Article 1
United Kingdom
1.
The comfort letters dated 8 January 2007 and 26 June 2008 do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
2.
The State aid contained in the shipbuilding subsidies corresponding to contracts C224 and C225 (amounting to EUR 5 350 550) is compatible with the internal market.
3.
The State aid referred to in the table below, unlawfully put into effect by Portugal in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is incompatible with the internal market.
| Date | Measure | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2006 | 2006 capital increase | 24 875 000 |
| 2012/2013 | 2012 and 2013 loans | 101 118 066,03 |
| DGTF loans |
|
| 29 November 2011 | Comfort letters for a loan granted by BCP | 990 000 |
| 3 November 2011 | Comfort letter for a loan granted by BCP | 400 000 |
| 30 September 2010 | Comfort letter for a loan granted by BCP | 12 500 000 |
| 31 August 2010 | Comfort letters for two standby letters of credit issued by CGD | 12 890 000 |
| 24 June 2010 | Comfort letter for a loan granted by BCP | 5 000 000 |
| 25 November 2009 | Comfort letter for revolving loan by CGD | 15 000 000 |
| 7 September 2009 | Comfort letter for revolving loan by BES | 4 500 000 |
| — | Shipbuilding subsidies (contracts C212, C213, C214 and C223) | 10 482 374,01 |
| — | Shipbuilding subsidies (contracts C206, C211, C217, C218, C219, C220, C221 and C222) | 11 279 009,01 |
| — | Aid for professional training 2005-2006 | 257 791 |
| 23 December 2009 | Loan for the Atlântida vessel | 37 000 000 |