State aid e-news, 24 July 2009
VII. European Economic Area
Based on the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), the EFTA States participating in the EEA have entrusted the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the EFTA Court with similar decision making powers to that of the Commission and the European Court of Justice, respectively, in the field of state aid for the EFTA states.
1. Decisions of the EFTA Surveillance Authority
| Country | Title/links to documents | Case number | Objective | Decision date |
| Newly adopted decisions | ||||
| Norway |
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 341/09/COL of 23 July 2009 on the notified scheme concerning tax benefits for certain cooperatives |
63768 | n.a. | 23.07.2009 |
| Norway |
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 342/09/COL of 23 July 2009 on the exemption from the Norwegian CO2 tax on gas and LPG on the use of gas for purposes other than the heating of buildings |
63913 |
Environment
|
23.07.2009 |
| Norway |
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 343/09/COL of 23 July 2009 on the property transactions engaged in by the Municipality of Time concerning property numbers 1/152, 1/301, 1/630, 4/165, 2/70 and 2/32 |
63911 |
No aid
|
23.07.2009 |
| Iceland |
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 344/09/COL of 23 July 2009 on the Helguvík Aluminium Smelter |
66250 | Regional aid, business taxation | 23.07.2009 |
| Public versions of decisions made available | ||||
| None | ||||
| Decisions published in the OJ | ||||
| None | ||||
2. Block Exemptions - Information sheets published in the OJ
| Country | Title/links to documents | Case number | Objective |
| Norway |
Centres for environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) OJ C171 of 23.07.2009, p. 31 |
GBER5/09/R&D | R&D&I |
| Norway |
The Bioenergy Scheme OJ C171 of 23.07.2009, p. 34 |
GBER3/09/TRA | Training aid |
| Norway |
Pilot project to stimulate establishing a bioenergy sector in the Hordaland region OJ C171 of 23.07.2009, p. 35 |
GBER4/09/ENV | Environment |
3. State Aid Guidelines
None
4. EFTA Court
None
5. Other EEA points of interest
| Title/links to documents |
|
The EFTA Surveillance Authority's notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 3 EFTA States applicable as from 1 April 2009 |
