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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid

Commission endorses subsidies for digital decoders in Italy, but only where technology-neutral

Brussels, 25/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided that subsidies for digital decoders granted by Italy in 2006 do not violate EC Treaty state aid rules (Article 87(1)) as they were offered for all decoders, regardless of the transmission platforms, are therefore technology-neutral, and proportionate to the objective of promoting the transition to digital TV and to interoperability. However, the Commission also decided that subsidies provided in 2004 and 2005 were...

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