Article 5
United Kingdom
The measures provided for in the Villo agreement constitute State aid on the basis of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
In regard to the period from 5 December 2008, when the Villo agreement was signed, to 29 March 2018, when the second amendment to the Villo agreement was signed, the measures provided for in the Villo agreement meet the conditions of the 2012 SGEI frameworkf1 and are compatible with the internal market. That aid is unlawful since it was not notified in accordance with Article 108(3) TFEU.
In regard to the period from 29 March 2018, when the second amendment was signed, to 26 September 2026, the end of the concession, the measures provided for in the Villo agreement meet the conditions of the 2012 SGEI decisionf2 and are compatible with the internal market subject to strict compliance with the conditions laid down in the second amendment to the Villo agreement.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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Communication from the Commission on the application of the European Union State aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest (OJ C 8, 11.1.2012, p. 4).
- f2
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Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest (OJ L 7, 11.1.2012, p. 3).