2012/542/EU: Commission Decision of 21 March 2012 on the measure SA.31479 (2011/C... (32012D0542)
2012/542/EU: Commission Decision of 21 March 2012 on the measure SA.31479 (2011/C) (ex 2011/N) which the United Kingdom plans to implement for Royal Mail Group (notified under document C(2012) 1834) Text with EEA relevance
- COMMISSION DECISION
- of 21 March 2012
- on the measure SA.31479 (2011/C) (ex 2011/N) which the United Kingdom plans to implement for Royal Mail Group
- (notified under document C(2012) 1834)
- (Only the English text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- (2012/542/EU)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES
- 2.1.
- Context: liberalisation of the UK postal sector
- 2.2.
- Beneficiaries of the measures
- 2.2.1.
- Structure of the Royal Mail Group
- Chart 1:
- current organisational structure of RMG
- 2.2.2.
- Royal Mail Group (RMG)
- 2.2.3.
- Post Office Limited (POL)
- 2.2.4.
- Financial difficulties
- 2.3.
- Measures under investigation
- 2.3.1.
- Pension relief
- 2.3.2.
- Restructuring aid
- 2.4.
- Grounds for initiating the in-depth investigation
- 2.5.
- Modification to the notified measures after the opening of the formal investigation procedure
- 3.
- COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED THIRD PARTIES
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM THE UK AUTHORITIES
- 4.1.
- On the existence of aid and aid beneficiaries
- 4.2.
- On the compatibility of the pension relief as compensation for legacy pension costs under Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty
- 4.3.
- On the compatibility of the debt reduction measures under the R&R Guidelines
- 4.4.
- On the comments from third parties
- 5.
- ASSESSMENT
- 5.1.
- Existence of aid under Article 107(1) of the Treaty and potential beneficiaries
- 5.1.1.
- State resources
- 5.1.2.
- Selective advantage
- 5.1.3.
- Distortion of competition and affectation of intra-Union trade
- 5.1.4.
- Conclusion as regards the existence of aid
- 5.2.
- Compatibility of the aid
- 5.2.1.
- Compatibility of the pension relief as compensation for legacy pension costs under Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty
- 5.2.2.
- Compatibility of the debt reduction measures under the R&R Guidelines
- 6.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
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