Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1825 of 31 July 2014 on non-notified State aid SA.3... (32015D1825)
Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1825 of 31 July 2014 on non-notified State aid SA.34791 (2013/C) (ex 2012/NN) — Belgium — Rescue aid for Val Saint-Lambert SA (notified under document C(2014) 5402) (Text with EEA relevance)
- COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/1825
- of 31 July 2014
- on non-notified State aid SA.34791 (2013/C) (ex 2012/NN) — Belgium — Rescue aid for Val Saint-Lambert SA
- (notified under document C(2014) 5402)
- (Only the French text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES AND AID IN QUESTION
- 2.1.
- The beneficiary
- 2.2.
- Description of the measures and aid
- 2.2.1.
- Measure 1: rescue aid of EUR 1 million on 3 April 2012
- 2.2.2.
- Measure 2: restructuring aid
- 2.2.3.
- Measures 3 to 8
- 2.3.
- Grounds for initiating the formal investigation procedure
- 3.
- COMMENTS BY BELGIUM ON THE OPENING DECISION
- 3.1.
- On the classification of VSL as an undertaking in difficulty
- 3.2.
- The rescue aid (Measure 1)
- 3.3.
- The restructuring aid (Measure 2)
- 3.4.
- The guarantee of EUR 150 000 (Measure 3)
- 3.5.
- The use and sale of the Val Saint-Lambert trade marks (Measure 4)
- 3.6.
- The loan of EUR 1,5 million (Measure 5)
- 3.7.
- The capital injection of EUR 1,5 million (Measure 6)
- 3.8.
- The
- de minimis
- aid (Measure 7)
- 3.9.
- Decontamination of VSL's buildings in the context of the Cristal Park project and VSL's use of some of SPAQuE's buildings free of charge (Measure 8)
- 4.
- COMMENTS BY THIRD PARTIES ON THE OPENING DECISION
- 5.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE AID
- 5.1.
- Assessment of the presence of aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the TFEU
- 5.1.1.
- Presence of state resources
- 5.1.2.
- Criterion of imputability
- 5.1.3.
- Criterion of selectivity
- 5.1.4.
- Presence of an economic advantage
- 5.1.5.
- Effect on competition and trade between Member States
- 5.2.
- Compatibility of the aid with the internal market
- 5.2.1.
- Eligibility of VSL and CVSL under the Guidelines
- 5.2.2.
- Compatibility of the aid (Measures 1 and 3)
- 5.2.3.
- Assessment of the presence of economic continuity between CVSL and VSL
- 5.2.4.
- Compatibility of Measures 4 (sale and use of the trade marks), 5 (loan of EUR 1,5 million), 6 (capital injection of EUR 1,5 million) and 8 (SPAQuE's provision of certain buildings to VSL)
- 5.3.
- Recovery
- 6.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
- ANNEX
- Information on the amounts of aid received, to be recovered and already recovered
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