Commission Decision of 19 November 2009 on State aid measures C 38/A/04 (ex NN 58... (32010D0460)
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Commission Decision of 19 November 2009 on State aid measures C 38/A/04 (ex NN 58/04) and C 36/B/06 (ex NN 38/06) implemented by Italy for Alcoa Trasformazioni (notified under document C(2009) 8112) Text with EEA relevance
- COMMISSION DECISION
- of 19 November 2009
- on State aid measures C 38/A/04 (ex NN 58/04) and C 36/B/06 (ex NN 38/06) implemented by Italy for Alcoa Trasformazioni
- (notified under document C(2009) 8112)
- (Only the Italian text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- (2010/460/EC)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- Case C 38/A/04
- 1.2.
- Case C 36/B/06
- 2.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE
- 2.1.
- The main facts of the case
- 2.2.
- The disputed legislative provisions and the regulatory context
- 2.2.1.
- The legislative provisions
- 2.2.2.
- The regulatory context in Italy
- 2.2.2.1. The AEEG
- 2.2.2.2. The Equalisation Fund
- 2.3.
- The context in which the preferential tariff was introduced and its changes over time
- 2.3.1.
- Introduction of the tariff: the 1996 Alumix decision
- 2.4.
- Transformation of the Alcoa tariff into a ‘general system charge’ and relevant changes in the financing mechanism
- 2.5.
- The first disputed extension of the Alcoa tariff
- 2.6.
- The second disputed extension of the Alcoa tariff
- 3.
- DECISION TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE 88(2) OF THE EC TREATY
- 3.1.
- Case C 38/A/04
- 3.2.
- Case C 36/B/06
- 3.3.
- Alcoa’s challenge to the 2006 decision to initiate proceedings
- 4.
- OBSERVATIONS SUBMITTED BY INTERESTED PARTIES
- 4.1.
- Observations submitted by Alcoa
- 4.1.1.
- Case C 38/A/04
- 4.1.2.
- Case C 36/B/06
- 4.1.2.1. Power supply arrangements are indispensable
- 4.1.2.2. The tariff is not State aid
- 4.1.2.3. No advantage
- 4.1.2.4. No impact on trade
- 4.1.2.5. No State resources
- 4.1.2.6. Existing rather than new aid
- 4.1.2.7. Legitimate expectations
- 4.1.2.8. Compatibility of the Sardinian tariff as regional aid
- 4.2.
- Observations submitted by third parties
- 4.2.1.
- Case C 38/A/04
- 4.2.2.
- Case C 36/B/06
- 5.
- OBSERVATIONS SUBMITTED BY ITALY
- 5.1.
- Case C 38/A/04
- 5.1.1.
- The tariff addresses a market failure
- 5.1.2.
- The tariff is not State aid
- 5.1.3.
- No State resources
- 5.1.4.
- No impact on trade
- 5.1.5.
- The Sardinian tariff is compatible with regional aid rules
- 5.2.
- Case C 36/B/06
- 5.2.1.
- No State aid
- 5.2.2.
- No advantage, no State resources and no impact on trade
- 5.2.3.
- The measure is not unlawful
- 5.2.4.
- The tariff is justified
- 6.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURE
- 6.1.
- Temporal and material scope of the investigation
- 6.1.1.
- The 2004 proceedings (case C 38/A/04)
- 6.1.2.
- The 2006 proceedings (case C 36/B/06)
- 6.1.3.
- Conclusions on the scope of the decision
- 6.2.
- Existence of State aid pursuant to Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty
- 6.2.1.
- Existence of an advantage
- 6.2.2.
- Selectivity
- 6.2.3.
- State resources and imputability to the State
- 6.2.4.
- Impact on trade and distortion of competition
- 6.2.5.
- Conclusions on the existence of aid
- 6.3.
- Classification of the new measure as new or existing aid
- 6.3.1.
- Temporal scope of the Alumix decision
- 6.3.2.
- Change in circumstances affecting the validity of the Alumix decision
- 6.3.3.
- Conclusions on the definition of the tariff as new aid
- 6.4.
- Lawfulness of the aid
- 6.5.
- Compatibility of the aid
- 6.5.1.
- Compatibility with the guidelines on national regional aid (Sardinia)
- 6.5.1.1. The Sardinian electricity market in the Italian context
- 6.5.1.2. Contribution to regional development
- 6.5.1.3. Proportionality
- 6.5.1.4. Degressivity
- 6.5.1.5. Conclusions on the compatibility of the measure as regional aid for Sardinia
- 6.5.2.
- Other considerations relevant to compatibility (Veneto and Sardinia)
- 6.5.3.
- The virtual power plant proposal (Sardinia)
- 6.5.3.1. Description of the Italian VPP
- 6.5.3.2. Compatibility of the tariff on the basis of the VPP
- 6.5.4.
- Conclusions on the compatibility of the aid (Veneto and Sardinia)
- 6.6.
- Recovery
- 6.6.1.
- Legitimate expectations and other general principles of Community law which may prevent recovery
- 6.6.1.1. Legitimate expectations
- 6.6.1.2. Other general principles of Community law
- 6.6.2.
- Quantification of the amounts to be recovered
- 7.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
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