# C_2013193EN.01000301.xml

| 4.7.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 193/3 |
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4.7.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 193/3

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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 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 193/03

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 15/12/REG |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Region | All regions in Bulgaria | Regional aid status |
| Granting authority | Name | Innovation Norway |
| Address | PO Box 448, Sentrum |
| 0104 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 15/12/REG

EFTA State

Norway

Region

All regions in Bulgaria

Regional aid status

Granting authority

Name

Innovation Norway

Address

PO Box 448, Sentrum

0104 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.innovationnorway.com

Title of the aid measure

Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014

Green Industry Innovation Programme Bulgaria

National legal basis

(reference to the relevant national official publication)

Prop. 1 S (2012-2013) ‘The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’, pp. 85-95

http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/ud/dok/regpubl/prop/2012-2013/prop-1-s-20122013.html?id=703276

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.norwaygrants-greeninnovation.no

Type of measure

Scheme

Yes

Duration

Scheme

4.12.2012-30.4.2016

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 (2012-2016)

EUR 11 678 100

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 % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Regional investment and employment aid | Scheme | The aid intensity in present gross grant equivalent shall not exceed the regional aid threshold which is in force at the time the aid is granted in the assisted region concerned in Bulgaria. | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Aid for newly created small enterprises
  (Article 14) | | EUR 2 million for small enterprises within regions covered by Article 87(3)(a) and EUR 1 million for small enterprises within regions covered by Article 87(3)(c) | |
| SME investment and employment aid
  (Article 15) | | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises | |
| Aid for environmental protection
  (Articles 17-25) | Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards
  (Article 18)
  Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard. | 35 % | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards
  (Article 19) | 35 % | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs
  (Article 20) | 15 % for small enterprises and 10 % for medium-sized enterprises, if the implementation and finalisation take place more than three years before the date of entry into force of the standard (10 % for small enterprises if less than three years) | |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures
  (Article 21) | 60 % | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration
  (Article 22) | 45 % | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources
  (Article 23) | 45 % | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| Aid for environmental studies
  (Article 24) | 50 % | 20 % for small enterprises
  10 % for medium-sized enterprises |
| 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 SME participation in fairs
  (Article 27) | 50 % | |
| Aid in the form of risk capital
  (Articles 28-29) | | EUR 1,5 million per target undertaking over any period of 12 months | |
| 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 % | 10 % for medium-sized enterprises
  20 % for small enterprises
  A bonus of 15 % may be added up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) are fulfilled. |
| Experimental development
  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | 10 % for medium-sized enterprises
  20 % for small enterprises
  A bonus of 15 % may be added up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) are fulfilled. |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies
  (Article 32) | 75 % (industrial research) and 50 % (experimental development) for SMEs
  65 % (industrial research) and 40 % (experimental development) for large enterprises | |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs
  (Article 33) | Aid intensity shall not exceed the intensity for research and development project aid (Article 31(3) and (4)). | |
| 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 | |
| Training aid
  (Articles 38-39) | Specific training
  (Article 38(1)) | 25 % | 10 % for medium-sized enterprises
  20 % for small enterprises |
| General training
  (Article 38(2)) | 60 % | 10 % for medium-sized enterprises
  20 % for small enterprises |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid

Scheme

The aid intensity in present gross grant equivalent shall not exceed the regional aid threshold which is in force at the time the aid is granted in the assisted region concerned in Bulgaria.

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Aid for newly created small enterprises

(Article 14)

EUR 2 million for small enterprises within regions covered by Article 87(3)(a) and EUR 1 million for small enterprises within regions covered by Article 87(3)(c)

SME investment and employment aid

(Article 15)

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Aid for environmental protection

(Articles 17-25)

Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards

(Article 18)

Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard.

35 %

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards

(Article 19)

35 %

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs

(Article 20)

15 % for small enterprises and 10 % for medium-sized enterprises, if the implementation and finalisation take place more than three years before the date of entry into force of the standard (10 % for small enterprises if less than three years)

Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures

(Article 21)

60 %

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration

(Article 22)

45 %

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources

(Article 23)

45 %

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

Aid for environmental studies

(Article 24)

50 %

20 % for small enterprises

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

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 SME participation in fairs

(Article 27)

50 %

Aid in the form of risk capital

(Articles 28-29)

EUR 1,5 million per target undertaking over any period of 12 months

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 %

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

20 % for small enterprises

A bonus of 15 % may be added up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) are fulfilled.

Experimental development

(Article 31(2)(c))

25 %

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

20 % for small enterprises

A bonus of 15 % may be added up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) are fulfilled.

Aid for technical feasibility studies

(Article 32)

75 % (industrial research) and 50 % (experimental development) for SMEs

65 % (industrial research) and 40 % (experimental development) for large enterprises

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs

(Article 33)

Aid intensity shall not exceed the intensity for research and development project aid (Article 31(3) and (4)).

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

Training aid

(Articles 38-39)

Specific training

(Article 38(1))

25 %

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

20 % for small enterprises

General training

(Article 38(2))

60 %

10 % for medium-sized enterprises

20 % for small enterprises

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