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)
Date: 2009-07-02
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, chemical industry, chemical product, control of State aid, dyestuff, exchange of information, fuel oil








C_2009150EN.01000601.xml










2.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 150/6





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)
2009/C 150/09
PART I







Aid No


GBER 1/09 ENV




EFTA State


Norway




EFTA State reference number


08/4857




Region


Name of the Region (NUTS) (1)

Not regionally specified


Regional aid status (2)





Granting authority


Name


Directorate of Customs and Excise




Address







Postboks 8122 Dep




0032 Oslo




NORWAY








Webpage


www.toll.no




Title of the aid measure


Reduced basic tax on heating oil




National legal basis
(Reference to the relevant national official publication)


Parliamentary decision 27 November 2008 concerning basic tax on heating oil
Regulation 11 December 2001 No 1451 concerning excise duties §4-5-2




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/sv/fd-20081127-1295.html




http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/fd/xd-20011211-1451.html




http://www.toH.no/upIoad/aarsnmdskriv/2009MineraIske%20produkter%202.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme


Tax reduction




Ad hoc aid


Name of the Beneficiary




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 


EFTA Surveillance Authority aid number 63030




Prolongation


 




Modification


 




Duration (3)



Scheme


1.1.2009 to 31.12.2018




Date of granting (4)



Ad hoc aid


continuously




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


 




Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. (5)









24.


Chemical and pharmaceutical industry, i.e. Manufacturers of dyes and pigments








Type of beneficiary


SME


All manufacturers of dyes and pigments




Large enterprises


All manufacturers of dyes and pigments




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme (6)



NOK 15 million annually




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking (7)



NOK… (in millions)




For guarantees (8)



NOK… (in millions)




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Fiscal measure


Tax reduction




PART II








General Objectives (list)


Objectives (list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK


SME — bonuses in %




Aid for environmental protection (Article 17-25)


Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes (Article 25)


NOK 15 million annually


 






(1)  NUTS — Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.

(2)  Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement, mixed areas, areas not eligible for regional aid.

(3)  Period during which the granting authority can commit itself to grant the aid.

(4)  Aid is to be considered to be granted at the moment the legal right to receive the aid is conferred on the beneficiary under the applicable national legal regime.

(5)  NACE Rev. 2 — Statistical classification of Economic Activities in the European Community.

(6)  In case of an aid scheme: Indicate the annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme or the estimated tax loss per year for all aid instruments contained in the scheme.

(7)  In case of an ad hoc aid award: Indicate the overall aid amount/tax loss.

(8)  For guarantees, indicate the (maximum) amount of loans guaranteed.