# C_2011125EN.01000801.xml

| 28.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 125/8 |
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28.4.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 125/8

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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))

2011/C 125/08

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 6/11/R&D |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | Innovation Norway |
| Address | PO Box 448 Sentrum |
| 0104 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 6/11/R&D

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

Innovation Norway

Address

PO Box 448 Sentrum

0104 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.innovationnorway.com

Title of the aid measure

Forsknings- og utviklingskontrakter (Research and Development Contracts)

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

Prop. 1 S (2010-2011), pp. 141-142, see

http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/nhd/dok/regpubl/prop/2010-2011/prop-1-s-20102011.html?id=618824

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Programmer/FOU-kontrakter-OFUIFU/

http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Internasjonalisering/Finansiering/Forskningsog-utviklingskontrakter/

Type of measure

Scheme

Yes (grants to beneficiaries)

Amendment of an existing aid measure

217/94/COL — This measure will expire

Duration

Scheme

From 1.1.2011

Allocations are subject to the annual parliamentary budgetary procedure. The scheme has been in operation for more than 20 years and no termination is planned in the foreseeable future.

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

NOK 285 (in millions)

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Yes

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK (1) | 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)) | | |
| Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 %. A 15 % bonus may be added to all enterprises up to a maximum of 80 % if the conditions prescribed in paragraph 4 apply. | 20 % for small enterprises, 10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Experimental development
  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 %. A 15 % bonus may be added to all enterprises if the conditions prescribed in paragraph 4 apply. | 20 % for small enterprises, 10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies
  (Article 32) | 65 % for studies preparatory to industrial research, and 40 % for studies preparatory to experimental development | 10 % |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs
  (Article 33) | Same aid intensities as aid for industrial research and experimental development | |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services
  (Article 36) | NOK 1,6 million over a three-year period | |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel
  (Article 37) | | |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK (1)

1

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))

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

50 %. A 15 % bonus may be added to all enterprises up to a maximum of 80 % if the conditions prescribed in paragraph 4 apply.

20 % for small enterprises, 10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Experimental development

(Article 31(2)(c))

25 %. A 15 % bonus may be added to all enterprises if the conditions prescribed in paragraph 4 apply.

20 % for small enterprises, 10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Aid for technical feasibility studies

(Article 32)

65 % for studies preparatory to industrial research, and 40 % for studies preparatory to experimental development

10 %

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs

(Article 33)

Same aid intensities as aid for industrial research and experimental development

Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services

(Article 36)

NOK 1,6 million over a three-year period

Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel

(Article 37)

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(1)  Amounts in NOK are subject to an exchange rate EURO:NOK of 1:8.

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