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Notification from the Norwegian authorities concerning an exemption from CO 2 tax and a reduction in the heating oil tax rate
Date: 2008-11-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, heating

C 297/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2008

Notification from the Norwegian authorities concerning an exemption from CO2 tax and a
reduction in the heating oil tax rate

(2008/C 297/06)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided not to raise objections to the notified measures consisting of
(i) an exemption from CO2 tax on mineral oil in favour of undertakings covered by the Norwegian Emission
Trading Scheme; and (ii) applying a reduced heating oil tax rate in favour of the pulp and paper sector.

Date of adoption of the
decision:

Case number:

EFTA State:

Region:

Title (and/or name of the
beneficiary):

Legal basis:

Type of measure:

Objective:

Form of aid:

Budget:

Intensity:

Duration:

Economic sectors:

16 July 2008

63030

Norway

—
CO2 tax exemption in favour of undertakings covered by the Norwegian
Emission Trading Scheme and reduction of the heating oil tax rate in
favour of the pulp and paper sector

Article 61(1) and (3)(c) of the EEA Agreement

—

Protection of the environment

Tax relief

NOK 140 million; EUR 17,9 million

—

10 years

Sectors covered by the Emission Trading Scheme (energy production,
ferrous metal, mineral industry and pulp and paper)

Name and address of the
granting authority:

Finance Ministry
Akersgata 40
Postboks 8008 Dep.
N-0030 Oslo

Other information:

—

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found
on the EFTA Surveillance Authority's website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement
Date: 2008-11-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, nitrogen, pollution, tax exemption

20.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/13

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

(2008/C 297/07)

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

Date of adoption of the
decision:

Case number:

EFTA State:

Title (and/or name of the
beneficiary):

Legal basis:

Type of measure:

Objective:

Form of aid:

Budget:

Duration:

Economic sectors:

Name and address of the
granting authority:

16 July 2008

64738

Norway

Notified scheme for the grant of a temporary exemption to undertak-
ings entering into an environmental agreement with the Norwegian
State relating to reduction of Nitrogen Oxide (‘NOx’) emissions
Article 61(1) EEA, Article 159(c) Environmental Aid Guidelines

Tax exemption
Environmental agreement aimed at reduction of NOx emissions
Tax exemption

Maximum EUR 200 million per annum

3 years

Various sectors

Finance Ministry
Akersgata 40
Postboks 8008 Dep.
N-0030 Oslo

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/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/2008 of 20 November 2008 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
Date: 2008-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural market, award of contract, butter, common organisation of markets, export restriction

21.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 310/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1152/2008

of 20 November 2008

granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided
for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular
Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June
2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for
a permanent tender.

Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common
rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export
refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following

an examination of the tenders submitted in response to
the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any
refund for the tendering period ending on 18 November
2008.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

619/2008,

For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC)
No
on
18 November 2008 no export refund shall be granted for the
products and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that
Regulation.

tendering

ending

period

the

for

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2008.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2008.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 20.
(3) OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 69.