Commission Decision (EU) 2016/634 of 21 January 2016 on aid measure SA.25338 (2014/C) (ex E 3/2008 and ex CP 115/2004) implemented by the Netherlands — Corporate tax exemption for public undertakings (notified under document C(2016) 167) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)Text with EEA relevance

The corporate tax exemption for Groningen Seaports NV, Havenbedrijf Amsterdam NV, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV, Havenschap Moerdijk, NV Port of Den Helder and Zeeland Seaports NV, with respect to the economic activities of the interested seaports, constitutes State aid and is incompatible with the internal market.

The Netherlands shall remove the corporate tax exemption for the seaports referred to in Article 1 within 2 months from the date of notification of this Decision, and the corporate tax scheme thus amended shall apply at the latest with effect from the tax year following the adoption of this Decision.

The Netherlands shall inform the Commission within 2 months of the date of the notification of this Decision of the measures taken to comply with it.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.