Applying for an investment allowance for lorry equipment

Any company (any individual or legal entity) with a vehicle for which road tax is due in Wallonia.

To receive this allowance, you must satisfy all the following criteria as a minimum:

• have or create a business unit (site, place of business, branch, etc.) in Wallonia;
• install equipment that reduces energy consumption or noise emissions on a vehicle;
• not have received incentives under the Decree of 11 March 2004 concerning regional incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises, the Decree of 11 March 2004 concerning incentives intended to encourage environmental protection and sustainable energy use or the Decree of 11 March 2004 concerning regional incentives for large companies, for the same investment;
• declare, by means of a sworn statement from the company manager, that the latter complies with fiscal and social legislation and regulations;
• provide, by means of a sworn statement from the company manager, a list indicating the de minimis assistance received over the last three years preceding this application for assistance.

You must submit the intervention application form and its annexes:

• within four months of 4 December 2023, the date on which the Decree of the Walloon Government of 14 September 2023  concerning incentives for equipment that reduces the energy consumption and noise emissions of a vehicle for 2023-2025 was published in the Belgian Official Gazette;

OR

• within four months of the date of the last invoice concerning the equipment, if this date is later than 4 December 2023 (if your last invoice is dated 31/12/2025, the deadline for submitting your application is 30/04/2026).

For large files, 'WeTransfer' can be used.

You will receive confirmation of receipt. After the application is reviewed by the administration, you will be informed of the decision to pay an instalment of the allowance.

To facilitate the processing of the files and avoid the re-encoding of data, it is recommended that you:

• download the ‘Equipment table 2023-2025 template’ Excel file from the ‘Forms’ section of this procedure;
• encode the data in the ‘Lists to be completed’ tab (one sheet for all vehicles and equipment, without leaving empty lines between different vehicles);
• save the file with the following name format: ‘company number equipment table 2023-2025’;
• to print the table, select the area with completed cells (cells $A$1 to $M, etc.);
• print the selection;
• affix the seller’s stamp and signature to the printed table;
• attach the table to the hard copy of the allowance application, in place of boxes 3 and 4.;
• and at the same time, send the file to the following email address: dpi@spw.wallonie.be

You may contact the Administration directly for help with your administrative processes.

All applications for aid may be submitted in French or German.

The supporting documents to be provided by the applicant are specified in the aid application form and in the explanatory notes (which can be downloaded from the "Useful Documents" section of this procedure).

• Decree of the Walloon Government of 14 September 2023 concerning incentives for equipment that reduces the energy consumption and noise emissions of a vehicle for 2023-2025, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid
• Ministerial Decree concerning the execution of Article 2, Section 2 of the Decree from the Walloon Government concerning incentives for equipment that reduces the energy consumption and noise emissions of a vehicle

If you disagree with the decision you have received, several options are available to you:

1. Contact the administration

Within 30 calendar days, you may contact the department that issued the decision to obtain further explanations, provide additional information, or present your arguments.

Please note: this step does not suspend the time limits for lodging an appeal.

2. Appeal to the Council of State

You may request the annulment of the decision by lodging an appeal with the Council of State within 60 calendar days of being notified of the decision.

In certain urgent situations, you may also request the suspension of the decision.

For more information: Council of State

3. Submit a complaint to the Ombudsman of Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

You may submit a complaint free of charge to the Ombudsman if you encounter difficulties in your dealings with the administration.

Please note: mediation is not an appeal procedure, does not suspend the implementation of the contested decision, and the Ombudsman's recommendations are not binding on the administration.

For more information: The Ombudsman (only available in French or German)