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1 The complaint was registered as SA.49668 for Denmark and SA.53403 for Sweden.
2 Commission Decision SA.47707(2018/N) - State compensations granted to PostNord for the provision of the universal postal service - Denmark
3 Directive 2008/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the ful l accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services, OJ L 52/3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/6/oj
7 For example, in 2013-2014 public authorities in Denmark were obliged to use electronic communication in exchanges with citizens and undertakings.
8 The viability of the transformation model has been verified in a report by Mckinsey.
9 The measures are: (i) an internal transfer from PostNord to Post Danmark of DKK 1 billion on 23 February 2017; (ii) a guarantee granted in 2002 by the Danish State to former civil servants for liabilities regarding redundancy payments in case of Post Danmark's bankruptcy; (iii) the alleged incorrect separation of Post Danmark's accounts and the alleged cross-subsidisation of commercial services by USO activities in the 2006-2013 period; and (iv) a VAT exemption related to e-commerce companies, in effect from 1990 to 1 January 2017.
10 Decision of 28 May 2018 in case SA.47707.
11 Communication from the Commission: European Union framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation (2011) (2012/C 8/03).
12 Joined cases C-399/10 P and C-401/10 P, Bouygues and Bouygues Télécom v Commission and Others, EU:C:2013:175, paragraph 104; Joined cases T-415/05, T-416/05 and T-423/05, Greece and Others v Commission, EU:T:2010:386, paragraph 177; case T-11/95, BP Chemicals v Commission, EU:T:1998:199, paragraphs 170-171.
13 Case T-818/14, BSCA v Commission, EU:T:2018:33, paragraph 72 and the case law cited.
14 Case T-62/08, ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni SpA v European Commission, EU:T:2010:268, paragraph 234.
15 Commission Decision in case SA.36558 (2014/NN) and SA.38371 (2014/NN) - Denmark, SA.36662 (2014/NN) - Sweden, aid granted to Øre-sundsbro Konsortiet, paragraph 32. Commission Decision in case SA.39078 (2014/N) - Denmark - financing of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link project.
16 ITD's assessment is supported by a report from consultancy firm BDO, which finds that all three capital injections combined would generate a return of SEK 0,9 billion for PostNord, while costing SEK 3 billion in total.
17 By avoiding the bankruptcy of Post Danmark, PostNord as shareholder would avoid direct adverse effects such as having to pay off loans that Post Danmark would not be able to repay, as well as indirect adverse effects such as the loss of synergies and scale to its Nordic operations.
18 According to the Rothschild report referred to in footnote 20.
19 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation.
20 The Danish authorities' assessment is supported by a report from the financial advisory group Rothschild, sent to the Commission on 28 March 2018.
21 The Swedish authorities' assessment is supported by a report from the Nordic financial services group SEB, sent to the Commission on 3 April 2018.
22 Joined cases T-415/05, T-416/05 and T-423/05, Greece and Others v Commission, EU:T:2010:386.
23 Joined cases C-399/10 P and C-401/10 P, Bouygues and Bouygues Télécom v Commission and Others, EU:C:2013:175.
24 Case T-11/95, BP Chemicals v Commission, EU:T:1998:199.
25 See e.g. Judgment of 21 March 2013, Magdeburger Mühlenwerke, C-129/12, EU:C:2013:200, paras. 40, 41.
26 On 4 April 2018 PostNord transferred capital for an amount of DKK 150 million into Post Danmark, 6,4 % of the value of the group capital injection.
27 Case T-818/14, BSCA v Commission, EU:T:2018:33, paragraph 72 and the case law cited.
28 Case C-482/99, France v Commission, ECLI:EU:C:2002:294, paragraph 52.
29 Case T-358/94, Air France v Commission, ECLI:EU:T:1996:194, paragraph 56.
30 Case C-482/99, France v Commission, ECLI:EU:C:2002:294, paragraph 38. See also Case C-278/00, Greece v Commission, ECLI:EU:C:2004:239, paragraphs 53 and 54, and Joined Cases C-328/99 and C-399/00, Italy and SIM 2 Multimedia SpA v Commission, ECLI:EU:C:2003:252, paragraphs 33 and 34.
31 Case T-358/94, Air France v Commission, ECLI:EU:T:1996:194, paragraphs 58 to 62.
32 Case C-39/94, Syndicat français de l'Express international (SFEI) and others v La Poste and others, EU:C:1996:285, paragraph 60; and Case C-342/96, Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities, EU:C:1999:210, paragraph 41.
33 Case C-173/73, Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities, EU:C:1974:71, paragraph 13.
34 Case C-39/94, SFEI and others, ECLI:EU:C:1996:285, paragraphs 60-61.
35 Case C-124/10 P, Commission v EDF, ECLI:EU:C:2012:318, paragraphs 83-85 and 105; case C-482/99, France v Commission, ECLI:EU:C:2002:294, paragraphs 71-72; case T-16/96, Cityflyer Express v Commission, ECLI:EU:T:1998:78, paragraph 76.
36 Case 730/79 Philip Morris Holland BV v Commission of the European Communities EU:C:1980:209, paragraph 11; and joined cases T-298/97, T-312/97, T-313/97, T-315/97, T-600/97 to 607/97, T-1/98, T-3/98 to T-6/98 and T-23/98 Alzetta Mauro and others v Commission of the European Communities EU:T:2000:151, paragraph 80.
37 Case C-518/13 Eventech EU:C:2015:9, paragraph 65. Cases C-197/11 and C-203/11 Libert and others EU:C:2013:288, paragraph 76.
38 Case C-518/13 Eventech EU:C:2015:9, paragraph 66. Cases C-197/11 and C-203/11 Libert and others EU:C:2013:288, paragraph 77. Case T-288/97 Friulia Venezia Giulia, EU:T:2001:115, paragraph 41.
39 See Case C-364/90, Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities, ECLI:EU:C:1993:157, para. 20.