commiss decis juli aid grant germani compani sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh notifi document number german text authent ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid coal industri octob novemb british compani celtic energi lodg formal complaint commiss offic unit kingdom perman repres european union complaint concern german mine compani sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh letter octob septemb germani notifi financi support intend grant year accord articl commiss decis ecsc complaint subsequ investig commiss letter formal notic germani august offici commun content complaint ask inform action compani german author letter commiss principl law infring germani compani sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh germani repli letter formal notic octob commiss invit comment member state interest parti commun publish offici journal european commun comment receiv unit kingdom letter septemb competitor compani german coal produc duli forward germani march june compani consolid coal plc evan amp reid coal betw anthracit lodg complaint sale german size anthracit commun market unit kingdom preussag anthrazit gmbh part commiss paper firm solicitor set posit letter formal notic complaint paper forward commiss date set letter formal notic commiss grant germani legal hear account purpos decis complaint question relat sale sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh size anthracit subsidis commun extrem favour price compar product cost offer compani commun market primarili unit kingdom state aid paid germani decis ecsc aid complaint cover substanti part compani product cost unauthoris purpos complain practic lead distort competit commun anthracit market addit product sold member state compani concern higher price unit kingdom examin germani repli letter formal notic comment interest parti commiss consid repli constitut suffici ground explain decis refrain take action complaint meantim numer meet contact commiss repres compani member state concern order analys problem greater depth commiss repres unit kingdom januari germani februari meet main repres anthracit industri germani wale england northern ireland purpos meet hand ascertain fact assess situat geograph market affect manner aid analys respect price polici legal argument order determin german aid compat common market ii commun anthracit market mirror fairli difficulti face commun coal industri declin demand household market grow competit import countri high product cost product sector substanti variat cost individu product sector inform suppli germani unit kingdom averag product cost main german anthracit produc preussag anthrazit gmbh amount dem tonn ecu compar averag cost gbp ecu celtic energi main uk produc differ larg due favour geolog condit uk produc oper preussag anthrazit gmbh work coal depth product cost dem sophia jacoba gmbh repres ceas product march product cost amount dem tonn anthracit highest carbon content type coal high grade smokeless fuel low proport volatil compon low flammabl constant intens heat properti highli suitabl industri home raw anthracit undergo process stage separ fine product low commerci dem tonn particl size mm account pit product find market power industri nut size anthracit account pit product high commerci dem sold industri domest household market anthracit tradition concern size anthracit market size anthracit geograph limit tradit coalmin region commun belgium germani spain franc unit kingdom german anthracit good reput commun market ow regular deliveri qualiti competit price deliveri unit kingdom began case sophia jacoba gmbh middl seventi case preussag anthrazit gmbh market unit kingdom deliveri germani compris east countri humber south coast case sophia jacoba gmbh northern ireland german compani open market unit kingdom state own nation coal board subsequ british coal prospect storag site area offer favour price british coal corpor privatis celtic energi privat compani pit wale produc anthracit acquisit open cast mine celtic energi embark complet polici decid expand busi england open distribut centr product hull main british port entri german anthracit mention eastern england tradition main market britain sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh order captur part english market celtic energi decid sell product england price wale meet cost transport result sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh decid lower price trigger process mutual undercut price continu end commiss investig shown preussag anthrazit gmbh price anthracit unit kingdom period systemat lower price compani succeed nation coal board refer produc mean articl commiss decis ecsc decemb align price sale coal common market amend act access austria finland sweden januari grade bean nuß iv sale east coast britain price gbp tonn preussag anthrazit gmbh gbp tonn celtic energi price octob grade gbp gbp comparison anthracit peopl republ china sold gbp januari gbp octob size anthracit preussag anthrazit gmbh celtic energi sell gbp product china sell gbp preussag anthrazit gmbh offer major reduct list price member state studi independ expert show lowest pithead price charg compani sale unit kingdom summer rang dem tonn nuß iv dem tonn nuß ii compar pithead list price dem size anthracit grade nuß iv nuß ii comparison pithead price grade nuß iv dem deliveri franc dem belgium dem spain case sophia jacoba gmbh nuß anthracit pithead list price dem tonn sold winter unit kingdom pithead price dem tonn compar dem tonn pithead price grade franc preussag anthrazit gmbh concern competit welsh produc compani report state welsh anthracit reassert market privatis british coal concern sophia jacoba gmbh conclus compani report compani report state preussag anthrazit gmbh increas market share home market foreign market household fuel mean elast price polici polici prove effect practic inform show compani export rose tonn tonn increas sale unit kingdom appar increas tonn tonn increas franc belgium volum drop tonn begin sophia jacoba gmbh sale unit kingdom rose tonn tonn compani deliveri made year pit close growth export remark place difficult market condit firstli grow competit countri vietnam peopl republ china russia qualiti product wholli accept commun market main market size anthracit household demand privat consum loyal supplier attract cheaper user friendli energi sourc natur ga fuel oil conclud prospect commun size anthracit market promis market steep structur declin iii letter formal notic germani commiss express view sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh pursu corpor polici market size anthracit commun unit kingdom aid subsidi indirectli purpos provid commiss decis ecsc ecsc april german aid coal industri letter stress interest celtic energi product competit damag competit sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh compani conduct infring paragraph articl ecsc treati commun progress bring condit ensur ration distribut product highest level product conduct regard infring articl ecsc treati articl ecsc treati state applic seller dissimilar condit compar transact prohibit pursuant indent articl ecsc treati buyer treat differ ground nation commiss reason aid germani aid market coal power gener realiti aid secur compani surviv cover substanti part fix product cost view aid actual fact benefit product product longer competit aid ceas irrespect market individu product sold commiss consid germani distinct subsidis subsidis product depend market anthracit artifici unfound facilit state aid price cover product cost repli letter formal notic germani address cross subsidi argument contend aid grant support sale coal power gener steel industri deliveri consumpt sector subsidis germani stress subsidi law coal power gener intend cover differ product cost price coal countri germani justifi conduct compani concern provid support evid argu make econom sens maintain expand product temporarili volum sold incur loss germani result addit product lead reduct averag cost product addit output bring improv averag cost argu result compar averag cost product sale proce british market mislead account context basi inform suppli germani commiss note million tonn size coal sold commun tonn price cover averag product cost averag price size anthracit sold sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh commun fact dem tonn lower averag cost product regard argument compani interest produc long price cover variabl cost possibl proport small fix cost commiss consid appli margin cost principl germani explicitli acknowledg fix cost cover part output sale proce cover cost product anthracit fine million tonn million tonn germani product sector receipt aid commiss consid proce sale fine size coal cover cost product subsidi compani sale run loss year ow high level product cost germani content product cost cover proce explain fact account make clear distinct compani earn state aid word compani treat aid part turnov distinguish consumpt sector subsidis germani claim case industri household sector subsidis preussag anthrazit gmbh profit loss account financi year show sale revenu dem million dem million aid includ compani report turnov dem million breakdown sale revenu point appendix profit loss account indic financi year aid total dem million authoris commiss sale revenu preussag anthrazit gmbh base actual turnov amount dem million million commiss refer connect articl decis ecsc aid receiv undertak shown profit loss account separ receipt distinct turnov germani compli requir infring principl transpar aid intend purpos margin cost argument conclus compani oper competit condit longer hold good compani cover cost product state aid virtual fix cost born exclus product germani subsidis effect scale germani claim subsidi level subsidi great compani close immedi subsidi ceas germani argument preussag anthrazit gmbh cover fix cost allegedli subsidis product resourc lead eros compani asset unfound difficult squar profit logic compani interest oper entir product loss loss bring sale anthracit germani claim subsidis concern larg volum product year ratio market price product cost improv futur commiss consid practic germani compani viabl state aid view corrobor fact germani notifi aid preussag anthrazit gmbh articl decis ecsc unlik articl concern aid reduct activ articl continu product indetermin period basi improv econom viabil view condit prevail world market germani maintain compani refrain take permiss measur preserv asset view forego polici amount closur conflict notif aid preussag anthrazit gmbh oper aid pursuant articl decis ecsc mention examin preussag anthrazit gmbh profit loss account commiss found annual surplu dem million dem million loss allegedli subsidis sale dem million dem million germani claim aid compat decis ecsc form part nation programm secur energi suppli contribut improv secur suppli germani commun decis explicitli authoris measur commiss stress context decis make provis object criterion authoris aid relianc criterion conflict provis paragraph articl ecsc treati clear state aid grant decis ecsc ecsc enabl beneficiari compani sell size anthracit price cover cost product sale part conflict provis articl articl ecsc treati germani state aid calcul basi averag cost product determin accord guidelin compani account coal industri rb explain approach type grade coal produc simultan product cost calcul market sector power gener heat alloc cost technic profit criteria ultim arbitrari germani cost compon shift market sector system point departur calcul aid averag cost product commiss view anthracit fine size anthracit product ow homogen natur unprocess product undifferenti product cost consider differ commerci product basic favour method cost alloc take account quantiti produc market product diverg qualiti anthracit fine size anthracit actual fact averag pithead price charg german compani concern dem tonn anthracit fine dem tonn size anthracit commiss consid alloc cost pure volum basi distinguish product result averag cost dem tonn disproportion weight book cost low anthracit fine account commerci product base physic properti result volum aid set high deduc system cost alloc base respect contribut product turnov calcul term market price account unit product volum creat logic relationship unit cost commerci product subsidi germani argument protect legitim expect applic commiss decis requir member state ensur honour commit commiss intim cost alloc system germani suffici proof aid intend purpos event improp aid germani compani concern plead protect legitim expect respect requir repai aid ground commiss act iv commiss note letter formal notic applic dissimilar condit compar transact seller buyer treat differ ground nation prohibit indent articl ecsc treati infring articl regard align mechan provid articl ecsc treati commiss found letter formal notic direct indirect state aid purpos systemat align product price price produc receiv aid consid conform ecsc treati demonstr sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh long term maintain price polici consist sell size anthracit unit kingdom price member state price british produc size anthracit aid grant decis ecsc germani argu high author decis practic prohibit articl treati common market coal steel amend commiss decis ecsc decis ecsc make authoris align price condit compani receiv aid germani argu gener ban price align compani receipt state aid enshrin decis commiss consid aid grant pursuant decis ecsc align price competitor mean articl ecsc treati provid decis contribut achiev object set articl thereof section iii preambl decis ecsc state object decis achiev strict adher rule competit order avoid distort competit discrimin coal produc purchas consum commun result aid token fourth paragraph section preambl stress aid rule common interest disturb function common market worth point ecsc treati total ban aid fundament principl price align permit articl ff commiss decis state aid coal industri relat exclus principl discrimin buyer articl articl ff price align rule normal practic commiss decis state aid impos condit relat conduct recipi order limit distort competit final contrari commiss posit germani consid articl ecsc treati appli simultan articl treati germani refer connect judgment court justic european commun case bank british coal true case law court justic articl appli independ specif rule lack rule incorpor provis treati greater detail text relat rule view appli simultan specif rule case concern decis state aid coal industri refer articl specif exclud discrimin purchas consum order minimis distort competit aid line reason permit aid price align price align mechan close link sale product commun market decis ecsc provid aid market quot defenc align price commun competitor rule creat ensur market transpar complianc provis ecsc treati invok order infring principl set protect final commiss view beneficiari reli price align rule base legal consider note regard main point complaint preussag anthrazit gmbh adher align rule compani theori cite rule defenc actual conduct term state aid practic conform common market letter formal notic germani commiss explain ground assumpt corpor polici sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh result applic dissimilar condit compar transact germani repli market competit condit common market vari time region offer relat product differ grade germani consid sale anthracit sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh member state compar articl decis state applic seller common market dissimilar condit compar transact regard prohibit practic mean articl treati preambl decis ecsc state state aid discrimin coal purchas consum commun commiss found investig substanti price differ product qualiti deliveri time sold member state sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh magnitud price differ explain differ freight cost articl decis transact compar mean articl conclud purchas exercis commerci function concern ident similar product essenti commerci properti significantli differ germani contend compani sophia jacoba gmbh seller size anthracit preussag anthrazit gmbh practis price align export british market year undercut competitor distort market occur commiss point compani wish price align mechan requir notifi commiss manner prescrib articl ecsc treati deriv legisl compani preussag anthrazit gmbh fail regard conduct seller size anthracit produc preussag anthrazit gmbh germani refer articl paragraph decis state undertak respons infring agent sell agenc commiss agent respons price align cite germani regard sale preussag anthrazit gmbh li compani explain emerg inform commiss compani undercut competitor price price align cite compani defenc notifi commiss unabl measur provid final subparagraph articl commiss consid discrimin found articl ecsc treati justifi price align rule aid purpos compani infring specif condit decis ecsc ecsc result aid consid compat common market rule court justic case itali commiss establish principl burden proof compat aid li member state seek appli derog light argument advanc germani beneficiari commiss find compani fail provid proof aid properli compani price conduct commiss unabl dispel doubt explain letter formal notic compat aid conclud aid compat common market improperli commiss consid aid amount dem million authoris decis ecsc dem million sophia jacoba gmbh dem million preussag anthrazit gmbh support product sale anthracit industri household sector price charg cover product cost clear commiss investig volum anthracit sold price charg part aid dem million dem million sophia jacoba gmbh dem million preussag anthrazit gmbh led distort competit incompat common market commun market size anthracit industri household contravent decis ecsc compani question repai amount germani pursuant articl commiss decis ecsc june german aid coal industri commiss postpon decis oper aid dem million preussag anthrazit gmbh pursuant articl decis ecsc aid reduct activ dem million sophia jacoba gmbh pursuant articl decis total aid dem million reserv decis aid payment commiss made clear belief sum support product anthracit industri household sector commun sale price cover product cost commiss investig shown part aid dem million preussag anthrazit gmbh led distort competit incompat common market commun market size anthracit industri household breach decis ecsc aid paid anticip commiss decis germani requir compani concern repai sum dem million pursuant articl decis balanc aid intend sophia jacoba gmbh preussag anthrazit gmbh dem million regard compat object decis ecsc articl thereof view justif base articl annual decis approv germani measur support coal industri basi principl put forward germani aid payment limit coal product destin power gener commun steel industri germani undertak ensur sale size anthracit industri household sector made price cover cost product adopt decis articl aid amount dem million sophia jacoba gmbh dem million preussag anthrazit gmbh grant germani pursuant decis ecsc improperli breach decis articl aid dem million coal industri paid germani anticip commiss decis pursuant articl decis ecsc oper aid dem preussag anthrazit gmbh pursuant articl decis aid dem million sophia jacoba gmbh pursuant articl decis authoris aid dem million paid germani preussag anthrazit gmbh anticip commiss decis improperli breach decis ecsc articl germani recov amount refer articl paragraph articl beneficiari compani repay made accord procedur rule german law liabil state interest refer rate assess region aid time aid paid repay full articl germani inform commiss month notif decis measur compli decis articl make annual statement aid paid accord decis germani suppli inform pursuant articl decis ecsc order verifi criteria articl decis verifi complianc present decis articl decis address feder republ germani brussel juli commiss monika wulf mathi member commiss oj oj oj classif size anthracit rang particl size mm nuß grain particl size mm larg nut categori nuß iv correspond particl size mm design nuß ii relat particl size mm mm preussag anthrazit compani report octob septemb sophia jacoba gmbh compani report preussag anthrazit compani report octob septemb oj bgbl annual account notif deposit annex feder gazett issu gener associ german coal industri oj oj ecr ecr oj