2.7.2020   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 218/12


State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2020/C 218/07)

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

Date of adoption of the decision

30 March 2020

Case No

84976

Decision No

029/20/COL

EFTA State

Norway

Legal basis

The legal basis of the scheme is the Parliamentary Decision authorising the public guarantee scheme, in accordance with conditions proposed by the Ministry.

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

The purpose of the guarantee scheme is to alleviate the liquidity shortage faced by the airline industry and ensure that disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak do not undermine the airlines’ viability.

Form of aid

Public guarantees

Budget

Estimated NOK 6 billion

Duration

31 March – 30 June

Economic sectors

Airline industry

Name and address of the granting authority

GIEK, The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency

Pb 1763 Vika

N-0122 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/