1 § to promote research and development and innovation
receives Swedish governmental agency for innovation systems, subject to availability of funds
leave the aid under this regulation.
section 2 of the support may only be provided in accordance with
1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014 of 17 June
2014 declaring certain categories of aid
compatible with the common market under articles 107 and
108 of the Treaty, or
2. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013 of 18
December 2013 on the application of articles 107 and 108 of the
the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union on the basis of
less importance.
paragraph 3 of the terms and expressions used in this regulation were
the same meaning as in Commission regulations (EC) no
651/2014 and (EC) No 1407/2013.
section 4 support under this Regulation shall take the form of grants.
5 § a prerequisite for other support than aid in accordance with 2
§ 2 or § 7 is to aid application has been submitted before the
investment aid is sought for starts.
Pleas for State aid
6 § aid to consultancy services for small and medium-sized enterprises
provided in accordance with chapter I and article 18 of the
Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
Aid may not exceed SEK 1 800 000.
7 § aid to start-up companies submitted in accordance with
Chapter I and article 22 of Commission Regulation (EU) no
651/2014.
section 8 assistance to search costs provided in accordance with chapter I
and article 24 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
9 § aid to research and development projects is provided in
accordance with chapter I and article 25 of the Commission's
Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
10 § support for investment in research infrastructure is left in
accordance with chapter I and article 26 of the Commission's
Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
11 § aid for innovation clusters in accordance with
Chapter I and article 27 of Commission Regulation (EU) no
651/2014.
12 § innovation support for SMEs is provided in
accordance with chapter I and article 28 of the Commission's
Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
13 § aid for process and organisational innovation
provided in accordance with chapter I and article 29 of the
Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014.
section 14 of the aid for research and development in the fisheries and
the aquaculture sector in accordance with chapters I and
Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
15 § Aid to education provided in accordance with chapters I and
Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014.
Procedure in State aid cases
section 16 of the applicant for aid shall do so in writing to the
Agency for innovation systems (authority). The authority may in
individual cases to decide on how this obligation shall
be fulfilled.
section 17 A decision on aid may be subject to the conditions that are required
for the purpose of the aid to be met.
section 18 of The supported, to the authority in writing
account the experience of the activity or project
that aid was granted. The authority may in individual cases
decide on how this obligation is to be performed.
The authority shall monitor the activities or projects
support has been provided to and supervise that the conditions
for the aid are met. The granted support will give
authority or the authority appoints the opportunity to
review operations and, on request, provide additional
information about the business.
section 19 of The aid under this Regulation may not be paid
to an undertaking which is subject to payment requirements because
by a decision of the European Commission which declares a
the aid illegal and incompatible with the internal market.
section 20 authority may decide that the aid granted in whole or in
Part shall be paid out of
1. a person who has applied for or been granted assistance by providing
through false statements or any other way has caused
that the aid granted improperly or with excessive amounts,
2. the aid for any other reason have been granted incorrectly or
with the high amount and the recipient should have known this,
or
3. the conditions for the aid have not been respected.
The repayment obligation
section 21 of a beneficiary under this regulation are
repayment required if any of the grounds specified in section 20 of the
exists.
section 22 if a beneficiary is obliged to refund under 21
section, the authority may decide to fully or partially require
back support. If there are special reasons, the authority may
remit the reimbursement in whole or in part.
A recovery decision shall be taken within ten years from the
the aid was paid out.
section 23 when a beneficiary is not eligible for a
amount of aid to be repaid, and this rate is imposed according to
interest Act (1975:635). The authority may reduce the interest requirement
If there are special reasons.
section 24 if a beneficiary is obliged to refund or
liable to pay interest in accordance with this regulation, a
payment of the aid to offset other payment of aid
According to the regulation.
Other provisions
section 25 of the 22 a of the Administrative Procedure Act (1986:223) contains provisions
If the appeal to the administrative court. Other decisions
than decisions under 19, 20 and 24 sections, however, may not be appealed.
section 26 Authority must keep the records referred to in
1. Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2014;
and
2. Article 6(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013.
In case of an application for aid under Commission Regulation (EU)
No 1407/2013, the notifying authority shall provide the information to the
the company, which is clear from article 6(1) of that regulation.
Transitional provisions
2015:208
1. this Regulation shall enter into force on May 1, 2015.
2. The regulation repeals Regulation (2008:762) if
State aid for research and development and innovation.
The repealed regulation still apply, however, to support
decided according to the regulation.
