2010/358/: Commission Decision of 27 January 2010 on the State aid C 27/08 (ex N ... (32010D0358)
2010/358/: Commission Decision of 27 January 2010 on the State aid C 27/08 (ex N 426/05) which Germany implemented for Sovello AG (formerly EverQ GmbH) (notified under document C(2010) 172) (Text with EEA relevance)
- COMMISSION DECISION
- of 27 January 2010
- on the State aid C 27/08 (ex N 426/05) which Germany implemented for Sovello AG (formerly EverQ GmbH)
- (notified under document C(2010) 172)
- (Only the German text is authentic)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- (2010/358/EU)
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 2.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID
- 2.1.
- The project
- 2.2.
- The beneficiary
- 2.3.
- Investment cost and financing of the project
- 2.4.
- Applicable regional aid intensity ceiling
- 2.5.
- Aid amount and aid intensity
- 2.6.
- Assessment of SME status of Sovello in Commission decision N 426/05
- 3.
- GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
- 3.1.
- The new information
- 3.2.
- Possible consequences of the new information for the assessment
- 4.
- COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
- 5.
- COMMENTS FROM THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES
- 5.1.
- Legal basis
- 5.1.1.
- Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 not applicable
- 5.1.2.
- No additional criteria to be considered
- 5.1.3.
- Solar Tech and Pollmeier cases are not comparable to Sovello
- 5.1.4.
- No exception for joint ventures
- 5.2.
- Typical SME handicaps of Sovello
- 5.2.1.
- SME handicaps related to financing
- 5.2.2.
- SME handicaps related to commercialization
- 5.2.3.
- SME handicaps related to business and operational organisation
- 5.3.
- Influence of Q-Cells on Sovello
- 5.4.
- Participation of Q-Cells based on German company law
- 5.5.
- Summary
- 6.
- ASSESSMENT OF THE AID
- 6.1.
- Preliminary remarks
- 6.2.
- Notification requirement, legal basis and applicable law
- 6.3.
- Assessment of SME status of Sovello
- 6.3.1.
- Applicability of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999
- 6.3.2.
- Admissibility of ‘additional criteria’ for the assessment of the SME status
- 6.3.3.
- Company documents and factual situation
- 6.3.4.
- Calculation of the SME threshold assuming that Q-Cells holds 25 %
- 6.4.
- Lack of necessity of the SME bonus
- 6.5.
- Conclusion
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
- Article 6
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