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: 2014-12-04
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, common market, control of State aid, fishing industry, innovation, research and development








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4.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 434/5





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 434/04)
PART I







Aid reference


GBER 12/2014/R&D&I




EFTA State


Norway




EFTA State reference number


 




Region


Name of the Region(s)


Regional aid status




Granting authority


Name


Fiskeri og havbruksnæringens forskningsfond ‘FHF’ (Norwegian Seafood Research Fund)




Postal address







Universitetsgaten 10




PO Box 6921




St.Olavs plass




N-0130 Oslo




NORWAY








Web address


http://www.fhf.no/




Title of the aid measure


‘Prosjekt i bedrift’ (Industry Integrated Projects)




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


FHF is funded by a tax on fish exports established by the Norwegian Act of 7 July 2000 No 68 and further regulations pursuant to the act. The yearly appropriation is given by the Ministry for Trade, Industry and Fisheries. The yearly income has been NOK 167-185 million over the last years (2010-2013). The board of FHF has decided to establish a funding scheme for R&D support where the recipients are undertakings. This scheme has been approved by the Ministry for Trade, Industry and Fisheries.




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.fhf.no/ /Industry Integrated Projects/
(FHFs web pages are under restructuring and the complete address is not available yet. Will be published within 1 October 2014.)




Type of measure


☒ Scheme


Industry Integrated Projects is a new general scheme for giving R&D&I grants to business enterprises.




Duration


☒ Scheme


1 August 2014 to 31 December 2018




Economic sector(s) concerned


☒ All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


The scheme will give grants to enterprises in all economic sectors that can perform R&D&I relevant for the fishery industries.




Type of beneficiary


☒ SME


 




☒ Large undertakings


 




Budget


Total annual amount of the budget planned under the scheme


The yearly budget will be below NOK 50 million. The budget for the rest of 2014 will be approximately NOK 10 million.




Aid instrument


☒ Grant/Interest rate subsidy




Indicate to which broad category below it would fit best in terms of its effect/function:
☒ Grant The scheme will provide for grants
☐ Loan
☐ Guarantee
☐ Tax advantage
☐ Provision of risk finance







PART II









Primary objective — General objectives (list)


Objectives
(list)


Maximum aid intensity


SME — bonuses




Aid to undertakings for R&D&I relevant for the fishery industries. The scheme will be implemented under the GBER Articles 25, 26, 27 and 28.


The objective is to develop the fishery industries further by way of new knowledge and technology. The aim is both to increase productivity and safeguard the environment and marine resources.


100 %


35 %




Aid for research, development and innovation
(Articles 25-30)


Aid for research and development projects
(Art. 25)


☒ Fundamental research
(Art. 25(2)(a))


100 %


 




☒ Industrial research
(Art. 25(2)(b))


50 %


30 %




☒ Experimental development
(Art. 25(2)(c))


25 %


35 %




☒ Feasibility studies
(Art. 25(2)(d))


50 %


20 %




☒ Investment aid for research infrastructures
(Art. 26)


50 %


 




☒ Aid for innovation clusters
(Art. 27)


50 %


 




☒ Innovation aid for SMEs
(Art. 28)


50 %