Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections)
Date: 2000-12-21
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises, vocational training

21.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 368/15

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3)
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

(EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections)

(2000/C 368/20)

Date of adoption: 5 July 2000

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: 00-003 (formerly aid No 95-003)

Title: Notification of amendments to the (cid:145)Development Grant(cid:146)
scheme ((cid:145)Udviklingstilskudd(cid:146)). Extension of the scope of the
scheme to include aid for training (SMEs) and shipbuilding
(R & D)

Objective: Primary objective is aid to SMEs,
objective is aid to R & D (unchanged)

secondary

Shipbuilding: up to 65 % gross for industrial research to SMEs
(ref. Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 29
June 1998)

Amount of aid: NOK 100 million (EUR 11,4 million) for the
four-year period 1999(cid:150)2002 (unchanged)

Duration: For the four-year period 1999-2002, but decided
upon by the Norwegian Parliament each year in relation to
State budget appropriations (unchanged)

Date of adoption: 5 July 2000

Legal basis: Law on the Industrial and Regional Development
Fund (SND) of 3 July 1992, No 97 (unchanged)

EFTA State: Norway

Aid intensity:

Training aid for SMEs: up to 70 % gross for general training, up
to 35 % gross for specific training

Shipbuilding: up to 65 % gross for industrial research to SMEs
(ref. Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 29
June 1998)

Amount of aid: 2000: NOK 194 million (not affected by the
amendments)

Duration: Unlimited, but decided upon by the Norwegian
Parliament each year in relation to State budget appropriations
(unchanged)

Date of adoption: 5 July 2000

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: 00-005 (formerly aid No 99-007)

Title: Notification of amendments to the (cid:145)Project Development
Grant(cid:146) scheme ((cid:145)Prosjekturviklingstilskudd(cid:146)). Extension of
the
scope of the scheme to include aid for training (SMEs) and
shipbuilding (R & D)

Aid No: 00-006 (formerly aid No 98-008)

Title: Notification of amendments to the (cid:145)Regional Devel-
opment Grant(cid:146) scheme ((cid:145)Distriktsutviklingstilskudd(cid:146)). Extension
of the scope of the scheme to include aid for training and
shipbuilding

Objective: Regional aid and aid to SMEs (unchanged)

Legal basis: Law on the Industrial and Regional Development
Fund (SND) of 3 July 1992, No 97 (unchanged)

Aid intensity:

In areas covered by map of assisted areas:

(cid:151) training aid for large enterprises: up to 50 % gross for

general training, up to 25 % for specific training,

(cid:151) training aid for SMEs: up to 75 % gross for general training,

up to 35 % gross for specific training,

(cid:151) shipbuilding: regional investment aid: 12,5 % (ref. Article 7
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 29 June 1998),

(cid:151) R & D to large

for
pre-competitive development activity and 55 % gross for
industrial research,

enterprises: up to 30 % gross

(cid:151) R & D to SMEs: up to 40 % gross for pre-competitive devel-
opment activity and 65 % gross for industrial research,

Objective: Primary objective is aid to R & D,
objective is aid to SMEs, including soft aid (unchanged)

secondary

(cid:151) aid to SMEs: up to 50 % gross for aid to consultative

services, training and dissemination of knowledge

Legal basis: Fiscal Budget for 1999; Law on the Industrial and
Regional Development Fund (SND) of 3 July 1992, No 97
(unchanged)

Aid intensity: Training aid for SMEs: up to 70 % gross for
general training, up to 35 % gross for specific training

Amount of aid: 2000: NOK 819 million (not affected by the
amendments)

Duration: Unlimited, bud decided upon by the Norwegian
Parliament each year in relation to State budget appropriations
(unchanged)