commiss decis juli system ceil price diesel fuel fishermen introduc french govern french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof regard council regul eec decemb common organ market fisheri product amend act access spain portug articl thereof give interest parti notic pursuant provis subparagraph articl eec treati submit comment regard comment submit background descript aid april staff commiss european commun learnt press french govern announc entri forc system index price diesel fuel fishermen request commiss date june repeat august decemb french author confirm exist scheme letter juli decemb repli inadequ februari commiss decid examin matter regard articl eec treati basi failur compli articl treati procedur letter french author provid detail inform scheme adjust fuel price fishermen involv mechan set close conjunct petroleum distribut compani intend bring gradual adjust price diesel fuel fisheri sector order avoid social econom repercuss sudden sharp rise plai signific differ record increas market price diesel oil variat gener consum price index drawn monthli institut nation de la statistiqu de etud economiqu inse fix ceil price fishermen exceed diesel oil market distributor receiv state differ price paid fishermen market price order offset loss price diesel fuel fishermen subsequ reach market price chang increas cost live index mechan suspend appear time march scheme adjust fuel price fishermen suspend earli commiss staff learnt press reinstat condit scheme subject articl eec treati virtu provis articl council regul eec initi examin commiss consid scheme question appear involv subsidi fishermen compens paid diesel fuel distributor offset loss incom aid grant reciproc concess recipi amount oper aid commiss consid incompat common market commiss decid initi respect scheme examin procedur provid articl eec treati letter june gave notic french govern submit comment remind oblig notifi commiss provid articl treati ii comment submit member state produc organ forward comment commiss repli commiss septemb french author made comment scheme temporari smooth price diesel fuel fishermen except circumst subsidi fishermen entail applic ceil price diesel fuel fishermen french govern deni scheme amount nation aid mean articl eec treati explain notifi commiss accord articl thereof applic system adjust price diesel fuel fishermen justifi short term econom social situat made arduou sharp rise due free diesel fuel price paid fishermen judgment court justic european commun januari french govern stress short term temporari natur measur question justif back offset discontinu aid maintain employ coastal area involv flat rate amount ff litr fuel fishermen commiss consid fuel subsidi prohibit decis eec court justic found franc guilti fail compli oblig iii legal assess abovement decis commiss point gener fuel subsidi direct impact product cost recipi give definit advantag commun fishermen case point argument contrari french govern fuel subsidi grant directli fishermen system momentarili reduc price diesel oil categori consum case fishermen characterist aid fuel fishermen receiv preferenti rate purchas diesel oil consum pai price fix market higher precondit scheme oper preferenti situat compar french consum commun fishermen member state grant nation similar arrang commiss point abovement decis eec french aid maintain maritim employ exist similar aid suffici justifi grant nation aid absenc similar aid member state strengthen argument condit competit common market distort nation aid question strengthen competit situat french fishermen neg effect produc member state french market receiv half requir land made fishermen quarter import member state rest made import member countri franc export quarter product half member state figur keen competit commun market fisheri product trade member state affect aid fact french scheme appli temporarili repetit contradict comment petroleum distribut compani commerci untertak subject market law priori reason wish favour sector fisheri order obtain preferenti rate fishermen french state undertak pai financi compens offset loss incom french author provid detail subject clear constitut indirect fuel subsidi fishermen compar case commiss view preferenti tariff caught prohibit articl treati factor obtain tariff favour undertak product good compet undertak product member state product question trade commun tariff impos public author tariff result compens state paid distribut compani state receiv revenu abundantli clear grant preferenti tariff form part normal manag privat undertak depend polit econom consider peculiar state measur concern involv aid financ directli state resourc fulfil condit articl eec treati forego lead conclus scheme ceil price diesel oil fishermen introduc french govern state aid incompat articl eec treati except provid articl treati concern case relat object pursu interest commun specif sector nation economi except interpret strictli examin aid programm specif region individu case gener aid measur appli grant case commiss establish aid achiev object cover provis except aid measur offer offset benefit amount allow trade member state affect competit distort justif point view commun interest specif case aid offer offset benefit french govern unabl provid justif commiss find indic aid question fulfil condit requir applic except provid articl eec treati except aid intend facilit develop region account fact hand region concern suffer abnorm low standard live underemploy mean articl hand oper aid question facilit econom develop region mean articl aid constitut import project common european interest measur remedi disturb french economi mean articl except aid intend facilit develop activ aid question reduc oper cost bring econom develop mean articl scale intra commun trade french fisheri product preclud idea condit trade alter extent contrari common interest aid question meet condit requir elig except provid articl eec treati aid intend reduc cost mean product temporari basi aid fuel constitut oper aid durabl effect econom situat recipi commiss principl oppos aid commun council commiss polici sector aid scheme state temporari aid intend remedi social consequ crisi situat link restructur object sector concern depend action recipi facilit adjust similarli guidelin examin state aid fisheri sector state oper aid undertak principl incompat common market directli link restructur plan consid compat common market case aid question forego lead conclus aid question fulfil condit requir eligibl except articl eec treati discontinu forthwith french govern aid grant illeg decis prejudic consequ commiss draw recoveri sum involv accord letter member state novemb recoveri sum illeg grant adopt decis articl aid scheme adjust fuel price fishermen grant franc irregular interv incompat common market mean articl eec treati discontinu entireti longer grant futur articl franc inform commiss month notif decis measur compli provis articl articl decis address french republ brussel juli commiss antónio cardoso cunha member commiss oj oj leclerc case oj judgment march case oj oj oj oj