Common use of Procedure Clause in Contracts

Procedure. By letter dated 28 June 2007 from the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, received and registered by the Authority on 29 June 2007 (Event No 427327) and letter from the Ministry of Finance dated 22 June 2007, received and registered by the Authority on 4 July 2007 (Event No 428135), the Norwegian authorities notified the proposed amendments to the rules on taxation of cooperative companies contained in Section 10-50 of the Tax Act, pursuant to Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement. As it was only the cover letter from the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform that was received by the Authority on 29 June 2007, the Authority considers the notification to have been submitted on 4 July 2007. This was communicated to and agreed upon by the Norwegian authori- ties by an e-mail dated 10 August 2007 (Event No 433019). According to the notification, the scheme is notified for reasons of legal certainty. By letter dated 4 September 2007 (Event No 433067), the Authority requested additional information from the Norwegian authorities. By letter dated 28 September 2007 from the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, forwarding (1) Hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’. (2) Hereinafter referred to as ‘the EEA Agreement’. (3) Hereinafter referred to as ‘the Surveillance and Court Agreement’. (4) Guidelines on the application and interpretation of Articles 61 and 62 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement, adopted and issued by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on 19 January 1994, published in OJ L 231, 3.9.1994, EEA Supplement No 32, 3 September 1994. The Guidelines were last amended on 3 May 2007. Hereinafter referred to as ‘the State Aid Guidelines’. a letter from the Ministry of Finance of 28 September 2007, received and registered by the Authority on the same day (Event No 444538), the Norwegian authorities requested an extension of the deadline to reply. By letter dated 1 October 2007 (Event No 444790), the Authority met this request. By letter dated 16 October 2007 from the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, forwarding a letter from the Ministry of Finance of 16 October 2007, received and registered by the Authority on the same day (Event No 447272), the Norwegian authorities replied to the Authority's information request. By letter dated 10 December 2007 (Event No 456448), the Authority according to Article 4(5) in Part II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement asked the Norwegian authorities for an extension of 2 days of the deadline to take a decision according to paragraphs 2-4 of the same Article. By letter dated 12 December 2007 from the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, received and registered by the Authority on the same date (Event No 457226) the Norwegian authorities met this request.

Procedure. By letter dated 28 June 2007 from 30 August 2004, the Authority received a comp- laint against the Norwegian Ministry authorities in relation to the estab- lishment of Government Administration and Reform, Mesta AS which was created to take over the production activities carried out within the Public Road Admi- nistration in Norway (5). The letter was received and registered by the Authority on 29 June 2007 2 September 2004 (Event No 427327) and No: 291537). By letter dated 15 September 2004 (Event No: 291631), the Authority requested information from the Ministry of Finance Norwegian authori- ties. By letter dated 22 June 200724 September 2004 from the Norwegian authorities, both received and registered by the Authority on 4 July 2007 24 September 2004 (Event No 428135), No: 293749) the Norwegian authorities notified the proposed amendments to the rules on taxation of cooperative companies contained in Section 10-50 autho- rities requested an extension of the Tax Act, pursuant deadline within which it had to Article 1(3) of Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement. As it was only the cover letter from the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform that was received by the Authority on 29 June 2007, the Authority considers the notification to have been submitted on 4 July 2007. This was communicated to and agreed upon by the Norwegian authori- ties by an e-mail dated 10 August 2007 reply (Event No 4330196). According to The Authority granted the notification, the scheme is notified for reasons of legal certainty. By letter dated 4 September 2007 (Event No 433067), the Authority requested additional information from the Norwegian authorities. By request by letter dated 28 September 2007 from the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, forwarding2004 (Event No: 294074). (1) Hereinafter referred to as ‘“the Authority’”. (2) Hereinafter referred to as ‘“the EEA Agreement’”. (3) Hereinafter referred to as ‘“the Surveillance and Court Agreement’”. (4) Procedural and Substantive Rules in the Field of State Aid — Guidelines on the application and interpretation of Articles 61 and 62 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement, adopted and issued by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on 19 January 1994, published in OJ L 231, 3.9.1994, p. 1, EEA Supplement Supple- ment No 32, 3 September 1994. The Guidelines were 3.9.94, p. 1, last amended by the Authority's Decision No 388/06/COL of 13 December 2006 for purposes of prolonging Chapter 14 on 3 May 2007. Hereinafter Aid for research and development, hereinafter referred to as ‘the “State Aid Guidelines’. a ”). (5) Translation from “Statens vegvesen” (6) The request for an extension of the time limit was officially confirmed by letter dated 28 September 2004 from the Ministry of Finance of 28 Norwegian Mission to the European Union, forwarding the letter dated 24 September 20072004 from the Norwegian authorities, both received and registered by the Authority Autho- rity on the same day 29 September 2004 (Event No 444538294279). By letter dated 4 November 2004 from the Norwegian Mission to the European Union, forwarding a letter from the Norwegian authorities dated 1 November 2004, both received and regis- tered by the Authority on 4 November 2004 (Event No: 298076), the Norwegian authorities replied to the informa- tion request. The Authority considered that further information was neces- sary and sent another request for information dated 8 September 2005 (Event No: 306025). By letter dated 17 October 2005 the Norwegian authorities requested an extension of the deadline within which it had to reply. By letter dated 1 October 2007 (Event No 444790)respond, the Authority met this request. By letter dated 16 October 2007 from the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, forwarding a letter from the Ministry of Finance of 16 October 2007, both received and registered by the Authority on the same day 19 October 2005 (Event No 447272No: 346953) (7), . The Authority granted the Norwegian authorities replied to the Authority's information requestrequest by letter dated 20 October 2005 (Event No: 347051). By letter dated 10 December 2007 (Event No 456448), the Authority according to Article 4(5) in Part II of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement asked the Norwegian authorities for an extension of 2 days of the deadline to take a decision according to paragraphs 2-4 of the same Article. By letter dated 12 December 2007 15 November 2005 from the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and ReformMission to the European Union, forwarding a letter dated 10 November 2005 from the Norwegian authorities, including appendixes, both received and registered by the Authority on the same date 17 November 2005 (Event No 457226No: 350245) the Norwegian authorities met this replied to the information request.. The Authority requested yet further information by letter dated