Commission Decision (EU) 2015/456 of 5 September 2014 on the aid scheme No SA.262... (32015D0456)
Commission Decision (EU) 2015/456 of 5 September 2014 on the aid scheme No SA.26212 (11/C) (ex 11/NN — ex CP 176/A/08) and SA.26217 (11/C) (ex 11/NN — ex CP 176/B/08) implemented by the Republic of Bulgaria in the context of swaps of forest land (notified under document C(2014) 6207) Text with EEA relevance
- COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/456
- of 5 September 2014
- on the aid scheme No SA.26212 (11/C) (ex 11/NN — ex CP 176/A/08) and SA.26217 (11/C) (ex 11/NN — ex CP 176/B/08) implemented by the Republic of Bulgaria in the context of swaps of forest land
- (notified under document C(2014) 6207)
- (Only the Bulgarian text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE
- 2.1. THE LAND SWAPS
- 2.2. THE CHANGE IN THE DESIGNATED USE OF THE LAND
- 2.3. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE MEASURES
- 2.4. BENEFICIARIES
- 3.
- GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
- 3.1. INTRINSIC LINK BETWEEN THE SWAPS AND THE CHANGE IN THE DESIGNATED USE OF THE LAND
- 3.2. POTENTIAL STATE AID IN THE CHANGE OF THE DESIGNATED USE OF THE LAND
- 3.3. POTENTIAL STATE AID IN THE SWAP OF FOREST LAND
- 3.4. COMPATIBILITY OF POTENTIAL STATE AID
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
- 4.1. COMMENTS FROM THE FIRST COMPLAINANT IN RELATION TO THE DOUBTS RAISED BY THE COMMISSION IN THE OPENING DECISION
- 4.2. COMMENTS FROM THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE SWAP TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES
- 4.2.1.
- Intrinsic link between the swap and the change in the designated use of the land
- 4.2.2.
- State aid in the swap of forest land
- 4.2.3.
- Compatibility of potential aid
- 5.
- COMMENTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
- 5.1. BULGARIA’S COMMENTS ON THE OPENING DECISION
- 5.2. BULGARIA’S COMMENTS ON THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMPLAINANT
- 5.3. BULGARIA’S COMMENTS ON THE OBSERVATIONS SUBMITTED BY OTHER THIRD PARTIES
- 5.3.1.
- Bulgaria’s comments of 29 September 2011
- 5.3.2.
- Bulgaria’s comments of 4 November 2011
- 5.3.3.
- Bulgaria’s comments of 16 December 2011
- 5.3.4.
- Bulgaria’s comments of 25 April 2012
- 5.4. BULGARIA’S REPLIES TO THE COMMISSION’S REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION SENT DURING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
- 6.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURE
- 6.1. EXISTENCE OF AID
- 6.1.1.
- Intrinsic link between the swap and the change of the designated use of the land
- 6.1.2.
- Existence of Aid in the change of the designated use of the land
- 6.1.3.
- Existence of aid in the swap transaction
- 6.1.4.
- De minimis
- aid
- 6.1.5.
- Conclusion on the existence of aid
- 6.2. LEGALITY OF THE MEASURE
- 6.3. COMPATIBILITY OF THE AID
- 7.
- RECOVERY
- 7.1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES FROM WHICH TO RECOVER
- 7.2. QUANTIFICATION OF THE AID
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
- Article 6
- Article 7
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