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: 2013-07-11
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, common market, control of State aid, innovation, large business, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises, vocational training








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11.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 199/8





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 199/06
PART I







Aid No


GBER 5/13/INN




EFTA State


Norway




Region


Oslo and Akershus


Regional aid status




Granting authority


Name


City of Oslo




Address







City Hall




0037 Oslo




NORWAY








Web page


http://www.oslo.kommune.no




Title of the aid measure


Regional Innovation Program 2013




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


Prop. 1 S (2012-2013)
http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/fin/dok/regpubl/prop/2012-2013/prop-1-s-20122013–20122013.html?id=703367




Weblink to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.akershus.no/tema/naering/Arkiv/?article_id=57850




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes




Ad hoc aid


n/a




Duration


Scheme


1.1.2013 to 31.12.2013




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 (2013)
NOK 10 430 000




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 research, development and innovation
(Articles 30-37)


Aid for research and development projects
(Article 31)


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


n/a


 




 


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


n/a


 




 


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


n/a


 




Aid for technical feasibility studies
(Article 32)


n/a


 




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


n/a


 




Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors
(Article 34)


n/a


 




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


 




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


n/a


 




Training aid
(Articles 38-39)


Specific training
(Article 38(1))


25 %


 




General training
(Article 38(2))


60 %