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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8477
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition/fishing

UK aid schemes involving purchase of fish quotas not compatible with common market rules

Brussels, 05/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the at the end of its formal investigation into two aid schemes involving fish quota purchase and lease in the United Kingdom on preferential terms, the European Commission decided that they "are not compatible with common market rules". As the aid concerned is an operational aid which benefits the fishermen concerned, it is not allowed under Community rules and must be brought to an end. The Commission Decision does not require the recovery...

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