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Eva-Maria Liimets Islandi Väljak 1 15049 Tallinn Estonia EUROPEAN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 14.4.2021 C(2021) 2694 final PUBLIC VERSION This document is made available for information purposes only. Subject: State Aid SA.62513 (2021/N) – Estonia COVID-19: Support for COVID-19 related R&D Excellency, 1. PROCEDURE (1) By electronic notification of 26 March 2021, Estonia notified an aid scheme supporting COVID-19 related research and development activities of undertakings (hereinafter, the “measure”) under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak (the “Temporary Framework”)1. (2) Estonia exceptionally agrees to waive its rights deriving from Article 342 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”), in conjunction with Article 3 of Regulation 1/19582 and to have this Decision adopted and notified in English. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE (3) The measure aims at supporting COVID-19 relevant experimental development in accordance with section 3.6 of the Temporary Framework. According to Estonia, given the public health crisis and the shortage of 1 Communication from the Commission - Temporary framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak, OJ C 91I, 20.3.2020, p. 1, , as amended by Commission Communications C(2020) 2215 (OJ C 112I, 4.4.2020, p. 1), C(2020) 3156 (OJ C 164, 13.5.2020, p. 3), C(2020) 4509 (OJ C 218, 2.7.2020, p. 3), C(2020) 7127 (OJ C 340I, 13.10.2020, p. 1) and C(2021) 564 (OJ C 34, 1.2.2021, p. 6).. 2 Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community, OJ 17, 6.10.1958, p. 385. Eva-Maria Liimets Islandi väljak 1 15049 Tallinn Estonia Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 certain related products, it is crucial that the State can provide incentives to companies to direct their activities to research and/or production of certain products that are crucial to address that crisis. Estonia considers that the measure contributes to address the public health crisis. (4) Estonia confirms that the aid under the measure is not conditioned on the relocation of a production activity or of another activity of the beneficiary from another country within the EEA to the territory of the Member State granting the aid. This is irrespective of the number of job losses actually occurred in the initial establishment of the beneficiary in the EEA. (5) The compatibility assessment of the measure is based on Article 107(3)(c) TFEU, in light of Section 3.6 of the Temporary Framework. 2.1. The nature and form of aid (6) The measure provides aid in the form of direct grants. 2.2. Legal basis (7) The legal basis for the measure is the Section 10(2) of the Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology on experimental development support for entrepreneurs 2014-2020, established in accordance of section 14 of the 2014-2020 Structural Act3. 2.3. Administration of the measure (8) The State Foundation Enterprise Estonia is responsible for administering the measure. 2.4. Budget and duration of the measure (9) The estimated budget of the measure is EUR 10 million. (10) Aid will be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (“ERDF”). The Estonian authorities confirm that the rules applicable to this fund will be respected. (11) Aid may be granted under the measure as from the notification of the Commission’s approval until no later than 31 December 2021. 2.5. Beneficiaries (12) The final beneficiaries of the measure are undertakings of all sizes active in Estonia4, conducting COVID-19 and other antiviral relevant research, 3 See 2014-2020 Structural Assistance Act – Riigi Teataja (RT I, 21.06.2014, 1) https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/511082020001/consolide 4 Except the following sectors : agriculture, forestry and fishing (NACE section A); and the processing and preservation of fish, crustaceans and mollusc (NACE section C 10.2); sales intermediation, wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), except maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; real estate activities (NACE section L); manufacture of tobacco products (NACE section C 12.0); gambling and betting activities (NACE section R 92.0); financial and insurance activities (NACE section K); legal activities and accounting (NACE section M 69); activities of head offices and management consultancy activities (NACE section M 70); advertising (including online 2 including projects having received a COVID-19 specific Seal of Excellence quality label under the Horizon 2020 SME-instrument. As confirmed by the Estonian authorities, financial institutions are excluded of the eligible final beneficiaries. (13) Aid may not be granted under the measure to medium5 and large enterprises that were already in difficulty within the meaning of the General Block Exemption Regulation (“GBER”)6 on 31 December 2019. Aid may be granted to micro and small enterprises that were in difficulty within the meaning of the GBER on 31 December 2019, if those enterprises, at the moment of granting the aid, are not subject to collective insolvency procedure under national law and they have not received rescue aid7 or restructuring aid.8 2.6. Sectoral and regional scope of the measure (14) The measure is open to all undertakings from certain sectors only9. It applies to the whole territory of Estonia. 2.7. Basic elements of the measure (15) The measure aims at supporting COVID-19 and other antiviral relevant experimental development projects10. This includes research into vaccines, medicinal products and treatments, medical devices and hospital and medical equipment, disinfectants, and protective clothing and equipment, and into relevant process innovations for an efficient production of the required products. R&D projects having received a COVID-19-specific “Seal of Excellence” quality label under the Horizon 2020 SME instrument are also eligible for the aid. (16) The aid is granted in the form of direct grants by 31 December 2021. Projects started before 1 February 2020 are not eligible for aid. (17) The grant amount per undertaking will range between EUR 20 000 – 500 000. (18) The only category of research eligible for aid is experimental development. advertising) and market research (NACE section M 73); renting and operating leasing and temporary employment agency activities (NACE section N 77 and 78.2). 5 As defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1. 6 As defined in Article 2(18) of the GBER. 7 Alternatively, if they have received rescue aid, they have reimbursed the loan or terminated the guarantee at the moment of granting of the aid under the notified measure. 8 Alternatively, if they have received restructuring aid, they are no longer subject to a restructuring plan at the moment of granting of the aid under the notified measure. 9 See footnote 4. 10 As defined in paragraph (86) of Article 2 of the GBER. 3 (19) The aid cannot be granted to undertakings carrying out contract research on behalf of other undertakings. The aid intensity for each beneficiary varies according to its size, as follows : 60% of eligible costs for small enterprises; 50% for medium enterprises; 40% for large enterprises. (20) All costs necessary for the duration of the R&D aided project are eligible for aid under the measure. The following costs are eligible : personnel costs; costs of instruments and equipment, including costs for digital and computing equipment; cost of contractual research and other relevant research services, including costs for digital and computing services; knowledge and patents brought or licensed from outside sources in arm’s length transactions; other operation expenses, e.g. materials; costs for pre-clinical trials (trial phases I-IV). (21) The costs related to Phase IV trials are eligible provided that they allow for scientific and technological advance. (22) The assets (instruments, equipment, etc.) which are not used for the entire duration of the R&D project and/or are used for purposes other than the R&D projects covered by the measure are only taken into account on a pro rata basis (depreciation over period of duration of R&D project or pro rata of the capacity used for the R&D project). (23) Beneficiaries of the aid will be required to commit to grant non-exclusive licenses, under non-discriminatory market conditions, to third parties in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). 2.8. Cumulation (24) The aid ceilings and cumulation maxima fixed under the measure will apply regardless of whether the support is financed entirely from State resources or partly financed by the ERDF. (25) The Estonian authorities confirm that aid granted under the measure may be cumulated with aid under de minimis Regulations11 or the General 11 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 1). 4 Block Exemption Regulation12 provided the provisions and cumulation rules of those Regulations are respected. (26) The Estonian authorities confirm that aid granted under the measure may be cumulated with aid granted under other measures approved by the Commission under other sections of the Temporary Framework provided the provisions in those specific sections are respected. (27) The Estonian authorities confirm that aid granted under the measure may be combined with support from other sources for the same eligible costs, provided the total amount of combined aid does not exceed the aid ceilings approved in this Decision.
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