council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe prejudic special procedur rule laid regul sector regul appli aid sector purpos appli articl treati commiss specif compet articl thereof decid compat state aid common market review exist aid take decis alter aid take action complianc decis requir notif commiss accord case law court justic european commun develop establish consist practic applic articl treati laid procedur rule principl number commun view ensur effect effici procedur pursuant articl treati codifi reinforc practic mean regul procedur regul applic articl treati increas transpar legal certainti order ensur legal certainti defin circumst aid consid exist aid complet enhanc intern market gradual process reflect perman develop state aid polici develop measur moment put effect constitut state aid aid accord articl treati plan grant aid notifi commiss put effect commiss authoris accord articl treati member state oblig cooper commiss provid inform requir commiss carri duti regul period commiss conclud preliminari examin notifi aid set month receipt complet notif receipt duli reason statement member state concern consid notif complet addit inform request commiss provid reason legal certainti examin brought end decis case result preliminari examin commiss find aid compat common market formal investig procedur open order enabl commiss gather inform assess compat aid interest parti submit comment right interest parti safeguard framework formal investig procedur provid articl treati consid comment submit interest parti commiss conclud examin mean final decis doubt remov examin conclud period month open procedur member state concern opportun request decis commiss month order ensur state aid rule appli correctli effect commiss opportun revok decis base incorrect inform order ensur complianc articl treati notif oblig standstil claus articl commiss examin case unlaw aid interest transpar legal certainti procedur case laid member state respect notif oblig standstil claus commiss bound time limit case unlaw aid commiss obtain inform enabl decis restor immedi undistort competit enabl commiss adopt interim measur address member state concern interim measur form inform injunct suspens injunct recoveri injunct commiss enabl event complianc inform injunct decid basi inform event complianc suspens recoveri injunct refer matter court justic direct accord subparagraph articl treati case unlaw aid compat common market effect competit restor purpos aid includ interest recov delai recoveri effect accord procedur nation law applic procedur prevent effect execut commiss decis imped restor effect competit achiev result member state measur ensur effect commiss decis reason legal certainti establish period limit year regard unlaw aid expiri recoveri order misus aid effect function intern market similar unlaw aid treat similar procedur unlik unlaw aid aid possibl misus aid previous approv commiss commiss allow recoveri injunct regard misus aid defin possibl parti defend interest state aid procedur accord articl treati commiss oblig cooper member state constant review system exist aid interest transpar legal certainti scope cooper articl order ensur compat exist aid scheme common market accord articl treati commiss propos measur exist aid scheme longer compat common market initi procedur provid articl treati member state concern declin implement propos measur order commiss monitor effect complianc commiss decis facilit cooper commiss member state purpos constant review exist aid scheme member state accord articl treati introduc gener report oblig regard exist aid scheme commiss doubt decis compli dispos addit instrument allow obtain inform verifi decis effect compli purpos site monitor visit instrument case aid misus commiss empow undertak site monitor visit obtain cooper compet author member state undertak oppos visit interest transpar legal certainti give public inform commiss decis time maintain principl decis state aid case address member state concern publish decis affect interest interest parti full summari form make copi decis interest parti publish publish full commiss give public inform decis respect rule profession secreci accord articl treati commiss close liaison member state adopt implement provis lai detail rule procedur regul order provid cooper commiss compet author member state creat advisori committe state aid consult commiss adopt provis pursuant regul adopt regul chapter gener articl definit purpos regul aid measur fulfil criteria laid articl treati exist aid prejudic articl act access austria finland sweden aid exist prior entri forc treati respect member state aid scheme individu aid put effect applic entri forc treati ii authoris aid aid scheme individu aid authoris commiss council iii aid deem authoris pursuant articl regul prior regul accord procedur iv aid deem exist aid pursuant articl aid deem exist aid establish time put effect constitut aid subsequ aid due evolut common market alter member state measur aid liberalis activ commun law measur consid exist aid date fix liberalis aid aid aid scheme individu aid exist aid includ alter exist aid aid scheme act basi implement measur requir individu aid award made undertak defin act gener abstract manner act basi aid link specif project award undertak indefinit period time indefinit amount individu aid aid award basi aid scheme notifi award aid basi aid scheme unlaw aid aid put effect contravent articl treati misus aid aid beneficiari contravent decis pursuant articl articl regul interest parti member state person undertak associ undertak interest affect grant aid beneficiari aid compet undertak trade associ chapter ii procedur notifi aid articl notif aid save provid regul made pursuant articl treati relev provis thereof plan grant aid notifi commiss suffici time member state concern commiss inform member state concern delai receipt notif notif member state concern provid inform order enabl commiss decis pursuant articl hereinaft refer complet notif articl standstil claus aid notifi pursuant articl put effect commiss deem decis authoris aid articl preliminari examin notif decis commiss commiss examin notif receiv prejudic articl commiss decis pursuant paragraph commiss preliminari examin find notifi measur constitut aid record find decis commiss preliminari examin find doubt rais compat common market notifi measur fall scope articl treati decid measur compat common market hereinaft refer decis rais object decis except treati appli commiss preliminari examin find doubt rais compat common market notifi measur decid initi proceed pursuant articl treati hereinaft refer decis initi formal investig procedur decis refer paragraph month period begin dai receipt complet notif notif consid complet month receipt receipt addit inform request commiss request inform period extend consent commiss member state concern commiss fix shorter time limit commiss decis accord paragraph period laid paragraph aid deem authoris commiss member state concern implement measur question give commiss prior notic thereof commiss take decis pursuant articl period work dai receipt notic articl request inform commiss consid inform provid member state concern regard measur notifi pursuant articl incomplet request addit inform member state respond request commiss inform member state receipt respons member state concern provid inform request period prescrib commiss incomplet inform commiss send remind allow addit period inform provid notif deem withdrawn request inform provid prescrib period expiri period period extend consent commiss member state concern member state concern duli reason statement inform commiss consid notif complet addit inform request provid case period refer articl begin dai receipt statement notif deem withdrawn commiss inform member state thereof articl formal investig procedur decis initi formal investig procedur summaris relev issu fact law includ preliminari assess commiss aid charact propos measur set doubt compat common market decis call member state concern interest parti submit comment prescrib period exce month duli justifi case commiss extend prescrib period comment receiv submit member state concern interest parti request ground potenti damag ident withheld member state concern member state concern repli comment submit prescrib period exce month duli justifi case commiss extend prescrib period articl decis commiss close formal investig procedur prejudic articl formal investig procedur close mean decis provid paragraph articl commiss find modif member state concern notifi measur constitut aid record find decis commiss find modif member state concern doubt compat notifi measur common market remov decid aid compat common market hereinaft refer posit decis decis except treati appli commiss attach posit decis condit subject aid consid compat common market lai oblig enabl complianc decis monitor hereinaft refer condit decis commiss find notifi aid compat common market decid aid put effect hereinaft refer neg decis decis pursuant paragraph doubt refer articl remov commiss endeavour adopt decis period month open procedur time limit extend common agreement commiss member state concern time limit refer paragraph expir member state concern request commiss month decis basi inform inform provid suffici establish compat commiss neg decis articl withdraw notif member state concern withdraw notif mean articl due time commiss decis pursuant articl case commiss initi formal investig procedur commiss close procedur articl revoc decis commiss revok decis pursuant articl articl member state concern opportun submit comment decis base incorrect inform provid procedur determin factor decis revok decis take decis commiss open formal investig procedur pursuant articl articl articl articl appli mutati mutandi chapter iii procedur unlaw aid articl examin request inform inform injunct commiss possess inform sourc alleg unlaw aid examin inform delai request inform member state concern articl articl appli mutati mutandi remind pursuant articl member state concern provid inform request period prescrib commiss incomplet inform commiss decis requir inform provid hereinaft refer inform injunct decis inform requir prescrib period suppli articl injunct suspend provision recov aid commiss give member state concern opportun submit comment adopt decis requir member state suspend unlaw aid commiss decis compat aid common market hereinaft refer suspens injunct commiss give member state concern opportun submit comment adopt decis requir member state provision recov unlaw aid commiss decis compat aid common market hereinaft refer recoveri injunct criteria fulfil establish practic doubt aid charact measur concern urgenc act risk substanti irrepar damag competitor recoveri effect accord procedur set articl aid effect recov commiss decis time limit applic notifi aid commiss authoris member state coupl refund aid payment rescu aid firm concern provis paragraph applic unlaw aid implement entri forc regul articl complianc injunct decis member state fail compli suspens injunct recoveri injunct commiss entitl carri examin substanc matter basi inform refer matter court justic european commun direct appli declar failur compli constitut infring treati articl decis commiss examin unlaw aid result decis pursuant articl case decis initi formal investig procedur proceed close mean decis pursuant articl member state fail compli inform injunct decis basi inform case unlaw aid prejudic articl commiss bound time limit set articl articl appli mutati mutandi articl recoveri aid neg decis case unlaw aid commiss decid member state concern measur recov aid beneficiari hereinaft refer recoveri decis commiss requir recoveri aid contrari gener principl commun law aid recov pursuant recoveri decis includ interest rate fix commiss interest payabl date unlaw aid dispos beneficiari date recoveri prejudic order court justic european commun pursuant articl treati recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law member state concern provid effect execut commiss decis effect event procedur nation court member state concern step respect legal system includ provision measur prejudic commun law articl limit period power commiss recov aid subject limit period ten year limit period begin dai unlaw aid award beneficiari individu aid aid aid scheme action commiss member state act request commiss regard unlaw aid interrupt limit period interrupt start time run afresh limit period suspend long decis commiss subject proceed pend court justic european commun aid regard limit period expir deem exist aid chapter iv procedur misus aid articl misus aid prejudic articl commiss case misus aid open formal investig procedur pursuant articl articl articl articl appli mutati mutandi chapter procedur exist aid scheme articl cooper pursuant articl treati commiss obtain member state concern inform review cooper member state exist aid scheme pursuant articl treati commiss consid exist aid scheme longer compat common market inform member state concern preliminari view give member state concern opportun submit comment period month duli justifi case commiss extend period articl propos measur commiss light inform submit member state pursuant articl conclud exist aid scheme longer compat common market issu recommend propos measur member state concern recommend propos substant amend aid scheme introduct procedur requir abolit aid scheme articl legal consequ propos measur member state concern accept propos measur inform commiss thereof commiss record find inform member state thereof member state bound accept implement measur member state concern accept propos measur commiss account argument member state concern consid measur initi proceed pursuant articl articl appli mutati mutandi chapter vi interest parti articl right interest parti interest parti submit comment pursuant articl commiss decis initi formal investig procedur interest parti submit comment beneficiari individu aid copi decis commiss pursuant articl interest parti inform commiss alleg unlaw aid alleg misus aid commiss consid basi inform possess insuffici ground take view case inform interest parti thereof commiss take decis case subject matter inform suppli send copi decis interest parti request interest parti obtain copi decis pursuant articl articl articl chapter vii monitor articl annual report member state submit commiss annual report exist aid scheme regard specif report oblig impos condit decis pursuant articl remind member state concern fail submit annual report commiss proce accord articl regard aid scheme concern articl site monitor commiss doubt decis rais object posit decis condit decis regard individu aid compli member state concern opportun submit comment commiss undertak site monitor visit offici authoris commiss empow order verifi complianc decis concern enter premis land undertak concern oral explan spot examin book busi record demand copi commiss assist independ expert commiss inform member state concern good time write site monitor visit ident authoris offici expert member state duli justifi object commiss choic expert expert appoint common agreement member state offici commiss expert authoris carri site monitor produc authoris write subject matter purpos visit offici authoris member state territori monitor visit made present monitor visit commiss provid member state copi report produc result monitor visit undertak oppos monitor visit order commiss decis pursuant articl member state concern afford assist offici expert authoris commiss enabl carri monitor visit end member state consult commiss measur eighteen month entri forc regul articl complianc decis judgment member state concern compli condit neg decis case refer articl commiss refer matter court justic european commun direct accord articl treati commiss consid member state concern compli judgment court justic european commun commiss pursu matter accord articl treati chapter viii common provis articl profession secreci commiss member state offici servant includ independ expert appoint commiss disclos inform acquir applic regul cover oblig profession secreci articl addresse decis decis pursuant chapter ii iii iv vii address member state concern commiss notifi member state concern delai give opportun commiss inform consid cover oblig profession secreci articl public decis commiss publish offici journal european commun summari notic decis take pursuant articl articl conjunct articl summari notic state copi decis obtain authent languag version version commiss publish offici journal european commun decis take pursuant articl authent languag version offici journal publish languag authent languag version authent languag version accompani meaning summari languag offici journal commiss publish offici journal european commun decis take pursuant articl case articl articl appli short notic publish offici journal european commun council act unanim decid publish decis pursuant subparagraph articl treati offici journal european commun articl implement provis commiss act accord procedur laid articl power adopt implement provis form content detail notif form content detail annual report detail time limit calcul time limit interest rate refer articl articl advisori committe state aid advisori committe state aid hereinaft refer committe set compos repres member state chair repres commiss articl consult committe commiss consult committe adopt implement provis pursuant articl consult committe place meet call commiss draft document examin annex notif meet place earlier month notif period reduc case urgenc commiss repres submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter take vote opinion record minut addit member state posit record minut committe recommend public opinion offici journal european commun commiss utmost account opinion deliv committe inform committe manner opinion account articl entri forc regul enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel march council presid verheugen oj opinion deliv januari publish offici journal oj