commiss decis octob aid grant french state audiovisu product compani société français de product french 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 notic submit comment accord abovement articl aid concern decis relat aid ff million grant société français de product sfp period ff million paid ff million ad februari descript ii competitor claim suffer low price charg sfp result aid lodg complaint commiss april commiss wrote french author june request inform meet commiss repres septemb french author repli letter date octob commiss question compat aid common market commiss doubt persist ground exempt aid articl addit adequ restructur plan compani submit commiss doubt led commiss initi proceed articl ec treati decis novemb decis commun french govern letter decemb letter invit french govern submit comment commiss doubt compat aid present complet realist restructur plan undertak public financ suppli sfp commiss prior permiss letter publish offici journal refer footnot letter french govern undertook grant aid commiss approv decemb french author submit comment letter date januari comment member state interest parti receiv commiss initi proceed subsequ meet commiss repres french author held decemb februari discuss measur french author plan sfp stress restructur plan intent french govern privat sfp time restructur compani meet februari french deleg produc sfp actual financi situat privat prospect confirm sfp problemat financi situat annual loss ff million continu financi aid restructur meet preced meet decemb french author inform commiss repres capit inject order meet sfp financi letter french govern februari formal announc aid ff million commiss extend proceed includ amount decis commun french govern letter june letter publish offici journal refer footnot timet present french author meet held februari parliament vote privat law april transfer ownership place end june begin juli french author thought present restructur plan immedi parliament adopt privat law april addit detail privat sfp provid letter french author commiss februari month pass initi proceed commiss repres remind french author occas oblig present restructur plan inform meet februari wait longer end april submiss restructur plan neg decis deadlin pass month ago plan submit commiss fax french govern commiss juli progress restructur conclud plan readi end septemb letter date august french author provid inform offer sfp offer propos bidder reorgan sfp french author french govern intend accept bid consider propos regard restructur plan iii aid concern context develop audiovisu market franc nation radio televis broadcast compani ortf split televis product newli establish compani sfp broadcast organ sfp continu enjoi protect posit french audiovisu market moment sfp control french state sfp consist hold compani oper subsidiari studio video product hold compani staff set suppli servic legal advic staff manag divis studio subsidiari wholli own subsidiari rang servic product show game advertis televis compris depart situat end show game advertis staff liais custom film staff suppli televis compani film crew film equip set staff produc set televis programm fix set made produc broadcast product televis show manag oper function servic staff depart coordin skill requir product provid gener servic studio franc costum staff costum televis film product video subsidiari special broadcast larg sport event requir larg fix mobil film capac film work studio subsidiari compris depart equip staff figur suppli film crew film equip post product video staff figur edit video work subsidiari product staff figur produc programm televis channel cinema movi depart cinema product iv free competit introduc audiovisu product sfp oper competit environ lost turnov financi difficulti result drastic cut staf employe end turnov ff million loss made offset state public sharehold total amount public aid grant ff billion period initi aid oper involv payment total ff million oper carri result payment addit ff million give total ff million ecu million commiss approv aid decis februari decis march french author state decis adopt aid oper declar french author continu provid financi support compani notwithstand optimist forecast regularli made situat prove incap adapt suffici competit led aid oper state grant compani ff million ff million total ff million ecu million commiss initi proceed respect aid decis novemb fourth recent aid oper amount ff million ecu million announc french author februari commiss extend proceed includ aid decis total aid compani period includ recent aid oper stand ff million ecu million aid oper carri argu french author compani regain financi equilibrium basi restructur plan year approv sfp sharehold june plan base firstli hypothesi sfp restor posit market increas turnov measur intend reorgan compani reduc fix cost staff cutback sale part fix asset seek partner activ aid oper result achiev plan disappoint turnov develop expect lower expect demand servic provid sfp staff cutback implement suffici sale fix asset partnership achiev restructur plan submit provid continu effort achiev reorgan reduct fix cost renegoti staff work condit includ head conclus partnership return financi health promis french author aid oper order compani honour debt servic meet cost lai off coverag cash flow lack delai sale fix asset french govern predict financi equilibrium restor end adjust effort requir compani slow produc result staff level salari high reduc search partner prove fruitless problem solv reorgan press report suggest sfp made loss ff million turnov ff million commiss decis march aid oper aid examin paid clear breach undertak french state aid oper posit french govern vi french govern believ aid compat ground restructur measur undertaken measur compris action pursu object commiss author previou aid aid paid serv offset sfp high cost enabl artifici undercut market price audiovisu product market linguist reason nation market sfp oper french market competitor french compani opinion french author aid affect trade member state assess vii financi aid decid paid prior notif commiss illeg commiss address question financi contribut provid state constitut aid mean articl treati grant member state state resourc distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state aid qualifi derog provid articl articl financi contribut paid french state sole benefit société français de product sfp exclus compani favour enterpris compar competitor privat investor agre fourth financi intervent firm prospect profit context irrelev contribut public sharehold form grant share capit oper capit inject case note predict compani recov rapidli compani continu show deficit previou aid oper sign improv restructur measur refer french govern point suffici public sector collect wage agreement longer appli present sfp competit wage cost structur doubt wage agreement conclud attempt find partner activ prove difficult expect proper restructur plan commiss ask proceed initi submit french author measur propos implement suffici ensur compani viabil aid amount oper aid author viii commiss consid aid affect trade member state mean articl french govern limit part sfp product video product intend intern competit market alter fact financi aid place sfp posit market servic member state state parti eea agreement aid make difficult servic provid foreign audiovisu compani penetr french market born mind european market televis film product exist take form product european produc broadcast audiovisu product countri countri product case french market french govern pursu activ polici dissemin french product countri cultur linguist divers plai part market partit european film find market nation frontier substanti support grant sfp help reinforc partit aid reduc scope product member state sold franc aid regard caught articl treati analysi affect argument financi contribut serv cover oper cost due price abnorm low lower market price evid french govern case fact remain acknowledg french author purpos aid maintain market cost ineffici supplier ill adapt competit aid enabl artifici maintain activ market share employ level detriment player market public servic oblig relat promot cultur conserv cultur heritag possibl justifi state support adduc respect servic provid sfp ix derog provid articl articl relev case commiss examin aid elig derog provid articl aid intend ensur sfp surviv commiss adopt guidelin set condit govern applic articl derog aid firm difficulti guidelin number criteria aid fulfil aid link restructur recoveri programm submit relev detail commiss capabl restor long term viabil health firm reason period measur propos distort competit line common interest effect recipi market posit offset distort effect competit reason extent aid limit strict minimum requir commiss ask adequ reorgan plan decis novemb initi proceed respect aid oper decis french author submit januari februari august sfp situat reorgan effort undertaken examin order assess suffici inform regard requir restructur plan repeat french govern previous commun commiss respect aid oper januari describ compani poor financi situat reduc staff review work condit sell part fix asset establish partnership transfer activ present credibl argument suggest compani satisfactorili carri measur measur suffici contribut viabil firm distort competit aid confin strict minimum requir consid requir restructur plan februari present french author restructur plan sfp current financi situat discuss consider privat sfp staff cost excess turnov control explain financi equilibrium januari document predict achiev illustr fact measur envisag implement restructur plan accompani bid parti interest compani letter august french author transmit inform offer sfp offer propos bidder reorgan sfp french author french govern intend accept bid consider propos regard restructur plan conclus month pass initi proceed commiss repres remind french author occas oblig present restructur plan plan forthcom express meet februari commiss wait longer end april submiss restructur plan neg decis deadlin pass month ago plan submit commiss adequ restructur plan loss make situat persist aid rank oper aid point vii aid allow articl aid facilit develop econom activ econom area conclud aid intend ensur surviv sfp natur oper aid factor put forward french govern permit view purpos aid promot cultur heritag conserv mean articl addit ow neg effect partit european market factor commiss main handicap european film televis programm industri aid contribut commun object develop competit european industri world market find reinforc fact aid restor sfp viabil articl provid basi author aid sfp consequ grant aid declin sfp situat benefit competit french compani provid basi invok articl conclus aid incompat common market ground appli derog provid articl french govern notifi aid measur advanc commiss submit comment implement grant payment aid prior notif constitut infring articl treati aid ff million illeg incompat paid back recipi adopt decis articl aid ff million grant french author period sfp illeg award breach procedur provid articl aid incompat common market articl french govern recov sfp amount ff million refer articl interest cover period date illeg aid grant date repay interest rate refer interest rate franc commiss assess aid element region invest aid articl french govern inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address french republ brussel octob commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj confidenti strategi option strengthen european programm industri context audiovisu polici european union green paper final april commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti oj