commiss decis june aid grant luxembourg profilarb connect invest environment protect notifi document number french text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule aid steel industri articl thereof letter date decemb regist commiss januari luxembourg author notifi commiss plan grant aid steel compani profilarb arb connect invest undertaken compani environment protect letter date june commiss inform luxembourg govern decis june initi proceed respect aid question articl decis ecsc hereinaft steel aid code replac decis ecsc august arb request state aid cover luf million commit spend environment protect connect develop esch schifflang steelwork event entail construct electr steel plant letter decemb luxembourg govern state plan provid arb capit grant exceed elig invest exceed luf million accord commun guidelin state aid environment protect respons decis initi proceed luxembourg author put forward argument steelwork late centuri case liquid phase esch oper year time standard enter forc technic imposs ld ac steelmak plant achiev environment protect level requir standard laid februari recit part ii preambl steel aid code relev refer text commun guidelin state aid environment protect lastli esch electr steel plant satisfi criteria set regard point environment protect standard enter forc tighten liquid phase esch place year introduct standard build electr steel plant adapt product process liquid phase base ld ac process continu cast convert liquid phase base electr process continu cast aid request relat sole part invest econom viabl expenditur connect replac product enhanc scheme part invest econom object born arb accord commun guidelin luxembourg author argu view heavi invest need bring exist ld ac steel plant line environment standard order avoid lose invest exist steel plant replac arb decid speed programm replac steel mill facil meet environment requir cost arb invest environment protect steel plant luf million exist facil retain estim total invest cost arb luf billion luxembourg govern consid grant aid accord spirit articl steel aid code ii light comment receiv luxembourg author commiss view matter articl decis ecsc steel aid code forc decis provid aid design facilit align statutori environment standard plant enter servic year introduct standard consid compat common market part ii recit steel aid code laid principl steel industri industri equal access aid environment protect principl provis commun legisl aid environment protect gener applic firm steel firm commun guidelin state aid environment protect state outset keep pollut pai principl aid offset cost compli mandatori standard plant expressli stipul firm simpli adapt exist plant year opt replac plant meet standard receiv aid respect part invest cost exce cost adapt plant commiss consid articl steel aid code regard compat common market aid exceed gross grant firm bring line environment standard plant enter servic year introduct standard decid replac facil meet standard provid aid exce grant adapt steelwork conclud aid compli articl decis ecsc consid compat common market decid decemb termin proceed initi respect aid grant profilarb environment protect rais object iii commiss decis challeng court instanc european commun british iron steel produc associ bispa ground steel aid code extend includ provis commun guidelin state aid environment protect applic sector cover ec treati judgment septemb case uk steel associ bispa commiss court annul commiss decis held aid grant arb authoris clear case state aid intend invest plant replac facil steel aid code derog ban aid steel compani provid articl ecsc treati interpret strictli attent paid word articl steel aid code state aid authoris bring line statutori environment standard plant enter servic year introduct standard provid aid firm adapt exist plant decid replac facil meet standard reason contain decis contest court articl steel aid code read conjunct commun guidelin state aid environment protect allow aid plant reject rule guidelin ran counter clear word articl iv view forego section iiii decis commiss conclud accord mention judgment contrari final decis decemb comment made luxembourg author alter substanc commiss initi assess case decid initi proceed aid cover exempt gener ban aid laid articl ecsc treati articl steel aid code invok order authoris aid question aid receiv arb total luf million regard incompat common market qualifi exempt steel aid code ban contain articl ecsc treati recov adopt decis articl state aid total luf million grant arb luxembourg incompat common market coal steel articl ecsc treati articl luxembourg recov aid question accord provis nation law applic recoveri amount ow state order offset effect aid interest ad calcul dai aid grant time recoveri interest rate applic commiss calcul net grant equival region aid period consider articl luxembourg inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address grand duchi luxembourg brussel june commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj oj oj ecr ii footnot