2002/827/ECSC: Commission decision of 2 July 2002 on the granting by Spain of aid to the undertaking González y Díez SA in 1998, 2000 and 2001 (Text with EEA relevance.) (notified under document number C(2002) 2441)
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The State aid totalling EUR 5113245,96 (ESP 850772542) granted by Spain to González y Díez SA to cover exceptional restructuring costs in 1998, 2000 and 2001 pursuant to Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC is incompatible with the common market.
1. Spain shall adopt all necessary measures to recover from González y Díez SA the aid for 1998 and 2000 mentioned in Article 1, totalling EUR 2745428,96 (ESP 456800943). 2. Recovery shall take place within two months, in accordance with the procedures laid down by national law, provided they allow immediate, effective implementation of this Decision. The aid to be recovered shall be liable to interest charges at the market rate payable from the date on which it was placed at the disposal of the recipient to the date of recovery thereof. 3. The aid totalling EUR 2367817 (ESP 393971600) which Spain granted to González y Díez SA in respect of 2001 to cover exceptional restructuring costs in accordance with Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC is not authorised.
Spain is hereby authorised to pay the following aid to González y Díez SA in respect of 2001: (a) operating aid of EUR 5850488,28 (ESP 973439343) under Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC; (b) aid for the reduction of activity of EUR 853807,42 (ESP 142061601) under Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.
In accordance with Article 86 of the ECSC Treaty, Spain shall adopt all appropriate measures, whether general or particular, to ensure fulfilment of the obligations resulting from this Decision. It shall ensure that the aid authorised is used for the purposes intended and that any unspent, overestimated or incorrectly used aid for any item covered by this Decision is repaid to it.
In accordance with Article 9(5) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, any payment made by Spain to González y Díez SA in anticipation of authorisation by the Commission in excess of the aid authorised for this undertaking in 2001 shall be repaid in full, by the undertaking which received it, within one month of notification of this Decision to Spain. González y Díez SA shall pay interest charges at the market rate on this amount.
Spain shall notify the Commission, by 30 September 2002 at the latest, of the amount of aid actually paid to González y Díez SA in respect of 2001.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. Done at Brussels, 2 July 2002. For the Commission Loyola De Palacio Vice-president (1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 12. (2) OJ L 82, 26.3.2002, p. 11. (3) OJ L 303, 13.11.1998, p. 57. (4) BOE No 83, 6.4.2001, p. 13055.
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