98/365/EC: Commission Decision of 1 October 1997 concerning alleged State aid granted by France to SFMI- Chronopost [notified under document number C(1997) 3146] (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 1

The logistical and commercial assistance provided by the Post Office to its subsidiary SFMI-Chronopost, the other financial transactions between those two companies, the relationship between SFMI-Chronopost and Radio France, the customs arrangements applicable to the Post Office and SFMI-Chronopost, the system of payroll tax and stamp duty applicable to the Post Office and its (*) investment in the dispatching platforms do not constitute State aid to SFMI-Chronopost.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of France.

Done at Brussels, 1 October 1997.

For the Commission

Marcelino OREJA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ C 322, 13. 12. 1991, p. 19.

(2) OJ C 206, 17. 7. 1996, p. 3.

(3) OJ C 262, 7. 10. 1995, p. 11.

(4) Case C-34/94, SFEI and Others v. La Poste and Others ('La Poste`), [1996] ECR I-3547.

(*) Business secret.

(5) See footnote 2.

(6) OJ L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.

(7) La Poste, ante, at paragraph 57.

(8) La Poste, ante, at paragraph 62.

(9) Advocate-General Jacob's conclusions in La Poste, ante, at paragraph 61.

(10) Source: Eurostat and Associés en Finance.

(11) Source: Eurostat and Associés en Finance.

(12) The other figures estimated by SFEI (i.e. FRF 1,048 billion for the logistical assistance and FRF 230 million for the commercial assistance) cannot be taken into account since they have been proved inaccurate (see above).