Brussels, 18/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission on Wednesday approved ten aid schemes totalling €1.8 billion in favour of French overseas departments (DOM). The ten schemes concern tax and social security contribution exemptions with the aim of compensating for the specific handicaps of outermost regions, which include the DOM, recognised in the EC Treaty in article 299(2). They had previously been approved by the Commission under the EU guidelines for the period 2000-2006...