commiss decis march applic nation region aid scheme area north provinc madrid spanish text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof parti concern notic submit comment accord articl letter june commiss notifi spanish govern decis accept area aid ceil nation region aid scheme spain letter septemb telex messag march commiss notifi spanish govern decis accept term scheme includ form aid type elig invest basi decis nation region aid scheme law royal decre gradual establish spanish govern royal decre determin assist area area situat north provinc madrid sierra nort commiss take account protocol act access spain european commun decid permit except period year review grant region aid intens ceil net grand equival nge letter june perman repres spanish govern request commiss permit valid ceil area extend unspecifi time review case maintain ceil area commis decid initi procedur provid articl treati respect grant aid nation region aid scheme intens ceil nge sierra nort north provinc madrid letter date august commiss gave spanish govern formal notic submit comment member state interest parti notic submit comment ii spanish govern submit comment letter date octob octob letter spanish govern request extens grant region aid intens ceil nge review bear mind comment fact provinc madrid fail satisfi condit stage procedur applic articl region aid prevent aid grant decis june socio econom backward area question decis state mountain agricultur area form natur extens provinc segovia guadalajara fit socio econom background provinc provinc madrid attach administr purpos socio econom situat area alter appreci year area consid fit socio econom background rest provinc madrid caution draw provinci data verifi criteria applic articl satisfi spanish govern nation region aid scheme author commiss grant region aid sierra nort basic problem continu possibl remain open basic impact metropolitan area madrid provinc prevent provinc madrid meet criteria capita gdp structur unemploy stage procedur applic articl absenc data municip level appear prefer assess capita gdp sierra nort compar provinc segovia guadalajara socio econom situat bore greater resembl north provinc madrid capit capita gdp segovia nation averag year whilst take spain guadalajara index drop incom indic person incom tax payabl inhabit averag amount sierra nort pta averag autonom commun madrid pta regard employ rate unemploy emploi labour forc primari sector area account total employ job agricultur provinc madrid fell primarili affect sierra nort level agricultur employ area final proport job area industri construct fell whilst proport job servic industri increas tendenc peopl leav area result loss quarter popul process reflect larg scale migrat princip young person metropolitan madrid net migrat balanc area exclud colmenar viejo ag index area higher provinc madrid nation averag whilst popul account popul area agricultur area promin low product small size farm hectar low degre farm unproduct ag workforc agricultur workforc proxim metropolitan madrid advers effect environ build area gradual abandon agricultur rural hous migrat madrid widespread area leisur purpos inhabit madrid construct dam detriment irrig land municip area lack swift modern mean commun protocol act access spain european commun time protocol ceas applic spain region develop object crucial appli protocol letter june spanish govern area popul popul densiti inhabit km municip fewer inhabit liabl disappear fewer inhabit fewer whilst categori fact rate unemploy area lower averag provinc posit aspect high level agricultur underemploy iii member state interest parti submit comment commiss time allow iv aid grant spanish govern nation region aid scheme caught articl eec treati aid grant enterpris invest area spain favour enterpris grant similar invest area aid distort competit improv recipi financi posit scope action compar competitor receiv aid effect aris intra commun trade trade affect aid aid distort competit affect trade member state enterpris receipt aid export part product member state enterpris export domest product favour enterpris establish member state chanc export product spanish market trade affect influenc aid beneficiari enterpris choic locat aid prompt enterpris locat area qualifi aid move member state product locat suppli good produc alter trade flow member state point show aid grant nation region aid scheme caught articl continu grant aid sierra nort provinc madrid incompat common market derog laid treati appli case concern region aid derog prohibit aid set articl articl lai object pursu interest commun exclus member state beneficiari aid derog interpret restrict examin aid scheme applic commiss appli derog region aid scheme satisfi region difficulti suffici relat posit commun justifi grant aid intens aid examin scheme show aid attain object laid articl articl aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy consid compat common market commiss consid derog appli nut level ii region capita gdp measur purchas power standard pp exce commun averag nut level ii region includ sierra nort provinc madrid autonom commun madrid capita gdp autonom commun measur pp exce commun averag fact amount take averag year derog provid articl applic autonom commun madrid grant aid nation region aid scheme sierra nort provinc madrid consid compat common market derog articl aid facilit develop econom area aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest consid compat common market commiss consid derog appli region satisfi condit method applic articl nation region aid method involv stage analysi region assess basi nut level iii geograph unit spain provinc smaller unit justifi except circumst accord principl method commiss practic spanish provinc satisfi condit stage method incom measur capita gdp nation averag rate structur unemploy nation averag nut level iii region includ sierra nort madrid provinc madrid capita gdp provinc higher nation averag amount level take averag year provinci level structur unemploy nation averag amount level averag year consequent provinc madrid satisfi condit stage method stage analysi complement stage relev indic base commun nation statist data account circumst region margin threshold appli stage stage reveal adequ justif region aid region full satisfi threshold establish stage appli case provinc madrid capita gdp rate structur unemploy favour threshold stage significantli favour nation averag sole relev indic provinc madrid suppli spanish govern fall agricultur employ provinc indic justifi grant region aid provinc madrid concern industri account employ provinc trend recent year capita gdp unemploy rate provinc madrid favour regard unemploy posit markedli improv whilst provinc capita gdp increas nation averag nation averag provinci rate unemploy fell nation averag nation averag stage method provid justif grant region aid provinc madrid remain exceptron circumst method justifi analysi focus sierra nort provinc recal commiss decis identifi except circumst enabl analysi carri area provinicil level commiss account fact sierra nort mountain agricultur area form natur extens provinc segovia guadalajara fit socio econom background provinc provinc madrid attach administr purpos sierra nort remain mountain area form natur extens provinc segovia gudalajara data provid spanish govern doubt area fact agricultur percentag job primari sector fell nation averag area remain degre agricultur municip percentag job primari sector higher nation averag popul densiti area increas inhabit km inhabit km increas popul densiti area continu bear closer resembl densiti provinc segovia guadalajara inhabit km provinc madrid inhabit km respect sierra nort continu socio econom background segovia guadalajara madrid situat area rest provinc madrid person incom tax payabl inhabit sierra nort averag provinc madrid ground focus analysi area inform suppli spanish govern show unemploy rate area favour provinc significantli lower point threshold nation averag appli stage method capita gdp figur area imposs conclud sierra nort satisfi requir stage method comparison provinc segovia guadalajara suggest condit satisfi capita gdp provinc nation averag averag year stage method account addit fact agricultur product area appear low small size low degre farm ag labour forc underemploy agricultur level underemploy limit size primari sector final unfavour trend area demograph characterist migrat depopul villag ag popul fact grown inhabit inhabit factor permit area consid elig stage method guidelin adopt commiss nation aid restrict small medium size enterpris sme author end request member state concern area satisfi elig criteria commun structur polici object aid author commiss apprais compar situat appli usual criteria method region cover object municip colmenar viejo sierra nort elig object grant aid nation region aid scheme author sierra nort provinc madrid exclud municip colmenar viejo accord guidelin refer forego paragraph provid limit sme commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris sme period end decemb date plan appli nation region aid scheme sierra nort provinc madrid notifi commiss articl treati regard maximum aid intens commiss guidelin provid aid author region question subject ceil fix advanc commiss practic situat relat invest aid accept maximum intens invest depend involv sme project small enterpris defin commun guidelin case commiss author aid invest craft industri project enterpris maximum employe tourist project ceil fact author commiss aid madrid region object state aid measur order compli guidelin ensur equal treatment commiss author ceil scheme question abovement limit decemb final aid compli provis commun law culmin aid purpos sector industri agricultur fisheri adopt decis articl scheme region aid sierra nort provinc madrid exclud municip colmenar viejo retrict sme defin commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris sme compat common market mean articl provid aid grant satisfi condit aid itens exce invest craft industri project enterpris maximum ten employe tourist project invest project small enterpris defin commun guidelin state aid small medium size entrpris sme invest case scheme appli decemb articl aid compli provis commun law cumul aid purpos sector industri agricultur fisheri articl decis address kingdom spain brussel march commiss karel van miert member commiss oj pp exclud municip percentag popul ag judgment juli case franc commiss ecr nomenclatur territori unit statist oj oj oj pp oj section oj