commiss decis march plan aid french govern area haut normandi franch comté sarth convers centr dunkirk le creusot fo caen area roubaix tourco french text authent eec eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof parti concern notic submit comment pursuant articl regard comment octob french govern accord articl treati notifi commiss plan retain year januari possibl award except region plan grant prime aménag du territoir pat scheme area area list articl commiss decis eec octob french region plan grant scheme prime aménag du territoir area elig region plan grant decemb depart eur sein maritim franch comté sarth convers centr dunkirk fo caen le creusot area roubaix tourco plan concern award assist area except region plan grant pat mean articl commiss decis eec award aid decemb provid project involv invest ecu award grant nomin intens notifi advanc commiss approv social econom analysi area question accord method implement articl treati region aid commiss decis march make object implement aid elig area arrondiss le havr sein maritim convers centr caen dunkirk fo area roubaix tourco commiss account persist high level unemploy le havr roubaix tourco unfavour trend industri employ caen dunkirk fo chiefli due job loss steel shipbuild open articl procedur retent except pat area previous elig area depart eur sarth doub territoir de belfort depart haut saôn previous elig arrondiss vesoul convers centr le creusot reason area haut saôn econom characterist level structur unemploy gdp inhabit make elig region aid haut saôn gdp inhabit threshold exact figur time statist reason decid initi procedur pend confirm commiss inform french govern decis letter sg date march member state letter date june give notic submit comment interest parti member state inform commun publish offici journal european commun give notic submit comment consult procedur govern member state franc express agreement commiss analysi french govern submit comment contest commiss analysi provid detail social econom posit region question question effect competit commiss consid distinguish pat area pat area except pat grant award case case basi studi area question method determin region aid area aid award region plan grant pat scheme promot invest industri cover articl treati award elig invest undertak locat develop area undertak privileg sens invest cost reason weaken argument region aid compens drawback locat develop area place compens disadvantag site help compani reduc instal cost case drawback calcul suffici precis determin amount aid offset lastli importantli region aid grant member state suffici high constitut incent compani establish invest area abovement aid distort competit financi aid award undertak lead calcul improv profit increas rang opportun relat competitor receiv aid extent aid enabl undertak reloc regard distort competit mean articl system ensur competit common market distort articl treati mean firm establish complet independ influenc guid aid aid affect intra commun trade evalu develop area extend definit predict market recipi firm appli concret case gener system recipi basi experi recipi part intra commun trade state financi aid strengthen posit recipi relat competitor extent take place context intra commun trade regard affect trade forego consider aid award pat scheme cover articl aid region aid establish qualifi exempt articl exempt appli commiss satisfi market forc insuffici guid potenti recipi pattern behaviour serv object refer exempt claus invok except case aid serv object alter trade condit member state distort competit compensatori benefit commun appli principl set scrutini region aid scheme commiss satisfi region concern suffer problem suffici compar situat rest commun requir grant aid level propos scrutini establish aid essenti object articl attain demonstr assum aid serv object except claus interest recipi articl treati order compat common market aid promot develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy decis eec french region plan grant scheme pat commiss consid basi detail social econom analysi region metropolitan franc except provid articl invok region abnorm low standard live employ except consid present case provid articl aid facilit develop econom area affect trade condit extent contrari common interest order ensur analysi logic object commun point view commiss develop gener method implement articl make establish threshold region member state base structur unemploy gdp inhabit threshold reach region aid principl admiss method base harmon statist nut nomenclatur statist territori unit iii level franc depart level absenc reason contrari analysi area assist conduct nut iii level propos area depart eur sarth doub territoir de belfort commiss confirm origin analysi made time open procedur firstli characterist depart exce elig threshold unemploy gdp unemploy gdp eur sarth doub territoir de belfort accord part method implement articl depart unfavour featur propos area depart qualifi exempt articl situat area depart haut saôn arrondiss vesoul saôn loir convers centr le creusot haut saôn gdp index inhabit confirm threshold depart saôn loir convers centr le creusot locat gdp index unemploy index locat le creusot convers centr drawback futur travel work area le creusot montceau le mine chalon sur saôn form convers centr constitut industri site depart bourgogn region mechan engin tradit industri strongli repres convers centr mine textil iron steel undergo restructur constantli shed job centr number emploi person fell mine compani larg engin public work electr equip firm prepar cut employ job month montceau le mine blanzi coalfield emploi person underground mine close addit job loss industri estim job year lost result common agricultur polici number dairi farm fell result introduc milk quota larg number dairi cow slaughter lead collaps market beef cattl depart question special circumst commiss consid arrondiss vesoul depart haut saôn convers centr le creusot qualifi exempt articl result except award grant pat scheme mean articl decis eec pat scheme permit area question year januari implement scheme commun rule govern state aid observ cumul aid purpos area activ industri agricultur fisheri adopt decis articl franc award except region plan grant pat area depart eur sarth doub territoir de belfort aid compat common market mean articl eec treati articl except award region plan grant scheme defin articl decis eec pat scheme consid compat common market mean articl eec treati period year januari pat area arrondiss vesoul depart haut saôn convers centr le creusot award involv invest ecu grant nomin intens notifi advanc commis articl eec treati implement scheme commun rule state aid observ cumul aid purpos area activ industri agricultur fisheri articl french govern inform commiss step bring rule line articl decis month date thereof articl decis address french republ brussel march commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj oj