1 Summary (1) The EFTA Surveillance Authority (

(1) The EFTA Surveillance Authority (“ESA”) wishes to inform Norway that, having assessed the notified prolongation of and amendments to the Norwegian umbrella scheme

(24) The national legal basis for the October and November-December periods is set out in the Regulation on a temporary compensation scheme in connection with

(10) The Norwegian authorities estimate that the above amendment of the adjustment factor applied for January and February 2021, will result in an increase of the

(29) The relevant restrictive measures – the prohibition of large scale public events and the capping of attendance for events – adopted by the Norwegian authorities,

“Save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any aid granted by EC Member States, EFTA States or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts

(36) In order to ensure uniform application of the state aid rules throughout the European Economic Area, in line with the objective of homogeneity established in

(7) The scheme aims at ensuring access to liquidity for SMEs facing a sudden shortage of liquidity due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, by

(12) Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement reads as follows: “Save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any aid granted by EC Member States, EFTA States or through State resources