Commission Decision (EU) 2016/633Show full title

Article 3 U.K.

1. The repayable advances granted by the general arm of the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to its airport arm from 2002 to 2006 constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This State aid was unlawfully granted by France in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

2. The exceptional operating subsidies granted by various local authorities and the general arm of the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the airport arm of the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2005 to 2006 constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This State aid was unlawfully granted by France in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

3. The flat-rate contribution, as established for the benefit of Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes by the public service delegation agreement signed on 8 December 2006 by the Syndicat mixte pour l’aménagement et le développement de l’aéroport de Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes and Veolia Transport and as increased by Amendments Nos 1 and 3 to this agreement, constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This State aid was unlawfully granted by France in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

4. The specific public contribution, as established for the benefit of Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes by Amendment No 4 to the agreement referred to in paragraph 3, constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This State aid was unlawfully granted by France in breach of Article 108(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

5. Amendment No 2 to the agreement referred to in paragraph 3 does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

6. The equipment subsidies established by Amendment No 4 to the agreement referred to in paragraph 3 do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

7. The subsidies granted to the Nîmes-Uzès-Le Vigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and to Veolia Transport Aéroport de Nîmes under the national system for financing sovereign tasks in French airports do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

8. The State aid referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article is compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.