The fifth Public Call for the allocation of financial support within the Program for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas of Montenegro as part of IPARD II 2014-2020 has been announced

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Details: 10 February 2023

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management - Directorate for Payments announced the Fifth Public Call for the allocation of financial support funds for Measure 3: "Investments in physical capital for processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products" Program for the development of agriculture and rural areas of Montenegro within the framework of IPARD- and II 2014–2020.

The subject of the public call are investments in physical capital for the processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products.

The right to use financial support in accordance with this Public Call must fulfill the conditions and criteria prescribed by the Regulation on the implementation and procedure of using funds from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance of the European Union IPARD II Program ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 16/16, 4 /18, 11/18, 46/19, 8/20, 19/20, 43/21, 60/21, 118/21, 24/22 and 123/22), (hereinafter: Regulation), by this public invitation and other regulations.
The financial support for this public call consists of 75% of funds provided through the Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development of the European Union (IPARD), according to the Financial Agreement for IPARD II 2014-2020 and 25% of national funds provided from the budget of the Government of Montenegro.
The amount of funds available for Measure 3 "Investments in physical capital for processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products" for the period of implementation of the IPARD II program 2014-2020, amounts to 23,166,633.93 euros, while the total amount of funds available for this public call is 5,563.064.85 euros.

II SECTORS FOR USE OF SUPPORT FUNDS

Support funds from Measure 3 can be used for the production of agricultural and fishery products prescribed by the decree from the following sectors:

milk processing;
meat processing;
processing of fruits, vegetables and agricultural crops (including cereals, mushrooms, mushrooms, aromatic and medicinal plants);
wine production;
olive processing;
processing of fish and aquaculture products.

III AMOUNT OF SUPPORT

Support funds for the implementation of Measure 3 can be allocated for investments whose total value of eligible costs is from €40,000 to €1,500,000.

Support funds for the implementation of Measure 3 are allocated in the amount of 50% of the value of approved eligible costs. Additional support funds of 10% can be allocated for part of the eligible/approved costs related to waste management, by-products, waste water treatment and waste utilization.

IV REQUEST FOR ALLOCATION OF SUPPORT

The request for grant of support is submitted on Form 1 - Request for grant of support for Measure 3 "Investments in physical capital for processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products", which is an integral part of this public call. The request for the grant of support and the necessary documentation must be submitted exclusively in a sealed envelope by registered mail, with the name and surname, that is, the name and address of the applicant and the note: Do not open - Request for the grant of support for Measure 3 "Investments in physical capital for processing and marketing agricultural and fishery products", to the address Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management - Directorate for Payments, Moskovska Street 101, 81000 Podgorica. A request that is not submitted on the prescribed form will not be considered.

V DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING REQUESTS

The request for the grant of support shall be submitted between February 6, 2023 and March 6, 2023. Requests submitted before or after this deadline will not be considered.

VI INFORMATION

The basic text of the Public Call for the allocation of financial support for Measure 3 "Investments in physical capital for the processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products" was published in the "Official Gazette of Montenegro" No. 14 (Advertising section, No. 5) and on the Ministry's website of agriculture, forestry and water management www.gov.me/mpsv and the IPARD program www.gov.me/ipard. Information regarding this public call is also available on the contact phone of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management - Directorate for Payments: 020 672 026 or 067 205 790, as well as the contact phone of the Directorate for Rural Development: 020 482 150 or 020 482 222.

Details of the Public Call can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.me/clanak/peti-ipard-ii-javni-poziv-za-mjeru-3-investicije-u-fizicki-kapital-za-preradu-i-marketing-poljoprivrednih-i-proizvoda-ribarstva

Source: Official portal of the Government of Montenegro - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management - Directorate for Payments

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

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CONTACT:

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TelL: +382 69 840 551

E-mail: kler@bijelopolje.co.me

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Municipality of Bijelo Polje

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Government of Montenegro

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Tourist organization Bijelo Polje

Tourism organisation of Montenegro

Chamber of economy of Montenegro

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Secretariat for Development Projects

Montenegrin employers federation

Employment Office of Montenegro

Portal Prekoveze

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Association of montenegrin managers

Association of business women of Montenegro

Association of Entrepreneurs of Montenegro

BIJELO POLJE WEATHER

R E L I E F S:

Municipal Decision on tax reliefs

Article 4

Companies and entrepreneurs referred to in Article 3 shall be introduced and identified the following financial incentives:

exemption from payment of communal fee for construction land,
exemption from payment of the fee for the use of municipal roads,
exemption from payment of surtax on personal income tax,
exemption from paying tax on real estate above 0.1% of the market value of the real estate.

Article 5

The tax exemption from Article 4 item 1 investor (company and entrepreneur) is realized in the amount up to 7,000.00 euros per one newly employed worker, or newly opened workplace, and can be used only if by investing, it increases the number of employees for 5 or more employees.

The incentives referred to in Article 4 item 2, 3 and 4 of this Decision shall also apply to existing companies and entrepreneurs in the area of the Bijelo Polje municipality for the extension of the economic activity referred to in Article 3 of this Decision, and can only be used if the expansion increases the number of employees for 5 or more workers and is valid for a period of 3 (three) years.

Note: The new Regulation on Business Zones was adopted on December 13, 2016 and was published in the Official Journal of Montenegro, No. 77/2016.

The municipality is obliged to until 21.06.2018, in accordance with the Government Regulation, adopt a new Business Zone Decision.

We are also referring to the Decision on the fee for communal equipment for construction land that was published on 29.12.2015. in the "Official Journal of Montenegro - Municipal Regulations" No. 48/15.

Tax reliefs – New Government Regulation on business zones

Article 15

For employed people working in a business zones, the business zone user does not pay:

1) Contributions for compulsory social insurance for salaries (contributions for pension and disability insurance, contribution for health insurance, unemployment insurance contribution) and contributions for the Labor Fund;

2) Personal income tax;

The amount of the relief referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article can not exceed the maximum allowable aid intensity of 60% for medium and 70% for small companies, in accordance with the regulations governing state aid.

The user of the business zone may use the incentives referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, for a maximum period of five years from the date of employment of persons in the business zone.

For the employee referred to in paragraph 1, item 1 of this Article, the user of the business zone calculates, suspends and pays the employee from the earnings of the employee: the contribution for the pension and invasive insurance at the rate of 15,0% contribution to health insurance at a rate of 8.5% and contribution to insurance against unemployment at a rate of 0.5% upon payment of earnings.

The basis for calculating the contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be gross employee earnings.

The user of the business zone pays the calculated surtax of income tax.

In addition to the relief referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the beneficiary of the business zone shall also exercise the right to other incentives in accordance with the law and special regulations governing state aid, although they must not exceed the maximum allowable amount of incentive in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

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