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EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision

No 272/02/COL

of 18 December 2002

amending for the third time the Rules of Procedure of the EFTA Surveillance Authority(1)

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,

Considering the Rules of Procedure of the EFTA Surveillance Authority,

Whereas certain adjustments are needed to these Rules of Procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

1. In Article 2, the first paragraph shall be replaced by the following text:"In the performance of its official functions, the College shall be assisted by four departments, namely two Directorates, Legal & Executive Affairs and Administration."

2. Article 21 shall as follows:

"Article 21

Save as otherwise decided by the College, where a Director is prevented from exercising his/her functions or duties, they shall be exercised by a subordinate official(s) in the order laid down by the Director."

3. This Decision shall apply as from 1 January 2003.

4. This Decision, which is authentic in the English language, shall be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2002.

For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

The President

Einar M. Bull

(1) Adopted by the Authority on 7 January 1994, Decision No 1/94/COL (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 19 and EEA Supplement No 6, 4.5.1994), amended for the first time by Decision 18/95/COL of 17 March 1995 and for the second time by Decision 71/95/COL of 5 July 1995.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2002/C 238/10)

Date of adoption: 31 May 2002

EFTA State: Iceland

Aid No: SAM 030.01.008

Title: Prolongation of supplementary insurance cover for third-party damage due to acts of war and terrorism ("war insurance") in support of Icelandic airline companies and cargo operators

Objectives: Maintenance of adequate insurance cover to aircraft licensed in Iceland following exceptional circumstances (Article 61(2)(b) EEA Agreement)

Legal basis: Parliamentary Acts No 120/2001, No 156/2001, No 5/2002 and No 26/2002 authorising the National Treasury to offer reinsurance for "war insurance"; reinsurance agreements with commercial insurance undertaking

Form of aid: Guarantee/reinsurance

Amount of aid: 100 % reinsurance for supplementary "war insurance" in excess of USD 50/150 million and up to a ceiling of USD 700/600 million per damage or total damage during insurance period; remuneration through premium income

Duration: 24 October 2001 to 31 May 2002
E2003C1127(01)

Public holidays in 2004: EEA EFTA States and EEA institutions



Official Journal C 284 , 27/11/2003 P. 0018 - 0019
E2004C0226(03)

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers



Official Journal C 051 , 26/02/2004 P. 0006 - 0006
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 103/24

45th amendment of the State aid guidelines

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures

(2005/C 103/10)

Date of adoption:

EFTA State: n.a.

Case No: 47815

Title: Amendments to Chapter 24A on ‘State aid to maritime transport’ and Annex VIII of the Authority's State Aid Guidelines by replacing Chapter 24 A and Annex VIII with a new text and proposal for appropriate measures.

Legal basis: College Decision No 62/04/COL

Decision: The appropriate measures, proposed by the Authority and accepted by the EFTA States are as follows:

to amend their existing aid schemes relating to State aid covered by the amended Chapter 24A and Annex VIII of the Authority's State Aid Guidelines so to comply with the Guidelines by 30 June 2005 at the latest.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 247/31

EMAS

The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme list of registered sites in Norway in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001

(2005/C 247/06)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 304/37

Announcement from Norway concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

Announcement of invitation to apply for petroleum production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf — 19th Licensing Round

(2005/C 304/15)

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hereby announces an invitation to apply for petroleum production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in accordance with Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, Article 3(2)(a).

Applications for petroleum production licences shall be submitted to

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy P.O. Box 8148 Dep. N-0033 Oslo

by 12.00 noon on 15 November 2005, or no later than 90 days after the publication of this announcement in the Official Journal, whichever occurs later.

The award of petroleum production licences in the 19th Licensing Round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf is planned to take place in the first quarter of 2006.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, tel: (47) 22 24 63 33.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 7/5

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1)

(2006/C 7/05)

NORWAY

Operating licences granted

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Decision effective since Midtnorsk Helikopter AS Slottelid N-7650 Verdal 1.9.2005 Norsk Flytjeneste AS Sandefjord lufthavn N-3241 Sandefjord 1.8.2005

Operating licences revoked

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Decision effective since SAAB Norsk Flytjeneste AS Sandefjord lufthavn N-3241 Sandefjord 1.8.2005

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
Legal basis

Decision No 352 to the Storting (2002-2003), Decision No 69 to the Storting (2003-2004), Proposition No 250 to the Storting (2003-2004), decision No 549, Budget resolution No 9 to the Storting (2004-2005) from the Committee for Energy and Environment, Royal decree of 17.12.2004 concerning the establishment and decision on by-laws and authority for the administrative agency Gassnova, and Regulation on amendments to Regulation of 16.12.1977, No 14 and Regulation of 16.12.1977, No 15.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 57/26

Authorisation of State measure pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

(2006/C 57/11)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided not to raise objections to the notified measure.

Date of adoption:

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: 55211

Title: EFTA Surveillance Authority decision of 15 July 2005 on the notification of a new risk capital scheme: Regional seed capital investment scheme for assisted areas

Objective: To increase the supply of seed capital and to promote the development of assisted areas

Legal basis: St.prp. nr. 65 (2002-2003), inst. S. nr. 260 (2002-2003), St.prp. nr. 1 (2003-2004), Budsjett-innst. S. nr. 8 (2003-2004), St.prp. nr.1 Tillegg nr. 1 (2004-2005, St.prp. nr. 16 (2004-2005, Budsjett-innst. S.nr. 8 (2004-2005) and Budsjett-innst. S. nr. 8 (2004-2005)

Duration: Up to 15 years

Budget: Subordinated loans of NOK 700 million (approximately EUR 85 million), administrative costs of NOK 50 million (approximately EUR 6,1 million) and a loss-fund of NOK 175 million (approximately EUR 21 million)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 286/9

Details of arrangement for the electronic transmission of State aid notifications

Article 3(6) of the Efta Surveillance Authority Decision of 14 July 2004 on the implementing provisions referred to under Article 27 in Part II of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice (hereinafter ‘Decision 195/04/COL’) (1)

(2006/C 286/07)

1. The present notice sets out the detailed arrangements for the transmission of electronic notifications, which are compulsory as of 1 January 2006. It is based on Article 3(6) of Decision 195/04/COL. Article 3(6) requests the EFTA Surveillance Authority to publish details of the arrangements for the electronic transmission of notifications. The Advisory Committee on State aid has been consulted.

2. The notification forms and supplementary information sheets annexed to Decision 195/04/COL have been made available as Word documents at the following web address: http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/saenotification/

3. For electronic transmission of State aid notifications and related correspondence, the Authority has made available a web portal at the following address: https://eea.eftasurv.int/portal/

4. The EFTA States have been requested to designate a single contact point for the purpose of electronic submission of State aid notifications and related correspondence.

5. The portal has two user levels. User-id and the password only give read access. In order for the designated contact point to submit a document, the Efta Surveillance Authority has supplied a code calculator and log-on instructions that ensures both authentication of sender and secure exchange of the document.

6. The EFTA State will immediately be able to verify the receipt of documents sent to the EFTA Surveillance Authority. A document submitted to the EFTA State from the EFTA Surveillance Authority can be viewed and processed internally within the EFTA State by using the web portal.

7. All subsequent correspondence between the EFTA State and the EFTA Surveillance Authority will be exchanged by use of the web portal. Withdrawal of notifications shall be done by use of the web portal. Decisions of the EFTA Surveillance Authority relating to notifications shall also be communicated to the EFTA State concerned by use of the web portal.

(1) As amended by Decision 319/05/COL (not yet published). Article 3(6) of Decision No 195/04/COL corresponds to Article 3(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the Treaty.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 143/6

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 i of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid)

(2007/C 143/04)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 126/18

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2007/C 126/11)

Date of adoption:

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: Case 61023

Title: Amendment to regulations concerning tax deductions for expenses of research and development (SkatteFUNN scheme)

Objective: The principal objective of the scheme is to stimulate enterprises to increase their efforts regarding R&D

Legal basis: § 16-40 of the Tax Law, Tax deduction for expenses for research and development ‘Skatteloven §. 16-40 Skattefradag for kostnader til forskning og utvikling (FoU-fradrag)’and ‘Forskrift til skatteloven § 16-40’

Budget/Duration: Overall budget: NOK 1 150 million per annum. The scheme is without a limited duration but is subject to the Norwegian parliament's annual tax decision.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 99/10

Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority under Article 4(1)(a) of the Act referred to in point 64a in Annex XIII of the EEA Agreement (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes)

(2007/C 99/13)

Imposition of public service obligations on scheduled air service on the following route:

Vestmannaeyjar-Reykjavík v.v.

1. INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8-14), Iceland has decided to commence public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services as of 1.11.2007 on the following route:

Vestmannaeyjar-Reykjavík v.v.

2. THE PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

2.1 Minimum frequencies, seating capacity, routing and timetables

The requirements apply throughout the operating period from 1 November 2007 to 31 December 2009 (2 years and 2 months).

Minimum frequency

Minimum frequency will be either:

— Reykjavík-Vestmannaeyjar-Reykjavík: 14 roundtrips every week, or

— Reykjavík-Vestmannaeyjar-Reykjavík: 14 roundtrips every week from October-May and 21 roundtrips every week from June-September.

A tender must be offered for both possibilities.

Routing

The required services shall be non-stop.

Timetable

First departure from Reykjavík at 7:00 or later.

Seating capacity

In both directions at least 30 seats shall be offered for each trip.

2.2 Aircraft category

Multi engine turboprop aircraft registered for minimum 30 passengers shall be used for the required flights.

Carriers attention is especially drawn to technical and operative conditions applying at the airports.

2.3 Fares

— Maximum basic one-way fare (fully flexible) excluding airport tax and insurance premium may not exceed ISK 7.180 (price index January 2007).

— Social discounts conforming to the usual practice shall be offered.

— Changes can be made in ticket prices according to changes in the consumer price index but no more frequently than every 6 months.

2.4 Service continuity

The number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 1 % of the intended number of flights on an annual basis.

2.5 Cooperation arrangements

Following a tender procedure, which limits access to the route Vestmannaeyjar-Reykjavik v.v., to one carrier these conditions apply:

Fares

All connecting fares to/from other air services shall be offered on equal terms for all carriers. Exempted from this are connecting fares to/from other services carried out by the tenderer, provided that the fare is maximum 40 % of the fully flexible fare.

Transfer conditions

All conditions set out by the carrier for the transfer of passenger to and from other carriers routes, including connecting times and through check-in of tickets and baggage, shall be objective and non-discriminatory.

3. FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 118/30

EFTA Surveillance Authority notice on current State aid recovery interest rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 January 2008

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 (OJ L 139 of 25.5.2006, p. 37 and in the EEA Supplement No 26/2006, 25 May 2006, p. 1))

(2008/C 118/12)

Recovery interest rates for Iceland: 11,01.

Recovery interest rates for Liechtenstein: 3,82.

Recovery interest rates for Norway: 6,25.

Correction of recovery interest rates for Iceland applicable as from 1 January 2007 (published in the OJ C 126 of 7.6.2007, p. 20 and in the EEA Supplement No 27/2007, 7 June 2007, p. 3):

should read ‘9,84’ and not ‘8,23’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 256/11

Publication of the decision regarding Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal Ltd — Decision to not raise any objections

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

(2008/C 256/06)

Date of adoption of the decision 4 June 2008 Case number 60 482 EFTA State Iceland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Alleged State aid granted to Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal Ltd Legal basis Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement Type of measure Licence to operate duty-free shop Objective — Form of aid — Budget — Intensity — Duration — Economic sectors — Name and address of the granting authority — 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/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 175/7

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 f of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 175/09)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 297/16

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

(2008/C 297/10)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority proposed appropriate measures concerning the State aid Guidelines on aid for environmental protection, referred to in the following. The appropriate measures were accepted by Norway.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 64/38

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 f of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises)

(2009/C 64/11)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 171/33

The EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 3 EFTA States applicable as from 1 April 2009

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL (OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and in the EEA Supplement No 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1))

2009/C 171/05

Base rates are calculated in accordance with the Chapter on the method for setting Reference and Discount rates of the Authority’s State aid Guidelines as amended by the Authority’s Decision No 788/08/COL of 17 December 2008. To get the applicable reference rate, appropriate margins have to be added in accordance with the State aid Guidelines. For the discount rate this means that the appropriate margin of 100 basis points has to be added to the base rate. The recovery rate will also normally be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate as foreseen in the Authority’s Decision No 789/08/COL of 17 December 2008 amending the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL, 14 July 2004 (published in OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and in the EEA Supplement No 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 82/7

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 534/09/COL

of 16 December 2009

amending, for the 78th time, the procedural and substantive rules in the field of State aid by introducing a new chapter on best practices for the conduct of State aid procedures

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY (1),

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2), in particular to Articles 61 to 63 thereof and Protocol 26 thereto,

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice (3), in particular to Article 24 and Article 5(2)(b) thereof,

WHEREAS under Article 24 of the Surveillance and Court Agreement, the Authority shall give effect to the provisions of the EEA Agreement concerning State aid,

WHEREAS under Article 5(2)(b) of the Surveillance and Court Agreement, the Authority shall issue notices or guidelines on matters dealt with in the EEA Agreement, if that Agreement or the Surveillance and Court Agreement expressly so provides or if the Authority considers it necessary,

RECALLING the Procedural and Substantive Rules in the Field of State Aid adopted on 19 January 1994 by the Authority (4),

WHEREAS, on 16 June 2009, the European Commission adopted a Code of Best Practice for the conduct of State aid procedures (5),

WHEREAS this Communication is also of relevance for the European Economic Area,

WHEREAS uniform application of the EEA State aid rules is to be ensured throughout the European Economic Area,

WHEREAS, according to point II under the heading ‘GENERAL’ at the end of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement, the Authority, after consultation with the European Commission, is to adopt acts corresponding to those adopted by the European Commission,

HAVING consulted the European Commission, and the EFTA States by a way of letters on the subject dated 20 November 2009 (Events No 537430, 537439 and 537441),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The State Aid Guidelines shall be amended by introducing a new chapter on best practices for the conduct of State aid procedures. The new chapter is contained in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Only the English version is authentic.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2009. For the EFTA Surveillance Authority Per SANDERUD President Kristján A. STEFÁNSSON College Member

(1) Hereinafter referred to as the Authority.

(2) Hereinafter referred to as the EEA Agreement.

(3) Hereinafter referred to as the Surveillance and Court Agreement.

(4) Guidelines on the application and interpretation of Articles 61 and 62 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement, adopted and issued by the Authority on 19 January 1994, published in the Official Journal of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as OJ) L 231, 3.9.1994 p. 1 and EEA Supplement No 32, 3.9.1994, p. 1, as amended. Hereinafter referred to as the State Aid Guidelines. The updated version of the State Aid Guidelines is published on the Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/legal-framework/state-aid-guidelines/.

(5) OJ C 136, 16.6.2009, p. 13.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 21/36

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)

2010/C 21/09

Aid No GBER 11/09/R&D EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name Ministry of Finance Address Webpage P.o. Box 8008 dep 0030 Oslo NORWAY Title of the aid measure Skattefunn National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Section 16-40 of the Norwegian law on tax (Lov 26. mars 1999 nr. 14) Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.lovdata.no/all/tl-19990326-014-074.html http://www.skattefunn.no Type of measure Scheme X Amendment of an existing aid measure X EFTA Surveillance Authority aid number Decision No 171/02/COL, 16/03/COL, 366/06/COL Modification X Duration Scheme The scheme is not limited in time. However, the Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 (General Block Exemption Regulation) expires on 31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid X Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. Type of beneficiary SME X Large enterprises X Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme Approximately NOK 1 130 million annually Aid instrument (Article 5) Fiscal measure X Tax allowance