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Practical Manual for Companies 2021.

List of priority patronage activities for the year 2021

Regulation: Article 22 Law 49/2002

The General State Budget Law may establish a list of priority patronage activities within the scope of the general interest purposes mentioned in section 1 of article 3 of Law 49/2002, as well as the beneficiary entities, in accordance with its article 16.

For these purposes, the Sixty-sixth Additional Provision of Law 11/2020, of December 30, on the General State Budget for the year 2021, establishes that during the year 2021 , the following ## are considered priority patronage activities:

  1. Those carried out by the Instituto Cervantes for the promotion and dissemination of the Spanish language and culture through telematic networks, new technologies and other means.

  2. Those carried out by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development to combat poverty and achieve sustainable human development in developing countries.

  3. Those carried out by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development for the promotion and development of cultural and scientific relations with other countries, as well as for the promotion of Spanish culture abroad.

  4. Those of educational promotion abroad collected in Royal Decree 1027/1993, of June 25, which regulates educational action abroad.

  5. Those carried out by the Museo Nacional del Prado to achieve its purposes established in Law 46/2003, of November 25, regulating the Museo Nacional del Prado and in Royal Decree 433/2004, of March 12, approving the Statute of the Museo Nacional del Prado.

  6. Those carried out by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in compliance with the purposes established by Law 34/2011, of October 4, regulating the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and by Royal Decree 188/2013, of March 15, which approves the Statute of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

  7. Those carried out by the National Library of Spain in compliance with the cultural and scientific research purposes and functions established by Law 1/2015, of March 24, regulating the National Library of Spain and by Royal Decree 640/2016, of December 9, which approves the Statute of the National Library of Spain.

  8. Those carried out by the Young Sports Foundation in collaboration with the Higher Sports Council within the framework of the project "Spain Competes: in Business as in Sports” with the aim of contributing to the promotion and projection of Spanish SMEs in the domestic and international sphere, the empowerment of sport and the promotion of the entrepreneur as a driving force of growth associated with the values of sport.

    Donations, gifts and contributions to the activities indicated in the previous paragraph that, in accordance with Section Two of this Additional Provision, may benefit from an increase of five percentage points in the percentages and limits of the deductions established in articles 19, 20 and 21 of the aforementioned Law 49/2002 will have a limit of 50,000 euros per year for each contributor.

  9. The conservation, restoration or rehabilitation of the assets of the Spanish Historical Heritage listed in Annex XIII of this Law.

  10. Those for the promotion, encouragement and dissemination of the performing and musical arts carried out by public administrations or with their support.

  11. Those carried out by the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts for the promotion, dissemination and exhibition of cinematographic and audiovisual activity as well as all those measures aimed at the recovery, restoration, conservation and dissemination of cinematographic and audiovisual heritage, all in a context of defense and promotion of cultural identity and diversity.

  12. Research, development and innovation in the infrastructures that form part of the National Map of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS) in force and which, for this purpose, are listed in Annex XIV of this Law.

  13. Research, development and innovation aimed at solving the challenges of society identified in the current Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation and financed or carried out by entities that, for these purposes, are recognized by the Ministry of Finance, at the proposal of the Ministry of Science and Innovation.

  14. The promotion of the dissemination, dissemination and communication of scientific culture and innovation carried out by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology .

  15. Those carried out by the State Research Agency for the promotion and financing of actions arising from the R&D policies of the General State Administration.

  16. R&D&I in Biomedicine and Health Sciences of the Strategic Action in Health carried out by CÍBER and CIBERNED .

  17. The volunteer training and promotion programs that have been subsidized by public administrations.

  18. Those carried out by the Guide Dog Foundation ONCE within the framework of the 2021-2022 Project "Advances for the mobility of blind people assisted by guide dogs."

  19. Those carried out by the ONCE Foundation within the framework of the "Opportunity for Talent" Scholarship Program, as well as the cultural activities developed by this entity within the framework of the Contemporary Art Biennial, the "Cambio de Sentido" Cultural Space and the traveling exhibition "El Mundo Fluye".

  20. Those carried out by the ONCE within the framework of the organization of the "World Blindness Summit Madrid 2021» which will be held from 21 to 26 May 2021.

  21. Programs aimed at eradicating gender violence that have been subsidized by Public Administrations or are carried out in collaboration with them.

  22. Those carried out by the Soledad Cazorla Scholarship Fund for Orphans of Gender Violence "Women's Foundation."

  23. Programs aimed at eradicating gender discrimination and achieving the conditions that enable real and effective equality between the sexes, as well as promoting the participation of women in all areas of political, economic, cultural and social life, which have been subsidized by the Public Administrations or are carried out in collaboration with them.

Furthermore, article 28 of Royal Decree-Law 20/2021, of October 5, which adopts urgent support measures for the repair of damage caused by volcanic eruptions and for the economic and social reconstruction of the island of La Palma, establishes that in accordance with the provisions of article 22 of Law 49/2002, during the year 2021, the recovery of the Cultural Heritage of the island of La Palma will be considered a priority patronage activity .