2009/613/EC: Commission Decision of 8 April 2009 on the measures C 7/07 (ex NN 82... (32009D0613)
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2009/613/EC: Commission Decision of 8 April 2009 on the measures C 7/07 (ex NN 82/06 and NN 83/06) implemented by the United Kingdom in favour of Royal Mail (Notified under document C(2009) 2486) (Text with EEA relevance)
- COMMISSION DECISION
- of 8 April 2009
- on the measures C 7/07 (ex NN 82/06 and NN 83/06) implemented by the United Kingdom in favour of Royal Mail
- (Notified under document C(2009) 2486)
- (Only the English text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- (2009/613/EC)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES
- 2.1.
- The beneficiary of the alleged State aid
- 2.2.
- Financial regime of the beneficiary and relationship with the State
- 2.3.
- The measures concerned by the investigation procedure
- 2.3.1.
- The 2001 loan
- 2.3.2.
- The loan facilities
- 2.3.3.
- The pensions escrow account
- 2.3.4.
- The new GBP 300 million shareholder loan
- 2.4.
- Grounds for initiating the procedure
- 2.4.1.
- The 2001 loan
- 2.4.2.
- The loan facilities
- 2.4.3.
- The pensions escrow account
- 2.4.4.
- The new GBP 300 million shareholder loan
- 2.4.5.
- Compatibility of any State aid
- 3.
- COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
- 3.1.
- Deutsche Post
- 3.2.
- TNT Post UK Limited
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
- 4.1.
- The 2001 loan
- 4.2.
- The loan facilities
- 4.2.1.
- The facilities granted in 2003
- 4.2.2.
- The facilities granted in 2007
- 4.3.
- The pensions measure
- 4.4.
- GBP 300 million shareholder loan
- 4.5.
- Market Economy Investor conformity of the 2007 package
- 5.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURES: EXISTENCE OF STATE AID
- 5.1.
- The 2001 loan
- 5.2.
- The loan facilities
- 5.2.1.
- The facilities granted in 2003
- 5.2.2.
- The facilities granted in 2007
- 5.3.
- The pensions escrow account
- 5.3.1.
- Existence of aid
- 5.3.2.
- Quantification of aid
- 5.4.
- The GBP 300 million shareholder loan
- 5.5.
- Separate assessment of the 2007 measures
- 6.
- COMPATIBILITY WITH THE COMMON MARKET
- 6.1.
- Basis for assessment
- 6.2.
- The history of Royal Mail’s pension arrangements
- 6.3.
- Previous Commission’s decisions concerning pensions liabilities and their applicability to the situation of Royal Mail
- 6.4.
- Assessment of the pensions measure
- 7.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
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