# C_2013199EN.01000801.xml

| 11.7.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 199/8 |
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11.7.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 199/8

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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 to 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))

2013/C 199/06

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 5/13/INN |
| --- | --- |
| EFTA State | Norway |
| Region | Oslo and Akershus | Regional aid status |
| Granting authority | Name | City of Oslo |
| Address | City Hall |
| 0037 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 5/13/INN

EFTA State

Norway

Region

Oslo and Akershus

Regional aid status

Granting authority

Name

City of Oslo

Address

City Hall

0037 Oslo

NORWAY

Web page

http://www.oslo.kommune.no

Title of the aid measure

Regional Innovation Program 2013

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

Prop. 1 S (2012-2013)

http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/fin/dok/regpubl/prop/2012-2013/prop-1-s-20122013–20122013.html?id=703367

Weblink to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.akershus.no/tema/naering/Arkiv/?article_id=57850

Type of measure

Scheme

Yes

Ad hoc aid

n/a

Duration

Scheme

1.1.2013 to 31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

All sectors

Type of beneficiary

SME

Yes

Large enterprises

Yes

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

Total amount (2013)

NOK 10 430 000

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Yes

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 consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participation in fairs
  (Articles 26-27) | Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs
  (Article 26) | 50 % | |
| Aid for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for research and development projects
  (Article 31) | Fundamental research
  (Article 31(2)(a)) | n/a | |
| | Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | n/a | |
| | Experimental development
  (Article 31(2)(c)) | n/a | |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies
  (Article 32) | n/a | |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs
  (Article 33) | n/a | |
| Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors
  (Article 34) | n/a | |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises
  (Article 35) | EUR 1 million | |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services
  (Article 36) | EUR 200 000 per beneficiary within any three-year period | |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel
  (Article 37) | n/a | |
| Training aid
  (Articles 38-39) | Specific training
  (Article 38(1)) | 25 % | |
| General training
  (Article 38(2)) | 60 % | |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participation in fairs

(Articles 26-27)

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs

(Article 26)

50 %

Aid for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30-37)

Aid for research and development projects

(Article 31)

Fundamental research

(Article 31(2)(a))

n/a

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

n/a

Experimental development

(Article 31(2)(c))

n/a

Aid for technical feasibility studies

(Article 32)

n/a

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs

(Article 33)

n/a

Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors

(Article 34)

n/a

Aid to young innovative enterprises

(Article 35)

EUR 1 million

Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services

(Article 36)

EUR 200 000 per beneficiary within any three-year period

Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel

(Article 37)

n/a

Training aid

(Articles 38-39)

Specific training

(Article 38(1))

25 %

General training

(Article 38(2))

60 %

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