commiss decis novemb aid inma spa shipyard italian law convert law notifi document number italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof interest parti notic submit comment regard comment letter date italian perman repres offic regist commiss june italian govern notifi commiss plan grant addit aid inma shipyard liner convers contract notif meet commiss staff offici ministri transport ship send letter italian author juli italian shipyard inma situat la spezia negoti liner convers contract conclud august regal voyag own st thoma cruis limit bahama involv total itl billion conclud octob salli albatro own finnish ship compani salli ab involv total itl billion contract receiv aid line ceil set commiss ship convers aid notifi commiss part monitor shipbuild aid provid articl council direct eec amend direct ec applic extend regul ec amend regul ec ship compani broker simonship ab negoti contract simonship ab tender wide european shipyard commun commun shipyard approach germani hdw lloyd bremerhaven denmark reparationsvaerftet spain astillero español itali inma fincantieri mariotti netherland wiltonfijenoord drydock portug lisnav estaleiro navai de viana castelo finnish polish shipyard approach negoti shipyard manag receiv letter broker simonship inform shipown lower tender finnish polish shipyard applic made compet italian author aid grant rate applic higher rate aid contract base articl decre law convert law hereinaft quot law quot state obtain ship convers contract shipyard competit shipyard countri belong european commun minist prior agreement commiss european commun increas rate aid provid paragraph exceed rate provid articl provid shipyard demonstr increas level aid challeng commun competit win order provis introduc law refer made commiss statement enter minut meet council novemb adopt direct eec read quot member state prove yard competit european countri construct specialis small vessel cost ecu million ship convers contract prior notif member state concern commiss authoris grant contract relat product aid ceil refer articl quot ii carri detail examin inform provid italian author commiss make point queri italian author interpret phrase quot prior notif quot includ commiss statement enter minut council meet aid measur compli criteria set articl treati authoris commiss distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good assess aspect carri aid take effect case point evid fact analysi appar shipyard act assumpt aid agre italian author view submit notif year signatur contract commiss authoris case relat releas fund chronolog examin fact set notif show inma shipyard submit applic derog articl italian law septemb case regal voyag contract sign august octob case salli albatro contract sign octob applic subsequ sign contract price appar examin figur determin basi increas level aid shipyard fail compli law stipul minist grant increas commiss prior agreement anticip agreement sole basi letter broker charg negoti contract put pressur shipyard fail account detail examin situat relev market commiss carri authoris derog event regard automat condit met statement enter minut council meet commiss state quot quot authoris increas rate condit tens demonstr derog grant except circumst provid commiss commun shipyard damag shipyard attitud doubt possess list commun shipyard invit tender june month contract sign reput shipyard respond invit tender show genuin competit situat commun shipyard basi inform shipyard examin situat commiss procedur provid articl direct eec place absenc examin conclud anticip grant aid shipyard distort competit outset shipyard opportun tender rate aid letter august commiss inform italian govern decid initi proceed articl ec treati respect request increas rate aid convers ship regal voyag salli albatro inma shipyard iii part proceed commiss gave italian govern notic submit comment member state interest parti inform public decis initi proceed offici journal european commun italian author submit comment letter octob public decis shipyard concern denmark submit comment commiss law firm letter januari danish perman repres offic letter januari comment denmark agre commiss decis initi proceed letter februari commiss forward comment italian author iv comment italian author shipyard concern stress addit aid grant rule notif upheld court justic compli breach oblig give prior notif aid releas infring rule contrari shipyard risk increas aid refus case advers effect competit direct eec expressli stipul aid project notifi contract drawn view fact applic increas aid notifi year contract conclud irrelev contrari demonstr italian author carri investig legal factual condit justifi grant aid technic depart ministri transport ship assess contract price submit inma found note commun shipyard interest order complet investig found justifi condit exist author inform commiss time request authoris grant aid investig aid grant meant commun authoris shipyard forc complet order addit state aid parti criticis commiss fail analys merit case concentr simpli detect alleg distort competit italian author maintain distort competit occur aid grant case question commiss demonstr concret term releas aid year contract sign distort competit market time signatur final italian author challeng articl direct eec commiss invok notif made contract sign text statement derog question appli regard comment italian author shipyard concern basi judgment court justic join case belgium commiss commiss doubt legal basi commiss statement enter minut meet council novemb court fact confirm quot product aid shipbuild ship convers criterion chosen aid exce common maximum ceil provid articl direct ceil constitut council regard balanc conflict requir respect rule common market mainten suffici level activ european shipyard surviv effici competit european shipbuild industri sixth recit preambl direct complianc ceil issu essenti condit aid shipbuild regard compat common market ceil exceed aid question automat incompat context commiss role limit check condit observ belgian govern contend commiss requir reassess compat aid case case relat criteria set articl depriv direct effect illog system derog necessarili presuppos aid refer outset incompat common market quot view commiss statement minut council meet authoris italian aid scheme confirm regard legal basi commiss aid compat common market aid except gener rule notifi commiss posit verifi addit aid elig base tangibl factor case competit commun shipyard distort competit commun shipyard incompat common market verif made difficult fact notif made year contract sign number commun shipyard approach agent commiss reason suppos shipyard submit bid basi aid level authoris increas rate request shipyard possibl exclud competit order concern parti concern commiss fail analys fact case offer evid examin case detail contrari italian author commiss disput condit applic derog met mention absenc clarif inform score tend suggest commiss content sole proof grant derog letter agent ask shipyard reduc tender order avoid lose order commun yard figur back case figur commiss contract price shipyard recognis set loss initi proceed commiss unabl analys market condit procedur articl direct eec doubt request valid comment italian author inma provid figur show absolut doubl level aid avoid lose order commun shipyard commiss convinc reduc price shipyard simpli give blackmail shipown clear aid effect time contract sign aid authoris articl direct eec direct stipul irrespect member state pai aid shipyard aid ceil applic forc date signatur contract past direct aid shipbuild forc case italian shipyard unabl receiv aid legal basi parliamentari delai scheme authoris commiss prevent italian shipyard win order count effect aid law enter forc satisfi receiv aid affect price origin set clear shipyard anticip aid lawyer state risk offer price cost obtain aid distort competit commiss time contact sign tender compet commun shipyard price calcul basi aid allow win order verifi time contract sign present basi specif inform provid italian author figur tender commun commun competitor commiss take view italian author prove increas level aid shipyard contract question commun vi light commiss conclud doubl aid intens compat common market italian govern demonstr commun shipyard competit inma shipyard win order aid intens rule inma won contract allow made aid put de facto favour posit commun competitor commiss authoris addit aid convers regal voyag salli albatro inma shipyard adopt decis articl increas rate aid contract price contract convert regal voyag salli albatro inma spa shipyard provid law notifi itali letter incompat common market articl itali authoris grant aid refer articl articl itali inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli articl decis address republ itali brussel novemb commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj oj oj ecr ibidem paragraph judgment