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1. The firm Frost & Sullivan is active in market/industry consulting and research.
2. Part of the VRS cost, i.e. the cost of the one-off VRS payments, has been calculated by Prudential, an independent employee benefits consulting firm.
3. The consulting firm observes that the company has been registering heavy losses and that demand for its products has been low.
4. Part of the VRS cost, i.e. the cost of the one-off VRS payments, has been calculated by Prudential, an independent employee benefits consulting firm. Prudential carried out an actuarial study pursuant to Article 74 of Law No 3371/2005.
5. Based on a study carried out by the McKinsey consulting firm and in order to ensure the long-term viability of the company, OTE adopted a package of restructuring measures in May 2004, the key element of which is the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS).
6. The overall nominal costs of the VRS have been audited and verified by KPMG, the auditors of OTE. These are the costs audited in OTE’s 2005 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Statements [20]. Part of the VRS cost, i.e. the cost of the one-off VRS payments, has been calculated by Prudential, an independent employee benefits consulting firm.
7. However, the Italian authorities point out that these changes have contributed only indirectly to delaying the construction of the ship and that the delay is, in fact, attributable to the impact of the natural disasters, which led to revocation of the contract by the consulting firm that had been hired to design the modifications to C.180 (ex C.173).(iii) Impact of natural disasters (earthquake of 31 October 2002 and floods of 23 to 25 January 2003)
8. The Greek authorities granted several extensions of the deadline to execute the investment plan after 31 December 1999 without consulting the Commission. Second, whereas decision N 401/97 indicates that the investment programme will be financed by banks loans raised at normal market conditions without State guarantees, the firm seems to have received loans from a State-owned bank with non market-conform interest rates and it seems that one of the loans was covered by a State guarantee.
9. Based on a study carried out by the McKinsey consulting firm and in order to ensure the long-term viability of the company, OTE adopted a package of restructuring measures in May 2004, the key element of which is the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). With the VRS, OTE aims to reduce its permanent staff and be in a position to recruit new qualified staff that will no longer enjoy permanent status.
10. However, the Italian authorities point out that these changes have contributed only indirectly to delaying the construction of the ship and that the delay is, in fact, attributable to the impact of the natural disasters, which led to revocation of the contract by the consulting firm that had been hired to design the modifications to C.180 (ex C.173).(iii) Impact of natural disasters (earthquake of 31 October 2002 and floods of 23 to 25 January 2003) The Italian authorities underline the importance and impact of the disasters which struck the region where the shipyard is located.
11. As a result, ship C.180 (ex C.173) is now larger and faster and has an increased capacity and a higher contract price compared with the original C.173, but its overall specifications are inferior to the original C.180 contract. However, the Italian authorities point out that these changes have contributed only indirectly to delaying the construction of the ship and that the delay is, in fact, attributable to the impact of the natural disasters, which led to revocation of the contract by the consulting firm that had been hired to design the modifications to C.180 (ex C.173).(iii) Impact of natural disasters (earthquake of 31 October 2002 and floods of 23 to 25 January 2003)