# Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1116 of 19 December 2017 on State aid SA.33829 (2012/C) Maltese tonnage tax scheme and other State measures in favour of shipping companies and their shareholders (notified under document C(2017) 8734) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 19

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Malta commits to issue guidance clarifying that the ministerial discretion contained in the First Schedule to the Merchant Shipping Act to exempt any ship or class of ships from the payment of fees shall be exercised only in the case of philanthropic and humanitarian operations which do not involve the offer of goods or services on a market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1116/annex/division/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1116/annex/division-19
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