commiss decis novemb rule financi measur unit kingdom respect coal industri financi year english text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid coal industri articl thereof letter date septemb unit kingdom notifi commiss pursuant articl decis ecsc financi measur intend respect coal industri financi year letter date septemb unit kingdom addit inform request commiss accord decis ecsc commiss give rule financi measur aid exceed million financi year million financi year coal author public sector bodi cover liabil environment physic damag caus product activ coal industri privat british coal corpor aid exceed million financi year cover compens worker worker british coal corpor hear loss part employ corpor fall march date privat corpor aid exceed million cover compens industri injuri damag health suffer worker worker british coal corpor part employ corpor fall date privat corpor aid exceed million financi year concessionari fuel entitl coal smokeless fuel case cash lieu british coal corpor worker retir made redund result restructur ration modern coal industri unit kingdom depend part employ corpor fall march date privat corpor aid exceed million financi year contribut pension scheme british coal corpor worker includ worker grant earli retir result restructur ration modern coal industri unit kingdom aid exceed million financi year million financi year british coal corpor cover except social welfar payment respect worker made redund transfer product unit result restructur ration modern coal industri unit kingdom aid exceed million financi year british coal corpor cover cost aris residu activ prior dissolut corpor privat financi measur financi year british coal corpor reflect heavi burden restructur cost fund loan fall corpor asset recent year exceed differ loan balanc sheet end financi year expect approxim million eventu proce sale region coal compani mine care mainten financi measur unit kingdom intend fall scope articl decis ecsc commiss give rule pursuant articl decis measur compli object implement criteria set decis compat proper function common market ii decis ecsc commiss approv modern ration restructur plan notifi unit kingdom compli gener object specif criteria object set decis ecsc prioriti object set plan notifi make unit kingdom coal industri fulli competit world market privat british coal corpor futur year unit kingdom coal industri undergon extens restructur ration modern phase restructur number underground mine oper british coal corpor cut march march workforc reduc miner aid financi restructur corpor author commiss decis ecsc ecsc lack market british coal commun made start phase restructur end result septemb number underground mine oper british coal corpor fallen workforc juli coal industri act receiv royal assent act defin legal framework british coal industri enabl british coal fulli privat british coal corpor mine activ split sold maximum region coal compani mine coal resourc need ensur continu successor compani activ addit mine recent mothbal offer sale coal industri act establish public sector bodi design coal author confer right unwork coal coal mine unit kingdom own hitherto british coal corpor respons environment impact intens coalmin pursu unit kingdom year coal author engag commerci mine activ mine oper leas properti interest coal mine hold oper licenc futur grant coal author iii aid unit kingdom intend grant coal author cover liabil environment physic damag caus underground product activ privat british coal corpor transfer author part liabil exceed million financi year million financi year damag caus surfac subsid liabil exceed million financi year million financi year includ rehabilit abandon mine site tip methan vent water pump work successor compani assum respons oblig connect work resourc mine transfer oper licenc grant successor compani defin area respons compani liabl subsid claim privat coal author respons subsid damag area damag result past mine activ abandon zone work relat current product aid design cover cost aris arisen modern ration restructur coal industri relat current product inherit liabil accord articl decis ecsc aid explicitli mention annex decis addit underground safeti work result restructur mine damag provid caus zone work previous servic residu cost result contribut bodi respons water suppli remov wast water consid compat common market provid amount paid exce cost iv aid exceed million cover compens worker worker british coal corpor financi year design cover payment hear loss industri injuri damag health employ corpor privat unit kingdom govern assum respons liabil date privat successor compani assum liabil relat hear loss industri injuri damag health suffer worker emploi part employ fall privat compens worker worker british coal corpor hear loss aris employ march privat corpor unit kingdom propos pai aid exceed million financi year compens hear loss aris employ prior march commiss decis ecsc author unit kingdom grant aid total million british coal corpor constitut provis cover commiss take note fact financi year depart trade industri replac british coal corpor anticip dissolut payment aid direct beneficiari compens worker worker british coal corpor industri injuri damag health suffer employ privat corpor unit kingdom propos pai aid exceed million financi year financi measur compens worker made redund retir transfer successor compani aid intend cover cost aris arisen modern ration restructur coal industri relat current product inherit liabil accord articl decis ecsc aid explicitli mention annex decis residu cost cover miner health insur consid compat common market provid amount paid exce cost aid concessionari fuel entitl coal smokeless fuel case cash lieu worker depend meet british coal corpor oblig agreement sign mine trade union respons entitl corpor worker depend transfer unit kingdom govern futur successor compani bear cost oblig suppli fuel british coal corpor worker transfer includ oblig suppli leav industri cover oblig suppli worker left industri privat depend stem employ march decis ecsc author unit kingdom grant aid exceed million british coal corpor constitut provis commiss take note fact financi year depart trade industri replac british coal corpor anticip dissolut payment aid direct beneficiari cover oblig suppli fuel british coal corpor worker retir made redund depend part employ run march privat corpor unit kingdom intend pai aid exceed million financi year financi measur meet oblig suppli worker retir made redund process restructur ration modern unit kingdom coal industri depend consid relat current product inherit liabil accord articl decis ecsc aid explicitli mention annex decis suppli free coal worker lose job result restructur ration worker entitl suppli restructur consid compat common market provid amount paid exce cost vi aid pension scheme british coal corpor worker meet corpor oblig regard pension member part employ spent corpor privat unit kingdom govern act guarantor futur pension entitl british coal corpor worker continu work successor compani incorpor similar industri wide scheme cover unexpectedli larg number earli retir payment worker made redund result restructur ration modern coal industri unit kingdom intend pai million pension scheme financi year addit unit kingdom govern intend pai total million financi year cover contractu oblig vi vi british coal corpor worker cover main pension scheme financi measur meet oblig made restructur ration modern unit kingdom coal industri consid relat current product inherit liabil accord articl decis ecsc aid explicitli mention annex decis cost pai social welfar benefit result pension worker reach statutori retir ag payment pension allow statutori system worker lose job result restructur ration worker entitl payment restructur consid compat common market provid amount paid exce cost vii aid cover except cost aris closur british coal corpor mine meet corpor oblig pai compens worker made redund transfer mine result restructur ration modern unit kingdom coal industri cover cost unit kingdom govern intend grant british coal corpor aid exceed million financi year million financi measur meet oblig entail restructur ration modern unit kingdom coal industri consid relat current product inherit liabil accord articl decis ecsc aid explicitli mention annex decis cost pai social welfar benefit result pension worker reach statutori retir ag except expenditur worker lose job result restructur ration payment pension allow statutori system worker lose job result restructur ration worker entitl payment restructur consid compat common market provid amount paid exce cost viii aid cover cost aris british coal corpor residu activ privat dissolut corpor meet corpor oblig cover residu activ relat current product closur mine includ region coal compani sold cover cost residu activ unit kingdom govern intend grant british coal corpor aid exceed million financi year financi measur meet oblig made restructur ration modern unit kingdom coal industri consid relat current product inherit liabil accord articl decis ecsc aid explicitli mention annex decis residu cost result administr legal tax provis addit underground safeti work result restructur consid compat common market provid amount paid exce cost ix british coal corpor restructur ration programm bring corpor product capac line continu contract market account fall price world market rise substanti cost term loss fix asset closur cost social measur uncompens aid restructur cost redund payment born british coal corpor cover govern grant total million fund loan cost fall earn power corpor asset ad debt burden extent privat financi restructur essenti order restor balanc corpor debt earn potenti take account activ british coal corpor financ exclus loan loan unit kingdom exchequ public sector transfer privat sector compani successor compani arrang form fund resourc loan estim end financi year unit kingdom exchequ grant british coal corpor loan total million extinguish proce sale british coal corpor partial offset amount extinguish sale british coal collieri opencast mine oper conduct competit tender expect sale complet decemb realiz proce amount hundr million pound method oper guarante asset sold market price sale cover extinguish debt contract british coal corpor product activ combin prospect unit kingdom coal market share coal price trend suggest book corpor asset significantli higher market financi year asset corpor written net million detail analysi prospect unit kingdom coal industri conclud british coal corpor asset consid overvalu write anticip year procedur oper ensur asset sold market aid plan unit kingdom cover differ total loan extinguish proce sale british coal corpor region coal compani mine care mainten aid reflect heavi burden restructur cost fund loan fall corpor asset valu recent year aid foreseen framework privat british coal corpor facilit restructur ration modern unit kingdom coal industri aim make coal produc unit kingdom fulli competit import coal abolish aid current product meet object indent articl decis ecsc make light coal price intern market progress econom viabil aim achiev degress aid extinguish debt partial compens proce sale auction mine activ compani repres aid correspond except intrins depreci asset compani result restructur except expenditur worker lose job cover decis ecsc accord articl decis ecsc measur consid compat common market provid amount paid exce cost respect legal regulatori framework establish unit kingdom coal industri coal industri act unit kingdom govern ensur aid grant pursuant decis rise discrimin produc purchas user commun coal market light forego base inform suppli unit kingdom aid measur propos respect coal industri compat object decis ecsc proper function common market decis appli prejudic compat treati contract conclud coal produc electr gener adopt decis articl unit kingdom author grant coal industri financi year aid exceed million coal author public sector bodi cover liabil environment physic damag caus coal product activ privat british coal corpor aid exceed million financi year british coal corpor cover except social welfar payment respect worker made redund transfer product unit result restructur ration modern coal industri unit kingdom articl unit kingdom author grant coal industri financi year aid exceed million coal author public sector bodi cover liabil environment physic damag caus coal product activ privat british coal corpor aid exceed million cover compens worker worker british coal corpor hear loss aris part employ corpor run march date privat corpor aid exceed million cover compens industri injuri damag health suffer worker worker british coal corpor part employ corpor fall date privat corpor aid exceed million concessionari fuel entitl coal smokeless fuel case cash lieu british coal corpor worker retir made redund result modern ration restructur coal industri unit kingdom depend part employ corpor run march date privat corpor aid exceed million contribut pension scheme british coal corpor worker includ grant earli retir result restructur ration modern coal industri unit kingdom aid exceed million british coal corpor cover except social welfar payment worker made redund transfer product unit result restructur ration modern coal industri unit kingdom aid exceed million british coal corpor cover cost aris residu activ prior dissolut corpor privat articl unit kingdom author financi year financi measur favour british coal corpor reflect restructur cost fund loan fall corpor asset recent year exceed differ loan balanc sheet end financi year expect approxim million eventu proce sale region coal compani mine care mainten carri accord modern ration restructur plan approv commiss articl unit kingdom ensur reimburs overestim expenditur cancel expenditur item cover decis articl unit kingdom inform commiss septemb latest amount aid paid financi year septemb amount aid paid financi year articl decis address unit kingdom great britain northern ireland brussel novemb commiss marcelino oreja member commiss oj oj oj oj