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))
Date: 2011-04-21
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, financial aid








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21.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/9





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))
2011/C 123/07
PART I








Aid No


GBER 3/11/TRA




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Address







PO Box 448 Sentrum




0104 Oslo




NORWAY








Web page


http://www.innovationnorway.com




Title of the aid measure


Kompetanse i og utvikling av reiselivsnæringen — NHD 2421.71 (Competence and Development of the Tourism Industry)
The scheme receives only parts of the funding from NHD 2421.71




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


Prop. 1 S (2010-2011), pages 139–141, see
http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/nhd/dok/regpubl/prop/2010-2011/prop-1-s-20102011.html?id=618824




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Reiseliv/Kompetanse/




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes (grants to beneficiaries)




Amendment of an existing aid measure


‘International promotion of Norway as a tourist destination’, which was never approved by the Authority will no longer be reported on


EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision Nos 170/94/COL and 202/94/COL will be replaced




Duration


Scheme


From 1.1.2011
Allocations are subject to the annual parliamentary budgetary procedure. The scheme has been in operation for more than 15 years and no termination is planned in the foreseeable future




Economic sector(s) concerned


Limited to specific sectors — please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2


NACE: 55000, 55100, 55110, 55120, 55200, 55210, 55220, 55230, 55300, 553001, 553002, 55400, 55401, 60230, 61104, 61105, 62100, 63300, 63301, 63302, 63303, 92330, 92520, 92530, 92720




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


Yes




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 100 million annually




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 %




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)


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


 


 




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


 


 




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


 


 




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


NOK 1,6 million over a three-year period


 




Training aid
(Articles 38-39)


Specific training
(Article 38(1))


25 %


10 pct. points if aid is awarded to a medium-sized enterprise and by 20 pct. points if aid is awarded to a small enterprise




General training
(Article 38(2))


60 %


10 pct. points if aid is awarded to a medium-sized enterprise and by 20 pct. points if aid is awarded to a small enterprise