(a) the seller of the equipment shall provide a declaration stating its origin, and confirm that at no point during the previous seven years has it been purchased with the aid of national or Community grants.

The cost of depreciation of real estate or equipment counts as eligible expenditure provided that national or Community grants have not contributed towards their purchase, and provided the cost complies with accounting standards and relates to the part-financing period of the operation concerned.

Aid for the modernisation and equipment of fishing vessels may be deemed compatible with the common market subject to the requirements of Articles 9 and 10 of, and point 1.4 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 and provided that the sum of the State aid does not exceed, in subsidy equivalent, the total rate of national and Community subsidies fixed by Annex IV to that Regulation.

Renewable energy programmes Programmes regarding Combined Heat and Power, energy efficiency improvements in the transformation sector and fuel switching to less GHG emitting sources Energy efficiency standards and/or improvements for household appliances, home entertaining equipment, office equipment, lighting products, space heating equipment and air compressors Energy efficiency in buildings Fuel efficiency improvement and CO emission reduction from passenger and freight vehicles Energy efficiency improvements and GHG emission reductions in heavy industry (iron/steel, chemicals, non-ferrous metals, non-metallic minerals, pulp and ...[+++]paper) and large combustion plants Limitation of emissions of HFC's, PFC's and SF6 Reduction of CH emissions N O reductions in the chemical industry Progressive reduction/removal of fossil fuel and other subsidies, tax schemes and regulations which counteract an efficient use of energy Increase of minimum tax levels as a way to reduce GHG emissions and improve energy efficiency Modal switch in transportation The Ad Hoc Group is requested to present to the next Council an overview of the progress concerning these common and coordinated policies and measures and their likely contribution to greenhouse gas reductions for the Community as a whole and the individual Member States.

First, it means the grants available to do research; second, these grants enable them to encourage students to work with them; and third, these grants enable them to do teamwork, to do multidisciplinary research.

We think the province can do quite well with respect to competition in the standard sorts of granting competitions—these are more individual research directed, operating and equipment grants, and the like.