2005/217/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 2004 on measures implemented by Denmark for TV2/Danmark (notified under document number C(2004) 1814) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The aid granted between 1995 and 2002 to TV2/Danmark in the form of licence fee resources and the other measures described in this Decision is compatible with the common market under Article 86(2) of the Treaty with the exception of an amount of DKK 628,2 million.

Article 2

1.   Denmark shall take all the measures necessary to recover the said amount of DKK 628,2 million.

2.   Recovery shall be effected without delay in accordance with the procedures under national law, provided these allow the immediate and effective implementation of this Decision.

3.   The amount to be recovered shall bear interest throughout the period running from the date on which it was first put at the disposal of the recipient until its actual recovery. The compound interest shall therefore be calculated starting from the first year when overcompensation occurred. For subsequent years, interest shall be correspondingly payable on all other amounts of overcompensation provided in that year.

4.   The interest to be recovered under paragraph 3 shall be calculated in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 9 and 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004  ( 49 ) .

Article 3

Denmark shall inform the Commission within two months following notification of this Decision of the measures planned and already taken to comply with it. It shall provide this information using the questionnaire in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX Information on the implementation of Commission Decision 2005/217/EC

ANNEX

Information on the implementation of Commission Decision 2005/217/EC

1.   CALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT TO BE RECOVERED

1.1.

Please provide the following details on the amount of unlawful State aid that has been put at the disposal of the recipient:

Date(s)  ( *1 )

Amount of aid  ( *2 )

Currency

Name and address of recipient

Comments:

1.2.

Please explain in detail how the interest to be paid on the amount of aid to be recovered will be calculated?

2.   MEASURES PLANNED AND ALREADY TAKEN TO RECOVER THE AID

2.1.

Please describe in detail what measures are planned and what measures have already been taken to effect an immediate and effective recovery of the aid. Please also indicate, where relevant, the legal basis for the measures taken/planned.

2.2.

By what date will the recovery of the aid be completed?

3.   RECOVERY ALREADY EFFECTED

3.1.

Please provide the following details on the amounts of aid that have been recovered from the recipient:

Date(s)  ( *3 )

Amount of aid repaid

Currency

Name and address of recipient

3.2.

Please attach proof of repayment of the amounts of aid specified under point 3.1 in the table above.

( *1 )   Date(s) on which (individual instalments of) the aid was put at the disposal of the recipient.

( *2 )   Amount of aid put at the disposal of the recipient (in gross aid equivalents).

( *3 )   Date(s) on which the aid was repaid.