Aid for the internationalisation of the economic system - Provincial Law 6/2023

The facilitation measure supports the participation of enterprises in international trade fairs to be launched after the date of submission of the application.

The facilitation measure, which is implemented under Provincial Law No. 6/2023 'Interventi a sostegno del sistema economico trentino' ('Intervention to support the Trentino economic system'), is governed by the specific provisions of the individual interventions relating to the facilitation measure 'Aid for the internationalisation of the provincial economic system' and by the general provisions common to all the interventions.

What it finances

Facilitated expenses are those incurred for participation in international trade fairs relating to

• stand rental
• stand installation;
• stand management.

To be eligible for subsidies, the international fair must be included in the calendar of international fairs of the Association of Italian Exhibitions and Fairs (AEFI).

Applications are examined by means of an assessment procedure.

Facilitation may also be requested for more than one participation in international fairs in the same application.

Incentive

The incentive measure is calculated on the expenses considered eligible and is determined in relation to the size of the enterprise as follows

• small enterprise: 50% of the expenses deemed eligible;
• medium-sized enterprise: 40% of eligible expenses.

The incentive is granted under an exemption scheme pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) 651/2014 of 17 June 2014.

Minimum and maximum expenditure limit

The minimum eligible expenditure must be greater than €40,000.
The maximum eligible expenditure limit is EUR 150 thousand.

The international trade fairs in which the enterprise participates must

• relate to the economic activity carried out in the operating units located in the territory of the Province of Trento, in possession of specific requirements (check point 3, paragraph 8, of the general provisions common to all the interventions)
• be started after the date of submission of the application for the incentive;
• be completed within 3 years from the date of granting of the incentive.

Further obligations are set out in the general provisions common to all the measures and in the specific provisions of the individual measures relating to the incentive measure 'Aid for the internationalisation of the provincial economic system'.

Small and medium-sized enterprises that meet the requirements set out in the specific provisions of the individual aid measure 'Aid for the internationalisation of the provincial economic system' or in the general provisions common to all aid measures.

The application may be submitted by

• Owner, legal representative of the company
• Delegate

Each enterprise may submit one application per year, from 1 January to 31 December.

The application must be submitted to the examining body - Provincial Agency for the Encouragement of Economic Activities (APIAE) - by certified electronic mail (PEC) at: apiae.incentivi@pec.provincia.tn.it.

• Insurance contract covering damages, directly caused by natural disasters and catastrophic events occurring on the national territory, to the assets indicated in paragraph 1 of Article 2424 of the Italian Civil Code, (asset section, item B-II, numbers 1), 2) and 3)), pursuant to Law no. 213/2023 (art. 1, paragraphs 101 et seq. as amended by art. 13 of Decree-Law no. 202/2024 and art. 1 of Decree-Law no. 39/2025).

  The insurance contract is required as an access requirement for applications submitted from:

  • 30 June 2025, for large enterprises;
  • 2 October 2025, for medium-sized enterprises;
  • 1 January 2026, for small enterprises.

  Compliance with the obligation to take out the insurance contract is also required for incentive applications submitted before the aforementioned deadlines and granted after the same.
  

• Affixing of theunique project code - CUP on invoices issued from 1 June 2023 and relating to incentive applications submitted from 22 April 2023, according to the operative indications provided for by the Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 728 of 23 May 2024.
  

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