National Regional Aids (AFR)

6 localities of the Hautes-Alpes are concerned in these National Regional Aids: Chateauvieux, Gap, Laragne, Neffes, Ribiers and Tallard. The program draws a framework for majored public aids covering some categories of investment expenditures such as lands, building, and industrial equipment.

The 6 localities are classified as follows:

General permanent zone (large companies and SMEs): Laragne, Ribiers. Eligibility until 31/12/2013.

SMEs permanent zone: Châteauvieux, Neffes, Tallard, South-East Gap, South-West Gap. Eligibility until 31/12/2013.


Chart presenting the National Regional Aid ceilings for production investments by businesses under 50 million euros

Type of zone Aid rate for large companies (% of ESB)* TAid rate for SMEs (% of ESB)* Aid rate for middle-size companies (% of ESB)*
Permanent zones 15 25 35
Permanent zones restricted to SMEs and investment projects under or equal to 25 M€ Pas d'aide 25 35
ZTransition zones, permanent zones with reduced rates 10 20 30
Permanent zone with rates restricted to SMEs No aid 20 30
       

* Rate expressed as ESB percent of investment (Gross Aid-Equivalent that corresponds to the actualized value of the aid expressed as percent of the actualized value of the eligible investment costs).

Source : www.diact.gouv.fr – 2009