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| 24.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 164/8 |
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24.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 164/8

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 j 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))

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 164/04

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 17/09/ENV |
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| Member State | Norway |
| Region | Name of the Region (NUTS) | Regional aid status National scheme |
| Granting authority | Name | The Norwegian Public Roads administration |
| Address | Statens vegvesen |
| Postboks 8142 Dep. |
| 0033 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 17/09/ENV

Member State

Norway

Region

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Regional aid status National scheme

Granting authority

Name

The Norwegian Public Roads administration

Address

Statens vegvesen

Postboks 8142 Dep.

0033 Oslo

NORWAY

Web page

http://www.vegvesen.no

Title of the aid measure

Transnova

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

Parliament appropriation for the budget year 2009

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.Transnova.no

Type of measure

Scheme

Yes

Amendment of an existing aid measure

No

Duration

Scheme

Parliament’s appropriations are for one year at a time, but a three-year programme is envisaged

Date of granting

Applications are now being processed and grants will be committed by the end of the year (2009)

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

All sectors, both undertakings, public authorities and NGOs

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

Type of beneficiary

SME

x

Large enterprises

x

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

National currency ... (in millions)

NOK 50 million per year

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

x

PART II

| General Objectives | Objectives | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency | 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 Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 article 6 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 applications 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 % | 10 % or 20 % |
| 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 % |

General Objectives

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency

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 Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 article 6 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 applications 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 %

10 % or 20 %

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 %

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