commiss decis march state aid germani plan implement flender werft ag lübeck notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul ec june establish rule aid shipbuild call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite procedur letter date octob germani notifi commiss aid intend grant flender werft lübeck provid commiss inform letter date decemb februari letter date april commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti ii detail descript aid germani plan grant region invest aid flender werft ag lübeck approv joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur gemeinschaftsaufgab verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur aid invest float dock lift capac tonn yard build dock cost dock eur million amount aid eur dock replac float dock lift capac tonn dock sold deliv owner februari proce eur million financ dock recipi aid shipyard flender werft ag lübeck schleswig holstein area assist articl ec treati yard build seago ship employe shipbuild carri ship repair basi man hour ship repair repres work yard build float dock decis initi procedur commiss note articl council regul ec june establish rule aid shipbuild hereinaft refer quot shipbuild regul quot aid allow invest upgrad modernis yard object improv product exist instal commiss opinion scope articl restrict upgrad exist instal order improv product boost competit yard concern commiss doubt replac float dock lift capac tonn greater lift capac constitut modernis upgrad mean articl regul iii comment germani germani state increas traffic baltic sea make suffici capac ship repair lübeck germani largest baltic port flender werft concentr ship repair maintain repair capac year float dock tonn increasingli prove small current requir construct larg ferri start oper baltic complet ship repair flender werft ow small size float dock adapt dock develop yard activ area stagnat turnov decreas experi show custom requir met produc situat workforc full capac turn lead decreas yard competit worker laid float dock revers develop maintain job keep yard competit chang larger float dock flender werft adapt market develop ensur suffici repair capac accord market demand germani state float dock made longer broader larger valid technic reason modernis dock technic imposs germani view replac dock made chang market condit compat provis shipbuild regul grant invest aid germani stress shipbuild regul intend reduc build capac purpos grant aid present case support replac float dock practic exclus ship repair except paint vessel obtain repair contract larg ferri oper baltic dock iv assess aid articl ec treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market pursuant establish case law court justic court instanc european commun criterion trade affect met recipi firm carri econom activ involv trade member state commiss note notifi aid involv financ state resourc part cost yard bear acquir float dock shipbuild econom activ involv trade member state aid fall scope articl ec treati pursuant articl ec treati categori aid decis council act qualifi major propos commiss consid compat common market commiss note basi council adopt shipbuild regul june articl regul aid grant directli indirectli shipbuild ship repair ship convers compli provis order declar compat common market articl shipbuild regul decis member state appli gener applic aid scheme includ gener applic region aid scheme undertak cover regul notifi commiss advanc aid compat articl treati verifi commiss note regul quot shipbuild quot mean build commun propel seago commerci vessel commiss note flender werft build ship undertak cover regul notifi aid question germani compli notif oblig laid articl regul articl shipbuild regul stipul aid grant invest upgrad modernis exist yard link financi restructur yard concern object improv product exist instal deem compat common market provid region meet criteria articl treati intens aid exce applic region ceil whichev lower yard locat lübeck area assist articl region ceil gge commiss note dock cost eur million dock sold proce eur million financ dock commiss note germani replac dock greater load capac view invest invest replac modernis differ cost dock proce sale dock count elig cost purpos calcul aid intens assum elig cost eur million intens aid worth eur compli regul replac float dock larger consid constitut upgrad modernis mean articl shipbuild regul commiss take note comment submit germani procedur initi inform commiss possess confirm increasingli larger vessel oper baltic sea larger float dock flender werft remain repair market year find base inform dock weight vessel larger physic size width lift capac float dock correl greater lift capac requir larger dock lower lift capac dimens float dock make repair larger vessel difficult commiss note replac float dock larger improv product repair work yard develop market float dock reach limit make optim usag workforc come year larger dock repair contract conclud size vessel oper market provid yard competit succe order market segment make exist workforc increas product current potenti increas product directli attribut larger float dock competit yard larger float dock contribut potenti develop precondit happen place inform commiss possess confirm technic reason float dock enlarg modifi dock greater lift capac possibl upgrad float dock replac capac commiss note float dock build ship increas shipbuild capac yard concern inform exist float dock world ship repair convers build dock ship repair flender werft sold port author dunkirk franc float dock exclus repair shipbuild activ dunkirk germani confirm flender werft replac dock paint vessel ship repair fact float dock enlarg technic reason larger ship baltic make yard adapt repair facil order remain busi opinion commiss replac float dock greater breadth lift capac exclus ship repair consid constitut upgrad exist facil mean articl shipbuild regul commiss consid replac float dock rank upgrad exist facil mean shipbuild regul dock exclus ship repair float dock build view term upgrad modernis constitut facil increas build capac aid consid compat shipbuild regul common market float dock restrict ship repair includ build ensur increas capac area commiss requir germani ensur float dock exclus ship repair flender werft except float dock paint vessel germani ensur float dock lift capac tonn flender werft ship repair sold flender werft sold shipyard shipbuild conclus reason commiss consid replac float dock lift capac tonn larger lift capac tonn constitut upgrad exist facil mean articl shipbuild regul order ensur float dock build ship contribut capac increas sensit area germani ensur float dock exclus ship repair germani ensur float dock sold futur yard shipbuild adopt decis articl aid amount eur germani plan grant flender werft ag lübeck compat common market subject condit set articl articl germani ensur flender werft ag float dock lift capac tonn ship repair paint vessel germani ensur float dock lift capac tonn sold flender werft ag sold shipyard build vessel articl germani inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address feder republ germani brussel march commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj outlin plan state aid acknowledg measur commun germani letter februari footnot footnot frequent encount vessel baltic passeng ferri roro vessel feeder contain vessel gener cargo vessel small tanker intern width dock dock panama canal maximum size vessel passeng ferri oper baltic width