decided that aid of approximately EUR 995 per recipient (overall amount EUR 1.327 million per year and a total of EUR 3.98 million) is de minimis and therefore not covered by Article 87(1) EC. e aid was granted through a 12-month suspension of social security payments for farmers who have been supplying Parmalat without having been paid for the delivered milk. e Commission also concluded that a subsidiary guarantee for credits o ered to these farmers through a special bank guarantee fund did not contain State aid because the guarantee was o ered in line with market principles.
Komissio päätteli myös, että näille maidontuottajille erityisen pankkitakausrahaston kautta tarjotuille lainoille myönnetty toissijainen takaus ei ollut valtiontukea, koska se noudatti markkinakäytäntöä.