# C_2014074EN.01000301.xml

| 13.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 74/3 |
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13.3.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74/3

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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))

2014/C 74/03

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 19/13/R&D |
| --- | --- |
| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | Innovation Norway |
| Address | PO Box 448 Sentrum |
| N-0104 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 19/13/R&D

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

Innovation Norway

Address

PO Box 448 Sentrum

N-0104 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.innovationnorway.com

Title of the aid measure

Wood-Based Innovation Scheme

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

State Budget, Green Paper 1 (2013-2014), Chapter 1149, item 72

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Landbruk/Trebasert-innovasjonsprogram/

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Amendment of an existing aid measure

GBER10/12/R&D

Prolongation

X

Modification

X

Duration

Scheme

1.1.2014 to 31.12.2015

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

All sectors may receive aid, as long as the beneficiaries contribute to the overall aim of the scheme — to increase the utilisation of wood

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Large enterprises

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

NOK 25 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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| SME investment and employment aid
  (Article 15) | | 20 % | 10 %/20 % |
| 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 for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for research and development projects
  (Article 31) | Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 % | 10 %/20 % |
| Experimental development
  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | 10 %/20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies
  (Article 32) | 40 %/65 % | 10 % |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs
  (Article 33) | 50 % | |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises
  (Article 35) | NOK 8 million | |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services
  (Article 36) | NOK 1,6 million | |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel
  (Article 37) | 50 % | |
| Training aid
  (Articles 38-39) | Specific training
  (Article 38(1)) | 25 % | 10 %/20 % |
| General training
  (Article 38(2)) | 60 % | 10 %/20 % |

General objectives

(list)

Objectives

(list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

SME investment and employment aid

(Article 15)

20 %

10 %/20 %

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 for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30-37)

Aid for research and development projects

(Article 31)

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

10 %/20 %

Experimental development

(Article 31(2)(c))

25 %

10 %/20 %

Aid for technical feasibility studies

(Article 32)

40 %/65 %

10 %

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs

(Article 33)

50 %

Aid to young innovative enterprises

(Article 35)

NOK 8 million

Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services

(Article 36)

NOK 1,6 million

Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel

(Article 37)

50 %

Training aid

(Articles 38-39)

Specific training

(Article 38(1))

25 %

10 %/20 %

General training

(Article 38(2))

60 %

10 %/20 %

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