40.1 of the Spanish Constitution, which lays down the obligation for 
authorities to foster economic conditions for a more equitable distribution of regional income. 
Similarly, Article 138 thereof provides that the St ate shall establish a suitable and fair economic 
balance between different parts of Spanish territory. 
The legislative basis is: 
 
- Law 50/85 of 27 December on regional economic incentives to remedy inter-regional 
economic imbalances. 
- Royal Decree 899/2007 of 6 July approving th e new Regulations implementing Law 50/1985 
on regional incentives. 
The regional incentives support programme was approved for the period 2007-2013 
by the European Commission as Aid Case No. XR 57/2007 - Regional incentives 
(OJEU C. 196 02/08/2008). 
Pursuant to this authorization, 13 Royal Decrees delimiting the economic promotion areas were 
promulgated. The approval of Royal Decree 899/2007, together with all the amendments 
of the Royal Decrees delimiting the areas, made it necessary to approve a new Royal Decree 
of delimitation for each of the Autonomous Communities in line with the new Regulations and the G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.25 
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  new Community directives and within the limits approved by European Commission State Aid 
Decision N626/2006 of 20 December 2006. 
Aid intensities in four of these economic promotion areas were amended, with effect 
from 1 January 2011, through four new Royal Decrees, in accordance with point 17 of the 
European Commission Decision. 
 5. Form of the subsidy 
Non-repayable subsidies16, granted for productive investments and calculated as a variable 
percentage, depending on the project, of the investment approved by the authorities. 
6. Beneficiaries 
Subsidies are granted to private enterprises. 
Once approved, the subsidy is notified individually to the parties concerned in an individual 
resolution setting out the basic project data, incl uding the name of the recipient enterprise that 
has applied for it. 
The aid is paid once the corresponding Autonomous  Community has issued a report substantiating 
full execution of the project and fulfilment, within the specified periods, of the conditions required in the individual resolution, accepted before hand by the beneficiary. During the period 
of application, the beneficiary may apply to the Autonomous Community for payments of the 
subsidy on account, as soon as evidence is produced that the investment has been made, provided that this is authorized in the corresponding individual resolution granting the aid. 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy 
Total amount of the subsidy: 
2011: €52,860,632.55 
2012: €77,271,792.20 
8. Duration of the subsidy 
The scheme will continue as long as the reason for its introduction persists, namely the imbalance 
in regional development. 
9. Statistical data permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy 
With regard to the statistical data permitting an assessment of trade effects, it should be noted 
that, since the subsidies take the form of capital for productive investment in disadvantaged regions and are authorized by the European Commission, they have no appreciable effects 
on trade. 
 
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16 That is to say, grants within the meaning of Article 25.3(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures.