commiss decis decemb aid grant belgium maribel bi ter scheme french dutch 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 parti concern opportun submit comment accord abovement articl letter date juli commiss inform belgian govern decis initi procedur provid articl ec treati respect aid grant maribel bi ter scheme undertak carri princip activ sector expos intern competit respons request made commiss letter date februari belgian author commun note date march amend made maribel scheme maribel bi purpos grant undertak expos intern competit benefit addit provid initi scheme commiss receiv detail septemb march august septemb decemb inform enabl commiss establish maribel scheme introduc indefinit period belgian law june lai gener principl social secur wage earner articl law undertak emploi manual worker qualifi reduct social secur contribut worker reduct initi set earn worker concern gener automat measur deem constitut aid fall scope articl ec treati royal decre februari reduct social secur contribut set bfr quarter worker emploi bfr year amend introduc royal decre june opérat maribel bi quarterli amount bfr increas bfr bfr januari maribel ter employ carri princip activ sector expos intern competit reduct sector effect januari april transport activ concern bfr worker year aid grant undertak concern differ basic reduct increas reduct bfr worker year undertak fewer employe reduct respect worker set royal decre februari bfr quarter worker emploi bfr juli sector expos intern competit amount increas bfr maribel bi bfr maribel ter benefit satisfi de minimi criteria fall scope articl ec treati net aid differ reduct small undertak undertak exce ecu year period addit inform obtain belgian author undertak qualifi increas reduct carri princip activ sector involv extract process energi materi product chemic industri metal process industri mechan engin industri instrument engin industri process industri servic transport activ includ intern road transport maribel scheme cost bfr billion ecu million bfr billion ecu million account cost increas repres amount aid matter introduct increas reduct undertak rais commiss compani argu support sector belgian economi expos intern competit incompat articl ec treati complain grant increas reduct undertak discriminatori demand afford equal treatment commiss decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati establish increas reduct social secur contribut provid maribel bi ter constitut state aid fall articl ec treati light inform possess qualifi derog laid articl context procedur commiss invit belgian govern submit observ member state interest parti inform commiss decis initi proceed invit submit observ public notic offici journal european commun belgian govern observ submit commiss letter date august regist august commiss receiv observ dutch govern employ worker organ netherland observ pass belgian author letter date septemb octob belgian author comment letter receiv commiss octob ii observ submit belgian author summar belgian govern propos modifi scheme devis scheme complet exist pursu object propos increas reduct grant employ carri activ sector divis nace nomenclatur agricultur hunt forestri fish section mine quarri section manufactur section transport storag commun section adduc argument support propos scheme restrict reduct manual worker justifi natur structur scheme social secur addit social secur system labour law organ manual worker differ fundament manual worker mean thing risk redund long term unemploy significantli higher manual manual worker limit scheme industri justifi belgian author fact industri emploi manual low paid worker low pai reflect low skill level worker aim increas reduct promot job creation industri belgian economi futur reli heavili servic principl flat rate reduct tend encourag share work creation part time job exclus build industri justifi fact favour social secur taxat system iii observ dutch govern dutch employ worker organ view increas reduct grant undertak carri princip activ sector expos intern competit gave signific advantag competitor netherland constitut aid incompat common market iv omit notifi commiss advanc state aid element maribel bi scheme belgian govern fail fulfil oblig articl ec treati aid grant basi illeg fact maribel bi ter scheme reserv benefit increas reduct social secur contribut specif activ advantag constitut state aid caught articl ec treati advantag undertak scheme reliev cost confer financi advantag improv competit posit rule grant addit reduct explicitli reserv undertak busi princip sector expos intern competit good produc servic provid firm compet definit produc provid foreign undertak includ member state aid question affect intra commun trade aid qualifi derog laid articl ec treati derog provid articl appli aid grant individu consum intend make good damag caus natur disast except occurr grant area germani derog laid articl appli aid cover belgium true derog laid articl aid grant promot import project common european interest remedi disturb belgian economi similarli derog provid articl applic reason aid take form reduct social secur contribut belgian govern argu measur promot employ interpret accept case guidelin aid employ commiss set criteria assess aid employ light derog laid articl aid grant scheme question fall categori commiss give sympathet consider link creation job small medium size enterpris sme region elig region aid hire group worker experienc difficulti enter enter labour market promot job share guidelin commiss author aid measur maintain job event natur disast except occurr condit region elig derog provid articl type aid maintain job plan part rescu restructur plan ail undertak assess light guidelin laid purpos aid grant maribel bi ter scheme fall categori natur oper aid recipi undertak social econom compensatori contribut part increas reduct grant continu basi manual worker emploi total workforc declin definit aid primari purpos reduc cost undertak export face competit import belgium good produc servic provid foreign undertak includ undertak member state worth note statement plan employ transmit commiss decemb belgian govern point thing contract export justif grant greater reduct social secur contribut aid grant maribel bi ter scheme oper support undertak direct purpos enhanc intern competit expens competitor member state aid entail direct risk advers affect posit rival undertak member state common interest incompat common market observ submit belgian govern letter august octob prompt commiss make comment commiss point commun monitor state aid reduct labour cost member state letter date septemb fact reduct grant manual worker scheme constitut state aid scheme design specif group undertak recipi belgian author argument limit manual worker justifi natur structur scheme relev hand limit scheme sector economi industri justifi ground support employ manual worker worker categori cover increas reduct worker total figur valid june sector economi account manual workforc compris field servic build construct import categori job limit measur sector make select effect reserv addit advantag undertak face keener intern competit fact word sector expos intern competit longer explicitli born point made letter address commiss belgian author august state quot facelift quot articl royal decre delet phrase quot carri princip activ sector expos intern competit quot pose problem nation social secur institut descript employ question refer nace code suffici scheme intend promot hire manual worker measur encourag job creation allevi burden social secur contribut undertak irrespect contribut make employ aid continu grant respect manual worker emploi undertak workforc reduc previou year belgian author declar object promot job creation industri belgian economi futur reli heavili servic achiev measur incompat ec treati mean case correspond declar object state earlier measur constitut oper aid undertak aid creat job lastli belgian author argu increas reduct maribel bi ter scheme employ social secur contribut higher belgium netherland reduct distort competit argument accept commiss maintain view explicitli confirm court justic gener condit busi oper vari member state member state singl factor gener condit case point social secur contribut offset mean reduct addit cost aris factor undertak compar competitor member state time disregard factor situat favour undertak vi observ commiss procedur belgian author mention devis scheme pursu object differ exist belgian author decid ahead idea plan notifi commiss articl ec treati enabl decid scheme compat common market adopt decis articl increas reduct social secur contribut respect manual worker grant maribel bi ter scheme employ carri princip activ sector expos intern competit constitut illeg state aid notifi commiss advanc accord articl ec treati incompat common market mean articl ec treati qualifi derog laid articl articl belgium measur termin forthwith grant increas reduct social secur contribut refer articl recov illeg aid recipi undertak aid repaid accord procedur provis belgian law interest charg date aid grant date repaid rate equal percentag date refer rate calcul net grant equival region aid belgium articl belgium inform commiss measur compli decis month date notif articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel decemb commiss karel van miert member commiss sg oj oj commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti oj sg point commiss commun monitor state aid reduct labour cost sg judgment decemb join case commiss franc ecr judgment juli case itali commiss ecr