# C_2010332EN.01000801.xml

| 9.12.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 332/8 |
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9.12.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 332/8

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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 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 332/06

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 6/10/R&D |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Region | All regions | Regional aid status |
| Granting authority | Name | Innovation Norway |
| Address | PO Box 448 Sentrum |
| 0104 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 6/10/R&D

EFTA State

Norway

Region

All regions

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

Scheme for pilot and demonstration projects in the development of environmental technologies and products (Miljøteknologiordningen for pilot- og demonstrasjonsanlegg)

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

Prop. 1 S (2009-2010), page 141, see

http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2250745/PDFS/PRP200920100001NHDDDDP.pdf

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.innovationnorway.com

The exact webpage is under construction and will be published in July. ESA will be informed as soon as it is published, which will be before the scheme is put into effect.

Type of measure

Scheme

Yes (grants to beneficiaries)

Duration

Scheme

1.8.2010 to 31.12.2013

Subject to the parliamentary budgetary procedure

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 140 (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 | 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)) | ... % | |
| Experimental development
  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 % for large enterprises | 45 % (total) for small enterprises, 35 % for medium sized enterprises. A bonus of 15 percentage points may be added (effective collaboration), up to the maximum aid intensity of 80 % cf. Article 31.4 (b). |

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))

... %

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

... %

Experimental development

(Article 31(2)(c))

25 % for large enterprises

45 % (total) for small enterprises, 35 % for medium sized enterprises. A bonus of 15 percentage points may be added (effective collaboration), up to the maximum aid intensity of 80 % cf. Article 31.4 (b).

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