commiss decis decemb state aid grant germani lignit fire power station cottbu 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 complaint receiv member european parliament march commiss inform germani grant aid lignit fire power station cottbu letter date june septemb commiss request inform german author matter receiv repli germani juli februari letter date august commiss inform germani decid initi proceed pursuant articl ec treati respect aid germani repli letter date octob commiss decis initi proceed publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid letter date march comment transmit germani march site visit power station cottbu place particip commiss repres juli germani repli comment ii detail descript aid cottbu locat largest eastern german lignit field lausitz braunkohl ag laubag lignit produc april citi cottbu decid replac lignit fire power station date gdr period longer meet current technic standard fuel consumpt environment protect modern combin heat power chp plant main aim project provid district heat citi cottbu approxim household connect district heat network product electr produc suppli citi cottbu project cost dem million land brandenburg provid support invest order offset price differenti compar modern ga fire combin heat power plant cost dem million germani expressli exclud energi suppli industri subsidis quot gemeinschaftsaufgab quot german region aid scheme approv commiss invest aid cover total invest grant brandenburg area fall articl ec treati aid award ad hoc basi amount dem million nation aid ad hoc approv aid scheme research develop amp environment protect grant project peopl emploi power plant cottbu project lignit time world chp plant fuel gener quot pressuris fluidis bed combust quot technolog commiss decid support project thermi programm establish council regul eec provid dem million project no sf de se sf de se quot gener pfcb cogener plant eastern german lignit quot aim demonstr pressuris fluidis bed combust technolog appli lignit fuel increas chanc export technolog commun effect project competit commiss felt choic expens lignit fire power station invest grant connect constitut illeg state aid region lignit produc laubag obtain price higher usual market price count long term suppli contract view illeg state aid involv base primarili undertak germani state aid case commiss final approv invest aid dem million lignit fire power station schkopau saxoni anhalt precondit approv order prevent systemat subsidis eastern german lignit industri avoid distort competit liberalis electr market germani quot undertak grant aid futur directli indirectli link lignit subsidi grant accord term commiss decis approv aid gener purpos region amp environment aid scheme link fuel sourc design offset cost fuel sourc continu electr gener station quot case cottbu aid ad hoc measur base horizont aid scheme previous approv commiss doubt light germani undertak invest grant provid land brandenburg consid compat commun rule state aid decid juli initi proceed articl ec treati iii comment interest parti set comment parti receiv summaris quot amt jänschwald quot local administr bodi municip close exploit area lignit produc laubag state aid cottbu power plant consid aid region lignit industri ad aid regard region aid compat commun rule state aid obviou region object clear lignit fire power station competit futur continu state aid environment effect project state ga harm environ lignit form enron europ enron electr produc supplier natur ga greater price stabil case lignit adduc argument favour effect attain ga price hedg point higher level environment protect achiev ga set comment focu impact measur electr market lignit fuel suffici environment friendli iv comment germani repli commiss decis initi articl proceed germani argu lignit produc laubag consid recipi aid benefit margin lignit produc benefit artifici high price long term contract account annual lignit product addit germani point undertak applic case project relat primarili suppli district heat product electr undertak relat product born mind cottbu locat area fall articl ec treati area commiss allow invest aid invest cost invest cost dem million project theoret receiv assist approxim dem million larger amount amount aid grant dem million grant land brandenburg dem million grant commiss thermi programm project full complianc commun rule public procur decis made favour lignit fire chp plant pressuris fluidis bed combust technolog commun wide tender launch publish supplement offici journal european commun august public produc pfbc technolog directli invit tender contract ultim award german produc procur offic complaint committe receiv complaint implement tender procedur project natur pilot project fact commun financ project thermi programm confirm addit research institut technic univers cottbu monitor close effect lignit fuel pressuris fluidis bed combust technolog project success demonstr lignit competit fuel posit effect employ region lignit industri main industri structur weak area provid direct indirect job job project posit effect environment protect signific reduct pollut emiss nois standard set german environment protect legisl evid germani submit emiss figur gt tabl gt nois reduct figur provid germani show gt tabl gt parti observ germani comment respons observ made quot amt jänschwald quot germani state relat primarili gener energi polici land brandenburg reloc municip horno move expans opencast mine belong laubag germani emphasis low impact project output local lignit industri competit fuel evidenc fact ga fuel compet lignit won larg market share german länder averag share germani end eastern german household ga fire heat fuel cottbu plant account total volum fuel district heat plant germani alleg environment advantag ga lignit germani point larger methan emiss case ga fact mention quot amt jänschwald quot comment enron germani doubt ga achiev price stabil lignit price hedg born fact enron state precis condit inclus specif risk suppli ga constant price long period set comment germani reiter posit effect project environment protect level impos german law respect emiss nois assess aid lignit cover ecsc treati ec treati invest grant dem million provid land brandenburg construct lignit fire power station cottbu constitut aid mean articl ec treati primari beneficiari aid oper power plant aid indirectli benefit eastern german lignit industri specif laubag aid incent lignit fuel construct power plant run fuel ga cheaper solut propos aid distort competit affect trade member state inclus gdr commun gave substanti boost lignit product commun countri commun produc signific quantiti lignit germani account commun product true lignit gener burn power station locat deposit gener uneconom transport long distanc intra commun trade lignit addit born mind case lignit chosen prefer ga hard coal miner oil energi market fuel substitut consider individu market fuel market gener intra commun competit market intra commun trade competit compani member state aid affect competit compani energi market aid base aid scheme previous approv commiss notifi individu pursuant articl ec treati notifi aid germani fail fulfil oblig aid grant illeg elig aid exempt provid articl ec treati note germani undertak connect state aid schkopau case stand applic case undertak intend time ensur protect arrang exist western germani hard coal replic lignit eastern länder cottbu project ad hoc measur aim effect subsidis systemat eastern german lignit industri confirm fact laubag obtain artifici high price sell product market price fact lignit requir project account margin share laubag annual product project relat primarili suppli district heat product electr undertak relat product applic derog articl ec treati conclud derog set articl appli case view featur aid fact seek satisfi condit applic derog aid regard compat common market virtu derog provid articl ec treati applic provis exclud priori fact aid grant quot gemeinschaftsaufgab quot german region aid scheme grant quot gemeinschaftsaufgab quot invest electr suppli receiv assist scheme restrict autonom decis made germani impos commiss context state aid control commiss exclud scrutini aid region aspect state aid case quot délipapi quot franc assess individu basi requir articl met point articl applic ad hoc measur confirm court justic held judgment septemb case spain commiss ad hoc aid examin fulfil region aid requir articl appli aid lignit fire power station cottbu project power plant replac aid regard grant initi invest region aid approv accord guidelin nation region aid pursuant point guidelin initi invest includ quot start activ involv fundament chang product product process exist establish rationalis diversif modernis quot addit cottbu locat area fall articl permit aid ceil invest instanc aid intens remain ceil aid promot econom develop area import project employ situat area wider direct job creat power plant project aim long term develop area power plant effect modern district heat system establish contribut improv infrastructur area privat household industri produc potenti investor access pressuris fluidis bed combust technolog select commiss support thermi programm intend demonstr lignit competit fuel technolog turn success posit effect employ lignit produc industri peopl emploi lignit produc industri region lignit product million tonn year spite drastic reduct employ output lignit industri import industri sector structur weak region estim product rate million tonn annum year peopl directli emploi product process lignit emploi gener electr base lignit direct job ad indirect job base invest suppli mainten process industri heavili depend situat lignit industri context obviou activ improv econom prospect lignit industri posit impact indirect employ commiss take note project reduc pollut figur provid germani demonstr emiss nois disturb caus plant lower power plant context born mind cottbu plant combin heat power plant commun octob commun strategi promot combin heat power chp dismantl barrier develop commiss expressli emphasis environment friendli energi save aspect technolog recal plant produc heat power lower discharg atmospher convent coal fire station combin heat power technolog recognis commiss case justifi financi incent context recal decis decemb commiss approv year aid programm restructur heat network german länder invest grant invest cost permit improv effici network reduc environment pollut cottbu project pursu precis object final neg effect commun fuel market neglig benefit lignit produc laubag margin born mind laubag benefit artifici high price sell product market condit indirect benefit stem long term contract account laubag annual lignit product impact commun fuel market consid minim addit born mind fuel cottbu plant account total volum fuel germani run district heat plant cottbu plant increas laubag share german fuel market ga fuel compet lignit displac contrari ga won market share german länder practic higher market share germani end eastern german household ga fire heat context note parti emphasis distort competit focus environment aspect lignit fuel aspect sole subject proceed articl ec treati vi conclus commiss find aid grant germani breach articl ec treati unlaw take account posit effect region develop reduct pollut compar plant pilot charact project fact neglig impact competit commiss conclud invest grant construct lignit fire power station cottbu compat common market adopt decis articl state aid dem million grant land brandenburg lignit fire power station cottbu compat common market pursuant articl ec treati articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss karel van miert member commiss oj point quot outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur quot approv april oj oj decis juli oj oj ecr oj final itali case nn decis juli oj oj