• Attract and strengthen new national and international investments.
• Promotion of innovation, internationalization, and competitiveness.
• Simplification of administrative procedures necessary for implementation.

1. STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS (ARTICLE 78)

Initiatives can be declared as strategic industrial projects if they meet at least two of the following requirements (*):

• Minimum investment volume of 20 million euros.
• Creation of at least 100 direct jobs, under permanent contract and full-time counted.
• That complement value chains or belong to sectors considered strategic and are aligned with European Union objectives or integrated into the financing "Temporary European Recovery Instrument Next Generation EU".

(*) Except for wind power projects regulated by Law 8/2009, of December 22, regulating wind power exploitation in Galicia.

2. STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS (ARTICLE 78 BIS)

Projects may be declared as strategic industrial projects even if they do not meet the previous requirements, if it is reasonably estimated that they have a significant interest and impact on the development or implementation of industrial policy and the Galician industrial fabric, and due to their magnitude or characteristics, they have territorial, economic, and social impact beyond the municipal scope, so that they are considered to carry a qualified supramunicipal interest and meet the following requirements (*)

• Investment in the industrial project exceeding 2 million euros.
• Minimum creation of 25 jobs, under permanent contract and full-time counted. Indirect jobs will also be considered if their future creation is duly justified.
• Proof of land ownership where the project will be implemented or agreement with the owners, except if implemented on business land promoted by public sector entities whose purpose includes the creation of business land.

(*) Except for wind power projects regulated by Law 8/2009, of December 22, regulating wind power exploitation in Galicia.

Link to official site: Procedure IN230A

1. STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS (ARTICLE 78)

• Priority processing by the Administration of the Autonomous Community of Galicia for the procedures necessary for the implementation of the project.
• Existence of public interest reasons for urgent processing of procedures. Reduction by half of the deadlines established for the ordinary procedure.
• Declaration of regional interest and precedence over current urban planning
• Not subject to municipal urban planning permits
• Possible direct allocation of business land promoted by the Galician Institute of Housing and Land.
• Possible granting of subsidies without competitive bidding
• Declaration of public utility and social interest for expropriation purposes and precedence over other public utilities. Need and urgency of occupation of the affected property and rights.
• Imposition or extension of easements for access roads, energy transport and distribution lines.

2. STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS (ARTICLE 78 BIS)

• Priority processing by the Administration of the Autonomous Community of Galicia for the procedures necessary for the implementation of the project.
• Existence of public interest reasons for urgent processing of procedures. Reduction by half of the deadlines established for the ordinary procedure.
• Declaration of regional interest and precedence over current urban planning
• Not subject to municipal urban planning permits
• Possible direct allocation of business land promoted by the Galician Institute of Housing and Land.
• Possible granting of subsidies without competitive bidding