# C_2010332EN.01000301.xml

| 9.12.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 332/3 |
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9.12.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 332/3

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

2010/C 332/03

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 2/10/R&D |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | The Ministry of Education and research | |
| http://www.regjeringen.no/kd | |
| Title of the aid measure | Regionale forskningsfond |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | All documents in Norwegian only:
  Prop. 1 S (2009-2010) (The budget proposal for 2009-2010 from the Ministry of Education and Research, the Parliament’s (Stortinget) decision on the budget, Requirements and guidelines for regional research funds, grant letter (from the Ministry of Education and Research to the county municipalities).)
  http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kd/dok/regpubl/prop/2009-2010/prop-1-s-20092010 |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kd/dok/lover_regler/retningslinjer/2009/Retningslinjer-for-regionale-forskningsfond.html?id=593488 |
| Type of measure | Scheme | X |
| Duration | Scheme | The scheme has no time limit |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | X |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | X |
| Large enterprises | X |
| Budget | Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | NOK 200,2 million |
| Aid instrument
  (Article 5) | Grant | X |

Aid No

GBER 2/10/R&D

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

The Ministry of Education and research

http://www.regjeringen.no/kd

Title of the aid measure

Regionale forskningsfond

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

All documents in Norwegian only:

Prop. 1 S (2009-2010) (The budget proposal for 2009-2010 from the Ministry of Education and Research, the Parliament’s (Stortinget) decision on the budget, Requirements and guidelines for regional research funds, grant letter (from the Ministry of Education and Research to the county municipalities).)

http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kd/dok/regpubl/prop/2009-2010/prop-1-s-20092010

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kd/dok/lover_regler/retningslinjer/2009/Retningslinjer-for-regionale-forskningsfond.html?id=593488

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Duration

Scheme

The scheme has no time limit

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

X

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Large enterprises

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

NOK 200,2 million

Aid instrument

(Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General Objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK | SME-bonuses in % |
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| Aid for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for research and development projects
  (Article 31) | Fundamental research
  (Article 31(2)(a)) | 100 % | |
| Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 % | |
| Experimental development
  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies
  (Article 32) | ... % | |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs
  (Article 33) | ... % | |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors
  (Article 34) | 100 % | |

General Objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30-37)

Aid for research and development projects

(Article 31)

Fundamental research

(Article 31(2)(a))

100 %

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

Experimental development

(Article 31(2)(c))

25 %

Aid for technical feasibility studies

(Article 32)

... %

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs

(Article 33)

... %

Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors

(Article 34)

100 %

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