2014/342/EU: Commission Decision of 16 October 2013 on State aid No SA.18211 (C 25/2005) (ex NN 21/2005) granted by the Slovak Republicfor Frucona Košice a.s. (notified under document C(2013) 6261) Text with EEA relevance

Decision 2007/254/EC is repealed.

The state aid which the Slovak Republic implemented in favour of Frucona Košice a.s., totalling SKK 416515990, is incompatible with the internal market.

1 The Slovak Republic shall take all necessary measures to recover from the beneficiary the aid unlawfully made available to it referred to in Article 2, taking into account that SKK 424490 corresponding to road tax arrears was paid into the account of the local Tax Office on 2 August 2006.

2 Recovery shall be effected without delay and in accordance with the procedures of national law provided that they allow the immediate and effective execution of the decision.

3 The sum recovered shall include interest for the whole period running from the date on which it was put at the disposal of Frucona Košice, a.s. until its actual recovery.

4 The interest shall be calculated in accordance with Chapter V of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty . The interest rate shall be applied on a compound basis throughout the entire period referred to in paragraph 3.

The Slovak Republic shall inform the Commission, within two months of notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply with it. It shall provide this information using the questionnaire attached in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Slovak Republic.