commiss decis april aid grant pursuant belgian law decemb econom expans dutch french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof regard written oral comment made member state interest parti letter novemb belgian govern accord articl treati commun commiss draft law econom expans design establish place law region aid juli juli system region sector aid commiss initi respect draft law procedur provid subparagraph articl treati reason natur manner implement aid gener imprecis charact system scope propos measur judg implement regul definit geograph area applic ii vote belgian parliament draft law law econom expans promulg decemb enter forc januari royal order januari publish moniteur belg januari lai provision measur implement law decemb econom expans measur constitut infring belgium articl treati applic aid provid law decemb econom expans irregular iii effect royal order januari implement regul respect repeal law region aid juli juli remain forc royal order novemb defin develop area royal order februari defin econom area law juli applic belgian author grant aid law geograph area defin purpos applic repeal law belgian govern make provis law decemb definit area applic region aid recogn area cover repeal law correspond requir region develop belgium area qualifi longer need aid situat view aid grant view invest made chang employ unemploy posit develop earn econom growth increas commun transport facil area proxim econom growth point larg area region region aid warrant region aid grant pursuant law decemb incompat common market aid invest project develop area requir aid affect competit trade manner contrari common interest aggrav disequilibrium region commun contrari fundament object treati iv belgian govern inform irregular charact aid incompat aid common market attempt defin develop area belgium month past suspend grant region aid letter septemb belgian govern accord articl treati commun commiss draft law amend articl law econom expans draft royal order list develop area letter octob belgian govern inform commiss criteria reason select develop area list propos area found practic region countri countri provinc arrondiss qualifi aid question size shape area condit region area locat involv system region aid cover practic nation territori lack region specif lead aid grant region warrant make incompat common market lack region specif confirm fact area group categori permit intens aid vari graviti problem fact laid articl law decemb local area belgian region base set quantit criteria place qualit criteria laid articl law present forese structur employ actual immin declin major econom activ abnorm low standard live slow econom growth choic applic quantit criteria involv excess weight criteria method classif area point attribut area criteria aggreg natur graviti problem solv emerg principl region specif properli appli method identifi socio econom problem region base excess subdivis countri correl problem identifi adequ consider region context situat defin mean date irrelev statist respect quantit criteria emploi devis threshold determin make clear mean qualit descript articl law quot abnorm low quot quot major quot effect condit area express criteria term variat nation averag calcul method variat account basi insuffici justifi except classif propos determin develop area arrondiss countri cover countri growth point belgium region region aid warrant reject area involv prohibit aid area determin proper ground unduli penal region region aid determin accur consist technic problem affect statist quantit criteria method resolv decis temporari natur gener speak examin socio econom situat region level enabl import problem recogn member state statist collect smaller administr unit case belgian govern basi select area aid statist collect arrondiss declar smallest administr unit statist countri commiss assess situat basi arrondiss statist take account correl neighbour situat relat problem wider region context order gaug region signific appli qualit criteria law decemb basi studi made commiss make suitabl cautiou incomplet inform suppli belgian govern present forese unemploy declin activ averag incom head rate growth problem exist region requir aid cross check threshold distinguish main factor avoid rigid mechan applic criteria observ quantit qualit correl criteria group area wai intraregion relat neglect ascertain basi coher correl situat problem emerg adequ region signific final assess situat commiss account situat commun region found connect belgian region gross domest product commun averag lowest percentag commun account situat frontier region commiss light consider reach conclus present circumst aid region consid compat common market provinc antwerp arrondiss turnhout provinc west vlaanderen arrondiss diksmuid ieper tielt veurn provinc oost vlaanderen arrondiss eeklo oudenaerd provinc hainaut arrondiss ath charleroi mon mouscron soigni thuin provinc lièg vervier waremm provinc limburg arrondiss hasselt maaseik tongeren provinc luxembourg arrondiss arlon bastogn march neufchâteau virton provinc namur arrondiss dinant namur philippevil belgian govern determin region local extent area aid light region develop requir vi addit inform suppli belgian govern letter march enabl commiss ascertain socio econom situat confin limit administr unit extend neighbour arrondiss circumst warrant grant region aid area envisag belgian govern extens arrondiss turnhout area cover commun oostmal westmal extens arrondiss turnhout provinc limburg area cover commun aarschot averbod begijnendijk betekom booischot diest heist op den berg langdorp messelbroek molensted rillaar scherpenheuvel testelt webbekom wiekevorst zichem extens arrondiss oudenaerd area cover commun appelterr eichem denderhoutem denderleeuw geraardsbergen grimmingen idegem iddergem moerbek nederboelar nederhasselt ninov okegem onkerzeel outer schendelbek vian zandbergen connect part arrondiss mouscron area cover commun aalbek lauw menen rekkem vii independ regular review system aid subject conclus provision studi undertaken expert belgian administr succeed clarifi technic question affect determin develop area belgium light studi effect region aid grant meantim fresh develop area plan put commiss consider ow complex question studi import end view year period allow decis principl region specif requir area locat region aid grant differenti graviti region problem maximum aid intens differenti propos differenti prepar kingdom belgium commun commiss order express view matter viii addit region aid articl law decemb outlin provis allow sector aid grant develop area accord law prerequisit applic provis royal order defin criteria mode applic sector aid criteria mode applic commun commiss order express view thereon order assess effect sector aid competit trade essenti sector appli practic imposs regul implement outlin provis set advanc sector qualifi aid defin gener criteria select commiss enabl express view case provis appli distinguish sector aid grant sector sector aid grant limit number undertak aid grant sector suffici commiss provid special system aid institut requir inform characterist featur sector problem requir attent end view mode applic intens aid hand sector aid grant limit number undertak commiss provid detail signific case express view thereon grant sector aid extent made subject condit invest vari size natur sector activ size aid figur greater smaller invest doubl criterion need size invest rel size aid defin signific case threshold million belgian franc respect size invest intens net subsidi equival commun method assess region aid respect rel size aid examin effect law question sector concern annex ii product scope agricultur aid polici treat item vi council resolut guidelin common agricultur polici oj aid grant sector govern council direct april agricultur reform decis appli aid grant respect annex ii product adopt decis articl kingdom belgium forthwith measur requir modifi system region aid provid law decemb econom expans aid grant region area determin nation provinc antwerpen arrondiss turnhout provinc west vlaanderen arrondiss diksmuid ieper tielt veurn provinc oost vlaanderen arrondiss eeklo oudenaerd provinc hainaut arrondiss ath charleroi mon mouscron soigni thuin provinc lièg arrondiss hui lièg vervier waremm provinc limburg arrondiss hasselt maaseik tongeren provinc luxembourg arrondiss arlon bastogn march neufchâteau virton provinc namur arrondiss dinant namur philippevil area extens arrondiss turnhout area cover commun oostmal westmal extens district turnhout provinc limburg area cover commun aarschot averbod begijnnendijk betekom booischot diest heist op den berg langdorp messelbroek molensted rillaar scherpenheuvel testelt webbekom wiekevorst zichem extens arrondiss oudenaerd area cover commun appelterr eichem denderhoutem dederleeuw geraardsbergen grimmingen idegem iddergem moerbek nederboelar nederhasselt ninov okegem onkerzeel outer schendelbek vian zandbergen connect part district mouscron area cover commun aalbek lauw menen rekkem region aid longer grant invest area cover law region aid juli juli coincid region area list area envisag kingdom belgium articl prejudic review laid articl treati kingdom belgium commun commiss fresh develop area plan region aid abolish cover law decemb econom expans appli decis matter year kingdom belgium measur group develop area categori graviti region problem make similar differenti respect maximum aid intens measur commun commiss form propos express view matter articl grant sector aid provid articl belgian law decemb econom expans subject condit criteria mode applic accord articl subject implement regul commun commiss express view thereon sector aid grant sector inform establish system specif aid characterist featur sector problem requir attent end view mode applic intens aid commun commiss express view thereon sector aid grant part sector limit number undertak signific case defin articl notifi commiss express view thereon articl case respect invest reach exce million belgian franc irrespect size aid case respect size aid equal exce net subsidi equival amount invest irrespect size invest regard signific case applic sector aid belgian law decemb econom expans aid intens calcul commun method assess aid establish purpos appli region aid coordin principl articl decis appli region sector aid respect product trade product list annex ii treati articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel april commiss presid mansholt cf commun commiss council gener system region aid annex procedur applic principl coordin gener system region aid oj