Article 1

The following measures granted by the Slovak Republic to Spoločná zdravotná poisťovňa, a. s. (SZP) and/or Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa, a. s. (VZP) do not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty:

  1. (a)

    the capital increase in SZP of SKK 450 million made between 28 November 2005 and 18 January 2006;

  2. (b)

    the discharge of SZP's debts through Veritel' a. s.. from 2003 to 2006;

  3. (c)

    the subsidy granted to SZP by the Ministry of Health in 2006;

  4. (d)

    the capital increase in VZP of EUR 65,1 million on 1 January 2010;

  5. (e)

    the Risk Equalisation Scheme set up by Part 3 of Act No 580/2004; and

  6. (f)

    the transfer of portfolios of liquidated health insurance companies, in particular of the company Družstevná zdravotná poisťovňa to VZP and of the company Európská zdravotná poisťovňa to SZP.