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 123/5





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 123/05
PART I








Aid No


GBER 1/11/ENV




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


Miljøteknologiordningen NHD 2421.50 (Aid scheme for the promotion of environmental-friendly technology)




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


Prop. 1 S (2010-2011), pages 135-136, see
http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/14272745/PDFS/PRP201020110001NHDDDDPDFS.pdf




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Sektorsatsinger/Energi-og-miljo/Miljoteknologiordningen/




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes (grants to beneficiaries)




Amendment of an existing aid measure


Investment aid scheme for the promotion of energy from renewable energy resources
(Investeringsstøtte til pilot- og demonstrasjonsanlegg innenfor fornybar energi)
and
Scheme for pilot and demonstration projects in the development of environmental technologies and products (Miljøteknologiordningen for pilot- og demonstrasjonsanlegg)


The two schemes were reported to the EFTA Surveillance Authority under the General Block Exemption Regulation in July 2010 (GBER 5/10/ENV and GBER 6/10/R&D)




Prolongation


n.a.




Modification


The total sum allocated to environmentally friendly technologies is increased to a total of NOK 257 million in the 2011 budget. Furthermore, the two previous schemes will be combined into one




Duration


Scheme


1.1.2011
This scheme will be replaced by a notified scheme, when the notified scheme is approved. The process of notification of that scheme has started in the Ministry of Trade and Industry




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


All sectors




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


Yes




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 257 million




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 Environmental protection
(Article 17-25)


Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards
(Article 18)
Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard


35 % for large enterprises
No relevant standards to show to as this also applies to areas where Community standards does not exist


55 % (total) for small enterprises, 45 % for medium sized enterprises




Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources
(Article 23)


45 % for large enterprises


65 % (total) for small enterprises, 55 % for medium sized enterprises




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


Aid for research and development projects
(Article 31)


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


 


 




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


50 % for large enterprises


70 % (total) for small enterprises, 60 % for medium sized enterprises. A bonus of 15 percentage points may be added (effective collaboration), up to the maximum aid intensity of 80 %, cf. Article 31.4(b)




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


25 % for large enterprises


45 % (total) for small enterprises, 35 % for medium sized enterprises. A bonus of 15 percentage points may be added (effective collaboration), up to the maximum aid intensity of 80 %, cf. Article 31.4(b)