Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/4 |

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 j of Annex XV of 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))

2010/C 320/05

PART I

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| Aid No | GBER 1/10/R&D | | |
| EFTA State | Norway | | |
| Granting authority | Name | Innovasjon Norge | |
| Address | |  | | --- | | Innovasjon Norge | | Postboks 448 sentrum | | 0104 Oslo | | NORWAY | | |
| Webpage | http://www.innovasjonnorge.no | |
| Title of the aid measure | Research, Development and Innovation Scheme for Regional Development | | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | Annual Grant offer letter:  http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Vedlegg/REGA/tilskuddsbrev/Tilskuddsbrev2010/Innovasjon\_Norge\_Oppdragsbrev2010.pdf  Regulation 14.11.2008 No 1213, cf. EEA-agreement annex XV No 1j | | |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Vedlegg/REGA/Retningslinjer/Retningslinjer\_2010.pdf  and  http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Vedlegg/REGA/Div%20publisering%202010/Retningslinjer%20kap%20%20552%20post%2072%20220110.pdf | | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | X | |
| Amendment of an existing aid measure | 93-155 and 375/98 | EFTA Surveillance Authority aid number | |
| Duration | Scheme | 28.3.2010 to 31.12.2013 | |
| 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 300 (in millions) | |
| Aid instrument (Article 5) | Grant | | X |
| Loan | | 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 research and development projects  (Article 31) | Fundamental research  (Article 31(2)(a)) | … % |  |
| Industrial research  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 % | 10 % (Medium Sized Enterprises)/20 % (Small Enterprises)/additional 15 % added, up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) (i/ii/iii) are met |
| Experimental development  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | 10 % (Medium Sized Enterprises)/20 % (Small Enterprises)/additional 15 % added, up to a maximum aid intensity of 80 % if conditions in Article 31(4)(b) (i/ii/iii) are met |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies  (Article 32) | | 40 % (preparatory for experimental development)/65 % (preparatory to industrial research) | 10 % |
| Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs  (Article 33) | | 60 % (industrial research)  35 % (experimental development)  Medium sized enterprises  70 % (industrial research)  45 % (experimental research)  Small sized enterprises |  |
| Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services  (Article 36) | | Maximum Aid intensity: 75 %  Maximum Aid amount: EUR 200 000 |  |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel  (Article 37) | | 50 % |  |

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