– 50,000 euros per project;

– except for production activities for which the support value is 70,000 euros per project.

Support is provided as a lump sum based on the type of investment, namely, 50,000 euros or 70,000 euros, based on a Business Plan. Intermediate amounts are not allocated.

ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES

Eligible applicants for non-refundable financial support provided through this measure are:

1. Farmers or members of an agricultural household diversifying their activities by establishing a non-agricultural activity for the first time in rural areas (authorized with a minimum status of Sole Trader);

2. Existing micro-enterprises and small enterprises in rural areas, proposing non-agricultural activities they have not carried out before applying for support;

3. New micro-enterprises and small enterprises, established in the year of funding application submission or with a maximum age of 3 consecutive fiscal years, which have not carried out activities until the submission (start-ups).

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

a) Micro-enterprises and small enterprises, both existing and newly established (start-ups), must be registered with the National Trade Register Office (ONRC) and locate their activities in rural areas (both the registered office and the workplace(s) must be located in rural areas). Only workplaces related to agricultural activities can also be located in urban areas. Only applicants registered with the ONRC are eligible under measure 6.2.

A micro-enterprise is considered newly established (start-ups) if it is established in the year of funding application submission or if it has not engaged in any activity until the submission, but no more than 3 consecutive final years.

b) Eligible for funding are applicants proposing to carry out activities related to a maximum of 5 (five) CAEN codes registered in the Trade Register, authorized/unauthorized under Law no. 359/2004, provided that these activities complement, develop, or optimize each other.

Projects are eligible only if ALL proposed CAEN codes for funding belong to the same category of activities.

c) Applicants who had the CAEN code(s) proposed in the project authorized at the time of submitting the Funding Application must submit a Declaration signed by an accountant, stating that the enterprise has never carried out the activity/activities for which funding is requested.

d) Not eligible are applicants whose associates/shareholders own/owned shares in other enterprises that have carried out/carry out activities based on the same CAEN code(s) authorized by the ONRC, as proposed in the Business Plan or complementary CAEN codes, authorized.

e) Not eligible are applicants where associates/shareholders – first-degree relatives or spouse with associates/shareholders in another enterprise applying in the same session or who have benefited from lump-sum financial support through measure 6.2 and Measure 19 “Local LEADER Development” – measure 19.2 “Implementation of Local Development Strategies” for the same types of activities or complementary activities.

f) Activities complementary to the applicant’s activities are not eligible.

g) Under SM 6.2, the applicant must have 100% private capital.

h) To receive support under measure 6.2, the support applicant must meet the following conditions:

– The applicant must fall into the category of eligible beneficiaries;
– The applicant must present a Business Plan;
– The project (the proposed activity/ies) must fall into at least one of the supported activity types under the measure;
– The registered office and workplace(s) must be located in rural areas, and the activity will be carried out in rural areas;
– The implementation of the business plan must begin within a maximum of 6 months from the date of the support allocation decision;
– For projects in the area of application of the ITI Danube Delta, the applicant will present compliance approval with the DD SIDD objectives.

i) By exception, entities carrying out agricultural activities in urban areas and initiating a non-agricultural activity in rural areas are eligible, with the workplace(s) related to agricultural activity being able to be maintained in urban areas.

j) In accordance with the provisions of Article 60 of Regulation (EC) No. 1306/2013, “applicants/beneficiaries who have artificially created the necessary conditions to benefit from funding under the PNDR 2014-2020 measures” are not eligible. In case AFIR finds such situations at any stage of the project, it will be declared ineligible, and financial support will be recovered if payments have been made.

k) In accordance with Government Decision 226/2015 with subsequent amendments and completions, starting from 2021, a maximum of 2 Funding Requests can be submitted at the measure level, requesting funding for different components or measures. Thus, the same applicant can submit a maximum of one Funding Request per measure 6.2, respecting the eligibility conditions.

Lump-sum financial support for establishing non-agricultural activities can be accessed only once through measure 6.2 or through Measure 19 “Local LEADER Development” – Measure 19.2 “Implementation of Local Development Strategies” provided that the associates/shareholders of the applicant do not hold this quality in other enterprises that have benefited from non-refundable lump-sum support through these measures.

l) In the case of applicants with common associates/shareholders, only one applicant can be eligible, only once, for non-refundable lump-sum financial support under measures 6.2 and 19.2 “Implementation of Local Development Strategies” (for non-refundable lump-sum support, assimilated to measure 6.2).

Activities for which funding is requested under measure 6.2 must be listed in the List of eligible CAEN codes under measure 6.2 – Annex 7 to the Applicant Guide. (In Annex 8 to the Applicant Guide is the List of CAEN codes related to activities for which only equipment expenses are allowed).

Support is granted to achieve specific objectives leading to the achievement of the project’s general objective, as outlined in the Business Plan.

The support value is

50,000 euros per project, except for production activities for which the support value is 70,000 euros per project, based on a Business Plan.

Support for establishing non-agricultural activities in rural areas will be granted as a grant, in two payment tranches authorized by AFIR, as follows:

– first tranche – 70% of the support amount after signing the Financing Agreement
– second tranche – 30% of the support amount after achieving all the objectives of the Business Plan, without exceeding three years from the conclusion of the Financing Agreement. The last payment will be made without exceeding December 31, 2025.

It must not exceed 200,000 euros/beneficiary over three consecutive financial years, except for sole enterprises providing transport services for third parties or for a fee, for which support does not exceed 100,000 euros over three consecutive financial years.

Eligible Expenses:

All expenses proposed in the Business Plan, including working capital, enterprise capitalization, and activities relevant to the proper implementation of the approved Business Plan, corresponding to the CAEN activities in the funding application, are eligible, regardless of their nature, except for the acquisition of vehicles for road freight transport, in compliance with the provisions of Order no. 1,731/2015 issued by MADR, with subsequent amendments and completions.

Special conditions for the eligibility of specialized transport means
The following types of transport are accepted for funding:
– Human ambulance;
– Special vehicle for waste collection;
– Specialized vehicle for interventions, equipped with a bucket for work at height;
– Specialized vehicle, platform type, and chassis, equipped with a hook and hydraulic crane for recycling;
– Tanker for non-food products (only tanker on chassis – excluding tractor unit and tanker trailer or one of them separately)
– Road sweeper;
– Concrete mixer truck;
– Vacuum truck;
– Specialized equipment for spreading anti-slip material (eligible only if the equipment is mounted directly on the chassis, without being detachable);
– Recreational transport means (e.g., ATV, bicycles, snowmobiles, scooters, etc.) – Funeral transport vehicle

Veterinary ambulance is eligible under the following cumulative conditions:

– the transport means must be classified as N1 or N2 with a maximum of 3 seats and 2 access doors in the cabin;
– RAR approval has been obtained based on an opinion issued by the College of Veterinary Physicians certifying that the vehicle is equipped in accordance with the National Council Resolution 2016; RAR will make the mention “specific veterinary medicine intervention equipment”;
– the vehicle’s identity card must record the special mention showing the structural modification, according to the requirements of the competent authority and the legislation in force;
– the transport means will not be used for other activities, except those proposed by the project. The above transport means must be compact, specialized, and exclusively serve the activities proposed by the project. Tractor-type transport means/truck tractor with trailer/semi-trailer (the tractor unit can also be used for other types of activities) are not accepted.
RAR approval is mandatory for the last payment tranche.

The purchase of containers for use as workplaces is an eligible expense only if the Business Plan provides for the placement of the container on a concrete platform and is connected/has the necessary utilities for carrying out the activities proposed by the project.

The purchase of boats is allowed only for projects financing CAEN codes: 5530, 7721, 9312, 9329 on the condition that the boat is strictly used for the project, without being associated with activities in the fishing, aquaculture, and reed cutting fields, both during implementation and monitoring periods.

The number of places available on the boat must be correlated with the activities mentioned in the project. Any type of boat can be purchased for activities related to recreational tourism and equipment rental for recreational and sports purposes. They will be registered in accordance with the provisions of Order 1079/2014 for establishing procedures for the registration and registration of pleasure craft, technical requirements, and classification with Navigant personnel and the approval of economic operators for carrying out nautical leisure activities, issued by the Ministry of Transport.

Recreational boats will have a maximum body length of 12 m, transport a maximum of 12 people, and comply with the essential safety requirements for Design Category D – Sheltered Waters (Government Decision no. 464 of June 30, 2017 on pleasure craft and nautical motor vehicles).

For recreational boats, the owner will apply for registration in the Register of Pleasure Craft.

Expenses for the purchase of agricultural machinery are not eligible costs.

In projects involving activities under CAEN 5530 – Parks for caravans, camping, and camps, the accommodation capacity built through the project will be limited to a maximum accommodation capacity of 4 places/cabin, without limiting the number of cabins, and for

bungalows – the construction of a single bungalow is allowed. The structures developed through projects financed under this CAEN code must comply with the provisions applicable to OANT 65/2013, including the definitions and minimum mandatory criteria provided in Annexes 1 and 1 of this regulatory act, with subsequent amendments and completions.

For projects proposing revenue from organizing camps, tourist groups will be accommodated in cabins or bungalows.

Not Eligible:

– expenses for the purchase of machinery and equipment related to the provision of auxiliary activities for crop production, in accordance with the Classification of Activities in the National Economy, as well as the production and marketing of products from Annex I to the Treaty;
– expenses for the establishment/modernization/expansion of agro-guesthouses, guesthouses, hotels;
– expenses for the establishment/modernization/expansion of catering structures integrated within tourist accommodation structures;
– expenses related to the excluded fields in accordance with the provisions of MADR Order no. 1731/2015, as amended and supplemented;
– expenses for the purchase of built/unbuilt land;
– expenses for the purchase of used goods and equipment;
– expenses for the purchase of vehicles for personal use and passenger transport;
– expenses for the purchase of any type of floating pontoon.
– tractor/cab tractor with trailer/semi-trailer (the tractor unit can also be used for other types of activities) is not eligible.
– the acquisition and equipping of trailers/caravans and commercial trailers are not eligible.

The diversification areas covered under the measure are:

* Production activities (e.g., manufacturing of textile products, clothing, leather goods, paper and cardboard articles; manufacturing of chemical and pharmaceutical products; processing of wood products; metallurgical industry, manufacture of metal constructions, machinery, equipment; manufacturing of electrical and electronic products, including biomass fuel production (pellet manufacturing) for sale, production and use of energy from renewable sources for its own activities, as an integral part of the project, etc.;

* Crafts activities (e.g., handicraft activities and other non-agricultural traditional activities (e.g., pottery, embroidery, manual processing of iron, wool, wood, leather, etc.);

* Tourist activities (e.g., camping accommodation structures, caravan parks, bungalows, recreational tourism services and public catering, including local gastronomic points);

* Services (e.g., medical, social, sanitary-veterinary services; repair of cars, tools, household items; consultancy, accounting, legal, audit; information technology services and IT services; technical, administrative, and other services for the rural population, etc.).