Article 1
The Commission Decision of 27 July 1994 (93/C 334/04) is amended as follows: 1. Article 2 is replaced by the following: 'Article 2 1. France shall ensure that the aid of FF 1 497 415 290 and interest on arrears running from the date the aid was granted until the date the aid is effectively recovered is deposited on a blocked bank account within one month of the transmission of this Decision to France. France shall ensure that the funds remain on the account until final judgment in Cases C 282/94 and T 358/94 is delivered or until deletion of those cases from the registers of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. 2. France shall ensure that the aid and interest as arrears referred to in paragraph 1 are reimbursed, less any interest already paid by Air France to CDC-Participations, within one month of the date of final judgment upholding this Decision in cases C 282/94 and T 358/94 or within one month of deletion of those cases from the registers of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. The recovery of the aid must take place in accordance with the relevant provisions of national law. 3. The rate applicable to the interest on arrears referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be the lower of either the legal rate fixed by the relevant French authorities in the case of liabilities to the State or the average rate taken from the quarterly survey of the Banque de France for the cost of credit for undertakings in the long or medium term. 4. Air France will have no access to the funds it deposits on the account. The bank will release the funds directly either to CDC-Participations if the Commission's decision is finally upheld in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 or if those cases are deleted from the registers of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, or to Air France if the Commission's Decision is finally annuled in the cases referred to in paragraph 1. 5. The funds to be deposited in the account comprise the principal referred to above and the interest due until the opening of the account. Interest accruing from the date the account is opened until the date the account is closed will be deposited on the account in due time in order to ensure that the account is permanently credited with the sums to be repaid by virtue of paragraph 1. A clear statement, indicating that Air France has no access to the funds deposited on the blocked account and specifying the arrangements for the operation of that account, will be included in the accounts published by Air France for the duration of the proceedings for annulment in the cases referred to in paragraph 1.` 2. Article 3 is replaced by the following: 'Article 3 France will provide the Commission with the account-opening agreement within one month of the publication of this Decision and with a final statement on the closure of the account.`