commiss decis januari state aid grant germani lind ag notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite procedur contact german author commiss awar exist transact involv treuhandanstalt tha successor bundesanstalt fur vereinigungsbedingt sonderaufgaben bv compani ucb chemi gmbh jcb lind ag lind transact basic concern condit carbon monoxid suppli amin product site acquir ucb leuna werk gmbh lwg privatis procedur subsequ letter date august german author inform commiss background transact aid measur involv letter date septemb commiss request inform provid letter date decemb case regist nn februari letter date march sg oj juli commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect dem million grant lind construct carbon monoxid product plant condit carbon monoxid suppli ucb letter date german author submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti ii descript measur ii recipi lind affili compani lind group worldwid conglomer subsidiari emploi worker lind group turnov dem balanc sheet total dem oper busi sector engin contract materi handl refriger engin industri gase lind headquart locat höllriegelskreuth munich compani achiev turnov dem emploi worker lind largest supplier industri gase europ industri gase gase deliv end user larg quantiti pipelin direct ga produc intermedi product product wide rang chemic medicin amp purpos ii privatis chemic product leuna saxoni anhalt tha decid sell lwg leuna base amin product oper ucb subsidiari union chimiqu belg belgian pharmaceut chemic group oper world union chimiqu belg emploi worker half work pharmaceut sector rest chemic film sector employe work belgium ucb achiev turnov dem million emploi worker amin product constitut small part leuna chemic conglomer inform provid german author sale effect open basic uncondit transpar tender procedur ucb bidder paid purchas price dem million tha assum cost aris inherit debt burden site clearanc carbon monoxid requir amin product chemic ucb made purchas condit tha undertak guarante suppli carbon monoxid tha undertook provid carbon monoxid quot market price quot agre year period provid ucb conclud contract suppli carbon monoxid produc decid build carbon monoxid product facil tha make grant dem million eventu privatis contract inform provid quot market price quot determin note time tha conclud long term suppli contract investor suppli situat chemic sector uncertain german author suppli guarante produc prepar establish locat concern tha fulfil privatis task conclud contract ucb amin product plant tha hope find investor carbon monoxid product plant hope disappoint carbon monoxid product plant restructur modernis product cost market level public author run plant annual loss dem million bv decid cancel loss make contract suppli carbon monoxid propos ucb produc carbon monoxid requir amin product accord privatis contract ucb receiv grant dem million ucb reject propos result bv forc investor investor interest take product lind establish area june agreement conclud bv lwg ucb lind suppli carbon monoxid ii agreement bv lwg ucb lind agreement lind build carbon monoxid product plant month plant incorpor lind exist facil leuna build cost dem million lind contribut dem million fund construct period lind exist facil suppli ucb carbon monoxid term agre tha ucb privatis contract agreement bv contribut dem million cost build facil german author amount consist dem million grant agre tha ucb privatis contract addit amount dem million commiss misgiv element state aid includ dem million grant award lind ag carbon monoxid product ii quot market price quot agre ucb lind decid initi procedur laid articl respect measur iii germani respons initi articl procedur letter date german author respond initi procedur specif natur carbon monoxid ga produc place consum product affect trade carbon monoxid market customari sens purchas price base current cost exist facil separ carbon monoxid plant costli lind enjoi favour treatment reason carbon monoxid plant sold belong lwg oblig call tender lind build carbon monoxid plant oblig call tender ii lind price base invest cost adequ return iii lind oblig build carbon monoxid plant interest parti question lind receiv preferenti treatment ucb receiv preferenti treatment ucb pai lind higher price carbon monoxid paid bv price event higher paid countri unit state suppli guarante precondit ucb take amin product basi guarante carbon monoxid price remain unchang period year price longer econom sustain bv lwg examin possibl produc carbon monoxid invest cost high carbon monoxid produc basi synthesi ga purifi steam reform altern lwg product utilis steam reform vicin lind previous acquir steam reform lwg lind propos bv ucb ucb carbon monoxid supplier carbon monoxid suppli ucb price price appli date agreement bv ucb lind sign june lind start oper carbon monoxid facil date review line normal practic german author letter date receiv ucb decid accept lind offer lind suppli carbon monoxid lwg product plant possibl increas product futur import consider ucb lind offer ucb contract price agre period provis control mechan typic market price exist lind invest dem million dem million provid public author dem million invest allow investitionszulag rest ad hoc grant bv invest cost relat primarili build carbon monoxid product facil iv assess measur iv relev market relev product market industri gase hydrogen oxygen nitrogen suppli pipelin vicin plant direct suppli separ market tanker cylind gener provid ga larg scale custom ga suppli plant built field activ larg scale produc activ worldwid relev geograph market commun market lind engag direct suppli industri gase product trade commun figur show competitor activ market gt tabl gt carbon monoxid highli toxic ga chemic industri amount carbon monoxid need ucb suppli pipelin direct supplier expens transport product locat purchas lind inaugur world largest industri gase centr leuna entir suppli industri gase mitteldeutsch erdoelraffineri mider leuna mider belong french miner oil group elf aquitain receiv hydrogen oxygen nitrogen lind suppli contract amount dem billion compar except cost build separ facil lind advantag posit incorpor carbon monoxid product exist hydrogen product facil link mider ucb lind custom carbon monoxid rule futur lind suppli carbon monoxid compani base industri triangl worth note buna leuna bitterfeld attract chemic invest compani establish addit ucb lind elf aquitain includ elf atochem sa rhone poulenc sa domo sa lind suppli ga reason price compani prefer sourc suppli sourc ground reliabl economi reason aid grant lind build carbon monoxid product facil capabl distort competit iv measur constitut state aid dem million grant lind iv state aid charact measur dem million grant award bv lind constitut aid mean articl ec treati enabl compani add carbon monoxid product unit exist hydrogen plant bear cost thereof fact reason prefer produc carbon monoxid place consumpt alter assess lind advantag competitor invest condit build carbon monoxid product facil aforement reason support grant sole carbon monoxid supplier leuna area direct effect produc end product carbon monoxid requir ucb amin product end product trade commun german author claim guarante suppli carbon monoxid ucb sell amin product facil argument note normal practic earli sell part integr conglomer privatis suppli situat chemic plant site uncertain guarante produc agre bui part site tha unabl fulfil privatis task guarante suppli ucb enter justifi grant state aid lind connect construct carbon monoxid product facil difficult regard award dem million grant accord privatis contract part suppli guarante ucb concern grant requir suppli guarante assum tha contract ucb entitl adequ suppli carbon monoxid grant suppli guarante invok justifi award dem million grant lind origin arrang envisag possibl parti commiss build facil receiv dem million grant purpos fact agreement gave ucb explor suppli condit advantag includ build facil question possibl german author comment initi articl procedur rightli call altern solut compani receiv support build carbon monoxid facil agreement conclud bv lwg ucb lind june regard agreement privatis contract final note german author produc concret suffici evid show compani lind agre suppli ucb assert lind interest investor iv asses compat state aid measur establish dem million grant award lind constitut state aid mean articl ec treati commiss examin measur exempt basi ec treati natur aid grant lind except invest allow dem million aid grant commiss approv scheme pursuant nation measur commiss approv notifi advanc accord articl treati aid unlaw articl ec treati aid meet criteria laid incompat common market present case derog articl ec treati applic aid pursu object list paragraph german author attempt invok derog articl ec treati list type aid consid compat common market compat determin context commun singl member state region thereof ensur common market function abid principl establish articl ec treati derog list articl ec treati constru narrowli aid scheme individu aid award scrutinis derog appli commiss establish aid market forc suffici induc recipi act achiev desir object derog articl ec treati aid intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb german economi characterist project intend promot cultur heritag conserv derog articl ec treati concern german land saxoni anhalt locat area qualifi region aid provis circumst articl ec treati commiss authoris grant rescu restructur aid firm difficulti accord commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti forc aid grant lind firm difficulti mean guidelin dem million grant constitut rescu restructur aid region aid map member state assist area member state concern maximum aid intens permit assist area initi invest job creation germani region aid map saxoni anhalt area elig articl ec treati articl aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy consid compat common market guarante effect control region aid help achiev object set articl treati point commiss set maximum popul ceil assist area member state ceil saxoni anhalt elig cost aid initi invest calcul percentag invest establish basi uniform set item expenditur standard base element invest land build plant machineri lind case standard base gt tabl gt commiss check aid grant limit regard compat common market mean derog laid articl ec treati german author provid dem million elig invest cost dem million permit aid ceil substanti overshot inform provid german govern dem million grant invest allow law investitionszulagegesetz examin commiss german author direct invest subsidi grant joint feder länder programm improv region econom structur gemeinschaftsaufgab zur verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur final german govern state invest subsidi grant bv amount dem million dem million minu dem except invest allow dem million aid question award commiss approv region aid scheme basi ad hoc decis compet author case impact aid examin context commun court justic confirm interpret hytasa judgement septemb join case spain commiss pyrsa judgement januari case spain commiss individu aid measur class region aid compat common market effect contribut long term develop area concern effect detriment common interest competit condit commun aid consid compat common market affect trade condit extent contrari common interest grant lind directli link specif invest project construct carbon monoxid product facil leuna repres percentag elig invest cost regard invest aid invest cost elig guidelin nation region aid quot guidelin quot relat initi invest aid calcul percentag invest express term standard base lind contribut financ project total project cost invest fulfil criteria laid guidelin commiss consid carbon monoxid product facil make posit contribut develop saxoni anhalt region renew improv leuna area buna bitterfeld form main industri area region invest increas effici region chemic product final commiss found overcapac carbon monoxid commun level lind carbon monoxid product easili absorb market conclud part aid examin conform cumul rule exce maximum intens elig invest cost affect trade condit extent contrari common interest deem compat articl treati view fact invest cost total dem million amount invest aid includ invest allow dem million exce amount dem commiss conclud part aid compat common market remaind aid dem cumul rule exce maximum intens elig invest cost constitut state aid incompat common market satisfi precondit derog provid articl appli iv measur relat commiss found element state aid quot market price quot paid ucb lind commiss find inform provid german govern price paid ucb lind suppli carbon monoxid base actual cost price higher price ucb agre pai lwg privatis contract german govern special characterist carbon monoxid check price correspond normal market price german author refer current price unit state price substanti lower agre ucb lwg note end oper agre price german author confirm price base product cost quot normal profit margin quot commiss obtain inform market price prove extrem difficult find reliabl data notic initi proceed commiss expressli ask parti inform matter comment receiv interest parti commiss unabl identifi element state aid transact note agre price part agreement state essenc lind suppli ucb price level receiv dem million grant construct carbon monoxid product facil conclus conclud part aid examin accord cumul rule exce region aid ceil elig invest cost affect trade condit extent contrari common interest deem compat articl ec treati remaind aid examin dem accord cumul rule exce region aid ceil elig cost constitut state aid incompat common market satisfi precondit derog provid articl ec treati appli price suppli carbon monoxid ucb commiss identifi element state aid aid deem incompat common market commiss requir member state recov recipi reason aid amount dem cumul rule exce region aid ceil elig invest cost subject decis recov aid recov accord procedur provis laid german law includ interest date unlawfulli grant actual recoveri calcul basi refer rate calcul net grant equival region aid germani accord case law court justic european commun aforement provis appli aid recov difficulti procedur natur aris appli measur affect legal valid adopt decis articl aid grant lind ag germani form grant construct carbon monoxid product facil leuna saxoni anhalt compat common market portion accord cumul rule exce ceil laid nation region aid saxoni anhalt articl aid grant lind ag germani form grant construct carbon monoxid product facil leuna saxoni anhalt incompat common market articl ec treati portion accord cumul rule exce ceil laid nation region aid saxoni anhalt articl germani measur recov recipi aid refer articl unlawfulli made recipi recoveri effect accord procedur provis nation law aid recov includ interest date made recipi date recoveri interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl germani inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address feder republ germani brussel januari commiss mario monti member commiss oj decis decis case nn nn germani treuhand commiss recognis uniqu unpreced background tha activ connect transit central plan market economi accept elimin ecolog damag caus juli constitut state aid decis prejudic aid grant connect privatis agreement april recent report price unit state dem nm european chemic new march pp exact figur confidenti exact figur confidenti exact figur confidenti exact figur confidenti exact figur confidenti exact figur confidenti intra commun trade industri gase nace eur eurostat oj invest allow law investitionszulagegesetz measur law qualifi region invest aid articl ec treati approv commiss aid scheme ecr ecr oj footnot point guidelin point guidelin nation region aid state aid intens ceil appli total aid assist grant concurr region scheme ii aid local region nation commun sourc footnot exact figur confidenti industri ga price member state differ prevail unit state price germani high commun standard accord gener legal principl agreement remain valid long chang basic condit expect exist conclud rebu sic stantibu agre price influenc grant amount reason expect lind renegoti price order account chang econom financi assumpt quot normal profit margin quot mention german author result oblig repai amount aid found incompat commiss commun novemb oj judgement court justic case commiss germani ecr case deufil gmbh kg commiss ecr letter commiss member state sg march judgment court justic case belgium commiss ecr judgment court justic case belgium commiss ecr point