commiss decis juli measur state aid implement germani sican group project partner notifi document number german version authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati articl thereof regard commiss decis march initi procedur laid articl respect state aid call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis procedur letter date septemb complaint lodg commiss presum eur million state aid sican firm locat hannov lower saxoni letter date novemb commiss ask germani inform feder govern provid letter date march addit inform feder govern separ messag inform commiss aid grant feder govern provid addit inform meet decemb repres germani commiss letter date commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid receiv comment letter inform initi procedur germani commiss addit inform date juli septemb novemb januari februari march april june june repres germani commiss held meet septemb februari commiss request inform germani provid letter date march ii detail descript measur presum aid basi inform commiss possess time initi procedur fact group govern land lower saxoni decid framework european project quot jessi quot set feder govern sican strateg centr compet kei technolog microelectron utilis area industri servic order support provid lower saxoni enterpris skill field telecommun consum electron data technolog mechan engin electr engin appli microelectron carri research project subsequ group reorganis acquir structur enterpris sican group organis privat limit compani gmbh german author set fulfil public servic task state influenc exercis supervisori organ parent compani sican group compos manag hold compani sican beteiligung gmbh hereinaft quot sibeg quot oper subsidiari sican gmbh hereinaft quot sican quot sican amp betrieb gmbh hereinaft quot sibet quot compani own asset group sican anlagen verwaltung gmbh hereinaft quot siag quot sibeg primarili own german american compani sican wholli own subsidiari sibeg share sibet held sibeg nord lb german länder sharehold siag nord lb result siag indirectli state own sican carri precompetit develop project contract privat custom sibet primarili profit orient activ market carri amp project stage industri research collabor partner industri research institut siag profit orient owner asset sican compani build plant softwar equip asset dispos sican sibet render servic compani staff presum aid amount grant procedur initi basi eur million public fund grant sican group bulk siag financ asset group cover oper cost group receiv eur million public fund feder land sourc lion share siag financ asset group eur million dem million oper cost eur million dem million sibet receiv eur million dem million invest amp project sican receiv eur million dem million start fund support aid project partner sibet sican direct aid concern eur million dem million sibet pass project fund collabor partner research institut industri maximum intens industri partner project claim qualifi industri research direct project fund partner sican indirect benefit partner sibet sican concern german author claim sibet sican render servic market price full cost pass indirect benefit enterpris aid sican sibet aid sican sibet concern direct fund mention recit advantag transfer siag sican sibet bill servic render siag siag bill sican sibet full cost personnel servic german author declar fee paid asset own siag includ depreci cost eur million dem million siag receiv cover oper cost posit germani germani view aid grant project sican sibet keep commun framework state aid research develop amp framework averag intens exceed intens permiss framework addit germani submit quot nn notif quot letter date march greater detail notic initi procedur final meet decemb germani repres assert aid project partner sican group fall research develop scheme approv commiss aid scheme iii decis commiss initi procedur commiss initi formal investig procedur basi inform possess doubt condit amp framework fulfil order assess inter alia attribut aid involv specif research project determin research stage quantifi total amount aid grant calcul evalu aid intens involv demonstr necess incent effect aid german author provid inform need order make assess demonstr sican group appli cost account system made guarante servic render compani parti market price full cost iv comment interest parti commiss receiv comment interest parti comment germani respons commiss decis initi articl procedur german author provid extens inform summaris direct aid project partner sibet regard direct aid project partner sibet germani emphasis aim industri research project carri collabor partner provid incent appli microelectron increas level skill collabor partner concret research project germani submit list show sibet carri project stage industri research project collabor partner receiv total dem million eur million dem million eur million public research institut dem million eur million industri partner germani submit project descript project request commiss claim project rightli classifi industri research list individu amount aid grant compani list project cost incur show ceil project cost exceed project partner cover definit small medium size enterpris sme accord commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris case aid amount dem eur beneath de minimi threshold laid commiss notic de minimi rule state aid compani germani provid inform suppos explain aid serv incent mean point amp framework compani carri research project compani recipi sme defin commun project modul process sensor data develop perform varieti function small physic dimens result technic function carri consider improv perform mechan engin industri research project systemat explor technolog innov function knowledg obtain improv exist mechan engin techniqu consider instanc machin tool industri modul determin degre abras diamond grind disc improv utilis disc expens addit unlik tradit method electron develop machin compon control directli link bu aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project type control system laser weld develop regul laser power radic improv weld qualiti make weld process effici hitherto optimum process paramet determin empir lengthi trial result project directli improv product process product qualiti industri research project knowledg obtain systemat explor improv exist method laser beam weld consider rule visual inspect process work substanti reduc aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project radio microphon wireless transmiss high grade audio signal tv studio televis theatr concert hall transmiss qualiti exist analogu fm system vhf fm sound broadcast standard enhanc compand system longer suffici futur sound record requir cd qualiti industri research project work model pioneer complet digitis radio microphon system develop provid basi seri product technic innov product meant knowledg acquir improv exist product consider develop transmiss system develop stage industri systemat knowledg comprehens detail knowledg accumul partner basi develop aid amount dem eur grant sennheis industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner regard incent effect germani state project technic pioneer time sennheis develop depart carri project high technic standard financi support collabor highli qualifi project partner cooper young compani experi market segment present risk sennheis difficult assess project sibet group carri aid risk fact develop consider longer origin envisag project aim develop sensor system regist excess ozon concentr caus air disinfect odour control equip system deriv semiconductor ga sensor unit consist microstructur semiconductor ga sensor microcontrol circuit voltag control air disinfect unit similar system market present system regul ozon concentr long term measur air condit system repres substanti improv commerci system knowledg obtain industri research project improv measur method system consider aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project field broadband commun technolog synchron digit hierarchi sdh worldwid commun standard sdh technolog make visual commun videoconfer link local comput network atm process utilis mean broadband isdn introduc exist futur servic make network custom optic fibr thing develop project kei compon atm system result research make consider improv atm applic system instanc hardwar softwar compon develop form basi innov product multimedia applic aid amount dem eur grant ericsson eurolab industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner regard incent effect germani state project start aid approv ericsson telekom gmbh roughli employe compani set joint ventur ericsson fuba hold share broadli plan research project sibet project partner involv area microelectron deep submicron project partner primarili gain expertis indirectli influenc develop activ project partner develop product direct industri serv prove principl feasibl envisag object industri partner carri project state technolog standard cost share roughli dem million aid amount dem million serv financi incent project remot gener dai dai busi ericsson eurolab project result creation addit job qualifi engin amp field order develop knowledg gain project project compani wish establish world weigh technolog market forc offer wide rang product order provid optimum solut custom aim project modularis electron shorten develop time reduc logist expenditur multichip modul technolog asic develop develop gener weigh measur product knowledg acquir help improv exist system method consider utilis develop product market segment aid amount dem eur grant sartoriu industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner dem million regard incent effect germani state project basic knowledg techniqu modularis electron multichip modul asic develop electron scale develop object project compet sartoriu amp form part normal dai dai busi amp depart aid industri partner envisag reach amp project field effort risk high project scientist sartoriu put roughli hour man year project brisk spread mobil radio lead rapid gener chang termin equip network hardwar base station aerial repeat time greater coverag repeat bridg area direct radio contact base receiv aim project develop low cost repeat system set link techniqu flexibl design opportun reduc cost entir system develop stage product stage investig oper unit technolog develop method improv current level perform area substanti knowledg method develop compon acquir industri research project result design system aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project project low cost low mainten measur control system develop continu record water qualiti canal smart signal process algorithm fuzzi logic artifici neuron network problem determin water qualiti reduc magnitud simpl measur approach innov method control reservoir devis make substanti save build cost avoid extens mean knowledg acquir industri research project make consider improv exist reservoir construct aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project automobil compon suppli industri sensor system specif qualiti need freeli market suitabl price trend todai integr sensor system solut manufactur semiconductor mass product technolog suitabl signal transmiss techniqu control sensor balanc critic sensor usabl project sensor signal amplifi motor vehicl develop adapt sensor compon design miniaturis save space modul develop sensor compon balanc quickli reliabl cheapli resist bridg sensor previous balanc individu resist narrow toler rang subsequ solder manual electron modul process develop project clear improv cost qualiti achiev compar tradit sensor balanc method knowledg acquir industri research project extrem optimis exist develop procedur aid amount dem eur grant wabco industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner regard incent effect germani state project serv develop method avoid expens calibr sensor intellig circuit result research convert function asic model technolog standard project capabl wabco amp depart time sibet enter technic demand commit area develop integr circuit vehicl high degre reliabl expect due addit difficulti result vehicl oper high technic risk evid fact asic develop basi knowledg gain project readi product modifi highli develop form compani product put direct commerci background clear consider amount aid grant industri project partner project ambiti finish ow difficulti aris project directli knowledg gain project import futur develop project absorb consider capac electron develop depart industri partner expect skill measur project test integr circuit develop incorpor final product increasingli import qualiti cost concern rapid advanc microelectron requir continu improv extens tester hardwar develop test head continu adapt increas frequenc compon test essenti task competit microelectron compon develop test field project high perform test head develop modern assembl technolog bond method develop integr circuit quadrupl perform tester market princip user test head work optimis test procedur improv effici develop product divis develop time shorten reject rate reduc knowledg acquir research process optimis exist method system time requir industri research project fulli satisfi aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project modul ensur anti trap develop motor vehicl window open mechan window close automat addit anti trap function control modul develop make determin window posit measur motor power suppli addit sensor system result lower unit cost cheaper instal current design easili fit anti trap devic meet requir control relai mechan limit switch simpl addit sensor system product develop project substanti improv exist solut befit industri research project experi result acquir improv exist method consider time basi complet technolog field motor vehicl window oper mechan aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project monitor intracrani pressur hydrocephalu patient essenti aspect neurosurgeri post oper care treatment accid victim pressur sensor signal process develop measur intracrani pressur cerebr membran skull bone implant telemetr data energi transmiss devic supplement sensor system addit stage telemetr pressur measur unit fit activ adjust valv control run cerebr fluid abdomin caviti medic engin product result project substanti improv simplifi exist monitor measur techniqu doctor patient concern knowledg acquir improv exist method measur intracrani pressur consider time develop medic engin product justifi classif industri research project aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project progress integr microelectron circuit system multichip modul mcm increasingli import multichip modul electron compon chip sensor dens pack substrat compar high mcm requir function control fault diagnosi defect repair test mcm special solut aim project make test mcm test system develop special test method reduc test cost avail softwar mechan compon develop open complet product field industri research project result hardwar softwar compon supplement commerci test system make econom viabl chang test mix analogu digit system improv exist process consider time basi develop process system field requir industri research project satisfi aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project electron unit develop control fill process high speed forc flow packer fuzzi control technolog make regul difficult process forc flow packer instal optimum adjust fill process difficult current technolog solut devis project made fill sack quickli filler quicker automat set forc flow packer initi instal advantag sudden chang characterist filler recognis prescrib weight fill sack achiev successfulli burst sack avoid result substanti improv product process exist automat fill machin thing justifi project classif industri research project aid amount dem eur grant industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner project process materi laser increasingli import area manufactur industri laser high process qualiti speed project line error detect system develop cut weld metal sheet speed process time consider make decis contribut qualiti assur error detect system develop improv exist laser system consider effect basi develop process field aid amount dem eur grant vw ag industri cooper partner aid intens correspond project cost incur partner aid fall de minimi rule final germani made clear aid partner assert meet decemb grant basi approv amp scheme land lower saxoni indirect aid custom sican sibet reason initi procedur germani substanti claim sican sibet pursu market activ charg custom full cost servic take account aid grant group germani demonstr sican cost account system enabl determin relev cost individu project doubt remain indirect advantag consid state aid pass custom initi procedur germani confirm perform public servic task sican sibet time pursu market activ sican carri precompetit develop project contract compani sibet carri project basi attribut cost categori studi present germani calcul cost product hour sican employe establish cost incur sican sibet depreci equip own siag account advantag receiv sican sibet divid public servic task market activ basi examin contract parti studi conclud parti bill full cost price consult servic compani consult servic compani provid free charg accord de minimi rule aid sican group germani state total amount aid grant dem million eur million sibet receiv dem million eur million siag dem million eur million sican dem million eur million regard sican group germani state public fund sican constitut state aid group partli carri market orient activ part fulfil task gener public interest task gener public interest specif object provid compani region skill need order particip jessi programm propos train univers graduat microelectron order enabl particip jessi similar programm train provid direct primarili postgradu student phd student student microelectron train traine emploi sican group short term basi contract futur employ traine receiv practic project train provid regular staff member sican group sican sibet nigan found specif recruit train traine phd student student diploma student traine support educ engin scientist microelectron nigan design organis train programm postgradu traine train project carri sican sibet number traine sican group gt tabl gt total number traine sican traine receiv train sibet sican sibet total number traine addit smaller number traine alloc entiti group cost calcul system sican time distinguish cost incur fulfil public servic task cost incur market activ germani engag consult firm carri distinct retrospect base document provid sican group cost respect activ separ determin compar public fund receiv year subject close scrutini april germani submit studi alloc cost alloc state fund receiv basi studi find germani assert state posit public fund receiv sican group emploi entireti fund task gener common interest constitut state aid mean articl ec treati staff member involv train activ percentag work hour attribut provid train work hour traine regard partli product work sican group partli train establish cost incur sican sibet depreci equip own siag account benefit receiv sican sibet divid public servic task market activ germani confirm fulfil task gener common interest sican sibet pursu time market activ sibet market activ signific sican account major part activ germani view sican group carri task gener interest regard public profit research train establish case industri research carri sibet result publish made compani discriminatori term public list exampl public submit germani germani conclud sican group market activ consid public research institut public fund receiv class state aid mean articl ec treati commiss request germani provid inform profit made sibet detail calcul show sibet make profit result group balanc slightli posit group made loss germani submit list show sibet carri project industri research stage total cost dem million eur million addit carri project precompetit develop stage total contract dem million eur million germani submit list titl contract valu precompetit develop project carri sican contract compani total contract dem million eur million regard profession futur person previous receiv train sican group germani present inform commiss request engin newli emploi sican group previous benefit skill measur supervis nigan case initi salari employe reflect profession experi traine acquir train process employ directli follow train measur case employe continu work project previous train contractu oblig nigan traine work sican group period time train finish traine sought employ option market offer vast major join compani region limit establish germani traine join sharehold sibeg privatis group public servic task end group complet privatis privat compani sharehold sibeg hold compani vi assess procedur initi insuffici inform base proper assess aid question compat applic state aid rule addit inform obtain germani initi procedur lead assess direct aid project partner sibet regard aid channel sican group project partner sibet commiss conclud sican group manag scheme behalf state consist financ industri research project aid grant project partner sibet constitut state aid strengthen posit recipi comparison competitor aid potenti effect trade member state fall articl ec treati obviou derog provid articl articl research develop applic present case aid fall articl region state aid aid promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb economi member state facilit develop econom activ research develop promot cultur heritag conserv case german govern invok derog aid qualifi exempt articl ec treati condit commun framework state aid research develop met basi inform provid germani initi procedur commiss conclud case project question regard elig cost project commiss doubt condit amp framework met regard research stage result maximum permiss aid intens incent effect individu project project regard project commiss conclud part project includ develop data treatment modul industri mechan engin applic project precompetit develop project fall stage industri research regard precompetit develop grant aid incompat common market project german author fail demonstr project effect industri research project descript state result project contribut directli improv industri process quot exist method laser beam weld quot project point industri commiss find project stage precompetit develop project fall stage industri research regard precompetit develop grant aid incompat common market project project point german author quot work model pioneer complet digitis radio microphon system develop provid basi seri product technolog innov product quot appear result project directli industri product commiss project fall stage precompetit develop aid intens justifi sennheis lead produc high qualiti microphon start develop market wireless microphon tv radio studio back context continu changeov analogu technolog digit technolog highli probabl sennheis embark research project involv digitis radio microphon system state aid background commiss take view aid incent recipi carri project partnership sennheis sibet justifi sennheis carri research project unaid pursuant point amp framework commiss attribut import proof incent effect assess aid individu close market research project undertaken larg firm case commiss conclud incent effect aid suitabl proven grant aid incompat common market project commiss conclud project fall definit industri research aid grant sme commiss assum pursuant point framework aid provid incent firm undertak research grant aid compat common market project commiss conclud project fall definit industri research result project suitabl publish incent effect justifi grant aid compat common market project commiss conclud project includ develop scale weigh devic stage precompetit develop aid incompat common market project commiss conclud project effect industri research view includ develop commerci product quot low cost repeat system quot stage precompetit develop aid incompat common market project commiss conclud project effect industri research knowledg meaningfulli develop product process servic acquir project aid intens justifi project encompass develop innov control system base complex signal process techniqu commiss conclud aid qualifi precompetit develop recipi sme permiss grant aid amount project cost basic aid intens percentag point bonu sme aid grant sme commiss assum pursuant point framework aid provid incent firm undertak research aid amount exceed aid intens incompat common market project commiss conclud project fall definit industri research incent effect justifi aid consid compat common market project commiss conclud project fall definit industri research aid grant sme commiss assum pursuant point framework aid provid incent firm undertak research grant aid consid compat common market project commiss conclud project effect industri research contrari anti trap modul motor vehicl window open mechan develop stage appear close market introduct activ carri project fall definit amp grant aid recipi incompat common market project commiss conclud project fall definit industri research aid grant sme commiss assum pursuant point framework aid provid incent firm undertak research aid consid compat common market project commiss conclud project fall definit industri research aid grant sme commiss assum pursuant point framework aid provid incent firm undertak research grant aid compat common market project commiss conclud project effect industri research knowledg develop product process servic acquir project aid intens justifi project encompass design innov control system base complex techniqu quot fuzzi logic quot commiss conclud aid qualifi precompetit develop recipi sme permiss grant aid amount project cost basic aid intens percentag point bonu sme aid grant sme commiss assum pursuant point framework aid provid incent firm undertak research aid amount exceed incompat common market project aid grant accord de minimi rule subject notif indirect aid custom sican sibet basi inform possess commiss conclud indirect aid transfer custom sican sibet custom bill full cost price direct fund indirect advantag receiv siag account underli retrospect cost calcul consult servic compani servic provid accord de minimi rule notifi aid sican group germani outset claim sican set fulfil task gener public interest task origin support provid skill lower saxoni enterpris carri research project inform describ concret term task gener public interest provid explain precis addit activ cooper research partner trigger task carri view fulfil task basi detail inform subsequ provid commiss conclud activ sican group fact compris regard part task carri gener public interest train provid larg number short term employe commiss consid commerci interest firm train univers graduat stai compani averag period month train period intend traine leav sican germani number traine work sican group finish train repres consider proport engin newli emploi sican group commiss maintain number traine case high comparison perman sican personnel train consid select mechan futur employe provid indirect advantag sican group case start salari employe reflect profession experi traine acquir train process case employe continu work project train time train traine contract microelectron firm commiss conclud train programm carri ultim aim find suitabl employe specif firm hold share sibeg conclus born fact establish traine join sharehold sibeg stage fact vast major traine join employ region limit conclud option emploi traine result benefit compani lower saxoni conclud principl train organis administr activ connect carri gener public interest form part econom activ sican activ concern sican group function train centr pursu market activ public fund financ carri task gener public interest constitut state aid sican group cost account system distinguish cost incur fulfil task gener public interest cost incur market activ addit question aris classif task fall categori retrospect commiss view rule se method appli consult firm make distinct retrospect accept detail figur present show cost incur carri public servic task exce fund receiv commiss conclud fund activ carri public interest constitut state aid market activ sican group financ state aid vii conclus commiss find germani implement aid question infring articl treati adopt decis articl aid grant industri project partner sibet constitut state aid aid grant unlawfulli aid germani grant industri project partner sibet compat common market project concern project aid germani grant industri project partner sibet incompat common market project aid amount dem project aid amount dem project aid amount dem project aid amount dem project aid amount dem project aid amount dem project aid amount exceed aid intens dem incompat common market project aid amount exceed aid intens dem incompat common market articl measur germani implement favour sican group constitut state aid mean articl ec treati articl germani measur recov recipi aid refer articl unlawfulli made 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