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:
- (a)
the capital increase in SZP of SKK 450 million made between 28 November 2005 and 18 January 2006;
- (b)
the discharge of SZP's debts through Veritel' a. s.. from 2003 to 2006;
- (c)
the subsidy granted to SZP by the Ministry of Health in 2006;
- (d)
the capital increase in VZP of EUR 65,1 million on 1 January 2010;
- (e)
the Risk Equalisation Scheme set up by Part 3 of Act No 580/2004; and
- (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.