EN Official Journal of the European Union C 150/6

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

2009/C 150/09

PART I

Aid No GBER 1/09 ENV EFTA State Norway EFTA State reference number 08/4857 Region Name of the Region (NUTS) (1) Not regionally specified Regional aid status (2) Granting authority Name Directorate of Customs and Excise Address Postboks 8122 Dep 0032 Oslo NORWAY Webpage www.toll.no Title of the aid measure Reduced basic tax on heating oil National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Parliamentary decision 27 November 2008 concerning basic tax on heating oil Regulation 11 December 2001 No 1451 concerning excise duties §4-5-2 Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/sv/fd-20081127-1295.html http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/fd/xd-20011211-1451.html http://www.toH.no/upIoad/aarsnmdskriv/2009MineraIske%20produkter%202.pdf Type of measure Scheme Tax reduction Ad hoc aid Name of the Beneficiary Amendment of an existing aid measure EFTA Surveillance Authority aid number 63030 Prolongation Modification Duration (3) Scheme 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2018 Date of granting (4) Ad hoc aid continuously Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. (5) 24. Chemical and pharmaceutical industry, i.e. Manufacturers of dyes and pigments Type of beneficiary SME All manufacturers of dyes and pigments Large enterprises All manufacturers of dyes and pigments Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (6) NOK 15 million annually Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking (7) NOK… (in millions) For guarantees (8) NOK… (in millions) Aid instrument (Article 5) Fiscal measure Tax reduction

PART II

General Objectives (list) Objectives (list) Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK SME — bonuses in % Aid for environmental protection (Article 17-25) Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Article 25) NOK 15 million annually

(1) NUTS — Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(2) Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(3) Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(4) Aid is to be considered to be granted at the moment the legal right to receive the aid is conferred on the beneficiary under the applicable national legal regime.

(5) NACE Rev. 2 — Statistical classification of Economic Activities in the European Community.

(6) In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

(7) In case of an ad hoc aid award: Indicate the overall aid amount/tax loss.

(8) For guarantees, indicate the (maximum) amount of loans guaranteed.