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: 2014-10-23
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, trade event, vocational training








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23.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 376/4





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 376/05
PART I







Aid reference


GBER 7/2014/R&D




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs




Address







PO Box 8114 Dep




N-0032 Oslo




NORWAY








Web page


www.regjeringen.no/ud




Title of the aid measure


Commercial initiatives under ‘Barents 2020’




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


http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/ud/dok/regpubl/prop/2013-2014/prop-1-s-20132014-/9/2/4.html?id=741644




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


www.innovasjonnorge.no/barentsrussland




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes




Duration


Scheme


4.4.2014 to 31.12.2019




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


In total NOK 62 800 000 (2014-2019)
Tentative disbursement plan:
2014: NOK 6 040 000
2015: NOK 12 415 000
2016: NOK 12 750 000
2017: NOK 12 750 000
2018: NOK 12 610 000
2019: NOK 6 235 000




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 %


N.A.




Aid for SME participation in fairs
(Article 27)


50 %


N.A.




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


Aid for research and development projects
(Article 31)


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


50 %/65 %
(Article 31(4)(b))


Where the aid is granted to SMEs, the aid intensity may be increased by 10 percentage points for medium-sized enterprises and by 20 percentage points for small enterprises and a bonus of 15 percentage points may be added, up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % of the eligible costs.




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


25 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies
(Article 32)


40 % for studies preparatory to experimental development activities/65 % for studies preparatory to industrial research activities


10 %




 


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


45 % for experimental development/65 % for industrial research
Article 33(2) + Art 31(3) + (4)


N.A.




 


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


NOK 1 600 000 per beneficiary within any three-year period


 




 


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


50 %


N.A.




Training aid
(Articles 38-39)


Specific training
(Article 38(1))


25 %


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




General training
(Article 38(2))


60 %


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