Commission Decision of 19 November 2009 on State aid measures C 38/A/04 (ex NN 58/04) and C 36/B/06 (ex NN 38/06) implemented by Italy for Alcoa Trasformazioni (notified under document C(2009) 8112) Text with EEA relevance
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The State aid unlawfully granted by Italy to Alcoa Trasformazioni from 1 January 2006 on the basis of Article 1 of the Prime Ministerial Decree of 6 February 2004 and Article 11(11) of Law No 80/2005, in breach of Article 88(3) of the Treaty, is incompatible with the common market. The amount of aid shall be calculated according to the method indicated in recital 285 of this Decision.
1. Italy shall recover the aid referred to in Article 1 paid to the beneficiary. For the Veneto plant, the period concerned by this recovery is from 1 January 2006 until the date of adoption of this Decision. For the Sardinian plant, the period concerned by this recovery is from 1 January 2006 to 18 June 2007. 2. The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were put at the disposal of the beneficiary until their actual recovery. 3. The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 794/2007 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 ( 129 ) amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004. 4. Italy shall cancel all future payments of the aid referred to in Article 1 with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision.
1. Recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 shall be immediate and effective. 2. Italy shall ensure that the Decision is implemented within four months following the date of notification of this Decision.
1. Within two months following notification of this Decision, Italy shall submit the following information to the Commission: (a) the total amount (principal and recovery interest) to be recovered from the beneficiary; (b) a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision; (c) documents demonstrating that the beneficiary has been ordered to repay the aid. 2. Italy shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 has been completed. It shall immediately submit, on simple request by the Commission, information on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision. It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and recovery interest already recovered from the beneficiary.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
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