Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part 1 of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

2009/C 156/10

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision:

Case number: 64824

EFTA State: Norway

Region: —

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary): The Bioenergy Scheme

Legal basis: The Norwegian National Budget, Chapter 1150, item 50, and the Annual Agricultural Agreement

Type of measure: Aid scheme

Objective: Environmental protection

Form of aid: Direct grants

Budget: NOK 35 million (approximately EUR 3.9 million) annually. Annual budget subject to parliamentary budget procedures

Intensity: According to guidelines

Duration: Until 1 january 2014

Name and address of the granting authority:

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/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/