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| 20.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 414/6 |

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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 (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 414/04

PART I

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| Aid reference | GBER 11/2014/REG | |
| EFTA State | Norway | |
| Region | Name of the Region(s) Regional aid map, cf 91/14/COL. | Regional aid status C |
| Granting authority | Name | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Sør-Trøndelag fylkeskommune | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Nordland fylkeskommune | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Troms fylkeskommune | | | | | --- | --- | | — | All other County administrations which have municipalities within the regional aid map | |
| Postal address | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | | | | --- | | Postboks 2350 Sluppen | | NO-7004 Trondheim | | NORWAY | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | | | | --- | | Fylkeshuset | | NO-8048 Bodø | | NORWAY | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | | | | --- | | Postboks 6600 | | NO-9296 Tromsø | | NORWAY | | |
| Web address | www.stfk.no www.nfk.no www.tromsfylke.no |
| Title of the aid measure | Regional transport aid scheme | |
| National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Regulation on eligible areas for investment aid and transportation aid[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014414EN.01000601-E0001) (the regional aid map) (FOR-2014-06-17-807). | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Regulation on regional aid funds[(2)](#ntr2-C_2014414EN.01000601-E0002) (FOR-2013-12-11-1574). | | | | | --- | --- | | — | Annual grant offer letters | | |
| Web link to the full text of the aid measure | http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2014-06-17-807 http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2013-12-11-1574 http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kmd/tema/regional-\_og\_distriktspolitikk/bakgrunn-og-malsettinger-i-distrikts--og/tilskotsbrev/tilskotsbrev-2014/tilskuddsbrev-kapittel-551-post-60.html?id=748475 | |
| Type of measure | Scheme | |
| Amendment of an existing aid scheme or ad hoc aid | | EFTA Surveillance Authority aid reference |
| Prolongation | Cf. 143/07/COL |
| Modification | New regional aid map, cf. 91/14/COL, increased aid intensities, cf. GBER article 15, paragraph 3. Eligible sectors according to RAGs and GBER. |
| Duration | Scheme | 1.7.2014 to 31.12.2020 |
| Economic sector(s) concerned | All economic sectors eligible to receive aid | Eligible sectors will comply with Section 1.1 in the Authority’s guidelines on regional State aid for 2014-2020 (consolidated version) and with Article 13 of the GBER. |
| Type of beneficiary | SMEs | |
| Large undertakings | |
| Budget | Total annual amount of the budget planned under the scheme | National currency NOK 30 million |
| Aid instrument | Grant/Interest rate subsidy | |

PART II

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| 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 % |
| Regional aid — operating aid (Article 15) | Transport costs of goods in eligible areas (Article 15(2)(a)) | 40 % | |

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[(1)](#ntc1-C_2014414EN.01000601-E0001)  Forskrift om virkeområde for distriktsrettet investeringsstøtte og regional transportstøtte.

[(2)](#ntc2-C_2014414EN.01000601-E0002)  Forskrift for distrikts- og regionalpolitiske virkemidler.

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