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The Sustainable Investments 4.0 measure, in continuity with the previous call referred to in the decree of the Minister of Economic Development of 10 February 2022, implements the development objectives pursued within the National Program "Research, Innovation and Competitiveness for the green and digital transition ” ERDF 2021-2027. The measure supports the transition process of small and medium-sized enterprises in the less developed regions of Southern Italy (Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia) towards the paradigm of the Transition Plan 4.0, by encouraging innovative entrepreneurial investments and sustainable, which make extensive use of digital technologies.
Who is it aimed at?
The benefits are granted to SMEs which, on the date of submission of the application, must: - be duly established, registered and "active" in the business register; - be in the full and free exercise of their rights, not be in voluntary liquidation and not be subjected to insolvency proceedings not already be in difficulty as of 31 December 2019, without prejudice to the exceptions provided for micro-enterprises and small enterprises by the regulations on reference aid; be in the ordinary accounting regime and have at least two approved financial statements filed with the register of businesses or having submitted, in the case of sole proprietorships and partnerships, at least two tax returns; - be in compliance with the provisions in force regarding building and urban planning regulations, labour, accident prevention and the protection of environment and be in compliance with contributory obligations; - having repaid sums due following revocation measures of benefits granted by the Ministry, having not carried out, in the two years preceding the submission of the application, a relocation to the production unit covered by the investment - not being in one of the exclusion situations provided for by the art. 5, paragraph 2, of the Ministerial Decree of 15 May 2023.
What does it predict
The investment programs must include the use of enabling technologies relating to the Transition 4.0 plan. and the amount of such expenses must be greater than the total eligible costs of the program. They must be directed towards expanding capacity, diversifying production to obtain products never previously manufactured, or fundamentally changing the production process of an existing production unit or creating a new production unit. The investment programs must be carried out at a production unit located in the territories of the less developed regions of Southern Italy (Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia)
