2014/791/EU: Commission Decision of 25 June 2014 on State aid SA.20350 — (C 17/08) (ex NN 1/06) implemented by the Czech Republic for several regional bus service operators in the Ústí Region (notified under document C(2014) 4081) Text with EEA relevance

The State aid which the Czech Republic implemented in favour of ČSAD BUS Ústí nad Labem a.s., Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem a.s., Dopravní podnik Teplice, s.r.o., Dopravní podnik měst Chomutova a Jirkova a.s., Dopravní podnik města Děčín, a.s., Dopravní podnik měst Mostu a Litvínova a.s., Autobusová doprava, s.r.o., Podbořany, Miroslav Ohem — SADO, Petr Frommel — FOBUS, Petr Stejskal — SPORTBUS and Vilém Graupner, stroj. a stav. údržba in the form of public transport service compensations in the period 2005 to 2006 is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and therefore Article 93 of the Treaty. The State aid which the Czech Republic implemented in favour of ČSAD Semily a.s., Dopravní podnik města Děčín, a.s., ČSAD Střední Čechy, spol. s r.o., Dopravní podnik Teplice, s.r.o., Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem a.s., Dopravní podnik měst Chomutova a Jirkova a.s. and Dopravní podnik Mladá Boleslav, s.r.o. in the form of public transport service compensations in the period from 9 September 2006 to 31 December 2006 is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and therefore Article 93 of the Treaty. The State aid which the Czech Republic unlawfully implemented in violation of Article 108(3) of the Treaty in favour of Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem a.s. in the form of a capital increase amounting to CZK 160 million is compatible with the internal market pursuant to Article 93 of the Treaty.

The measure which the Czech Republic implemented for Autobusy Karlovy Vary, a.s., Autobusy Kavka, a.s., ČSAD Slaný a.s., Dopravní podnik měst Mostu a Litvínova, a.s. and ZDAR, a.s. in the form of public transport service compensations in the period from 9 September 2006 to 2 June 2007 and for Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem a.s. in the form of guarantees amounting to CZK 35 million and CZK 5 million do not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty.

This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic.