# C_2014414EN.01000201.xml

| 20.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 414/2 |
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20.11.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 414/2

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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 to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty) (General Block Exemption Regulation)

2014/C 414/02

PART I

| Aid reference | GBER 9/2014/ENV |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | The Norwegian Ministry of Finance |
| Postal address | P.O. Box 8008 Dep. |
| NO-0030 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid reference

GBER 9/2014/ENV

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

The Norwegian Ministry of Finance

Postal address

P.O. Box 8008 Dep.

NO-0030 Oslo

NORWAY

Web address

http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/fin.html?id=216

Title of the aid measure

Environmental aid – reduced tax rate for certain industries

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

The Parliament’s annual decision on electricity tax

Regulation 11 December 2001 No 1451 on excise duties § 3-12-4 and § 3-12-5

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://lovdata.no/dokument/STV/forskrift/2013-12-05-1486#KAPITTEL_6

http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2001-12-11-1451?q=elektrisk+kraft*

https://www.stortinget.no/no/Saker-og-publikasjoner/Publikasjoner/Innstillinger/Stortinget/2013-2014/inns-201314-003/

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid scheme or ad hoc aid

ad hoc

EFTA Surveillance Authority aid reference

Prolongation

Decision No 149/04/COL

Duration

Scheme

1.7.2014 to 30.6.2024

Economic sector(s) concerned

Limited to certain sectors: Please specify at NACE group level

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2007):

Section B – Mining and quarrying (Division 05 – 09)

Section C – Manufacturing (Division 10 – 33)

Section D – Steam and air conditioning supply (Subclass 35.300)

Section E – Recovering of sorted materials (Subclass 38.320)

Section Q – Vocational rehabilitation activities for unemployed persons (Subclass 88.993) and Individual adapted work (Subclass 88.994), as far as the electricity is used by enterprises that carry out industry production in the same way as the enterprises under Sections B and C.

Type of beneficiary

SME

Large undertakings

Budget

Total annual amount of the budget planned under the scheme

NOK 2 200 (in millions)

Aid instrument

Tax advantage or tax exemption

PART II

| Primary objective – General objectives (list) | Objectives
  (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum annual aid amount in national currency (in full amounts) | SME — bonuses in % |
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| Aid for Environmental protection
  (Arts. 36-49) | Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes under Directive 2003/96/EC (Article 44) | NOK 2 200 million | % |

Primary objective – General objectives (list)

Objectives

(list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum annual aid amount in national currency (in full amounts)

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for Environmental protection

(Arts. 36-49)

Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes under Directive 2003/96/EC (Article 44)

NOK 2 200 million

%

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