ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 92/3

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

2012/C 92/03

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 : 12 October 2011 Case number : 68123 Decision number : 311/11/COL EFTA State : Norway Region : Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sør-Trøndelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold and Østfold Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Nasjonal digital læringsarena (NDLA) Legal basis : The legal basis for the funds paid by the Ministry of Education to NDLA is the 2006 state budget resolution of the Stortinget in combination with the delegation of competence to the Ministry of Education to approve applications for grants. The legal basis for the grants from the county municipalities to the NDLA is budget resolution of the participating county municipalities Objective : Public education Budget : NOK 147,9 million (2007-2010) Economic sectors : Development of Learning Material Name and address of the granting authority : Ministry of Education and Research PO Box 8119 Dep. 0032 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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 190/92

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 441/12/COL

of 29 November 2012

on the designation of new Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

HAVING REGARD to the Rules of Procedures of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, in particular, Article 15 thereof,

HAVING REGARD to Decision No 442/12/COL of the EFTA Surveillance Authority of 29 November 2012 on the function and terms of reference of the Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings, and in particular its Article 2,

Whereas:

In order to ensure the efficient conduct of competition proceedings and that the rights of parties to be heard is guaranteed in such proceedings, one or more Hearing Officers shall be designated,

The Member of the Authority with special responsibility for competition can decide that the Authority official shall continue to serve as a Hearing Officer in that case after the termination of his or her employment with the Authority,

Where a Hearing Officer is unable to act, his or her role shall be carried out by another Hearing Officer. If no Hearing Officer is able to act, the competent member of the College shall designate another competent Authority official, who is not involved in the case in question, to carry out the Hearing Officer’s duties,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Appointment of Hearing Officers

1. Ms. Clémence Perrin and Ms. Auður Steinarsdóttir, Legal Officers, are appointed Hearing Officers for competition proceedings.

2. If no Hearing Officer is able to act, the College Member with responsibility for competition is hereby empowered to designate another competent official of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, who is not involved in the case in question, to carry out the Hearing Officer’s duties.

Article 2

Repeal of previous Decisions

Decision No 554/08/COL and Decision No 7/10/COL of the EFTA Surveillance Authority are repealed and the services of former Hearing Officers are terminated.

Article 3

Information

The EFTA States and the European Commission shall be informed by a means of a copy of the Decision.

Article 4

Entry into force

This Decision takes effect on the day of its adoption.
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement  
(2012/C 376/05)  
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:  4 July 2012  
Case number:  65139  
Decision number:  260/12/COL  
EFTA State:  Norway  
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary):  Skien Airport  
Legal basis:  Articles 61(1) and 59(2) of the EEA Agreement  
Type of measure:  No aid/public service obligation (no objections)/case 
closure  
Form of aid:  Grant/soft loan  
Name and address of the granting authority:  Municipality of Skien 
Postbox 158 
3701 Skien 
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 6.12.2012 Official Journal of the European Union C 376/5
7.

The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agree that in light of the commitments and without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission against Rio Tinto Alcan as regards the competition concerns identified in the draft decision.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 193/9

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

2013/C 193/05

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 : 5 December 2012 Case number : 72447 Decision number : 459/12/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Bømlabadet Bygg AS Type of measure : Direct grant Name and address of the granting authority : The Municipality of Bømlo Rådhuset 5430 Bremnes 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 118/26

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))

2013/C 118/06

PART I

Aid reference GBER 2/13/EMP EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name Arbeids- og velferdsetaten (The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) Address Postbox 8019 Dep 0030 Oslo NORWAY Webpage http://www.nav.no Title of the aid measure Forsøk med arbeidsavklaringspenger som lønnstilskudd (Pilot project — use of work assessment allowance as wage subsidies) National legal basis (reference to the relevant national official publication) Forskrift av 21. desember 2012 nr. 1418 om forsøk med arbeidsavklaringspenger som lønnstilskudd — Lovdata Hl-2012-1184 Norwegian Regulation No 1418 of 21 December 2012 on use of work assessment allowance as wage subsidies Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://lovdata.no/for/sf/ad/xd-20121221-1418.html Type of measure Scheme X Duration Scheme 1.1.2013-31.12.2017 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 25,2 million Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X

PART II
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 256/15

Information notice from the EFTA Surveillance Authority based on Article 17(5) 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

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations on scheduled air services on the helicopter route Værøy–Bodø v.v.

2013/C 256/08
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 220/28

Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority concerning derogations by Norway from certain characteristics set out in the Act referred to at point 18z2 of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement, Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics on accidents at work

2013/C 220/15

Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto and as referred to at point 18z of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement (Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008) (1), applies to the production of statistics in five specific domains. Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 refers to implementing measures necessary to determine the data and metadata to be supplied on accidents at work covered by Annex IV to that Regulation as well as to determine the reference periods, intervals and time limits for data provision. Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 allows for, if necessary, derogations and transition periods.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 of 11 April 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics on accidents at work, as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto and as referred to at point 18z2 of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement (Regulation (EU) No 349/2011) (2), lays down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 with regard to statistics on accidents at work.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has the competence to grant derogations in accordance with Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 as regards applications from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, Norway applied for derogations from certain characteristics set out in Annex 1 to the Regulation (EU) No 349/2011.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has granted the following derogations from the characteristics set out in Annex 1 to the Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 until 30 June 2016, in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Committee on Statistics:

‘Days lost’,

‘Employment status of the victim’ and

‘Phase III variables on causes and circumstances’.

First delivery of data transmission of variables listed above: 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

(1) Joint Committee Decision No 89/2009 (OJ L 277, 22.10.2009, p. 41 and EEA Supplement No 56, 22.10.2009, p. 19), e.i.f. 4 July 2009.

(2) Join Committee Decision No 189/2012 (OJ L 341, 13.12.2012, p. 43 and EEA Supplement No 70, 13.12.2012, p. 51), e.i.f. 29 September 2012.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 27/7

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 27/07)

PART I

Aid No GBER 12/13/R&D EFTA State Norway Region Name of the Region (NUTS) Regional aid status Hattfjelldal 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 Hattfjelldal 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 60 million Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X Interest rate subsidy X Loan X Guarantee/Reference to the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s decision X

PART II

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 (Article38(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 187/3

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)

2014/C 187/03

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 EEA/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, 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 in Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC concerning basic medical training, the Authority publishes the present communication in accordance with Article 21(7) of the Act.

Change of body awarding the evidence of qualifications for basic medical training and change concerning the certificate accompanying the qualifications
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 81/8

The EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 January 2014

(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 (OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement No 26, 25.5.2006, p. 1))

2014/C 81/07

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:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/53

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 134/14/COL

of 26 March 2014

amending, for the 95th time, the procedural and substantive rules in the field of State aid by introducing new guidelines regarding State aid for films and other audiovisual works (‘2014 Film and Audiovisual Guidelines’)

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY (‘THE AUTHORITY’),

HAVING regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), in particular to Articles 61 to 63 and Protocol 26 thereof,

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

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,

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,

On 15 November 2013, the European Commission adopted a Communication on State aid for films and other audiovisual works, which entered into force on 16 November 2013 (1).

This Communication is 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’ 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.

HAVING consulted the European Commission,

HAVING consulted the EFTA States by letter dated 13 February 2014 on the subject,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The State aid Guidelines shall be amended by introducing new Guidelines on State aid for films and other audiovisual works (‘2014 Film and Audiovisual Guidelines’).

The new guidelines are enclosed in the Annex and form an integral part of this Decision.

Article 2

Only the English language version of this decision is authentic.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2014. For the EFTA Surveillance Authority Oda Helen SLETNES President Frank BÜCHEL College Member

(1) OJ C 332, 15.11.2013, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 217/13

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2014/C 217/09)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 19 March 2014 Case number : 74981 Decision number : 127/14/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : NCE Raufoss 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 2016 Economic sectors : Industrial machinery. Electrical and optical 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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 400/12

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

2014/C 400/04

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 : 9 July 2014 Case number : 72806 Decision No : 272/14/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Icelandair ehf. Type of measure : Purchase of airline tickets by the Icelandic State through various framework agreements with Icelandair Name and address of the granting authority : Ríkiskaup (State Trading Centre) Borgartúni 7 P.O. Box 5100 125 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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 193/9

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

(2015/C 193/07)

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 : 18 March 2015 Case No : 75525 Decision No : 84/15/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Alleged cross-subsidisation of maritime courses provided by Redningsselskapet and the University of Tromsø Type of measure : No State aid

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 59/5

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2015/C 59/06)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 26 November 2014 Case No : 76280 Decision No : 519/14/COL EFTA State : Norway Title : Amendments to the Norwegian Special Tax System for Shipping concerning a differentiated reduction of the tonnage tax based on environmental criteria Legal basis : Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement Type of measure : Aid scheme Objective : Promotion of the maritime sector Form of aid : Tax exemption Budget : n.a. Duration : From the income year 2015 until re-notification Economic sectors : Maritime transport 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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 282/3

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

(2015/C 282/03)

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 : 20 May 2015 Case No : 77190 Decision No : 206/15/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Transmission of electricity to PCC at Bakki Legal basis : Transmission agreement signed between PCC and the Icelandic TSO- Landsnet Type of measure : No State aid

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 320/8

Thresholds referred to in Directives 2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and 2009/81/EC, as amended by Commission Regulations (EU) 2015/2341, (EU) 2015/2342 and (EU) 2015/2340, expressed in the national currencies of the EFTA States

(2016/C 320/10)
Date of adoption of the decision

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Legal basis

: