2003/196/EC: Commission Decision of 11 December 2002 concerning State aid scheme C 42/2002 (ex N 286/2002) which France proposes to implement to assist French airlines (notified under document number C(2002) 4833) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 3

Article 1

The State aid which France proposes to implement in favour of French airlines to provide compensation beyond 14 September 2001 for the losses those airlines sustained on account of the partial closure of air space is incompatible with the common market.

For that reason, the aid may not be implemented.

Article 2

France shall inform the Commission within two months of the notification of this decision of the measures taken to comply with it.

Article 3

This decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2002.

For the Commission

Loyola de Palacio

Vice-President

(1) OJ C 170, 16.7.2002, p. 11.

(2) See footnote 1.

(3) Decision of 30 January 2002 on aid N 806/2001 (OJ C 59, 6.3.2002, p. 25).

(4) COM (2001) 574 final, 10.10.2001.

(5) From 15 to 30 September 2001 for business airlines.

(6) From 15 to 30 September 2001 for business airlines.

(7) [...].

(8) [...].

(9) See recital 40.

(10) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers (OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8).

(11) See point 33 of the communication.

(12) See the Decisions of 12 March 2002 on aid N 854/2001 granted by the United Kingdom and 2 July 2002 on aid N 269/2002 granted by Germany, available for consultation at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ transports.htm.