Article 28Innovation aid for SMEs
1.Innovation aid for SMEs shall be compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3) of the Treaty and shall be exempted from the notification requirement of Article 108(3) of the Treaty, provided the conditions laid down in this Article and in Chapter I are fulfilled:
2.The eligible costs shall be the following:
(a)costs for obtaining, validating and defending patents and other intangible assets;
(b)costs for secondment of highly qualified personnel from a research and knowledge-dissemination organization or a large enterprise, working on research, development and innovation activities in a newly created function within the beneficiary and not replacing other personnel;
(c)costs for innovation advisory and support services;
3.The aid intensity shall not exceed 50 % of the eligible costs.
4.In the particular case of aid for innovation advisory and support services the aid intensity can be increased up to 100 % of the eligible costs provided that the total amount of aid for innovation advisory and support services does not exceed EUR 200 000 per undertaking within any three year period.