Source: https://www.global-regulation.com/translation/denmark/609503/decree-on-subsidies-for-the-construction-and-modernisation-of-aquaculture-installations.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 20:47:57+00:00

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§ 1. Ministry of food, agriculture and fisheries within the deposed frameworks promise grants for projects that include investments relating to the establishment, expansion and modernisation of aquaculture installations.
(2). Commitments for grants can be given to firms carrying out projects designed to promote the company's development in environmentally and economically sustainable direction, as well as to contribute to an increase in the Danish aquaculture production volume and value added.
(3). Commitments for grants can be given to owners and tenants of aquaculture facilities.
§ 2. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are defined in accordance with the Commission recommendation (EC) No 1782/2003. 361/2003 of 6. May 2003.
§ 3. The Ministry for food, agriculture and fisheries, Directorate for Food Business by acting in accordance with this Ordinance.
§ 4. Directorate-General for Food Business shall carry out the checks referred to in this notice.
(2). Directorate-General for the Food Profession carries out the physical checks and the subsequent accounting control.
(3). Food agency may, in accordance with the authority responsible for the physical checks and the subsequent accounting control.
(4). To use for checks collected information from other authorities as appropriate.
§ 5. Application must be made on a special application form, which can be obtained from the Directorate of Food Business or through the DG's website. The application is submitted to the Directorate through the section for Aquaculture, Control Department, Vejle, Food region South.
(2). An application must be received by the section for Aquaculture, Control Department, Vejle, Food region South before the 31 respectively. January and 31 March. July.
(3). In cases where the last day of the deadline referred to in paragraph 2 is a Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or a public holiday, the deadline shall expire on the second working day (Saturday excluded) that follows thereafter.
(4). When the application receives from the Food Directorate, region, Directorate shall acknowledge receipt and can in this context give permission to launch the project. For projects that are initiated in the period from the 1. October 2007 to the 8. May 2008, application can be submitted until 31 December 2005. July.
1) amount of nitrogen emitted per unit of weight.
2) amount of organic matter emitted per unit of weight.
3) amount of phosphorus discharged per unit of weight.
4) Intake of water from streams.
5) increasing the quantity produced.
6) Improvement of product quality.
8) production of new species and other innovative production.
9) projects implemented by micro-and small enterprises.
10) improvement of working and safety conditions for persons engaged in aquaculture production in the company.
(2). The conditions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be included simultaneously in the prioritization. By priorities using a points system, whereby each of the below (1). 1-5, listed conditions attributed to weight 3 and each of those referred to in paragraph 1, no. 6-10, the proportion attributed to the weight 2. In installations without direct discharges to the recipient is included in paragraph 1, no. 1-4, with the average ratio for the other mentioned applications.
§ 7. Directorate-General for Food Industries can use this year's appropriation in one filing period or distribute it on the two application rounds.
(2). If the application cannot be accommodated, the Directorate provides commitment grant.
(3). There can be total or partial rejection of the applications with regard to the priorities of the economic framework, which is set aside for the scheme.
(4). Applications that cannot be accommodated only as a result of that the application period for deposed framework are exhausted, be transferred once to the next application period. The requests that have been transferred to a filing period, priority on equal terms with other applications which are received within the application period.
§ 8. After discussion of the Monitoring Committee for the program for the use of the European Fisheries Fund in Denmark, Directorate for Food Industries can possibly set up an Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee assists the Directorate to define principles for prioritising after §§ 6 and 7.
§ 9. Commitments for grants can be given to firms carrying out projects relating to aquaculture production with good market opportunities, assessed on the basis of current market studies.
(2). It must be demonstrated that there is established a handling of waste substances from the plant, and that the necessary permissions thereto is available.
(3). Where it is relevant to environmental concerns, the technique that is part of the project, be the best available techniques (BAT), see. Environmental Protection Act 3.
7) to cashout request and the original accounting documents shall be kept available until 31. December 2021.
(2). The Directorate establishes in undertaking detailed conditions of the undertaking ' s obligation to inform about the public financing of the project and to publish information about the project on undertaking's home page or in the relevant newspapers and magazines.
(3). Undertaking gardens are required to submit a report on the project's effects 2 and 5 years after the final payment of the grant. In the undertaking stipulates what information must be provided in the reports.
1) about the company in the last financial year has a positive equity, or made a going concern qualification.
2) about the company in the previous 3 financial years have had positive financial results after tax.
3) information about the company's production and placing on the market the last 3 years.
4) Expected and future market conditions, market prospects and earnings.
(2). By start-ups be assessed viability following the guidelines established by the Directorate-General for Food Industries.
§ 12. It is also a condition of the grant, the applicant may prove to be in possession of the required professional qualifications for project implementation. If the applicant is not sufficiently serious, the conclusion of a contract with a consultant in the field.
§ 13. Directorate-General for Food Industries can in the undertaking, establish additional conditions for the grant.
§ 14. Subsidies may be granted only to companies with fewer than 750 employees or with a turnover of less than 200 million euros. For the purpose of determining whether the company satisfies the condition set out in this paragraph shall take account of its possible affiliation to a group in the same way as in the European Commission recommendation concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized businesses, see. § 2.
5) other expenses, as the Directorate of Food Profession assesses to be necessary for the implementation of the investment project.
2) expenditure incurred by the undertaking has paid within the Directorate of Food Industries has given permission to launch the project, see. § 5, paragraph 4. In 2008, however, the applicant can get approved expenses paid from 1 October 2007, see. § 5, paragraph 4.
12) costs of leasing and rental.
(2). Grants may not be awarded for investments, resulting in adverse effects, particularly the risk of excess production capacity.
§ 17. Modification of a project may be approved by the Directorate-General for Food Business on the condition that the change after the Directorate's assessment is in accordance with the purpose of the project. Application for amendment of a project must be approved by the Directorate before the change is implemented.
(2). Commitment amount cannot be increased in connection with changes in the project.
§ 18. Directorate-General for the Food Profession may on application allow, to another, which, according to section 1, paragraph 2, may be undertaking gardens, occurs in an undertaking for reimbursement. The occurring in the undertaking, assuming rights and obligations after the undertaking.
1) to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises subsidy can be up to 30% of eligible expenditure.
2) to other companies can grant constitute up to 20% of the eligible expenditure.
(2). Within the framework of the referred to in paragraph 1 and after discussion in the Monitoring Committee for the program for the use of the European Fisheries Fund in Denmark, the grant rate in connection with each round of applications be adapted taking into account the budgeting framework for the scheme.
§ 20. Payment of grants on the basis of the undertaking ' s statement of paid eligible project costs must be documented. Request for payment of the reimbursement shall be made on a special form and be accompanied by a declaration from a registered public accountant or certified public accountant. Forms and form to the auditor's statement are available by contacting the Directorate-General for the Food Profession or through the DG's website.
(2). The request for payment of grants must be submitted to the Directorate through the section for Aquaculture, Control Department, Vejle, Food region South.
(3). Grants may be paid in until 2 installments. The individual instalments must represent at least 20 per cent of the total amount of the undertaking.
(4). Request for final payment must be section for Aquaculture, Control Department, Vejle, Food region South not later than three months after the project is completed. The Directorate may, in exceptional cases, grant a derogation from this deadline. Final withdrawal request must be accompanied by a project report.
(5). The grant is transferred to the undertaking's NemKonto.
§ 21. Undertaking Gardens must throughout the period in which the conditions for reimbursement must be met, upon request, declare to the Directorate of Food Profession about whether conditions for the grants continue to be met.
(2). Undertaking gardens is in the whole period in which the conditions for reimbursement must be fulfilled, committed to without undue delay, to give the Directorate notice of conditions that can result in cancellation of commitments for reimbursement or repayment of grants under section 22.
5) conditions for reimbursement are not met.
(2). In the cases referred to in paragraph 1bylist shall take the Directorate of Food Business decision on repayment of grants. By statement of claim attributed to that interest. Interest allowance shall be calculated from the date on which the notification of the repayment obligation to refund is done and with the law on interest for late payment, etc. (Renteloven) provided the reference interest rate. Interest allowance, however, is at least 50 us $.
2) Expropriation, if such could not be foreseen when the commitment period.
3) A severe natural disaster substantially affects the undertaking's activities.
(2). It is a condition for the recognition of force majeurei concrete cases that the occurred events prevents fulfilment of the obligations, in relation to which invoked force majeure, and that it committed no without disproportionate opofrelser could have secured themselves against this.
(3). The Directorate may, in exceptional cases, recognize other events such as force majeure than those referred to in paragraph 1.
§ 24. If undertaking gardens or his estate would to invoke force majeure, it shall be notified to the Directorate-General for Food Industries in writing within 10 working days after the date on which the undertaking gardens or his estate is able to do it. the communication must be accompanied by adequate documentation.
§ 25. Complaint against decisions taken pursuant to this order may be appealed to the Minister of food, agriculture and fisheries.
(2). The complaint must be submitted through the Directorate-General for Food Industries. The complaint must be Directorate-General not later than 4 weeks after receipt of the decision the complaint relates.
(3). The Directorate can resume a case, after which is lodged a complaint.
6) fails to deliver or submit material or to provide the inspection authority assistance after the Act § 11 paragraph 2.
(2). That can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of the criminal code 5. Chapter.
§ 27. The notice shall enter into force on 8 November. May 2008.
(2). Executive Order No. 11 of 12. January 2001 on a financial contribution to the establishment and modernisation of aquaculture installations should be repealed. The notice shall, however, remain applicable to undertakings which have been granted before the entry into force of the present publication.

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