Agreement of the Executive Council, of July 27, 2027, regarding the approval of the bases and call for de minimis aid for "Local Product Bonds" and "Menorca Bonds"

What is this grant about?

This aid is granted without competition: any SME or individual carrying out an economic activity in Menorca can apply for it and will receive it directly, as long as funds are available. It is a subsidy in the form of money that does not have to be returned. The total amount available is 200,000 euros. The application must be submitted before October 23, 2026. There is no selection process, it is enough to meet the requirements and submit the request.

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Official description of the call

First. Beneficiaries Private natural and legal persons, groups of private natural or legal persons and communities of property or any other type of economic unit or separate assets that, although they do not have legal personality, can carry out the actions that are intended to be promoted, may be beneficiaries of this de minimis aid. Furthermore, they must be establishments with headquarters or company name located in Menorca and must be up to date with their Social Security obligations and tax obligations with the State, as well as not have outstanding debts with the Island Council of Menorca. Likewise, indirect beneficiaries are understood to be natural persons who are sixteen years of age or older and access the vouchers through the establishments participating in the campaign. In addition, each line must meet the following requirements: A) L1. Local product vouchers The beneficiaries must be owners of agricultural holdings; points that are part of the direct sales network of the Balearic Islands with an establishment located in Menorca; points of first sale, markets or shipping centers for fishing, shellfish or aquaculture products; agricultural and agri-food cooperatives; associations or groups of producers; other points of sale, itinerant or permanent, where producers or processors market their products, and food industry facilities located in Menorca. B) L2. Menorca Bonds 1. The beneficiaries must be owners of micro or small businesses in the commerce sector or certain service companies. A small business is considered to be one that has, in the year prior to submitting the subsidy application, fewer than 50 workers and an annual turnover or balance sheet that does not exceed 10 million euros. A microenterprise is considered to be one that has fewer than ten employees and a turnover or balance sheet that does not exceed two million euros. 2. They must carry out, at the time of publication of the corresponding call, some of the activities included in the headings of the tax on economic activities (IAE) (tax regulated by Royal Legislative Decrees 1175/1990, of September 28, and 1259/1991, of August 2), which are detailed in Annex III of the bases. Second. Objective Promote native agri-food products, stimulate small local businesses and support the industrial and fishing sector. Third. Regulatory bases This call will be governed by the bases approved by the Executive Council of the Island Council of Menorca in an ordinary session on July 27, 2026. Fourth. Amount The maximum global amount of the call is €200,000 (two hundred thousand euros). The maximum budget appropriations allocated are: L1. L2 local product bonds. Menorca Bonds €80,000 €120,000 Fifth. Deadline for submitting applications The deadline for submitting applications to join each of the campaigns is: — L1. Local product bonuses: from August 10 to September 11, 2026, both included. — L2. Menorca Bonds: from October 1 to October 23, 2026, both included. Sixth. Other information Bonus sales campaigns will be developed during the following periods: — L1. Local product bonuses: from September 21 to October 25, 2026, both included. — L2. Menorca Bonds: from October 26 to November 21, 2026, both included. The Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Menorca will act as a collaborating entity for the material management and distribution of eligible funds derived from the exchange of bonds, as well as to check and verify the purchase operations carried out, in accordance with the conditions and requirements established in this call and in the regulatory bases. The aid granted within the framework of these bases is considered state aid subject to the de minimis regime.

Issuing agency

ISLAND COUNCIL OF MENORCA

Scope

Menorca

Category

Recipients

SMEs (small and medium enterprises)

More information

• Official BDNS portal (infosubvenciones.es) ↗
• Governing rules ↗

Deadlines

Full information

Who can apply for this grant?

• SMEs (small and medium enterprises)

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Financial information

Documents

• Documento de la convocatoria en lengua cooficial ↗
• Documento de la convocatoria en español ↗
• Extracto del acuerdo del Consejo Ejecutivo en sesión de carácter ordinario de 27 de julio de 2026, relativo a las bases y convocatoria de las ayudas de minimis de «Bonos producto local» y «Bonos Menorca» (exp. 3318-2026-000001) ↗

Governing rules

Bases for de minimis aid for “Local product bonds” and “Menorca bonds”

Governing rules ↗

Applicable EU regulation

REG (EU) 2023/2831 de minimis, General