Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1411 of 2 March 2020 on the State aid No C 64/99 (ex NN 68/99) implemented by Italy for the Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar shipping companies (Tirrenia Group) (notified under document C(2020) 1108) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1411 of 2 March 2020 on the State aid No C 64/99 (ex NN 68/99) implemented by Italy for the Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar shipping companies (Tirrenia Group) (notified under document C(2020) 1108) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Decision (EU) 2020/1411 · Decision · 5 articles
Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
1. The aid granted to Adriatica, Caremar, Siremar, Saremar and Toremar between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 2008 as a compensation for the operation of domestic routes is existing aid.
2. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 3, the aid granted by Italy to Adriatica and Saremar between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 2008 as compensation for the operation of international routes is compatible with the internal market under Article 106(2) TFEU.
3. The aid to Adriatica for the period January 1992 to July 1994 in relation to the Brindisi/Corfu/Igoumenitsa/Patras connection, unlawfully put into effect in breach of Article 108(3) TFEU, is incompatible with the internal market.
4. The fiscal treatment of mineral oils used as fuel for shipping shall be deemed existing aid given that neither the Commission nor Italy acting at the request of the Commission has taken any action in respect to this measure before the expiry of the limitation period for the recovery of aid provided by Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.
1. Italy shall recover the aid referred to in Article 1(3) from the beneficiary.
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 794/2004 and to Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 ( 71 ) amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
4. Based on the information at its disposal, the Commission acknowledges that Italy has already recovered from the beneficiary the aid principal and part of the recovery interest due.
1. Recovery of the aid referred to in Article 2 shall be immediate and effective.
2. Italy shall ensure that this 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:
(a)
the total amount (principal and recovery interests) 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 beneficiaries have 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(3) 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 beneficiaries.
This decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
The Commission may publish the amounts of aid and recovery interest recovered in application of this decision, without prejudice to Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589.
