commiss decis april state aid tripti porzellan gmbh liquid thuringia notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof parti concern opportun submit comment accord aforement articl regard comment receiv letter date commiss inform german govern decis initi articl proceed aid tripti porzellan gmbh thuringia hereinaft refer tripti request submit comment member state interest parti inform open proceed invit submit comment notic publish offici journal european commun germani gave comment letter date juli regist dai commiss request inform letter date juli august german govern repli letter date august regist septemb septemb regist septemb case discuss german author septemb berlin letter date septemb commiss receiv comment spanish competitor translat comment transmit germani letter date octob germani repli letter date decemb regist decemb ii tripti porzellan gmbh thuringia tripti german porcelain manufactur found unger amp gretschel enterpris locat eastern land thuringia gdr state own veb porzellanwerk tripti porcelain form part fine ceram conglomer kahla kombinat feinkeramik kahla trade mark distribut system juli tha treuhandanstalt veb porzellanwerk tripti employe restructur tripti start firm privatis septemb open proceed commiss express doubt procedur privatis context privatis compani receiv extens aid total dem million loan relinquish cover treuhandregim scheme approv commiss privatis enterpris rebuilt disappear east european market develop sell distribut system market immedi privatis enterpris made difficult oper start acquir high liabil earli manag realis restructur enterpris carri successfulli financi resourc bundesanstalt vereinigungsbedingt sonderaufgaben bv ask financi support aid form loan dem million interest grant bv concert action repay loan waiv commiss notifi loan time repay waiv parti involv investor worker bv made effort rescu compani context hessisch landesbank helaba waiv repay dem million larger debt packag april commiss decid initi articl proceed state aid grant tripti commiss conclud bv loan dem million interest constitut aid commiss notifi time grant pursuant articl treati question helaba waiv repay dem million constitut aid mean articl ec treati reason proceed open hessisch landesbank state own commiss express doubt act privat banker waiv repay loan reason uncertainti exact amount aid grant problem settl proceed tripti produc market suffer sever overcapac restructur process compani reduc capac plan capac reduct relat aid view sever overcapac porcelain sector argu aid tripti distort competit unduli damag competitor receiv aid case sector competitor object aid led doubt aid compat derog laid articl ec treati commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti commiss point express doubt viabil compani iii letter date juli germani inform commiss special insolv proceed enterpris länder gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren commenc april account german govern learn proceed juli reason germani intend withdraw notif aid letter date juli german author inform withdraw notif aid grant notif juli septemb articl proceed regard aid measur initi germani told commiss base assess date aid grant fact aid list special insolv proceed made differ inform submit septemb show dem million loan repay waiv helaba concert action secur guarante thuringia guarante notifi regard unlaw helaba waiv loan invok thuringian guarante result paid origin loan amount dem million repay waiver guarante payment place back helaba thuringia laid claim loan guarante part special insolv proceed addit thuringia guarante relat helaba secur total loan amount loan total dem million notifi commiss thereof guarante award thuringian ministri financ privatis relat invest credit dem million dem million guarante oper fund dem million amount includ guarante dem million loan waiv thuringia paid guarante total dem million helaba amount account assess aid helaba laid claim remain loan total dem million special insolv proceed amount settl procedur virtual guarante payment assess take account total amount unlawfulli grant guarante repres aid amount dem million letter date decemb german author react initi proceed submit inform part special insolv proceed bv notic dem million penalti employ guarante dem million penalti inabl demonstr proper applic reserv fund loan amount dem million interest repay waiv concert action iv tripti insolv receiv find buyer fix asset compani sold part privatis compani continu oper auffanglösung compani offer porcelain manufactur germani europ europ treuhandanstalt tha receiv bid contract conclud investor submit busi plan made offer end interest parti remain german compani winterl porzellan ag kirchenlamitz french compani medard de noblat limog june fix asset tripti gmbh liquid sold winterl dem million winterl offer invest guarante dem million mainten job winterl offer held medart de noblat offer pai dem promis invest dem million give employ guarante capac reduct inform effect capac amount tonn utilis tonn work dai plan tripti cut capac remain tonn utilis reach tonn work dai compani receiv restructur aid thuringia plan grant resourc joint feder länder programm ga mittel invest approv twenti sixth outlin plan joint feder länder programm letter date decemb commiss german author comment parti spanish competitor receiv decis initi proceed publish spanish competitor express concern effect european porcelain market tripti restructur state financi support argu tripti consider advantag competitor financ restructur measur resourc tripti receiv state aid affect competit market overcapac enorm damag competitor receiv financi support state competitor argu flexibl commiss act question capac reduct assist area enabl avoid capac reduct altogeth reason restructur aid ti capac reduct competitor agre smaller reduct argument tripti plan increas export share view overcapac exist market detriment west european competitor vi letter date decemb german author repli spanish competitor comment letter confirm helaba lai claim dem million special insolv proceed thuringia claim dem million request helaba basi guarante bv claim total amount dem dem million penalti employ guarante dem million penalti inabl demonstr proper applic reserv fund dem million interest repres waiver repay question capac letter refer notif mention capac reduct tonn tonn privatis repeat futur plan capac reduct relat aid vii articl proceed confirm commiss view bv loan dem million interest regard aid mean articl ec treati compat derog laid articl guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti basi aid approv appli thuringia unlaw guarante dem million reveal proceed establish helaba waiver repay dem million loan concert action constitut aid mean articl ec treati loan secur state guarante guarante shift risk bank run lend compani irrespect compani difficulti public author leav risk bank amount dem million interest grant tripti form loan interest rate undoubtedli aid mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement compani difficulti privatis privat bank privat investor grant loan market interest rate stood difficulti root late privatis privat investor found restructur plan develop implement result invest delai compani acquir high liabil continu ineffici product obsolet equip dem million loan interest waiv concert action aid intens compani difficulti mean commiss commun member state applic articl ec treati public undertak waiver loan increas aid intens thuringia guarante dem million instal regard aid mean articl ec treati aid element deriv guarante gener equal differ interest rate loan rais normal market term actual interest rate secur virtu guarante commiss consist view decis ec undertak sever financi circumst credit institut prepar lend state guarante amount loan regard aid case guarante aid grant amount dem million aid award tripti assum distort competit affect trade member state tripti produc sell household porcelain upper segment relev market segment dem million west germani dem million east germani tripti market share german market largest porcelain market commun trade ceram porcelain sector germani member state strong german import tablewar ornament ceram amount ecu million export amount ecu million commun ceram good sector total product approach ecu billion emploi peopl involv compani european product grew averag annum consumpt period tripti heavili involv intra commun trade roughli output suppli west european market itali franc sweden reason aid tripti porzellan gmbh improv posit market vi vi competitor commun receiv state support aid programm thuringia guarante guarante base notifi time approv period aid measur grant approv aid scheme pursuant articl ec treati notifi individu put effect german author compli requir articl bv loan land guarante grant approv commiss mean aid unlaw possibl exempt aid prohibit articl ec treati derog laid articl applic case natur aid fact attempt made meet condit derog appli derog articl ec treati true tripti locat area underemploy standard live abnorm low articl aid promot econom develop area consid compat common market aid question contribut econom develop region serv primarili loss make firm market creat invest job regard ad hoc aid direct restor viabil compani difficulti econom weaken region compat assess articl restructur compani difficulti involv derog applic aid satisfi condit laid commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti restor viabil firm reason time scale basi sound realist restructur programm avoid undu distort competit mean aid approv guidelin measur offset advers effect competitor aid contrari common interest inelig exempt pursuant articl ec treati object assess demand suppli situat show structur excess product capac relev market commun restructur plan make contribut proportion amount aid receiv restructur industri serv relev market commun irrevers reduc close capac commiss appli principl flexibl area come articl ec treati limit amount aid strict minimum analysi measur prove aid proportion cost benefit restructur form aid grant avoid provid compani surplu cash aid aggress market distort activ invest requir restructur process absolut solv special problem compani condit initi articl proceed commiss base figur submit german author notif subsequ inform express doubt whatsoev compani viabil forecast assum steadi increas annual turnov return viabil profit dem million year doubt led initi proceed concern question capac uncertainti exact amount aid shown compani bankruptci april figur submit month earlier date reach commiss base unrealist assumpt german author appar awar fact commiss inform initi proceed commiss knew unlaw aid dem million form guarante thuringia time aid grant viabl restructur plan exist aid unrel restructur effort effort viabil tripti restor time aim concert action save tripti bankruptci attain condit emerg proceed overcapac exist porcelain industri commun product consumpt ceram good grew steadili fell back recoveri product figur expect increas export compens pressur competit sector contrari strain competit situat connect overcapac commun intensifi result increas import south east asia central east european countri czech republ hungari benefit trade agreement commun situat led high product cost overcapac exist commun tablewar sector long restructur achiev proceed establish view sever overcapac porcelain industri aid grant tripti fact unduli distort competit payment damag competitor receiv aid manag structur adjust resourc presumpt aid tripti unduli distort competit confirm reaction spanish competitor commiss condit form aid grant avoid provid compani surplu cash aggress market polici link restructur process major part aid grant back necessit high liabil interest payment appli dem million made tripti dem liquid dem million cover loss incur year proportion aid tripti contribut dem million invest dem million cover loss addit enterpris promis invest dem million investor contribut dem exhaust resourc longer posit contribut fund view fact privat individu firm financi resourc contribut criteria set guidelin met aid approv basi articl ec treati take fact account commiss conclud bv loan dem million interest individu guarante total dem million aid intens dem million grant thuringia regard aid derog laid articl appli heleba waiver dem million loan concert action constitut aid provid state guarante constitut aid element action connect reason assum normal market behaviour involv public author secur loan risk continu arrang auffanglösung establish tripti bankrupt winterl compani fix asset extent offer consid settl open uncondit invit tender interest parti remain winterl french compani medart de noblat winterl offer purchas price dem million invest guarante dem million undertook employe medart de noblat offer purchas price dem invest guarante dem million employ guarante basi winterl offer regard result fix asset tripti sold winterl june admit conclus aid measur involv winterl purchas tripti fix asset inform submit germani septemb compani receiv restructur aid fund invest thuringia plan grant approv twenti sixth outlin plan joint feder länder programm subsidi regard aid cover commiss approv aid compani notifi commiss viii case aid deem incompat common market commiss requir member state reclaim aid recipi appli measur favour tripti subject decis aid recov fact tripti meantim file insolv make differ assess recoveri aid place accord german law includ rule default interest claim govern public law accord normal market refer interest rate forc interest run date aid grant accord judgment court justic european commun case belgium commiss provis relev recoveri aid appli recoveri requir commun law render practic imposs procedur difficulti regard implement measur influenc law adopt decis articl loan dem million interest grant bundesanstalt vereinigungsbedingt sonderaufgaben guarante provid thuringia tripti porzellan gmbh instal loan total dem million aid amount dem million unlaw grant commiss notifi accord articl ec treati accord articl ec treati articl eea agreement aid incompat common market meet condit contain articl exempt derog grant articl germani ensur aid refer articl reclaim repaid full month date notif decis aid recov accord procedur provis german law rule default interest claim govern public law includ interest aid start run date grant repaid rate appli refer rate calcul net grant equival region aid germani provis appli recoveri requir commun law render practic imposs procedur difficulti regard implement measur influenc law articl germani inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address feder republ germani brussel april commiss karel van miert member commiss oj publish total dem million waiv loan dem million intend safeguard liquid dem million invest purpos dem million cover loss compani reach threshold laid treuhandregim employe dem million financi liabil individu notif oj oj oj richtlini für die übernahm von bürgschaften und garantien zugunsten der wirtschaft und der freien beruf durch den freistaat thüringen programm take guarante favour busi liber profess thuringia june commiss explicitli state letter approv guarante programm account predecessor sg time proceed thuringia refer legal basi commiss commun novemb oj letter commiss member state sg march ecr paragraph