Aid for the improvement of industrial areas

The following entities will be eligible for aid:

1. Town halls or associations of town halls of the Community of Madrid.
2. Urban conservation entities.
3. Public companies regulated in article 2 of Law 1/1984, of January 19, regulating the institutional Administration of the Community of Madrid.
4. Entities belonging to the public state business sector included in Law 40/2015, of October 1, on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector (public business entities, state mercantile companies and public law state entities, other than those included in the public administrative sector and consortia not included in it.
5. Entities belonging to the local business public sector.
6. Non-profit legal persons, whether public or private, regardless of their legal form, that promote projects for the regeneration of industrial estates, business areas or industrial areas in the Community of Madrid.

Projects that are developed in community areas and facilities and their basic services, for general and non-private use, necessary for the improvement of industrial estates, business areas and industrial areas will be eligible for subsidy.

The cost of the following actions will be eligible:

a) Civil works necessary to allow the implementation of fiber optics and other services or infrastructures that can be wired and channeled (electricity, gas, telecommunications, water, hot and cold networks, etc.)

b) Improvement of public lighting, through the replacement of lamps, luminaires, as well as the installation of devices that regulate the luminous flux in outdoor lighting and signage installations, which allow improving energy efficiency or promoting the use of renewable energies in these facilities. .

c) Improvement of fire-fighting services and networks, by increasing the number of available fire hydrants (hydrants); Improvement or implementation of a water tank located inside or outside the area of ​​action.

d) Improvement or implementation of separate sanitation or wastewater treatment facilities. Construction of tanks or systems for collecting rainwater or for the use of gray water for its reuse in irrigation, cleaning or other permitted uses.

e) Road improvement: fitting out new car parks or reforming existing ones; expansion of roads and sidewalks, or their adaptation, to favor accessibility for people with reduced mobility; paving of roads and sidewalks (including, where appropriate, pipes for the installation of services); new accesses to the area of ​​action, including pedestrian walkways, as well as remodeling operations of the previous ones, provided that by their nature they do not impair the circulation of regular traffic and the necessary maneuvers of vehicles, inside or outside the area of ​​action.

f) Installation of public supply points for hydrogen, liquefied natural gas and other low-emission alternative fuels. The implementation of systems for the generation of energy in a sustainable way. Installations to increase or improve both the flow and/or pressure of the water supply as well as the high and low pressure gas supply.

g) Signage, information and identification, both horizontal and vertical, in order to promote transit, traffic and accessibility to the area.

h) Implementation or improvement of security infrastructures or perimeter fencing for the entire area.

i) Improvement of green areas or their implementation in common areas, for landscape and environmental regeneration.

j) Construction and renovation of multipurpose centers or buildings intended to organize activities for training, research, meetings, coworking or management, among others.

k) Implementation or improvement of waste management facilities.

Only complete and single-phase projects will be eligible. In no case will partial phases of a project be accepted as the object of an independent subsidy, without prejudice to the fact that it may include more than one action.

In general, the costs considered as eligible must meet the following requirements:

1. That they are undoubtedly related to the project and are carried out within the period established in this agreement.
2. Total or partial subcontracting of the activity that constitutes the object of the subsidy is allowed. The subcontracting carried out will be governed by the provisions of article 29 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, as well as the provisions of article 68 of the Regulation that develops it, approved by Royal Decree 887/2006, of July 21. In the event that the beneficiary is included in the subjective scope of the consolidated text of Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts, which transposes into the Spanish legal system the Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council 2014/23/UE and 2014/24/UE, of February 26, 2014, will be subject to said regulations.
3. Out of this concept is the contracting of those expenses that the beneficiary has to incur for carrying out the subsidized activity himself or, in the case of local entities, the commissions for works carried out through their own personified means.
4. When the concerted activity with third parties exceeds 20 percent of the amount of the subsidy and said amount exceeds 100 euros, subcontracting in such a case requires that the contract be entered into in writing.
5. The contractors will be bound only before the beneficiary, who will assume full responsibility for the execution of the subsidized activity before the concession body.

Specifically, those corresponding to the equipment and materials used, labor and other expenses necessary for the design, assembly and start-up of the works or facilities, including previous studies and technical projects that have been necessary, will be considered eligible expenses. for the subsequent execution of improvement works in industrial estates, business areas and industrial areas, etc.

In the case of fiber optic endowment, only the necessary civil works will be eligible. Necessary civil works will be understood as the costs of civil engineering works and those of the infrastructures that can be used for the deployment or improvement of networks such as tubes, poles, ducts, boxes, cameras, cabinets and any associated resource that can be used. to deploy and house electronic communications cables, equipment, devices or any other similar resource necessary for the deployment and installation of the networks.

The amount of the aid will be, in general, 50% of the eligible investment. However, for those actions carried out in municipalities with less than 2.500 inhabitants, according to the population figures of the National Institute of Statistics, resulting from the last revision of the Municipal Register at the time the application is submitted, the amount of the aid will be 60% of the eligible investment.

The maximum limit of the aid in the event that the beneficiary is a town hall, a association of town halls or an urban conservation entity will be 1.000.000 euros per area of ​​action or 1.000.000 euros per beneficiary; in both cases, in the year in which the resolution granting aid for said project is notified.

The maximum limit of the aid for the rest of the beneficiaries, subject to the regulations de minimis, will be 200.000 euros per beneficiary and, in any case, 1.000.000 euros per area of ​​activity, in both cases in the year in which the decision to grant aid for said project is notified.

The granting of the aid for the indicated actions will be conditioned, when the amount of the requested aid is equal to or greater than the amount of 100.000 euros, to the installation in the area of ​​action of at least one public electric vehicle charging point. When the aid requested is equal to or greater than 200.000 euros, at least two public charging points for electric vehicles must be installed and when the aid requested is equal to or greater than 300.000 euros, at least three electric vehicle charging points must be installed. electric vehicles.

The amount of the subsidy finally paid will be calculated based on the justification provided and compliance with the requirements established in the award order.

First, the application form electronically signed by the entity's legal representative.

Attached to the application form, the following must be submitted:

1. Notarial deed, or public document, on the power of representation of the entity requesting the aid, in favor of the person signing the application, which reliably certifies the legal representation before third parties, in force on the date of formalization of the application. application.

In the case of joint power of attorney, a document will be submitted proving that the proxies consent to the submission of the application, along with a copy of the DNI of all of them.

2. Report on the planned action, which must include, among others, the following aspects:

1. Detailed and detailed description of the objectives set with the action.
2. Description and budget of the action. Offers or alternative budgets considered together with the justification of the proposed choice for the subsidy in order to justify that the expenses respond to market prices, in accordance with article 31.3 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies .
3. Delimitation of the area on which the action will be carried out.
4. Scheduled dates for the implementation of the project. Schedule, if applicable.
5. Construction project, if applicable.
6. Age of the area and approximate number of companies and workers that would be affected by the action.

3. Applicants must include the corresponding responsible declarations related to the following points, which are part of the application model:

1. Declaration detailing whether other income or subsidies have been received that have financed the subsidized activity, indicating the amount and its origin, in accordance with the provisions of article 72.2.e) of Royal Decree 887/2006, of 21 July, which approves the Regulation of Law 38/2003, General of Subsidies. In the event of not having received any income or subsidy, a statement to that effect must be submitted.
2. Statement detailing the aid de minimis and other state aid, received by the beneficiary in the two previous years and in the current year, from any public administration.
3. Declaration on the preparation of the occupational risk prevention plan cited in article 16 of Law 31/1995, of November 8, on Occupational Risk Prevention, as required by article 8.f of Law 2/1995, of March 8, of subsidies from the Community of Madrid.
4. Statement indicating that the service providers attributable to the project or the suppliers of the goods are not persons or entities contemplated in section 7 of article 29 of Law 38/2003, General Subsidies.
5. Compliance with the requirements included in article 13 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies, to obtain the status of beneficiary of public subsidies.

A responsible declaration shall be understood as the document signed by the interested party in which he declares under his responsibility that he complies with the requirements established in current regulations to obtain recognition of a right or faculty or for its exercise, in accordance with the provisions of Article Article 69. "Responsible declaration and communication" of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations.

In this sense, public administrations may require, at any time, that the documentation proving compliance with the aforementioned requirements be provided and the interested party must provide it.

4. In the cases in which it is required, in accordance with Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts, the beneficiary entity must present, if available, the award resolution of the work or equipment, where it is proven that the choice between the offers was made based on award criteria based on the best value for money or, in the cases permitted by law, on a single award criterion related to costs.
5. Presentation of proforma invoices or budgets from the supply company corresponding to the expenses proposed in the project or offer. It must unequivocally state that the offer has been made to the aid applicant, and contain the concepts offered with their technical characteristics, as well as a breakdown of the different components included: measurements, units, unit cost, etc.

When the amount of the eligible expense exceeds the amounts established in Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts, for the minor contract (15.000 euros, VAT excluded, except in the case of contracting works, the amount of which will be 40.000 euros, VAT excluded), the beneficiary must provide at least three offers from different suppliers, prior to contracting the commitment for the work, the provision of the service or the delivery of the good.

The choice between the offers presented will be made according to criteria of efficiency and economy, and the choice must be expressly justified in a report when it does not fall on the most economical proposal.

Additionally, depending on the type of entity, the following must be submitted:

Municipalities and associations

1. Certificate from the secretary or auditor of the town hall or competent body stating the agreement on the subsidy application and the existence of a budget item for its execution, as well as delegation to the person requesting it.
2. Certification issued by the Chamber of Accounts of the Community of Madrid, certifying that they have complied with the obligation to render annual accounts before that body.
3. Certification from the secretary or controller of the city council or competent body that the work is not included in the Regional Investment Program of the Community of Madrid, or program that replaces it.

Urban Conservation Entities

1. Minutes of the last meeting where the applicant appears as president or administrator, or other supporting documentation.
2. Minutes stating the agreement of the community of owners to carry out the work or installation that is the object of the requested aid, adopted with the legally required quorum.
3. Registration in the Register of urban entities, on the date of submission of the aid application.

Non-profit legal persons (article 3.1.f)

1. Statutes of the entity.
2. Registration of the entity in the registry corresponding to its legal nature and scope of action, where the date of registration is stated.
3. Document evidencing that the decision to carry out the work or installation that is the object of the requested aid has been adopted by the competent bodies in accordance with their statutes (for example, a document stating the agreement to carry out the work or installation that is the object of the aid requested, adopted with the legally required quorum).
4. Collaboration agreement formalized with the local authority responsible for urban planning, drawn up in accordance with the requirements of article 3.2.d of this document; that allows legitimizing the entity to carry out the action.

Public companies

1. Updated certification from the commercial registry, specifying, where applicable, date of incorporation, purpose, CNAE, capital and registered office, formation of the Board of Directors or Board of Directors, attorneys-in-fact and partners who have more than one 10 per 100 of the shares, as well as sufficient power in favor of the signatory.
2. Certification issued by the Chamber of Accounts of the Community of Madrid, certifying that they have complied with the obligation to render annual accounts before that body.

These aids will be compatible with any other public aid for the same investment, with the exception of those of the Regional Investment Program of the Community of Madrid.

In general, the accumulation of aid for the same project may not give rise to an intensity of economic support greater than that established in European regulations or exceed the cost of the project.

The AIDS de minimis they will not be cumulated with any State aid corresponding to the same eligible costs, if such cumulation gives rise to an aid intensity higher than that established by the specific circumstances of each case in a block exemption regulation or in a decision adopted by the European Comission. In any case, the accumulation of aid for the same eligible expenses may not exceed their real cost.

They can be accumulated with aid de minimis granted under other regulations de minimis up to the relevant maximum limit established in article 3, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EU) No. 1407/2013, that is, 200.000 euros for a single company during any period of three fiscal years.

For the indicated purposes, applicants will complete a declaration of concurrent aid, which is included in the application form.

The applicant must declare all the aid that has been requested or obtained for the same investment, both at the start of the file and at any time during the procedure in which this occurs.

The AIDS de minimis they will be considered granted at the moment in which the beneficiary entity is recognized as having the legal right to receive the aid under the applicable national legal regime, regardless of the date of payment of the aid de minimis to the beneficiary.

Once the granting of the aid has been notified, and prior to its payment, the beneficiary must comply with all the requirements contained in the granting order, as well as in the communications made by the granting administration.

Beneficiaries must verify, prior to justifying the aid granted, that the bank account number indicated in the application is registered in the Third Party Database of the Community of Madrid.

Both the consultation and the modification of the bank account can be carried out at the following link:

Check/Modify bank account