The Guidelines include a ‘safe harbour’ of €1.5 million investment per SME over 12 months (below which a market failure has been found to exist), a light assessment procedure for clear cut cases fulfilling certain conditions and assessment criteria which ensure that state funding will leverage private investment, target market failures and be proportionate.
Suunistes lubatakse investeerida VKEsse aastas kuni 1,5 miljonit eurot (on tehtud kindlaks, et allpool seda summat tekivad turutõrked), lihtsustatakse hindamismenetlus selgete juhtumite puhul, mis vastavad teatavatele tingimustele, ning nähakse ette hindamiskriteeriumid, millega tagatakse, et riigipoolne rahastamine suurendab erainvesteeringuid, lahendab turuprobleeme ning on proportsionaalne.