Apply for bridging assistance (Überbrückungshilfe) for businesses in Berlin affected by road construction damage

• You are a trader or shop owner in the Berlin city area • Impact from road construction works by the State of Berlin (Land Berlin) Your business's accessibility has been impaired by road construction works carried out by the State of Berlin, and revenue losses threatening its existence have occurred during the construction works • Minimum period Your business has been located at the site for at least six months before the road construction works began. • Responsibility of the State of Berlin The road construction measures must either be carried out directly by the State of Berlin, or, due to the involvement of utility companies and several government offices of the State of Berlin, be coordinated by Berlin • Further possible forms of impairment Measures by enterprises of the State of Berlin and public-law institutions (Anstalten des öffentlichen Rechts) that require a major intervention in the road area (e.g. construction of a water pipe, construction of an underground railway line, tunnel ceiling renovation, etc.) are to be treated the same as road construction measures • Own contribution (Eigenbeteiligung) The impairment cannot be avoided or mitigated through one's own conduct or one's own means. In view of available financial resources, an appropriate and reasonable own contribution toward overcoming the financial disadvantages is required.

• Application for bridging assistance (Überbrückungshilfe) for businesses affected by road construction damage in Berlin You submit an application for bridging assistance for businesses affected by road construction damage using the application form, by post or by e-mail, enclosing the documents required for assessment • Revenue for at least three months To assess whether a threat to the business's existence exists, revenue for at least three months, generated during the disruption caused by the road construction works, must be provided • Profit and loss statement for the last three years • Current account balances of private and business accounts • Rent or payment arrears, if applicable Rent or payment arrears must be substantiated with corresponding evidence.

• Antrag Überbrückungshilfe (application for bridging assistance) www.berlin.de/sen/wirtschaft/gruenden-und-foerdern/investiti

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• Guidelines for granting bridging assistance to businesses in Berlin affected by road construction damage (Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Überbrückungshilfen für straßenbaugeschädigte Gewerbetreibende in Berlin) www.berlin.de/sen/wirtschaft/gruenden-und-foerdern/investiti • Landeshaushaltsordnung (State Budget Code, LHO) § 53 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-HOBE2009pP53 • Gesetze über das Verfahren der Berliner Verwaltung (Berlin Administrative Procedure Act, BlnVwVfG) § 1 Abs. 1 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VwVfGBE2016pP1

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• Gründen und Fördern (Starting a Business and Funding) (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe, Senate Department for Economy, Energy and Public Enterprises) www.berlin.de/sen/wirtschaft/gruenden-und-foerdern/investiti • Merkblatt (information sheet) Überbrückungshilfe (bridging aid) (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe, Senate Department for Economy, Energy and Public Enterprises) www.berlin.de/sen/wirtschaft/gruenden-und-foerdern/investiti