ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 146/3

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))

2012/C 146/03

PART I

Aid No GBER 3/12/EMP EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration Address Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass 0130 Oslo NORWAY Webpage http://www.nav.no Title of the aid measure Indefinite wage subsidies (Tidsubestemt lønnstilskudd) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Regulation (EC) No 495/2007 on indefinite wage subsidies Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/ad/xd-20070503-0495.html Type of measure Scheme X Duration Scheme From 3.5.2007 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid X Type of beneficiary SME X Large enterprises X Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme NOK 350 million 2011 Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 84/30

Notice from the EFTA Surveillance Authority in accordance with Article 2(1) and (2) of Commission Decision 2005/15/EC

2012/C 84/05

On 24 January 2012, the EFTA Surveillance Authority received a request pursuant to Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC. The first working day following receipt of the request is 25 January 2012.

This request, filed jointly by Akershus Energi Vannkraft AS, E-CO Energi AS, EB Kraftproduksjon AS and Østfold Energi AS, concerns activities related to production and wholesale of hydro-electric energy in Norway. The abovementioned Article 30 provides that Directive 2004/17/EC is not applicable when the activity in question is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority is allowed a period of three months to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 25 April 2012.

However, in the view of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, essential information was missing in the aforementioned request. Therefore, by letters of 17 February 2012, both the applicants and the Norwegian Government, in accordance with Article 30(5), paragraph 2 of Directive 2004/17/EC, were invited to provide the additional information by 23 March 2012. Given the request for additional information and taken into account that the Norwegian Competition Authority has established the applicability of Article 30(1) in an opinion of 16 March 2011, which was provided to the Authority together with the application, the period allowed to the EFTA Surveillance Authority may be extended by one month, in accordance with the third sentence of Article 30(6).

The final period therefore expires on 25 May 2012.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 307/20

Information notice from the EFTA Surveillance Authority based on Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services in Finnmark and North-Troms

2012/C 307/06
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 340/4

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 265/12/COL

of 5 July 2012

to approve the contingency plan for listed exotic diseases in aquatic animals submitted by Norway

2012/C 340/03

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

Having regard to the Act referred to at point 8a of Part 3.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement,

Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (1), as corrected and amended,

Having regard to College Decision No 259/12/COL empowering the competent College Member to adopt this Decision,

Whereas:

In accordance with Article 47(1) of Directive 2006/88/EC, Norway has drawn up a contingency plan for listed exotic diseases in aquatic animals.

On 30 June 2011, as required by Article 47(4) of Directive 2006/88/EC, Norway submitted the contingency plan for the Authority’s approval.

The Authority has, in close cooperation with the European Commission, examined the contingency plan for listed exotic diseases in aquatic animals.

Furthermore, in April 2012, the Authority carried out a mission to Norway on contingency plans.

The Authority’s examination and the investigations carried out during the mission to Norway show that the contingency plan submitted by Norway fulfils the requirements of Article 47 and Annex VII to Directive 2006/88/EC.

The Authority, by its Decision No 259/12/COL, referred the matter to the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority. The Committee approved unanimously the proposal put forward by the Authority. Consequently, the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the unanimous opinion of the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the final text of the measures remains unchanged.

It is therefore appropriate to approve the contingency plan for listed exotic diseases in aquatic animals submitted by Norway,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The contingency plan for listed exotic diseases in aquatic animals submitted by Norway is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 5 July 2012.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Norway.

Article 4

This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2012. For the EFTA Surveillance Authority Sverrir Haukur GUNNLAUGSSON College Member Florence SIMONETTI Acting Director

(1) OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14 and EEA Supplement No 32, 17.6.2010, p. 1 in Icelandic and No 35, 23.6.2011, p. 44 in Norwegian.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/12

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 12/12/COL

of 25 January 2012

amending, for the eighty-fourth time, the procedural and substantive rules in the field of state aid by introducing new chapters on the application of state aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest and on the framework for state aid in the form of public service compensation

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY (the Authority),

Whereas:

Under Article 5(2)(b) of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice (the Surveillance and Court Agreement), the Authority shall issue notices or guidelines on matters dealt with in the Agreement on the European Economic Area (the EEA Agreement), if the EEA Agreement or the Surveillance and Court Agreement expressly so provide or if the Authority considers it necessary,

On 20 December 2011, the European Commission adopted a Communication from the Commission on the application of the European Union State aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest (OJ C 8, 11.1.2012, p. 4) and a Communication from the Commission, European Union framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation (2011, OJ C 8, 11.1.2012, p. 15),

Both Communications are also of relevance for the European Economic Area,

Uniform application of the EEA state aid rules is to be ensured throughout the European Economic Area in line with the objective of homogeneity established in Article 1 of the EEA Agreement,

According to point II under the heading ‘GENERAL’ on page 11 of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement, the Authority, after consultation with the Commission, is to adopt acts corresponding to those adopted by the European Commission,

The Authority consulted the European Commission and the EFTA States by letters dated 10 January 2012 on the subject,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The State Aid Guidelines shall be amended by introducing a new chapter on the application of state aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest.

The new chapter is set out in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

The State Aid Guidelines shall be amended by introducing a new chapter on the framework for state aid in the form of public service compensation.

The new chapter is set out in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

Only the English language version of this Decision is authentic.

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2012. For the EFTA Surveillance Authority Oda Helen SLETNES President Sabine MONAUNI-TÖMÖRDY College Member
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 376/6

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2012/C 376/06

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 4 July 2012 Case number : 71061 Decision number : 262/12/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Amendments to the support scheme relating to temporary reimbursement in respect of film making Legal basis : Act No 158/2011 amending Act No 43/1999 on temporary reimbursements in respect of film making Objective : Culture Form of aid : Grant Duration : Until 31 December 2016 Economic sectors : Audiovisual production Name and address of the granting authority : Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism Arnarhvoli 150 Reykjavik 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/
National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Telemark Utviklingsfond/Telemark Development Fund is established in accordance with an agreement dated 9 December 2009 between the County of Telemark on the one side and eight municipalities on the other side (Fyresdal, Hjartdal, Kvitseid, Nissedal, Seljord, Tinn, Tokke and Vinje). The Fund will grant aid in accordance with the Fund’s bylaws/statutes, in which it is stated that aid shall be granted in accordance with the EEA State Aid Rules and used for development within the County of Telemark. Additionally, the Fund will enter into agreements with the aid recipients.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 277/3

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))

2013/C 277/03

PART I

Aid No GBER 10/13/R&D EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name The Research Council of Norway Address PO Box 2700 St. Hanshaugen 0131 Oslo NORWAY Webpage http://www.forskningsradet.no Title of the aid measure Large-scale, industry-relevant Researcher Projects in biotechnology National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Government white paper on biotechnology (‘Nasjonal strategi for bioteknologi 2010-2011’), the programme plan for BIOTEK2021, Call for proposals for Large-scale, industry-relevant researcher projects in biotechnology Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/BIOTEK2021/1253977220666/p1184150364108?progId=1253973230625&visAktive=false Type of measure Scheme X Duration Scheme 1.1.2013 to 31.12.2016 Economic sector(s) concerned Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. Biotechnology, NACE 72.110 Type of beneficiary SME X Large enterprises X Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme NOK 50 million However, only a fraction (approximately NOK 5 million) constitutes State aid as most of the funding will be spent by research organisations for the pursuit of non-economic activities. Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X

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3.

The representative of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agrees with the Commission’s definitions of the relevant product markets in the draft decision. In particular, concerning the product market definition, the representative of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agrees with the Commission that the impact of the proposed transaction must be assessed on the following markets: (a) the market for mission critical enterprise HDDs; (b) the market for 3,5″ business critical HDDs; (c) the market for 3,5″ desktop HDDs; (d) the market for 3,5″ CE HDDs; (e) the market for 2,5″ mobile HDDs; (f) the market for 2,5″ CE HDDs; and (g) the XHDD market.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 347/10

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2013/C 347/10

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 11 September 2013 Case number : 74138 Decision number : 320/13/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : NCE Systems Engineering innovation cluster Legal basis : Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement Type of measure : Individual aid for cluster animation Objective : Promotion of innovation Form of aid : Grant Budget : Overall budget: NOK 50 million Duration : Until July 2016 Economic sectors : Subsea, maritime, automotive, aircraft, defence and aerospace Name and address of the granting authority : Innovation Norway PO Box 448, Sentrum Akersgata 13 0104 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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 66/6

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

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 27/5

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))

(2014/C 27/06)

PART I

Aid No GBER 13/13/R&D EFTA State Norway Region Name of the Region (NUTS) Regional aid status Vefsn municipality Granting authority Name Ministry of Trade and Industry Address PO Box 8014 Dep. 0030 Oslo NORWAY Webpage http://www.nhd.no Title of the aid measure Næringsfond for Vefsn Kommune National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Proposition No 67 (2008-2009) to the parliament ‘Additional allowance and reprioritization in the national budget 2009’, ch. 932 ‘Extraordinary industry development measures’ (1), item 70 ‘Trade fond for preservation of Vefsna waterway’. Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/nhd/dok/lover-og-regler/retningslinjer/2013/revidert-regelverk-for-naringsfond-for-k.html?id=738885 Type of measure Scheme X Amendment of an existing aid measure Modification X Duration Scheme 9.7.2009 — not limited in time Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid X Type of beneficiary SME X Large enterprises X Budget Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking NOK 7,5 million Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X Interest rate subsidy X Loan X Guarantee/Reference to the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s decision X

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General Objectives (list) Objectives (list) Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK SME — bonuses in % Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme 15 % 10 %/20 % SME investment and employment aid (Article 15) 20 % 10 % (small companies) Aid for small enterprises newly created by female entrepreneurs (Article 16) 15 % Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs and SME participation in fairs (Articles 26-27) Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26) 50 % Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27) 50 % Aid for research, development and innovation (Articles 30-37) Aid for research and development projects (Article 31) Fundamental research (Article 31(2)(a)) 100 % Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) 80 % 10 %/20 % Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 60 % 10 %/20 % Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32) 75 % 10 % Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33) 75 % 10 % Aid to young innovative enterprises (Article 35) EUR 1 000 000 Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36) EUR 200 000 Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel (Article 37) 50 % Training aid (Articles 38-39) Specific training (Article 38(1)) 80 % 10 %/20 % General training (Article 38(2)) 45 %

(1) St. Prp. Nr. 67 (2008-2009) ‘Tilleggsbevilgninger og omprioriteringer i statsbudsjettet for 2009’, Kap. 932 ‘Ekstraordinære næringsutviklingstiltak’, Post 70 ‘Næringsfond ved vern av Vefsnavassdraget’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 66/9

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 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

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 267/3

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)

(2014/C 267/03)

PART I

Aid reference GBER 4/2014/R&D EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name Buskerud fylkeskommune (Buskerud County Authority) Address Postboks 3563 N-3007 Drammen NORWAY Webpage www.bfk.no Title of the aid measure Aid to Regional- knowledge- and business cluster within osteoporosis National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Letter of commitment from Buskerud County Authority to Papirbredden Innovasjon AS, dated 20.3.2014 Web link to the full text of the aid measure Minutes of Meeting U.27.11.2013, PS 13/81 (Case 2013/871) - Allocation of regional development funds to Drammen Region 2013 – Further interaction with Drammen Region (1) http://www.bfk.no/Politikk-1/Motekalender/Fylkesutvalget/#moter/2013/569 Type of measure Ad hoc aid Papirbredden Innovasjon AS Date of granting Ad hoc aid 20.3.2014 Economic sector(s) concerned Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. NACE 70.220 Type of beneficiary SME X Budget Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking NOK 0,150 in millions 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) Fundamental research (Article 31(2)(a)) … % Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b)) … % Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 35 %

(1) In Norwegian: ‘Møteprotokoll U 27.11.2013, PS 13/81 (Arkivsak 2013/871) - Tildeling av regionale utviklingsmidler til Drammensregionen 2013 – Videre samhandling med Drammensregionen’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 217/11

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2014/C 217/07)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 19 March 2014 Case number : 74979 Decision number : 125/14/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : NCE Aquaculture Innovation Cluster Legal basis : Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement Type of measure : Individual aid for cluster animation Objective : Promotion of innovation Form of aid : Grant Budget : Overall budget: NOK 60 million Duration : Until July 2017 Economic sectors : Fish farming, fish processing, feed production, aquaculture technology and equipment Name and address of the granting authority : Innovation Norway PO Box 448 Sentrum, Akersgata 13 NO-0104 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/
Aid for research, development and innovation (Articles 30-37)

Aid for research and development projects (Article 31)

Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))

50 %/65 % (Article 31(4)(b))
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 309/4

Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority — Termination and appointment of Hearing Officers

(2016/C 309/05)

As of 1 January 2016, the EFTA Surveillance Authority appointed Ms Charlotte FORNØ and Mr Caspar EBRECHT, officials of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as Hearing Officers for the purposes of EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 442/12/COL of 29 November 2012 on the function and terms of reference of the Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (1).

Upon the taking up of these duties by Ms FORNØ and Mr EBRECHT on 1 January 2016, Ms Clémence PERRIN and Ms Auður STEINARSDÓTTIR terminated their functions as Hearing Officers as set out in EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 442/12/COL.

(1) OJ L 190, 11.7.2013, p. 93.