Son Excellence Monsieur Jean-Marc AYRAULT Ministre Des Affaires Étrangères Et Du Développement International 37, Quai D'orsay F - 75351 – PARIS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 10.2.2017 C(2017) 723 final PUBLIC VERSION This document is made available for information purposes only. Subject: State Aid SA.47094 (2016/N) – France Amendment to the Regional aid map 2014-2020 – Second use of the population reserve Sir, 1. PROCEDURE (1) On 7 May 2014, the Commission approved the French Regional aid map (SA.38182)1 for the period from 1 July 2014 until 31 December 2020. This approved aid map contained a population reserve equivalent to 233,757 inhabitants. On 3 June 2015, the Commission approved the first use of the population reserve leaving an unused population reserve of 172,207 inhabitants for future use2. (2) By electronic notifications of 20 December 2016 (2016/125894), and 6 January 2017 (2017/001532) the French authorities notified an amendment to their map in order to make a second use of the population reserve. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE (3) In their notification, the French authorities propose 52 extra municipalities with a total of 128,060 inhabitants to be eligible for regional aid under the derogation provided in Article 107(3)(c) of the TFEU until 31 December 2020. These municipalities are notified as non-predefined 'c' area. 1 Commission decision C(2014) 2609 final, OJ C 348, 3.09.2014, p. 16. 2 Commission decision C(2015) 3613 final, OJ C 325, 14.09.2015, p. 12. Son Excellence Monsieur Jean-Marc AYRAULT Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international 37, Quai d'Orsay F - 75351 – PARIS Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel.
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