COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 December 2008
on Aid Measure C 11/08 (ex N 908/06) planned by Poland in favour of BVG Medien Beteiligungs GmbH
(notified under document C(2008) 7813)
(Only the Polish text is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/837/EC)
1.
PROCEDURE
2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID
2.1.
Objective
2.2.
The beneficiary
2.3.
Investment project
2.3.1.
Products and technology
2.3.2.
Project implementation
2.4.
Eligible expenditures
(PLN million, nominal value) |
|
Land |
[…] |
Buildings, premises, civil engineering |
[…] |
Machinery, installations and equipment |
[…] |
Total eligible costs |
858,000 |
2.5.
Financing of the project
2.6.
Legal basis
2.7.
The aid measure
2.7.1.
Form and amount of the aid
2.7.2.
Cumulation
2.8.
Maintenance of the assisted activity
2.9.
Incentive effect
2.10.
Contribution to regional development
2.11.
General obligations
3.
REASONS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
3.1.
Doubts concerning the definition of the relevant geographic market
3.2.
Doubts concerning capacity created by the project
4.
COMMENTS FROM POLAND
4.1.
Rotogravure and offset technologies belong to the same relevant market
4.2.
Rotogravure market is not underperforming
4.3.
Capacity increase does not exceed 5 % in any of the plausible relevant markets
|
Capacity created (in tonnes) |
Size of the market in 2003 (in tonnes) |
Capacity increase (in %) |
Rotogravure publication printing (magazines, catalogues and inserts) |
152 000 |
4 600 000 |
3,3 |
Magazine printing in 2007/08 (actual data) |
[136 800-152 000] ([90-100] %) |
2 760 000 |
[5-10] |
Catalogue and insert printing in 2007/08 (actual data) |
[0-15 200] ([0-10] %) |
1 840 000 |
[0-5] |
Magazine printing — estimate for 2008/2009 (cautious approach) |
[121 600 — 136 800] ([80-90] %) |
2 760 000 |
[0-5] |
Catalogue and insert printing — estimate for 2008/2009 (cautious approach) |
[15 200-30 400] ([10-20] %) |
1 840 000 |
[0-5] |
Magazine printing — estimate for 2008/2009 (targeted approach) |
[121 600 — 136 800] ([80-90] %) |
2 760 000 |
[0-5] |
Catalogue and insert printing — estimate for 2008/2009 (targeted approach) |
[15 200-30 400] ([10-20] %) |
1 840 000 |
[0-5] |
4.4.
Geographic market for rotogravure printing is EEA-wide
5.
ASSESSMENT OF THE AID
5.1.
Existence of State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty
5.2.
Notification requirement, legality of the aid, and applicable law
5.3.
Compatibility of the aid with the RAG
5.4.
Compatibility with the MSF
5.4.1.
Aid intensity
5.4.2.
Compatibility with the rules under paragraph 24(a) and (b) of the MSF
Chart 1
Rotogravure capacity in Europe, 1 000 tonnes/year (estimates for 2006)
(in %) |
||
|
2003 |
2010 |
Market share in publication rotogravure printing (broad market definition) |
[0-5] |
[5-10] |
Market share in rotogravure printing of magazines |
[5-10] |
[10-15] |
Market share in rotogravure printing of catalogues and inserts |
[0-5] |
[0-5] |