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: 2011-10-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, energy production, environmental protection, investment aid, large business, small and medium-sized enterprises








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20.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 308/33





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 308/07
PART I







Aid No


GBER 11/11/ENV




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Osterfjord Næringssamarbeid




Address







ved Industrikonsulenten på Osterøy




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




Type of measure


Scheme


Yes




Prolongation


From 31.12.2010 to 31.12.2011




Duration


Scheme


From 19.12.2008 to 31.12.2011




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


 




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 three years:
NOK 2 million




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
(Articles 17-25)


Aid for environmental protection
(Articles 17-25)


45 %


20 % small enterprises
10 % medium-sized enterprises