ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 298/8

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

2010/C 298/06

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 7 July 2010 Case number : 67488 Decision number : 292/10/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Amendment to the Norwegian Special Tax System for Shipping Legal basis : Article 61(3)(c) Type of measure : Aid scheme Objective : Promotion of the maritime sector Form of aid : Tax exemptions Budget : 0 Duration : Income year 2010 Economic sector : Maritime sector 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 265/6

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

2010/C 265/05

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 24 February 2010 Case Number : 67099 EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Training Aid granted by Innovation Norway to the Romanian companies SC Promex SA and SC 24 Januarie SA Legal basis : Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning a Co-operation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Romania of 25 July 2007 Type of measure : Training aid Form of aid : Grant Budget : EUR 247,051 Intensity : 24 % Duration : Until 30 April 2011 Name and address of the granting authority : Innovation Norway Akersgata 13 PO Box 448 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/
Investment aid scheme for the promotion of energy from renewable energy resources (Investeringsstøtte til pilot- og demonstrasjonsanlegg innenfor fornybar energi)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 125/11

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 125/10

PART I

Aid No GBER 8/11/R&D EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name Innovation Norway Address PO Box 448 Sentrum 0104 Oslo NORWAY Webpage http://www.innovationnorway.com Title of the aid measure Wood-Based Innovation Scheme National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) State Budget, Green Paper 1. (2009-2010), Chapter 1149, item 71 Web link to the full text of the aid measure http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Landbruk/Trebasert-innovasjonsprogram/ Type of measure Scheme X Duration Scheme 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2013 Economic sector(s) concerned All economic sectors eligible to receive aid All sectors may receive aid, as long as the beneficiaries contribute to the overall aim of the scheme — to increase the utilisation of wood Type of beneficiary SME X Large enterprises X Budget Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme NOK 38 (in millions) Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 222/5

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 222/06

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 15 December 2010 Case number : 69072 Decision number : 486/10/COL EFTA State : Norway Title : The prolongation of the Norwegian Energy Fund scheme Legal basis : Parliamentary propositions No 1 S (2009-2010) and 1 S (2010-2011) Objective : Environmental protection: increasing supply of renewable heat and energy, and contributing to energy saving Form of aid : Grants Budget : NOK 1 850 million Duration : 1 January 2011-31 December 2011 Economic sectors : Energy, electricity 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 182/11

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

2011/C 182/08

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 16 March 2011 Case number : 69464 Decision number : 69/11/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Rescue aid to the Icelandic Housing Financing Fund (Íbúðalánasjódur) Legal basis : Supplementary Budget Act 2010 Objective : Remedy a serious disturbance in the Icelandic economy Form of aid : Equity increase Budget : ISK 33 billion Economic sectors : Financial institutions Other information : Temporary approval subject to submission of restructuring plan by 30 September 2011

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 278/6

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 278/07

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 9 February 2011 Case number : 69042 Decision Number : 39/11/COL EFTA State : Norway Name of the beneficiary : Finnfjord 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 with Decision No 125/06/COL on 3 May 2006 Objective : Environmental protection Form of aid : Grant Aid amount : NOK 175 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 76/10

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

2012/C 76/07

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 : 14 December 2011 Case number : 69969 Decision number : 392/11/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title : Power contract between Landsvirkjun and Íslenska kísilfélagið ehf. Legal basis : Act No 59/1965 on Landsvirkjun; Power contract between Landsvirkjun and Íslenska kísilfélagið ehf. Objective : Not applicable Duration : 18 years Economic sectors : Power generation/metal industry

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 10/6

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

2012/C 10/06

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 October 2011 Case number : 59332 Decision number : 300/11/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title : Investments of Reykjavik Energy in Lina.Net Form of aid : No aid/capital injections

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 168/4

Information notice from the EFTA Surveillance Authority pursuant to 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 Norway

2012/C 168/04
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 136/7

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 January 2012

(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 in the EEA Supplement No 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1))

2012/C 136/04

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 340, 22.12.2010, p. 1 and in the EEA Supplement No 72/2010, 22.12.2010, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 384/12

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 2012

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 (1) )

2012/C 384/10

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 (2). 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 (3) amending the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 (4).

Iceland Liechtenstein Norway 1.1.2012-31.5.2012 4,70 0,31 3,57 1.6.2012-31.7.2012 4,70 0,38 3,57 1.8.2012- 5,90 0,38 3,57

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

(2) OJ L 105, 21.4.2011, p. 32 and in the EEA Supplement No 23, 21.4.2011, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 340, 22.12.2010, p. 1 and in the EEA Supplement No 72, 22.12.2010, p. 1.

(4) See consolidated version on: http://www.eftasurv.int/media/decisions/195-04-COL.pdf
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 66/27

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 January 2013

(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 in the EEA Supplement No 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1))

2013/C 66/07

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 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 340, 22.12.2010, p. 1 and in the EEA Supplement No 72/2010, 22.12.2010, p. 1). Base rates have been determined as follows:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 193/11

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2013/C 193/07

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 19 December 2012 Case number : 72770 Decision number : 518/12/COL EFTA State : Norway Name of the beneficiary : Eidsiva Bioenergi AS Type of measure : Individual aid under the Energy Fund Scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA agreement Scheme : The Energy Fund Scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority by Decision No 248/11/COL Objective : Environmental protection Form of aid : Grant Aid amount : NOK 120,5 million Economic sectors : District heating Name and address of the granting authority : Enova SF Professor Brochs gate 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 182/12

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 182/14

PART I

Aid No GBER 4/13/R&D EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name Avinor AS Address PO Box 150 2061 Gardermoen NORWAY Webpage http://www.avinor.no Title of the aid measure ‘Agreement on cooperation on research on Remote & Virtual Tower technology (RVT) — 2’ ‘Avtale om samarbeid om forskning på teknologi for fjernstyrte og virtuelle tårn (RVT) — 2’ National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication) Contract Weblink to the full text of the aid measure http://www.avinor.no/avinor/presse/_nyhetsarkiv?SAMARBEIDSAVTALE_MELLOM_AVINOR_OG_KONGSBERG&id=181-154688 Type of measure Ad hoc aid Name of the beneficiary: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS Date of granting Ad hoc aid 11.2.2013 Type of beneficiary Large enterprises X Budget Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking MNOK 2,5 Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant MNOK 2 Other (please specify) 500 working hours at NOK 1 000 = NOK 500 000

PART II
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 263/7

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

2013/C 263/08

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that certain of the following measures do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

Date of adoption of the decision : 8 May 2013 Case number : 70506 Decision number : 181/13/COL EFTA State : Norway Region : Oslo Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Alleged aid to Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS (‘KTP’), Oslo Vognselskap AS and Unibuss AS Legal basis : Article 61 EEA Type of measure : No aid and existing aid in the form of public service compensation for public transport services (metro and tram) and related services (development of a payment and ticketing system) Objective : Local scheduled transport by metro and tram Form of aid : Guarantees, loans and direct grants in the form of public service compensation Name and address of the granting authority : Oslo Municipality Rådhuset 0037 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 229/16

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

2013/C 229/07

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 : 10 April 2013 Case number : 69933 Decision number : 144/13/COL EFTA State : Norway Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Bergen Kirkelige Fellesråd Type of measure : No aid Name and address of the granting authority : Bergen Kirkelige Fellesråd Bjørns gate 1 5008 Bergen 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 347/8

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

2013/C 347/08

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 11 September 2013 Case number : 70476 Decision number : 318/13/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title : Financing of the Icelandic National Broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) Legal basis : Act No 23/2013 on the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, a public-service medium, Act No 38/2011, Media Law and Act No 90/2003 on Income Tax Objective : n.a. Form of aid : Direct payments from the State Treasury to finance public service broadcasting in Iceland Economic sectors : Broadcasting Other information : The Authority considers that the changes to the legislative and regulatory framework of RÚV comply with the appropriate measures proposed by the Authority in its Decision No 38/11/COL and thereby make RÚV’s financing compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement. On this basis, the Authority concludes that there are no grounds for pursuing the matter further and has consequently decided to close the case.

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 66/11

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

2014/C 66/09

PART I

Aid No GBER 18/13/R&D EFTA State Norway Granting authority Name Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway Address 7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse PO Box 8114 Dep. 0032 Oslo NORWAY Webpage http://www.mfa.no Title of the aid measure Black carbon inventory and management plan in Russian Arctic (ad hoc grant through the Barents 2020 grant scheme) National legal basis (reference to the relevant national official publication) Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012-2013)) Web link to the full text of the aid measure Ad hoc grant under Barents 2020. Information about Barents 2020 may be found at pp. 100-101 in Parliamentary appropriation (Prop. 1 S (2012-2013)): http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/38072348/PDFS/PRP201220130001_UDDDDPDFS.pdf Type of measure Ad hoc aid Carbon Limits AS Date of granting Ad hoc aid 13.11.2013 Duration: 1.11.2013 to 1.4.2015, disbursed in annual installments, subject to parliamentary appropriations Economic sector(s) concerned Limited to specific sectors — please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. Research NACE 72.19 Type of beneficiary SME X Budget Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking 2013-2015: total NOK 1 284 500 To be disbursed in installments as follows: 2013: NOK 375 000 (tentative) 2014: NOK 800 000 (tentative) 2015: NOK 109 500 (tentative) Aid instrument (Article 5) Grant X

PART II
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 196/4

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

(2014/C 196/04)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 26 February 2014 Case number : 73992 Decision number : 90/14/COL EFTA State : Iceland Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) : Norðurþing Harbour fund Legal basis : Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement Type of measure : Individual aid Objective : Infrastructure financing for regional development Form of aid : Equity, municipality loan and subordinated loan Budget : ISK 969 million Duration : 15 years for municipality loan and 25 years for subordinated loan Economic sectors : Port infrastructure Name and address of the granting authority : State Treasury, The Ministry of Industries and Innovation Skúlagata 4 150 Reykjavík ICELAND and Bureau of Norðurþing Ketilsbraut 7-9 640 Húsavík 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 138/29

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

(2014/C 138/06)

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

Date of adoption of the decision : 12 February 2014 Decision number : 55/14/COL Case number : 70957 EFTA State : Norway Title : Financing of safety training courses by county schools Legal basis : The Education Act of 17 July 1998 No 61 Objective : n.a. Economic sectors : Education Other information : Based on measures undertaken and further commitments given by the Norwegian authorities to amend the current financing regime of safety training courses by county schools, the Authority’s concerns regarding the incompatibility of the county schools’ financing of safety training courses 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/
The aid intensity in present gross grant equivalent shall not exceed the regional aid threshold which is in force at the time the aid is granted in the assisted region concerned in Poland.

Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards

Aid for the acquisition of new transport vehicles which go beyond Community standards or which increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards

Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 227/9

Thresholds referred to in Directive 2004/17/EC and Directive 2004/18/EC, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1336/2013, expressed in the national currencies of the EFTA States

2014/C 227/06
National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

FHF is funded by a tax on fish exports established by the Norwegian Act of 7 July 2000 No 68 and further regulations pursuant to the act. The yearly appropriation is given by the Ministry for Trade, Industry and Fisheries. The yearly income has been NOK 167-185 million over the last years (2010-2013). The board of FHF has decided to establish a funding scheme for R&D support where the recipients are undertakings. This scheme has been approved by the Ministry for Trade, Industry and Fisheries.