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Document E2011C0317(01)
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j 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))
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j 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))
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j 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))
OJ C 83, 17.3.2011, p. 8–9
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
17.3.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 83/8 |
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j 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))
2011/C 83/08
PART I
Aid No |
GBER 9/10/R&D ENV |
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Member State |
Iceland |
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Granting authority |
Name |
Ministry of Industry |
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Address |
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Webpage |
http://www.idnadarraduneyti.is/ |
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Title of the aid measure |
General investment incentives as laid down in chapter IV of Act No 99/2010 |
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National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) |
Act No 99/2010 on incentives for initial investment in Iceland. Published in Stjornartidindi at: http://www.stjornartidindi.is/Advert.aspx?ID=f89074eb-cbc6-427b-bfcb-09e7487cf988 |
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Web link to the full text of the aid measure |
Full text of the Act is at: http://www.althingi.is/altext/stjt/2010.099.html and http://www.stjornartidindi.is/Advert.aspx?ID=f89074eb-cbc6-427b-bfcb-09e7487cf988 |
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Type of measure |
Scheme |
Yes |
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Duration |
Scheme |
13.10.2010 to 31.12.2013 |
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Date of granting |
Ad hoc aid |
n/a |
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Economic sector(s) concerned |
All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
All except undertakings excluded by Article 2(3) of Act No 99/2010 (financial undertakings) |
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Type of beneficiary |
SME |
Yes |
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Large enterprises |
Yes |
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Budget |
Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme |
No current budget available for the scheme — no estimation available |
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Aid instrument (Article 5) |
Grant |
Subject to Budget authorisation |
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Fiscal measure |
Tax derogations available as laid down in Article 9 of Act No 99/2010 |
PART II
General objectives |
Objectives |
Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency |
SME-bonuses in % |
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SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) |
Reference made to Article 13 of Act No 99/2010 |
10 % for medium sized firm |
+ 10 % for small sized |
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Aid for Environmental protection (Articles 17-25) |
Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 18) Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard |
35 % |
0 % |
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Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 19) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20) |
15 % |
+ 10 % |
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Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Environmental investment aid for high efficiency cogeneration (Article 22) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Aid for environmental studies (Article 24) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Article 25) |
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Aid for research, development and innovation (Articles 30-37) |
Aid for research and development projects (Article 31) |
Fundamental research (Article 31(2)(a)) |
35 % |
0 % |
Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) |
25 % |
+ 10 % |
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Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Article 34) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Aid to young innovative enterprises (Article 35) |
15 % |
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Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36) |
35 % |
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Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Article 37) |
35 % |
0 % |
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Training aid (Articles 38-39) |
Specific training (Article 38(1)) |
25 % |
+ 10 % |
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General training Article 38(2)) |
35 % |
0 % |