V10 | Voucher for obtaining certificates

Grants
from 1,000.00 to 9,999.99 EUR

Allocated Funds
3.0 million EUR for the period 2026–2028

Co-financing Rate

60% co-financing of eligible costs

Product information

Call and documentation

Help and information

Open

to 31.03.2028

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Več informacij

Purpose of the voucher

Spodbuditi podjetja k:

  • pridobitvi certifikatov oz. k pridobitvi novih sistemov vodenja, proizvodov, procesov, storitev
  • vzdrževanju/obnovi certifikatov za sisteme vodenja, proizvode, procese in storitve

s čimer se bo povečala njihova konkurenčnost, možnost širitve na tuje trge in dvignila kakovost poslovanja oz. izdelkov.

Podjetja lahko s pomočjo vavčerja sofinancirajo upravičene stroške, ki se nanašajo na:

  • pridobivanje certifikatov oz. vzdrževanje/obnovitev certifikatov za sisteme vodenja, proizvode, procese in storitve ter validacije okoljske izjave, pridobljenih na podlagi mednarodnih/evropskih/enakovrednih slovenskih standardov in shem (ISO, IATF, IEC in ITU, EN, in ETSI, EMAS, ECOLABEL, IFS, BRC, FSC, PEFC, COSMOS)

Amount of funding

  • 60% co-financing of eligible costs
  • Minimum subsidy: EUR 1,000.00
  • Maximum subsidy: EUR 9,999.99

Funds available

  • 3.0 million EUR for the period 2026–2028

Eligible applicants

  • micro, small and medium-sized enterprises based in the Republic of Slovenia, which, as legal or natural persons, are engaged in economic activity and are organised as companies or self-employed individuals or cooperatives

Eligible costs

  • Costs of preparation for certification (external contractor costs) – co-financed up to a maximum of 3,000.00 EUR
  • Costs of purchasing the standard
  • Costs of initial acquisition, maintenance and renewal of certificates for management systems, products, processes, services and validation of environmental statements, obtained on the basis of international/European/equivalent Slovenian standards and schemes (ISO, IATF, IEC and ITU, EN, and ETSI, EMAS, ECOLABEL, IFS, BRC, FSC, PEFC, COSMOS).

VAT is not an eligible cost.

Co-financing is eligible only for certificates obtained for the first time after January 1, 2025.

SMEs can claim costs incurred in the period from 1 1. 2025 to 30. 9. 2028.

Activities that will be carried out and paid for within the eligibility period specified in the co-financing contract will be eligible for co-financing. The beneficiary must carry out all activities before submitting the payment request.

Obtaining a certificate

Certificiranje (pridobitev, vzdrževanje in obnova certifikata) je postopek, ki ga izvede certifikacijski organ, ki je akreditiran oziroma priznan. Akreditiranost certifikacijskih organizacij se izvaja na dva načina:
  • certifikacijski organ mora biti akreditiran ali priglašen s strani katerekoli od nacionalnih akreditacijskih organizacij, ki so podpisnice multilateralnega sporazuma pri evropski akreditaciji. To velja za: ISO, IEC in ITU, CEN, CENELEC in ETSI, PEFC, IFS, BRC;
  • certifikacijski organ mora biti priznan s strani nosilca standarda oziroma lastnika sheme
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Special conditions

  • When selecting an external contractor, the SME must act economically and obtain the service at market price
  • The SME must have at least one (1) employee during the project
  • The certificate must be valid at the time the eligible costs are claimed
  • The certificate must be issued by the date of submission of the payment request
  • SMEs can obtain funding for this public call several times a year. SMEs must submit a separate application for each certificate

Call and documentation

1. Public call and call documentation

2. Frequently asked questions and answers

3. Arhivski dokumenti

Take advantage of free assistance and information in preparing the application and submitting the claim

Applicants can also obtain free assistance and expert information on individual vouchers or published public calls through the Slovenian Business Points (SPOT) network or SPOT Counselling at:

  • application to the public call (preparation of the application and completion of forms)
  • submission of a claim for payment of funds

Applicants can obtain free assistance and all professional information from experienced SPOT Consulting advisors, who are available to applicants in 12 statistical regions. The locations and contact details of individual regional SPOT Consulting points are available at the following link: https://spot.gov.si/sl/portal-in-tocke-spot/tocke-spot-in-notarji/spot-svetovanje-podjetnisko-svetovanje-in-mentoriranje/.

Additional information and clarifications regarding the public call are also available to applicants at the SEF:

DURING OFFICE HOURS OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS
by telephone from Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 11:00, on tel. 02/234-12-60 on the basis of a written request, sent to the e-mail address: vavcer@podjetniskisklad.si
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The public tender is carried out within the framework of the European Cohesion Policy Programme in the period 2021–2027 in Slovenia, priority axis 1 »Innovative knowledge society«, specific objective RSO1.3 »Strengthening the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including through productive investments ERDF«.