Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/11 |

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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))

(2014/C 27/09)

PART I

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| Aid No | GBER 15/13/R&D | | |
| EFTA State | Norway | | |
| Region | Name of the region (NUTS) | Regional aid status | |
| Hemnes municipality |  | |
| Granting authority | Name | Ministry of Trade and Industry | |
| Address | |  | | --- | | PO Box 8014 Dep. | | 0030 Oslo | | NORWAY | | |
| Webpage | http://www.nhd.no | |
| Title of the aid measure | Næringsfond for Hemnes Kommune | | |
| National legal basis (reference to the relevant national official publication) | Proposition No 67 (2008-2009) to the Parliament ‘Additional allowance and reprioritisation in the national budget 2009’, ch. 932 ‘Extraordinary industry development measures’[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014027EN.01001101-E0001), item 70 ‘Trade fond for preservation of Vefsna waterway’ | | |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/nhd/dok/lover-og-regler/retningslinjer/2013/revidert-regelverk-for-naringsfond-for-k.html?id=738885 | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | X | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure |  |  | |
| Modification | X | |
| Duration | Scheme | 9.7.2009 — not limited in time | |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | X | |
| Type of beneficiary | SME | X | |
| Large enterprises | X | |
| Budget | Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking | NOK 22,5 million | |
| Aid instrument  (Article 5) | Grant | | X |
| Interest rate subsidy | | X |
| Loan | | X |
| Guarantee/reference to the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s decision | | 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 % |
| Regional investment and employment aid  (Article 13) | Scheme | | 15 % | 10 %/20 % |
| SME investment and employment aid  (Article 15) |  | | 20 % | 10 % (small companies) |
| Aid for small enterprises newly created by female entrepreneurs  (Article 16) |  | | 15 % |  |
| 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 SME participation in fairs  (Article 27) | | 50 % |  |
| Aid for research, development and innovation  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for research and development projects  (Article 31) | Fundamental research  (Article 31(2)(a)) | 100 % |  |
| Industrial research  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 80 % | 10 %/20 % |
| Experimental development  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 60 % | 10 %/20 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies  (Article 32) | | 75 % | 10 % |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs  (Article 33) | | 75 % | 10 % |
| Aid to young innovative enterprises  (Article 35) | | EUR 1 000 000 |  |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services  (Article 36) | | EUR 200 000 |  |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel  (Article 37) | | 50 % |  |
| Training aid  (Articles 38-39) | Specific training  (Article 38(1)) | | 80 % | 10 %/20 % |
| General training  (Article 38(2)) | | 45 % |  |

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