All important documents can be found on the Project Centre SITE under Documents for Download section.

The Project Management and Administration Directive defines the basic concepts and principles related to project activities.

The Organisational Rules of the Project Centre regulate the mission, organisational structure, and professional activities of the Project Centre

verhead costs in a project must be determined according to the provider’s conditions. The calculation of overhead costs for projects at the University of West Bohemia (UWB) is currently regulated by Directive No. 5K/2019, and for each year it is always based on the costs of the previous year.

All necessary information regarding overhead costs can be found on the Project Centre SITE under the Overheads section.

STATE AID AND “DE MINIMIS” AID
EU rules on state aid are set out in Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. According to Article 107 of the Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through state resources in any form whatsoever, which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or sectors is incompatible with the internal market in so far as it affects trade between Member States.

State aid is generally prohibited.

A measure constitutes state aid only if all the following four conditions are met:

• The aid is granted by the state or from public resources
• The aid confers an advantage on certain undertakings or certain sectors of production
• The aid distorts or threatens to distort competition
• The aid affects trade between Member States (the so-called cross-border effect)

More details on the defining features of state aid can be found on the website of the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS).

De Minimis Aid

De minimis aid is not considered “state aid” because, given its small amount, the European Commission considers that it does not meet the last two criteria of the state aid definition — it should neither distort competition nor affect trade between EU Member States. In the case of certain providers or selected programmes, funds are granted exclusively in the form of “de minimis” aid — what matters is not the recipient, but the purpose of the aid.

As of 1 June 2024, de minimis aid in the Czech Republic is provided according to the new regulations No. 2023/2831 and No. 2023/2832:

• Under Regulation No. 2023/2831 de minimis (other sectors), the aid is limited to EUR 300 000 per single undertaking over a three-year period.
• Under Regulation No. 2023/2832 de minimis for undertakings providing services of general economic interest (SGEI), the aid is limited to EUR 750 000 per single undertaking over a three-year period.

The limit applies per entity and the relevant period. The relevant period is defined as a rolling three-year period. For example, if de minimis aid is granted on 3 July 2024, the relevant period is from 3 July 2021 to 3 July 2024. If a recipient operates in multiple sectors, the total aid granted to a single entity for the relevant period may not exceed EUR 300 000. The only exception is aid to undertakings entrusted with the provision of services of general economic interest, for which a separate limit of EUR 750 000 applies, independent of aid under other regulations.

More details on de minimis aid and its provision can be found on the ÚOHS website.

Current Status of De Minimis Aid Use

An overview of aid usage is available in the De Minimis Register.

De minimis support according to General Regulation No. 2023/2831 is almost exhausted until the end of 2027 (or the withdrawal up to the maximum limit of EUR 300,000 is reserved). If you are interested in this support, your request will be assessed by the management of UWB. Please contact the Director of the PC with your request  Dagmar Vokounová Franzeová.