IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL

National

AFFECTED FLOW

Inflow

ANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARY

No

NON-TRADE-RELATED RATIONALE

No

ELIGIBLE FIRMS

all

JUMBO

No

TARIFF PEAK

No
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Inception date: 01 Jun 2010 | Removal date: 31 Oct 2010

Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)

On 15 December 2009, the Polish authorities notified rescue aid in the form of a loan of PLN 150.000.000 (EUR 37.500.000) in favor of Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A., part of the Azoty Group.
It is a company specialized in the manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers, nitrogen compounds and synthetic rubber in primary forms for domestic market as well as for export.
 
The European Commission found the measure constitutes state aid and gave the following assessment:
 
"The loan in favor of Police is provided by ARP, which is a public entity over which the State exercises control and, therefore, the loan is granted from State resources and is imputable to the State. The loan constitutes a selective advantage since it will provide Police with access to credit that would not be available to the company on the same terms in the market, given Police's financial results. Furthermore, as there is trade between the Member States in the products that the company produces, the measure may improve the competitive position of the beneficiary in relation to its competitors and consequently distorts or threatens to distort the competition and is also liable to affect trade between the Member States". (par. 10 f the letter from the EC to Poland - Brussels, 26.05.2010 C (2010) 3213)
 
A state measure in the GTA database is assessed solely in terms of the extent to which its implementation affects the extent of discrimination against foreign commercial interests. On this metric, the state aid proposed here is discriminatory.
 

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336 Radioactive elements or residues & prodcuts containing them
2844 Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products.
284440 Radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than those of subheading 2844.10, 2844.20 or 2844.30; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues
341 Basic organic chemicals
2901 Acyclic hydrocarbons.
290110 Saturated
290122 Propene (propylene)
290123 Butene (butylene) and isomers thereof
290124 Buta1,3diene and isoprene
2902 Cyclic hydrocarbons.
290220 Benzene
290230 Toluene
290241 oXylene
290250 Styrene
290260 Ethylbenzene
2903 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons.
290315 Ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2dichloroethane)
290323 Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
290339 Other
290389 Other
2904 Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated.
290410 Derivatives containing only sulpho groups, their salts and ethyl esters
2905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
290511 Methanol (methyl alcohol)
290512 Propan1ol (propyl alcohol) and propan2ol (isopropyl alcohol)
290517 Dodecan1ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan1ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan1ol (stearyl alcohol)
290519 Other
290531 Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)
290532 Propylene glycol (propane1,2diol)
290539 Other
290542 Pentaerythritol
290543 Mannitol
290544 Dglucitol (sorbitol)
290549 Other
2906 Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
290611 Menthol
2907 Phenols; phenolalcohols.
290711 Phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its salts
290719 Other
290722 Hydroquinone (quinol) and its salts
290723 4,4'Isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts
2909 Ethers, etheralcohols, etherphenols, etheralcoholphenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
290919 Other
290943 Monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol
290949 Other
290950 Etherphenols, etheralcoholphenols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
290960 Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2910 Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a threemembered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
291010 Oxirane (ethylene oxide)
291020 Methyloxirane (propylene oxide)
291030 1Chloro2,3epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)
2914 Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
291411 Acetone
291422 Cyclohexanone and methylcyclohexanones
291429 Other
2915 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
291511 Formic acid
291512 Salts of formic acid
291521 Acetic acid
291531 Ethyl acetate
291532 Vinyl acetate
291533 nButyl acetate
291539 Other
291540 Mono, di or trichloroacetic acids, their salts and esters
291560 Butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, their salts and esters
291570 Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters
291590 Other
2916 Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
291612 Esters of acrylic acid
291613 Methacrylic acid and its salts
291619 Other
291631 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters
291632 Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride
2917 Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
291712 Adipic acid, its salts and esters
291714 Maleic anhydride
291732 Dioctyl orthophthalates
291733 Dinonyl or didecyl orthophthalates
291734 Other esters of orthophthalic acid
291735 Phthalic anhydride
291736 Terephthalic acid and its salts
291739 Other
2918 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
291811 Lactic acid, its salts and esters
291812 Tartaric acid
291814 Citric acid
291815 Salts and esters of citric acid
291816 Gluconic acid, its salts and esters
291819 Other
291830 Carboxylic acids with aldehyde or ketone function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives
291899 Other
2919 Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
291990 Other
2920 Esters of other inorganic acids of nonmetals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
292090 Other
2921 Aminefunction compounds.
292111 Methylamine, di or trimethylamine and their salts
292119 Other
292149 Other
292151 o, m, pPhenylenediamine, diaminotoluenes, and their derivatives; salts thereof
2922 Oxygenfunction aminocompounds.
292211 Monoethanolamine and its salts
292212 Diethanolamine and its salts
292213 Triethanolamine and its salts
292219 Other
292249 Other
292250 Aminoalcoholphenols, aminoacidphenols and other amino compounds with oxygen function
2925 Carboxyimidefunction compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and iminefunction compounds.
292511 Saccharin and its salts
292529 Other
2926 Nitrilefunction compounds.
292610 Acrylonitrile
292690 Other
2929 Compounds with other nitrogen function.
292910 Isocyanates
292990 Other
2930 Organosulphur compounds.
293030 Thiuram mono, di or tetrasulphides
293040 Methionine
293090 Other
2931 Other organoinorganic compounds.
293190 Other
2932 Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen heteroatom(s) only.
293219 Other
293299 Other
2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen heteroatom(s) only.
293329 Other
293339 Other
293349 Other
293361 Melamine
293371 6Hexanelactam (epsiloncaprolactam)
293379 Other lactams
293399 Other
2934 Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds.
293499 Other
342 Basic inorganic chemicals n.e.c.
2803 Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included).
280300 Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included).
2804 Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals.
280421 Argon
280429 Other
280430 Nitrogen
280440 Oxygen
280461 Containing by weight not less than 99.99 % of silicon
280469 Other
280470 Phosphorus
2808 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids.
280800 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids.
2809 Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined.
280920 Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids
2810 Oxides of boron; boric acids.
281000 Oxides of boron; boric acids.
2811 Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of nonmetals.
281122 Silicon dioxide
2815 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium.
281512 In aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)
281520 Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)
2817 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide.
281700 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide.
2818 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide.
281830 Aluminium hydroxide
2819 Chromium oxides and hydroxides.
281990 Other
2820 Manganese oxides.
282010 Manganese dioxide
282090 Other
2821 Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3.
282110 Iron oxides and hydroxides
2825 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides.
282580 Antimony oxides
282590 Other
2828 Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites.
282890 Other
2833 Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates).
283311 Disodium sulphate
283321 Of magnesium
283325 Of copper
283329 Other
2834 Nitrites; nitrates.
283429 Other
2835 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites) and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined.
283510 Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites)
283524 Of potassium
283525 Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (“dicalcium phosphate”)
283526 Other phosphates of calcium
283531 Sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate)
283539 Other
2836 Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate.
283620 Disodium carbonate
283630 Sodium hydrogencarbonate (sodium bicarbonate)
283640 Potassium carbonates
283650 Calcium carbonate
283660 Barium carbonate
283699 Other
2839 Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates.
283990 Other
2841 Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids.
284130 Sodium dichromate
284161 Potassium permanganate
284190 Other
2842 Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined), other than azides.
284210 Double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined
284290 Other
2843 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals.
284321 Silver nitrate
284330 Gold compounds
284390 Other compounds; amalgams
2847 Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea.
284700 Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea.
2849 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined.
284910 Of calcium
284920 Of silicon
345 Miscellaneous basic chemical products
2905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
290545 Glycerol
346 Fertilizers & pesticides
2814 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution.
281410 Anhydrous ammonia
2834 Nitrites; nitrates.
283421 Of potassium
3102 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous.
310210 Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution
310221 Ammonium sulphate
310230 Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution
310240 Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic nonfertilising substances
310260 Double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate
310280 Mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution
310290 Other, including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings
3103 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic.
310390 Other
3104 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, potassic.
310420 Potassium chloride
310430 Potassium sulphate
3105 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg.
310520 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
310530 Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)
310540 Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)
310559 Other
310560 Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the two fertilising elements phosphorus and potassium
310590 Other
352 Pharmaceutical products
2922 Oxygenfunction aminocompounds.
292241 Lysine and its esters; salts thereof
292242 Glutamic acid and its salts
2923 Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined.
292320 Lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids
292390 Other
2924 Carboxyamidefunction compounds; amidefunction compounds of carbonic acid.
292419 Other
292429 Other
2932 Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen heteroatom(s) only.
293220 Lactones
2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen heteroatom(s) only.
293319 Other
293359 Other
293369 Other
2935 Sulphonamides.
293500 Sulphonamides.
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent.
293621 Vitamins A and their derivatives
293623 Vitamin B2 and its derivatives
293624 D or DLPantothenic acid (Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives
293627 Vitamin C and its derivatives
293628 Vitamin E and its derivatives
293629 Other vitamins and their derivatives
293690 Other, including natural concentrates
2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones.
293712 Insulin and its salts
293721 Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone)
293722 Halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal hormones
2941 Antibiotics.
294110 Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof
294130 Tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof
294190 Other
379 Other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.
2818 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide.
281810 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined
414 Copper, nickel, aluminium, alumina, lead, zinc & tin, unwrought
2818 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide.
281820 Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum

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