commiss decis state aid greek steel compani halyvourgia thessalia sa greek text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard commiss decis ecsc novemb establish commun rule aid steel industri articl thereof accord articl abovement decis notic interest parti submit comment letter date februari regist februari greek perman represent notifi invest aid respect steel compani halyvourgia thessalia sa law modern exist unit produc concret reinforc bar commiss decid open procedur pursuant articl decis ecsc hereinaft refer sac respect aid inform greek govern letter june commiss consid aid fell articl sac aid fall articl notifi june latest articl sac deem compat common market decemb greek govern repli letter juli notabl structur greek steelmak singl product undertak allow firm make special measur restructur commun steel industri reason point reduc potenti output compani question tantamount close plant halyvourgia thessalia submit applic greek author good time aid order ecu propos insignific compar fund approv steel firm member state articl steel aid code articl ecsc treati size propos aid believ aid infring principl competit advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest procedur nation level appropri requir invest enter budget commiss receiv observ parti member state novemb govern member state indic articl sac allow approv invest aid greec decemb invest aid decemb endors novemb perman represent member state indic support open procedur greek author notifi time novemb associ steel produc indic applic region invest aid submit expiri period aid allow term articl sac commiss longer empow author aid observ greek author letter decemb letter januari greek author gave comment observ reiter argument put forward letter juli ii invest aid aim modern exist instal produc concret reinforc iron bar type product fall ecsc treati aid caught gener prohibit state aid laid point articl ecsc treati pursuant sac aid measur deem compat common market steel articl sac appli aid intend amp environment protect closur case concern articl sac relev stipul aid grant steel undertak invest gener region aid scheme decemb deem compat common market provid aid undertak locat territori greec aid invest lead increas product capac situat decemb note articl sac stipul region invest aid meant articl sac notifi latest june deadlin set order give commiss suffici time assess propos aid measur decemb deadlin observ notif lodg commiss februari articl sac state commiss author discretionari power declar region invest aid compat common market steel decemb author decemb januari sac longer possibl declar region invest aid steel undertak greec compat common market steel word articl provid legal basi decis admit compat common market decemb aid authoriz notifi time iii argument greek govern plead favour declar aid compat common market true argument irrelev alter fact ecsc treati sac commiss adopt posit decis decemb comment member state parti endors commiss view discuss articl sac stipul region invest aid declar compat common market commiss decemb commiss posit decis notifi state aid date state aid notifi incompat common market articl sac prohibit point articl ecsc treati adopt decis articl financi assist grant greec halyvourgia thessalia sa basi law notifi commiss letter februari constitut state aid prohibit provis ecsc treati permiss decis ecsc grant articl greec inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli herewith articl decis address hellen republ brussel commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj