23.7.2020   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 243/11


State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2020/C 243/05)

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

Date of adoption of the decision

17 April 2020

Case No

85047

Decision No

039/20/COL

EFTA State

Norway

Region

Whole territory of Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

COVID-19 Grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover due to the COVID-19 outbreak

Legal basis

Act on a temporary grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Compensate for damages to undertakings caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to secure employment and ensure a faster recovery of the economy after the crisis

Form of aid

Grants

Budget

Estimated NOK 50 billion

Intensity

100 %

Duration

The scheme applies to loss suffered from 1 March 2020 until 31 May 2020

Economic sectors

All sectors except for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and production, as well as production, transmission, distribution and trade of power and financial institutions, private kindergartens and airlines

Name and address of the granting authority

The Norwegian Tax Administration

Postboks 9200, Grønland

0134 Oslo

NORWAY

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/decisions/