CHAMBER OF ITALIAN-CZECH COMMERCE E INDUSTRYCermakova 7, 120 00 PragUE 2, Czech Republictel: +420...

CHAMBER OF ITALIAN-CZECH COMMERCE E INDUSTRY

Cermakova 7, 120 00 PragUE 2, Czech Republic

tel: +420 222 015 300

email: [email protected] www.camic.cz

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Structural funds incentives

Prague- on 28 of March 2008

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Czech Republic

Area 78.867 km² Population 10,3 millionsCapitale Prague (1,2 mln ab)

Main cities Brno (366 680); Ostrava (337 197); Pilsen (178 812); Olomouc (229 171)

Countries bordering Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland

Administrative subdivision13 Regions + Prague Capital77 Districts 6.249 Municipalities

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Prague

Capital• Region Status• Population: 1,2 mln

Economia0,6% del territorio11% della population22% del PILTax of employment 1,5%

TurismEuropean tourist capital 4 million tourists a year 500 thousand Italians a year

Europe12° richer region of Europe PIL procapite: 160% average UE-27 Before Italian Bolzano: 136%

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Czech Republic and European Union

1° january 1993Division of Czechoslovakia and constitution of the Czech Republic

1° may 2004Entry in the European Union

21 december 2007Entry Schengen area

Euro- At the beginning foreseen in 2010- At the moment Postponed indefinitely

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The political situation

Republic PresidentVaclav Klaus

Prime MinisterMirek Topolanek (ODS)

Elections 2006: parliamentary situation of perfect equilibrium among the coalitions

Government

ODS – Civicdemocratics 35,38%KDU-ČSL – Cristiandemocratics 7,22%SZ – Verdi 6.29%

Opposition

KSCM – Communist 12.81%CSSD – Socialdemocratics 32.32%

Vaclav HavelFather of the Republic

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Key Factors

Strategic geographical position Positive trend of the economy Industrial tradition

Specialized work force High quality of life High school level

Certainty of the right Market real estate developed competitive infrastructural Apparatus Incentive to the investments

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Czech Republic

In an ideal ray of 1000 kms are entirely included: Germany, Poland, Austria Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia Switzerland, North Italy Milan is more closer to Prague than to a lot of places of the South Italy: indicatively Milan is far from Prague as from Bari

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Macroeconomic Profile

PIL 2007: 128 mld euro (+6,6%)1999-2007: +43%2008: +4,7%2009: +5,1%

Industrial Production: +8,2% anno 2006: +9,7% anno 2005: +8,1%

Inflation rate (Feb): 3,9% 2007: 2,8%2006: 2,5%

Unemployment: 4,9%anno 2006: 7,1%anno 2005: 7,9%

Remunerations 2007: 21.692 CZK +7,3% nominal+4,6% real

Relationship CZK/EUR: 25,07Media 2007: 27,76Media 2006: 28,4

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Main Fees

On the juridical people 21% for the 2008, 20% for the 2009, 19% for the 2010

On the physical people Unique Aliquot of 15%, since 2009 12,5%

Accisa Weigh on oil and by-products, alcohol and tobaccos

Of circulation CZK 1200-4200 (cars), CZK 1800-50400 (trucks)

For the transfer of the immovable properties

3%

On successions for inheritance and donations

Progressive share that changes from 1% (0,5% for the successions) to 40% (20% for the successions)

Imposes on the assistant value (VAT)

9% (food and medical services) or 19% (other good and services

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Composition of Pil 2007

• Industry 28,8%, of which manufacturing sector 25,8%

• Commerce, hotel, restoration and transports 14,7% • Financial Intermediation and services to the enterprises

15,7% • Constructions 5,8%

• Agriculture, silviculture and fishing 2,5%

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Foreign commerce: commercial balance

Settle year 2007: 3,097 mld/€s Exports: 88,920 mld/€s Importations: 85,823 mld/€s Main imported products: machineries and crafts of transport (45,0%), manufacturing products of first workmanship (17,7%), mineral fuel , lubricant and similar (10%), several manufactured articles (9,8%), chemical products and similar (9,7%) Main exported products: machineries and a means of transport (56,5%), produced manufacturing products of first workmanship (18,2%), several manufactured articles (9,9%), chemical products and similar (5,5%), mineral fuel, lubricant and similar (3,6%)

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Foreign commerce: Main Partners

COUNTRIES CLIENTS Germany (31%), Slovakia (8,9%), Poland (6%), France (5,4%), Italy (4,8%), Austria (4,7%), Low Countries (3,5%), Belgium (2,8%), United Kingdom (2,7%) COUNTRIES SUPPLIERS Germany (28%), China (7,8%), Poland (5,7%), Slovakia (5,3%), Italy (4,7%), Russia (4,7%), France (4,6%), Low Countries (3,9%), Austria (3,8%), Japan (3,2%) ITALY

5° Client 5° Supplier

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Foreign Commerce: Interchange with Italy

Settle year 2007: 0,213 mld/€

Main voices of the Italian export Machines and mechanical instruments, boilers (21,3%), cars, motorcycles, tractors and other vehicles (9,3%), cars and electric instruments (8,8%), cast iron, iron and steel (7,7%), plastic subjects and products of such subjects (6,5%), produced of cast iron, iron and steel (6,0%), pharmaceutical products (2,5%), furniture, instruments for the illumination (2,3%), rubber products(2,1%), wool, hides, yarns and tissue in horsehair (1,6%)

Main voices of the Italian export Machines and mechanical instruments, boilers (23,2%), automobiles, motorcycles, tractors and other vehicles (23,1%), cars and electric instruments (10,9%), cast iron, iron and steel (5,8%), produced in cast iron, iron and steel (4,0%)

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Foreign investment

Year 2007: 6,7 mld EUR



Czechinvest 1993-31.03.2007

815 mediate projects

Total value: 19.455 mln USD

161.957 new workplace created

Year 2007 Low Countries (28,8%)Luxemburg (12,8%)Austria (11,7%)France (10,7%)Germany (8,3%)Switzerland (5,4%)South Korea (4,2%)

Italia: year 2007: 0,069 mld/€year 2006: - 0,140 mld/€

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Principali investimenti italiani

CANDY electronic CROMODORA WHEELS products for car industry

FIAMM carsGRAZIANO TRASMISSIONI products for car industry TESSILE MONTI GROUP textileITS CERAMICHE building materialsIVG COLBACHINI mechanicsLEAPLAST plastic materialsMEYSTER carsNOVA MOSILANA textileRADICI textileSIAD CZECH chemistVIROPLASTIK plastic products

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Enterprises and Credit Institute

Important active firms in the market MERLONI DE LONGHI ARDO FIAT IVECO IMBE - Karlovarské minerální vody FERRERO FIDENZA VETROARREDO – VITRABLOCK

Credit Institutes

UNICREDIT

BANCO POPOLARE

INTESA

SANPAOLO

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Ital-Czech Chamber of Commerce

ProfileBorn in 2001 Recognition MINCOMES (ex MAP) in 2003 Recognition Industry and Czech in 2003 Member of Assocamerestero: network in 48 countries, 173 CCIEs 200 associates

Statutory organs Administration Council College of the Auditors of the Accounts General secretary Staff 1 Resp. Communication, Enterprises Assistance and European Counter 2 Project Manager 1 Administration and Front Office Interns

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Services –Assistence Area to the Enterprises

The Camic sustains the activities of internazionalization of the PMI and promotion of the Made in Italy, facilitating the access of the Italian firms and their products in the local market. Promotion and internazionalization activities • Sectorial or multisettorial collective missions • Individual mission • Workshop and presentation-tasting of products

• Search and selection potential partners

• Organization of contemplated meetings (B2B) • Fairs share and other demonstrations

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Services – Informative AreaThe Camic communicates the useful information to the internazionalization activities of the PMI favouring the knowledge of the local economic reality and the possibilities of intervention. Tools of communication and information

• Czech Republic Plan, monthly bilingual magazine • CamicNews, monthly bilingual electronic magazine

• Newsletter UE, monthly bilingual of the European Counter • Bilingual website www.camic.cz • Business Atlas • Country Guide • Country Presentation

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Services –European Counter

Information National planning Monitoring Proclamations Monitoring Elaboration of cards in Italian language of the single measures of financing for the PMI Newsletter Ue

Support to the FirmsOrientation and pre-consultation First analysis of financiability of the investment projects Network of experienced advisors in Deep Ue and government incentives South East Desk CCIE Network of New Europe for the Ue Funds www.italiandesk.info

[email protected]

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Incentives and Structural Funds

1. Manufacturing IndustryL. 72/2000 as last mod. del 2.7. 2007

2. Research and development centersCenters of services for the enterprises support Decree of the Government 217/2007

3. Incentives for the employment

National Strategic balance 2007-2013

Statal Incentives

Structural Funds

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Incentives e Structural Funds

Maximum Finanziable in comparison to the investment

National Map 2007-2013

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1. Incentives for the Manufacturing industries

General criterions of fitness geografic zone

Geographic zone A B C

Minimum investment (mln czk) 50 60 100

Minimum coverage own capital (mln czk) 25 30 50

% minimum of the total investment for machineries

60 60 60

Investment Object

• Establishment new production • Amplification production already active

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Incentives for the Manufacturing industries

Incentive Tipologies

Tax relief for 5 years Exemption IRPEG

total in case of new enterprise

Staff Training

Incentives for the employment50.000 CZK for every new place of employment created in the zones to high rate of unemployment- Zone A

35% of the costs for the employee trainingZone A

partial in case of enlargement

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Categories Supported

Maximum financiabie membership sector classification NACE

100% of the maximum

financiable75% of the maximum financiable

DG – Manifacture of machine and mechanical instruments

DK – Manifacture of machine and electric instruments

DL – Manifacture of machine and electric equipments electronics and optics.

DM – Manifacture of transportation craft

From - alimentary Industries, drinks and tobacco

DB, DC - textile Industry, wear, hides

DD - Industry of the wood and the wood products

DE - Manifacture of the paper, press and book industry

DF - Manufacture of coke, oil refineries, treatment of the nuclear fuels

DH - Manufacture products in rubber and plastic subjects

Of - Manufacture products by workmanship of mineral not metals (glass, ceramics, porcelain, material for the housebuilding…)

DJ - Metallurgy and manufacture metal products

DN - other manufacturing industries

Example of investment

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Investment (mln CZK)

Sede dell'investimentoMaximum financiableKind of region (A, B, C)

Hodonín40%A

Brno - city40%C

Investment 300 300New workplace created (number) 400 400Costs for the staff training 25 25

Calculation of the incentives (mln CZK)

Maximum financiable (1 +2 + 3) 120 1201) Support to the creation of new places of empoyment

20 0

2) Grounds at facilitated costs difference p.d.m. e p.d.a.

6 6

3) Fiscal facilitation 94 114+ Support to the staff training 8,75 0Incentives Package (total) 128,75 120

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2. Centers of Research and Strategic Support

Minimum Investiment 10 millions CZK (360 mil EUR)

New workplace(minimum number)

• development software centers: 20

• centers of solutions: 20 • technological centers: 30 • reparation high-tech centers:

50 • integrated services centers:

50 • clients assistance centers:

100

Incentive Tipologies

Coverage wage costs for new workers Up to the maximum financiable for zone

b. Staff training

a. Support for entrepeneurial activities

a. Support for entrepeneurial activities

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Centers of Research and Strategic Support

Investment

Place: Praga maximum financing 10%

Year I CZK 30.000/month/employee

Year II CZK 35.000/month/employeePlaces of employment created *

50

Indicator A (30.000 * 12 + 35.000 * 12) = 780.000

Indicator B 50Maximum financing 780.000 * 50 * 0.1 = CZK 3.900.000

Maximum financiable according to the regional map 2007-2013, as% of the calculated costs as A * B

A = middle gross wage ( contributions of the employer

included) for new employee for a 2 years period. B = the number of the new places of employment

a. support to the entrepreneurial activities: example of financing

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Centers of Research and Strategic Support

35% of the costsb. Training staff up to

Support level

< 100 new places of

employment

35% triennal training costs

≥ 100 new places of

employment

≥150 Assistant client

service

35% quinquennaltraining costs

The government help is decreased of 5% in Prague. For PMI, the government help will be increased of 10%.

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3. Support for the creation of new workplace

A – Financial supportUp to 50.000 CZKs for dependent. The total amount cannot exceed 50% (65% in the case of PMI) of the financiable costs, equal to 2 annual wages of the staff.

B – Support for the staff trainingUp to the 35% of the training costs in the regions afflicted by high rate of unemployment-until to a maximum of 30 thousand CZKs for each new place of employment created.

Region with rate of unemployment> 50% to the middle rate of the RC.

Minimum investment 10 millions CZK

New place of employments created (minimum number) 10

Own capital (minimum coverage) 5 millions CZK

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Structural Funds 2007-2013

Political Cohesion in RC 752,7 mld CZK - 26,7 mld €

TARGET 2007-2013 (€) %

Convergence 25 883 511 03596,98

Competitiveness and Employment

419 093 4491,57

European Territorial cooperation

389 051 1071,45

Total 26 691 655 591 100

Convergence 9,04 mln people (88,6%) RegionsStřední Čechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad,

Moravskoslezsko, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Střední Morava

Competitiviness e Employment 1,16 mln persone (11,4%)

Praha Region

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14 GENERAL OPERATIVE PLANS 7 REGIONAL OPERATIVE PLANS (POR)

5 TRANSFRONTALIER OPERATIVE PLANS

Responsible corporate body: Office for the Regional Development

www.mmr.cz Disbursement of the financings: Czech Office of the

Department of Internal Revenue www.mfcr.cz Evaluation plans: CzechInvest www.czechinvest.org

CZECH NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN

Národní Strategický Rereferenční Rámec ČR 2007-2013

http://www.czechinvest.org/

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CONVERGENCE TARGET

Operative Program mln € - % - Fund UE

Enterprise and Innovation 3.041,3 - 11,40 % - FESR

R&S for the Innovation 2.070,7 - 7,76 % - FESR

Human resources and Employment1.811,8 - 6,80 % - FSE

Education for the Competitiveness 1.811,8 - 6,80 % - FSE

Environment 4.917,9 - 18.40 % - FESR + FC

Transports5.759,1 - 21,60 % - FESR + FC

Integrated PO 1.553,0 - 5,82 % - FESR

Regionals PO 4.659,0 - 17,44 % - FESR

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COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT TARGET

EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION TARGET

Operative Program mln € - % - UE Fund

Prague – Competitiveness 294,9 - 1,10 % - FESR

Prague – Adaptability 121,1 - 0,46 % - FSE

Operative Program mln € - %

Transfrontalier Cooperation 351 - 1,32 %

Transnational Cooperation 37,5 - 0,14 %

Interregional Cooperation n.d. - n.d.

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OPERATIVE REGIONAL PLANS

Operative Regional Plan mln € - %

PO Severozápad (Nordest) 745,91 - 2,79%

PO Moravskoslezsko (Moravia-Slesia) 716,09 - 2,68%

PO Jihovýchod (Southest) 704,45 - 2,64%

PO Severovýchod (Northest) 656,46 - 2,46%

PO Střední Morava (Central Moravia) 657,39 - 2,46%

PO Jihozápad (Southwest) 619,65 - 2,32%

PO Střední Čechy (Central Boemia) 559,08 - 2,09%

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Operative Program mln € - %

Republic Czech-Baviera 55,04 - 0,21% Republic Czech-Poland 103,68 - 0,39% Czech Austria-republic 69,12 - 0,26% Czech Saxony-republic 67,20 - 0,25% Czech Slovakia-republic 56,55 - 0,21 %

TRANSFORNTALIER COOPERATION

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PROGRAM– ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION

Responsible corporate body: the industry and Commerce Office www.mpo.cz Evaluation plans: CzechInvest www.czechinvest.org Co-financing for 3.041,3 million of Euro 11,4% of the community funds in the Czech Republic Co-financed by the European Fund for the Regional Development 7 priority axles 15 subroutines

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OPPI

Priority AxlesFundmln €

% PO

79,1 2,6%

1. Creation of enterprises 663,0 21,8%

2. Enterprises development 243,3 8,0%

3. energetic efficiency 680,2 22,4%

4. innovation 1.076,6 35,4%

5. environment for the enterprises and the innovation

209,54 6,9%

6. services for the development of the enterprises

89,6 2,9%

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OPPI – SUBROUTINE

1. Start Credit

2. Progress Credit

3. Guarantee Facilitated guarantee

4. Training centers Assistance

5. Cooperation Assistance

6. Eco-energy Assistance

7. ICT and strategic services Assistance

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OPPI – SUBROUTINE

8. ICT in the enterprises Subsidy

9. Real estate Subsidy

10. Innovation Subsidy

11. Marketing Assistance Subsidy

12. Potential Subsidy

13. Prosperity Subsidy

14. Consulting services Subsidy

15. Development Subsidy

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ICT Subroutine and support to the enterprise services

Target: development of the information and knowledge society

Support for:

• Increase of solutions and applications for the SI • Creation and development of Centers Shared Services • Creation and development of Clients Service Centers

• Creation and development of High-tech Assistance Centers

Requests sent by eAccount: 1.3.2008 – 30.6.2008 The acceptance of the complete requests: 1.5.2008 – 30.9.2008.

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Beneficiaries - physical people- New enterprises or already active,

indipendently from their size, situated in the Czch Republic (Prague excluded).

Supported activities - Improvements of solutions and applications for informative and TIC services ;

- Creation and development of shared service centers, client service cenetrs and centers of high-tech assistance.

What costs can be supported

- Ground purchase (up to 10% on the total of admissible expenses)

- Purchase and recover of buildings (up to 50% on the total of admissible expenses)

- hardware e network, licenses, know-how e software.

- Gross wage of the employes and obligatory contributions to the employers.

Financings - Benefits of 75 milioni di CZK (% on the admissible costs).

- The amount of the disbursed sum is determined by the regional map, effective for the period 2007-2013.

Criterions - Minimum Investment : PI 1 mln CZK; MI2 mln CZK; GI 5 mln CZK

- New workplace: to partecipate to the announcement is necessary to create new place of employment.

ICT and support to enterprises’services. I Announcement. 2.1.2008

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ICT Subroutine in the enterprises

First announcement closedSecond announcement May 2008

Target: expansion or the introduction in the PMI of technologies for the information and the communication (ICT), both hardware and software. To improve the inside and external operations of the firms communication .

Beneficiaries: PMI with 2 years of exemption, manufacturing

sector Subsidies: up to 20 million CZK

Financiable costs: Hardware, software and other machineries and equipments that can be considered part of the SI/TICs, but that they don't belongs in the category “Hardware” and “Software” in the bookkeeping writings.

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Innovation subroutine

Innovative projects -projects that use new and original solutions: purchase modern machineries, equipments,

know how and necessary licenses for their improvement.

Projects for the protection of the industrial ownership -In this case the program contributes to the protection of untouchable goods like patents, industrial drawings,

models and recorded marks.

Target : expansion or the introduction in the PMI of technologies for the information and the communication (ICT), both hardware and software. To improve the inside

and external operations of the firm communication .

Beneficiaries: PMI with 2 years of exemption, manufacturing sector

Subsidies: up to 20 million CZK

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Integrative Operative Program

Prioritary AxlesFund

in millions €

% PO

1a. PA Modernization (Convergence) 310,6 19,6%

1b PA Modernizzazione (CRO) 23,9 1,5%

2. TIC for the local public administration

(Convergence)170,8 10,8%

Target: modernization and optimization of the activities and the trials in the PA area , of the public services and of the

territorial development management .

Responsible authority: Office for the Regional Development of the Czech Republic.

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Thanks for the kind attention

Italy-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Matteo MarianiResp. Information Area e European

Counter

[email protected]

tel: 00420 222 015 300fax: 0040 222 015 301web: www.camic.cz

www.camic.cz

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