A. For any business or entity that is treated as an enterprise - potential beneficiary
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If it is active or intends to be active at the time of payment of the aid, in the Region of Thessaly, and will incur the corresponding expenses in the Region of Thessaly.
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If it has at least one (1) closed full (annual) financial year at the date of publication of the Action’s Call.
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If there is no pending aid clawback order of the European Commission for unduly or unlawfully paid public aid.
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If it keeps single or double-entry account books (former B or C category books) of the Tax Transaction Code (KFAS).
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If the limit of the maximum number of applications for funding per independent enterprise (at the level of TIN/single beneficiary code of OPSKE) is met.
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If it performs the research project in its facility within the Region of Thessaly.
B. For each research institution - potential beneficiary:
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If the primary purpose of the institution is teaching and training, the independent conduct of basic research, industrial research or experimental development for expanding knowledge and better understanding, including collaborative R&D in the event that the research organisation engages in real cooperation
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If the wide dissemination of results on a non-exclusive and non-discriminatory basis is provided for on the basis of such activities through teaching, databases, publications or open access software.
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If the total profits from knowledge transfer activities, when carried out either by a department or by the research organisation (including their departments or subsidiaries) or jointly with or on behalf of other such bodies, are reinvested in the main activities of the research organisation.
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In the event that the same Research Institution carries out activities of an economic and non-economic nature, if the two types of activities, as well as their expenses, financing and income from the provision of services or the sale of goods, are clearly separated by accounting monitoring.
C. For each of the "Other bodies treated as Research Organizations - potential beneficiary":
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If it belongs to one of the following entities:
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Public Services, which belong to the Central Administration within the meaning of Article 14(1στ) of Law 4270/2014 (A' 143)
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Public legal entities
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Private legal entities that have been established by Law or Presidential Decree and are subsidized by the State
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Public-benefit foundations governed by Law 4182/2013.
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If they meet the following conditions cumulatively:
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The Entity falls into one of the above categories and its main activities are not financial, according to the definition of Community law.
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There is a provision for research activity in the Articles of Association of the institution
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The participation of the institution in the research project concerns non-economic activity of the Institution and:
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The results of the research will be widely disseminated on a non-exclusive and non-discriminatory basis, for example through teaching, databases, publications or open access software, and
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any profits arising from the project will be reinvested in the non-economic activities of the institution.
D. For the proposed research project, in total:
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If the total budget of the project is within the limits set in the Action’s Call.
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If the total subsidized budget of the enterprises participating in the project is greater than or equal to 40% of the total subsidized budget of the Funding Application. The condition is checked in total (cumulatively) for all enterprises and other enterprises of the cooperative project.
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If the limitation of the minimum number of enterprises participating in the project is maintained and at least one of the enterprises is an SME as per the definition of Annex I of the Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014.
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in accordance with the relevant Annex to the Call (Annex II). 9. If the Beneficiaries carry out the research project in their facility, which is located within the geographical limits eligible by the Action. Specifically: a. the enterprises and other bodies that are treated as enterprises if they carry out their research work in their facility located within the Region of Thessaly and b. the Research institutions and other organizations that are treated as Research Institutions if they carry out the project in their facility located within the boundaries of the Greek territory.
All terms and conditions of participation are detailed in the Call
