«La construction navale est l'un des rares secteurs encore soumis à un régime d'aides d'État spécifique, dérogeant ainsi aux règles horizontales applicables à d'autres secteurs». a déclaré M. Joaquín Almunia, vice-président de la Commission responsable de la politique de concurrence.
"Shipbuilding is one of the few sectors that are still subject to a specific State aid regime, derogating from the horizontal rules applicable to other sectors," said Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia, adding: "the Commission will carry out an open-minded assessment to measure the impact, the Shipbuilding Framework has had so far.