Ministerial Decree No. 224 regulating the granting of financial incentives to promote juvenile entrepreneurship in Southern Italy.

Pursuant to this Decree of the Minister responsible for special intervention to Southern Italy (Mezzogiorno), grants ranging from sixty to forty percent of proposed investments, and loans at concessional rates, can be granted in respect of qualifying investments to juvenile entrepreneurs who meet certain requirements as to age and place of residence (art. 3). Also, grants of varying import can be made to offset the management expenses of qualifying juvenile enterprises (art. 4). Detailed procedural rules govern applications for, and the granting of, grants and loans, and the relevant disbursement (arts. 5-7).