Article 1
The aid amounting to EUR 31 million which France is planning to implement for FagorBrandt is compatible with the common market, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 2.
2009/485/EC: Commission Decision of 21 October 2008 on State aid C 44/07 (ex N 460/07) which France is planning to implement for FagorBrandt (notified under document number C(2008) 5995) (Text with EEA relevance)
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The aid amounting to EUR 31 million which France is planning to implement for FagorBrandt is compatible with the common market, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 2.
1. The French authorities shall suspend payment to FagorBrandt of the aid referred to in Article 1 of this Decision until such time as the recovery from FagorBrandt of the incompatible aid referred to in Decision 2004/343/EC has become effective. 2. FagorBrandt’s restructuring plan, as communicated to the Commission by France on 6 August 2006 ( 41 ) , shall be implemented in full. 3. FagorBrandt shall cease marketing refrigeration, cooking and dishwashing products of the Vedette brand for a period of five years beginning at the latest seven months after the date of notification of this Decision. 4. In order to ensure that the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article are observed, France shall inform the Commission, by means of annual reports, of progress with the restructuring of FagorBrandt, the recovery of the incompatible aid described in paragraph 1, payment of the compatible aid, and implementation of the compensatory measures.
France shall inform the Commission, within two months of notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply with it.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
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