commiss decis june german aid coal industri notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid coal industri articl articl thereof letter septemb germani notifi commiss accord articl decis ecsc aid intend grant coal industri letter octob june octob januari march germani submit addit inform request commiss accord decis ecsc commiss opinion financi measur oper aid mean articl decis total dem million reduct activ mean articl decis total dem million mean articl decis total dem million maintain underground labour forc bergmannsprämi mean articl decis total dem million assist undertak ruhrkohl ag saarbergwerk ag preussag anthrazit gmbh sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost mean articl decis total dem million assist undertak ruhrkohl ag saarbergwerk ag sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost enabl undertak cover cost aris arisen restructur coal industri relat current product financi measur propos germani coal industri compli provis articl decis ecsc accord articl commiss requir give opinion measur purpos check measur conform gener object criteria defin articl specif criteria defin articl decis compat function common market accord articl decis commiss decid measur compat modernis rationalis restructur plan commiss approv decis ecsc aid coal industri letter coal produc rjb mine plc undertak mean articl ecsc treati lodg complaint commiss aid coal industri plan germani complain view aid expect impair normal function market competit incompat treati articl thereof ii german notif financi measur total dem million section aid sale coal coke commun steel industri total dem million aid coal power station total dem million aid defin germani sale aid aid sale coal coke commun steel industri grant explain german notif octob part limit year payment period amount dem million dem million provid feder budget dem million budget state north rhine westphalia feder govern annual contribut reduc dem million financi year dem million financi year dem million financi year contribut state north rhine westphalia reduc dem million dem million dem million contribut saar replac debt regist entri total dem million charg feder budget assist undertak saarbergwerk ag dem million offset loss amount offset loss sum paid financi year subject final settlement payment basi aid rule regard maximum amount end year period exact differ agre price product cost tonn entir sale determin mean final settlement unlik earlier rule advanc estim annual sale volum cover aid volum suppli subject aid amount aid overpaid recov aid sale coal power station fall electr coal law decemb law coal compani submit proof made flat rate amount paid provid notif volum suppli thermal power station law averag aid contribut tonn greater differ averag product cost price coal import countri deliv thermal power plant rule exclud possibl exceed maximum amount due increas sale aid limit maximum dem million dem million commiss find consider inform provid germani plan amount aid tonn notifi framework rule sale aid exce differ product cost revenu expect basi price freeli agre contract parti coal produc commun lead price deliveri plant lower coal similar qualiti countri aid paid annual settlement made end basi actual cost revenu volum sold assess measur commiss assum principl germani laid award aid coal undertak mean ecsc treati case sale aid measur cover larg part undertak product cost market product concern intend de facto aid current product fall articl decis ecsc iii oper aid propos pursuant articl decis ecsc intend assist mine undertak ruhrkohl ag saarbergwerk ag preussag anthrazit gmbh case ruhrkohl ag aid assist friedrich heinrich rheinland niederberg walsum lohberg osterfeld prosper haniel westerholt august victoria blumenth haard heinrich robert mine case saarbergwerk ag measur intend assist ensdorf warndt luisenth mine case preussag anthrazit gmbh aid plan ibbenbüren mine aid total dem million intend cover differ product cost sell price freeli agre contract parti basi condit prevail world market coal similar qualiti countri basi inform provid germani pursuant articl abovement decis commiss note cost constant price fell signific differ averag product cost dem tonn coal equival tce world market price dem tonn coal equival similar qualiti differ reduc extent year product concentr product pit cost reduct record exce cost reduct notifi germani framework modernis restructur rationalis plan commiss approv decis ecsc commiss believ principl reduc aid germani includ legisl budgetari provis approv abovement plan boost trend aim minimis aid pursu principl appli germani aid paid product suppli electr gener commun iron steel industri germani undertak sell product intend industri domest coal price cover product cost commiss object aid germani propos grant million tonn size anthracit produc undertak preussag anthrazit gmbh intend gener electr decis pursuant articl decis ecsc sum dem million germani propos grant undertak commiss inform sum cover differ product cost averag sell price tonn size anthracit undertak sold industri domest coal commiss decis current examin sale size anthracit undertak unit kingdom basi complaint subsequ investig commiss letter formal notic german govern august notifi offici content complaint comment behaviour undertak refer state posit german govern germani assur pursuant provis articl ecsc treati aid limit absolut essenti take account social region consider relat declin coal mine commun provid econom advantag directli indirectli activ coal mine industri activ relat mine process coal commun assess oper aid pursuant articl thereof commiss account urgent indent articl decis ecsc minimis social region impact restructur coal mine take note accord subparagraph articl trend reduct product cost constant price ad restructur polici announc germani agreement march coal produc state north rhine westphalia saar german coal industri worker repres feder govern enabl product cost aid reduc examin inform provid germani commiss find propos amount aid tonn notifi context rule sale aid exce differ product cost revenu expect basi price freeli agre contractu partner lead price deliveri plant coal produc commun coal similar qualiti countri subject decis sum dem million basi inform provid germani undertak section viii aid propos compat decis ecsc articl thereof iv aid total dem million propos reduct activ pursuant articl decis ecsc intend cover differ product cost sale price freeli agre basi condit prevail world market coal similar qualiti countri assist mine undertak ruhrkohl ag sophia jacoba fürst leopold wulfen ewald huo hau aden monopol westfalen mine case undertak saarbergwerk ag measur intend göttelborn reden mine aid part programm complet partial closur abovement mine closur sophia jacoba mine part german modernis rationalis restructur plan commiss approv decemb abovement closur part agreement march reduc product capac million tonn total product capac lead shed job accord provis articl decis ecsc sophia jacoba mine complet close göttelborn reden ewald hugo westfalen mine complet close abovement decis expir amalgam mine result partial closur provid persist signific reduct mine activ decis expir accord indent articl decis ecsc aid solv social region problem complet partial reduct activ fall product compar conform object notifi modernis rationalis restructur plan commiss approv decis ecsc aim minimis aid pursu principl appli germani aid paid product suppli electr gener commun iron steel industri germani undertak sell product intend industri domest coal price cover product cost commiss object aid germani propos grant million tonn size anthracit produc undertak sophia jacoba gmbh intend gener electr decis pursuant articl decis ecsc sum dem million germani propos grant undertak commiss inform part aid undertak ruhrkohl ag sum cover differ product cost averag sell price tonn size anthracit undertak sold industri domest coal commiss decis current examin sale size anthracit undertak unit kingdom basi complaint subsequ investig commiss letter formal notic german govern august notifi offici content complaint comment behaviour undertak refer state posit german govern subject decis sum dem million basi inform provid germani undertak section viii aid propos compat decis ecsc articl thereof aid total dem million cover extra payment german miner bergmannsprämien amount dem underground shift intend provid incent qualifi staff work underground rationalis product german notif aid miner pecuniari benefit help reduc product cost mine undertak aid examin basi articl decis ecsc propos aid help maximis product facilit restructur rationalis mine help achiev object refer indent articl decis ecsc make light coal price intern market progress econom viabil aim achiev digress aid assess aid commiss account accord indent articl decis ecsc urgent minimis social region impact restructur aid help accord provis articl abovement decis achiev slight improv viabil undertak concern increas product result mainten qualifi underground labour forc reduc product cost light basi inform provid germani undertak germani section viii aid propos compat object decis ecsc articl thereof vi aid total dem million assist undertak ruhrkohl ag saarbergwerk ag preussag anthrazit gmbh sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost intend cover addit drainag cost mine close part restructur work pit water pump close mine water exist product flow work pit nearbi give rise addit cost aid specif provid ii annex decis ecsc cover expenditur result restructur suppli water remov wast water meet requir articl decis special aid exce expenditur commiss examin agreement public author undertak concern part audit inform regard cost ascertain aid exce earmark resourc make reduc pressur undertak concern reduc financi imbal enabl continu activ aid compli object articl decis ecsc vii aid total dem million assist undertak ruhrkohl ag saarbergwerk ag sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost intend cover cost aris arisen restructur coal industri relat current product inherit liabil aid result agreement reach mine undertak feder govern state govern north rhine westphalia saar trade union repres mine industri electr gener negoti kohlerund held novemb intend cover cost cost pai social welfar benefit result pension worker reach statutori retir ag except expenditur worker lose job result restructur rationalis payment pension allow statutori system worker lose job result restructur rationalis worker entitl payment restructur suppli free coal worker lost job result restructur rationalis worker entitl suppli restructur technic financi viewpoint intend cover addit underground safeti work result restructur except intrins depreci provid result restructur industri aid cover cost expressli refer annex decis ecsc exce cost conform provis articl abovement decis commiss examin inform cost part audit ascertain aid exce earmark resourc make reduc pressur undertak concern reduc financi imbal enabl continu activ aid compli object articl decis ecsc viii commiss note germani insert regul measur need ensur aid grant decis exce differ product cost sell price charg made deliveri freeli agre contract parti light condit prevail world market undertak product unit aid tonn current product price commun coal lower coal similar qualiti countri germani care ensur aid distort competit produc discrimin coal produc coal buyer user commun decis pre empt commiss opinion restructur plan period subject decis commiss pursuant articl decis ecsc enabl commiss examin product unit receiv oper aid articl decis ecsc gener trend reduct product cost world price germani undertak notifi commiss septemb year product cost product unit concern previou year inform pursuant articl decis ecsc product unit meet condit laid articl decis ecsc germani propos commiss pursuant articl decis includ plan closur juli except social region ground plan entail gradual signific reduct capac commiss requir accord indent articl articl decis ecsc verifi aid grant current product achiev object set articl decis germani provid notif septemb level aid paid sum origin notifi annual list germani provid inform requir verifi complianc criteria laid abovement articl adopt decis articl germani authoris measur assist coal industri oper aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million commiss decis date remain sum dem million assist undertak preussag anthrazit gmbh aid reduct activ defin articl decis ecsc total dem million commiss decis date remain sum dem million assist undertak sophia jacoba gmbh aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million maintain underground labour forc bergmannsprämi aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million assist undertak ruhrkohl ag saarbergwerk ag preussag anthrazit gmbh sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million assist undertak ruhrkohl ag saarbergwerk ag sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost enabl undertak cover cost aris arisen restructur coal industri relat current product articl accord articl ecsc treati germani undertak measur gener ensur fulfil oblig aris decis germani ensur aid grant purpos expenditur cancel overestim incorrect recov payment item refer decis articl germani provid inform septemb payment made financi year forward inform pursuant articl decis ecsc articl decis address feder republ germani brussel june commiss christo papoutsi member commiss oj oj bgbl oj previou footnot