2010/473/EU: Commission Decision of 15 December 2009 on support measures implemented by Spain in the agricultural sector following the increase in fuel prices (notified under document C(2009) 9971)
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The State aid in favour of agricultural cooperatives implemented by Spain by virtue of Article 1 of Royal Decree-Law No 10/2000 is, without prejudice to the application of Article 2, State aid incompatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 107(3)(c) of the TFEU.
The measures referred to in Article 1 shall not constitute State aid if they satisfy the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to de minimis aid.
1. Spain shall take the necessary steps to recover the incompatible aid referred to in Article 1 from its beneficiaries, without prejudice to Article 2. 2. The aid to be recovered shall include interest applicable from the date on which the aid was made available to the beneficiaries until the date of its recovery. 3. The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 ( 64 ) . 4. Recovery of the aid shall be implemented without delay in conformity with procedures laid down under national law, in so far as they allow the immediate and effective implementation of this Decision.
1. Recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 shall be immediate and effective. 2. Spain shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months of its notification.
1. Within two months of notification of this Decision, Spain shall submit the following to the Commission: (a) a list of beneficiaries who have received aid under the scheme referred to in Article 1 and the total amount of aid received by each one; (b) details of the total amount (principal and interest) to be recovered from each beneficiary; (c) a detailed description of the measures already taken and those planned to comply with this Decision; (d) documents demonstrating that the beneficiaries have been ordered to repay the aid. 2. Spain 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. After the two-month period referred to in paragraph 1, Spain shall submit, on simple request by the Commission, a report on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision. The report shall also contain detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and interest already recovered from the beneficiaries.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
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