State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to article 88(1) of the EC Treaty where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures

(2006/C 239/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Kingdom of Spain

Aid No: E 8/05

Title: Aid to the Spanish national public broadcaster RTVE

Objective: Financing of the Spanish public service broadcasting

Legal basis: Ley 4/1980, de 10 de enero, de Estatuto de la Radio y la Televisión,

Ley 11/1977, de 4 de enero, General Presupuestaria,

Ley 61/1978, de 27 de diciembre, del Impuesto sobre Sociedades,

Ley 6/1997, de 14 de abril, de Organización y Funcionamiento de la Administración General del Estado (LOFAGE),

Ley 65/1997, de 30 de diciembre, de Presupuestos Generales del Estado para 1998, y

Ley 211/1964, de 24 diciembre, de Regulación de la emisión de obligaciones por sociedades que no hayan adoptado la forma de anónimas, asociaciones u otras personas jurídicas y la constitución del sindicato de obligacionistas

Budget: The amount varies on an annual basis

Duration: The above statuses constitute the basis for the ongoing financing of the public service broadcasting entrusted to RTVE

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the aids granted to RTVE constitute existing State aids within the meaning of Article 1 (b) Procedural Regulation 659/99.

Following the Commission request, the Spanish authorities committed to abolish or modify some aspects of Spanish public service broadcasting financing scheme by the end of 2005 so as to ensure its current compatibility with the common market

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/