2014/489/EU: Commission Decision of 19 June 2013 on State aid SA.28599 (C 23/10 (ex NN 36/10, ex CP 163/09)) implemented by the Kingdom of Spain for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less urbanised areas (outside Castilla-La Mancha) (notified under document C(2013) 3204) Text with EEA relevance
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The state aid granted to the operators of the terrestrial television platform for the deployment, maintenance and operation of the digital terrestrial television network in Area II unlawfully put into effect by Spain in breach of Article 108(3) of the TFEU is incompatible with the internal market, except for the aid which was granted in compliance with the criterion of technological neutrality.
The individual aid granted under the scheme referred to in Article 1 does not constitute aid if, at the time it is granted, it fulfils the conditions laid down by the regulation adopted pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 ( 109 ) applicable at the time the aid is granted.
1. Spain shall recover the incompatible aid granted under the scheme referred to in Article 1 from the Digital Terrestrial Television operators, whether they received the aid directly or indirectly. 2. The sums to be recovered shall bear interest from the date on which they were made available to the beneficiaries until their recovery. 3. The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 ( 110 ) . 4. Spain shall cancel all outstanding payments of aid under the scheme referred to in Article 1 with effect from the date of notification of this decision.
1. Recovery of the aid granted under the scheme referred to in Article 1 shall be immediate and effective. 2. Spain shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months following the date of notification thereof. 3. Within two months following notification of this Decision, Spain shall submit the following information to the Commission: (a) the list of beneficiaries that have received aid under the scheme referred to in Article 1 and the total amount of aid received by each of them under that scheme, broken down by the categories indicated in section 6.2 above; (b) the total amount (principal and recovery interests) to be recovered from each beneficiary; (c) a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned in order to comply with this Decision; (d) documents demonstrating that the beneficiaries have been ordered to repay the aid. 4. Spain 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 scheme referred to in Article 1 has been completed. It shall immediately submit, at the Commission's request, information on the measures already taken and planned in order to comply with this Decision. It shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and interest already recovered from the beneficiaries.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
ANNEX Public spending in Area II on DTT deployment, by Spanish regions (Autonomous Communities, except Castilla La Mancha) BUDGET (in EUR) Region (Autonomous Community) MYTIC direct subsidies ( *1 ) MYTIC soft-loans ( *1 ) Regional funds ( *1 ) Local Funds ( *1 ) Recurrent cost (2009-2011) ( *1 ) Total funds Total amount of organised tenders ( *2 ) Total public spending ( *3 ) ANDALUCIA 4 668 500,00 1 220 690,00 8 712 873,00 491 203,00 2 250 479,00 15 093 266,00 3 678 242,17 15 093 266,00 ARAGON 5 900 000,00 8 700 000,00 5 400 000,00 — 5 000 000,00 20 000 000,00 16 281 754,30 20 000 000,00 ASTURIAS — 13 430 787,00 353 535,00 — 2 129 698,00 13 784 322,00 13 784 322,00 13 784 322,00 BALEARES — — 913 034,00 — 763 034,00 913 034,00 3 294 429,02 3 294 429,02 CANARIAS 2 905 766,26 1 130 595,85 1 792 402,57 — — 5 828 764,68 5 284 331,67 5 828 764,68 CANTABRIA 3 229 500,00 3 851 949,80 622 449,00 — 860 850,00 7 703 898,80 6 355 613,68 7 703 898,80 CASTILLA Y LEON 13 830 850,00 20 316 585,73 10 324 906,71 — 6 716 000,00 37 756 342,44 37 756 342,44 37 756 342,44 CATALUÑA 13 838 368,00 26 024 223,00 NO DATA NO DATA — 39 862 591,00 52 316 794,34 52 316 794,34 CEUTA 54 000,00 91 786,17 10 000,00 — NO DATA 155 786,17 50 000,00 155 786,17 EXTREMADURA 2 238 250,00 7 800 000,00 18 718,00 — — 10 056 968,00 9 549 379,74 10 056 968,00 GALICIA 6 083 300,00 5 000 000,00 6 003 336,00 — 873 000,00 17 086 636,00 12 644 112,98 17 086 636,00 MADRID 554 200,00 — 3 068 444,00 — — 3 622 644,00 3 622 744,00 3 622 644,00 MELILLA 254 000,00 NO DATA 2 000,00 NO DATA NO DATA 256 000,00 — 256 000,00 MURCIA 135 750,00 — 2 478 700,00 40 188,00 212 371,00 2 654 638,00 2 788 407,32 2 788 407,32 NAVARRA 316 850,00 — 6 675 028,00 — 4 256 508,39 6 991 878,00 6 991 878,00 6 991 878,00 LA RIOJA 1 229 350,00 3 000 000,00 3 737 425,00 — 944 000,00 7 966 775,00 5 766 775,00 7 966 775,00 PAIS VASCO 2 487 800,00 — 9 802 703,00 2 425 000,00 1 508 308,00 14 715 503,00 179 000,00 14 715 503,00 VALENCIA 1 822 250,00 13 384 248,94 818 280,30 586 234,17 679 500,00 16 611 013,41 15 412 499,00 16 611 013,41 Information about the amounts of aid received, to be recovered and already recovered Identity of the beneficiary Total amount of aid received under the scheme ( *4 ) Total amount of aid to be recovered ( *4 ) (Principal) Total amount already reimbursed ( *4 ) Principal Recovery interest ( *1 ) Amounts reported by the Spanish central and regional authorities during the investigation. ( *2 ) Sum of funds transferred to the successful bidders following the tenders submitted to the Commission. ( *3 ) Only data coming from four Regions (in green) allow to define precisely the amount of State aid, as both (i) the declared sum of funds granted by the authorities and (ii) the total of the fund transferred following the tenders submitted to the Commission coincide. Due to the difficulty to obtain precise information from other Regions, it is considered that the amount of State aid granted in a particular region is the higher of the two declared amounts: (i) total of the funds granted by the authorities or (ii) the total of the funds transferred following the tenders submitted to the Commission. ( *4 ) Million of national currency
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