Tests under Regulation (EU) 651/2014

Regulation (EU) 651/2014 published by the European Parliament and the Council regulates the principles for declaring that certain categories of aid are compatible with the internal market in the implementation of articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.

This regulation applies to the following categories of aid:

• regional assistance
• Assistance to SMEs in the form of investment assistance, business assistance and SMEs access to finance
• Environmental protection assistance
• Assistance for research and development and innovation
• Education aid
• Recruitment and employment assistance for disadvantaged workers and workers with disabilities
• Assistance to repair damage caused by certain natural disasters
• Outreach for transport for those living in remote areas
• Help for broadband infrastructures
• Assistance for the preservation of culture and heritage
• Assistance for sports and multifunctional entertainment infrastructures
• Help for local infrastructures

According to this regulation, investment aids made to SMEs operating within or outside the borders of the European Union will be compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107 of the Treaty and will be exempted from the notification requirement in Article 108 of the Treaty, provided that the requirements are met.

Eligible costs will be one or both of the following:

• Costs of investment in tangible and intangible assets
• Estimated wage costs of employment directly created by the investment project, calculated over a two-year period

To be considered an eligible cost for the purposes of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, an investment must consist of:

• An investment in tangible or intangible assets related to the establishment of a new business, expansion of an existing business, diversification of a business's output into new additional products, or a fundamental change in the overall production process
• Entitlement to assets belonging to an organization if the following conditions are met
• The business is closed or would have closed had it not been purchased
• Purchase of assets from third parties unrelated to the buyer
• The transaction takes place under market conditions.

Our organization, among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors, also provides testing services within the scope of regulation (EU) 651/2014 with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment.