2005/217/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 2004 on measures implemented by Denmark for TV2/Danmark (notified under document number C(2004) 1814) (Text with EEA relevance)

The aid granted between 1995 and 2002 to TV2/Danmark in the form of licence fee resources and the other measures described in this Decision is compatible with the common market under Article 86(2) of the Treaty with the exception of an amount of DKK 628,2 million.

1 Denmark shall take all the measures necessary to recover the said amount of DKK 628,2 million.

2 Recovery shall be effected without delay in accordance with the procedures under national law, provided these allow the immediate and effective implementation of this Decision.

3 The amount to be recovered shall bear interest throughout the period running from the date on which it was first put at the disposal of the recipient until its actual recovery. The compound interest shall therefore be calculated starting from the first year when overcompensation occurred. For subsequent years, interest shall be correspondingly payable on all other amounts of overcompensation provided in that year.

4 The interest to be recovered under paragraph 3 shall be calculated in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 9 and 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 .

Denmark shall inform the Commission within two months following notification of this Decision of the measures planned and already taken to comply with it. It shall provide this information using the questionnaire in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.