Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 j 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: 2010-11-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, development aid, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises








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25.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/4





Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 j 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 320/05
PART I








Aid No


GBER 1/10/R&D




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Innovasjon Norge




Address







Innovasjon Norge




Postboks 448 sentrum




0104 Oslo




NORWAY








Webpage


http://www.innovasjonnorge.no




Title of the aid measure


Research, Development and Innovation Scheme for Regional Development




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


Annual Grant offer letter:
http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Vedlegg/REGA/tilskuddsbrev/Tilskuddsbrev2010/Innovasjon_Norge_Oppdragsbrev2010.pdf
Regulation 14.11.2008 No 1213, cf. EEA-agreement annex XV No 1j




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Vedlegg/REGA/Retningslinjer/Retningslinjer_2010.pdf
and
http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Vedlegg/REGA/Div%20publisering%202010/Retningslinjer%20kap%20%20552%20post%2072%20220110.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme


X




Amendment of an existing aid measure


93-155 and 375/98


EFTA Surveillance Authority aid number




Duration


Scheme


28.3.2010 to 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


X




Type of beneficiary


SME


X




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 300 (in millions)




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


X




Loan


X




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
(Articles 30-37)


Aid for research and development projects
(Article 31)


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


… %


 




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


50 %


10 % (Medium Sized Enterprises)/20 % (Small Enterprises)/additional 15 % added, up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) (i/ii/iii) are met




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


25 %


10 % (Medium Sized Enterprises)/20 % (Small Enterprises)/additional 15 % added, up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) (i/ii/iii) are met




Aid for technical feasibility studies
(Article 32)


40 % (preparatory for experimental development)/65 % (preparatory to industrial research)


10 %




Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs
(Article 33)


60 % (industrial research)
35 % (experimental development)
Medium sized enterprises
70 % (industrial research)
45 % (experimental research)
Small sized enterprises


 




Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services
(Article 36)


Maximum Aid intensity: 75 %
Maximum Aid amount: EUR 200 000


 




Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel
(Article 37)


50 %