ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 81/7

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2017/C 81/07)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 24 June 2015 Case No : 77262 Decision No : 249/15/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Evaluation plan for the block exempted Skattefunn aid scheme Legal basis : Norwegian Tax Act of 26 March 1999 No 14 section 16-40 Type of measure : Scheme Objective : R&D&I Form of aid : Tax advantage Budget : Estimated to NOK 2 350 million for 2015 Intensity : Various Duration : Until 31 December 2020 Economic sectors : All Name and address of the granting authority : Ministry of Finance P.O Box 8008 Dep N-0030 Oslo NORWAY Other information : See also GBER information sheet 44/2014/R&D&I

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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 303/5

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2017/C 303/06)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 20 June 2017 Case No : 80745 Decision No : 103/17/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Aid scheme for short sea shipping — increased budget Legal basis : The Norwegian Parliament decides on the scope of the aid scheme in its annual decisions on the state budget. Type of measure : Scheme Objective : Environmental protection Form of aid : Direct grants Budget : NOK 82 million for 2017 and NOK 100 million for 2018 to 2021 Intensity : Up to 30 % of operational cost Duration : First quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022 (5 years) Economic sectors : Transport Name and address of the granting authority : The Ministry of Transport and Communications/The Norwegian Coastal Administration P.O. Box 1502 N-6025 Ålesund NORWAY Other information :

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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 170/5

No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

(2018/C 170/03)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

Date of adoption of the decision : 7 February 2018 Case No : 81382 Decision No : 017/18/COL EFTA State : Norway Region : Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Compensation for pension costs to non-profit organisations providing certain health and child welfare services Legal basis : Type of measure : Scheme Objective : Health care and social services Form of aid : Grants Budget : NOK 1,1 billion Intensity : Duration : 100 years Economic sectors : Health care and social services Name and address of the granting authority : Ministry of Health and Care Services PO Box 8011 Dep N-0030 Oslo NORWAY Other information :

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/
Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority under Article 21(7) of the Act referred to at point 1 of Annex VII to the EEA Agreement

(Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications)

(2019/C 97/03)

Article 21(7) of the Act referred to at point 1 of Annex VII to the EEA Agreement (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications), foresees that the EFTA States shall notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority (‘the Authority’) of the legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions they adopt with regard to the issuing of evidence of formal qualifications in the fields covered by Chapter III of the Act.

The Authority has the task to publish an appropriate communication indicating the titles adopted by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway for evidence of formal qualifications and, where appropriate, the body which issues the evidence of formal qualifications, the certificate which accompanies it and the corresponding professional title referred to in Annex V of the Act, points 5.1.1, 5.1.4, 5.2.2, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.2, 5.5.2, 5.6.2 and 5.7.1 respectively.

Since Norway has notified changes regarding titles of training courses in specialised medicine, the Authority publishes the present communication in accordance with Article 21(7) of the Act.

Titles of training courses in specialised medicine

Norway has notified the following changes of titles of training courses in specialised medicine (Annex V, point 5.1.3, to Directive 2005/36/EC):

Country Title Dental, oral and maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical and dental training) Norge
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2019/C 419/06)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 19 September 2019 Case No 83960 Decision No 065/19/COL EFTA State Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Unknown. Selected by way of a tender. Legal basis Tender contract Type of measure Ad hoc aid Objective Broadband infrastructure Form of aid Direct grant Budget Confidential Intensity Up to 100 % Economic sectors Broadband, international electronic connectivity services Name and address of the granting authority The Norwegian Communications Authority Nygård 1, Lillesand, Norway

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/
Official Journal of the European Union

No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

(2019/C 209/05)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

Date of adoption of the decision : 2 April 2019 Case No : 82159 Decision No : 020/19/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Leangbukten Båtforenings Andelslag Form of aid : No aid Name and address of the granting authority : Asker municipality P.O Box 353 1372 Asker Norway

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/
EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 7/20/COL

of 11 February 2020

to amend the Rules of Procedure [2020/482]

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Having regard to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, and in particular Article 13 thereof;

Whereas it appears desirable to clarify certain aspects of the Rules of Procedure to ensure a clearer delineation between the deliberations of College, which are confidential pursuant to their Article 10, and the items recorded in the minutes of College meetings;

HAS DECIDED TO:

1. Amend Article 9 of the Rules of Procedure by adding: (a) the words ‘for the first meeting of every month thereafter’ at the end of the last sentence of the first paragraph; (b) the sentence ‘The draft agenda shall be and shall remain confidential.’ after the first sentence of the second paragraph; and (c) the words ‘to remove an item from the draft agenda, or’ after the second comma in the fourth paragraph of that Article.

2. Amend Article 11 of the Rules of Procedure by adding the following text as a new paragraph after the first paragraph of that Article: ‘The minutes shall be based on the agenda as approved at the beginning of the meeting and record the substantive decisions in respect of the items on the agenda, i.e. normally whether a proposal has been adopted, rejected or deferred, as well as any items taken note of.’
The legal basis of the scheme is the Parliamentary Decision authorising the public guarantee scheme, in accordance with conditions proposed by the Ministry.

Objective
Legal basis

The letter of additional assignment to the budget 2020 from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Guidelines for grants to improve liquidity and enable the restructuring and reopening of the tourism industry (MNOK 250) dated 3 July 2020
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2020/C 316/06)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 18 June 2020 Case No 85 090 Decision No 060/20/COL EFTA State Norway Region Whole territory of Norway Title COVID-19 – Portfolio guarantee on trade credit insurance Legal basis Parliamentary resolution (‘stortingsvedtak’) appropriating the overall framework for the guarantee scheme (yet to be adopted) Type of measure Scheme Objective Ensure a functioning trade credit insurance market in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic Form of aid Guarantees Budget NOK 19,820 billion in guarantees Duration Until 31 December 2020 Economic sectors Trade credit insurance Name and address of the granting authority GIEK Postboks 1763 Vika N-0122 Oslo NORWAY

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/
The regulation on a temporary compensation scheme for operators of commercial bus and passenger boat routes with a loss in turnover caused by the COVID-19 outbreak

Objective
Legal basis

Allocation letter from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, implementing the objective of the Norwegian Parliament’s decision of 9 October 2020, appropriating state aid in the amount of NOK 21 million to the ONS Foundation.
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 103/07)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 15 December 2020 Case No 85961 Decision No 162/20/COL EFTA State Norway Region Whole territory of Norway Legal basis Parliamentary resolution (‘Stortingsvedtak’) on an amendment to the National Budget 2020: ‘Prop. 1 S Tillegg 1 (2020-2021) Endring av Prop. 1 S (2020-2021) Statsbudsjettet 2021’ (yet to be adopted), based on ‘Innst. 8 S (2020-2021)’ (yet to be adopted) Type of measure Scheme Objective Ensure a functioning trade credit insurance market in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic Form of aid Guarantees Budget NOK 18 200 million in guarantees Duration Until 30 June 2021 Economic sectors Trade credit insurance Name and address of the granting authority GIEK Postboks 1763 Vika N-0122 Oslo NORWAY

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/
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 58/09)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 28 October 2020 Case No 85631 Decision No 123/20/COL EFTA State Norway Title Grant scheme for local broadcasting Legal basis Regulation of 19 February 2016 No 166 on grants to local broadcasting Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Media pluralism, freedom of speech, and to strengthen the democratic function of local broadcasting Form of aid Grant Budget NOK 22 million annually Intensity 80 % Duration 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2026 Economic sectors Media Name and address of the granting authority The Norwegian Media Authority Nygata 4 N-1607 Fredrikstad NORWAY

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/
For events that take place as planned, a grant of up to 70 %

For cancelled events the grant may be up to 50 %
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 141/05)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 15 December 2020 Case No 85926 Decision No 163/20/COL EFTA State Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 Prolongation of digital gift voucher scheme Legal basis Legislative act Amending Act No 54/2020 on Digital Vouchers (ice. lög um ferðagjöf) Type of measure Scheme Objective To increase domestic demand for tourist services, thereby benefitting the tourist service sector Form of aid Grants (Indirect aid) Budget ISK 1,5 billion Duration 31 May 2021 Economic sectors Tourism Name and address of the granting authority The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Arnarhvoli við Lindargötu 101 Reykjavík 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/decisions/
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 352/07)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 21 May 2021 Case No 86850 Decision No 057/21/COL EFTA State Norway Title COVID-19 renewal and amendments to the aid scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover Legal basis Act on the temporary subsidy scheme for enterprises with a significant reduction in turnover after August 2020 Type of measure Scheme Objective Compensate losses and thereby limit the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic Form of aid Grants Budget Estimated NOK 4 billion Intensity 70-90 % Duration Until 31 October 2021 Economic sectors All sectors except for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and production, companies engaged in production, transmission, distribution and trade of electric power, financial institutions and companies whose main purpose is investment activities Name and address of the granting authority The Brønnøysund Register Centre Brønnøysundregistrene Postboks 900 N-8910 Brønnøysund NORWAY

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/
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 507/07)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 14 September 2021 Case No 87242 Decision No 206/21/COL EFTA State Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Production grant scheme for private media outlets Legal basis Act No. 58/2021 amending the Media Act No 38/2011 and Regulation No. 770/2021 Type of measure Scheme Objective Media pluralism Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: ISK 392 million (approx. EUR 2,6 million) The total budget: ISK 784 million (approx. EUR 4,8 million) Intensity Up to 25 % Duration Until 31 December 2022 Economic sectors Publishing of newspapers (J58.1.3); Publishing of journals and periodicals (J58.1.4); Radio broadcasting (J60.1.0); Television programming and broadcasting activities (J60.2.0); News agency activities (J63.9.1). Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Sölvhólsgata 4 101 Reykjavík ICELAND

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Internet: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
COVID-19 amendment to the scheme for producers of cultural films

Objective
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2022/C 183/05)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 21 December 2021 Case No 87966 Decision No 301/21/COL EFTA State Norway Title COVID-19 prolongation and amendments to the aid scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover Legal basis Act on the temporary subsidy scheme for enterprises with a significant reduction in turnover after August 2020 Type of measure Scheme Objective Compensate losses and thereby limit the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic Form of aid Grants Budget NOK 4.2 billion Intensity 70-90 % Duration Until 30 June 2022 Economic sectors All sectors except for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and production, companies engaged in production, transmission, distribution and trade of electric power, financial institutions and companies whose main purpose is investment activities Name and address of the granting authority The Brønnøysund Register Centre Brønnøysundregistrene Postboks 900 N-8910 Brønnøysund NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Internet: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Official Journal of the European Union

No state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

(2022/C 103/10)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

Date of adoption of the decision 17 November 2021 Case No 83768 Decision No 257/21/COL EFTA State Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Alleged aid to Landsbankinn and Íslandsbanki Legal basis Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement Type of measure No aid Economic sectors Financial services Name and address of the granting authority The Icelandic State Financial Investments (ISFI)

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Internet: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 March 2022

(Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of ESA’s Decision No 195/04/COL 14 July 2004 (1))

(2022/C 262/08)

Base rates are calculated in accordance with the Chapter on the method for setting reference and discount rates of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines as amended by ESA’s Decision No 788/08/COL of 17 December 2008. To obtain the applicable reference rates, appropriate margins shall be added to the base rate in accordance with the State Aid Guidelines.

Base rates have been determined as follows:

Iceland Liechtenstein Norway 1.3.2022 – 2,56 -0,57 0,90

(1) OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement to the OJ No. 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2023/C 40/02)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 30 September 2022 Case No 89236 Decision No 185/22/COL EFTA State Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prolongation of the rail freight support scheme Legal basis Guidelines of the Norwegian Railway Directorate Type of measure Scheme Objective Coordination of transport Form of aid Direct grants Budget NOK 93,5 million (annual) Intensity 50 % Duration 2 years Economic sectors Freight rail transport Name and address of the granting authority The Norwegian Railway Directorate DFØ Trondheim Postboks 4746 7468 Trondheim NORWAY

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/
Annotated presentation of regulated markets in accordance with Article 16 of Council Directive 93/22/EEC on investment services in the securities field (ISD)

(2002/C 7/03)

1. Council Directive 93/22/EEC on investment services in the securities field (ISD) authorises each Member State to confer the status of "regulated market" on those markets constituted on its territory and which comply with its regulations.

2. Article 1(13) of Directive 93/22/EEC defines a regulated market as a market for the financial instruments listed in section B of the annex to the ISD, which:

- is recognised as such by its home Member States (where home Member State is determined in accordance with Article 1(6)(c) of the ISD),

- functions regularly,

- is characterised by the fact that regulations issued or approved by the competent authorities define the conditions for the operation of the market, the conditions for access to the market and where Council Directive 79/279/EEC on admission to official listing is applicable, the conditions governing admission to listing imposed in that Directive and, where that Directive is not applicable, the conditions that must be satisfied by a financial instrument before it can effectively be dealt with on the market,

- complies with all the reporting and transparency requirements laid down pursuant to Articles 20 and 21 of ISD.

3. Article 16 of Directive 93/22/EEC requires that each Member State maintain an updated list of regulated markets authorised by it. This information should be communicated to other Member States and the Commission. Under the same article, the Commission is required to publish a list of regulated markets notified to it on a yearly basis. An annotated presentation of regulated markets in the EU Member States was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 24 April 2001(1).

4. Paragraph 6(b) of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement requires that where according to an act, facts, procedures, reports and the like are to be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities the corresponding information regarding the EFTA States shall be published in a separate section thereof.

5. The present list was drawn up by the Standing Committee of the EFTA States on the basis of information supplied by the EFTA States concerned. The list indicates the title of the individual markets, which are recognised by national competent authorities as complying with the definition of regulated market. In addition, it indicates the entity responsible for managing these markets and the competent authority responsible for issuing or approving the rules of the market.

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(1) OJ C 120, 24.4.2001, p. 4.