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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 180/18

Notification of request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC

Request from an EEA EFTA State

(2008/C 180/10)

On 10 June 2008, the EFTA Surveillance Authority received a request pursuant to Article 30(4) of the Act referred to at point 4 of Annex XVI to the EEA Agreement (Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors) (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 11 June 2008.

This request, from Norway, concerns the exploration for or extraction of oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as well as the transportation of natural gas through upstream pipeline network in that country. The above-mentioned Article 30 provides that the Act 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 purpose of the Act 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 11 September 2008.

The provisions of the third subparagraph of the above mentioned paragraph 4 are not applicable. Consequently, the period allowed to the EFTA Surveillance Authority may be extended by three months. Any such extension must be published.

(1) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(3)

The Authority considers that the commitments offered by the LKW and Telecom Liechtenstein to meet the Authority’s concerns expressed in its preliminary assessment are sufficient to address the identified competition concerns. In their commitments, the Parties have undertaken to remove the non-compete clause. The Parties have also substantially redrafted the provisions in the Consolidated Contract relating to the strategic alignment. The new provisions clarify that LKW alone is responsible for network infrastructure development planning. The commitments to regularly ascertain the requirements of all service providers as regards network infrastructure with the aim of providing non-discriminatory access to all market participants will ensure that new entrants and existing smaller market participants have the opportunity to be heard in relation to access and the development of the telecommunications infrastructure in Liechtenstein.
National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

The legal basis for the FME-scheme is:

The budget proposal for 2009 from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Norwegian Parliaments (Stortinget) decision on the budget, Budsjett-innst. S. nr. 9 (2008-2009), cf. St.prp. nr. 1. Tillegg nr. 2 (2008-2009).

The budget letter for 2009 from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to the Research Council of Norway (RCN), stating terms for the FME-scheme.

The budget proposal (St.prp. nr. 37 (2008-2009) Om endringer i statsbudsjettet 2009 med tiltak for arbeid) concerning changes in the budget for 2009.

The budget letter for 2009 from The Ministry of Education and Research (letter of 12.3.2009) concerning funding for 2009.

Internal documents (published on the websites from the Research Council of Norway)

‘FME — Beskrivelse av ordningen’,

‘FME — Krav og retningslinjer’

‘Generelle kontraktsvilkår’

‘Prinsipper for Norges forskningsråds rettighetspolitikk’

Published in english:

‘Description of the Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research Scheme’ and

‘FME — Requirements and Guidelines’ issued by the RCN together with RCN procedures for reporting.

The documents can be found on: www.forskningsradet.no and

http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Page&pagename=energisenter%2FHovedsidemal&cid=1222932140861
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 294/16

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

(Published in accordance with 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 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1))

2009/C 294/06

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 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 of 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 C 247/9

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

2009/C 247/05

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 22 April 2009 Case number : 64968 EFTA State : Norway Title : Establishment by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) of a digital archive for the education sector Legal basis : Agreement between the NRK and the Directorate for Education and Training of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research on the establishment of and access to the digital clips archive for the sector of education Objective : Compensation for the services of general economic interest Form of aid : Direct grant Aid amount : NOK 15,25 million Duration : 18 months from the date of approval by the Authority Economic sectors : Education and Media Name of the granting authority : Ministry of Education and Research, Directorate for Education and Training

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 41/4

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)

2010/C 41/04

Aid No GBER 14/2009/REG Member State Bulgaria Granting authority Name Innovation Norway Address Akersgt 13 0158 Oslo NORWAY Web page http://www.norwaygrants.org Title of the aid measure Regional investment scheme under the Norwegian cooperation programmes for economic growth and sustainable development in Romania and Bulgaria respectively. Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.norwaygrants.org Type of measure Scheme — yes Duration Scheme 26.2.2009 to 30.4.2011 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Yes Type of beneficiary SME Yes Large enterprises Yes Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme EUR 20 million in the entire duration Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant Yes Repayable advances Yes
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 277/3

No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement

2010/C 277/03

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 : 30 March 2010 Case number : 61700 Decision number : 127/10/COL EFTA State : Norway Region : Rogaland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Alleged aid being granted by sale of land from the municipality of Hå to Risa AS Type of measure : No aid Economic sectors : Sale of land Name and address of the granting authority : Municipality of Hå Rådshusgata 8 4368 Varhaug 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/
Scheme for pilot and demonstration projects in the development of environmental technologies and products (Miljøteknologiordningen for pilot- og demonstrasjonsanlegg)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 314/5

No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement

2010/C 314/05

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 : 14 July 2010 Case number : 57847 Decision number : 326/10/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Section 4-23-6(4) of the Norwegian Customs Regulation Legal basis : Article 61(1) EEA Type of measure : Tax exemption Economic sector : Ferry services Name and address of the granting authority : Ministry of Finance PO Box 8008 Dep. 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 156/9

No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement

2011/C 156/07

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 15 December 2010 Case number : 68553 Decision number : 490/10/COL EFTA State : Norway Name of the beneficiary : Nord Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk Energi AS Type of measure : Individual aid under the Energy Fund Scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection Scheme : The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority by Decision No 125/06/COL of 3 May 2006 Objective : Environmental protection Form of aid : Grant Aid amount : NOK 228 million Economic sectors : Electricity production Name and address of the granting authority : Enova SF Professor Borchsgt. 2 7030 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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 308/33

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))

2011/C 308/07

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Aid No GBER 11/11/ENV EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name Osterfjord Næringssamarbeid Address ved Industrikonsulenten på Osterøy 5282 Lonevåg NORWAY Webpage http://www.rup.no search for ‘Osterfjord’ Title of the aid measure Pilotprosjekt for å utløyse ei bioenerginæring i Hordaland (Pilot project to stimulate establishing of a bioenergy sector in the Hordaland region) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Funding from Hordaland County Council, letter of 20 December 2006, FK06-06. Reference number: 200504724-16/3/AARN Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.rup.no/vision/vision1.aspx?hierarchyid=753&type=5 Type of measure Scheme Yes Prolongation From 31.12.2010 to 31.12.2011 Duration Scheme From 19.12.2008 to 31.12.2011 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2 Article 23: Production of energy from renewable biological energy sources within following sectors: 35.113 Production of electricity through biofuel, burning of waste and landfill gas (35.113 Produksjon av elektrisitet fra biobrensel, avfallsforbrenning og deponigass) 35.3 Steam and air conditioning supply (35.3 Damp- og varmtvannsforsyning) Article 15: 16.29 Manufacture of other products of wood (16.29 Produksjon av andre trevarer) Type of beneficiary SME Yes Large enterprises Yes Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme For the whole period of three years: NOK 2 million Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant Yes

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 222/7

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 222/08

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 13 April 2011 Case number : 68438 Decision number : 125/11/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Lease agreement between Skedsmo municipality and Akershus Energi Varme AS Form of aid : Lease agreement Budget : NOK 16 500 per year Duration : 10 years

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/
Programme for environmental studies for renewable energy in industry

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 146/7

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 146/05

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Aid No GBER 5/12/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 (Forskrift om forsøk med tilretteleggingstilskudd for rekruttering av arbeidssøkere med nedsatt arbeidsevne) National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Regulation (EC) No 1362/2011 Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/ad/ad-20111212-1362.html Type of measure Scheme X Duration Scheme From 1.1.2012 until 31.12.2013 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 Approximately NOK 25 million Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 376/4

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2012/C 376/04

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 20 June 2012 Case number : 71379 Decision number : 226/12/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title : Authorisation of the use of aid granted to Landsbankinn.for the acquisition of Sparisjóður Svarfdæla Legal basis : Article 61(3)(b) of the EEA Objective : Remedy a serious disturbance in the economy Duration : n.a. Economic sectors : Financial sector Name and address of the granting authority : Ministry of Finance Arnarhvoli 150 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 307/19

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 in Finnmark and North-Troms

2012/C 307/05
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 199/12

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

2013/C 199/09

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

EPSO/AD/260/13 — Danish-language (DA) translators (AD 5)

EPSO/AD/261/13 — English-language (EN) translators (AD 5)

EPSO/AD/262/13 — French-language (FR) translators (AD 5)

EPSO/AD/263/13 — Italian-language (IT) translators (AD 5)

EPSO/AD/264/13 — Maltese-language (MT) translators (AD 5)

EPSO/AD/265/13 — Dutch-language (NL) translators (AD 5)

EPSO/AD/266/13 — Slovenian-language (SL) translators (AD 5)

The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal C 199 A of 11 July 2013.

Further information can be found on the EPSO website: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 182/10

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

2013/C 182/12

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 December 2012 Case number : 71725 Decision number : 480/12/COL EFTA State : Liechtenstein Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Liechtenstein — Preferential tax treatment for revenues from software and scientific and technical databases Legal basis : Article 61(1) of the EEA Type of measure : No aid Economic sectors : All sectors

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/
Course in energy efficient upgrading of residential buildings

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 237/3

State aid — Decision to close an existing aid case as a result of acceptance of appropriate measures by an EFTA State

2013/C 237/03

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has proposed appropriate measures, which were accepted by Iceland, on the following aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision : 24 April 2013 Case number : 70958 Decision number : 159/13/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title : State aid granted to Landsvirkjun and Orkuveita Reykjavíkur Legal basis : Act No 42/1983 on Landsvirkjun, the Local Government Act No 45/1998, Act No 139/2001 on the founding of Orkuveita Reykjavíkur as a jointly owned enterprise and Act No 121/1997 on State guarantees Objective : n.a. Form of aid : Unlimited State and municipal owners guarantees, without adequate market premiums paid, for Landsvirkjun and Orkuveita Reykjavíkur Economic sectors : Electricity sector Other information : Based on measures undertaken and further commitments given by the Icelandic authorities to abolish the unlimited State guarantees in favour of Landsvirkjun and Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, the Authority’s concerns regarding the incompatibility of the scheme were dispelled and the investigation closed

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 347/9

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2013/C 347/09

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 25 September 2013 Case number : 74289 Decision number : 355/13/COL EFTA State : Norway Type of measure : Notified Norwegian aid scheme for the compensation of indirect emission costs and assessed under Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement Objective : Environmental protection Form of aid : Grant Aid amount : Approximately NOK 2 840 million between 2013 and 2020 Economic sectors : Various energy-intensive industries Name and address of the granting authority : Norwegian Environment Agency PO Box 5672 Sluppen 7485 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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 66/7

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2014/C 66/06

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 4 December 2013 Case number : 74662 Decision number : 478/13/COL EFTA State : Norway Title : The prolongation of the Norwegian regional aid map 2007-2013 until 30 June 2014 Legal basis : The Authority’s Guidelines on National Regional Aid 2007-2013 Type of measure : Regional aid map Objective : Regional aid Duration : 1.1.2014-30.6.2014

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 267/5

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 267/04)

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Aid reference GBER 5/2014/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 Establishment of business cluster for creative industries National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Letter of commitment from Buskerud County Authority to Papirbredden Innovasjon AS, 21.2.2014 Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.bfk.no/Politikk-1/Motekalender/Hovedutvalget-for-regionalutvikling-og-kultur/#moter/2013/530 ‘PS 13/97 (09/300) Application for project aid to the establishment of a business cluster for creative businesses’ (1) Type of measure Ad hoc aid Papirbredden Innovasjon AS Date of granting Ad hoc aid 21.2.2014 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 0,4 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) Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c)) 25 % 20 %

(1) In Norwegian ‘PS 13/97 (09/300) Søknad om prosjektstøtte til etablering av næringsklynge for kreative næringer’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 150/7

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

(2015/C 150/07)