2012/321/EU: Commission Decision of 25 January 2012 on the measure SA.14588 (C 20/09) implemented by Belgium in favour of De Post-La Poste (now bpost) (notified under document C(2012) 178) Text with EEA relevance
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The State aid in the form of pension relief granted to De Post-La Poste (DPLP, now bpost) implemented by Belgium is compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The State aid in the form of compensation for public service costs granted to De Post-La Poste (DPLP, now bpost) unlawfully implemented by Belgium in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is incompatible with the internal market.
The injections of capital into De Post-La Poste (DPLP, now bpost) made by Belgium in 2003 and 2006 do not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The State aid in the form of a State guarantee granted to De Post-La Poste (DPLP, now bpost) unlawfully implemented by Belgium in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is incompatible with the internal market.
1. Belgium shall recover the incompatible aid granted under the measures referred to in Articles 2 and 4. 2. The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were placed 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 ( 123 ) and Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004. 4. Belgium shall cancel, with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision, all outstanding payments of aid referred to in Articles 2 and 4.
1. Recovery of the aid granted under the measures referred to in Articles 2 and 4 shall be immediate and effective. 2. Belgium shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months of the date of its notification.
1. Within two months of the notification of this Decision, Belgium shall submit the following information to the Commission: (a) the total amount (principal and interest) to be recovered from the beneficiary; (b) a detailed description of the measures already taken and those planned to comply with this Decision; (c) documents demonstrating that the beneficiary has been ordered to repay the aid. 2. Belgium shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid granted under the schemes referred to in Articles 2 and 4 has been completed. It shall immediately submit, upon simple request by the Commission, any information on the measures already taken and those planned to comply with this Decision. It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and interest already recovered from the beneficiary.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
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