Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.111272
Date: 2025-06-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, control of State aid, postal service, universal service








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/3434


20.6.2025






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.111272
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/3434)








Date of adoption of the decision


23.7.2024




Aid number


SA.111272




Member State


Denmark




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation to Post Danmark A/S for Universal Service Obligations in 2021, 2022 and 2023




Legal basis


(a) The three individual licences issued to Post Danmark which together entrust the provision of the USO to Post Danmark for the period 2021-2023 in accordance with the Danish Postal Act and subject to the requirements set out in the individual licence of 30 May 2016. (b) A Decree (“aktstykke”) dated 7 December 2020 was issued whereby the Minister for Transport requests the Financial Committee of the Danish Parliament to consent to pay the notified amount as compensation to Post Danmark for the postal USO imposed on Post Danmark for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 August 2021; (c) An aktstykke dated 8 June 2021 whereby the Minister for Transport requests the Financial Committee of the Danish Parliament to consent to payment of the notified amount as compensation to Post Danmark for the postal USO imposed on Post Danmark for the period 1 September 2021 to 31 December 2022. (d) An aktstykke dated 19 December 2022 whereby the Minister for Transport requests the Financial Committee of the Danish Parliament to consent to payment of the notified amount as compensation to Post Danmark for the postal USO imposed on Post Danmark for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. (e) A first temporary USO compensation agreement dated 17 December 2020 between Denmark and Post Danmark covering the period 1 January 2021 – 31 August 2021. (f) A second temporary USO compensation agreement entered into force on 27 August 2021 between Denmark and Post Danmark covering the period 1 September 2021 – 31 December 2022. (g) A third temporary USO compensation agreement dated December 2022 between Denmark and Post Danmark covering the period 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023.




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Post Danmark A/S




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 467 000 000  DKK
Annual budget: 0 DKK




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2021 - 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Postal activities under universal service obligation




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Transport




Frederiksholms Kanal 27 F








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3434/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)