commiss decis februari state aid itali plan grant fiat sata spa melfi notifi document number italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur letter date march april italian author notifi commiss plan grant region aid sata spa invest car plant melfi basilicata case regist march notifi aid number commiss italian author request inform repli letter date june site visit made poland melfi addit inform request commiss letter date juli request extens deadlin itali suppli partial repli letter date octob letter date januari commiss inform itali decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment meet commiss repres rome march letter date april regist april itali submit comment provid inform consid assess aid commiss receiv comment interest parti ii detail descript recipi aid sata spa wholli own subsidiari fiat auto spa fiat group activ motor vehicl sector compani fiat auto passeng car iveco commerci vehicl magneti marelli compon fiat auto oper plant itali poland turkei south america sell vehicl alfa romeo ferrari fiat lancia maserati make present melfi plant manufactur segment vehicl fiat punto lancia capac vehicl dai shift work dai week broken fiat punto lancia model notifi project involv chang capac essenti intend develop flexibl bodywork assembl line connect launch punto code quot model quot fiat commerci product model began invest total itl billion beeen carri period itl million gt tabl gt italian author assert invest carri altern site fiat group plant tychi poland mobil volum vehicl dai cost benefit analysi prepar itali compar cost manufactur model car dai melfi split product melfi vehicl dai tychi vehicl dai gave italian author handicap melfi suffici authoris aid intens notifi aid grant law decemb take form region grant itl billion eur million iii comment interest parti commiss receiv comment parti iv comment itali request extens deadlin submit comment decis initi procedur meet held march repres italian author fiat commiss competit director gener itali submit comment letter date april regist commiss april comment account firstli regard question aid grant supplier melfi area itali repli aid request law basilicata region project ascrib industri link fiat sata itali point fiat present intend increas structur capac europ consequ decid produc model partli poland product model reduc amount melfi increas product model produc lancia fulli satisfi demand thirdli itali explain greater detail technic product structur altern site altern scenario produc model partli poland melfi plant deactiv product line transform adopt cheaper technolog solut reduc product statu continu product maximum speed product line hand chosen altern produc car melfi adopt costli technolog solut view minimis disrupt product carri transform itali stress genuin mobil project submit document demonstr investor real intent carri invest altern site fact consider time lastli itali express view provid inform regard assumpt cost factor appli cost benefit analysi assess aid measur notifi italian author fiat sata spa constitut state aid mean articl treati financ state state resourc constitut signific proport fund project aid liabl distort competit commun give fiat sata spa edg competitor receiv aid lastli extens trade member state motor vehicl market aid question intend firm manufactur assembl car firm part motor vehicl industri mean commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri hereinaft quot relev commun guidelin quot aid question notifi march april grant law approv commiss italian region aid map juli law year retroact elig invest relev commun guidelin aid public author plan grant individu project authoris aid scheme firm oper motor vehicl industri accord articl treati notifi grant threshold reach total cost project equal eur million ii total gross aid project state aid aid commun instrument equal eur million total cost project total gross aid exce notif threshold notifi propos aid fiat sata spa italian author compli requir articl treati articl treati specifi type aid compat treati view natur purpos aid geograph locat invest articl applic articl specifi form aid regard compat common market compat treati assess standpoint commun pure domest context order maintain proper function common market regard principl enshrin articl treati except articl constru narrowli regard except articl clear aid question intend execut import project common european interest remedi disturb italian economi promot cultur heritag conserv except articl commiss note melfi plant locat region basilicata qualifi assist articl order decid plan region aid compat common market except articl treati commiss check condit relev commun guidelin met authoris aid guidelin commiss check region question elig aid commun law establish investor chosen altern site project demonstr aid special refer mobil project italian region map approv commiss march articl region melfi basilicata car plant locat assist area articl region aid allow ceil nge gge larg firm commiss extern motor industri consult studi geograph mobil project consid technic produc volum vehicl dai tychi plant poland constitut viabl altern confirm visit polish plant document provid itali initi procedur itali submit addit document date invest began show fiat fact locat part product model tychi project mobil charact consid elig region aid aid attract invest assist region region aid intend modernis rationalis gener mobil authoris motor vehicl sector transform involv radic chang product structur exist site elig region aid extern expert appoint commiss confirm invest question concern radic renov exist plant involv total invest itl billion complet renew model transfer line extend order make room set machineri basi layout provid itali report extern motor industri expert site visit commiss consid invest context launch model constitut transform commiss elig cost relat mobil aspect project itali split invest categori quot elig mobil invest quot amount itl billion quot elig invest quot amount itl billion commiss consid mobil determin fix share model vehicl dai produc melfi option chosen fiat commiss regard elig invest amount itl billion significantli aid intens region handicap ratio project commiss extern consult evalu cost benefit analysi view ascertain propos region aid proport region problem intend solv detail examin cost benefit analysi made clarifi point rais decid initi procedur rel handicap melfi plant due fact labour cost significantli higher itali poland invest cost slightli higher option produc model car melfi technolog solut adopt case consider result capit intens invest melfi poland factor transport cost spare part finish vehicl consid analysi take account addit inform receiv itali initi procedur aspect cba modifi set cost repli open investig itali agre modifi amount relat cost submit correct figur commiss account option shift part product poland handicap itl billion oppos initi notifi handicap itl billion handicap melfi cba set cost reduc itl billion inclus redund cost melfi cba itali includ cba extra cost cover charg connect redund consequ shift product poland respect itali refer lack skill labour adequ industri experi region number job melfi plant reduc worker releas automot supplier industri region readjust workforc melfi plant easi achiev make turnov replac enabl worker made redund melfi plant hire supplier compani region commiss consid reduct car dai capac product melfi plant result shift product poland influenc level employ fiat supplier melfi area depend product melfi plant hire worker oblig lai personnel italian author provid evid dispel commiss doubt respect commiss consid cba includ redund cost order assess compar disadvantag melfi respect poland commiss decis basi inform possess provid itali respons decis initi procedur italian author quantifi element commiss estim redund cost aris melfi consequ shift product model car poland cost amount itl million commiss includ cost assess compar disadvantag melfi respect poland explain commiss consid cost relat mobil aspect project amount itl billion elig significantli increas aid intens region handicap ratio project modif introduc analysi produc cost benefit result differ initi notifi itali net present elig invest itl billion aid itl billion aid intens project gge compar initi notifi gge project handicap amount itl million give handicap intens compar initi notifi lastli commiss consid question quot top quot increas allow aid intens intend incent investor invest region question top up authoris condit invest increas capac problem face motor vehicl industri result cost benefit analysi obviat includ top case vi conclus aid intens project disadvantag identifi cost benefit analysi region aid ceil region aid itali plan grant fiat sata spa compat common market articl treati adopt decis articl state aid itali plan grant fiat auto melfi amount itl billion compat common market mean articl treati implement aid amount itl billion authoris articl decis address itali brussel februari commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj sg footnot oj oj