council decis juli fulfil condit laid articl decis eu poland associ council octob extend period set articl protocol european coal steel commun ecsc product europ agreement ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard eu poland associ council decis extend period set articl protocol european coal steel commun ecsc product europ agreement articl thereof regard propos commiss europ agreement establish associ european commun member state part republ poland part sign decemb articl protocol europ agreement lai year entri forc agreement derog paragraph iii articl poland exception steel product grant public aid restructur purpos provid lead viabil benefit firm normal market condit end restructur period amount intens aid strictli limit absolut order restor viabil aid progress reduc restructur programm link global rationalis reduct product capac poland initi period year expir decemb poland request extens abovement period april grant extens period addit period year start januari date poland access european union whichev effect octob eu poland associ council adopt decis provision appli date articl eu poland associ council decis grant extens abovement period subject fulfil condit laid articl articl eu poland associ council decis extens abovement period made condit submiss poland commiss restructur programm busi plan compani includ restructur process meet requir articl protocol europ agreement assess agre nation state aid monitor author offic competit consum protect protocol restructur polish steel industri annex treati access czech republ republ estonia republ cypru republ latvia republ lithuania republ hungari republ malta republ poland republ slovenia slovak republ state aid grant poland restructur purpos part polish steel industri condit deem compat common market condit period provid articl protocol ecsc product europ agreement extend date access paragraph protocol subsequ privatis benefit compani place condit paragraph protocol restructur aid grant benefit compani determin justif set approv polish steel restructur plan individu plan approv council exce pln paragraph protocol set minimum net capac reduct achiev paragraph protocol provid implement busi plan benefit compani april poland submit commiss restructur programm busi plan assess agre offic competit consum protect articl eu poland associ council decis extens abovement period made condit final assess restructur programm busi plan commiss commiss made final assess restructur programm busi plan submit poland assess restructur aid return compani polish steel industri viabil assess confirm implement restructur programm busi plan lead viabil compani normal market condit end restructur period amount intens aid strictli limit absolut order reach object restructur aid polish steel industri ceas end restructur programm link global rationalis reduct product capac poland programm respect commit agre access negoti assess conclud restructur programm busi plan submit poland meet requir articl protocol europ agreement stage condit laid protocol treati access condit laid articl eu poland associ council decis met decid sole articl restructur programm busi plan submit commiss poland april pursuant articl eu poland associ council decis regard extens period laid articl protocol europ agreement complianc requir articl protocol brussel juli council presid frattini oj