Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 146/5 |

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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))

2012/C 146/04

PART I

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| Aid No | GBER 4/12/R & D | | |
| EFTA State | Norway | | |
| Granting authority | Name | Norwegian Industry Development Corporation — SIVA (SF)  County authorities | |
| Address | |  | | --- | | SIVA | | Postboks 1253 Sluppen | | 7462 Trondheim | | NORWAY | | |
| Webpage | http://www.siva.no | |
| Title of the aid measure | Innovation aid scheme administered by SIVA (SF) | | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Annual budget propositions to the Parliament (Parliamentary Bill No 1) from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Ministry of Trade and Industry  Annual budget documents for the county authorities  Annual allocation letters from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the county authorities  SIVAs programme descriptions and internal guidelines at: http://www.siva.no | | |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | http://www.siva.no/sivabas/nyheter.nsf/8486cefd06dd6d7041256802004f331f/b641a8ec569fc3e1c1256feb0028804b/$FILE/Inkognh.pdf | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | X | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure |  | The scheme will replace the present notification of SIVA: EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No: 785/08/COL | |
| Duration | Scheme | Start date: 1.1.2012  No explicit expiry date is defined | |
| Date of granting | Ad hoc aid |  | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | X | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | X | |
| Budget | Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme | NOK 125 million | |
| Aid instrument (Article 5) | Grant | | X |

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 research, development and innovation  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services  (Article 36) | EUR 200 000, up to 75 % of eligible expenses |  |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel  (Article 37) | NOK |  |

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