Article 1 1. The aid scheme implemented by Spain under Article 12(5) of Royal Legislative Decree 4/2004 of 5 March 2005, consolidating the amendments made to the Spanish Corporate Tax Law, unlawfully put into effect by Spain in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is incompatible with the internal market as regards aid granted to beneficiaries in respect of extra-EU acquisitions.
2. Nonetheless, tax reductions enjoyed by beneficiaries in respect of extra-EU acquisitions under Article 12(5) TRLIS which are related to rights held directly or indirectly in foreign companies fulfilling the relevant conditions of the aid scheme by 21 December 2007, apart from the condition that they hold their shareholdings for an uninterrupted period of at least 1 year, can continue to apply over the entire amortisation period established by the aid scheme.
3. Tax reductions enjoyed by beneficiaries in respect of extra-EU acquisitions under Article 12(5) TRLIS which are related to an irrevocable obligation entered into before 21 December 2007 to hold such rights when the contract contains a suspensive condition linked to the fact that the operation at issue is subject to the mandatory approval of a regulatory authority and the operation has been notified before 21 December 2007, can continue to apply for the entire amortisation period established by the aid scheme for those rights held on the date on which the suspensive condition is lifted.
4. Furthermore, tax reductions enjoyed by beneficiaries under Article 12(5) TRLIS in respect of extra-EU acquisitions carried out by the date of publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union, which are related to majority shareholdings held directly or indirectly in foreign companies established in China, India or in other countries where the existence of explicit legal barriers to cross-border business combinations have been or can be demonstrated, can continue to apply over the entire amortisation period established by the aid scheme.
5. Tax reductions enjoyed by beneficiaries when realising extra-EU acquisitions under Article 12(5) TRLIS which are related to an irrevocable obligation entered into before this Decision is published in the Official Journal of the European Union, to hold such rights in foreign companies established in China, India or in other countries where the existence of explicit legal barriers to cross-border business combinations have been or can be demonstrated, when the contract contains a suspensive condition linked to the fact that the operation at issue is subject to the mandatory approval of a regulatory authority and the operation has been notified before the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union, can continue to apply over the entire amortisation period established by the aid scheme for those rights held on the date on which the suspensive condition is lifted.