commiss decis januari state aid implement germani pollmeier gmbh malchow 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 call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur seri complaint relat state aid grant compani pollmeier group commiss request germani provid inform examin measur question compat common market measur relat state aid grant pollmeier gmbh malchow pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz construct sawmil malchow mecklenburg western pomerania sawmil kässlitz thuringia inform provid germani incomplet insuffici allai commiss doubt measur grant accord previous authoris scheme pursuant articl council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati line judgment court justic european commun octob case commiss request germani letter date april provid inform assess aid measur grant pollmeier gmbh malchow pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz fell scheme previous approv commiss letter date receiv annex receiv separ june final supplementari letter date august receiv august germani provid request inform basi commiss decid beneficiari measur view sme mean commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris sme commun guidelin commiss recommend april definit small medium size enterpris recommend entitl receiv maximum permiss aid intens gross assist area project locat commiss inform germani letter date march decid initi procedur provid articl ec treati respect aid time requir provis inform accord articl council regul ec germani respond initi proceed request provis inform letter date commiss decis initi proceed publish offici journal european commun time commiss call interest parti submit comment comment commiss receiv interest parti forward germani submit comment regard letter date august descript aid beneficiari develop pollmeier group pollmeier gmbh malchow legal person grant aid compani pollmeier group form mid ralf pollmeier rietberg north rhine westphalia pollmeier group suppli german european asian furnitur market edg glu panel plant germani unit state compani pollmeier group pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg form activ process german edg glu panel furnitur industri pollmeier group develop strongli start ralf pollmeier decid set hardwood sawmil creuzburg thuringia quot pollmeier massivholz gmbh amp kg quot malchow mecklenburg western pomerania quot pollmeier gmbh malchow quot ralf pollmeier decid focu activ oper sawmil relinquish entrepreneuri manag downstream wood process busi juli compani form ralf pollmeier pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg sold asset liabil hold hardwood sawmil newli form compani pollmeier leimholz gmbh quot pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg quot chang quot pollmeier massivholz gmbh quot compani todai manag central function sawmil centralis round timber purchas centralis sale personnel manag account legal structur individu sawmil compani reorganis pollmeier massivholz gmbh amp kg renam quot pollmeier creuzburg gmbh amp kg quot pollmeier gmbh malchow renam quot pollmeier malchow gmbh amp kg quot sawmil establish kässlitz quot pollmeier kässlitz gmbh amp kg quot stock purpos compani form quot pollmeier support gmbh amp kg quot compani likewis form pollmeier duisburg gmbh amp kg busi activ compani belong pollmeier massivholz gmbh manag compani belong pollmeier massivholz gmbh pollmeier support gmbh amp kg busi mechan engin compani bankruptci chang quot hans sägewerkstechnik gmbh amp kg quot addit compani ralf pollmeier form compani wind exist contract quot jh maschinenbau gmbh quot ralf pollmeier hold share compani diagram illustr structur develop pollmeier group gt pic file quot en tif quot gt gt pic file quot en tif quot gt gt pic file quot en tif quot gt gt pic file quot en tif quot gt group compani respect sharehold pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg north rhine westphalia chang juli quot pollmeier massivholz gmbh creuzburg quot thuringia gt tabl gt pollmeier massivholz gmbh amp kg creuzburg thuringia quot pollmeier creuzburg gmbh amp kg creuzburg quot gt tabl gt pollmeier gmbh malchow mecklenburg western pomerania quot pollmeier malchow gmbh amp kg malchow quot gt tabl gt pollmeier kässlitz gmbh amp kg kässlitz thuringia gt tabl gt pollmeier duisburg gmbh amp kg duisburg gt tabl gt pollmeier support gmbh amp kg rietberg quot hans sägewerkstechnik gmbh amp kg mesched quot gt tabl gt jh maschinenbau gmbh gt tabl gt pollmeier leimholz gmbh rietberg north rhine westphalia gt tabl gt inland wood specialti lp spokan unit state america gt tabl gt econom integr individu group enterpris web site pollmeier group group compani includ unit state base inland wood specialti lp iw quot product site quot activ group suppli german european asian furnitur industri top qualiti edg glu panel plant germani unit state america iw product distribut europ juli pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg basi commerci agenc agreement pollmeier leimholz gmbh rietberg prior june compani pollmeier group control directli indirectli ralf pollmeier pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg activ market control person compani enjoi econom autonomi view form singl econom unit pollmeier gmbh malchow consid separ june june ralf pollmeier sold share iw sister dori tegelkamp john gottwald date held iw share iw product site pollmeier group product distribut juli pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg measur measur pollmeier gmbh malchow ministri econom affair land mecklenburg western pomerania decid septemb grant pollmeier gmbh malchow invest aid construct sawmil malchow outlin plan approv commiss joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur hereinaft outlin plan decis modifi sawmil locat assist area cover articl ec treati grant amount maximum dem eur correspond gross elig invest cost dem million eur million germani aid grant conting creation job invest project commenc june conclud pursuant invest allow law supplementari invest allow dem million eur million grant gross elig invest cost januari pollmeier gmbh malchow receiv loan assist erp resourc ikb deutsch industriebank ag north rhine westphalia branch amount dem million eur million interest rate interest subsidi correspond aid element gross aid intens measur recit gross juli pollmeier gmbh malchow request aid amount dem million eur million invest addit facil wood process refin sawmil product total dem million eur million germani emphasis decis made grant invest aid decid applic outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme plan correspond aid intens gross appli grant supplementari invest allow amount dem million eur million correspond aid intens gross germani decid applic confirm respons initi proceed aid intens measur amount gross invest project began januari complet januari link creation job measur pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz decis april germani decid grant pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz outlin plan invest aid amount dem million eur million elig invest cost dem million eur million financ plan foresaw invest allow invest allow law amount dem eur million correspond plan gross aid intens aid intens abovement measur amount gross purpos measur creat sawmil wood process capac kässlitz hellingen site locat assist area cover articl ec treati germani grant aid link creation job traine place invest period decemb novemb repli initi proceed germani inform commiss pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz grant aid firm withdrawn applic decis grant invest aid revok ground initi procedur commiss harbour doubt aid recipi consid sme aid cover approv aid scheme inform submit germani respons order provid inform doubt allai order entitl grant aid gross aid intens pollmeier gmbh malchow pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz genuin sme fulfil criteria set commun guidelin region aid scheme state aid grant grant approv subject condit inter alia beneficiari fulfil definit sme set recommend commun guidelin issu stake legal compani aid measur grant consid isol beneficiari respect aid measur issu compani form independ econom unit beneficiari enterpris includ compani belong pollmeier group case quot singl econom unit quot mean case law concern doubt relat relat sawmil compani inland wood specialti unit state america degre integr compani compani directli indirectli relat person ralf pollmeier compani extent enterpris recipi grant aid defin commiss assess beneficiari aid compli definit sme incomplet inform provid germani compani belong pollmeier group commiss conclus rule sme statu beneficiari aid grant pollmeier gmbh malchow pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz cover region aid scheme previous approv commiss lai part approv scheme view aid commiss doubt compat entir aid packag common market reason commiss decid initi proceed articl ec treati order provis inform pursuant articl regul ec comment interest parti initi proceed commiss receiv comment nation associ repres sawmil wood industri pollmeier gmbh malchow pollmeier malchow gmbh amp kg associ german sawmil wood industri inform commiss build permit kässlitz mill issu juli point sharehold unit state compani inland wood specialti lp spokan includ sister brother ralf pollmeier associ state expans invest dem million account commiss addit aid measur grant project final mention forestri administr pollmeier pai beechwood purchas länder guarante land thuringia beneficiari pollmeier gmbh malchow commiss comment firm refer ground construct malchow sawmil aim reviv german sawmil industri comment summaris pollmeier sawmil effect sawmil europ pollmeier product compet exclus import unit state pollmeier sawmil product export countri invest carri pollmeier group substanti region impact mill process exclus decidu tree beechwood sawmil europ work latest american comput control cut technolog compet sawmil europ technolog pollmeier sawmil process wood qualiti optim fashion cover segment qualiti spectrum consist product qualiti product pollmeier gmbh malchow emphasis posit effect firm sawmil upstream raw materi market commiss statement supplier state market beechwood develop significantli pollmeier sawmil constitut steadi buyer larg quantiti beechwood demand categori beechwood increas substanti pollmeier sawmil prepar purchas lower qualiti wood buyer search higher qualiti wood consequ forestri administr increasingli financ autonom depend public resourc pollmeier sawmil impact buyer market sawmil europ offer buyer wide select wood qualiti offer european furnitur industri altern american product opportun save transport cost reinforc competit european furnitur industri final pollmeier gmbh malchow emphasis group sawmil compet european sawmil activ limit sale opportun european sawmil comment germani germani respond initi proceed letter date provid commiss request inform respons initi proceed germani initi inform commiss pollmeier gmbh malchow receiv state aid decis grant aid pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz revok decis made aid expans oper pollmeier gmbh malchow germani provid detail explan develop pollmeier group construct wood process plant edg glu wood rietberg group reorient sawmil germani provid detail inform german beechwood market heavi competit unit state plant explain ground reorient sawmil germani provid inform econom relev creuzburg malchow sawmil turnov pollmeier sawmil germani argu pollmeier sawmil compet european sawmil exclus sawmil unit state product expens european competitor creation enabl region structur problem develop posit germani provid descript corpor structur pollmeier group includ relev financi figur issu sme statu pollmeier gmbh malchow germani state enterpris met condit set definit sme germani argument assess sme statu pollmeier gmbh malchow examin parent compani pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg met sme criteria pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg hold major share pollmeier gmbh malchow pollmeier massivholz gmbh amp kg relev financi figur compani cumul figur show pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg met sme criteria period pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg belong natur person meet independ criterion definit sme germani take view data american firm inland wood specialti spokan unit state america iw cumul pollmeier compani connect compani grant aid pollmeier gmbh malchow iw consist natur person ralf pollmeier sme criteria applic natur person connect mean articl annex recommend exist germani add case iw data cumul branch refer year consider enterpris sme statu final decis land mecklenburg western pomerania grant aid made june ralf pollmeier sold share iw hold iw share result hold iw data cumul germani argu view refer year principl appli sale corpor share made approv account period prior decis grant aid consider appli articl annex recommend germani argument principl result articl council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak amend regul ec recit commiss notic calcul turnov council regul eec control concentr undertak confirm interpret articl regul eec found judgment court instanc march case air franc commiss air franc judgment germani argu principl adopt data turnov balanc sheet total number employe approv account period present case sale major share iw ralf pollmeier consider place decis grant aid iw data cumul pollmeier compani fact sharehold iw belong famili germani serv proof ralf pollmeier control iw argument contradict mean sme rule germani conclud pollmeier gmbh malchow sme grant aid cover approv aid scheme germani state respons comment parti associ german sawmil wood industri aid grant project kässlitz guarante mention associ repres normal busi practic wood buyer provid bank guarante amount purchas price stipul gener term condit sale payment guarante grant buyer compani bank germani confirm guarante grant land guarante programm assess proceed initi germani confirm pollmeier gmbh amp kg kässlitz grant aid aid request pollmeier gmbh malchow expand product rang wood process refin sawmil product approv inform provid german author likewis constitut part subject decis project notifi cover decis germani aid pollmeier gmbh malchow grant approv aid scheme aid grant pollmeier gmbh malchow construct sawmil malchow correspond total aid intens gross allegedli grant region scheme previous approv commiss pursuant articl ec treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good incompat common market affect trade member state aid pollmeier gmbh malchow grant state resourc measur distort threaten distort competit grant undertak produc good grant undertak advantag competitor trade member state affect product sector pollmeier activ extend commun germani disput measur grant undertak natur aid comment proceed initi pollmeier gmbh malchow argu compet european sawmil commiss note pollmeier product larg compet unit state sawmil aid grant pollmeier gmbh malchow distort threaten distort competit commun mill initi treatment wood sector engag commun signific product austria finland sweden countri highli activ commun export market compet pollmeier gmbh malchow commiss note measur grant disadvantag region cover articl ec treati commiss note maximum permiss gross aid intens programm applic region larg enterpris sme percentag ceil appli total aid grant aid grant concurr region scheme local region nation commun resourc view gross intens measur aid grant pollmeier gmbh malchow presuppos recipi firm met sme criteria defin applic commun guidelin recommend programm approv definit sme small medium size enterpris sme defin enterpris fewer employe annual turnov exceed eur million annual balanc sheet total exceed eur million conform independ criterion pursuant articl annex recommend independ enterpris enterpris own capit vote right enterpris jointli enterpris fall definit sme small enterpris context commiss recal polici small medium size enterpris aim aid sme target incent overcom seri handicap explain point commun guidelin main handicap difficulti obtain capit credit access inform notabl technolog potenti market fact introduct regulatori arrang entail higher cost sme support sme increas aid permiss justifi contribut enterpris make achiev goal sought gener interest necess offer light posit role compens handicap overcom ensur benefit fact grant enterpris suffer handicap sme definit circumscrib small medium size enterpris enterpris gener desir posit extern overcom abovement handicap encompass term definit includ larger compani necessarili produc posit extern effect contend handicap typic face sme aid grant compani liabl lead distort competit intra commun trade principl state recit recommend read quot fairli strict criteria laid defin sme measur aim genuin benefit enterpris size repres handicap quot commiss stress ensur circumvent independ criterion avoid order ensur genuin sme includ commun guidelin legal arrang sme form econom group stronger individu sme elimin statu aid beneficiari articl ec treati refer concept undertak defin beneficiari aid confirm court justic concept undertak limit distinct legal entiti encompass group compani purpos competit law undertak equat quot econom unit quot examin factor distribut share ident manag director degre econom integr recommend determin undertak benefit aid sme refer year approv account period articl annex recommend state enterpris exce fall employe threshold financi ceil final balanc sheet date acquir lose statu quot sme quot phenomenon repeat consecut financi year origin alloc decis invest aid made commiss assum initi proceed view year aid grant view refer year applic definit sme germani argu year grant alloc decis substanti amend posit contradict principl assert germani case amend alloc decis legal constitut decis amend serv adapt amount aid aid grant project consid commiss opinion view year grant refer data beneficiari number employe financi data financi year preced decis grant aid relev data compani pollmeier group reveal pictur gt tabl gt commiss opinion contrari germani comment iw unit state base compani consid defin beneficiari beneficiari enterpris consist pollmeier gmbh holzverarbeitungsbetrieb rietberg pollmeier massivholz gmbh amp kg creuzburg iw compani directli indirectli control ralf pollmeier engag parallel econom activ conclud econom integr compani form independ econom unit degre econom integr suffici high conclud iw form econom unit european pollmeier sawmil consid evid beneficiari sme cumul number employe cumul annual turnov eur million exceed sme threshold beneficiari employe annual turnov eur million balanc sheet total eur million data beneficiari exceed sme threshold beneficiari exceed sme threshold consecut financi year commiss accept germani argument year grant refer year financi year preced decis grant aid relev data compani pollmeier group reveal pictur gt tabl gt consid number employe financi data beneficiari data compani pollmeier group cumul beneficiari employe annual turnov eur million balanc sheet total eur million data beneficiari exce threshold stipul definit sme pollmeier gmbh malchow form june structur group chang ralf pollmeier sold share iw held iw share restrict european compani includ pollmeier gmbh malchow add employe financi data iw total employe turnov eur million balanc sheet total eur million result beneficiari beneficiari fallen threshold definit sme articl annex recommend expressli state quot final balanc sheet date enterpris exce fall employe threshold financi ceil result acquir lose statu sme phenomenon repeat consecut financi year quot final balanc sheet date beneficiari threshold employe turnov balanc sheet total phenomenon repeat consecut financi year enterpris figur applic employe threshold financi ceil beneficiari qualifi sme sme threshold exceed preced year cumul workforc amount cumul turnov eur million beneficiari possess sme statu acquir statu beneficiari larg compani aid grant germani argu chang ownership iw occur june account appli definit sme chang made aid grant germani invok air franc judgment articl regul eec lai principl calcul turnov purpos merger control commiss deem air franc judgment irrelev assess present aid judgment relat sale corpor divis actual merger present case concern sale asset chang sharehold structur germani argument relev consid number employe financi data beneficiari defin sawmil pollmeier group recommend stipul compani acquir lose statu sme threshold exceed fallen consecut year clear beneficiari sme threshold prior june fact account review sme statu beneficiari requir accord articl annex recommend time aid grant data beneficiari enterpris fallen sme threshold year commiss conclud aid beneficiari formal compli sme definit suffer handicap sme chang ownership iw occur june dai applic invest aid submit pollmeier gmbh malchow larg portion share ralf pollmeier iw sold ralf pollmeier sister john gottwald member pollmeier famili share iw possess ralf pollmeier member famili brother sister juli ralf pollmeier sister dori tegelkamp held newli form pollmeier leimholz gmbh rietberg commiss doubt chang ownership motiv purpos circumvent sme definit recit recommend quot rule legal entiti compos sme form group actual econom power greater sme quot commiss task ensur commun law present case definit sme circumv case germani beneficiari present justif chang ownership structur pollmeier group appar purpos restructur assur pollmeier gmbh malchow enjoi advantag grant sme offset specif handicap link size structur pollmeier group link sharehold pollmeier compani econom link entiti group impress group suffer typic handicap sme refer commun guidelin pollmeier gmbh malchow benefit market presenc compani pollmeier group technolog exist sawmil overcom technolog distribut obstacl entri relev market commiss opinion beneficiari structur sme appear suffer handicap typic sme reinforc commiss conclus aid beneficiari sme defin recommend compat aid aid provid pollmeier gmbh malchow aid intens allegedli grant basi approv aid scheme invest mecklenburg western pomerania framework plan maximum aid intens larg compani sme aid intens correspond threshold region aid german region aid map applic time aid grant aid beneficiari larg compani aid grant compli condit scheme aid amount exist aid remain view aid aid grant commiss approv illeg aid grant invest mecklenburg western pomerania region assist area articl ec treati accord point guidelin nation region aid hereinaft region guidelin guidelin appli region aid grant sector economi sector special rule appli manufactur wood panel cover special rule aid question assess accord provis region guidelin region guidelin derog incompat principl establish articl ec treati grant respect region aid reason equilibrium guarante result distort competit advantag aid term develop favour region region guidelin state individu ad hoc payment made privat firm major impact competit relev market effect region develop limit ad hoc aid nonetheless view compat provid exce region aid threshold approv commiss aid amount eur repres addit aid intens ceil region aid larg compani land mecklenburg western pomerania provid german region aid map abovement reason beneficiari sme mean commun guidelin commiss regul ec januari applic articl ec treati state aid small medium size enterpris aid ceil authoris commiss determin due regard natur intens region problem address grant addit aid intens justifi region problem germani ground compat aid appli present case exempt articl ec treati applic present case aid social charact grant individu consum serv make good damag caus natur disast except occurr grant economi area feder republ germani affect divis germani exempt articl ec treati applic project repres import project common european interest exempt articl ec treati develop econom activ concern likewis applic aid intend facilit develop econom activ provis requir aid quot advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest quot commiss opinion condit met main effect aid fact promot competit beneficiari product segment consider intern competit exempt articl ec treati likewis applic aid serv promot cultur heritag conserv addit aid intens fulfil criteria requir order consid compat common market recov beneficiari conclus commiss take revoc decis grant aid pollmeier amp kg kässlitz commiss find germani unlawfulli implement aid eur pollmeier gmbh malchow breach articl ec treati due regard consider commiss conclud aid question fulfil criteria requir order consid compat common market adopt decis articl state aid germani implement pollmeier gmbh malchow amount eur incompat common market articl germani measur recov beneficiari aid refer articl unlawfulli made beneficiari recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law provid effect execut decis aid recov includ interest date dispos beneficiari 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 oj itali commiss ecr oj oj footnot oj sg pursuant articl regul ec judgment case itali commiss ecr judgment court justic case intermil commiss ecr oj revis version oj oj oj ecr ii framework plan invest allow law erp resourc definit sme articl annex recommend judgment case intermil commiss ecr posit germani case state aid klausner nordic timber gmbh amp kg state aid solar tech sprl commiss decis state aid approv decis commiss decemb oj oj oj