CELEX: E2000C0106(01)
Language: en
Date: 1999-09-22 00:00:00
Title: Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement - EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

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E2000C0106(01)

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement - EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections  

Official Journal C 003 , 06/01/2000 P. 0004 - 0004

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court AgreementEFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections(2000/C 3/04)Date of adoption: 22 September 1999EFTA State: NorwayAid No: 95-010Title: Notification of a Proposal for new Regulations in the Norwegian Scheme of Regionally Differentiated Social Security Contributions ("Forslag til Stortingets vedtak om fastsetting av avgifter mv til folketrygden")Objective: Regional transport aid within a map of assisted areas in NorwayLegal basis: Act relating to national insurance (Lov om folketrygd av 17.06.66, No. 12, §§ 23-2, 23-3 og 23-9)Population coverage: Areas eligible for regional tranport aid cover 24 % of Norway's total populationDifferentiated rates: The areas are divided into five geographical zones with differentiated social security contributions. Only in zone 1 the full rate of 14,1 % is applicable (Zone 1: 14,1 %; Zone 2: 10,6 %; Zone 3: 6,4 %; Zone 4: 5,1 %; Zone 5: 0,0 %)Activities subject to full rate: Certain activities related to hydropower production, mining of metal ores and certain minerals, gas and oil production, shipbuilding, steel, telecommunications, financial services, and freight transport by roadBudget: UnspecifiedAid intensity: Varies according to the zoneDuration: The proposal has no explicit time limits, but is reviewed annually. The approval of the system is limited in time, not going beyond 31 December 2003Conditions: Annual Reports. Introduction of specific rules to ensure that cumulation control measures are in place