Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.7.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 199/8 |

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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

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| 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

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| 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 % |  |

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