commiss decis decemb state aid implement germani klausner nordic timber gmbh amp kg mecklenburg western pomerania 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 call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur stage procedur seri complaint state aid grant klausner nordic timber gmbh amp kg hereinaft quot knt quot germani ask commiss provid relev inform enabl examin aid compat common market measur concern state aid grant knt construct expans sawmil wismar mecklenburg western pomerania inform provid germani deem incomplet allai commiss concern measur compat previous approv aid scheme letter august germani requir commiss accord articl council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati judgment court justic european commun octob case itali commiss present inform assess measur favour knt cover aid scheme previous approv commiss letter novemb annex receiv separ post novemb germani provid inform assess aid recipi regard sme mean commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris quot commun sme guidelin quot commiss recommend ec april definit small medium size enterpris elig aid assist area project locat maximum gross aid intens commiss inform germani letter june decis initi procedur articl ec treati requir provis inform accord articl council regul ec germani repli decis initi procedur inform injunct letter august annex receiv novemb decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun time commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment number parti comment forward germani repli letter octob januari commiss adopt decis ec termin formal investig procedur assist knt consid incompat requir repaid march knt lodg complaint court instanc european commun effect commiss correctli interpret approv aid scheme complain commiss sought procedur suspend withdraw decis unsound law detail light septemb commiss ask germani view particular present knt letter septemb annex receiv octob reason withdraw decis ec decis ec commiss declar incompat common market measur appar authoris germani basi approv aid programm commiss measur satisfi condit laid invest allow law commiss view aid recipi emploi worker time measur authoris elig aid intens authoris aid framework aid ceil recipi worker commiss consid measur cover aid programm elig cost recipi defin quot econom unit quot emploi worker time aid grant commiss justif compat excess amount aid common market found conclud part aid satisfi criteria determin compat common market appeal court instanc repres recipi argu interpret german invest allow law decis authoris commiss made mistak law definit quot recipi quot mean commun sme guidelin invest allow law tax exempt acquisit product capit good build firm establish länder repres claim law defin recipi invest allow econom organisation separ oper unit singl econom unit commiss misinterpret decis authoris invest allow law decis ec unsound law view measur authoris basi law member state recipi interest maintain forc partli neg decis commiss decid withdraw decis ec addit inform clarif need order decis germani provid light inform commiss consid justifi carri assess measur authoris invest allow law guarante dem loan declar incompat common market decis ec legitim expect acquir right parti stand reassess measur aid recipi legal person aid grant knt form construct sawmil wismar mecklenburg western pomerania knt process conifer timber busi conduct gener partner klausner nordic timber gmbh quot knt gmbh quot share limit partnership knt own fritz klausner natur person own capit knt sole limit partner knt fritz klausner hold share compani klausner holzindustri gmbh quot khi gmbh quot austrian limit liabil compani respons manag klausner holzindustri gmbh amp kg quot khi quot oper sawmil st johann tyrol khi gmbh gener partner khi sharehold khi gmbh fritz klausner margareth klausner fritz klausner mother ann klausner fritz klausner sister partner khi khi gmbh gener partner capit interest fritz klausner limit partner capit interest vote right januari margareth klausner limit partner capit interest klausner holz thüringen geschäftsführung gmbh quot kht gmbh quot german limit liabil compani manag busi klausner holz thüringen gmbh amp kg quot kht quot kht oper sawmil friesau thuringia fritz klausner own share kht gmbh manag compani june partner kht kht gmbh gener partner capit interest manag director fritz klausner limit partner capit interest khi limit partner capit interest kht hobelwerk beteiligung gmbh quot kho gmbh quot wholli own fritz klausner form gener partner kht hobelwerk gmbh amp kg quot kho quot oper plane mill thuringia klausner nordic servic gmbh quot kn quot wholli own fritz klausner servic compani local enterpris klausner nordic energi gmbh quot kne quot wholli own fritz klausner oper power plant compani fritz klausner involv gt tabl gt gt tabl gt measur measur construct product plant wismar quot aid packag quot econom ministri mecklenburg western pomerania decid april decis modifi march grant knt invest aid construct sawmil wismar outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur sawmil locat assist area articl ec treati grant equival ceil dem eur million gross intens elig invest cost dem eur million germani aid condit creation job decis april modifi juli germani grant knt invest allow dem eur million invest allow law aid scheme approv commiss aid intens amount elig cost decis septemb invest allow grant basi invest allow law amount dem eur million repres elig invest cost mecklenburg western pomerania assum guarante secur low interest loan dem million eur million guarante guidelin approv commiss aid element contain measur amount german author assum knt rank econom sound enterpris repres aid amount eur equival intens elig cost germani aid intens measur mention amount elig cost actual aid intens elig cost enterpris argu invest dem eur million reason aid intens lower inform confirm germani commiss present evid commiss base decis german author grant aid elig cost aid amount determin approv measur extens wismar mill construct sawmil decis ec commiss point request made germani provid full inform aid grant knt respect extens project addit inform provid knt request commiss confirm germani eventu provid particular written document extens project aid grant increas invest extens project justifi addit cost acquir assembl invest plant dry hammer sort shed evid realis addit invest provid document submit germani recent figur provid germani elig cost extens wismar mill instal amount dem eur aid measur grant project invest grant dem eur million outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme approv commiss grant made land decis septemb aid intens amount elig cost invest allow total dem eur initi tranch dem eur grant invest instal dem eur invest aid intens repres elig cost low interest loan dem eur sme programm reconstruct loan corpor kfw scheme approv commiss accord decis ec aid intens loan loan amount aid dem eur repres elig cost guarante grant jointli feder govern land mecklenburg western pomerania secur loan dem eur million basi commiss approv feder guarante programm compani carri project länder basi guarante guidelin land mecklenburg western pomerania aid element measur amount guarante bear mind knt regard econom sound enterpris part credit dem eur earmark financ invest remaind dem million eur earmark financ oper asset aid amount loan amount dem eur dem eur equival elig cost germani project financ equiti amount dem eur amount compris loan dem eur kfw environment programm aid element dem eur germani class de minimi aid figur confirm decis econom ministri land mecklenburg western pomerania date septemb amend grant decis august previous amend decis octob march decis potenti extraordinari depreci mention aid intens aid ultim grant relat invest develop area law provid depreci invest decemb amend decis septemb german author assum aid intens extens project actual intens amount elig cost ground initi procedur inform provid germani respons inform injunct commiss doubt newli establish sawmil regard sme aid cover approv aid scheme knt elig gross aid intens construct extens sawmil wismar genuin sme meet condit laid commun sme guidelin condit decis approv aid scheme public fund grant grant complianc definit sme contain recommend ec commun sme guidelin ascertain legal entiti knt grant aid measur view aid recipi question constitut quot econom unit quot mean commun legisl quot assist enterpris quot encompass enterpris klausner group doubt relat relat knt kht degre econom integr regard size enterpris aid grant determin commiss assess aid recipi met definit sme incomplet inform germani enterpris belong klausner group commiss unabl make determin sme statu aid recipi question aid grant knt cover region aid scheme previous approv commiss view aid commiss doubt compat measur common market commiss decid initi procedur articl ec treati issu inform injunct articl regul ec comment interest parti initi procedur commiss receiv comment interest parti competitor klausner sawmil complain gain access profit loss statement balanc sheet klausner group publish competitor take figur enterpris raw materi consumpt turnov balanc sheet total exceed sme threshold knt kht made equiti contribut financ project scale project compli sme provis outset larg amount aid confer major advantag knt relat competitor turnov eur million equiti ratio start oper wismar larg volum timber sold price tenabl normal financi condit assum raw materi sourc final sawmil enterpris opinion knt argument raw materi procur product sale knt kht occur market incorrect maintain raw timber russia baltic region austria kht friesau larg part knt product sold central southern germani austria itali austrian timber industri likewis activ swedish timber associ associ swedish forestri industri comment procedur initi invest aid credit guarante knt signifi addit relat particl board lamin wood plant wismar europ largest sawmil construct capac shortag justifi invest record market segment sawn timber view matur product heavi demand strong consolid industri substanti demand product develop aim increas timber exist market segment ec timber committe product consumpt sawn timber europ gt tabl gt gt tabl gt swedish associ emphasis subsidis format knt mill contribut increas overproduct european industri seek intens bring control year overproduct led thing declin price sawn timber increas raw materi cost kht websit product capac wismar plant million sme statu enterpris swedish industri unabl comment question knt classifi quot small medium size enterpris quot phase state aid grant inform possess plant wismar larger largest swedish sawmil built year conclus associ point knt europ largest sawmil corpor group belong exert substanti influenc market activ german law firm react decis initi procedur statement kht knt activ individu enterpris market letter state sme criteria met time aid grant detail provid law firm state aid intens guarante enterpris knt kht unabl financ doubl wismar mill capac letter state conclus state aid grant knt support econom develop länder consider provis commun law austrian chamber timber industri express regret balanc sheet knt kht inspect opinion aid grant equiti base confirm klausner group procur raw materi area austrian industri tradition made raw timber purchas klausner product compet product austrian sawmil result low price reflect market condit german sawmil associ point knt kht product facil websit assum famili owner quot klausner compani quot overlap partial vote share fritz klausner kht held klausner holzindustri gmbh amp kg st johann enjoi offer possibl exert control kht gmbh fritz klausner own respons manag kht knt likewis respond legal repres decis initi procedur previous miss inform number employe financi data group compani supplement aid intens project recalcul regard construct sawmil wismar knt distinguish total aid intens calcul envisag aid notic basi invest expenditur intens calcul basi actual invest extens project total aid intens amount quot de facto aid intens quot knt provid detail inform invest allow invest made put total invest expenditur extens project dem aid intens recalcul extens project basi total invest expenditur result figur final aid intens calcul invest total dem knt comment integr compani klausner group view knt consid independ kht fritz klausner exercis joint control knt kht knt refer articl annex recommend ec compani consid independ own capit vote right enterpris jointli enterpris fall definit sme knt word quot jointli quot impli joint exercis control enterpris hold pursu common interest fritz klausner knt hold share knt kht possibl corpor law make decis busi oper kht knt argu joint econom interest econom integr knt kht concept enterpris base geograph logist featur raw materi sale market condit mill wismar locat intern baltic sea port import nordic timber product high grade sawn timber product wismar export sole econom advantag sea rout contrast geograph locat mill thuringia favour market option process german timber distribut lower grade product neighbour area high transport cost close cooper enterpris pursu common econom interest knt kht argu joint manag joint depart administr task supplier buyer product group enterpris compet knt ad independ knt kht evid current websit enterpris link websit knt kht made establish timber cluster independ timber processor supplier present compani ad project fail link exist knt kht final fact kht appear aid applic contact person knt fritz klausner manag kht mid todai enterpris whatsoev common administr comment germani letter august germani comment decis initi procedur firstli turn credit guarante dem million assum feder govern land mecklenburg western pomerania virtu decis april germani guarante serv financ line condit invest cost increas line secur oblig part lend bank credit disburs guarante condit realis invest relat posit effect region letter novemb commiss agre aid intens set respect guarante sound enterpris legal compat guarante deriv commiss decis approv feder govern guarante programm germani repli commiss question set inform injunct commiss request copi resolut adopt gener meet kht knt partner format germani inform commiss written document kht partner resolut exist knt germani present resolut april capit increas resolut decemb accept gener partner knt gmbh amp kg attach copi agreement knt kht respect supplier largest supplier agreement exist knt kht hand supplier knt kht independ compani list person manag duti present kht knt germani likewis discuss comment interest parti access annual report knt kht point legal report requir exist limit partnership limit liabil compani gener partner gmbh amp kg accord section german commerci code equiti share project financ state knt equiti capit amount dem final point project wismar met condit joint feder govern länder scheme region econom develop strengthen infrastructur competit region invest knt contend difficulti stem mount competit timber market respect annual report commiss note fact report requir exist german law decemb equiti contribut commiss note oblig exist germani januari assess basi inform provid germani commiss distinguish aid packag knt construct sawmil wismar extens aid grant knt construct sawmil wismar total gross aid intens allegedli grant region aid scheme previous approv commiss aid grant period extens sawmil wismar evid latest set document commiss germani total amount aid correspond aid intens pursuant articl ec treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort competit threaten distort competit favour undertak product good incompat common market affect trade member state aid knt grant state resourc distort threaten distort competit grant individu undertak branch product confer advantag competitor trade member state affect knt activ branch characteris trade germani disput fact measur constitut aid commiss note measur implement structur weak area articl ec treati note maximum admiss gross aid intens region larg enterpris sme basi relev scheme list develop area applic time aid grant rate repres ceil appli total aid grant aid grant region scheme local region nation commun resourc light total aid intens aid packag aid grant knt construct sawmil requir aid recipi rank sme mean commun sme guidelin recommend ec time decis ec adopt total aid extens sawmil wismar fulli commiss institut formal procedur inform injunct time total aid intens aid packag exceed mean aid recipi satisfi sme definit recommend ec commun sme guidelin applic time sme statu aid recipi definit sme recommend ec quot small medium size enterpris quot enterpris fewer employe annual turnov exceed eur million annual balanc sheet total exceed eur million conform criterion independ quot independ enterpris quot enterpris own capit vote right enterpris jointli enterpris fall definit sme small enterpris connect commiss recal posit sme consist provid categori enterpris special incent remov handicap point commun sme guidelin explain main handicap difficulti obtain capit credit access inform inform technolog potenti market higher cost entail regulatori arrang bonu increas admiss amount aid sme justifi contribut enterpris make common good light posit role compens handicap face ensur bonu fact grant enterpris contend handicap definit sme restrict enterpris envisag posit effect parti disadvantag abovement handicap cover definit extend larger compani necessarili posit effect parti absolut reckon handicap typic face sme aid grant compani lead distort competit intra commun trade principl state recit recommend ec read quot fairli strict criteria laid defin sme measur aim genuin benefit enterpris size repres handicap quot commiss take care ensur independ criterion circumv order guarante genuin sme benefit scheme legal construct sme constitut econom group greater market power sme exclud size relev enterpris articl ec treati reli definit undertak defin aid recipi court justic confirm undertak constitut separ legal entiti consist group compani purpos implement commun law undertak equat quot econom unit quot distinguish factor compani sharehold pattern person sharehold partner degre econom integr legal person benefit aid packag knt initi procedur commiss state indic knt regard relev enterpris element suggest aid recipi possibl larger legal person knt encompass compani relat fritz klausner enterpris fritz klausner present compani oper sawmil khi knt kht sawmil oper khi discontinu investig knt constitut quot singl econom unit quot sawmil knt kht regard compani form singl econom unit term ownership relat fritz klausner possess entir capit knt sole sharehold knt gmbh gener partner knt decid normal extraordinari busi transact knt fritz klausner own share kht gmbh gener partner kht own capit kht kg limit partner kht khi fritz klausner own capit khi entitl vote gener meet partner januari germani manag author kht gmbh restrict kht gmbh muster quarter vote right kht partner fritz klausner decid normal extraordinari busi transact kht requir approv mother margareth klausner commiss note person share kht gmbh kht khi gmbh khi belong famili element mention commiss institut procedur point fact knt kht coordin activ term econom integr initi procedur commiss present argument deploi germani prove knt kht consid econom unit germani knt kht busi concept base geograph logist featur compani pursu interest work knt sawmil locat wismar baltic sea port intern import process high qualiti timber region northern europ obtain high qualiti timber small knot primarili scandinavia russia baltic state export product sea netherland belgium franc unit kingdom denmark north africa japan kht sawmil locat friesau low mountain region eastern germani obtain raw materi radiu km process german timber timber low qualiti high transport cost rail road mill market limit germani itali usa addit germani compani manag personnel depart institut procedur commiss element suggest activ knt kht kg coordin time procedur initi link knt websit kht name compani appear head quot plant locat quot locat central europ suppli custom world compani enterpris produc high qualiti wood custom wood process industri rest contrast germani statement compani appear share manag activ present websit joint sale manag ann leibold joint manag respons purchas matthia wittkemp major busi activ materi procur market knt kht manag appear world singl enterpris final kht repres knt busi task decis land mecklenburg western pomerania grant invest aid knt construct sawmil commun knt quot attent quot kht germani comment specif point present list knt kht manag show compani joint manag provid commiss agreement knt kht supplier germani comment specif question rais knt react specif question summaris recit state compani pursu econom interest share manag task commiss opinion suffici element coordin activ knt kht procedur initi websit compani reorganis knt argu link exist time set connect format timber cluster independ produc supplier timber industri present busi activ failur project link knt kht remov commiss note knt kht websit compani plant locat compani suppli custom high qualiti sawn timber europ worldwid comment interest parti confirm knt kht present central europ nordic countri market nordic austrian sawmil enterpris activ knt kht separ procur supplier market divis exist fact locat specialis specif market segment rule possibl belong econom unit manag posit compani websit chang name ann leibold matthia wittkemp kht manag list remov knt list compani websit ann leibold sale manag matthia wittkemp purchas manag overview knt manag personnel present germani period januari decemb kht chang justifi commiss doubt suffici justifi conclud knt kht carri joint manag task evid comment interest parti knt kht perceiv enterpris market largest particip reason commiss conclud legal person knt regard aid recipi basi inform conclud relev enterpris larger encompass kht kht knt link partner pursu econom activ purchas market carri manag enterpris respect websit head quot plant locat quot compat total amount aid construct sawmil wismar procedur initi commiss conclus reason institut proceed respect invest grant dem eur invest allow dem eur guarante aid intens made construct mill wismar regard aid grant previous commiss doubt conform invest allow dem million measur involv aid form tax benefit grant automat legal condit realis invest met state discret grant tax benefit decis tax author creat subject constitut act determin condit claim exist moment invest realis regard date benefit grant present case consid year measur grant grant invest realis year invest allow law tax exempt acquisit product capit good build enterpris länder defin elig allow econom organisation separ oper unit present case knt sole beneficiari aid mean invest allow law knt fewer employe elig invest allow invest allow amount dem million eur cover approv aid scheme constitut exist aid condit cumul rule compli commiss ascertain aggreg aid intens admiss exce ceil region aid aggreg aid intens project recommend ec stipul quot final balanc sheet date enterpris exce fall employe threshold financi ceil result acquir lose statu sme phenomenon repeat consecut financi year quot refer year consid year annual balanc sheet date aid recipi employe achiev balanc sheet total eur turnov eur exceed threshold definit sme repeat consecut financi year sme threshold exceed aid recipi employe balanc sheet total eur recipi forgo sme statu sme year aid grant establish aid grant compat ceil region aid aid grant approv scheme exist aid compat total amount aid extens sawmil procedur initi commiss conclus invest grant dem eur extens project exist aid procedur initi respect measur involv extens project low interest loan dem eur aid intens grant aid grant project aid intens aid grant extens project amount elig cost ceil larg enterpris basi list region develop area irrespect size recipi low interest loan cover approv aid scheme regard exist aid condit rule aid cumul compli loan dem eur grant kfw environment programm aid element dem eur grant aid intens amount elig cost low interest loan regard exist aid provid rule aid cumul compli aggreg intens time invest allow dem eur regard aid grant invest place year aid intens amount elig cost invest allow regard exist aid condit rule aid cumul compli guarante aid dem eur grant aid intens elig cost regard exist aid condit rule aid cumul met invest allow dem eur grant invest carri year aid intens elig cost regard exist aid condit rule aid cumul compli total aid intens measur grant extens project amount irrespect size recipi measur compat rule cumul amount contribut aid recipi account financ product invest requir point guidelin nation region aid effect januari germani implement measur propos commiss confirm germani letter septemb commiss conclus aid extens project constitut exist aid conclus decis ec commiss misinterpret invest allow law decid withdraw decis base clear mistak law decis adopt germani provid inform aid grant invest project basi inform attach document commiss conclus aid grant knt respect construct extens project cover exist scheme constitut exist aid adopt decis articl decis ec herewith withdrawn articl aid germani implement klausner nordic timber gmbh amp constitut exist aid invest allow dem eur construct wismar plant low interest loan dem eur grant kfw environment programm extens wismar plant invest allow dem eur extens wismar plant guarante secur loan dem eur extens wismar plant invest allow dem eur extens wismar plant articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj ecr oj oj footnot oj gener partner liabl asset liabil limit partnership section hgb austrian commerci code hgb german commerci code manag repres partnership limit partner liabl extent limit partner contribut section hgb limit partner author manag repres partnership limit partner approv requir gener partner conduct transact ordinari busi commiss letter januari sg oj investitionszulagengesetz commiss letter decemb sg oj nn sg januari oj decis juli amount compris kfw loan dem eur part loan grant kfw environment programm judgment novemb case intermil commiss ecr outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme invest allow law guarante guidelin land mecklenburg western pomerania aid approv commiss decis decemb footnot http www knt de http www kht de oj