# C_2013193EN.01000701.xml

| 4.7.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 193/7 |
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4.7.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 193/7

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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 (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))

2013/C 193/04

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 16/12/ENV |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Region | Name of the region (NUTS) | Regional aid status: National scheme |
| Granting authority | Name | The Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
| Address | Statens Vegvesen |
| PO Box 8142 Dep |
| 0033 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 16/12/ENV

EFTA State

Norway

Region

Name of the region (NUTS)

Regional aid status: National scheme

Granting authority

Name

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Address

Statens Vegvesen

PO Box 8142 Dep

0033 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.transnova.no

Title of the aid measure

Transnova

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

Parliament appropriation for the budget year 2013

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.transnova.no

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Amendment of an existing aid measure

No

EFTA Surveillance Authority aid number

Prolongation

From 2009 (GBER 17/09/ENV)

Duration

Scheme

One year

Date of granting

Ad hoc aid

Applications are now being processed and grants will be committed by the end of the year

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

All sectors, both undertakings, public authorities and NGOs

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Large enterprises

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

NOK 90 million

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

X

If co-financed by Community funds

Reference(s):

The programme is not co-financed, but some projects might be so. Measures are in place to ensure that the sum of all relevant grants is within the support limits permitted.

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
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| Promoting the substitution of fossil fuels in the transportation sector with sustainable alternatives | Grants will be given to projects, all below the threshold limits in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, and the aid intensity will follow the relevant articles in the Regulation. The granting will be decided on the basis of presumed additionality, the quality of the application and national priorities. | | |
| Aid for environmental protection
  (Articles 17-25) | Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards
  (Article 18)
  Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard. | Max. 35 % | 10 % or 20 % |
| Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards
  (Article 19) | Max. 35 % | 10 % or 20 % |
| Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs
  (Article 20) | Max. 15 % | |
| Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures
  (Article 21) | Max. 60 % or 20 % | 10 % or 20 % |
| Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources
  (Article 23) | 45 % | 10 % or 20 % |
| Aid for environmental studies
  (Article 24) | Max. 50 % | |
| Aid for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for research and development projects
  (Article 31) | Fundamental research
  (Article 31(2)(a)) | Max. 100 % | |
| Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | Max. 50 % | 10 % or 20 % Extra bonus for collaborative projects — 15 % |
| Experimental development
  (Article 31(2)(c)) | 25 % | 10 % or 20 % Extra bonus for collaborative projects — 15 % |
| Aid for technical feasibility studies
  (Article 32) | Up to 75 % according to the conditions in Article 32 | |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Promoting the substitution of fossil fuels in the transportation sector with sustainable alternatives

Grants will be given to projects, all below the threshold limits in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, and the aid intensity will follow the relevant articles in the Regulation. The granting will be decided on the basis of presumed additionality, the quality of the application and national priorities.

Aid for environmental protection

(Articles 17-25)

Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards

(Article 18)

Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard.

Max. 35 %

10 % or 20 %

Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards

(Article 19)

Max. 35 %

10 % or 20 %

Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs

(Article 20)

Max. 15 %

Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures

(Article 21)

Max. 60 % or 20 %

10 % or 20 %

Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources

(Article 23)

45 %

10 % or 20 %

Aid for environmental studies

(Article 24)

Max. 50 %

Aid for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30-37)

Aid for research and development projects

(Article 31)

Fundamental research

(Article 31(2)(a))

Max. 100 %

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

Max. 50 %

10 % or 20 % Extra bonus for collaborative projects — 15 %

Experimental development

(Article 31(2)(c))

25 %

10 % or 20 % Extra bonus for collaborative projects — 15 %

Aid for technical feasibility studies

(Article 32)

Up to 75 % according to the conditions in Article 32

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