Object, lines of subsidy, purpose and system of concession

1. The purpose of this resolution is to call for applications for the following lines of subsidy for the financial year 2024, within the ‘Adelante Digitalización’ Programme:

a)Line 1: Subsidy to support the digitalisation of SMEs through the implementation of services associated with e-commerce, with the aim of strategically positioning them in the online market or improving their positioning.

b)Line 2: Subsidy to support the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry of Castilla-La Mancha, with the aim of promoting the digital transformation of regional industry through the incorporation of Electronic, Information and Communication Technologies (EICTs) in industrial manufacturing SMEs.

2. The aids included in the present call are aimed at increasing the productivity, business competitiveness and marketing capacity of the SMEs of Castilla-La Mancha, promoting the implementation of technologies for the digitalisation of their processes, products and services.

3. The procedure for the award of these grants will be carried out on a competitive basis, by comparing the applications submitted, in order to establish a priority among them on the basis of the application of the assessment criteria set out in Article 19 of Order 119/2024, of 17 July, of the Regional Ministry of the Economy, Business and Employment, as specified in the eighth provision of this call for applications.

Beneficiary entities, requirements and obligations

1. The entities that may be beneficiaries of this aid are the entities provided for in Article 3 of Order 119/2024, of 17 July, of the Regional Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment.

2. In order to qualify as a beneficiary entity, applicant companies must meet the following requirements:

a) Be up to date in the fulfilment of their obligations for the reimbursement of subsidies, of their tax obligations, both with the State Administration and with the Regional Administration, and with the Social Security, prior to the issuing of the proposed resolution in the manner provided for in this Order and concordant legislation.

b) That the exercise of the economic activity and the actions and investments that are the object of the subsidy are carried out within the territory of Castilla-La Mancha.

c) Not be affected by any of the circumstances established in Article 13.2 and 3 of Law 38/2003, of 17 November.

d) Comply with the payment deadlines referred to in Article 13.3.bis of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, for subsidies of more than 30,000 euros, when the entities concerned are natural and legal persons, other than public-law, profit-making entities subject to Law 3/2004, of 29 December, which establishes measures to combat late payment in commercial transactions.

e) The natural person, the administrators of the legal persons or those who represent them are not involved in any of the cases of incompatibility contemplated in Law 11/2003, of 25 September, of the Government and the Consultative Council of Castilla-La Mancha, as well as not being recipients of the provision of services or activities by persons who, having held public or similar positions in the Administration of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, as well as in the bodies and entities of its public sector, do not comply with the provisions of Article 19.5 of Law 11/2003, of 25 September, of the Government and the Consultative Council of Castilla-La Mancha, for a period of two years from the time they leave office, in accordance with the provisions of Article 74.2 of the Consolidated Text of the Law of the Treasury of Castilla-La Mancha. 5 of Law 11/2003, of 25 September, for a period of two years after leaving office, in accordance with the provisions of Article 74.2 of the Consolidated Text of the Castile-La Mancha Finance Law.

f) Not be subject to a pending recovery order following a previous Commission decision declaring the aid unlawful and incompatible with the internal market, with the exception of aid schemes to make good the damage caused by certain natural disasters.

(g) Not be considered as a firm in difficulty as defined in Article 2.18 of Commission Regulation (EU) 651/2014 of 17 June 2014.

h) Have, when so established in accordance with Law 31/1995, of 8 November, on the Prevention of Occupational Risks, an occupational risk prevention plan.

i) Not to have been sanctioned, by virtue of an administrative decision or final court ruling, for serious or very serious misconduct in the area of occupational risk prevention, during the year immediately prior to the date of application for the grant.

j) Not to have accepted aid in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 and other de minimis regulations during a period of three years prior to the granting of the aid, which cumulatively exceeds 300,000.00 euros.

k) Not having been sanctioned by a final administrative decision or convicted by a final court ruling for carrying out labour practices considered discriminatory by current legislation, except when it is accredited to have complied with the sanction or sentence imposed and to have drawn up an equality plan or adopted measures aimed at avoiding any type of labour discrimination between women and men, with the competent body in matters of equality being responsible for giving its approval to these measures.

l) Not to have been subject to firm sanctions for non-compliance with special conditions of execution of an administrative contract relating to non-discrimination on grounds of sex, such non-compliance constituting a serious offence, except when it is accredited to have complied with the sanction or penalty imposed and to have drawn up an equality plan or adopted measures aimed at avoiding any type of labour discrimination between women and men, with the competent body in matters of equality being responsible for giving its approval to such measures.

m) To draw up and implement an equality plan, when this is compulsory in accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of Organic Law 3/2007, of 22 March, for effective equality between men and women.

3. The aforementioned requirements shall be accredited with the information contained in Annex I of the aid application form, which shall be accompanied by the documentation indicated therein.

4. The beneficiary companies must comply with the obligations laid down in Article 5 of Order 119/2024, of 17 July, of the Regional Ministry of Economy, Enterprise and Employment.

Amount of the subsidy

Projects under line 1 may not be less than the minimum eligible investment limit of 2,000 euros. The projects will be allocated a subsidy to be determined as follows:

a) 70 per cent of the eligible expenditure.

b) In any case, the maximum grant to be awarded shall be 15,000 euros per application.

Projects under line 2 may not be less than the minimum eligible investment limit of 15,000 euros. Projects will be allocated a grant to be determined as follows:

a) 50 per cent of the eligible expenses when the beneficiary entity is a micro or small enterprise, or 40 per cent when the beneficiary entity is a medium-sized enterprise.

b) In any case, the maximum grant to be awarded shall be 120,000 euros per project presented in each application.

Deadline and form for submitting applications

The deadline for submitting applications is two months from the day following the publication of this resolution and its extract in the Official Journal of Castilla-La Mancha, and should be addressed to the head of the Directorate-General for Enterprise.

Applications must only be submitted electronically with electronic signature, using the form included in the electronic headquarters of the Administration of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (https:// www.jccm.es) and which appears in Annex I of this resolution together with the rest of the documentation indicated in the section.

The original documents will be digitalised and attached to the application form as attachments. The submission of the application implies acceptance of the terms and conditions, including the provisions of this call for applications.

A maximum of two applications per line and applicant organisation will be accepted; if more than two applications are submitted for the same line of aid, only the last two applications submitted will be considered, unless the interested organisation expressly renounces in writing, within the period allowed for the submission of applications.