29.3.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 92/3


No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

2012/C 92/03

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

Date of adoption of the decision

:

12 October 2011

Case number

:

68123

Decision number

:

311/11/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Region

:

Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sør-Trøndelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold and Østfold

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Nasjonal digital læringsarena (NDLA)

Legal basis

:

The legal basis for the funds paid by the Ministry of Education to NDLA is the 2006 state budget resolution of the Stortinget in combination with the delegation of competence to the Ministry of Education to approve applications for grants. The legal basis for the grants from the county municipalities to the NDLA is budget resolution of the participating county municipalities

Objective

:

Public education

Budget

:

NOK 147,9 million (2007-2010)

Economic sectors

:

Development of Learning Material

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Ministry of Education and Research

PO Box 8119 Dep.

0032 Oslo

NORWAY

Other information

:

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/