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The Map of Regional State Subsidies of Republic Croatia
Ivana Juras
; head of the Subdepartment for Legal Affairs, Administration for Integrated Regional Development, Ministry of the Regional Development, Forestryand Water Management of the Republic of Croatia
Abstract
In the European Union, state subsidies are in compatible with the common market. However, under certain conditions and in accordance with certain rules, the European Union accepts the exceptions to this general rule. Regional state subsidies are one of the exceptions. According to article 87 paragraph 3 subsection (a) and article 87 paragraph 3 subsection (b), they are granted with the purpose of stimulating the economic development of under developed regions within the European Union. The basic prerequisite for granting regional subsidies is the map of regional subsidies that defines the areas to which the subsidies are granted and their maximum amount.
By signing the Association and Stabilisation Agreement, the Republic of Croatia has taken over the obligation to establish a system of supervision and granting of the state subsidies equal to the state subsidies’ control system of the European Union. Following the Agreement, the Government of the Republic of Croatia has founded a Task Force in charge of creating the map of regional state subsidies, which has produced a draft decree. Under article 70 of the Agreement, draft decree of the regional subsidies map must be officially given to the Agency for the Protection of Market Competition. Supported by the European Commission, the Agency will assess the acceptability of the Croatian statistical second level territorial units (NUTS II) and the suggested intensity of regional subsidies
determined according to the Community Guidelines on national regional subsidies for 2007–2013. After the procedure has been completed, the Government of the Republic of Croatia shall formally decide on the map of regional state subsidies of the Republic of Croatia
Keywords
state subsidies; regional subsidies; map of regional subsidies; Association and Stabilisation Agreement; Guidelines on National Regional Subsidies for 2007–2013
Hrčak ID:
135584
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Publication date:
5.3.2008.
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