RECEIVE STATE SUPPORT
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Important help to support your development
The State supports the safe restart of events as part of its "Destination France" support plan, by providing a one-time grant to SMEs/SMIs wishing to exhibit at trade fairs and shows.
How the fund work?
The purpose of the funding is to aid the recovery of the events industry post COVID-19, with concrete measures to enable you to exhibit at Vinitech-Sifel by offering you the financial and security margin necessary for your investment.
Jean-Baptiste LEMOYNE, Minister for Tourism, French Nationals Abroad and Francophony, explains that "The idea is to bring in companies that have never exhibited before or to bring back companies that have exhibited in the past but were absent from the previous edition".
- A funding equal to 50% of the rental and registration fees, with a maximum of €12,500 excluding VAT per beneficiary
- Within the limit of 1.3 million per event
Who can apply?
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The conditions to be eligible are as follows:
- Not to have exhibited at the last edition before the crisis (2019)
- Have less than 250 employees in your company
- Have a turnover of less than 50 million euros or an annual balance sheet total of less than 43 million euros
For international exhibitors, the aid is available to companies with at least one establishment or branch in France.
This scheme will be coordinated by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry and digital platforms will be set up to manage registrations as well as possible.
What will you need to do to submit your application?
Go to the dedicated platform and submit the following elements:
- The paid invoice in euros excluding VAT resulting from the contract between the organiser and the beneficiary including a line clearly identifying the total eligible expenses.
- A declaration on honour attesting that the company meets the conditions and that the information declared is accurate.
- A certificate from a chartered accountant, a trusted third party, attesting to the size of the company, its turnover and its compliance with the definition of an SME.
- A certificate justifying the beneficiary's non-participation in the previous edition of Vinitech-Sifel. This is issued by the certifying body that certified the figures for the previous edition of Vinitech-Sifel in question.
- A notice of the company's situation dating back less than three months, proving the legal existence of the company, its SIRET number and the address of the company's head office or branch in France.
- Others: copy of the identity document of the legal representative of the company requesting the aid RIB company (bank details)
*Terms and conditions applicable subject to official confirmation when the decree in question is published