commiss decis april state aid austria plan implement favour voest alpin stahl linz gmbh notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof read conjunct protocol regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid steel industri call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite procedur letter date april austria notifi commiss aid environment protect voest alpin stahl linz gmbh extens wastewat treatment instal letter date commiss inform austria decid initi procedur laid articl decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid steel industri hereinaft refer quot steel aid code quot respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti austria present comment letter date june chang initi notif reduc aid elig invest cost letter date februari ii detail descript aid voest alpin stahl linz gmbh integr steel compani produc crude steel hot roll sheet oper hot roll mill annual product million tonn roll mill compris reheat furnac strip cool instal entir roll process involv water compani danub water contamin solid machin oil discharg back river novemb standard pollut wastewat steel compani enter forc austria exist instal voest alpin stahl linz gmbh qualifi transit period year novemb compani decid bring instal line standard deadlin appli austrian author aid view signific extens water purif system decis open procedur commiss express doubt project elig environment aid view ag instal date clear time invest carri pure order meet higher environment standard case equip obsolet situat clarifi context procedur exist water treatment rudimentari consist sediment basin filter water dump danub instal remain place signific addit made separ instal receiv water exist sediment basin water separ oil solid water proce newli instal filter part reus cool purpos roll mill process part discharg undergo treatment sand gravel bed reach danub solid oil dispos inciner compani blast furnac austrian author propos grant aid at million eur million equival project elig cost amount at million eur million total iii comment austria comment austria explain natur invest repres comparison initi water treatment facil facil remain unchang deem limit wastewat pollut import compon origin facil sediment basin remain place integr water purif instal austria amend notif level aid reduc invest cost oppos origin iv assess aid voest alpin stahl linz gmbh undertak mean articl ecsc treati subject rule steel aid code measur notifi austria constitut aid mean articl thereof articl possibl environment aid deem compat common market compli commun guidelin state aid environment protect hereinaft refer quot guidelin quot criteria applic ecsc steel industri outlin annex steel aid code guidelin provid gener rule elig cost strictli confin addit invest environment target met aid invest compli mandatori standard involv adapt plant equip meet environment standard authoris level gross elig cost aid grant respect instal oper year standard enter forc annex steel aid code reaffirm rule requir reason invest assess essenti invest carri econom ground result ag exist plant equip elig aid exist plant signific life left invest elig environment standard wastewat steel compani austria publish novemb enter forc novemb exist instal voest alpin stahl linz gmbh qualifi transit period year end novemb order compli standard voest alpin stahl linz gmbh carri notifi invest entail import benefit environ discharg solid open water reduc discharg oil initi assess commiss rais doubt elig invest environment aid steel aid code basi pre exist instal date question invest event remain life pre exist instal amount time invest basi inform provid austrian author connect procedur doubt rais commiss clear instal date replac product environment reason wastewat pollut standard chang continu oper time limit invest carri pure system meet environment protect standard wastewat main element system basin integr system commiss conclud invest carri pure environment reason view meet standard conclus light consider commiss conclud initi doubt clear subsidi invest cost propos austrian author meet criteria environment aid firm compli environment standard laid guidelin annex steel aid code adopt decis articl aid austria plan implement favour voest alpin stahl linz gmbh amount at million eur million repres total elig invest cost at million eur million compat common market articl decis address republ austria brussel april commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj footnot oj point guidelin point guidelin