2014/19/EU: Commission Decision of 19 June 2013 on State aid No SA.30753 (C 34/10... (32014D0019)
2014/19/EU: Commission Decision of 19 June 2013 on State aid No SA.30753 (C 34/10) (ex N 140/10) which France is planning to implement for horse racing companies (notified under document C(2013) 3554) Text with EEA relevance
- COMMISSION DECISION
- of 19 June 2013
- on State aid No SA.30753 (C 34/10) (ex N 140/10)
- which France is planning to implement for horse racing companies
- (notified under document C(2013) 3554)
- (Only the French text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- (2014/19/EU)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE AS IT APPEARED IN THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION
- 2.1.
- Background: opening-up to competition of the gambling sector
- 2.2.
- Objective of the measure as it appeared in the initial notification
- 2.3.
- The horse racing companies' public service mission
- Figure 1
- Breakdown of the costs of the public service mission (2010 figures)
- 3.
- GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
- 4.
- TRANSITIONAL MEASURES
- 5.
- COMMENTS BY THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES
- 5.1.
- On the existence of state aid
- 5.1.1.
- Existence of an advantage in favour of the horse racing companies
- 5.1.2.
- Impact on competition and effect on trade
- 5.2.
- Regarding the SGEI status of the horse racing companies' activities
- 5.3.
- Regarding the compatibility of the measure under Article 106(2) TFEU
- 5.4.
- Regarding the compatibility of the measure with the principle of free movement of services
- 6.
- COMMENTS BY INTERESTED PARTIES
- 6.1.
- Comments by interested parties in support of the notified measure
- 6.1.1.
- Importance of the measure for the future of horse racing
- 6.1.2.
- Existence of state aid
- 6.1.3.
- Definition of SGEI
- 6.1.4.
- Compatibility under Article 106(2) TFEU
- 6.1.5.
- Compatibility under Article 107(3)(c) TFEU
- 6.1.6.
- Compatibility of the levy with the principle of freedom to provide services
- 6.2.
- Comments by the interested parties opposed to the notified measure
- 6.2.1.
- Existence of state aid
- 6.2.2.
- Clear error of assessment regarding the new SGEI
- 6.2.3.
- Necessity of the measure
- 6.2.4.
- Level of the parafiscal levy and calculation of the expenditure needing to be financed
- 6.2.5.
- Discrimination based on the origin of horses
- 6.2.6.
- Additional measures
- 7.
- FRANCE'S COMMENTS ON THE COMMENTS BY THE INTERESTED PARTIES
- 8.
- AMENDMENT OF THE NOTIFICATION BY FRANCE
- 8.1.
- Description of the new system
- 8.2.
- Premium races and non-premium races
- 8.3.
- Identification of the common interest costs and calculation of the levy rate
- 8.3.1.
- Identification of the common interest costs
- 8.3.2.
- Incentives
- 8.3.3.
- Organisation costs borne by the horse racing parent companies
- 8.3.4.
- Organisation costs borne by provincial horse racing companies
- 8.3.5.
- Costs of recording and broadcasting racing events
- 8.3.6.
- The fight against doping
- 8.3.7.
- Training and social welfare
- 8.3.8.
- Revenues of the horse racing companies
- 8.3.9.
- Calculation of the maximum rate of the levy
- 9.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURE
- 9.1.
- Existence of state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU
- 9.1.1.
- State resources
- 9.1.2.
- Advantage
- 9.1.3.
- Selectivity
- 9.1.4.
- Distortion of competition and effect on trade
- 9.2.
- Compatibility of the measure with the internal market under Article 107(3)(c) TFEU
- 9.2.1.
- Common interest objective
- 9.2.2.
- Appropriateness of the measure
- 9.2.3.
- The aid is an appropriate instrument
- 9.2.4.
- Incentive effect of the aid
- 9.2.5.
- Proportionality of the aid
- 9.2.6.
- Effect on competition and on trade between Member States
- 9.2.7.
- Compatibility of the levy with the principles of freedom to provide services and non-discrimination
- 9.2.8.
- Discrimination in the allocation of certain premiums
- 9.2.9.
- Discrimination between horse-race betting operators as regards the benefits from the levy
- 9.2.10.
- Discrimination between horse-race betting operators as regards the obligation to pay the levy
- 10.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
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