Table of aid intensities under the new schemes and measures The table below summarises the maximum aid intensities of all of the aid schemes established by the Law of 5 June 2009 relating to the promotion of research, development and innovation. Each line represents a specific aid scheme or measure. MAXIMUM INTENSITY / MAXIMUM AMOUNT Type of scheme
R&D project or programme
Technical feasibility studies
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Protection of technical industrial property
Type of R&D project or programme
Large enterprise or large private research organisation
Medium-sized enterprise or medium-sized private research organisation (including 10% bonus) 1
Small enterprise or small private research organisation (including 20% bonus) 1
Public research organisation
Experimental development
25%
35%
45%
n/a
Experimental development + collaboration (including 15% bonus)
40%
50%
60%
n/a
Industrial research
50%
60%
70%
n/a
Industrial research + collaboration (including 15% bonus)
65%
75%
80%
n/a
Fundamental research
100%
100%
100%
n/a
Prior to experimental development
40%
50%
50%
n/a
Prior to industrial research
65%
75%
75%
n/a
Following experimental development
n/a 2
25%
25%
n/a
Following experimental development + collaboration (including 15% bonus)
n/a 2
40%
40%
n/a
Following industrial research
n/a 2
50%
50%
n/a
Following industrial research + collaboration (including 15% bonus)
n/a 2
65%
65%
n/a
Following fundamental research
n/a 2
100%
100%
n/a
MAXIMUM INTENSITY / MAXIMUM AMOUNT Large enterprise or large private research organisation
Medium-sized enterprise or mediumsized private research organisation (including 10% bonus) 1
Aid for young innovative enterprises
n/a
n/a
€ 1,000,000
n/a
Innovation advisory services and innovation support services
n/a 2
€ 200,000 maximum aid per 3-year period
€ 200,000 maximum aid per 3-year period
n/a
Temporary secondment of highly qualified personnel
n/a 2
50%
50%
n/a
Process and organisational innovation in services
15%
25%
35%
n/a
Investment in innovation clusters
15%
25%
35%
50%
Animation of innovation clusters
50% on average, over a maximum period of 5 years
50% on average, over a maximum period of 5 years
50% on average, over a maximum period of 5 years
75% over a maximum period of 10 years
"De minimis" measures
€ 200,000 maximum per period of 3 fiscal years
€ 200,000 maximum per period of 3 fiscal years
€ 200,000 maximum per period of 3 fiscal years
n/a
1 Cf. Definition of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (p.5) 2 “De minimis” measures may apply (cf. p.22)
Small enterprise or Public research organisation small private research organisation (including 20% bonus) 1
Table of aid intensities under the new schemes and measures
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Type of scheme