commiss decis aid scheme potabl spirit produc franc french text authent commiss op european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof regard council regul eec februari common organ market wine amend regul eec notic parti concern submit comment accord subparagraph articl eec treati octob french govern notifi commiss articl eec treati scheme assist produc potabl spirit implement subject commiss approv telex date octob telex remind novemb commiss ask french govern suppli inform scheme letter date decemb french govern commiss repli januari commiss contact french govern request detail letter date march telex date march french govern ask commiss give time repli telex date april french govern commiss addit inform point detail aid work scheme ff million grant armagnac calvado produc storag matur oper anticip durat scheme year french govern main reason award aid fact spirit produc question face structur econom difficulti ii armagnac calvado product compet spirit alcohol beverag produc member state notabl whiski brandi gin intra commun trade product worth approxim million ecu recent year fall consumpt product record member state due hand gener econom recess increas tax excis duti levi product franc sale alcohol beverag wine beer fell compar period sale cognac fell armagnac calvado hand sale grain spirit whiski gin increas consider drop cognac armagnac calvado sale due increas tax product armagnac product depend product region wine vari consider year year export commun countri account approxim sale french market armagnac calvado product vari greatli year depend appl harvest normandi export commun countri account approxim sale french market total calvado export iii scrutini plan aid articl eec treati effect basi analysi market product concern hand regard addit inform furnish french author commiss decid initi procedur provid articl eec respect aid privat storag matur armagnac calvado account effect trade member state expect cost financ measur ff million procedur provid articl eec treati commiss gave french govern member state interest parti member state notic submit comment french govern repli august commiss letter formal notic june argu thing respect aid privat storag armagnac calvado product produc tradit method rural area give rise high manufactur cost produc concern member state unit kingdom govern support commiss action initi articl eec procedur point unit kingdom spirit produc face difficulti export product french aid distort competit spirit compar product sector interest parti member state scotch whiski associ express similar concern letter commiss date februari iv notifi good time propos provid assist spirit produc french govern fulfil oblig articl eec treati sector alcohol beverag spirit substanti trade flow member state competit intens partli surplu product capac partli consumpt product standstil declin state aid strengthen competit posit firm product subject matter intra commun trade deem affect aid present case reduc cost increas incom recipi firm plan aid affect trade member state distort threaten distort competit favour undertak mean articl eec treati aid incompat common market except principl appli case view featur plannri aid fact seek satisfi condit applic except articl eec treati specifi aid consid compat common market compat determin light object pursu interest commun singl member state order safeguard proper function common market regard principl embodi articl eec treati except incompat aid provid articl eec treati constru narrowli aid scrutin invok commiss satifsfi aid market forc insuffici guid recipi pattern behaviour serv object appli except case aid serv object aid purpos place industri firm member state unfair advantag financi posit bolster result trade condit member state affect competit distort justif ground common interest mean articl propos assist storag matur armagnac calvado spirit reliev recipi cost inher oper fact oper intend enabl sell qualiti product higher price mean produc forego incom pai certain cost cover higher return point futur franc member state spirit compet armagnac calvado undergo similar treatment produc qualifi assist cover part cost agre aid grant armagnac calvado produc circumst tantamount inflict competitor disadvantag reflect unwarr drop sale aid oper aid involv restructur redeploy innov view prohibit provid articl waiv paragraph articl except provid paragraph applic present case aid privat storag matur armagnac calvado satisfi condit applic except provid articl eec treati regard except contain subparagraph articl aid promot develop area armagnac calvado area standard live abnorm low underemploy mean subparagraph oper aid plan french govern contribut develop econom area mean subparagraph except provid subparagraph articl obviou aid question intend support project common european interest remedi disturb french economi lastli except subparagraph articl aid facilit develop econom activ aid question intend cover oper cost develop effect mean except fact substanti proport product qualifi assist export member state make imposs view trade condit affect extent contrari common interest plan aid satisfi condit applic except articl eec treati adopt decis articl aid privat storag matur armagnac calvado notifi commiss letter date septemb incompat common market franc implement articl franc measur compli decis month notif inform commiss thereof period articl decis address french republ brussel commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj