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 (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty) (General Block Exemption Regulation)
Date: 2014-11-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, common market, control of State aid, financial aid, large business, small business








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20.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 414/4





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 (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty) (General Block Exemption Regulation)
2014/C 414/03
PART I







Aid reference


GBER 10/2014/REG




EFTA State


Norway




Region


Name of the Region(s)
Regional aid map, cf 91/14/COL


Regional aid status
C




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Postal address







P.O. Box 448 Sentrum,




NO-0104 Oslo




NORWAY








Web address


www.innovasjonnorge.no




Title of the aid measure


Regional investment aid scheme




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








—


Regulation on eligible areas for investment aid and transportation aid (1) (the regional aid map) (FOR-2014-06-17-807)










—


Regulation on regional aid funds (2) (FOR-2013-12-11-1574)










—


Annual grant offer letters








Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2014-06-17-807
http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2013-12-11-1574
http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kmd/tema/regional-_og_distriktspolitikk/bakgrunn-og-malsettinger-i-distrikts--og/tilskotsbrev/tilskotsbrev-2014/tilskuddsbrev-kapittel-551-post-60.html?id=748475




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Amendment of an existing aid scheme or ad hoc aid


 


EFTA Surveillance Authority aid reference




Prolongation


Cf. 406/06/COL and letter from the Ministry of Local Governments and Regional Development, 19 January 2007, case no 06/2699




Modification


New regional aid map, cf. 91/14/COL. Amalgamation of two schemes




Duration


Scheme


1.7.2014 to 31.12.2020




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


Eligible sectors will comply with section 1.1 in the Authority’s guidelines on regional state aid for 2014-2020 (consolidated version) and with Article 13 of the GBER.




Type of beneficiary


SME


 




Large undertakings


 




Budget


Total annual amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 300 million




Aid instrument


Grant/Interest rate subsidy




 


Loan/Repayable advances







PART II








Primary objective — General objectives (list)


Objectives
(list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum annual aid amount in national currency (in full amounts)


SME — bonuses in %




Regional aid — investment aid (Article 14)


Scheme


15 %


10 % for medium sized enterprises, 20 % to small enterprises






(1)  Forskrift om virkeområde for distriktsrettet investeringsstøtte og regional transportstøtte.

(2)  Forskrift for distrikts- og regionalpolitiske virkemidler.