
Article 1 
The State aid paid under the ‘contingency plans’ for French fruit and vegetable producers which France unlawfully put into effect between 1992 and 2002 in breach of Article 83(3) of the Treaty is incompatible with the common market.
Article 2 

1. France shall take all necessary measures to recover the incompatible aid referred to in Article 1 from its beneficiaries.
2. The aid to be recovered shall include interest from the date on which it was at the disposal of the beneficiaries until the date of its recovery.
3. The interest shall be calculated on a compound basis in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004.
4. Recovery shall be effected without delay and in accordance with the procedures of national law provided that they allow the immediate and effective execution of this Decision.
Article 3 

1. Recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 shall be immediate and effective.
2. France shall ensure that this Decision is implemented within four months of its notification.
Article 4 

1. Within two months from notification of this Decision, France shall submit the following information to the Commission:
(a) the list of beneficiaries that have received aid under the scheme referred to in Article 1 and the total amount received by each of them;
(b) the total amount (principal and recovery interest) to be recovered from the beneficiaries;
(c) a detailed description of the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision;
(d) documents demonstrating that the beneficiaries have been ordered to repay the aid.
2. France shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of the national measures taken to implement this Decision until recovery of the aid referred to in Article 1 has been completed.
3. After the two-month period provided for in paragraph 1, France shall submit, on request from the Commission, a report on the measures already taken and planned to comply with this Decision. This report shall also provide detailed information concerning the amounts of aid and recovery interest already recovered from the beneficiaries.
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2009.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission