# C_2009150EN.01000601.xml

| 2.7.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 150/6 |
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2.7.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 150/6

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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)

2009/C 150/09

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 1/09 ENV |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| EFTA State reference number | 08/4857 |
| Region | Name of the Region (NUTS) (1)

  Not regionally specified | Regional aid status (2) |
| Granting authority | Name | Directorate of Customs and Excise |
| Address | Postboks 8122 Dep |
| 0032 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 1/09 ENV

EFTA State

Norway

EFTA State reference number

08/4857

Region

Name of the Region (NUTS) (1)

1

Not regionally specified

Regional aid status (2)

2

Granting authority

Name

Directorate of Customs and Excise

Address

Postboks 8122 Dep

0032 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

www.toll.no

Title of the aid measure

Reduced basic tax on heating oil

National legal basis

(Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Parliamentary decision 27 November 2008 concerning basic tax on heating oil

Regulation 11 December 2001 No 1451 concerning excise duties §4-5-2

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/sv/fd-20081127-1295.html

http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/fd/xd-20011211-1451.html

http://www.toH.no/upIoad/aarsnmdskriv/2009MineraIske%20produkter%202.pdf

Type of measure

Scheme

Tax reduction

Ad hoc aid

Name of the Beneficiary

Amendment of an existing aid measure

EFTA Surveillance Authority aid number 63030

Prolongation

Modification

Duration (3)

3

Scheme

1.1.2009 to 31.12.2018

Date of granting (4)

4

Ad hoc aid

continuously

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. (5)

5

| 24. | Chemical and pharmaceutical industry, i.e. Manufacturers of dyes and pigments |
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24.

Chemical and pharmaceutical industry, i.e. Manufacturers of dyes and pigments

Type of beneficiary

SME

All manufacturers of dyes and pigments

Large enterprises

All manufacturers of dyes and pigments

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (6)

6

NOK 15 million annually

Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking (7)

7

NOK... (in millions)

For guarantees (8)

8

NOK... (in millions)

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Fiscal measure

Tax reduction

PART II

| General Objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
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| Aid for environmental protection (Article 17-25) | Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Article 25) | NOK 15 million annually | |

General Objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for environmental protection (Article 17-25)

Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Article 25)

NOK 15 million annually

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(1)  NUTS — Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

1

(2)  Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

2

(3)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

3

(4)  Aid is to be considered to be granted at the moment the legal right to receive the aid is conferred on the beneficiary under the applicable national legal regime.

4

(5)  NACE Rev. 2 — Statistical classification of Economic Activities in the European Community.

5

(6)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

6

(7)  In case of an ad hoc aid award: Indicate the overall aid amount/tax loss.

7

(8)  For guarantees, indicate the (maximum) amount of loans guaranteed.

8

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