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)
Date: 2009-07-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA countries, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, large business








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23.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/35





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)
2009/C 171/07
PART I







Aid No


GBER 4/09 ENV




EFTA State


Norway




Region


Name of the Region (NUTS)
Level 3: County Hordaland


Regional aid status: mixed areas




Granting authority


Name


Osterfjord Næringssamarbeid




Address







ved Industrikonsulenten på Osterøy




NO 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
http://www.rup.no/documents/vision/753/Prosjektplan/Pilotprosjekt_bioenergi_Prosjektplan_2006-10_080109.pdf




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes




Duration


Scheme


19.12.2008 to 31.12.2010




Economic sector(s) concerned


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 2 years;
NOK 2 (in millions)




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


Yes




PART II








General Objectives (list)


Objectives (list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK


SME — bonuses in %




SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)


 


20 % small enterprises,
10 % medium-sized enterprises


 




Aid for Environmental protection (Article 17-25)


Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23)


45 %


20 % small enterprises,
10 % medium-sized enterprises