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: 2013-07-04
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid, environmental protection, investment aid, large business, regional aid, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises, venture capital








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4.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 193/3





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))
2013/C 193/03
PART I








Aid No


GBER 15/12/REG




EFTA State


Norway




Region


All regions in Bulgaria


Regional aid status




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Address







PO Box 448, Sentrum




0104 Oslo




NORWAY








Webpage


http://www.innovationnorway.com




Title of the aid measure


Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014
Green Industry Innovation Programme Bulgaria




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


Prop. 1 S (2012-2013) ‘The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’, pp. 85-95
http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/ud/dok/regpubl/prop/2012-2013/prop-1-s-20122013.html?id=703276




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.norwaygrants-greeninnovation.no




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes




Duration


Scheme


4.12.2012-30.4.2016




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


Total amount (2012-2016)
EUR 11 678 100




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 %




Regional investment and employment aid


Scheme


The aid intensity in present gross grant equivalent shall not exceed the regional aid threshold which is in force at the time the aid is granted in the assisted region concerned in Bulgaria.


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises




Aid for newly created small enterprises
(Article 14)


 


EUR 2 million for small enterprises within regions covered by Article 87(3)(a) and EUR 1 million for small enterprises within regions covered by Article 87(3)(c)


 




SME investment and employment aid
(Article 15)


 


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises


 




Aid for environmental protection
(Articles 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 %


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises




Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards
(Article 19)


35 %


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises




Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs
(Article 20)


15 % for small enterprises and 10 % for medium-sized enterprises, if the implementation and finalisation take place more than three years before the date of entry into force of the standard (10 % for small enterprises if less than three years)


 




Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures
(Article 21)


60 %


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises




Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration
(Article 22)


45 %


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises




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


45 %


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises




Aid for environmental studies
(Article 24)


50 %


20 % for small enterprises
10 % for medium-sized enterprises




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 in the form of risk capital
(Articles 28-29)


 


EUR 1,5 million per target undertaking over any period of 12 months


 




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


Aid for research and development projects
(Article 31)


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


100 %


 




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


50 %


10 % for medium-sized enterprises
20 % for small enterprises
A bonus of 15 % may be added up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) are fulfilled.




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


25 %


10 % for medium-sized enterprises
20 % for small enterprises
A bonus of 15 % may be added up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) are fulfilled.




Aid for technical feasibility studies
(Article 32)


75 % (industrial research) and 50 % (experimental development) for SMEs
65 % (industrial research) and 40 % (experimental development) for large enterprises


 




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


Aid intensity shall not exceed the intensity for research and development project aid (Article 31(3) and (4)).


 




Aid to young innovative enterprises
(Article 35)


EUR 1 million


 




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


EUR 200 000 per beneficiary within any three-year period


 




Training aid
(Articles 38-39)


Specific training
(Article 38(1))


25 %


10 % for medium-sized enterprises
20 % for small enterprises




General training
(Article 38(2))


60 %


10 % for medium-sized enterprises
20 % for small enterprises