# C_2021245EN.01001701.xml

| 24.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 245/17 |
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24.6.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 245/17

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State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 245/14)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | 10 March 2021 |
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| Case No | 86460 |
| Decision No | 016/21/COL |
| EFTA State | Norway |
| Region | Whole territory of Norway |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Amendments to the COVID-19 Grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover |
| Legal basis | Act on a temporary grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover after August 2020 |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Compensate for damages to undertakings caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to secure employment and ensure a faster recovery of the economy after the crisis |
| Form of aid | Grants |
| Budget | Prior to the amendment, the estimated maximum budgetary implication of the period from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021 was NOK 5 billion. This comes in addition to an estimated maximum budgetary implication of NOK 30 billion for the period from 1 March to 31 August 2020.
  The Norwegian authorities estimate that the amendment of the adjustment factor applied for January and February 2021, will result in an increase of the estimated budgetary implication of NOK 125 million. |
| Intensity | 100 % |
| Duration | The scheme, as previously prolonged, covers losses from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021 included |
| Economic sectors | All sectors except for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and production, companies engaged in production, transmission, distribution and trade of electric power, financial institutions and companies whose main purpose is investment activities, and private kindergartens and airlines |
| Name and address of the granting authority | The Brønnøysund Register Centre |
| Brønnøysundregistrene |
| Postboks 900 |
| N-8910 Brønnøysund |
| NORWAY |

Date of adoption of the decision

10 March 2021

Case No

86460

Decision No

016/21/COL

EFTA State

Norway

Region

Whole territory of Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Amendments to the COVID-19 Grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover

Legal basis

Act on a temporary grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover after August 2020

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Compensate for damages to undertakings caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to secure employment and ensure a faster recovery of the economy after the crisis

Form of aid

Grants

Budget

Prior to the amendment, the estimated maximum budgetary implication of the period from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021 was NOK 5 billion. This comes in addition to an estimated maximum budgetary implication of NOK 30 billion for the period from 1 March to 31 August 2020.

The Norwegian authorities estimate that the amendment of the adjustment factor applied for January and February 2021, will result in an increase of the estimated budgetary implication of NOK 125 million.

Intensity

100 %

Duration

The scheme, as previously prolonged, covers losses from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021 included

Economic sectors

All sectors except for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and production, companies engaged in production, transmission, distribution and trade of electric power, financial institutions and companies whose main purpose is investment activities, and private kindergartens and airlines

Name and address of the granting authority

The Brønnøysund Register Centre

Brønnøysundregistrene

Postboks 900

N-8910 Brønnøysund

NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/

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