WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/186/EEC/Add.23 
23 December 2009 
 (09-6566) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
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 COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following addendum to the notification of the European Communities
* relates to subsidy 
programmes of Slovak Republic . 
 
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* On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon amendi ng the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty 
establishing the European Comm unity (done at Lisbon, 13 Decembe r 2007) entered into force.  
On 29 November 2009, the WTO received a Verbal Note  (WT/L/779) from the Council  of the European Union 
and the Commission of the European Communities stating that, by virtue of the Treaty of Lisbon, as of 
1 December 2009, the European Union replaces and succeeds the European Community. G/SCM/N/186/EEC/Add.23 
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
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I. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ..............................................................................................3  
II. MINING INDUSTRY...............................................................................................................4  
III. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................5  
IV. SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES ................................................................6  
V. ENERGY SAVINGS................................................................................................................. 8 
 
 
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
     Remarks: 
 
 Exchange rate used in the document   annual average exchange rate of the National Bank of 
Slovakia:  
 2007 - €1 = SKK 33,781 
 2008 - €1 = SKK 31,291  G/SCM/N/186/EEC/Add.23 
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I. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
1. Title of the subsidy  
  Regional investment aid, provided to the par ticular business units, especially in the regions 
with low life status or high unemployment. 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2007-2008 
 
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Development of the regions of the Slovak Republic.  
4. Background and authority of the subsidy
 
  Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic  Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic  5. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 231/1999 Coll. on the state aid, as amended; 
 
The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 565/2001 Coll. on investment 
incentives and on the changes and complements of some laws, as amended; 
 
The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No. 561/2007 Coll. on 
investment aid, as amended. 
 6. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Tax relief, financial grant to cover investment  costs, training allowance, grant for new jobs 
created.  7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 The subsidies were granted to producers (business units).   In the case of contributions on education and th e subvention to the fiscal assets, the part of 
costs, invested or to be invested by investor, is  refunded.  Investor draws the tax concession to the 
level, that was approved according to the plan for particular years. 
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  8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy  
 € (million) 
 2007 2008 
Tax relief 125.90* 136.50* 
Financial grant to cover investment costs 27.81 62.13 
Training allowance 3.70 4.13 
Creation of new jobs 5.50 16.22 
 * Figures include specific subsid y programmes and ad hoc subsidies 
 
9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it  
  Individual.  
10. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Information on the trade effect of the subsidy is not available.  
II. MINING INDUSTRY 
1. Title of the subsidy
 
  Suppression and Subvention Programme of Mining.  2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2007-2008 
 3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Preparing of new fields for excavation. 
 
4. Background and authority of the subsidy
 
  Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic.  
5. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
The Resolutions of the National Council of  the Slovak Republic No. 816/2006, 13/2007 and 
778/2007; 
 
The Resolutions of the National Council of  the Slovak Republic No. 270/1993, 880/1997, 
559/2000, 1037/2001, 356/2005, 390/2005, 928/2007, 355/2008, 752/2008 concerning 
suppression and subvention of coal mining; 
 
The Act of the National Council of the Slova k Republic No. 44/1988 Coll. on the protection 
and use of mineral wealth (Mining Act). 
 
6. Form of the subsidy  
  Grant.   G/SCM/N/186/EEC/Add.23 
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  7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided  
  Available to the companies dealing with e xploitation of coal or ore and executing works 
connected with technical and biological re-cultiv ation of the environment and operation of sewage 
works. 
 
8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy  
 € (million)  
 2007 2008 
Coal mining 3.52 3.74 
Ore mining 0.25 0.56 
Total 3.77 4.30 
 
9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it  
 
 Individual.  10. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Information on the trade effect of the subsidy is not available. 
 
III. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
1. Title of the subsidy  
 
 Support for business, innovation and applied research. 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2007-2008  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
 
  To increase the competitiveness of industr y by supporting R&D undertaken by Slovak 
companies, by supporting new innovative technolog ies, processes, products by development of 
stronger ties between universities and research institutes. 
 
4. Background and authority of the subsidy
 
  Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic  5. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
The Act of the of the National Council of th e Slovak Republic No. 231/1999 Coll. on the state 
aid as amended; 
 
The Act of the of the National Council of  the Slovak Republic No. 263/1999 Coll. and 
No. 25/2006 Coll. on the Public Procurement; 
 
Commission Regulation No. 69/2001 - Community framework on state aid for research and development. 
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  6. Form of the subsidy
 
  Grant  7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Financial funds for R&D were granted for SM Es and large companies.  The grants were 
awarded through State Aid Scheme for the sup port for industrial research and pre competition 
development and Scheme for Support for R esearch and Development introduction of quality 
management systems, protection of industrial prope rty and introduction of technical standards into 
production practice and services. 
 8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy was provided by social economic objectives  
 
 Grants were awarded to business sector in the following amounts: 
   2007 - €0.44 million   2008 - €0.50 million   9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 Individual  10. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Information of the trade effect of the subsidy is not available. 
 
IV. SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES 
1. Title of the subsidy  
  (a) Support for new and existing enterprises and services. 
 (b) Development of foreign cooperati on and image of the Slovak Republic. 
 (c) Support for small and medium enterprises.  2. Period covered by the notification
 
 
 2007-2008 
 3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
 
 
(a) Promoting the development of existing a nd new production SMEs and creating new 
jobs (including managerial), through inve stment in new technology and equipment. 
(b) Assistance to primarily SMEs to present themselves on domestic and foreign markets, 
build the image of manufacturing compani es and companies operating in the services 
sector and through them to build the image of Slovakia. 
(c) Micro, small and medium businesses support directed to improve economic action 
and new job creation in target region (re gions as Malacky, Pezinok, Senec and 
municipal parts of Bratislava Záhorská Bystrica, Vajnory, Rusovce, Jarovce a 
Čunovo).  G/SCM/N/186/EEC/Add.23 
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  4. Background and authority of the subsidy  
 
(a), (b): Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, 
 
(c): Ministry of Construction and Regi onal Development of the Slovak Republic. 
 
5. Legislation under which it is granted  
 
(a), (b) Commission regulation No. 69/2001, Public Procurement Act No. 263/1999 and 
No. 25/2006;  Commission regulation No. 70/2001;  Commission regulation 
No. 69/2001; 
 
(c) The Act of the of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 503/2001 Coll. on 
the Regional Sector support;  
Single programming document NUTS II - Br atislava goal 2 for period 2004-2006; 
 
Commission regulation on the state support of small and medium enterprises, 
published in Official Journal EC (OJ L 010, 13.1.2001) under Commission regulation 
No. 364/2004 from 25.2.2004. 
 
6. Form of the subsidy
 
  (a), (b) Grants;   (c) Non recurring financial remedies (NRFR). 
 
7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
(a) SMEs employing up to 250 employees, having residence and carrying out business in 
the Slovak Republic.  The grants were aw arded through the State Aid Scheme for 
support for small and mid sized entrepreneur s and the Scheme for support for existing 
and start up entrepreneurs. 
(b) SMEs employing up to 250 employees, having residence and carrying out business in 
the Slovak Republic.  The grants were aw arded through the State Aid Scheme for 
support for international cooperation and th e Scheme for Support for International 
Cooperation. 
(c) For micro, small and medium businessmen by State assistance schemes in target 
region with NRFR. 
8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy  
 
 € (million)  
 2007 2008 
Support for new and existing 
enterprises and services 2.0 3.76 
Development of foreign cooperation 
and image of the Slovak Republic 0.14 0.35 
Support for small and medium 
enterprises 0.57 0.33 G/SCM/N/186/EEC/Add.23 
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9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
(a), (b) Individual. 
 
(c) Project realization period:  within 24 months from entry into force of the contract 
about NRFR funding. 
 10. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
 
 Information on the trade effect of the subsidy is not available. 
 
V. ENERGY SAVINGS 
1. Title of the subsidy  
 
 Support for energy saving and use of renewable energy sources. 
 2. Period covered by the notification
 
  2007-2008  
3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
 
  Converge the energy intensiveness of manufactur ing processes to a level comparable with the 
EU, thereby achieving significant energy savings , as well as efficient use of energy, including 
increase in the share of generation from renewable sources. 
 
4. Background and authority of the subsidy
 
  Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic.  5. Legislation under which it is granted
 
 
 The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Re public No. 231/1999 Coll. on the state aid as 
amended;   The Act of the of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 263/1999 Coll. and 
No. 25/2006 Coll. on the Public Procurement; 
  Commission regulation No. 69/2001, Commission framework on national regional aid, Commission framework on state aid for protection of environment.  6. Form of the subsidy
 
 
 Grant.  7. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 Financial funds were granted for SMEs and large companies.  The grants were awarded 
through State Aid Scheme for support for energy sav ings and utilization of renewable energy sources 
and Scheme for the Support for Sustainable Development.   G/SCM/N/186/EEC/Add.23 
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  8. Subsidy per unit or, in cases where this is not possible, total amount or the annual amount 
budgeted for that subsidy  
  Grants were awarded to business sector in the following amounts.  
 2007 - €4.0 million  
 2008 - €0.74 million   9. Duration of the subsidy and/or any other time limits attached to it
 
 
 Individual. 
 10. Statistical data permitting an assessmen t of the trade effects of the subsidy
 
  Information on the trade effect of the subsidy is not available. 
 
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