commiss decis februari aid scheme implement itali cooper sicili notifi document number italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard council regul ec lai detail rule applic articl ec treati articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant subparagraph articl ec treati regard comment procedur letter date octob italian author belatedli notifi commiss articl treati law enact region sicili law septemb measur promot employ law pass time commiss enter regist unnotifi aid nn law introduc aid scheme amend dozen exist compris articl initi examin commiss found divid case part articl chapter vii articl region law measur promot agricultur forestri aid measur nn articl region law amend articl region law measur promot cooper aid measur nn remaind region law aid measur nn decis relat sole aid scheme set articl region law amend articl region law case appli march commiss decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid scheme set articl sicilian region law amend articl law januari respect aid scheme provid articl sicilian region law amend articl law fax march sg commiss mistakenli inform italian author rais object letter date juli sg commiss inform itali decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid scheme set articl sicilian region law amend articl law respect aid scheme provid articl sicilian region law amend articl law formal requir itali provid month receiv letter document inform data serv enabl assess compat articl treati aid grant abovement scheme commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit member state interest parti submit observ measur issu month date public decis offici journal european commun italian author submit comment letter date march commiss receiv comment interest parti italian author respond commiss formal requir provid inform state observ made commiss letter initi procedur relat scheme provid articl region law approv commiss scheme set articl region law appli view incorrect messag transmit march italian author request letter date juli confirm articl region law appli undertak repeal inform fail repli work dai date letter commiss entitl adopt final decis basi inform possess letter date januari regist januari italian author state scheme set articl region law appli ii descript articl region law insert paragraph articl region law set aid scheme cooper italian author law notifi commiss commiss approv allegedli shown telex octob italian perman repres offic inform sicilian author commiss observ make scheme articl region law aid cooper form soft loan grant ircac istituto regional di credito all cooper region agenc provid credit cooper rate loan period year exce itl billion financ project aim boost product employ expand mean product modernis mean product technic servic innov improv increas return product improv qualiti rationalis system distribut replac liabil contract order carri project restructur convert product plant cooper member worker laid cassa integrazion incom guarante scheme dismiss loan grant condit financ project build acquir plant product distribut tourism servic updat expand project refer point articl region law authoris sicilian region govern give addit guarante ircac enabl grant loan financ acquisit busi asset cooper asset provid suffici secur combin aid scheme rule law expressli prohibit iii comment interest parti comment receiv interest parti aid scheme question procedur laid articl treati iv comment itali letter march italian author deplor delai inexplic differ substanc letter march rais object aid scheme refer articl region law articl region law letter juli inform commiss decid initi procedur laid articl treati respect aid scheme question italian author state observ made commiss letter initi procedur relat scheme provid region law claim approv commiss shown telex octob italian perman repres offic inform sicilian author commiss observ make scheme italian author fiuther march articl region law amend articl region law appli lastli letter date januari italian author confirm scheme set articl region law amend articl region law appli assess aid classif measur provid articl region law amend articl region law aid light inform suppli italian author result investig conduct procedur commiss note aid scheme provid articl region law approv octob scheme constitut exist aid mean articl treati prejudic complianc measur accept itali context region aid articl region law amend articl region law introduc scheme modifi initi soft loan scheme set articl region law soft loan grant pursuanc articl region law guarante provid articl region law scheme separ assess aid involv measur question relat sole guarante scheme provid articl region law guarante scheme provid articl region law notifi commiss draft stage requir articl treati italian author fail notifi scheme region law adopt aid illeg commun law requir articl treati compli guarante cover loan grant cooper ircac constitut state aid mean articl treati enabl cooper obtain loan term advantag financi market public guarante cooper obtain lower interest rate offer smaller secur public guarante cooper obtain loan term guarante enabl cooper stai busi elimin competitor enjoi similar advantag remain busi elimin restructur guarante confer advantag enterpris oper area itali public guarante distort competit increas opportun open recipi busi comparison competitor enjoi advantag effect occur transact member state aid affect intra commun trade specif aid provid guarante scheme set articl region law distort competit affect intra commun trade case recipi busi export part product member state similarli busi export domest product favour busi base member state chanc export product italian market guarante constitut state aid mean articl treati distort competit liabl affect trade member state compat measur provid articl region law establish measur provid articl region law constitut state aid mean articl treati commiss examin declar compat common market pursuanc articl treati applic exempt provid treati commiss find aid social charact articl intend make good damag caus natur disast except occurr articl fall scope articl qualifi exempt laid articl aid scheme provid articl region law enabl cooper carri activ reduc cost incur make invest aid element involv guarante correspond differ interest rate borrow pai free market rate obtain guarante net premium paid guarante view financi situat cooper obtain loan state guarante amount aid involv correspond full amount loan guarante relat loan grant order financ project type list recit decis effect stimul initi invest mean rule region aid reduc current expens incur busi contract loan subsidis view carri oper statu initi invest case aid class oper aid oper aid distort effect strong consid compat common market except disadvantag region subject number restrict limit time restrict gradual tighten guidelin nation region aid stipul oper aid prohibit exception allow condit limit time progress reduc commiss inform enabl establish condit applic exempt provid treati met conclud fulfil guarante relat loan grant order financ project type refer recit decis constitut aid condit carri initi invest commiss inform enabl calcul aid intens establish rule combin aid sensit sector compli take view condit applic region exempt provid treati fulfil aid scheme present effect increas employ commiss note case point job exclus link implement invest aid examin region aid commun guidelin aid employ appli guarante relat loan grant order financ project type refer recit decis class aid condit carri initi invest commiss inform enabl calcul aid intens check rule combin aid sensit sector compli consid condit applic region exempt provid treati fulfil state guarante cooper order obtain loan financ oper recit decis aid grant constitut aid firm difficulti mean commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti project concern essenti order enabl recipi firm remain busi aid examin light guidelin commiss inform enabl establish rule laid commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti compli conclud condit applic sector exempt provid treati met view forego aid provid articl region law qualifi exempt provid articl treati obviou reason provid articl remain subject prohibit laid articl treati vi conclus commiss find itali adopt aid scheme examin unlawfulli breach articl treati light analysi set part decis commiss find aid grant articl region law amend articl region law incompat common market aid grant unlawfulli found incompat common market commiss act accord articl regul ec requir member state concern recov recipi order establish previous exist situat present case italian author assert articl region law amend articl region law appli aid possibl grant scheme recov repay made accord procedur nation law amount repaid bear interest date aid made recipi date effect repaid interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid view legitim expect creat letter mistakenli transmit italian author march recoveri concern aid grant date juli decis initi procedur laid articl treati respect scheme concern notifi italian author adopt decis articl aid scheme provid articl region law amend articl region law unlawfulli adopt itali incompat common market articl itali abolish aid scheme refer articl articl itali step recov recipi aid refer articl unlawfulli award aid grant march juli repay made accord procedur nation law amount repaid bear interest date aid made recipi date effect repaid interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl itali inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address italian republ brussel februari commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj text fax commiss italian author quot find list decis commiss march nn measur promot cooper sicili decis rais object quot footnot judgment court justic european commun juli case franc commiss ecr oj oj oj