The Lazio Region, within the framework of the activities it is implementing in favour of the economic-productive system on the occasion of the participation in the Universal Exhibition in Dubai, selects 10 companies in the Home and Infrastructure sector for participation in the internationalisation project “Italian Home and Interior and Infrastructure – MEP in the Gulf Countries“.
The project, which will last 12 months, will start in January 2022 and is an initiative in favour of Export and Internationalisation of the Home and Infrastructure sector, organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Arab Emirates, technical advisor to the Lazio Region, and aimed at supporting Lazio companies in this sector that intend to systematically approach a rich and competitive market such as that of the Gulf Countries, an area in which Italian products are particularly appreciated.
The call is aimed at Lazio companies operating in the furniture, building products and services, infrastructure and contract sectors, which are positioned in the medium/high end of the market.
The selection will be made at the sole discretion of an evaluation committee composed of representatives of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE.
Selected companies will be required to pay a participation fee of € 525.00 including VAT to be remitted directly to the organiser.
Selected companies will be able to benefit from the following services for a period of 12 months:
- assignment of a commercial manager for 12 months resident in Dubai, dedicated to the promotion of the Company through direct contact and initial training.
- Representative office in Dubai Dontown with free use of space and telephone lines, at the LAZIO REGION BUSINESS HUB of the Chamber of Commerce.
- Inclusion on the B2B platform for promotion throughout the Gulf Area.
- Representation within the Chamber’s stand at two trade fairs, through the business manager who will represent the companies participating in the project by presenting them to the many international buyers present.
- Index International Design Exhibition, which will be held in Dubai from 24 to 26 May 2022, at the Dubai World Trade Center is a world-renowned trade fair (B2B) that brings together interior designers, buyers, retailers, distributors, consultants and contractors to interior brands, products and services from around the world for over 30 years. Home Furnishings, Furniture, Lighting, Interior Design, Furniture Design, Equipment & Technology, Ceramics, Materials
- BIG 5 2022, which will be held in Dubai at the World Trade Center, from 18 to 21 September 2022, and is dedicated to the sectors of Home Furnishings, Building Materials, Materials, Ceramics, Equipment & Technology, Construction.
Companies interested in participating should register no later than 14 January 2022 HERE
Please note that the expenses incurred by the organizers for participation in the initiative in question, will be considered as “Aid under the de minimis regime”, according to EU Regulation No 1407/2013.
Please note that the maximum amount of aid under the “de minimis” regime that may be granted to the same company in a three-year period (the current financial year and the two previous ones), without prior notification to and authorisation by the European Commission and without affecting the conditions of competition between companies, is € 200,000.00.
If the above thresholds are exceeded, no aid may be granted, not even for the part that does not exceed those ceilings.
If the facility is declared incompatible with the rules of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by the European Commission and the company is found to be in receipt of State aid in excess of those thresholds, it will be subject to recovery of the entire facility granted, and not just the part exceeding the “de minimis” threshold.
Following the obligation of prior consultation and implementation of the National Register of State Aid, as per MISE Regulation no. 115 of 31 May 2017, the amounts relating to the facilities granted will consequently be entered into the aforementioned Register, up to a maximum amount of € 1000.00 (one thousand.00) per company.
Lastly, each applicant company is requested to inform the organisers whether it has benefited from “de minimis” aid in the current financial year and in the two previous financial years, and if so, to specify the amount, granting body and date.
For more information:
Lazio Innova SpA – Internazionalisation and Cluster
tel. 06-605160
e-mail: internazionalizzazione@lazioinnova.it
