Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1885 of 20 April 2021 on the State aid SA.43127 – 2... (32021D1885)
Commission Decision (EU) 2021/1885 of 20 April 2021 on the State aid SA.43127 – 2018/C (ex 2015/NN) (ex 2015/N) implemented by Poland for Przewozy Regionalne sp. z o.o. (notified under document C(2021) 855) (Only the Polish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
- COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2021/1885
- of 20 April 2021
- on the State aid SA.43127 – 2018/C (ex 2015/NN) (ex 2015/N) implemented by Poland for Przewozy Regionalne sp. z o.o.
- (notified under document C(2021) 855)
- (Only the Polish text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES
- 2.1.
- The beneficiary
- 2.2.
- Regional rail transportation in Poland
- 3.
- THE COMMISSION DECISION TO OPEN THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
- 3.1.
- The measures under assessment
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM POLAND ON THE OPENING DECISION
- 5.
- COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
- 5.1.
- EPTO
- 5.2.
- ProKolej
- 6.
- OBSERVATIONS SUBMITTED BY POLAND ON THE COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
- 7.
- ASSESSMENT
- 7.1.
- Existence of aid
- 7.1.1.
- Measure 1- Equity investment by IDA (the notified restructuring aid)
- 7.1.1.1.
- State resources and imputability
- 7.1.1.2.
- Selectivity
- 7.1.1.3.
- Advantage
- 7.1.1.4.
- Distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
- 7.1.1.5.
- Conclusion
- 7.1.2.
- Measure 2 – Coverage of past losses granted in the context of the on-going restructuring of PR
- 7.1.2.1.
- State resources and imputability
- 7.1.2.2.
- Advantage
- 7.1.2.3.
- Selectivity, distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
- 7.1.2.4.
- Conclusion on the existence of aid
- 7.1.3.
- Measure 3 – Debt restructuring in 2004-2009
- 7.1.3.1.
- State resources and imputability
- 7.1.3.2.
- Advantage
- 7.1.3.3.
- Selectivity, distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
- 7.1.3.4.
- Conclusion
- 7.1.4.
- Measure 4 – Deferral of liabilities in 2009-2014
- 7.1.4.1.
- State resources and imputability
- 7.1.4.2.
- Advantage
- 7.1.4.3.
- Selectivity, distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
- 7.1.4.4.
- Conclusion
- 7.1.5.
- Measures 1 to 4 as a single intervention
- 7.1.5.1.
- State resources and imputability
- 7.1.5.2.
- Advantage
- 7.1.5.3.
- Selectivity, distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
- 7.1.5.4.
- Conclusion
- 7.1.6.
- Measure 5 – Training, recruitment and de minimis aid granted from 2006 to 2015
- 7.1.6.1.
- State resources and imputability
- 7.1.6.2.
- Advantage
- 7.1.6.3.
- Selectivity
- 7.1.6.4.
- Distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
- 7.1.6.5.
- Conclusion
- 7.2.
- Lawfulness of the aid
- 7.2.1.
- Lawfulness of Measures 1 to 4 (the single intervention)
- 7.2.2.
- Lawfulness of Measure 5
- 7.3.
- Compatibility of the aid
- 7.3.1.
- Measures 1 to 4 (the single intervention)
- 7.3.1.1.
- Aid facilitates the development of an economic activity or an economic area
- 7.3.1.2.
- Aid does not unduly affect competition and trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest
- 7.3.1.3.
- Necessity of the aid, its appropriateness and proportionality
- 7.3.1.4.
- Effects on competition and trade
- 7.3.1.5.
- Weighing up the positive effects of the aid with the negative effect on the internal market
- 7.3.2.
- Measures 1 to 4 as separate measures
- 7.3.2.1.
- Aid facilitates the development of an economic activity or an economic area
- 7.3.2.2.
- Aid does not unduly affect competition and trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest
- 7.3.3.
- Measure 5
- 7.3.3.1.
- Aid facilitates the development of an economic activity or an economic area
- 7.3.3.2.
- Aid does not unduly affect competition and trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest
- 7.3.4.
- Market opening measures committed to by Poland
- 7.3.4.1.
- Description of the market opening measures committed to by Poland
- 7.3.4.2.
- Assessment of the market opening measures committed by Poland
- 7.3.4.3.
- Conclusion
- 7.3.5.
- Conclusion on the compatibility of the aid
- 8.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
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