commiss decis aid itali plan grant articl region sardinia law agricultur hold fuel methan notifi document number italian text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant articl procedur letter date januari receiv januari itali notifi commiss accord articl treati aid measur provid region sardinia law novemb letter date june receiv june itali provid commiss inform letter date juli commiss inform itali decis rais object respect measur provid articl law initi procedur provid articl treati respect aid provid articl law commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment interest parti italian author comment initi procedur letter date februari ii descript aid region law govern grant wide rang aid agricultur forestri sector region sardinia law compris articl replac number region law applic agricultur sector bring region legisl line commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector articl law aid reduct product cost link fuel methan region author authoris grant aid agricultur hold cover differ cost methan fuel provid benefit concess letter date februari repli initi procedur italian author aid paid greenhous grower word articl gener exclud type undertak aid withdrawn complet quot programm construct methan suppli network sardinia quot refer articl law march inform provid italian author measur justifi fact diesel expens methan island distribut network calcul made italian author calori energi diesel island cost lire compar lire methan italian author lack methan network major drawback structur handicap island affect agricultur product cost creat imbal place produc disadvantag compar produc region sourc energi methan cheaper diesel background aid design simpli provid island produc competit condit produc region access methan methan network set italian author paid aid iii comment itali letter date februari receiv februari italian perman represent european union forward comment italian author observ set commiss decis initi procedur letter state aid intend exclus greenhous grower total product tonn domest consumpt nation product tonn letter state aid grant limit period italian govern support european commun approv programm construct methan suppli network sardinia italian author agre commiss aid structur effect sector approv basi articl treati cost heat greenhous sardinia greater region itali member state methan claim aid reliev greenhous grower island cost hold bear place equal foot italian author stress high cost diesel greenhous underutilis lead increas fix cost reduct potenti hold concern loss potenti market product uniqu characterist appreci consum addit sardinia elig object aid elig derog provid articl treati aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy iv assess aid articl treati establish european commun aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market exist aid articl law possibl grant aid agricultur hold cover differ cost type fuel methan diesel measur financ public fund beneficiari exclus agricultur hold sardinia receiv fund expenditur bear detriment hold receipt similar aid decis court justic financi assist grant state strengthen posit undertak relat competitor distort competit undertak receipt aid letter notifi itali initi procedur commiss state undertak receiv aid oper highli competit intern market measur question affect trade member state cover articl treati repli state recit italian author stress limit natur aid paid exclus greenhous product tonn domest consumpt compar nation product tonn point contrari italian author claim word articl law aid concern restrict aid greenhous grower make agricultur hold fulfil condit lai rule aid paid undertak export member state limit natur aid stress fact aid small beneficiari undertak modest dimens priori rule possibl trade member state affect agricultur sector confirm commiss regul ec applic articl ec treati de minimi aid explicitli exclud agricultur activ field applic regard fact beneficiari undertak oper island domest market point decis court justic aid favour undertak affect trade member state distort competit undertak export member state competit domest market produc member state member state grant aid undertak domest product reason maintain increas result undertak establish member state chanc export product market member state aid affect trade member state distort competit view fact consider intra commun trade agricultur product commiss conclud measur examin fall scope prohibit laid articl ec treati derog prohibit laid articl treati set paragraph articl natur object aid derog provid articl treati inapplic itali ask provis appli articl set circumst state aid consid compat common market compat assess point view commun individu member state interest oper common market derog prohibit payment state aid interpret restrict regard articl born mind aid question intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb itali economi aid intend achiev suitabl achiev object set articl treati articl aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy consid compat common market comment repli initi procedur italian author claim derog applic support argument stress sardinia object region employ rate equival impli averag person work support argument put forward italian author accept point classif quot object quot region purpos structur fund confer aid refer articl treati case area defin structur fund defin state aid regard state aid agricultur sector region elig object allow higher rate aid region process market agricultur product condit laid commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector commiss authoris aid articl treati aid facilit develop econom activ articl italian author refer aid grant region commun fulfil specif extrem strict criteria condit laid guidelin nation region aid benefit derog provid articl treati guidelin appli agricultur sector argument put forward italian author accept addit point guidelin oper aid grant except case progress reduc case aid examin aid examin elig derog provid articl treati aid facilit develop econom activ econom area aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest consid compat common market end determin aid compli provis commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector appli state aid grant product process market agricultur product list annex treati state measur question possibl grant aid cover differ cost fuel agricultur hold island diesel methan inform suppli italian author measur justifi fact diesel cost methan island suppli network italian author lack methan network major drawback structur handicap island affect agricultur product cost creat imbal place produc disadvantag compar produc region sourc energi methan cheaper diesel background aid design simpli provid island produc competit condit produc region access methan methan network set initi procedur commiss rais doubt compat aid common market point sole purpos subsidi cover differ cost expens fuel diesel expens methan sardinian farmer product cost artifici reduc mean state fund factor make cost artifici reduc product cost beneficiari undertak aid concern quot artifici quot improv competit posit beneficiari undertak expens commun undertak bear full cost factor product seek innov product method order reduc cost aid type definit oper aid structur effect sector incompat common market principl set point commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector lai quot except expressli provid commun legisl guidelin unilater state aid measur simpli intend improv financi situat produc contribut develop sector consid constitut oper aid incompat common market quot commun legisl provid grant oper aid examin commiss consid oper aid compat common market special case strict condit accord guidelin nation region aid commun guidelin state aid environment protect state paragraph appli agricultur sector aid examin environment purpos applic commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector point authoris derog gener prohibit oper aid special case environment aid aid offset cost mandatori nation environment requir exist commun rule aid develop biofuel tax reduct refer point guidelin measur provid articl law qualifi derog light conclud aid provid articl law qualifi derog oper aid provid commun legisl commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector incompat common market comment made italian author initi procedur chang commiss posit stress italian author agre commiss aid structur effect develop sector consid compat mean articl treati state italian author stress limit natur aid assert view higher heat cost incur greenhous grower sardinia compar grower member state region itali methan aid fact reliev greenhous grower island cost greenhous grower oper condit bear place equal foot absenc inform chang origin posit commiss confirm differ cost factor product geograph region econom sector justifi aid purpos artifici elimin differ aid simpli oper aid undertak concern design provid beneficiari temporari econom advantag object aid fact sole reduc product cost born beneficiari period aid grant reliev undertak concern oper expens bear structur effect develop sector consid facilit develop econom activ econom area aid cover prohibit oper aid laid point commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector elig derog provid commun legisl incompat common market conclus light aid provid articl region law incompat common market elig derog provid articl treati recov aid paid adopt decis articl state aid provid articl region sardinia law agricultur hold fuel methan incompat common market aid scheme implement articl itali inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address italian republ brussel commiss franz fischler member commiss oj oj judgment court septemb case philip morri netherland commiss european commun ecr agricultur export itali member state european union worth eur million itali import agricultur good worth eur million eu countri sourc eurostat judgment court march case kingdom belgium commiss european commun ecr judgment septemb join case kingdom spain commiss european commun ecr oj judgment court juli case french republ commiss european commun ecr sourc istat council regul ec june lai gener provis structur fund oj point commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector oj ibid point point commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector calcul made italian author calori energi diesel cost lire compar methan judgment court instanc june case siemen sa commiss european commun ecr oj recit decis