# C_2021082EN.01000801.xml

| 11.3.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 82/8 |
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11.3.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/8

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State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 82/08)

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 3 December 2020 |
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| Case No | 85815 |
| Decision No | 143/20/COL |
| EFTA State | Norway |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | COVID-19 Amendments and prolongation of the liquidity support grant scheme for undertakings in the tourism sector |
| Legal basis | The national legal basis is a Parliamentary Decision, authorising the amendments and prolongation, and a letter of additional assignment to Innovation Norway from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, setting out the guidelines for grants and the administration of the scheme |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Providing access to liquidity for undertakings facing a sudden shortage of liquidity due to the impact on the economy of the COVID-19 outbreak. Costs related to planned activities will form the basis for the grant |
| Form of aid | Grants |
| Budget | NOK 550 million |
| Intensity | Up to 80 % of the eligible costs may be covered for small and medium sized businesses. Up to 70 % of the eligible costs may be covered for large enterprises. The costs for tangible and intangible assets necessary for project implementation can only be covered up to a maximum of 20 % |
| Duration | 3.12.2020 – 30.6.2021 |
| Economic sectors | NACE 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 74.903, 77, 79, 82.3, 90, 91 and 93 |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Innovation Norway |
| Akersgata 13 |
| N-0104 Oslo |
| NORWAY |
| Pb. 448 Sentrum |

Date of adoption of the decision

3 December 2020

Case No

85815

Decision No

143/20/COL

EFTA State

Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

COVID-19 Amendments and prolongation of the liquidity support grant scheme for undertakings in the tourism sector

Legal basis

The national legal basis is a Parliamentary Decision, authorising the amendments and prolongation, and a letter of additional assignment to Innovation Norway from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, setting out the guidelines for grants and the administration of the scheme

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Providing access to liquidity for undertakings facing a sudden shortage of liquidity due to the impact on the economy of the COVID-19 outbreak. Costs related to planned activities will form the basis for the grant

Form of aid

Grants

Budget

NOK 550 million

Intensity

Up to 80 % of the eligible costs may be covered for small and medium sized businesses. Up to 70 % of the eligible costs may be covered for large enterprises. The costs for tangible and intangible assets necessary for project implementation can only be covered up to a maximum of 20 %

Duration

3.12.2020 – 30.6.2021

Economic sectors

NACE 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 74.903, 77, 79, 82.3, 90, 91 and 93

Name and address of the granting authority

Innovation Norway

Akersgata 13

N-0104 Oslo

NORWAY

Pb. 448 Sentrum

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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