Article 2
The State aid granted to Trenitalia under the First Contract for the discharge of public service obligations concerning the provision of rail freight transport services qualifies as existing aid as far as it concerned national rail freight transport services carried out between 22 October 2003 and 31 December 2003. The State aid granted to Trenitalia under the First Contract for the discharge of public service obligations concerning the provision of rail freight transport services qualifies as new aid as far as it concerned international rail freight transport services on the Trans-European Rail Freight Network carried out between 15 March 2003 and 31 December 2003. The State aid granted to Trenitalia under the Second Contract for the discharge of public service obligations concerning the provision of rail freight transport services qualifies as new aid. The State aid granted to Trenitalia under the Third Contract for the discharge of public service obligations concerning the provision of rail freight transport services qualifies as new aid.