Public call for free allocation of greenhouses for vegetable production for 2024

English

Details: 14 June 2024

The Secretariat for Rural and Sustainable Development of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje (hereinafter: the Secretariat), based on the Program of Measures to Encourage Rural and Sustainable Development for 2024 ("Official Gazette of Montenegro - Municipal Regulations", No. 027/24) and measure 1.4. - Support for vegetable production in protected areas (allocation of greenhouses), publishes:

PUBLIC INVITATION

for the free allocation of greenhouses for the production of vegetables for the year 2024

This public call establishes the conditions, criteria, application method and deadlines for submitting requests, as well as the procedure for implementing the public call.

SUBJECT OF PUBLIC CALL

The subject of the Public Call is the allocation of greenhouses for the production of vegetables. The support refers to the allocation of bows, nylons, stakes, connectors and clips, i.e. the equipment necessary to establish a greenhouse.

DEFINITION OF USER OF FUNDS

Beneficiaries of support under this Public Call are registered agricultural producers from the territory of the municipality of Bijelo Polje who did not exercise the right to the allocation of greenhouses from local and state sources of funding in the last year.

Beneficiaries of support under this Public Call are educational and other institutions, day centers for developmentally disabled children, nursing homes.

SCORING CRITERIA

Scoring of requests will be done as follows:

-The applicant already owns a greenhouse space under planting of 100m2 - 200m2, i.e. 1-3 greenhouses - 12 points;
-The applicant is a female person - 6 points;
-The applicant is a person aged 40 and under - 7 points;
-The applicant has 5 or more members in his immediate family - 5 points (immediate family means spouse and their biological or adopted children);
-The applicant has unemployed adult family members in his immediate family, without additional income - 3 points per unemployed family member;

In case of the same number of points, priority will be given to younger applicants.

SCORING CRITERIA FOR INSTITUTIONS

-Number of users from 1-15 – 10 points;
-Number of users from 16-30 – 20 points;
-Number of users of 30 or more – 30 points;

NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION

-Completed application for the allocation of a greenhouse;
-Proof of registration in the Register of Agricultural Holdings or a decision on a registered agricultural producer;
-Title immovable property for the land on which the greenhouse will be located (the Commission performs a field inspection and gives an assessment of the condition);
-Proof that the applicant owns one or more greenhouses of minimum 100 m2 and maximum 200 m2. (evidence is obtained by the Commission through a field check);
-Certificate of domestic partnership - for agricultural producers;
-Confirmation from the records of the Employment Office (for all unemployed members of the household who are on the ZZZ of Montenegro). If there are no members of the household registered at ZZZ, the confirmation is not necessary - for agricultural producers;
-Evidence that the applicant owns a minimum of 120 m2 of available suitable land for setting up a greenhouse (evidence is obtained by the Commission through a field check;
-Certificate from the Administration of Public Revenues of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje that the applicant has no outstanding tax obligations based on local public revenues - for agricultural producers;
-Statement in support of prevention of multiple financing - that he did not use in the current year the measure of allocation of greenhouses from state and local sources certified by a notary - for agricultural producers;
-Photocopy of the identity card of the applicant - for agricultural producers.

REALIZATION PROCEDURE

-The public call is carried out by the Secretariat for Rural and Sustainable Development of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje.
-The applicant submits the necessary documentation to the Secretariat within the deadline according to this public invitation.
-A three-member Commission formed by the Secretary of the Secretariat performs administrative and field control of requests.
-The Commission scores requests that meet the prescribed conditions and have proper documentation according to this Public Call, and in accordance with the prescribed criteria from --Measure 1.4. The Program of Incentive Measures for Rural and Sustainable Development creates a ranking list of properly submitted requests, which it publishes on the official website of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje.
-The Commission reserves the right to check documentation in case of doubt about its authenticity, except for public documents.
-Applicants have the right to complain about the ranking list to the Secretariat within 8 days of its publication.
-After the expiry of the deadline for objections, the Commission makes the final ranking list of users and it will be published on the official website of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje.
-The allocation of greenhouses will be made to applicants from the ranking list of approved applications made by the Commission, and the number of greenhouses depends on the public invitation issued by the Secretariat through the competent service, which is procured for a certain amount of funds for this measure.
-The beneficiaries of the support will be informed about the place and time of collection of the greenhouse.
-After the procedure of user selection and public procurement, the first-ranked ones conclude a contract on the allocation of greenhouses with the Municipality of Bijelo Polje, the Secretariat for Rural and Sustainable Development, which will regulate all mutual rights and obligations. Before concluding the Agreement with the Municipality of Bijelo Polje, each user will be thoroughly familiar with all the provisions of the Agreement.
-Greenhouses will be installed by technical persons in a legal entity, which will be selected according to a public invitation, while the user will be obliged to provide only space and material for installation - concreting stakes.
-The committee will control the allocated greenhouses and prepare a report on the same and submit it to the Secretary.
-If it is determined that the beneficiary of the investment allocation does not realize the investment, that is, alienates the greenhouse or does not use it in accordance with its purpose, he is obliged to compensate the Municipality for the value of the investment.
-If the administrative control determines that the applicant does not meet the prescribed conditions and criteria, the Commission will reject the application in question and inform the applicant thereof.

Eliminating conditions for obtaining a greenhouse

The applicant does not meet the criteria, if:

-He is not a registered agricultural producer or does not have a registered agricultural holding in the territory of Bijelo Polje - for agricultural holdings;
-Does not own a minimum of 120m2 of suitable free agricultural land, on which a new greenhouse can be installed without hindrance;
-Beneficiaries who received an incentive based on this measure in 2021 and 2023 at this Secretariat. Such requests will be rejected.
-Achieved this type of assistance (greenhouse) with a local or state authority during 2024.
-One applicant can only apply for one greenhouse.

HOW TO SUBMIT REQUESTS

Submit the application form with the documentation prescribed by this Public Invitation to the address MUNICIPALITY OF BIJELO POLJE Secretariat for Rural and Sustainable Development, Street Nedjeljka Merdovića 10, (sports hall Nikoljac) 84000 Bijelo Polje, with indication:

According to the Public Call for the free allocation of greenhouses for the year 2024

Information regarding this Public Call can be obtained by phone:

050/484-805

The duration of the Public Call is from 14.06. until 28.06.2024. year.

Requests submitted after the established deadline will be considered untimely and will not be taken into consideration.

This Public Call will be published on the website of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje.

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

APPLICATION FORM FOR BUSINESS ZONES

CONTACT:

OFFICE FOR LOCAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT

TelL: +382 69 840 551

E-mail: kler@bijelopolje.co.me

REAL ESTATES

ACCOMODATION:

e-CADASRE

e-LICENSE

USFULL LINKS:

Municipality of Bijelo Polje

Municipal Assembly of Bijelo Polje

Secretariat for the regulation of the area of Bijelo Polje Municipality

Government of Montenegro

Investment Development Fund

Tourist organization Bijelo Polje

Tourism organisation of Montenegro

Chamber of economy of Montenegro

UNDP

Union of municipatilies

Secretariat for Development Projects

Montenegrin employers federation

Employment Office of Montenegro

Portal Prekoveze

Portal zaposli.me

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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