A participant is an entrepreneur, including micro, small-scale and medium-scale enterprises, and a resident of Ukraine:
- an individual entrepreneur registered under the law;
- a legal entity with ultimate beneficial owners (controllers) who are natural persons and residents of Ukraine;
- an agricultural product manufacturer;
- an economic entity belonging to the state-owned or public sector.
Not a person with participants (shareholders, members) or ultimate beneficiaries who are citizens or legal persons of a country named an aggressor state / occupier / person that belongs or used to belong to terrorist organizations by Ukraine
Registered and conducting business in the territory of Ukraine (except areas temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation for which no date of the temporary occupation cessation has been determined) induced to the list approved by the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Has not received state assistance exceeding the equivalent of EUR 200 thous. per the official currency exchange rate by the National Bank as of the last day of the financial year in the last three calendar years together with the participants of their group of related contractors ***;
Does not meet the criteria for restrictions for provision of the state support determined in article 13 of the Law of Ukraine “On Development and State Support for Small- and Medium-scale Entrepreneurs” (with the exception of subjects not covered by the provision under the current law of Ukraine and during the term established therein
Newly created enterprises (economic activity for less than 12 months) need to have related experience and a business plan for an investment project implementation
Lenders operating in the agricultural industry (primary section A KVED) and the agricultural products processing industry (primary KVEDS in groups 10.51, 10.61, or 10.71 of the National Classifier of Ukraine must implement and observe Environmental and Social Standards of the World Bank. The requirement has been in force since December 01, 2024.
*** Limits for the state support amount are not used for entrepreneurs conducting business in the agricultural production and fishing industries, as well as while martial law is in place