Fra Tilsynsmyndighedens beslutning nr. 491/09/KOL Norsk Film-koncernen (EUT C 174 af 1.7.2010, s. 3), kapitel II.2, s. 8: "de årlige udbetalinger fra den norske stat siden 1970'erne til Norsk FilmStudio AS/Filmparken AS med henblik på produktion af spillefilm og opretholdelse af den nødvendige infrastruktur for produktion af film var baseret på en eksisterende støtteordning". Tilsynsmyndigheder mener, at i dette tilfælde, hvor der blev foretaget regelmæssige betalinger gennem en meget lang periode, viser praksis, at støtten var et væsentligt element i finansieringen af virksomheden. På dette grundlag mener tilsynsmyndigheden, at de årlige tilskud blev givet under et eksisterende system for statsstøtte i henhold til betydningen i EØS-aftalens artikel 62. I denne sag indledte Tilsynsmyndigheden en formel undersøgelse af betalingen på 36 mio. NOK, der var sket ud over de ordinære betalinger, samt en påstået foranstaltning vedrørende skattebegunstigelse.
From the Authority’s Decision No 491/09/COL Norsk Film group (OJ C 174 1.7.2010 p. 3), Chapter II.2 p. 8: “the yearly payments made by the Norwegian State since the 1970s to Norsk FilmStudio AS/Filmparken AS for the production of feature films and to maintain an infrastructure necessary for the production of films were based on an existing system of aid. The Authority considers that in this case, where regular payments were consistently made over a very long period of time, the practice shows that state support was an essential element in the financing of the company. The Authority considers on that basis that the annual grants were made under an existing system of state aid within the meaning of Article 62 EEA.” In that case, the Authority opened the formal investigation into a payment of NOK 36 million that had been made in addition to the regular payments and an alleged preferential tax measure.