NORWAY
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AIMED AT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
Last Changes Made September 2005
Effective February 15, 2000, Import Administration began publishing "Decision Memos" to reduce the size of antidumping and countervailing duty Federal Register notices. In cases in which a decision memo was published, you will find a link to the memo listed below.
In addition, in the following programs, in instances below in which a proceeding was a Sunset Review, you will see the letters SR after the product name.
COUNTERVAILABLE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
The subsidy programs listed below have been investigated by the Department and have been found to be "countervailable" based on the criteria established in the Tariff and Trade Act of 1930, as amended. Please refer to this Act for further detail of the criteria applied. In addition, you may click on the cases listed below the subsidy program title for a full explanation of the Department's analysis in those cases.
Government-Funded Aquaculture Research and Development
Salmon (1989) 55 FR 26730 (6/29/90-prelim); 56 FR 7681 (2/25/91-final)
Government-funded aquaculture primarily consists of basic research and research aimed at achieving long-term economic development of aquaculture in Norway. Most of the companies which received government funding manufacture goods and equipment for fishfarms both in Norway and abroad.
National Fishery Bank of Norway Loans
Salmon (SR) (Expedited Review - no prelim); 70 FR 53345 (9/8/05-final); Final Memo
Salmon (SR) (Expedited Review - no prelim); 65 FR 5854 (2/7/00-final)
Salmon (1989) 55 FR 26729 (6/29/90-prelim); 56 FR 7680 (2/25/91-final)
The National Fishery Bank of Norway (NFB) provided long-term loans for investment in production equipment and buildings. The interest rates charged on outstanding loans are set by the Norwegian legislature and can vary over time. There are no other fees or charges, other than interest, associated with loans provided under this program. The NFB was limited to the fishing industry and its loans were provided on terms inconsistent with commercial considerations.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOUND TO BE NOT CONTERVAILABLE
The subsidy programs listed below have been investigated by the Department and have been found to be "not countervailable" based on the criteria established in the Tariff and Trade Act of 1930, as amended. Please refer to this Act for further detail of the criteria applied. In addition, you may click on the cases listed under the subsidy program title for a full explanation of the Department's analysis in each case where the subsidy program has been examined.
No programs listed.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN TERMINATED
The subsidy programs listed below have been investigated by the Department and have been found to have been terminated based on the criteria established in the Tariff and Trade Act of 1930, as amended. Please refer to this Act for further detail of the criteria applied. In addition, you may click on the cases listed below the subsidy program title for a full explanation of the Department's analysis in each of these cases.
Norwegian Central Bank Loans to Salmon Farmers
Salmon (1989) 55 FR 26731 (6/29/90-prelim); 56 FR 7682 (2/25/91-final)
By Royal Decree of 28 October 1988, 20 licensees were allocated to farm salmon and trout in Finnmark and 10 were allocated in Nord-Troms. In addition to these licenses, the Ministry of Finance recommended a provisional arrangement by which Norges Bank, the Norwegian central bank, would extend government-guaranteed operational loans to these producers.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED
When potential subsidy programs are investigated and found not to be used by the companies being investigated, the Department makes no determination as to their countervailability. If you click on the cases listed under the subsidy program title, you will be linked to each case in which the subsidy program was referenced.
No programs listed.
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS DETERMINED NOT TO EXIST
The following subsidy programs were alleged by the petitioning industries and were investigated by the Department. However, during the investigation we found no evidence that such programs actually existed. If you click on the cases listed under the subsidy program title, you will be linked to each case in which the subsidy program was referenced. It is possible that, while the program named did not exist, a similar program having a different name actually was investigated. If this is the case, you will find that program listed elsewhere in this library.
Transportation Subsidy for Salmon Farmers
Salmon (1989) 55 FR 26732 (6/29/90-prelim); 56 FR 7682 (2/25/91-final)
We found that the Government does not provide any transportation subsidies to salmon farmers.