Press Release: State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into compensation to operator of Polish A2 motorway

The European Commission opened on the 25 June 2014 an in-depth investigation to verify whether compensation paid by the Polish state to Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. (AWSA), the operator of part of the Polish A2 motorway, was in line with EU state aid rules.

The measure was intended to compensate AWSA for a change in Polish law exempting heavy goods vehicles from the obligation to pay motorway tolls. At this stage, the Commission has serious concerns that the compensation, or part of it, may have provided AWSA with an undue economic advantage that may distort competition in the Single Market. The opening of the investigation gives interested parties an opportunity to submit their views; it does not prejudge the outcome.

ESO: Background information: Commission authorises aid for construction and maintenance of A2 motorway in Poland http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-authorises-aid-for-construction-and-maintenance-of-a2-motorway-in-poland/

European Commission: Competition: State Aid: Cases http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/register/

European Commission: DG Competition http://ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en.html

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