ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 377/8

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2017/C 377/08)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 25 July 2017 Case No : 80833 Decision No : 145/17/COL EFTA State : Norway Region : Akershus Title : Operating aid scheme for hydrogen refuelling stations in the county of Akershus Legal basis : The County Council’s Hydrogen Strategy for 2014-2025 adopted on 17 March 2014, the Action Plan for Akershus 2015-2016 and Guidelines for the scheme adopted by the County Council. Type of measure : Scheme Objective : Environmental protection Form of aid : Direct grants Budget : NOK 5 million per year Duration : 5 years Economic sectors : Retail services Name and address of the granting authority : Akershus County Council 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 198/5

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

(2017/C 198/05)

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 : 29 March 2017 Case No : 79248 Decision No : 064/17/COL EFTA State : Norway Region : Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Legal basis : Decision of the Norwegian Parliament of 14 December 2015 and Section 3-22 of Regulation No 1451 from 11 December 2001 on excise duties Type of measure : Objective : Form of aid : No 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/state-aid/state-aid-register/
EFTA Surveillance Authority notice on State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 January 2019

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

(2019/C 9/06)

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 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 1.1.2019 – 4,93 -0,53 1,25

(1) OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement No 26, 25.5.2006, p. 1.
Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority — Appointment and termination of Hearing Officers

(2019/C 284/05)

With effect from 15 July 2019, the EFTA Surveillance Authority appointed Michael Sánchez Rydelski, official of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as a Hearing Officer 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).

The appointment of Caspar Ebrecht, pursuant to Decision No 497/15/COL of 16 December 2015 on the designation of new Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings, is terminated.

Craig Simpson remains in post as Hearing Officer at the EFTA Surveillance Authority.

(1) OJ L 190, 11.7.2013, p. 93, and EEA Supplement No 40, 11.7.2013, p. 3.
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2020/C 23/05)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 20 November 2019 Case No 84333 Decision No 079/19/COL EFTA State Norway Region All Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendments and a prolongation of the employee share options tax scheme Legal basis Norwegian Tax Act Section 5-14 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Aid to small and micro-enterprises Form of aid Tax exemption Budget NOK 570 million annually (total budget of scheme as amended) Duration 2020-2029 Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Finance P.O Box 8008 Dep N-0030 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

Fixing a general review hearing –

Case No 05 KO.2016.672

(2020/C 226/09)

Bankrupt company: Gable Insurance AG in Konkurs, Alvierweg 2, 9490 Vaduz represented by: Batliner Wanger Batliner Rechtsanwälte AG, Am Schrägen Weg 2, 9490 Vaduz in the matter of: Bankruptcy proceedings

The review hearing (continuation) is hereby fixed for

Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 9 a.m., hearing room 6

at the Princely Court of Justice (Fürstliches Landgericht), Division 05, Spaniagasse 1, 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

Creditors who register their claims later than the above date shall bear the costs caused by such late registration and will no longer be able to contest any claims reviewed earlier.

Princely Court of Justice
Official Journal of the European Union

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

Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 185/03)
Date of adoption of the decision

Legal basis
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2020/C 381/08)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 31 July 2020 Case No 85513 Decision No 100/20/COL EFTA State Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendment to the COVID-19 guarantee scheme for SMEs (aid to micro or small enterprises in difficulty on 31 December 2019) Legal basis Forskrift om endring i forskrift 27. mars 2020 nr. 490 til lov om statlig garantiordning for lån til små og mellomstore bedrifter, FOR-2020-03-27-490 Type of measure Scheme Objective Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget NOK 50 billion (for the scheme as amended) Duration 26 March 2020 – 31 December 2020 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority GIEK (the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency) Pb 1763 Vika 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/
COVID-19 Amendments and prolongation of the compensation scheme for the cancellation or postponement of cultural events

Legal basis
EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 November 2020

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 of 14 July 2004 (1)

(2021/C 22/04)

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 1.11.2020 – 1,80 - 0,55 0,32

(1) OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement to the OJ No. 26/2006, 25 May 2006, p. 1.
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 141/09)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 17 December 2020 Case No 85978 Decision No 161/20/COL EFTA State Norway Title Environmental aid in favour of Boliden Odda AS for the realisation of the P350 project Legal basis The full scale innovative energy and climate technology programme, which has its basis in the Eco-Inn Scheme Type of measure Individual aid Objective Energy efficiency Form of aid Grant Budget NOK 341 million Intensity 30 % Duration 2021- end 2023 Economic sectors Zinc metal production Name and address of the granting authority Enova Brattørkaia 17A 7010 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/
The legal basis of the measure is the Parliamentary Decision authorising the measure, in accordance with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries’ proposal

Objective
Date of adoption of the decision

Norwegian aid scheme for the development, distribution and advancement of interactive audiovisual productions (digital games)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

A regulation still to be adopted

Intensity
Official Journal of the European Union

EFTA Surveillance Authority communication pursuant to 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

Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 396/07)
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2021/C 343/09)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 20.5.2020 Case No 86839 Decision No 051/21/COL EFTA State Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 aid scheme for lost inventory Legal basis The amended regulation on complementing and executing the law on temporary aid scheme for undertakings with substantial loss in turnover after august 2020 (not yet adopted) Type of measure Scheme Objective To compensate restaurants, cafes, bars and hotels that offer food to other customers than hotel guests, and flower retailers, for inventory loss Form of aid Direct grants Budget 25 million NOK Intensity 100 % Duration 9.6.2021 – 31.12.2021 Economic sectors Food services and flower retailers Name and address of the granting authority 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

(2022/C 202/14)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 28 January 2022 Case No 88045 Decision No 026/22/COL EFTA State Norway Title COVID-19 Renewal of and amendment to the aid scheme for lost inventory Legal basis Regulation complementing and executing the Act on a temporary aid scheme for undertakings with substantial loss in turnover after August 2020 for grant periods after October 2021 Type of measure Scheme Objective To compensate restaurants, cafes, bars, and hotels that offer food to other customers than hotel guests, and flower retailers, for inventory loss Form of aid Direct grants Budget NOK 28 million Intensity 100 % Duration December 2021 to February 2022 Economic sectors Food services and flower retailers Name and address of the granting authority Brønnøysundregistrene P.O. Box 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

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2022/C 143/08)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 16 December 2021 Case No 87895 Decision No 294/21/COL EFTA State Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Renewal of COVID-19 Guarantee scheme Legal basis Forskrift om endring i forskrift 27. mars 2020 nr. 490 til lov om statlig garantiordning for lån til små og mellomstore bedrifter, FOR-2020-03-27-490 Type of measure Scheme Objective Ensure access to liquidity for undertakings facing a sudden shortage of liquidity due to the COVID-19 outbreak Form of aid Public guarantees Budget NOK 50 billion (for the scheme as amended) Duration Until 30 June 2022 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority GIEK, The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency Pb 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 Internet:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Official Journal of the European Union

State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2022/C 202/08)

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

Date of adoption of the decision 27 January 2022 Case No 88034 Decision No 013/22/COL EFTA State Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) COVID-19 wage subsidy scheme Legal basis Lov om lønnsstøtte Type of measure Scheme Objective Avoiding lay-offs during the COVID-19 outbreak Form of aid Direct grants Budget NOK 4 billion Intensity The maximum aid amount per employee cannot exceed 80 % of the individual gross salary, including the employer’s social security contributions Duration Until 30 June 2022 Economic sectors Sectors affected by containment measures, including, but not limited to accommodation, restaurant, tourism, and transport Name and address of the granting authority The Norwegian Ministry of Finance P.O. Box 8008 Dep N-0030 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 Internet: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Legal basis

The legal basis of the scheme is a Memorandum to the Government from the Prime Minister, the Minister of Education and Children, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and the Minister of Infrastructure.
National reference laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk-based products designated by Norway in accordance with Article 27 of Council Directive 92/46/EEC (1) (98/C 263/04)

The Norwegian Food Control Authority has designated the following laboratory as the national reference laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk-based products:

Norwegian Institute for Food and Environmental Analysis

PO Box 174, Økern

N-0609 Oslo

Tel. (47) 23 17 26 50

Fax (47) 23 17 26 51

(1) OJ L 268,14.9.1992, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 45/18

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

(2006/C 45/14)
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/58

DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES

No 6/2010/SC

of 9 December 2010

extending the tasks of the Office for the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the EEA Agreement,

Having regard to the Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 1/2004/SC of 5 February 2004 establishing an Office for the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014,

Having regard to Protocol 38b on the EEA Financial Mechanism, inserted into the EEA Agreement by the aforementioned Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014,

Having regard to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014,

Recalling that Article 1, paragraph 1 of the Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 1/2004/SC only gives the Office for the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism a mandate to administer the 2004-2009 Financial Mechanisms,

Considering the need for a Secretariat to administer the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2009-2014,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The Office for the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, established by Standing Committee Decision No 1/2004/SC, is hereby additionally entrusted with the task of serving as a secretariat assisting in the management of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014.

2. Regarding the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014, the Office shall report to the EEA Financial Mechanism Committee.

3. Regarding the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014, the Office shall report to the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of entering into force or on the day of provisional application of the legal act establishing the EEA Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Official Journal of the European Union

Medicinal products – List of marketing authorisations granted by the EEA EFTA States for the second half of 2019

(2020/C 308/06)

Subcommittee I on the free movement of goods

To be noted by the EEA Joint Committee

With reference to EEA Joint Committee Decision No 74/1999 of 28 May 1999, the EEA Joint Committee is invited to note the following lists concerning marketing authorisations for medicinal products for the period 1 July – 31 December 2019, at their meeting on 20 March 2020.

Annex I List of new marketing authorisations

Annex II List of renewed marketing authorisations

Annex III List of extended marketing authorisations

Annex IV List of withdrawn marketing authorisations
Official Journal of the European Union

Medicinal products – List of marketing authorisations granted by the EEA EFTA States for the second half of 2020

(2021/C 324/10)

Subcommittee I on the free movement of goods

To be noted by the EEA Joint Committee

With reference to EEA Joint Committee Decision No 74/1999 of 28 May 1999, the EEA Joint Committee is invited to note the following lists concerning marketing authorisations for medicinal products for the period 1 July – 31 December 2020, at their meeting on 19 March 2021:

Annex I List of new marketing authorisations

Annex II List of renewed marketing authorisations

Annex III List of extended marketing authorisations

Annex IV List of withdrawn marketing authorisations
Official Journal of the European Union

Dangerous substances – List of authorisation decisions taken by the EEA EFTA States in accordance with Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 (REACH) in the first half of 2021

(2022/C 29/06)

Subcommittee I on the free movement of goods

To be noted by the EEA Joint Committee

With reference to EEA Joint Committee Decision No 25/2008 of 14 March 2008, the EEA Joint Committee is invited to note the following lists concerning authorisation decisions adopted on the basis of Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) for the period 1 January – 30 June 2021, at their meeting on 24 September 2021.
ADVISORY OPINION OF THE COURT of 14 May 1997 in Case E-5/96 (request for an advisory opinion from Borgarting lagmansrett): Ullensaker kommune and Others v. Nille AS (1) (Admissibility - Free movement of goods - Licensing scheme) (97/C 282/08)

(Pursuant to Article 27 (5) of the Rules of Procedure authentic in English and Norwegian)

In Case E-5/96: request to the Court pursuant to Article 34 of the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a surveillance authority and a Court of Justice by Borgarting lagmansrett (Borgarting Court of Appeal), Norway, for an advisory opinion in the case pending before it between Ullensaker kommune and Others v. Nille AS, on the interpretation of Articles 11 and 13 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of: Bjørn Haug, President, Thór Vilhjálmsson and Carl Baudenbacher (Rapporteur), Judges; and Per Christiansen, Registrar, gave an advisory opinion on 14 May 1997, the operative part of which is as follows:

Article 11 of the EEA Agreement is to be interpreted as not prohibiting a municipality from refusing permission for the retail sale of recorded video cassettes (videograms) on the grounds that such permission should only be granted to shops which can be characterized as specialized dealers (speciality shops) for videograms and/or that expert knowledge should be built up by established dealers if, in law or in fact, the national rule in question does not distinguish between domestic products and products imported from other EEA States and therefore does not discriminate against foreign products. In the event that the national court should find that the licensing system is discriminatory, in law or in fact, the exemption in Article 13 cannot be considered to be applicable.

(1) OJ C 350, 21. 11. 1996, p. 7 and EEA Supplement to OJ 55, 21. 11. 1996, p. 5.
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT of 30 April 1998 in Case E-7/97: EFTA Surveillance Authority v. The Kingdom of Norway (Failure of a contracting party to fulfil its obligations - safety and health protection of workers in surface and underground mineral-extracting industries - Council Directive 92/104/EEC) (98/C 263/11)

In Case E-7/97: EFTA Surveillance Authority v. The Kingdom of Norway - application for a declaration that, by not adopting, by the time limit prescribed, the national provisions necessary to comply with the Act referred to in point 16f of Annex XVIII ('the Act`) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area ('the EEA Agreement`), i.e. Council Directive 92/104/EEC of 3 December 1992 on the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in surface and underground mineral-extracting industries, as adapted by way of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement, the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13 of that Act and Article 7 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of: Bjørn Haug, President, Thór Vilhjálmsson and Carl Baudenbacher (judge-rapporteur), judges, gave a judgment on 30 April 1997, the operative part of which is as follows:

1. The Court declares that, by not adopting, by the time limit prescribed, the national provisions necessary to comply with the Act referred to in point 16f of Annex XVIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, i.e. Council Directive 92/104/EEC of 3 December 1992 on the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in surface and underground mineral-extracting industries, as adapted by way of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement, the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13 of that Act and Article 7 of the EEA Agreement.

2. The Kingdom of Norway is ordered to pay the costs of the