commiss decis propos italian govern award aid engin tractor manufactur italian text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic parti submit comment requir provis regard comment letter date septemb italian govern notifi commiss intent award aid law engin tractor manufactur firm question plan instal flexibl manufactur system initi produc rang engin project cost involv build work purchas numer control machin tool equip flexibl product line exist plant lead net increas firm engin product capac flexibl invest give firm adoptimg market requir enabl lower profit threshold improv competit posit market engin embodi numer user improv develop amid consider amp competit firm give advantag firm put product market project estim cost total lit million propos grant interest subsidi year loan cover half amount preliminari scrutini commiss consid award fulfil elig condit aid law commiss approv januari open procedur provid articl eec treati letter date decemb gave italian govern notic submit comment ii italian govern repli commiss letter open articl procedur letter date februari argu project accord object programm adopt interministeri industri polici committe cipi flexibl invest give product process held distinct advantag compani profit work condit product embodi seri improv user project repres major piec invest compani govern member state repli commiss invit comment view aid affect inter state trade scarc grow market trade import liabl distort competit detriment produc trade associ individu firm industri made submiss argu aid unaccept distort competit price major sell point market relief part firm invest cost pass normal cost final sell price italian govern acknowledg submiss market question competit state stagnat compani engin output fallen sold tractor produc commun member state itali manufactur industri engin commun market engin tractor firm direct competit commun firm intra commun trade product iii invest consolid firm gener competit posit engin market tractor market engin produc fit tractor invest conduc firm develop line market trend firm interest carri case order maintain competit posit respons chang demand pattern aid propos italian govern liabl affect trade member state distort threaten distort competit mean articl eec treati favour firm question product type good articl eec treati lai principl aid featur incompat common market except principl defin articl object commun interest transcend interest aid recipi except constru narrowli region industri aid scheme individu award gener aid scheme scrutin appli commiss satisfi free plai market forc aid induc prospect aid recipi adopt action contribut attain object appli except case contribut object give unfair advantag member state trade condit member state affect competit distort justif ground commun interest appli principl scrutini individu award gener aid scheme commiss satisfi aid justifi contribut recipi make attain object set articl end demonstr invest undertaken case clear aid contribut attain object except serv bolster financi posit recipi firm recipi present case make contribut return aid italian govern unabl give commiss discov justif find aid question fall categori except articl regard except provid articl aid promot facilit develop area treviglio area standard live abnorm low underemploy mean articl italian govern design area region develop qualifi except articl except articl concern invest firm led undertak case market forc featur project common european interest project remedi disturb economi member state promot justifi applic except principl laid articl incompat aid laid articl final except articl aid facilit develop econom activ examin situat industri question show suffer excess capac caus weak demand propos aid replac part product line flexibl manufactur system part present plant retain lead net expans firm product capac primari purpos project invest improv firm profit adapt product market requir treat normal busi expens grant aid project place firm advantag competitor forc market undertak equival invest aid fact project larg firm alter assess natur potenti effect market firm competitor consider amp effort engin face competit firm justifi aid invest product engin propos aid devoid compens benefit commun liabl affect trade member state detriment common interest recipi belong industri fierc competit commun absolut justif appli except articl principl aid incompat common market aid propos italian govern case fulfil condit applic except provid articl eec treati adopt decis articl aid italian govern propos grant angin tractor manufactur treviglio notifi commiss letter date septemb incompat common market mean articl eec treati grant articl italian govern inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address italian republ brussel commiss fran andriessen member commiss