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The Directorial Decree of 9 June 2020 regulates the facilitative intervention on Digital Transformation established in article 29, paragraphs 5 to 8, of the Growth Decree, aimed at supporting the technological and digital transformation of the production processes of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises through the implementation of projects aimed at implementing the enabling technologies identified in the National Enterprise 4.0 Plan as well as other technologies relating to digital technological supply chain solutions.
Who is it aimed at?
SMEs that, on the date of submission of the application, are: - registered as active in the Business Register, - operate predominantly or primarily in the manufacturing sector and/or in that of direct services to manufacturing companies and/or in the tourism sector and/or in the commerce sector, - have achieved, in the financial year to which the last approved and filed financial statement refers, an amount of revenue from sales and services equal to at least 100,000.00 euros, - have at least two financial statements approved and filed with the Companies Register, - are not subject to insolvency proceedings and are not in a state of bankruptcy, even voluntary liquidation, controlled administration, composition with creditors or in any other equivalent situation according to current legislation. SMEs in possession of the aforementioned requirements can present, even jointly with each other, provided that the number in any case does not exceed ten companies, projects carried out through the use of the network contract instrument or other contractual forms of collaboration, including the consortium and the partnership agreement in which a DIH-digital innovation hub or an EDI-digital ecosystem for innovation, referred to in the national Enterprise 4.0 Plan, appears as the lead promoter.
What does it predict
The financial resources for granting the benefits amount to 100,000,000.00 euros. For both types of projects eligible for the benefit, the benefits are granted on the basis of a nominal percentage of the eligible costs and expenses equal to 50 percent, broken down as follows: a. 10 percent in the form of a contribution, b. 40 percent as a subsidized loan. Without prejudice to the facilitation intensity and the articulation of the benefits indicated above, the concessions for process or organizational innovation projects are granted under the conditions and within the maximum aid intensities envisaged by Article 29 of EU Regulation 651/2014 , while the benefits for investment projects are granted within the limits and according to the ceilings established by Regulation (EU) 1407/2013 of the Commission of 18 December 2013 "de minimis". The subsidized loan must be repaid by the beneficiary without interest starting from the date of disbursement of the last installment to balance the benefits, according to an amortization plan in constant six-monthly deferred installments expiring on 31 May and 30 November of each year, in a period of maximum duration of 7 years.
