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)
Date: 2009-07-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA countries, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, exchange of information, renewable energy, research and development








C_2009171EN.01003101.xml










23.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/31





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)
2009/C 171/04
PART I








Aid No


GBER5/09/R&D




EFTA State


Norway




Region


Name of the Region (NUTS)


Regional aid status




Granting authority


Name


The Research Council of Norway




Address







Stensberggate 26, 0131 Oslo




NORWAY








Webpage


www.forskningsradet.no




Title of the aid measure


Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)




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


The legal basis for the FME-scheme is:
The budget proposal for 2009 from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Norwegian Parliaments (Stortinget) decision on the budget, Budsjett-innst. S. nr. 9 (2008-2009), cf. St.prp. nr. 1. Tillegg nr. 2 (2008-2009).
The budget letter for 2009 from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to the Research Council of Norway (RCN), stating terms for the FME-scheme.
The budget proposal (St.prp. nr. 37 (2008-2009) Om endringer i statsbudsjettet 2009 med tiltak for arbeid) concerning changes in the budget for 2009.
The budget letter for 2009 from The Ministry of Education and Research (letter of 12.3.2009) concerning funding for 2009.
Internal documents (published on the websites from the Research Council of Norway)






 


‘FME — Beskrivelse av ordningen’,










 


‘FME — Krav og retningslinjer’










 


‘Generelle kontraktsvilkår’










 


‘Prinsipper for Norges forskningsråds rettighetspolitikk’




Published in english:






 


‘Description of the Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research Scheme’ and










 


‘FME — Requirements and Guidelines’ issued by the RCN together with RCN procedures for reporting.




The documents can be found on: www.forskningsradet.no and
http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&pagename=energisenter%2FHovedsidemal&cid=1222932140861




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


FME — description
http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&pagename=energisenter%2FHovedsidemal&cid=1222932140861




Type of measure


Scheme


FME — Support to R&D




Duration


Scheme


1.3.2009 to 31.12.2013




Type of beneficiary


SME


yes




Large enterprises


yes




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


125 NOK (in millions)




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


125 NOK (million)




If co-financed by Community funds


Reference(s):


Amount of Community funding 0


NOK… (in millions)




PART II









General Objectives (list)


Objectives (list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK


SME — bonuses in %




Aid for research, development and innovation (Article 30-37)


Aid for research and development projects (Article 31)


Fundamental research
(Article 31(2)(a))


Ca 60 %


 




Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))


Ca 40 %


 




Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))