# Official Journal C 66/2014

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.066.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 66 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 576 March 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.066.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 66

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 576 March 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2014/C 066/01 | Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Ukraine | 1 |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 066/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2014/C 066/03 | Special Report No 19/2013 2012 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ special reports | 3 |
| | NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 2014/C 066/04 | 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)) | 4 |
| 2014/C 066/05 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 6 |
| 2014/C 066/06 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 7 |
| 2014/C 066/07 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 8 |
| 2014/C 066/08 | 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)) | 9 |
| 2014/C 066/09 | 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)) | 11 |
| 2014/C 066/10 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 13 |

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2014/C 066/01

Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Ukraine

1

European Commission

2014/C 066/02

Euro exchange rates

2

Court of Auditors

2014/C 066/03

Special Report No 19/2013 2012 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ special reports

3

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2014/C 066/04

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))

4

2014/C 066/05

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

6

2014/C 066/06

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

7

2014/C 066/07

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

8

2014/C 066/08

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))

9

2014/C 066/09

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))

11

2014/C 066/10

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

13

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Ukraine

2014/C 66/01

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Ukraine.

The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above mentioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Ukraine. The grounds for designations of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the web sites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 208/2014, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(1)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 26.

(2)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1.

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European Commission

| 6.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 66/2 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

5 March 2014

2014/C 66/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3732 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 140,71 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4626 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,82170 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,8519 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2186 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2305 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,353 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,48 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1795 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5097 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,0310 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5295 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5190 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,6574 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6320 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7423 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 470,67 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,7362 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,4158 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6545 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 910,53 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,4932 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,498 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 49,4300 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,349 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,2156 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,1949 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 84,8020 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3732

JPY

Japanese yen

140,71

DKK

Danish krone

7,4626

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82170

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8519

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2186

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2305

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,353

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,48

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1795

RON

Romanian leu

4,5097

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0310

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5295

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5190

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6574

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6320

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7423

KRW

South Korean won

1 470,67

ZAR

South African rand

14,7362

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,4158

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6545

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 910,53

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,4932

PHP

Philippine peso

61,498

RUB

Russian rouble

49,4300

THB

Thai baht

44,349

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2156

MXN

Mexican peso

18,1949

INR

Indian rupee

84,8020

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Court of Auditors

| 6.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 66/3 |
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Special Report No 19/2013 ‘2012 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ special reports’

2014/C 66/03

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 19/2013 ‘2012 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ special reports’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu

A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

| European Court of Auditors |
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| Unit ‘Audit: Production of Reports’ |
| 12, rue Alcide de Gasperi |
| 1615 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |
| Tel. +352 4398-1 |
| E-mail: eca-info@eca.europa.eu |

European Court of Auditors

Unit ‘Audit: Production of Reports’

12, rue Alcide de Gasperi

1615 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Tel. +352 4398-1

E-mail: eca-info@eca.europa.eu

or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.

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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

| 6.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 66/4 |
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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))

2014/C 66/04

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 16/13/R&D |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway |
| Address | 7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse |
| PO Box 8114 Dep. |
| 0032 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 16/13/R&D

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Address

7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse

PO Box 8114 Dep.

0032 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.mfa.no

Title of the aid measure

Early warning system for oilspill detection in iced waters

(ad hoc grant through the Barents 2020 grant scheme)

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

Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012-2013))

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

Ad hoc grant under Barents 2020. Information about Barents 2020 may be found in Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012-2013), pp. 100-101):

http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/38072348/PDFS/PRP201220130001_UDDDDPDFS.pdf

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

ICD Industries AS

Date of granting

17.9.2013

Duration: 17.9.2013 to 1.11.2015, disbursed in annual installments, subject to parliamentary appropriations

Economic sector(s) concerned

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

Research

NACE 72.19

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Budget

Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking

2013-2015: total NOK 4 million

To be disbursed in installments as follows:

| | 2013: NOK 1,5 million (tentative) |
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2013: NOK 1,5 million (tentative)

| | 2014: NOK 2 million (tentative) |
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2014: NOK 2 million (tentative)

| | 2015: NOK 0,5 million (tentative) |
| --- | --- |

2015: NOK 0,5 million (tentative)

Aid instrument

(Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aid for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for research and development projects
  (Article 31) | Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 % |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30-37)

Aid for research and development projects

(Article 31)

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2014/C 66/05

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 13 November 2013 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 72904 |
| Decision number | : | 444/13/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Iceland |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : | Fjarskiptafélag Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahrepps |
| Legal basis | : | Article 61(3)(c) EEA Agreement |
| Type of measure | : | Rapid deployment of broadband networks |
| Form of aid | : | Direct grant |
| Budget | : | Approx. ISK 75 million |
| Intensity | : | 100 % |
| Duration | : | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur |
| Árnesi |
| 801 Selfoss |
| ICELAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

13 November 2013

Case number

:

72904

Decision number

:

444/13/COL

EFTA State

:

Iceland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Fjarskiptafélag Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahrepps

Legal basis

:

Article 61(3)(c) EEA Agreement

Type of measure

:

Rapid deployment of broadband networks

Form of aid

:

Direct grant

Budget

:

Approx. ISK 75 million

Intensity

:

100 %

Duration

:

—

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur

Árnesi

801 Selfoss

ICELAND

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/

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2014/C 66/06

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 4 December 2013 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 74662 |
| Decision number | : | 478/13/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Title | : | The prolongation of the Norwegian regional aid map 2007-2013 until 30 June 2014 |
| Legal basis | : | The Authority’s Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013 |
| Type of measure | : | Regional aid map |
| Objective | : | Regional aid |
| Duration | : | 1.1.2014-30.6.2014 |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

4 December 2013

Case number

:

74662

Decision number

:

478/13/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Title

:

The prolongation of the Norwegian regional aid map 2007-2013 until 30 June 2014

Legal basis

:

The Authority’s Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013

Type of measure

:

Regional aid map

Objective

:

Regional aid

Duration

:

1.1.2014-30.6.2014

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/

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2014/C 66/07

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 4 December 2013 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 74663 |
| Decision number | : | 479/13/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Title | : | Prolongation of four regional aid schemes until 30 June 2014 |
| Legal basis | : | The Authority’s Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013 |
| Objective | : | Regional aid |
| Form of aid | : | Tax concessions, Direct grants |
| Duration | : | 1.1.2014-30.6.2014 |
| Other information | : | The four schemes are as follows:






  1. | Regionally differentiated social security contributions, initially approved by Decision No 228/06/COL |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

4 December 2013

Case number

:

74663

Decision number

:

479/13/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Title

:

Prolongation of four regional aid schemes until 30 June 2014

Legal basis

:

The Authority’s Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013

Objective

:

Regional aid

Form of aid

:

Tax concessions, Direct grants

Duration

:

1.1.2014-30.6.2014

Other information

:

The four schemes are as follows:

1.

Regionally differentiated social security contributions, initially approved by Decision No 228/06/COL

| 2. | The application of the depreciation rules of the Petroleum Tax Act at LNG facilities initially approved by Decision No 411/06/COL |
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2.

The application of the depreciation rules of the Petroleum Tax Act at LNG facilities initially approved by Decision No 411/06/COL

| 3. | Regional transport aid scheme initially approved by Decision No 143/07/COL |
| --- | --- |

3.

Regional transport aid scheme initially approved by Decision No 143/07/COL

| 4. | Regional risk-loan scheme approved by Decision No 410/06/COL |
| --- | --- |

4.

Regional risk-loan scheme approved by Decision No 410/06/COL

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/

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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))

2014/C 66/08

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 17/13/R&D |
| --- | --- |
| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway |
| Address | 7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse |
| PO Box 8114 Dep. |
| 0032 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 17/13/R&D

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Address

7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse

PO Box 8114 Dep.

0032 Oslo

NORWAY

Web page

http://www.mfa.no

Title of the aid measure

SARiNOR — Search and Rescue in the High North (ad hoc grant through the Barents 2020 grant scheme)

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

Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012–13))

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

Ad hoc grant under Barents 2020. Information about Barents 2020 may be found at p. 100-101 in Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012–13)):

http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/38072348/PDFS/PRP201220130001_UDDDDPDFS.pdf

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

Maritimt Forum Nord SA

Date of granting

Ad hoc aid

Duration: 1.11.2013 to 1.11.2016, disbursed in annual installments, subject to parliamentary appropriations

Economic sector(s) concerned

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

Cross-disciplinary research:

NACE 72.19/NACE 72.20

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Budget

Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking

2013-2016: Total NOK 8

(in millions)

To be disbursed in installments as follows:

2013: NOK 0,5

2014: NOK 2,2 (tentative)

2015–16: NOK 5,3 (tentative)

Aid instrument

(Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aid for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30–37) | Aid for research and development projects
  (Article 31) | Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 % | 40 % |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30–37)

Aid for research and development projects

(Article 31)

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

40 %

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| 6.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 66/11 |
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6.3.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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))

2014/C 66/09

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 18/13/R&D |
| --- | --- |
| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway |
| Address | 7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse |
| PO Box 8114 Dep. |
| 0032 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 18/13/R&D

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Address

7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse

PO Box 8114 Dep.

0032 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.mfa.no

Title of the aid measure

Black carbon inventory and management plan in Russian Arctic (ad hoc grant through the Barents 2020 grant scheme)

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

Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012-2013))

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

Ad hoc grant under Barents 2020. Information about Barents 2020 may be found at pp. 100-101 in Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012-2013)):

http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/38072348/PDFS/PRP201220130001_UDDDDPDFS.pdf

Type of measure

Ad hoc aid

Carbon Limits AS

Date of granting

Ad hoc aid

13.11.2013

Duration: 1.11.2013 to 1.4.2015, disbursed in annual installments, subject to parliamentary appropriations

Economic sector(s) concerned

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

Research

NACE 72.19

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Budget

Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking

2013-2015: total NOK 1 284 500

To be disbursed in installments as follows:

| | 2013: NOK 375 000 (tentative) |
| --- | --- |

2013: NOK 375 000 (tentative)

| | 2014: NOK 800 000 (tentative) |
| --- | --- |

2014: NOK 800 000 (tentative)

| | 2015: NOK 109 500 (tentative) |
| --- | --- |

2015: NOK 109 500 (tentative)

Aid instrument

(Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aid for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for research and development projects
  (Article 31) | Industrial research
  (Article 31(2)(b)) | 50 % |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30-37)

Aid for research and development projects

(Article 31)

Industrial research

(Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

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Official Journal of the European Union

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2014/C 66/10

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

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 11 December 2013 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 74723 |
| Decision number | : | 495/13/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Iceland |
| Title | : | The prolongation of the Icelandic regional aid map 2007-2013 until 30 June 2014 |
| Legal basis | : | The Authority’s Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013 |
| Type of measure | : | Regional aid map |
| Objective | : | Regional aid |
| Duration | : | 1.1.2014-30.6.2014 |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

11 December 2013

Case number

:

74723

Decision number

:

495/13/COL

EFTA State

:

Iceland

Title

:

The prolongation of the Icelandic regional aid map 2007-2013 until 30 June 2014

Legal basis

:

The Authority’s Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013

Type of measure

:

Regional aid map

Objective

:

Regional aid

Duration

:

1.1.2014-30.6.2014

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/

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