On 23 December 2024, the Ministry of economy published the call for grants “support to enterprises for product certification and implementation of management systems” under the Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2021-2027.
The total grant available under this call is EUR 20,000,000.00.
The aim of the call is to support SMEs in order to increase international competitiveness by assessing compliance and certification of products, services or processes in accordance with the requirements of internationally recognised standards or certification schemes, i.e. to facilitate access to the international market and to increase the competitiveness of SMEs by reaching the applicable level of internationally recognised standards and standards as well as management systems, which demonstrate the level of quality and safety in the exchange of goods and services and contribute to customer confidence.