Press Release: State aid: Commission completes its investigation into the unlimited guarantee for the French Post Office

The European Commission has completed its investigation into the unlimited state guarantee enjoyed by the French Post Office (La Poste) because of its special status as a public body, following the adoption by the French Parliament of the law on the public enterprise La Poste and on postal activities. The Commission has concluded that the conversion of La Poste into a public limited company (société anonyme), as envisaged in this law, will have the effect of removing the guarantee.