State aid (Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty addressed to the other Member States and other interested parties — State aid C 30/2000 (ex N 766/1999) — Bova (Peru) — Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, bus, control of State aid

C 246/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.10.2003

STATE AID

(Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community)

Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty addressed to the other Member
States and other interested parties

State aid C 30/2000 (ex N 766/1999) — Bova (Peru) — Netherlands

(2003/C 246/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By means of the letter of 27 February 2002 reproduced below,
the Commission notified the Netherlands of its decision to
the EC
close the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of
Treaty.

‘1. By letter dated 3 December 1999, the Dutch authorities,
acting pursuant to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty notified
the Commission of the planned state aid. The Commission
asked the Netherlands for further information by letter
dated 26 January 2000, and the Dutch authorities replied
by letter dated 14 March 2000.

2. By letter dated 22 June 2000, the Commission informed
the Netherlands of its decision to initiate the procedure laid
down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the
state aid.

3. The Commission's decision to initiate the procedure was
published
European
Communities (1). The Commission requested interested
parties to make known their comments on the aid.

the Official

Journal

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4. By letter dated 21 November 2000,

the Commission
from Germany. By letter of 10
it forwarded the comments to the Dutch
from the

received no response

received comments
January 2001,
authorities.
Netherlands.

It has

5. The aid recipient would be Autobusfabriek Bova BV (here-
in Valkenswaard,
is

“Bova”). Bova

situated

inafter
Netherlands.

6. The project

to be aided would deliver 15 buses to a
number of Peruvian transport companies. The buses,
which would be produced and sold by Bova, should
produce 50 % fewer CO2 emissions and discharge fewer
greenhouse gases than buses currently being used in Peru
and should also consume less fuel. According to the Dutch
authorities, the project should contribute to environmental
protection in Peru by introducing new emission-reducing
technology.

7. The notified aid would be in the form of a non-repayable
grant totalling NLG 3 022 500. The total project cost is
NLG 9 750 000 and the aid intensity is 31 %.

8. By letter dated 29 November 2001 (registered as received
on 4 December 2001), the Dutch authorities informed the
Commission that they were withdrawing the notification.

9. Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Article 88 of the EC Treaty (2), the
Commission has decided to close the procedure initiated
pursuant to Article 88 of the EC Treaty in respect of the
notified aid now that
the Dutch authorities have
withdrawn the notification.’

(1) OJ C 301, 21.10.2000, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.