commiss decis juli state aid favour grupo de empresa alvarez gea notifi document number spanish text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement establish european econom area subparagraph articl thereof notic accord articl interest parti submit comment novemb commiss decid open articl proceed aid award gea gea manufactur sell tablewar made porcelain earthenwar glass produc bottl gea past import spanish tablewar manufactur year gea market share amount averag spanish market eu market gea workforc annual turnov amount approxim esp million group locat vigo provinc pontevedra galicia spanish region ship fish car industri domin suffer ow problem industri face econom crisi high unemploy region consid object zone elig region aid mean articl citroen gea largest industri employ area june gea wholli own spanish public hold ini ini decid privatis enterpris condit ini clean gea made signific loss previou year ini paid aid amount ecu million order leav gea free debt aid notifi approv commiss state aid nn doc sec approv justifi ground mark decreas product capac sever gea ti ini fact locat articl area approv subject fulfil condit gea receiv aid ini notifi approv commiss aid compris guarante time entail potenti risk esp million direct grant esp million paid order discharg earlier guarante addit commiss inform region author galicia prepar award guarante amount esp million commiss doubt aid evid fell scope articl compli derog set articl decid initi articl procedur respect guarante amount esp million award subsidi grant amount esp million probabl guarante award region author galicia amount esp million ii letter date januari spanish author respond commiss decis commenc articl proceed spanish author guarante award payment lump sum constitut aid mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement case ini act privat investor market condit risk bankruptci gea slight guarante serv support restructur process enterpris financ invest payment spanish author admit gea econom crisi privatis deterior effort render gea viabl fail stage effort restructur firm earli smooth reduct workforc product capac undertaken payment esp million design support earli effort earli effort fail restructur plan draft propos drastic measur restor firm viabil plan finalis immedi submit commiss assess spanish author consid payment esp million advantag deal ini reliev ini oblig pai esp million guarante guarante esp million spanish author stress grant rule guarante award autonom region author decid spanish author notifi iii letter date juli commiss transmit spanish author comment parti spanish competitor gea liaison offic european ceram industri receiv occas public commiss decis initi articl proceed parti opinion aid gea receiv led import distort competit allow gea offer product artifici low price long period competitor compet anymor price receiv support state support thesi competitor enclos copi advertis supermarket chain gea product offer cheap price competitor addit alleg gea meantim receiv aid form guarante cover loan total esp million guarante notifi commiss ad aid commiss open proceed iv letter date octob octob spanish author repli comment parti confirm region author galicia april provid rescu aid form guarante cover credit total approxim esp million order gea busi commiss final decis esp million award guarante cover outstand payment employe salari durat guarante fix month extend june commiss arriv final decis aid absolut effect market serv cover credit cover firm run cost spanish author rescu aid base region author decre novemb incent econom develop promot entrepreneuri activ autonom region galicia decre notifi approv commiss state aid commiss decis decemb precondit commiss approv rescu aid firm exceed sme criteria case gea notifi individu rest spanish author stress ini guarante payment consid aid mean articl ec treati ini act privat investor spanish author emphasis guarante amount esp million commiss includ proceed award alleg price undercut polici part gea spanish author point gea sold product price match cost order support alleg spanish author enclos copi gea bill client demonstr price higher charg supermarket chain product spanish author cheap offer gea product supermarket part campaign attract client offer afford evid gea undercut price meantim meet commiss spanish author place spanish author submit document gea econom state main object inform commiss gea difficult econom situat plan region govern galicia restor firm viabil line announc restructur plan earli unsuccess attempt render firm viabl work earli submit commiss august enlarg novemb februari document provid spanish author gea make heavi loss privatis compani debt esp million novemb whilst equiti exhaust spanish author stress situat ow social consider aris dramat labour market situat vigo region author felt oblig compani busi gea citroen industri employ area restructur plan submit commiss aim rationalis restor viabil gea futur order achiev object plan propos gentler attempt render firm viabl payment esp million relat fail drastic measur essenc summaris produc plant close plant produc glass bottl profit make sold remain factori independ signific reduct debt gener fund reduct debt amount esp million esp million public debt suspens payment proceed public privat creditor waiv claim spanish author submit survei prepar independ lawyer confirm waiver claim extent realist common practic spain similar case remain factori situat urban area move area centr vigo compani instal vigo sold estim esp million apprais premis submit commiss draft independ consult arriv figur esp million negoti sale land start sale profit make plant esp million drastic cut reduct workforc lead decreas share personnel cost sale estim reduct product capac million item million item introduct central manag structur remain undertak order decreas manag commerci cost cost reduct due switch energi sourc tablewar product highli energi intens electr natur ga vigo onward implement measur plan expect restructur group break yield posit result financi year amount esp million esp million plan assum sale volum expect bad previou year million unit million year constant turnov amount averag esp million restructur cost esp million consist cost indemn complementari social cost dismiss employe cost transfer factori site vigo gener fund sale gea premis vigo waiver debt firm cover restructur cost complet firm financi resourc letter date march spanish author inform commiss gea negoti contract altogeth major custom name firm confidenti ensur long term order period year total approxim esp million letter commiss inform gea sold major porcelain produc privat compani demonstr confid gea futur part privat market suggest gea restructur plan object sale turnov realist letter date april commiss inform firm renounc claim region author galicia guarante worth esp million subject articl proceed demonstr privat bank provid gea loan trust firm abil implement success restructur plan restor viabil letter commiss inform region author galicia agre notifi individu futur aid gea aid base approv gener aid scheme final letter spanish author inform commiss region author commit commun letter april refrain grant financi aid gea futur vi articl proceed confirm commiss view commenc procedur guarante award gea amount esp million subsidi esp million releas guarante constitut aid distort threaten distort competit mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement privat investor award guarante loss make enterpris gea secur ini expect privat enterpris rid loss make compani invest compani current proceed reveal guarante payment subsidi close link payment enabl ini discharg undertak enter grant guarante risk oblig pai esp million econom view behaviour regard singl event deni payment esp million repres risk ini undertaken grant guarante behaviour privat compani adopt situat amount aid gea account examin guarante reduc payment esp million amount paid guarantor born mind guarante esp million provid autonom author galicia cover scope procedur commenc commiss cancel aid distort competit affect trade member state brisk trade good tablewar industri spain member state inform provid eurostat spain export ton tablewar member state worth ecu million import ton tablewar worth ecu million spain export ton worth ecu million import ton worth ecu million januari octob spain export ton tablewar product worth ecu million import januari septemb ton worth ecu million spain share intra commun trade tablewar good stand roughli gea eu major produc tablewar particip market grant improv gea posit common market detriment competitor receiv state aid aid part approv aid scheme notifi individu articl treati spain compli requir aid award illeg aid qualifi exempt articl ec treati held except set articl appli case view aid specif featur fact seek satisfi qualifi condit except articl ec treati gea locat area underemploy standard live abnorm low aid promot econom develop area articl consid compat common market case aid unabl contribut promot econom develop region serv support unsuccess attempt enabl firm stai busi restructur measur provid invest creat job except articl treati aid consid compat common market compli commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti aid award gea link restructur plan propos born mind effort make firm viabl start immedi firm privatis commiss subsequ approv drastic restructur plan propos consequ earlier gentler measur implement meet success aid regard context process present restructur plan repres final ambiti effort restor firm viabil rememb propos restructur carri commit public bodi present restructur plan propos drastic cut cost addit strong reduct capac point ii commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti case tablewar market suffer overcapac caus signific declin consumpt increas import penetr panorama eu industri point signific cost save achiev reduct personnel lead reason proport personnel cost firm sale product capac reduc million item million compani point opportun reduct structur cost energi cost improv viabil requir point commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti result firm effort intern measur extern factor price demand increas compani control reduct cost reduct capac enabl firm profit viabl restructur plan assumpt futur turnov base averag turnov obtain past realist fact gea negoti major contract confirm assumpt restructur plan assumpt price increas normal inflat rate similarli anticip reduct debt gener fund realist base extern factor compani control reduct debt waiver claim spanish author provid evid compar case creditor waiv claim gea land profit make plant estim confirm independ consult observ waiver claim sale land negoti indispens condit success restructur convinc sign firm recov viabil fact firm renounc guarante amount esp million posit financ restructur resourc obtain gener fund sale land formal suspens payment time waiver guarante demonstr bank provid gea loan restructur process faith measur carv firm view confirm fact privat compani manag entrepreneuri risk gea ratio aid financi contribut investor conclud signific financi contribut firm resourc restructur cost amount esp million cover complet firm financi resourc obtain implement restructur plan entail gener fund suspens payment proceed significantli reduc firm debt sale firm premis vigo sale profit make plant compar financi contribut financi effort enterpris make aid esp million fairli low social impact fact gea import employ depress area contempl articl citroen gea industri employ region demis gea area disappear import industri activ chain reaction gea supplier forc shut mainten approxim directli emploi industri staff origin number maintain purchas power resort futur public aid spanish author confirm offici state aid gea knock effect surviv gea supplier turn maintain purchas power account commiss assess consequ sustain firm gea econom develop articl area vigo account case gea bankruptci commiss object aid favour investor take compani asset aid base approv aid scheme exce permit aid ceil articl region vigo event investor take gea obtain region invest aid region author procedur emploi case polit social reason compani meantim lose custom lose chanc regain viabil aid ultim amount esp million equal restructur cost esp million aid intens lower aid grant invest social repercuss born mind gea market share fairli low spanish market averag year commun market period aid measur favour gea major impact common market top account spanish author confirm autonom govern withdrawn promis award guarante worth esp million preliminari undertak notifi individu futur aid gea april offici confirm letter date state aid compani ensur gea act market privat compani futur distort competit inject public monei exclud vii rescu aid form guarante cover loan amount esp million salari cost esp million award pend termin articl proceed constitut aid mean articl contrari spanish author opinion aid notifi individu commiss decis decre legal basi guarante approv expressli state rescu aid larg enterpris notifi individu requir repeat articl decre illeg form aid approv substanc serv compani busi commiss adopt final decis articl proceed preced commiss agre rescu aid nino textil state aid letter sg octob awar enterpris involv articl proceed surviv econom file bankruptci final decis aid support state prerequisit approv rescu aid compli commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti requir fulfil present case aid substanc base approv aid scheme condit award rescu aid compli guidelin durat guarante envisag month requir guidelin commiss ow complex restructur plan submit spanish author enlarg arriv final decis period spanish author extend durat june born mind spanish author expressli promis durat guarante exce durat commiss proceed viii gea restor viabil implement drastic restructur measur locat depress area purpos articl guarante award discharg payment esp million rescu aid total esp million accept derog articl read combin commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti gea receiv aid part privat approv accompani imposit drastic condit rigor approach respect grant state aid compani spanish author inform state aid favour compani consid incompat common market odd undertak repercuss aid approv decis adopt decis articl guarante amount esp million discharg payment esp million guarante total esp million provid spanish author enterpris grupo de empresa alvarez gea constitut illeg aid purpos articl ec treati notifi commiss prior award compli commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti compat common market articl treati articl eea agreement condit spanish author refrain undertook letter grant aid compani futur fulli implement agre restructur plan spanish author submit commiss decemb half yearli report progress implement restructur plan gea econom data busi plan profit loss account order enabl verifi estim contain plan adher spanish author undertak refrain grant state aid firm observ report submit commiss half yearli interv march octob latest articl spanish author inform commiss month notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address kingdom spain brussel juli commiss emma bonino member commiss oj oj