2008/626/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2008 State aid C 40/06 (ex NN 96/05) Loan assistance schemes implemented by the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2008) 1612) (Text with EEA relevance)

1 The aid which the United Kingdom granted in the period from 2000 to 2002 under the scheme for Salmon Farming Loan Assistance does not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.

2 The aid which the United Kingdom granted in 2002 to D Watt (Shetland) Ltd under the Loan Scheme for Fish Processing does not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.

3 The aid which the United Kingdom granted under the Loan Scheme for Fish Processing in the period from 1996 to 1998 to Lerwick Fish Traders Ltd, Shetland Seafood Specialities Ltd, Whalsay Fish Processors Ltd and D Watt (Shetland) Ltd is compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty.

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.