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 % |