2012/397/EU: Commission Decision of 24 October 2011 on State aid SA 32600 (2011/C... (32012D0397)
2012/397/EU: Commission Decision of 24 October 2011 on State aid SA 32600 (2011/C) — France — Restructuring aid to SeaFrance SA granted by the SNCF (notified under document C(2011) 7808) Text with EEA relevance
- COMMISSION DECISION
- of 24 October 2011
- on State aid SA 32600 (2011/C) — France — Restructuring aid to SeaFrance SA granted by the SNCF
- (notified under document C(2011) 7808)
- (Only the French version is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- (2012/397/EU)
- I.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- General procedural context
- 1.2.
- National procedural context
- 1.3.
- Subject of the present decision
- II.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE BENEFICIARY
- III.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE AID
- IV.
- REASONS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
- V.
- COMMENTS BY INTERESTED PARTIES
- 5.1.
- Comments by interested parties opposed to the restructuring aid
- 5.1.1.
- Complaint and comments of P&O
- 5.1.1.1. Concerning the difficulties of SeaFrance
- 5.1.1.2. Concerning the compatibility of the aid
- 5.1.1.3. Concerning the causes of SeaFrance’s difficulties
- 5.1.1.4. Concerning the difficulty of restoring long-term viability
- 5.1.1.5. Concerning the ill-adapted nature of the internal restructuring measures
- 5.1.1.6. Concerning the market forecasts used by SeaFrance
- 5.1.1.7. Concerning the compensatory measures
- 5.1.1.8. Concerning the company’s own contribution
- 5.1.1.9. Concerning the conditions of granting the aid
- 5.1.2.
- Comments by Eurotunnel
- 5.1.3.
- Comments by DFDS
- 5.1.4.
- Comments by CLdN
- 5.2.
- Comments from interested parties in favour of the restructuring aid
- 5.2.1.
- Comments by the SNCF
- 5.2.2.
- Comments by an economic operator wishing to remain anonymous
- 5.2.3.
- Comments by road haulage companies
- 5.2.4.
- Comments of tour operators and travel agencies
- 5.2.5.
- Comments from the Côte d’Opale Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- 5.2.6.
- Comments by the CFDT trade union
- VI.
- COMMENTS BY FRANCE
- 6.1.
- Comments concerning the reasons for SeaFrance’s difficulties in general
- 6.2.
- Comments concerning the competitive position on the Dover/Calais market
- 6.3.
- Comments concerning the compatibility of the restructuring aid
- 6.3.1.
- On the return to long-term viability and the restructuring plan
- 6.3.2.
- Concerning the prevention of any excessive distortion of competition
- 6.3.3.
- Concerning SeaFrance’s own contribution to the restructuring plan
- VII.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE AID
- 7.1.
- Existence of aid
- 7.1.1.
- Recapitalisation of SeaFrance
- 7.1.2.
- The loans described in recitals 28 to 33
- 7.1.3.
- The rescue aid
- 7.2.
- Compatibility of the three aid measures
- 7.2.1.
- Eligibility: firm in difficulty
- 7.2.2.
- Own contribution
- 7.2.3.
- Return to long-term viability
- 7.2.4.
- Prevention of any excessive distortion of competition (compensatory measures)
- 7.2.5.
- Consequence of the incompatibility of the restructuring aid and the rescue aid
- VIII.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
- Article 6
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