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13.12.2012 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 384/9 |
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 384/08
PART I
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Aid No |
GBER 10/12/R&D |
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EFTA State |
Norway |
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Granting authority |
Name |
Innovation Norway |
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Address |
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Webpage |
http://www.innovationnorway.com |
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Title of the aid measure |
Wood-Based Innovation Scheme |
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National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) |
State Budget (2011-2012), Chapter 1149, item 71 |
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Web link to the full text of the aid measure |
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Landbruk/Trebasert-innovasjonsprogram/ |
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Type of measure |
Scheme |
X |
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Duration |
Scheme |
1.8.2012 to 31.12.2013 |
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Economic sector(s) concerned |
All economic sectors eligible to receive aid |
All sectors may receive aid, as long as the beneficiaries contribute to the overall aim of the scheme — to increase the utilisation of wood |
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Type of beneficiary |
SME |
X |
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Large enterprises |
X |
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Budget |
Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme |
NOK 26 million |
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Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking |
NOK … million |
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For guarantees |
NOK … million |
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Aid instrument (Article 5) |
Grant |
X |
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PART II
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General objectives (list) |
Objectives (list) |
Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK |
SME — bonuses in % |
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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 % |
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Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27) |
50 % |
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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)) |
… % |
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Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) |
50 % |
10/20 % |
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Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) |
25 % |
10/20 % |
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Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) |
40/65 % |
10 % |
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Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33) |
50 % |
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Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors (Article 34) |
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Aid to young innovative enterprises (Article 35) |
NOK 8 million |
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Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36) |
NOK 1,6 million |
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Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Article 37) |
50 % |
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Training aid (Articles 38-39) |
Specific training (Article 38(1)) |
25 % |
10/20 % |
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General training (Article 38(2)) |
60 % |
10/20 % |
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