Commission Decision (EU) 2023/2524 of 10 August 2023 on the State aid SA.34001 (2... (32023D2524)
Commission Decision (EU) 2023/2524 of 10 August 2023 on the State aid SA.34001 (2017/C) implemented by the Kingdom of Spain for Telecom Castilla La Mancha SA (notified under document C(2023) 5414)
- COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2023/2524
- of 10 August 2023
- on the State aid SA.34001 (2017/C) implemented by the Kingdom of Spain for Telecom Castilla La Mancha SA
- (notified under document C(2023) 5414)
- (Only the Spanish version is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE
- 2.1.
- The context
- 2.2.
- The objective of the measure
- 2.3.
- The project and the budget
- 2.4.
- Duration
- 2.5.
- Beneficiary
- 2.6.
- Investigation by the Spanish Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT)
- 2.7.
- Amended wholesale access prices and claw-back mechanism
- 2.8.
- The complainant
- 2.9.
- Grounds for initiating the procedure
- 3.
- COMMENTS FROM THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
- 3.1.
- General remarks
- 3.2.
- Absence of economic advantage
- 3.3.
- Compatibility of the measure under the 2009 Broadband Guidelines
- 3.3.1.
- Stakeholder consultation
- 3.3.2.
- Mapping of target areas
- 3.3.3.
- Selection procedure
- 3.3.4.
- Technological neutrality
- 3.3.5.
- Wholesale access and claw-back clause
- 3.3.6.
- GBER
- 3.3.7. Deggendorf-case principle
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
- 4.1.
- General remarks
- 4.2.
- Absence of aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU
- 4.2.1.
- Economic advantage
- 4.2.2.
- Selectivity, distortion of competition and effect on trade between Member States
- 4.3.
- Compatibility of the alleged aid
- 4.3.1.
- Article 106(2) TFEU and the 2005 SGEI Decision
- 4.3.2.
- Article 107(3), point (c), TFEU and the 2009 Broadband Guidelines
- 4.3.3.
- GBER
- 4.3.4.
- Deggendorf case-law principle
- 5.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURE
- 5.1.
- Existence of State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU
- 5.1.1.
- Undertaking
- 5.1.2.
- State resources and imputability
- 5.1.3.
- Economic advantage
- 5.1.3.1. No entrustment of Telecom CLM with the provision of an SGEI
- 5.1.3.2. The award of the contract as an economic advantage
- 5.1.4.
- Selectivity
- 5.1.5.
- Effect on trade and competition
- 5.1.6.
- Conclusion
- 5.2.
- Lawfulness of the aid
- 5.3.
- Compatibility of the aid
- 5.3.1.
- Facilitation of the development of an economic activity
- 5.3.2.
- Incentive effect
- 5.3.3.
- Compliance with other provisions of Union law
- 5.3.4.
- Positive effects of the aid
- 5.3.5.
- Necessity of the aid: absence of market delivery due to market failure
- 5.3.6.
- Appropriateness of State aid as a policy instrument
- 5.3.7.
- Proportionality: Aid limited to the minimum necessary
- 5.3.7.1. Detailed mapping and coverage analysis
- 5.3.7.2. Open tender process
- 5.3.7.3. Most economically advantageous offer
- 5.3.7.4. Technological neutrality
- 5.3.7.5. Use of existing infrastructure
- 5.3.7.6. Effective wholesale access
- 5.3.7.7. Claw-back mechanism to avoid overcompensation
- 5.3.7.8. Conclusion on proportionality
- 5.3.8.
- Negative effects on competition and trade between Member States
- 5.3.9. Weighing the positive effects of the aid against any negative effects in terms of distortions of competition and adverse effects on trade
- 5.3.10. Re-use of DTT passive infrastructure
- 6.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
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