2012/466/EU: Commission Decision of 3 August 2011 on the aid SA. 26980 (C 34/09 (... (32012D0466)
2012/466/EU: Commission Decision of 3 August 2011 on the aid SA. 26980 (C 34/09 (ex N 588/08)) which Portugal is planning to grant to Petrogal (notified under document C(2011) 5546) Text with EEA relevance
- COMMISSION DECISION
- of 3 August 2011
- on the aid SA. 26980 (C 34/09 (ex N 588/08)) which Portugal is planning to grant to Petrogal
- (notified under document C(2011) 5546)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- (2012/466/EU)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE AID
- 2.1.
- The beneficiary
- 2.2.
- The Petrogal investment project
- 2.3.
- Single investment project
- 2.4.
- Costs of the investment project
- 2.5.
- Financing of the investment project
- 2.6.
- Regional aid ceiling
- 2.7.
- Contribution to regional development
- 2.8.
- Form of aid
- 2.9.
- Aid amount
- 2.10.
- General provisions
- 3.
- GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
- 3.1.
- Compatibility with the general provisions of the RAG
- 3.2.
- Assessment of the aid under the provisions for aid to large investment projects
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
- 4.1.
- Comments from the Associação das Indústrias da Petroquímica, Química e Refinação (AIPQR)
- 4.2.
- Comments from the Associação para a eficiência energética (COGEN)
- 4.3.
- Comments from the Confederação da Indústria Portuguesa (‘CIP’)
- 4.4.
- Comments from the União Geral de Trabalhadores (‘UGT’)
- 4.5.
- Comments by the Municipality of Matosinhos (CMM)
- 4.6.
- Comments by the Municipality of Sines (CMS)
- 4.7.
- Comments by the Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses (‘CGTP’)
- 4.8.
- Comments by the Associação Industrial Portuguesa (‘AIP’)
- 4.9.
- Comments from Competitor No 1
- 4.9.1.
- Comments on the opening decision
- — Diesel
- — Naphtha
- 4.9.2.
- Comments submitted by letters dated 15 September and 10 November 2010 (in reply to Commission questions of 5 August and 13 October 2010)
- 4.10.
- Comments from Competitor No 2
- 4.10.1.
- Comments to the opening decision
- — Ex-refinery level
- — Non-retail level
- — Non-retail and retail sales
- 4.10.2.
- Comments submitted by letter dated 10 September 2010, in reply to the Commission’s request for information dated 4 August 2010.
- 5.
- COMMENTS FROM PORTUGAL
- 5.1.
- Comments on the opening decision
- 5.1.1.
- Comments regarding the investment project
- 5.1.2.
- Comments regarding the characterisation of the market and the relevant products
- 5.1.3.
- Comments regarding the project within a European, national and regional strategy
- 5.1.4.
- Comments regarding the contribution to regional development
- (i) Sines
- (ii) Matosinhos
- 5.1.5.
- Jobs and Training
- 5.1.6.
- Comments regarding the necessity of the aid
- 5.2.
- Observations submitted by Portugal on comments by third parties
- 5.2.1.
- Observations on comments by Competitors No 1 and No 2
- 6.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE AID MEASURE
- 6.1.
- Existence of State aid
- 6.2.
- Legality of the aid measure
- 6.3.
- Legal basis for the assessment
- 6.4.
- Compatibility with the general provisions of the RAG — verification of the doubts expressed in the opening decision
- 6.5.
- Compatibility with the criteria for large investment projects — verification of the doubts expressed in the opening decision
- 7.
- CONCLUSION
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
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