2010/690/EU: Commission Decision of 4 August 2010 on State aid C 40/08 (ex N 163/08) implemented by Poland for PZL Hydral S.A. (notified under document C(2010) 5406) Text with EEA relevance

The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of the capital injections of PLN 113 million, noting that Poland has withdrawn its notification and will not pursue this aid project further.

1 The partial non-enforcement from 1998 to 2007 of the claims that the Polish public authorities had against PZL Hydral and the settlement of these debts from 2007 to 2010 does not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

2 The loans granted by the IDA to PZL Wrocław in 2007 (PLN 12,5 million) and 2008 (PLN 4 million) do not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

3 The subsequent partial write-off of these loans concerning PLN 17,2 million, carried out in the form of a debt-for-equity swap, does not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland.