G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
24 July  2017 
(17-4059) Page: 1/36 
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 su bsidy programmes 
of Spain . 
 
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  SPAIN  
 
CONTENTS  
 
 
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1  FISHERIES  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  3 
1.1  RESTRUCTURING OF AQUACULTURE  ................................ ................................ ...............  3 
1.2  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET. PERMANENT CESSATION  ................................ . 4 
1.3  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET. INVESTMENTS ON BOARD FISHING 
VESSE LS AND SELECTIVITY.  ................................ ................................ ................................  5 
1.4  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET. SOCIO -ECONOMIC COMPENSATION FOR 
FISHING FLEET MANAGEMENT.  ................................ ................................ .............................  5 
1.5  PILOT PROJECTS  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  6 
2  MINING  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  7 
2.1  JOB CREATION PROJECTS IN MINING AREAS  ................................ ................................ ... 7 
2.2  AID FOR COAL MINING  ................................ ................................ ................................ . 9 
3  INDUSTRY AND INNOVAT ION ................................ ................................ ....................  10 
3.1  EMPLEA  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  10 
3.2  TORRES QUEVEDO  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 12 
3.3  INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATES  ................................ ................................ ..........................  13 
3.4  EUROPA TECHNOLOGY CENTRES  ................................ ................................ ..................  14 
3.5  HORIZON SME  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  16 
3.6  TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS  ................................ ................................ ...........................  17 
3.7  CHALLENGES -COOPERATION  ................................ ................................ .......................  18 
3.8  INNOGLOBAL  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  20 
3.9  INTEREMPRESAS INTERNACIONAL  ................................ ................................ ................  21 
3.10  BUSINESS R&D&I PROJECTS  ................................ ................................ ......................  22 
3.11  NEOTEC  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  23 
3.12  CIEN ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  24 
3.13  FEDER (ERD F) – INNTERCONECTA  ................................ ................................ ..............  25 
3.14  STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR THE ECONOMY AND THE DIGITAL SOCIETY.  .....................  27 
3.15  EXTENSION OF NEXT -GENERATION  BROADBAND COVERAGE  ................................ .........  29 
3.16  SHIPBUILDING SUBSIDIES  ................................ ................................ ........................  31 
3.17  INTEREST SUBSIDY FOR SHIPBUILDING LOANS  ................................ ...........................  32 
3.18  TRAINING OF SHIPBUILDING WORKERS  ................................ ................................ ...... 33 
3.19  COMPENSATION MECHANISM FOR INDIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS  ..................  34 
4  REGIONAL SUBSIDIES  ................................ ................................ ...............................  35 
4.1  REGIONAL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES SCHEME  ................................ ................................ . 35 
 
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  1  FISHERIES  
1.1  RESTRUCTURING OF AQUACULTURE  
1. Title of the programme  
Aquaculture . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Productive investment measures : To support investments to build, expand, equip and modernize 
production facilities, particularly so as to i mprove 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 : To subsidize the use of aquaculture production methods that he lp 
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 : To control and eradicate diseases affecting aquaculture . 
4. Background and authority  
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 2 7 July 2 006 on the European Fisheries Fund ; 
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 498/2007 of 2 6 March 2 007 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 2 4 July 2 008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to 
promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic 
crisis; and Commission  Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 2 2 December 2 010 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 . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidi es. 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Productive investment measures : Micro, small and medium -sized enterprises and enterprises in 
the aquaculture sector with less than 750 employees or a turnover of less than €200  million. A ll 
enterprises in the outermost regions (Autonomous Co mmunity of the Canary Islands) . Priority  will 
be given to micro and small enterprises . 
Aqua-environmental and animal health measures : Enterprises in the aquaculture sector . 
Public health measures : Mollusc farm ers. 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
 2015: €2.22 million  was allocated to 740 projects ; 
 2016: €0.06 million  was allocated to 2 projects . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EFF Operational Programme 2007 -2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 
1 January 2 007 to 3 1 December 2 015. 
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 micro -enterprises and small enterprises, and 
theref ore seem unlikely to impact trade negatively . 
1.2  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET . PERMANENT CESSATION . 
1. Title of the programme  
Permanent cessation of fishing . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the  subsidy  
To help finance the permanent cessation of the fishing 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 following registration in the Community) for  activities unrelated to fishing, or converting them 
to create artificial reefs . 
4. Background and authority  
Council Regulation ( EC) No . 1198/2006 of 2 7 July 2 006; Commission Regulation ( EC) 
No. 498/2007 of 2 6 March 2 007; Council Regulation ( EC) No . 744/20 08 of 2 4 July 2 008; and 
Commission Regulation (EU) No . 1249/2010 of 2 2 December 2 010. 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Owners of fishing vessels . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount o f the subsidy  
 2015: €11.59 million  was allocated to 125 projects ; 
 2016: €0 million . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EFF Operational Programme 2007 -2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 
1 January 2 007 to 3 1 December 2 015. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assess ment 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 . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  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  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
To help finance investments in equipmen t and the modernization of fishing vessels that are five or 
more years old, with a view to improving safety on board, working conditions, hygiene, product 
quality, energy efficiency, and selectivity, provided that this does not increase the fishing capacit y 
of the vessels . 
4. Background and authority  
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 2 7 July 2 006 on the European Fisheries Fund ; 
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 498/2007 of 2 6 March 2 007 laying down detailed rules for the 
implementation of Council Regula tion (EC) No. 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund ; Council 
Regulation (EC) No. 744/2008 of 2 4 July 2 008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to 
promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic 
crisis; and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 2 2 December 2 010 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.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Owners of fishing vessels . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
 2015: €0.84 million  was allocated to 511 projects ; 
 2016: €0.002 million  was allocated to 10 proje cts. 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EFF Operational Programme 2007 -2013. The period of eligibility of expenditure runs from 
1 January 2 007 to 3 1 December 2 015. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Under no circumstan ces may the aid increase the fishing capacity of vessels, nor will any aid be 
given to build fishing vessels or to expand hold capacity . No negative trade effects are therefore 
likely. 
1.4  REORGANIZATION OF THE FISHING FLEET . SOCIO -ECONOMIC COMPENSATION FOR 
FISHING FLEET MANAGEMENT . 
1. Title of the programme  
Socio -economic compensation for fishing fleet management . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
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 professional retraining in areas other than maritime fishing ; 
early departure from the fishing sector, including through early retirement ; and non -renewable 
compensation for fishery workers from vessels affected by permanent cessation . 
4. Background and authority  
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 2 7 July 2 006 on the European Fisheries Fund ; 
Commission Regulati on (EC) No. 498/2007 of 2 6 March 2 007 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 2 4 July  2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to 
promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic 
crisis; and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 2 2 December 2 010 amending 
Regulation (EC) No. 498/20 07 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council 
Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Fishery workers . 
7. Subsidy per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
 2015: €0.36 million  was allocated to 239 projects ; 
 2016: €0.02 million  was allocated to 17 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  
The subsidy has no negative trade effects since it is intended for measures in support of workers in 
the sector . 
1.5  PILOT PROJECTS  
1. Title of the programme  
Pilot projects . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
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 acquir ing and disseminating new technical expertise . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  4. Background and authority  
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1198/2006 of 2 7 July 2 006 on the European Fisheries Fund ; 
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 498/2007 of 2 6 March 2 007 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 2 4 July 2 008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to 
promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets a ffected by the economic 
crisis; and Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1249/2010 of 2 2 December 2 010 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 . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Economic operators, recognized trade associations 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  
 2015: €0.007 million  was allocated to 64 projects ; 
 2016: €0 million  was allocated . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
EFF Operational Programme 2007 -2013. The period of eligibili ty of expenditure runs from 
1 January  2007 to 31  December  2015. 
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 consi dered to have any negative effects on trade . 
2  MINING  
2.1  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  
2015 and 2016 . 
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. Background and aut hority  
 Communica tion by the Europea n Commission  (Notice No. 2013/C/209/01) setting out  the 
Guidelines on regional State aid  for 2014-2020, in particular  section  6 on the applicability of 
regional aid rules , and the provisions of  Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 of 
6 August 2 008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in 
application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation ). G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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   Order IET/1157/14 of 3 0 June  (Official Journal No.  162 of 4 July 2 014) establishing the 
regulatory basis for aid for job creation business projects that promote the alternative 
development of mining areas, for the period 2014 -2018. 
 Order IET/1158/14 of 3 0 June  (Official Journal No.  162 of 4  July 2014) establishing the 
regulatory basis for aid for small -scale job creation investment projects that promote the 
alternative development of mining areas, for the period 2014 -2018. 
 Resolution of 25 May 2 015 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative D evelopment of Mining Regions  announcing aid for job creation business projects 
that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the financial period 2015.  
 Resolution of 30 October 2 015 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions announcing aid for small -scale job creation 
investment projects that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the 
financial period 2015.  
 Resolution of 23 June 2 016 of the Institute for the Restr ucturing of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions announcing aid for job creation business projects 
that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the financial period 2016.  
 Resolution of 16 June 2 016 of the Institute  for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions announcing aid for small -scale job creation 
investment projects that promote the alternative development of mining areas, for the 
financial period 2016. 
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 : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Aid is granted to enterprises, in general SMEs, and to i ndependent 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 Autonomous 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 individual resolution, accept ed beforehand by the 
beneficiary . Enterprises may apply to receive the subsidy in instalments provided that they 
produce evidence that the part of the investment for each instalment has been made, together 
with adequate guarantees against failure to comple te. 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2015: €24.99 million  granted to job creation business projects  and €1.91 million  granted  to job 
creation business projects  as de minimis  aid. 
2016: €19.33 million  granted to job creation business projects  and € 1.97 million  granted  to job 
creation business projec ts as de minimis  aid. 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The current scheme will remain in effect until the end of 2018. G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
With regard to the statistical data permitting an assessment o f 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 are not considered as jeopardizing 
the principle of free competiti on. 
2.2  AID FOR COAL MINING  
1. Title of the programme  
State aid to the coal industry . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The programme aims to cover the difference between coal mining costs an d coal sales revenues . 
4. Background and authority  
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 differ ence between costs and 
revenues : 
 Order IET/2095/2013 of 12  November establishing the regulatory basis for aid in the 
financial periods 2013 to 2018, designed specifically to cover the current production losses 
of production units coming under the closure p lan of the Kingdom of Spain for the 
non-competitive coal mining industry, and launching the call for applications for aid for the 
financial period 2013 . 
 Order IET/2095/2013 of 12  November establishing the regulatory basis for aid in the 
financial periods 2 013 to 2018, designed specifically to cover the current production losses 
of production units coming under the closure plan of the Kingdom of Spain for the 
non-competitive coal mining industry, and launching the call for applications for aid for the 
financ ial period 2013 . 
 Order IET/1424/2014 of 28  July (Official Journal No.  181 of 31  July 2014) amending 
Order  IET/2095/2013 of 12  November establishing the regulatory basis for aid for coal 
mining for the financial periods 2013 to 2018 . 
 Resolution of 27 March 2015 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions  announcing aid for the financial period 2015 
designed specifically to cover the current production losses of production units coming under 
the clos ure plan of the Kingdom of Spain for the non -competitive coal mining industry . 
 Resolution of 23 June 2 016 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions  announcing  aid for the financial period 2016 
designed specifically to cover the current production losses of production units coming under 
the closure plan of the Kingdom of Spain for the non -competitive coal mining industry . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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   Order IET/1662/2016  of 13 October  amending  Order IET/2095/2013 of 1 2 Novembe r 
establishing the regulatory basis for aid in the financial periods 2013 to 2018, designed 
specifically to cover the current production losses of production units coming under the 
closure plan of the Kingdom of Spain for the non -competitive coal mining in dustry, and 
launching the call for applications for aid for the financial period 2013 . 
 Resolution of  31 October 2 016 of the Institute for the Restructuring of Coal Mining and the 
Alternative Development of Mining Regions  announcing additional aid  for 2016 designed 
specifically to cover the current production losses of non -competitive coal production units . 
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 1 0 December 2 010), non -repayable closure aid is granted to coal mining 
companies the production costs of which exceed their sales revenue . Aid is notified and must be 
approved by the European Commission . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Coal mini ng companies that sustain operating losses are eligible for this subsidy . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Aid to cover losses:  
2015:   €3.65 million  for State enterprises and € 31.11 million  for private enterprises ; 
2016:   €2.46 million  for State enterprises and € 22.01 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 3 1 December 2018. 
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 2 0 million tonnes of coal per year, in accordance with annual hydrological 
behaviour . The disappearance of the 11  million tonnes of coal produced by Spain, equivalent in 
terms of calorific value to 6.5  million tonnes of imported coal, would hardly impact th e global 
interoceanic trade of 800  million tonnes of coal per year . 
3  INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION  
3.1  EMPLEA  
1. Title of the programme  
EMPLEA . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of this prog ramme is threefold : to encourage research, development and innovation 
(R&D&I) by enterprises , to promote the recruitment of university and/or vocational training 
graduates to carry out R&D&I activities,  and to subsidize the mandatory training of such gradu ates 
as R&D&I managers . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  This support forms part of the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of Talent 
of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016 and comes 
under the National Integration Subprogramm e and the National Training Subprogramme . The 
National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of Talent seeks to enhance the training 
and specialization of human resources in R&D&I, thereby facilitating their employment integration . 
The support is i ntended for enterprises that carry out or wish to carry out R&D&I activities and it 
funds, by means of loans, the recruitment of university graduates and non -university graduates 
with high -level vocational training qualifications or the equivalent . Specifi c training in R&D&I 
management is also subsidized for such graduates . 
This call for applications comes under the de minimis  regime provided for in Commission 
Regulation (EC) No . 1998/2006 of 1 5 December 2 006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of  
the Treaty to de minimis  aid. 
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22  July adopting the regulatory basis for the granting of subsides under 
the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of  Talent of the National Plan 
for Scientific a nd Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016, as amended by 
Orders  ECC/1820/2014 of 26 September 2 014 and ECC/2483/2014  of 23 December 2 014. 
The implementing provisions for this Order are : 
 Resolution of 30 December 2 014 of the State Secretariat for Resea rch, Development and 
Innovation  approving the call for applications for 2015 for support under the EMPLEA  
programme for university graduates , in the framework of the National Programme for the 
Promotion and Employability of Talent of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical 
Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. 
 Resolution of 21 March 2 016 of the State Secretariat for Research, Development and 
Innovation  approving the call for applications for 2016 for support under the EMPLEA 
Programme for university gra duates and non -university graduates with high -level vocational 
training or the equivalent, in the framework of the National Programme for the Promotion 
and Employability of Talent of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2013-2016. 
5. Form of the subsidy  
2015: Loans. The principal is disbursed in advance . 
2016: Subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Enterprises , including spin -offs and young innovative enterprises ; technology centres  and 
technol ogical innovation support centres ; foundations ; business associations or groups , economic 
interest groups and non -profit -making sectoral business associations whose work includes R&D&I 
projects and activities in their own sector ; and innovative business gr oups and technology 
platforms . 
The first annual support payment will be made in advance , once the decision to grant support has 
been issued . Subsequent annual payments will be made upon receipt of the necessary 
documentation . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total a mount of the subsidy  
Granted in 2015 (for three years ): €12,757, 673 (loans). 
Granted in 2016 (for three years ): €6,000, 000, awaiting decision (subsid ies). G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Loans granted following the 2015 call for applications had an interest rat e equal to the one-year 
Euribor  published by the Bank of Spain that was in effect a month to the day before  the publication 
of the  call for applications in the Official Journal . The maximum repayment period is five  years, 
including a two -year grace period . 
The support granted under both the 2015 and 2016 programmes has a maximum total duration of 
three years and is contingent upon the duration of the employment contract with the technologist . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects  of the subsidy  
The support granted under this programme is used exclusively for financing the costs of recruiting 
technologists  to carry out R&D projects ; its trade effects are not directly measurable . 
3.2  TORRES QUEVEDO  
1. Title of the programme  
Support for Torres Quevedo contracts.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
These subsidies seek to encourage the recruitment of Ph.D. holders by enterprises, technology 
centres , technological innovation  support 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. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22  July (Official Journal No.  176 of Wednesday 24  July 2013) adopting 
the regulatory basis for the granting of support under the National Programme for the Promotion 
and Employability of Talent , in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical 
Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. 
Order  ECC/1820/2014 of 26 September  amending Order ECC/1402/2013  of 22  July adopting 
the regulatory basis for the granting of support under the National Prog ramme for the Promotion 
and Employability of Talent , in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical 
Research and Innovation 2013-2016.  
Order ECC/2483/2014 of 23 December  amending Order ECC/1402/2013  of 22  July adopting 
the regulatory ba sis for the granting of support under the National Programme for the Promotion 
and Employability of Talent , in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical 
Research and Innovation 2013-2016, and Order ECC/1780/2013  of 30 September , adopt ing the 
regulatory basis for the granting of public subsides under the National Programme for Research, 
Development and Innovation to Address Social Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan 
for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016. 
The implementing provisions for these Orders are : 
Resolution of 22 December 2 015 of the State Secretariat for Resea rch, Development and 
Innovation  approving the call for applications  for 2015 in respect of certain measures provided for 
in the Nation al Integration Subprogramme and National Training Subprogramme under the 
National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of Talent, in the framework of the 
National Plan for Scientific and Technical Re search and Innovation 2013 -2016. G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  Resolution of 21 November 2 016 of the President  of the National Research Agency  approving the 
call for applications for 2016  in respect of certain measures provided for in the National Training 
Subprogramme and the National Integration Subprogramme under the National Pro gramme for 
the Promotion and Employability of Talent, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016 – Torres  Quevedo support and support for Ph.D. 
holder training in enterprises  within the framework of  "industrial doctorates".  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Enterprises, technology centres , technological innovation support centres, business associations 
and science and technology parks . 
The subsidies are paid annually, in advance . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2015:  €14,927,689; 
2016:  €15,000,000 (awaiting decision) . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The maximum duration of any individual 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 . 
3.3  INDUSTRIAL  DOCTORATES  
1. Title of the programme  
Support for researcher -training contracts in enterprises, 2016 (industrial doctorates ). 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The pur pose of this support is to help provide training in the workplace ( i.e. in enterprises) for 
doctoral researchers  by co-financing the employment contracts of research staff who participate in , 
and base their doctoral thesis on, an experimental industrial re search or development project 
taking  place in an enterpr ise. The support  also seeks to promote  the entry into the workplace of 
researchers from the start of  their professional careers and to encourage  the introduction of talen t 
into the productive fabric so as to  increase competitiveness . 
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July  (Official Journal of 24 July ) adopting the regulatory basis for the 
granting of subsides under the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of Talent  
of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016.  
Order ECC/1820/2014 of  26 September  amending  Order ECC/1402/2013 of 22 July . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  Order ECC/2483/2014  of 23 December  amending  Order ECC/1402/2013  of 22 July  adopting the 
regulatory basis for the granting of subsides under the National Programme for the Promotion and 
Employability of Talent of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 
2013-2016, and Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 September , adopting the r egulatory basis for the 
granting of public subsides under the National Programme for Research, Development and 
Innovation to Address Social Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016. 
The implementing provisions for this Order are : 
Resolution of  22 December 2 015 of the State Secretariat for Research, Development and 
Innovation approving the call for applications for support for 2015 in respect of certain measures 
provided for in the Natio nal Integration Subprogramme and the National Training Subprogramme 
under the National Programme for the Promotion and Employability of Talent, in the framework of 
the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. 
Resolution  of 21 November 2 016 of the President of the National Research Agency approving the 
call for applications for 2016 in respect of certain measures provided for in the National Training 
Subprogramme and the National Integration Subprogramme under the Nationa l Programme for 
the Promotion and Employability of Talent, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016 – Torres  Quevedo support and support for doctoral 
researche r training in enterprises within the framework of "industrial doctorates".  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Enterprises, technology centres, technological innovation support centres, business associations 
and science and techno logy parks.  
The subsidies are paid annually, in advance . The payment of the subsidy corresponding to the first 
annual payment under the contract will be made after the contracts have been submitted . The 
remaining payments will be made once the previous ann ual payment has been finalized . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2015: €2,942, 249; 
2016: €3,000, 000 (awaiting decision) . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The maximum duration of any individual subsidy is four years.  
9. Statistical data  permitti ng an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The subsidies granted under this programme are used exclusively  by enterprises to finance the 
recruitment of staff to prepare a doctoral thesis, and are, by their very nature, far removed from 
commercial  activity.  
3.4  EUROPA TECHNOLOGY CENTRES  
1. Title of the programme  
Europa Technology Centres . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
These s ubsidies seek to foster  the participation of Spanish pub lic technology centres and 
technological innovation support centres  in the Horizon 2020 programme and to build  the capacity 
of such centres to encourage enterprise participation in that programme.  
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1779/2013  of 30 Septe mber adopting the regulatory basis for the granting of public 
subsides under  a number of subprogramme s in the framework of  the National Programme for the 
Promotion of Scientific and Technological Research Excellence of the National Plan for Scientific 
and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016.  
The implementing provisions for this Order are : 
Resolution of  20 March 2 015 of the State Secretariat for Research, Development and Innovation  
approving the Europa Technology Centres programme  for 2015 granting  support under the 
National Programme for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Research Excellence , within 
the framework of  the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 
2013-2016.  
Resolution of  3 March 2 016 of the State Sec retariat for Resea rch, Development and Innovation  
approving Europa Technology C entres support for 2016 with a view to the granting of support 
under the National Programme for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Research  
Excellence, within the fra mework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2013-2016.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Technology centres and technological innovation support centres that are listed  in the register 
provided for  by Royal Decree  No. 2093/2008  of 19 December  at the time when the application is 
submitted, and which are categorized as research bodies . 
The first subsidy payment will be made in advance, after the decision to g rant the subsidy has 
been issued . The second payment will be made after economic and technical justification has been 
submitted and after the level of compliance of  the indicators of enterprises involved in approved 
and funded projects  has been verified . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2015: €3,281,176; 
2016: €3,500, 000 (awaiting decision) . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Two years . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Subsidies granted under this pr ogramme are used exclusively to finance activities undertaken to 
provide centres with the structure and knowledge required to properly prepare and manage 
European pro jects. Thanks to the work of these centres, both the centres themselves and 
companies  will be able to improve their position wi thin the Horizon 2020 framework . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  3.5  HORIZON  SME 
1. Title of the programme  
Horizon SME . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The objective is to finance a fe asibility study that includes a business plan for an innovative project 
for SMEs that have  participated in Phase I of the SME I nstrument of the Horizon 2020 programme, 
been evaluated by the European Commission , and received a score of 12/13 or higher and w hich, 
for budgetary reasons, have not received funding . 
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1333/2015  of 2 July  adopting the regulatory basis for the granting of public subsides 
under the National  Programme on Business Leadership in Research, Development  and Innovation , 
in the framework of the  National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 
2013-2016.  
The implementing provisions for this Order are : 
Resolution of  9 July 2 015 of the State Secretariat for Resea rch, Development and Innovati on 
providi ng for the granting of Horizon  SME support for 2015, under the National Business 
Leadership Programme, in the framework of the  National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation 2013-2016.  
Resolution of  23 March 2 016 of the State Secretariat for Research, Development and Innovation  
approving the 2016 c all for applications for Horizon SME support, under the National Business 
Leadership programme, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovat ion 2013-2016.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Direct subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
SMEs that have submitted an individual proposal  (not one in cooperation with other parties ) in a 
call for proposals  in Phase I of the SME I nstrument of the European Union's Horizon 2020 
programme  in the two years prior to the call for applications and that have obtained, according to  
the Evaluation Summary Report issued by the European Union, a score of 12 points or more in the 
2015 call for proposals  and 13 points or more in the 2016 call for proposals , which have not 
received funding for this same purpose under other calls for applications . 
The payment will be made before the start of the activities concerned, after the decision has been 
taken  to grant the support . The activities must consist of  feasibility studies (technical and trade) 
that include a business plan in respect of innovative products, processes or services, and that will 
cover activities such as risk analysis, market studies, and intellectual property management for a 
new product, a service or a new application of existing technologies.  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2015: €8,242, 100; 
2016: €3,700, 000 (awaiting decision) . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  8. Duration  of the subsidy  
One year . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
For the moment, only one call for applications has taken place, and not enough statistic al data is 
available on either the number of projects or their size to assess the trade effects of the subsidy . 
3.6  TECHNOLOGY  PLATFORMS  
1. Title of the programme  
Technology Platforms  Programme . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2016. 
3. Policy  objective a nd/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of this programme is to create and consolidate Spanish technology platforms, with a view 
to enhancing cooperation between the public and private actors (enterprises, technology centres, 
public and private research bodie s, universities, etc.) that interact in a sector throughout the 
national territory in order to foster the sharing and dissemination of knowledge within that sector 
and achieve the establishment of stable information channels in the innovation system, which  go 
beyond the sector . 
Technology platforms are an ideal tool for fostering intersectoral technology transfer and 
strengthening the participation of the various actors in the EU Framework Programmes for 
Research and Innovation . 
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1780/2013 of 30 September  adopting the regulatory basis for the granting of public 
subsides under the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovation to Address 
Social Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific a nd Technical Research and 
Innovation 2013-2016. 
The implementing provision for the Order is : 
Resolution of  15 March 2 016 approving the call for applications for 2016 for support under the 
Technology Platforms Programme of the National Programme for Researc h, Development and 
Innovation to Address Social Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Enterprises, public technology centres, public technological innovation support centres  and 
technology centres , private university R&D centres, other private non -profit R&D centres, public 
research bodies subject to Law No. 13/1986 of 1 4 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.  
Subsidies are disbursed in advance . A first disbursement is made imm ediately following the 
decision to grant support ; a subsequent disbursement may be made depending on the duration of G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  the project/activity (multi -year) . The first annual payment follows the favourable decision to grant 
support  and the second annual payment is subject to justification of the first . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Technology Platforms Programme  2016, for two  years: €5.8 million  (awaiting decision ). 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Support is granted on a biannual basis and ends in  2017.  
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The subsidies granted under this programme are used exclusively for financing costs related to 
platform activities, namely dissemination activities, knowledge -sharing f ora and meetings and 
planning efforts, which, by their very nature, have no effect on trade . 
3.7  CHALLENGES -COOPERATION  
1. Title of the programme  
Challenges -Cooperation . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
The support for this programme consis ts of subsidies granted for four years to R&D projects in the 
framework of public -private partnerships . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The purpose of this programme is to support cooperation projects between enterprises and 
research bodi es, with a view to promoting the development of new technologies and the 
implementation by enterprises of new ideas and techniques and contributing to the creation of new 
goods and services . 
These projects are designed to foster the creation of the critica l mass of interdisciplinary R&D&I 
activities required to move forward in the search for solutions, in accordance with the priorities 
established in the Challenges Programme, promote the creation of innovative enterprises, guide 
existing enterprises towards  innovative activity, mobilize private investment, generate 
employment and improve the country's technological balance . They also seek to strengthen the 
international leadership capacity of the Spanish Science, Technology and Innovation System and 
its acto rs, thereby helping to enhance enterprise competitiveness . 
4. Background and authority  
Order ECC/1780/2013 of 3 0 September  establishing the regulatory basis for the granting of public 
aid under the National Programme for Research, Development and Innovatio n to Address Social 
Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2013 -2016. 
Order ECC/2483/2014 of 23 December  amending  Order ECC/1402/2013 of 2 2 July  adopting the 
regulatory basis for the granting of public subsides under the National Programme for the 
Promotion and Employability of Talent of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation , and Order ECC/1780/2013 of 3 0 September  establishing the regulatory basis for 
the grant ing of public subsidies under the National Programme for Research, Development and 
Innovation to Address Social Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  The implementing provisions fo r this Order are:  
Resolution of  30 December 2 014 of the State Secretariat for Resea rch, Development and 
Innovation  approving the early call for applications for 2015 for support granted under the  
Challenges -Cooperation  programme of the National Programme f or Research, Development and 
Innovation to Address Social Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. 
Resolution of  30 December 2 015 of the State Secretariat for Resea rch, Development an d 
Innovation  approving the early call for applications for 2016 for support granted under the 
Challenges -Cooperation  programme of the National Programme for Research, Development and 
Innovation to Address Social Challenges, in the framework of the National  Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies1, and loans. 
Loans are granted with a maximum repayment period of 10 years and a grace period of the first 
three years . The interest rate w as the one -year Euribor  published by the Bank of Spain that was in 
effect a month to the day before the publication of the call for applications or, where appropriate, 
on the first working day afterwards . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is pr ovided  
Public research bodies as defined in Article 47 of Law No.  14/2011 of 1  June, public universities, 
other public R&D centres, public technology centres and public technological innovation support 
centres, private universities with proven R&D capacity  and activities, other private R&D centres, 
enterprises, and sectoral business associations . 
Subsidies and loans are disbursed in advance . The first disbursement is made immediately 
following the decision to grant support . Depending on the duration of the project (multi -year), a  
maximum of three subsequent disbursements may be made . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Granted in 2015 for four  years. Loans: €129,157, 372; subsid ies: €62,627, 139. 
Granted in 2016 for four years. Loans: €153,040, 221; subsidies : €76,919, 275. 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The 2015 and  2016 calls for applications correspond to  the National Programme for Research, 
Development and Innova tion to Address Social Challenges, in the framework of the National Plan 
for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016. 
Financing for four years , until 2017 and 2018, respectiv ely. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The support granted under this programme is exclusively for financing the costs of R&D projects 
and therefore has no impact on trade in goods . The industrial research, experimental development 
and technical pre -feasibility study phas es are, by their very nature, far removed from the market 
phase . This category of support falls under Article 8.2(a) of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures . 
                                                
1 That is to say, gra nts, within the meaning of Article 25.3(i) of the Agreement on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures.  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  3.8  INNOGLOBAL  
1. Title of the programme  
INNOGLOBAL . 
2. Period  covered by the notifi cation  
2016. 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The subsidies seek to promote international cooperation in the fi eld of research and development , 
with a view to encouraging international cooperation in R&D activities . The funding will cover the 
participation of Spanish companies belonging to  international consortia that participate  in 
international programmes co -managed by the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
(CDTI) . 
4. Background and authority  
Resolution of the President  of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology approving 
the call for applications for 2016 in respect of the procedure for granting support to promote 
international business cooperation in the area of research and development (INNOGLOBAL  
progra mme), under the National Programme on Business Leadership in Research, Development 
and Innovation , within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation 2013-2016. 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Companies  duly incorporated and with tax residence or a permanent establishment in Spain, in 
accordance with Article 4 of the Order establishing the relevant rules . 
The aid granted must in all cases co nform to the intensities establish ed in the Community 
Framework for  State Aid for Research  and Development and I nnovation.  
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Subsidies worth €10  million  were granted under th e call for applications for 2016 . 
No disbursements were made in 2016 . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The subsidies approved by the CDTI go to finance projects with a duration of one to three  years. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Given the natu re of the funded projects,  the trade effects of these subsidies are 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, w hich distances them 
considerably from the market  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  3.9  INTEREMPRESAS INTERNACIONAL  
1. Title of the programme  
Eurostars Programme – Interempresas Internacional Subprogramme . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose o f the subsidy  
Support for research and development projects carried out with the participation of Spain and 
selected by means of calls for applications in the framework of the Eurostars Programme, launched 
jointly by the European Union and a number of othe r countries and intended to support small and 
medium -sized R&D -performing enterprises . 
4. Background and authority  
Resolution of  6 March 2 015 of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) 
regulating the direct granting of support to pro jects carried out with the participation of Spain and 
selected by means of the second call for applications under the Eurostars Programme 
(Interempresas Internacional Subprogramme ). 
Resolution of  18 January 2 016 of the Centre for the Development of Industr ial Technology (CDTI) 
regulating the direct granting of support to projects carried out with the participation of Spain and 
selected by means of the fourth and fifth calls for applications under the Eurostars Programme 
(Interempresas Internacional Subprogr amme ). 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Subsidies2. 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Enterprises . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Subsidies worth €7  million  were granted under the call for applications for 2015; 
Subsidies worth €8  million  were granted under the call for applications for 2016. 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Up to four years . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of  the trade effects of the subsidy  
Given the nature of this programme, which seeks primarily to promote R&D, the fact that it is open 
to enterprises in many industrial and service sectors, and the small amounts of support involved, 
the trade effects of the subsidies are minimal.  
                                                
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/315/EU/Add.26  
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  3.10  BUSINESS R&D&I PROJECTS  
1. Title of the programme  
Business R&D&I projects3. 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of the support is to help Spanish enterprises increase their technological capacity through 
the financing of business projects in the areas of industrial research, experimental development  
and innovation . 
4. Background and authority  
Royal Decree No.  1406/1986 of 6  June, published in Official Journal N o. 162 of 8  July 1986, 
approving the Articles of Association of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology 
(CDTI ). 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Repayable and partially repayable subsidies at preferential interest rates .4 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom an d how the subsidy is provided  
The CDTI funds R&D projects conducted by enterprises and submitted through an ongoing open  
application process . Such projects may be conducted individually, in cooperation with 
knowledge -generating centres, or by a consortium of several enterprises . 
The loan amount varies with each project . The loans finance up to 85 % of the eligible budget and 
include a non -refundable tranche ranging from 10 % to 30 % of the aid granted which varies 
depending on the international research compon ent or international nature of the project and on 
whether the project is individual or consortium -based . The gross grant equivalent for CDTI 
projects is calculated in accordance with the EC Communication on the revision of the method for 
setting the refere nce and discount rates and conforms to the aid intensity ceilings established in 
the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation . Payment 
of the loan is contingent upon the presentation of documents certifying the targets met, as 
stipulated 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 upon submission of additional 
bank guarantees . 
With regard to innovation projects, fin ancial coverage also varies between 75 % and 85 %, but does 
not include a non -refundable tranche . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy5 
In 2015, disbursements, including CDTI advances, in the form of repayable and partially repayable 
subsidies amounted to € 764 million . 
                                                
3 Including individual and part nership R&D projects and projects under the Direct Line of Innovation.  
4 Euribor in 2015 and 2016, both calculated at the time of the granting of the subsidy. The interest rate 
for innovation projects is Euribor plus a differential, currently +0.2 % for thr ee-year repayment periods and 
+1.2% for five -year repayment periods.  
5 The data provided concern disbursements made; these disbursements correspond to ongoing projects 
that were approved in the year in question and in previous years. T he new commitments acquired by the CDTI 
amounted to €682.37 million in 2013 and €646.88 million in 2014.  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  In 2016, disbursements in the form of repayable and partially repayable subsidies amounted to 
€501 million . 
In 2015, the average loan granted per project was € 0.56 million  and the average total investment 
was € 0.73 million . 
In 201 6, the average loan granted per project was € 0.55 million  and the average total investment 
was € 0.73 million . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Duration of the programme : indefinite . 
Loans granted by the CDTI go to finance projects spanning a number of years . 
In 2016, the average duration of an R&D project was 23  months with a repayment period of  
ten years, including a grace period of up to three years . 
In 2016, the average duration of an innovation project was 13  months with a repayment period of  
three to five ye ars. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The nature of this programme, which mainly concerns the promotion of R&D and is open to 
enterprises in many industrial and service sectors, together with the considerable  number of 
beneficiaries of the specific projects submitted, means that the trade effects of the subsidies are 
minimal, since the loans are distributed over a wide range of economic activities . 
3.11  NEOTEC  
1. Title of the programme  
NEOTEC . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aim of this programme is to create independent, technology -based enterprises and to 
consolidate those that are less than six years old . It also seeks to stimulate the tra nsfer of  
knowledge from the realm of research to that of business . 
4. Background and authority  
Royal Decree No. 1406/1986 of 6 June  approving the Articles of Association of the Centre for the 
Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) . 
Resolution of  8 July 2015 of the  Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology  approving 
the 2015 call for applications for support  for new innovative enterprise business projects  (NEOTEC 
programme), under the National Programme on Business Leadership in Research, Deve lopment 
and Innovation, in the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and 
Innovation 2013-2016.  
Resolution of the President of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology approving 
the 2016 call for applications fo r support for new innovative enterprise business projects (NEOTEC  
programme), under the National Programme on Business Leadership in Research, Development 
and Innovation, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation 2013 -2016.  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  5. Form of the subsidy  
Subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The CDTI funds technology -based business projects through an ongoing open application process . 
The subsidy  covers up to  70% of the eligible bud get up to a maximum of €250,000 . Part of the 
subsidy is advanced when the decision is made to grant the support,  and payment of the rest is 
contingent upon the presentation of documents certifying the targets met, as established in the 
contract with the enterp rise. 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Subsidies worth €10  million  were approved under the call  for applications for 2015. 
The 2016 call for applications is still ongoing . 
In 2015 no disbursements were made . 
In 2016, disbursements of €4 million were made . 
Under the  2015 call for applications, the average subsidy was €0.16 million  with an average 
budget  of €0.43 million . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Duration of the programme : indefinite . 
Loans granted by the CDTI go to finance projects spanni ng a number of years . The average project 
duration in the reporting period was 20 months . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The nature of this programme, which mainly seeks to create new innovative enterprises  and 
consolidate those less than two years old that are in an early phase of development and not yet 
ready to enter the market, and which is open to enterprises in many industrial and service sectors, 
together with the considerable number of beneficiaries of the specific project submitted, means 
that the trade effects of the subsidies are minimal, since the loans are distributed over a wide 
range of economic activities . 
3.12  CIEN  
1. Title of the programme  
Strategic programme for business research consortia (CIEN ). 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
This programme comes under the National Subprogramme for the Promotion of Cooperative 
R&D&I Focused on the Demands of the Productive Fabric, in the fr amework of the National Plan for 
Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016. G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  The subsidies are designed to fund major industrial research and experimental development  
projects , conducted by effectively cooperating business groups and geared  towards planned 
research in strategic areas of the future and with possible international ramifications . 
4. Background and authority  
Royal Decree No. 1406/1986 of 6 June  approving the Articles of Association of the Centre for the 
Development of Industrial  Technology (CDTI ). 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Partially repayable subsidies at preferential interest rates (fixed rate of Euribor, established at the 
time of the granting of the subsidy ). 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Beneficiaries  are consortia made up of business groups and governed by  a private cooperation 
agreement . All enterprises that are members of the consortium are eligible as beneficiaries . 
Each consortium is required to comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of eight e nterprises, 
at least two of which must be independent and at least one must be an SME . 
Projects must have a minimum budget of € 7 million  and a maximum budget of €20  million. The aid 
granted takes the form of a loan of up to  75% of the eligible budget, whic h includes a subsidy 
corresponding to 30% of the total aid amount . The ceilings established under the Community aid 
framework are always respected . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy6 
The commitments acquired in 2015 under this instrument t otalled €140 million ; 
The commitments acquired in 2016 totalled € 98 million . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Projects have a duration of three or four years . The average duration of the projects approved in  
2015 was 45 months and 46 months in 2016.  
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The trade effects of these subsidies are minimal given the nature of this programme, which seeks 
to encourage stable public -private cooperation 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 prove useful in 
the development of new products, processes or services or for tec hnological integration . 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 considerab ly from the market . 
3.13  FEDER (ERDF) – INNTERCONECTA  
1. Title of the programme  
FEDER  (ERDF) – INNTERCONECTA  Subprogramme . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
                                                
6 The data provided concern the commitments acquired given that there was no expenditure under this 
instrument in 2014.  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The aid under this subprogramme is granted to fund medium -sized projects mainly concerned with 
experimental development that encourage regional cooperation, the implementation of projects 
focused on regional needs, and the building of innovative capacities that foster greater territorial 
cohesion.  
The subprogramme is co -financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the 
aid is therefore granted only to projects in the most disadvantaged regions : Andalucía, Asturias, 
Canarias, Castilla La Mancha, Extremadura, Galicia, Murcia, C euta and Melilla in 2015 . Andalucía, 
Canarias, Castilla La Mancha, Extre madura, Galicia, Murcia, Ceuta and  Melilla in 2016.  
4. Background and authority  
Resolution of  15 April 2 015 of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), 
approving  the 2015 subsidy programme under which aid is provided to promote regional 
cooperation in research and dev elopment (FEDER (ERDF) – Innterconecta  Programme ). 
Resolution of  the President of  the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI)  
approving the 201 6 subsidy programme under which aid is provided to promote regional 
cooperation in research and development (FEDER  (ERDF) – Innterconecta Programme) . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy  is provided  
The groups of legal persons defined in Article 5.2 of the Order establishing the regulatory basis , 
which  may carry out the projects benefiting from the aid, are eligible for the subsidy . Such groups 
must be formed  only of enterprises, in accor dance with the  category of benefit provided for in 
Article 4(a)(7) of the Order establishing  the regulatory basis . 
The groups must be composed of at least two enterprises that are independent from each other, 
including one that is large or medium -sized and  one that is an SME, in accordance with the 
definition in Article 2 of the Order establishing the regulatory basis . The maximum number of 
enterprises in the group is six . None of the independent enterprises in the group, or any group of 
related or associat ed enterprises, may exceed 70 % of the project's subsidizable budget . 
The aid granted must in all cases conform to the intensities established in the Community 
Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total  amount of the subsidy  
The subsidies granted under the 201 5 programme amounted to €120  million , and €50  million in 
2016.  
In 2015 , no disbursements were made  under the  2015 and 2016 programmes . €82 million  was 
disbursed under previous programmes . 
In 2016 , €33 million  was disbursed under the 2015 programme . 
The ave rage subsidy per company in 2015 was €0. 24 million  with an average budget of 
€0.5 million . 
The average subsidy  per company  in 2016 was €0.21 million  with an average budget of 
€0.4 million . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The subsidies approved by the CDTI finan ce projects with a duration of two to three years. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The trade effects of these subsidies are minimal given the nature of this programme, which seeks 
to encourage stable public -private cooperation 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 prove usef ul in 
the development of new products, processes or services or for technological integration . 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.  
3.14  STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR THE ECONOMY AND THE DIGITAL SOCIETY . 
1. Title of the programme  
Support for projects under the Strategic Action Plan for the Economy and the  Digital Society, in the 
framework of the Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015/2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
Calls for applications 2015 and 1/2016 : To str engthen the technological capacities of the 
information and communication technologies (ICT) sector, in particular in respect of the following 
thematic priorities : industries of the future, cybersecurity and digital confidence, ICT applications 
and solutio ns geared towards enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs, development of 
e-administration, environmental management applications, and digital content applications and 
solutions.  
Call for applications  2/2016 : To improve the competitiveness and internationali zation of Spanish 
companies by encouraging their participation in the EUREKA, CA TRENE, PENTA, EURIPIDES, ITEA3 
and CELTIC -PLUS clusters . 
4. Background and authority  
Order IET/786/2013 of 7 May establishing the regulatory basis for the granting of support i n the 
field of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the information society under the 
Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016, in the framework of the 
Strategic Action Plan for the Economy and the Digital Society . 
Order IET/457/2015  of 11 March  amending  Order IET/786/2013  of 7 May  establishing the 
regulatory basis for the granting of support in the field of information and communication 
technologies (ICT) and the information society under the Plan for Scientific a nd Technical Research 
and Innovation 2013 -2016, in the framework of the Strategic Action Plan for the Economy and the 
Digital Society.  
Resolution of  14 May 2 015 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the Information 
Society  providing for the g ranting of support for projects under the Strategic Action Plan for the 
Economy and the Digital Society, in the framework of the Plan for Scientific and Technical 
Research and Innovation 2013 -2016.  
Resolution of  14 April 2 016 of the  State Secretariat for T elecommunications and the Information 
Society launching the call for applications 1/2016 for support to projects under the Strategic Action 
Plan for the Economy and the Digital Society, in the framework of the Plan for Scientific and 
Technical Research and  Innovation 2013 -2016.  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  Resolution of  24 May 2 016 of the  State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the Information 
Society launching the call for applications 2/2016 for support to projects under international 
programmes in the framework of the Strategic  Action Plan for the Economy and the Digital 
Society, under the Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013 -2016.  
5. Form of the subsidy  
Projects are financed by  subsidies , loans or a combination of subsidies and loans , provided that 
there is budgetary availability.  
The loans granted have a repayment period of five years, including a two -year grace period . The 
loan amount may supplement the subsidy up to 100 % of eligible project costs.  
In 2015, t he applicable interest rate was 0.18%. Security is required for the aid whether it is in 
loan or subsidy form . The amount of the security will depend on the score obtained in the 
assessment of the beneficiary's financial solvency, the minimum being 10 % of the amount of the 
subsidy and the maximum 4 0%. 
The app licable interest rate in 2016 was  0%. Security is required for the aid whether it is in loan or 
subsidy form . The amount of the security varies between 0 % and 100% depending on the score 
obtained in the assessment of the beneficiary's financial solvency . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Call for applications  2015:  
For projects accredited as pertaining to one of the EUREKA TIC clusters , the beneficiaries may be  
enterprises, research bodies , or business groups or associatio ns. 
For all other projects : 
(a) Enterprises , other than : 
1. Public sector entities . 
2. Entities incorporated after 3 1 December 2 011, unless created from other  pre-existing 
entities  through a change of name, a merger, a takeover or a division of companies, in the 
terms of Law No. 3/2009 of 3 April  on structural modifications to trading companies.  
3. Non-profit entities engaged in economic activity . 
4. Independent professionals . 
(b) Economic interest groups, except for those in the public sector . 
The above en tities not included as beneficiaries  may participate in the projects as subcontracted 
entities.  
Calls for applications  2016:  
(a) Enterprises , other than : 
1. Public sector entities . 
2. Entities incorporated after 3 1 December 2 012, unless created from other pre-existing 
entities through a change of name, a merger, a takeover or a division of companies, in the 
terms of Law No. 3/2009 of 3 April  on structural modifications to trading companies . 
3. Non-profit entities engaged in economic activity . 
4. Independent  professionals . 
(b) Economic interest groups, except for those in the public sector.  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  The above entities not included as beneficiaries may participate in the projects as subcontracted 
entities.  
The calls for applications  for 2015 and 2016 will take the form  of a competitive application process . 
The support granted is disbursed in two instalments : a first disbursement of 75 % of the subsidies 
and loans, and a second disbursement, in the financial year following the call for applications,  of 
the balance of 25 %. 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2015: €23,368,405. 47 in non-repayable subsidies  and €30,332,739. 43 in loans; 
1/2016 ( first call for applications ): €14,882,160.80  in non -repayable subsidies  and 
€14,588,156.25 in loans; 
2/2016 ( second call for applications ): €2,255,737. 15 in non-repayable subsid ies. 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The programme is scheduled to run until the end of the Plan for Scientific and Technical Research 
and Innovation 2013 -2016. This Plan was initially due to end on 31 December 2 016, but has been 
extended until the approval of the future State Plan for the 2017 -2020 period, which is currently 
being developed by the State Secretariat for Research, Development and Innovation of the 
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Competitiveness . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
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 p rojects submitted and the fact that the support is distributed over a 
wide range of economic activities, means that the trade effects of the subsidies are minimal.  
 
3.15  EXTENSION OF NEXT -GENERATION BROADBAND COVERAGE  
1. Title of the programme  
Programme for the  Extension of Next -Generation Broadband Coverage, in the framework of the 
Digital Agenda for Spain.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015/2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
This measure is provided for in the Digital Agenda  for Sp ain, as approved by the Counci l of 
Ministers at its meeting on  15 February 2 013. It is also expressly included in  the ERDF Operational 
Programme for Intelligent Growth 2014-2020, ap proved on 1 2 February 2 015, as the  second 
investment priority  under themati c objective 2, which is to improve the use and quality of 
information and communication technologies and access thereto . 
Its purpose is to support projects that invest in the extension of the coverage of public high -speed 
and ultra -high-speed next -generati on broadband networks . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  4. Background and authority  
Order IET/1144/2013 of 1 8 June  establishing the regulatory basis for the granting of aid under the 
Programme for the Extension of Next -Generation Broadband Coverage . 
Order IET/241/2014 of 1 3 February  amend ing Order IET/1144/2013 of 1 8 June  establishing the 
regulatory basis for the granting of aid under the Programme for the Extension of Next -Generation 
Broadband Coverage.  
Order IET/275/2015  of 17 February  amending Order IET/1144/2013 of 1 8 June  establishing  the 
regulatory basis for the granting of aid under the Programme for the Extension of Next -Generation 
Broadband Coverage . 
Resolution of  6 April 2 015 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the Information 
Society announcing aid for projects un der the Programme for the Extension of Next -Generation 
Broadband Coverage . 
Resolution of  20 April 2 016 of the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the Information 
Society announcing aid for projects under the Programme for the Extension of Next -Generation 
Broadband Coverage . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Subsidy programmes for 2015 and 2016:  
The aid is granted in the form of a combination of subsidies and repayable advances from 
Community funds (ERDF  advances ), depending on budgetary availability.  
Both mod alities are  non-repayable aid. An ERDF  advance consists of a 0% interest loan, which will 
be paid off  ex officio  by the granting body upon receipt of the ERDF aid from the European Union . 
This enables the beneficiary to obtain resources for its project in advance . 
The amount of aid to be granted under either of the modalities will be determined ex officio  by the 
body responsible, in accordance with ERDF budget ary and financing availability . All beneficiaries 
will be treated equally.  
The level of aid , which is understood to mean the gross amount of aid expressed as a percentage 
of the eligible costs of the project , is the minimum amount necessary and may not under any 
circumstances exceed the long -term trade deficit forecast for the project in the absence of 
support , or the limit established in each call for applications for each autonomous community and 
autonomous city . In 2015, the limit was set at 35 %, except for Extremadura (45 %). In 2016, 
levels of aid were , in all cases , between 40% and 55%. 
In order to prevent subsequent overcompensation, decisions to grant support may include , 
depending on the type of project involved and the uncertainties related to forecasts of demand, 
either a review clause in respect of the aid amount providing for the reimbursement  of the amount 
resulting in the overcompensation , or an obligation to invest all additional profits in further 
network extensions, subject to the same conditions as the extension carried out with the aid 
granted.  
Beneficiaries are required to post security  corresponding to 50 % of the proposed ERDF  advance . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The beneficiaries of this support are natural persons or legal entities from the private sector  that 
are operators duly authorized under Articles  6 and 7 of the General Telecommunications Law 
No. 9/2014  of 9 May. 
The su bsidies and loans will be paid after the decision to grant support  has been  issued in a 
competitive application process.  G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
In 2015, th e support paid amounted to €7,339,528.71 in the form of subsidies and 
€50,499,292.91 in the form of ERDF  repayable advances . 
In 2016, a total of €40,475,004.56 was granted in the form of ERDF repayable advances . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The programme is scheduled to run until  31 December 2 020, as provided for in the Order 
establishing the regulatory basis  (Order IET/1144/2013 of  18 June ). 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
The nature of the subsidy means that it is not trade -related . 
3.16  SHIPBUILDING SUBSIDIES  
1. Title of the programme  
Shipbuilding subsidies . State Aid Decision N423/2004 on horizontal measures for shipbuilding, 
extended by Decisions N159/2007, N392/2008, SA.34584 (2012/N), SA.37 786(2013/N), 
SA.3888 9(2014/N), and SA.43923.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
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. Background a nd authority  
Articles 9 and 10 of Royal  Decree (RD) No. 442/1994 of 11  March on subsidies and financing for  
shipbuilding  (Official Journal No.  96 of 2 2 April 1 994), as subsequently amended by 
RD No. 1395/1995 ( Official Journal of 3 0 November 2 005), RD No. 1562/1997 ( Official Journal of 
18 October 2 007), RD No. 2600/1998 (Official Journal of 1 7 December 2 008), RD No. 3452/2000 
(Official Journal of 2 3 December 2 000), RD No. 1274/2003 ( Official Journal of 1 7 October 2 003), 
RD No. 59/2005 (Official Journal of 1 February 2 005), RD No. 1619/2007 (Official Journal of 
20 December 2 007) and RD No. 237/2013 ( Official Journal of 11 April 2013). 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
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 2015 or 2016, although subsidies continued to be disbursed until 
2016 for commitments acquired in previous years (subsidies already notified in previous 
communications ). G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Programme N392/2008, under which subsidies were granted in 201 1, was in effect from 
1 January  2009 until 3 1 December 2 011, 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 program me SA.34584 (2012/N) was from 1 January 2 012 to 
31 December 2 013, in accordance with  the Community Framework on State Aid to Shipbuilding 
(2011/C 364/06 ), and extended until 30 June 2 014 by SA.37786(2013/N) , until 
31 December  2014 by SA.38889(2014/N) , and then by SA.43923.  
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 . No aid was 
granted in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 or 2016 and there was therefore no effect on trade . 
3.17   INTEREST SUBSIDY FOR SHIPBUILDING LOANS  
1. Title of the programme  
Interest subsidy for shipbuilding loans . State Aid Decision N81 1/A/2002, extended by 
Decisions  N760/2006, N393/2008, SA.34583 (2012/N), and SA.37785(2 013/N) . Since 2014, the  
subsidy has been based on the provisions of the OECD Arrangement.  
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
3. Policy  objective and/or purpose of the subsidy  
To allow shipbuilders contracting vessels from Spanish shipyard s 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. Background and authority  
Articles 11 to 14 of R oyal Decree (RD) No. 442/1994 of 11 March  on subsidies and financing for 
shipbuilding ( Official Journal No. 96 of 2 2 April 1 994), as  subsequently amended by 
RD No. 1395/1995 ( Official Journal of 3 0 November 2 005), RD No. 1562/1997 (Official Journal of 
18 October 2 007), RD No. 2600/1998 (Official Journal of 17  December  2008), RD No. 3452/2000  
(Official Journal of 2 3 December 2 000), RD No. 1274/2003 (Official Journal of 17  October 2 003), 
RD No. 59/2005 (Official Journal of 1 February 2 005), RD No. 1619/2007 ( Official Journal of 
20 December 2 007) and RD No. 237/2013 (Official  Journal of 11  April 2013). 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Interest subsidy up to a maximum of 100 basis points . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
The interest subsidy is pa id 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 of 12 years), on the same date as that on which interest accrues and  subject to 
provision being made in the annual budget . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
Interest subsidies for shipbuilding loans in 2015 and 2016 were as follows : 
2015: €66.32 million ; 
2016: €51.92 million . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
Programme N393/2008, under which subsidies were granted in 2011, remained in effect from 
1 January 2 009 until 3 1 December 2 011, 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) was from 1  January  2012 to  
31 December 2 013, in accordance with the Community Framework on State Aid to Shipbuilding 
(2011/C 364/06 ), and was exte nded until 3 0 June 2 014 by SA.37785(2013/N) . Since 2014, the 
subsidies have been based on the provisions of the OECD Arrangement . 
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 . 
3.18  TRAINING OF SHIPBUILDING WORKERS  
1. Title of the programme  
Aid for training shipbuilding workers, co -financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) . State Aid 
Case Nos. X T-109/2007 and XT -486/2009 . 
2. Period  covered by  the notification  
2015 and 2016 . 
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. Background and authority  
 Resolution CN.4.02  F.S.E./2008 of 8 April 2 008 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 (O fficial 
Journal No.  273 of 1 4 November 2 007) establishing the regulatory basis for the granting of 
aid to training projects and activities in the shipbuilding sector . 
 Order ITC/815/2009 of 2 6 March  (Official Journal No.  79 of 1 April 2 009) 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 . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Enterprises or groups of enterprises in the shipbuilding 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  
2015: €0.016 million ; 
2016: €0 million . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The programme remains in effect until 2015. 
9. Statistical data  permitting an assessment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Given that the aim of this aid programme is to train shipbuilding workers, there are no effects on 
trade . 
3.19  COMPENSATION MECHANISM  FOR INDIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS  
1. Title of the programme  
Mechanism to com pensate for the costs of indirect greenhouse gas emissions for enterprises in 
certain industrial sectors and subsectors that are considered to be exposed to a significant risk of  
carbon leakage . 
2. Period  covered by the notification  
2015. 
3. Policy  objecti ve and/or purpose of the subsidy  
The measures fall within the framework of action taken to combat climate change and form part of 
a legislative package designed primarily to meet the EU's general environmental target  of reducing  
greenhouse gas emissions  to a level  20% lower than in  1990. The aid is available to enterprises in 
certain sectors and subsectors that are considered to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon 
leakage due to EU Emissions Trading Scheme  (EU ETS) allowance costs passed on in electr icity 
prices (aid for indirect emission costs) . 
4. Background and authority  
 Communication from the Commission  (2012/C 158/04), OJEU of 5 June 2 012, and 
sixth additional provision of Law No. 13/2010 amending Law No. 1/2005, which regulate, 
respectively, the  ETS and the guidelines on State aid measures . 
 Royal Decree  No. 1055/2014  of 12 December  establishing a mechanism to compensate for 
indirect greenhouse gas emission costs for enterprises in certain industrial sectors and 
subsectors that are considered to b e exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage, and 
approving the regulatory basis for the granting of subsidies for the financial years 2014 and 
2015. 
 Order IET/697/2015 of 13 April  announcing, for 2015, the subsidies provided for in Royal 
Decree No. 1055/2014  of 12 December , which establishes a mechanism to compensate for 
indirect greenhouse gas emission costs for enterprises in certain industrial sectors and 
subsectors that are considered to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
Trading companies in the private sector, whether or not covered by  the emissions trading scheme 
and regardless of their legal form, which are duly constituted  at the time of submission of the 
application and which engage in one or more activities in the sectors listed in Annex II to the  
Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance 
trading scheme , or which prod uce the products listed in this Annex, under the NACE codes 
specified therein . 
7. Subsidy  per unit or total amount of the subsidy  
2015: €4 million . 
8. Duration  of the subsidy  
The programme remains in effect until 2015 . 
9. Statistical data  permitting an ass essment of the trade effects of the subsidy  
Not enough data is available to assess the trade effects of the subsidy . 
4  REGIONAL SUBSIDIES  
4.1  REGIONAL ECONOMIC INCENTIVES SCHEME  
1. Title of the programme  
Regional incentives scheme . 
2. Period  covered by the notif ication  
2015 and 2016 . 
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 th emselves in  
previously determined areas, so as to reduce economic disparities in Spanish territory, secure a  
more equitable spread of economic activity and strengthen the potential for internally generated 
development in the different regions . 
4. Backgroun d and authority  
A mandate under Article 40.1 of the Spanish Constitution, which lays down the obligation for 
authorities to foster favourable conditions for a more equitable distribution of regional income . 
Similarly, Article 138 thereof provides that the State shall establish a suitable and fair economic 
balance between the different parts of Spanish territory . 
The legislative basis is : 
- Law No.  50/85 of 27  December on regional economic incentives to remedy inter -regional 
economic imbalances . 
- Royal Decr ee No.  899/2007 of 6  July approving the regional incentive Regulations giving 
effect to Law 50/1985 of 2 7 December . G/SCM/N/315/EU/Add.26  
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  The regional incentives scheme was initially approved by a European Commission Decision 
communicated to the Spanish Government in a letter d ated 1 June 1 987. Pursuant to this 
authorization, 13 Royal Decrees delimiting the economic promotion areas were promulgated.  
Subsequently, following  the entry into force of the new Guidelines on regional State aid for the 
period 2014 -2020 (OJEU C209 of 2 3 July 2 013) and the approval by the European Commission of 
the Spanish regional aid map for this period (SA.38472 (2014/N)), State legislation regulating 
regional incentives was brought into line with this new Community framework . 
In this light , on 24 April  2015, approval was given to  Royal Decree  No. 303/2015 amending the  
regional incentive Regulations giving effect to Law No. 50/1985 of 2 7 December , as approved by 
Royal Decree  No. 899/2007 of  8 June , and Royal Decrees Nos. 304 to  316/2 015 modifying the 
13 existing economic promotion areas and Royal Decrees Nos. 317 and 318/2015 establishing 
two new economic promotion areas : La Rioja and the Balearic Islands . 
This legislation was notified to the European Commis sion and approved for the 2014 -2020 period 
as Aid SA.41932.  – HAC – REGIONAL INCENTIVES . 
5. Form of the subsidy  
Non-repayable subsidies , granted for productive investments and calculated as a variable 
percentage, depending on the project, of the investment approved by the authorities . 
6. Beneficiaries : to whom and how the subsidy is provided  
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, including the name of the rec ipient enterprise that 
has applied for it . 
The aid is paid once the corresponding Autonomous Community has issued a report substantiating 
the execution of the project and fulfilment, within the specified periods, of the conditions required 
in the individua l resolution, accepted beforehand 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, provide d 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 : 
 2015: €43,551,468. 17; 
 2016: €64,218,809.66 . 
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 tra de 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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