Commission Decision (EU) 2017/2115 of 27 July 2017 on aid scheme SA.38393 (2016/C, ex 2015/E) implemented by Belgium — Taxation of ports in Belgium (notified under document C(2017) 5174) (Text with EEA relevance. )

Decision (EU) 2017/2115 · Decision · 4 articles

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Article 1

The corporate tax exemption for the Belgian ports listed in Article 180(2) of the CIR constitutes an existing State aid scheme which is incompatible with the internal market.

Article 2

1. Belgium shall remove the corporate tax exemption referred to in Article 1 and subject the entities for which this exemption applies to corporate tax. 2. The measure by which Belgium executes its obligations under paragraph 1 shall be adopted before the end of the calendar year in progress on the date of notification of this decision. This measure shall apply at the latest to the income from economic activities generated from the start of the tax year following its adoption.

Article 3

Belgium shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this decision of the measures taken to comply with it.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

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