13 . 11 . 97 EN | Official Journal of the European Communities C 343 /9

Operating licences revoked Category A : Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5 ( 7) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Decision Name of air carrier Address of air carrier effective since

Air Express AS Postboks 5 , N- 1 330 Oslo Lufthavn 27 . 9 . 1996

Det Norske Luftfartsel­ Snarøyveien 57 , N- 1 330 Oslo Lufthavn 3 . 6 . 1996 skap AS (DNL) O

Widerø Norsk Air AS ( 2 ) Postboks 2047 Hasle, N-3200 15 . 12 . 1996

(') Change of name from Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS (DNL) to SAS Norge AS . ( 1 ) Widerø Norsk Air AS merged with Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS 15 . 12 . 1996 .

Category B : Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5 ( 7) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Decision effective since

Dølafly AS Nedregata 5 , N-2640 Vinstra 27 . 6 . 1997

Fjord Air AS/European Sandefjord Lufthavn, N-3233 Sandefjord 6 . 6 . 1996/ Helicopter Centre AS (') 5 . 3 . 1997

Hamarfly AS Postboks 2053 , N-2301 30 . 4 . 1997

Norrønafly AS Postboks 64, N- 1 330 Oslo Lufthavn 23 . 5 . 1997

Trønderfly Air Service AS Lufthavn , N-7500 Stjørdal 6 . 5 . 1996

Tundra Air AS Postboks 2168 , N-9501 Altra 1 . 7 . 1996

(') Change of name from Fjord Air AS to European Helicopter Centre AS 6 . 6 . 1996, change of name from European Helicopter Centre AS to European Flight Centre AS 5 . 3 . 1997 .

Authorization for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 11 of the Act referred to in point lb of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(97/C 343/05 )

Date of adoption : 15 . 10 . 1997

EFTA State :

Aid No : 96-009

Title : Prolongation and amendment of existing State aid to the ship­ building industry Grants for shipbuilding, new buildings and conversions Export credit guarantees for ships (by the GIEK) The guarantee scheme for ship construction

Objectives : Contract-related production aid to shipbuilding C 343/ 10 | EN | Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 11 . 97

Legal basis : Directions by the Royal Ministry of Industry and Energy of 6 . 2 . 1996 (Føresegner for statleg støtte ved kontrahering av skip) For guarantees by the Guarantee Institute for Export Credits (GIEK) and the guarantee scheme for ship construction : the annual State budget

Budget : Nkr 800 million for contracts entered into in 1996 (whole year) and Nkr 800 million for 1997 Aid intensity : For the construction of vessels of not less than 100 GT :

— 9% for vessels whose contract value is at least ECU 10 million ,

— 4,5 % for vessels of a contract value less than ECU 10 million ,

— 4,5 % for major conversions of vessels of at least 1 000 GT

Credit guarantees within the limits of the OECD Under­ standing on Export Credits for Ships

Duration : Applies to new binding contracts entered into as from 1 October 1996 until 31 December 1997 , provided that delivery takes place within three years from the date when the contract was entered into

Authorization for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 11 of the Act referred to in point lb of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(97/C 343/06) Date of adoption : 22 . 10 . 1997

EFTA State : Norway

Aid No : 97-009

Title : Aid for an R&D project by Solnes Bat AS

Objectives : Research and development

Legal basis : Aid granted under an existing aid scheme , SND Industrial R&D Contracts (aid No 95-015 , ex aid No 93-147 )

Form of aid : Grant amounting to Nkr 795 000 (approximately ECU 100 000 )

Aid intensity : 33,2 % (gross ) of eligible costs