2008/204/EC: Commission Decision of 10 October 2007 on the State aid implemented by France in connection with the reform of the arrangements for financing the retirement pensions of civil servants working for La Poste (notified under document number C(2007) 4545) (Text with EEA relevance)

The cap imposed in 1998 on the repayment by La Poste of retirement pensions paid by the State to civil servants working for La Poste and the notified reform of the pension arrangements for the said civil servants under Article 150 of the Amending Finance Law 2006 constitute State aid that is compatible with the common market provided that the conditions set out in Article 2 are met.

1 The competitively fair rate (‘TEC’) calculated each year in order to determine the amount of the ‘employer's’ contribution in full discharge of liabilities, which is referred to in Article 150 of the Amending Finance Law 2006, must include in the ‘financial services’ category the proportion of general-purpose staff re-invoiced to La Banque Postale on the basis of the detailed figures taken from La Poste's analytical accounts.

2 The TEC must include all the social security contributions and tax payments, including the AGS (Wage Guarantee Insurance Association), the unemployment contributions, the exceptional solidarity contribution and the cost of benefits self-insured by La Poste.

France shall inform the Commission, within two months of notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply with it.

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.