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








C_2011123EN.01001101.xml










21.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/11





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 123/08
PART I








Aid No


GBER 4/11/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 — NHD 2 421,71 (Competence)
The scheme receives only parts of the funding from NHD 2 421,71




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/Tjenester/Programmer/Kompetanseprogrammet/










 


Fram:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Kompetanse/FRAM/










 


Navigator:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Kompetanse/Navigator/










 


BIT:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Programmer/BIT-programmet/










 


Næringsrettet design:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Programmer/Design-programmet/










 


Internasjonal vekst:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Programmer/Internasjonal-vekst-programmet/










 


Bedrift i EU:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Programmer/Bedrift-i-EU/










 


Høyvekstprogrammet:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Programmer/Hoyvekstprogrammet/










 


Kvinner i Næringslivet:
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Tjenester/Programmer/Kvinner-i-naeringslivet/








Type of measure


Scheme


Yes (grants to beneficiaries)




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 


EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision Nos 170/94/COL, 202/94/COL and 130/00/COL will expire




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


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


All




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


Yes




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 122,8 million




Aid instrument
(Article 5)


Grant


Yes




PART II








General objectives (list)


Objectives (list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK (1)



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 % for SMEs


 




Aid for SME participation in fairs
(Article 27)


50 % for SMEs


 




Aid to young innovative enterprises
(Article 35)


NOK 8 million for small enterprises that has been of existence for less than six years


 




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


NOK 8 million per beneficiary within any three year period


 




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


50 % for maximum three years per undertaking and per person borrowed


 




Training aid
(Articles 38-39)


Specific training
(Article 38(1))


25 %


10 % points if the aid is awarded to medium-sized enterprises and 20 % points if the aid is awarded to small enterprises




General training
(Article 38(2))


60 %


10 % points if the aid is awarded to medium-sized enterprises and 20 % points if the aid is awarded to small enterprises






(1)  Amounts in NOK are subject to an exchange rate EUR:NOK of 1:8.