commiss decis april aid grant germani steel compani eko stahl ag eisenhuettenstadt germani text authent ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun paragraph articl thereof consult consult committe unanim assent council commun steel industri experienc difficult period half due gener slowdown economi signific effect industri activ gener steel industri lead imbal suppli demand accompani collaps price addit intern market gener weak pressur import trade disput unit state america affect substanti commun export market factor combin aggrav financi situat steel compani commun ii novemb compani notifi commiss plan restructur partli privat steel compani eko stahl ag eisenhuettenstadt compani situat land brandenburg territori german democrat republ hereinaft refer gdr found world war kombinat socialist econom system prevail territori german unif public compani aktiengesellschaft sharehold treunhandanstalt hereinaft refer tha public entiti act hold compani state held compani gdr restructur plan submit novemb revis novemb chang corpor form eko stahl public compani privat limit compani gesellschaft mit beschraenkt haftung purchas share italian riva group purchas contractu oblig remain share basi earn capac april june demand tha decis sell major share riva gener uncondit bid procedur close octob depth examin bid receiv tha conclud riva group made offer germani submit comparison ofth offer prepar tha addit inform evalu propos restructur concept envisag modern exist pig iron crude steel cold roll treatment facil chang current capac instal hot wide strip mill capac kt tgo close exist technolog gap product flow cover expens hire roll exist instal cut hot wide coil narrow strip close invest intend amount dm million pig iron facil dm million crude steel facil dm million hot roll facil riva cover dm million total invest tha cover dm million dm million cover invest aid gener region aid scheme tha contribut dm million cover loss privat cover futur loss complet restructur tha accept neg purchas price dm million paid riva immedi inject equiti privat limit compani capit inject dm million riva contribut dm million cover loss restructur phase plan envisag employ reduct person reduct total employ reduct end worker amount worker reduct addit germani notifi commiss intent riva group close hot roll facil territori gdr medium section mill capac kt belong he hennigsdorf elektrostahlwerk gmbh hennigsdorf brandenburg commiss assess restructur concept identifi total aid dm million involv incompat ecsc treati commiss decis ecsc steel aid code hereinaft refer sac dm million aid deem compat orderli function common market indent articl sac invest aid gener region aid scheme grant steel undertak territori gdr provid aid accompani reduct capac territori aid dealt separ iii restructur concept draft purchas tha design achiev viabil eko stahl end addit present plan base willing privat investor experienc steel sector risk consider amount privat capit independ consult charg commiss cooper germani evalu prospect eko stahl state compani reach long term viabil creation hot roll capac investor chosen open uncondit bid procedur demonstr willing assum risk compani futur viabil aid cover restructur concept iv extrem difficult commun steel market situat endang sector member state includ germani aim provid eko stahl sound econom viabl structur contribut achiev object ecsc treati articl commiss consid public financi assist measur propos germani achiev aim commiss find face situat specif provid treati except circumst recours paragraph articl treati enabl commun pursu object set initi articl thereof time essenti ensur aid approv limit absolut advers affect trade condit commun extent contrari common interest current difficulti commun steel market import adequ counterpart measur commensur amount aid exception approv major contribut made structur adjust requir sector propos restructur plan creation hot wide strip mill capac kt reduct hot roll finish product eko stahl hot roll facil consid long term viabil compani exist gap product flow uneconom competit disadvantag account condit appli steel restructur round commun half favour spanish portugues steel industri access countri commun global territori capac reduct counterpart aid propos compar steel industri commun spain portug steel sector gdr due structur shortcom plan economi system entri commun uncompetit situat time charact restructur steel industri german laender equit similar account global territori capac reduct case includ increas hot roll capac kg eisenhuettenstadt part propos restructur plan commit capac reduct carri henningsdorf take account capac reduct gdr balanc region aid articl sac steel undertak territori gdr aid favour saechsisch edelstahlwerk gmbh freital sachsen remain capac reduct balanc aid favour eko stahl basi aforement consider amount kt net global capac reduct hot roll finish product constitut reason contribut reduc distort effect aid involv order ensur capac creation minimum impact depress steel market commun impos number condit product mill built reach capac kt year start capac mill retain kt period year date closure payment invest aid present plan limit significantli year period year period hot roll coil produc mill exclus process compani cold roll facil essenti global closur offer germani definit irrevers capac concern longer depress commun steel market close instal scrap sold europ vi ensur restructur period aid approv enabl compani return viabil end aid amount strictli context ensur compani result financi restructur measur obtain unfair advantag compani sector provid outset net financi charg annual turnov current averag commun steel compani requir compani legal successor allow claim grant tax reduct relief past loss cover aid addit loan normal commerci condit preferenti treatment accord fresh public debt incur invest aid grant real individu invest cost carri restructur plan submit commiss invest cost lower initi estim invest aid lower vii implement decis requir strict monitor commiss restructur period end order carri monitor effect commiss requir full close collabor germani clear strict report oblig impos element requir close attent complianc oblig hot roll capac hennigsdorf complianc oblig capac limit hot roll facil eko stahl product produc instal progress viabil grant aid present restructur plan sourc term condit financ invest carri reduct workforc product effect market financi perform commiss submit monthli report council inform develop ensur aid purpos unfair competit practic addit commiss requir spot check made accord articl ecsc treati order verifi inform provid complianc condit attach author aid context member state make complaint commiss state aid enabl compani underpric commiss initi investig articl ecsc treati commiss basi inform provid find condit laid decis pursuant articl met requir suspens payment aid recoveri aid paid event member state fail compli decis articl ecsc treati appli commiss decid report quarterli basi decid mandat independ consult select agreement germani assist monitor task commiss exercis power ensur aid compani fulfil condit decis includ progress viabil oblig result applic ecsc treati monitor report substanti deviat financi data viabil assess made commiss requir measur reinforc restructur measur viii decis articl ecsc treati author state aid extraordinari charact provis articl view commiss exception author aid propos case subject observ condit requir lai aid involv intend restor compani viabil end regard final return viabil achiev date germani request derog articl compani adopt decis articl maximum amount aid germani plant grant eko stahl ag gmbh regard compat orderli function common market provid condit requir articl met compens loss accumul juli privat compani dm million compens futur loss restructur phase end dm million invest aid dm million germani ensur total aid grant articl ecsc treati decis ecsc total eko stahl restructur plan circumst exce intens invest aid close alloc individu invest cost owner eko stahl receiv supplementari aid support social aid decis ecsc connect relat closur product facil hennigsdorf aid calcul enabl compani return viabil end case viabil attain date germani request derog articl ecsc treati compani aid purpos unfair competit practic prejudic aid measur refer articl restructur plan loan compani normal commerci term beneficiari compani receiv debt holidai friendli treatment debt state articl hot wide strip mill purchas compani product capac close maximum capac hot wide strip germani demonstr commiss mill acquir compani fulfil aforement condit due consider avail market instal mill agre commiss technolog capac exceed technolog bottleneck impos hot wide strip mill limit capac product hot wide strip mill built reach capac kt year start capac limit retain period year date closur payment aid invest present plan whichev expiri aforement year period year period start run product capac hot wide strip eko stahl limit significantli million year period capac limit germani ensur hot roll steel capac establish eko stahl util present futur owner exclus process eko stahl cold roll facil germani ensur aid approv decis increas present steel product capac eko stahl plan instal hot wide strip mill bottleneck kt increas capac remain aid restructur plan result product improv period year start date closur payment aid invest present concept whichev articl definit closur product capac carri medium section strip mill he hennigsdorf elektrostahlwerk gmbh hennigsdorf brandenburg capac kg close june latest closur definit irrevers definit irrevers reduct hot roll capac german democrat republ juli decemb includ capac closur hennigsdorf amount kt includ closur need balanc derog articl decis ecsc aid approv saechsisch edelstahlwerk gmbh freital sachsen articl ecsc treati take account capac provid restructur plan eko stahl final closur ensur demolit instal concern dispos sale europ articl approv aid outlin articl addit subject condit level net financi charg eko stahl gmbh set annual turnov date privat compani legal successor claim grant tax reduct relief basi past loss accumul privat futur loss cover state aid beneficiari compani carri restructur measur laid restructur plan submit commiss accord timet contain articl germani cooper fulli arrang monitor decis germani suppli commiss year march septemb report full inform accord enclos annex beneficiari compani restructur report reach commiss march report septemb commiss decid report full inform commiss monitor restructur process creation capac show suffici financi data commiss ass condit requir fulfil report full inform accord annex commiss reserv modifi line experi monitor process germani oblig beneficiari compani disclos relev data circumst consid confidenti commiss basi report draw half yearli report submit council novemb order discuss council beneficiari compani envisag invest creat extend capac commiss inform council basi report present financ arrang demonstr absenc state aid articl commiss time decid report refer articl quarterli basi deem fulfil monitor task commiss time decid mandat independ consult select agreement germani evalu monitor result undertak research report council commiss check made aid compani accord articl ecsc treati order verifi accuraci inform givenin report refer articl complianc condit laid decis case member state make complaint state aid enabl aid compani price commiss initi investig pursuant articl ecsc treati assess report refer articl commiss ensur requir articl respect articl prejudic penalti impos virtu ecsc treati commiss requir suspens payment aid recoveri aid paid basi inform receiv time find condit laid decis met germani fail fulfil oblig decis articl ecsc treati appli commiss establish basi report refer articl substanti deviat financi data viabil assess made occur requir germani measur reinforc restructur measur aid compani articl decis address feder republ germani brussel april commiss karel van miert member commiss oj annex commiss inform requir capac reduct date expect date cessat product date expect date dismantl instal concern instal sold date expect date sale ident countri purchas sale price invest detail invest realiz date complet cost invest sourc financ sum relat aid involv date aid payment workforc reduct number time job loss total cost breakdown cost financ product market effect monthli product crude steel finish product categori product sold includ volum price market financi perform evolut select kei financi ratio ensur progress made viabil financi result ratio provid allow comparison compani financi restructur plan level financi charg detail time aid receiv cost cover term condit loan irrespect sourc privat sell price treatment exist liabil dispos proce sale date sale financi posit compani time sale creation compani plant incorpor capac extens ident privat public sector particip sourc financ creation compani plant term condit privat public sharehold particip manag structur compani defin commiss decis ecsc oj