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))  (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2010-06-24
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA countries, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, innovation, research and development, substitute fuel








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24.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/8





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))
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 164/04
PART I








Aid No


GBER 17/09/ENV




Member State


Norway




Region


Name of the Region (NUTS)


Regional aid status National scheme




Granting authority


Name


The Norwegian Public Roads administration




Address







Statens vegvesen




Postboks 8142 Dep.




0033 Oslo




NORWAY








Web page


http://www.vegvesen.no




Title of the aid measure


Transnova




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


Parliament appropriation for the budget year 2009




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.Transnova.no




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes




Amendment of an existing aid measure


 


No




Duration


Scheme


Parliament’s appropriations are for one year at a time, but a three-year programme is envisaged




Date of granting


 


Applications are now being processed and grants will be committed by the end of the year (2009)




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


All sectors, both undertakings, public authorities and NGOs




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


 




Type of beneficiary


SME


x




Large enterprises


x




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


National currency … (in millions)
NOK 50 million per year




Aid instrument (Article 5)


 


 




Grant


x




PART II









General Objectives


Objectives


Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in national currency


SME-bonuses in %




Promoting the substitution of fossil fuels in the transportation sector with sustainable alternatives


Grants will be given to projects, all below the threshold limits in Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 article 6 and the aid intensity will follow the relevant articles in the regulation. The granting will be decided on the basis of presumed additionality, the quality of the applications and national priorities.


 


 




Aid for Environmental protection (Articles 17-25)


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 (Article 18)
Please provide a specific reference to the relevant standard


Max 35 %


10 % or 20 %




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 (Article 19)


Max 35 %


10 % or 20 %




Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20)


Max 15 %


 




Environmental investment aid for energy saving measures (Article 21)


Max 60 % or 20 %


10 % or 20 %




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


45 %


10 % or 20 %




Aid for environmental studies (Article 24)


Max 50 %


10 % or 20 %




Aid for research, development and innovation (Articles 30-37)


Aid for research and development projects (Article 31)


Fundamental research (Article 31(2)(a))


Max 100 %


 




Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))


Max 50 %


10 % or 20 % Extra bonus for collaborative projects 15 %




Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))


25 %


10 % or 20 % Extra bonus for collaborative projects 15 %