# C_2011308EN.01003301.xml

| 20.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 308/33 |
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20.10.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/33

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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))

2011/C 308/07

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 11/11/ENV |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | Osterfjord Næringssamarbeid |
| Address | ved Industrikonsulenten på Osterøy |
| 5282 Lonevåg |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 11/11/ENV

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

Osterfjord Næringssamarbeid

Address

ved Industrikonsulenten på Osterøy

5282 Lonevåg

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.rup.no search for ‘Osterfjord’

Title of the aid measure

Pilotprosjekt for å utløyse ei bioenerginæring i Hordaland

(Pilot project to stimulate establishing of a bioenergy sector in the Hordaland region)

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

Funding from Hordaland County Council, letter of 20 December 2006, FK06-06. Reference number: 200504724-16/3/AARN

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.rup.no/vision/vision1.aspx?hierarchyid=753&type=5

Type of measure

Scheme

Yes

Prolongation

From 31.12.2010 to 31.12.2011

Duration

Scheme

From 19.12.2008 to 31.12.2011

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

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

| | Article 23:
  Production of energy from renewable biological energy sources within following sectors: | 35.113 Production of electricity through biofuel, burning of waste and landfill gas
  (35.113 Produksjon av elektrisitet fra biobrensel, avfallsforbrenning og deponigass) |
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Article 23:

Production of energy from renewable biological energy sources within following sectors:

35.113 Production of electricity through biofuel, burning of waste and landfill gas

(35.113 Produksjon av elektrisitet fra biobrensel, avfallsforbrenning og deponigass)

| | 35.3 Steam and air conditioning supply
  (35.3 Damp- og varmtvannsforsyning) |
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35.3 Steam and air conditioning supply

(35.3 Damp- og varmtvannsforsyning)

| | Article 15:
  16.29 Manufacture of other products of wood
  (16.29 Produksjon av andre trevarer) |
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Article 15:

16.29 Manufacture of other products of wood

(16.29 Produksjon av andre trevarer)

Type of beneficiary

SME

Yes

Large enterprises

Yes

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

For the whole period of three years:

NOK 2 million

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Yes

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
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| SME investment and employment aid
  (Article 15) | | 20 % small enterprises
  10 % medium-sized enterprises | |
| Aid for environmental protection
  (Articles 17-25) | Aid for environmental protection
  (Articles 17-25) | 45 % | 20 % small enterprises
  10 % medium-sized enterprises |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

SME investment and employment aid

(Article 15)

20 % small enterprises

10 % medium-sized enterprises

Aid for environmental protection

(Articles 17-25)

Aid for environmental protection

(Articles 17-25)

45 %

20 % small enterprises

10 % medium-sized enterprises

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