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: 2014-03-13
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, common market, control of State aid, investment aid, large business, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises, trade event, vocational training








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13.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/3





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))
2014/C 74/03
PART I








Aid No


GBER 19/13/R&D




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Address







PO Box 448 Sentrum




N-0104 Oslo




NORWAY








Webpage


http://www.innovationnorway.com




Title of the aid measure


Wood-Based Innovation Scheme




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


State Budget, Green Paper 1 (2013-2014), Chapter 1149, item 72




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Landbruk/Trebasert-innovasjonsprogram/




Type of measure


Scheme


X




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 


GBER10/12/R&D




Prolongation


X




Modification


X




Duration


Scheme


1.1.2014 to 31.12.2015




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


All sectors may receive aid, as long as the beneficiaries contribute to the overall aim of the scheme — to increase the utilisation of wood




Type of beneficiary


SME


X




Large enterprises


X




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 25 million




Aid instrument
(Article 5)


Grant


X




PART II









General objectives
(list)


Objectives
(list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK


SME — bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid
(Article 15)


 


20 %


10 %/20 %




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)


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


50 %


10 %/20 %




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


25 %


10 %/20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies
(Article 32)


40 %/65 %


10 %




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


50 %


 




Aid to young innovative enterprises
(Article 35)


NOK 8 million


 




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


NOK 1,6 million


 




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


50 %


 




Training aid
(Articles 38-39)


Specific training
(Article 38(1))


25 %


10 %/20 %




General training
(Article 38(2))


60 %


10 %/20 %