commiss decis march state aid grant germani lind ag saxoni anhalt 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 procedur octob court instanc cfi annul commiss decis ec commiss declar aid grant lind ag lind incompat common market court agre applic brought lind commiss refus substanti part invest subsidi subsidi aid lind contact german author commiss awar exist transact involv treuhandanstalt tha successor bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingt sonderaufgaben bv compani ucb chemi gmbh ucb lind transact basic concern condit carbon monoxid suppli amin product site acquir ucb leuna werk gmbh lwg privatis procedur subsequ letter date august germani inform commiss background transact aid measur involv letter date septemb commiss request inform provid letter date decemb case regist nn februari letter date march commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect dem million grant lind construct carbon monoxid product plant condit carbon monoxid suppli ucb sg letter date germani submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti januari commiss adopt partial neg decis ec applic lodg registri court instanc april lind support germani brought action annul articl decis ec commiss contend court dismiss action unfound judgment octob case oral procedur court upheld lind applic pursuant articl ec treati commiss measur compli judgment court adopt decis meet requir judgment ii descript measur recipi lind subsidiari intern technolog orient lind group lind group turnov eur billion workforc employe emploi germani abroad net profit amount eur million lind busi segment ga engin materi handl refriger establish lead posit market lind group privatis amin product take carbon monoxid product tha sold leuna base amin product oper privatis contract ucb subsidiari union chimiqu belg worldwid industri group activ industri sector pharmaceut chemic film parent compani ucb sa compris subsidiari affili worldwid western europ america asia group emploi peopl half pharmaceut sector rest chemic film sector emploi work belgium import product unit locat gener manag sector research develop centr pharmaceut chemic field group turnov total eur billion inform provid germani amin product sold open uncondit transpar tender procedur ucb bidder carbon monoxid requir amin product ucb made purchas condit tha undertak guarante suppli carbon monoxid amin product acquir site leuna tha undertook provid carbon monoxid fix price agre year period provid ucb conclud contract suppli carbon monoxid produc decid build carbon monoxid product facil tha make grant dem million eventu privatis contract inform provid fix price determin note time tha conclud long term suppli contract regular basi investor suppli situat chemic sector uncertain german author suppli guarante produc prepar establish locat concern tha fulfil privatis task conclud privatis contract ucb amin product plant tha hope find investor carbon monoxid product plant hope disappoint carbon monoxid product plant restructur modernis product cost expect level suppli oblig caus tha loss approxim dem million year fix price calcul basi erron assumpt cover product cost outdat facil privatis contract perform date expiri april tha suffer aggreg loss dem million period octob bv decid cancel loss make contract suppli carbon monoxid propos ucb produc carbon monoxid requir amin product accord privatis contract ucb receiv grant dem million ucb reject propos bv forc investor investor interest object capabl take carbon monoxid deliveri oblig lind produc ga leuna site june agreement agreement conclud bv lwg ucb lind suppli carbon monoxid lind build carbon monoxid product plant month plant incorpor lind exist facil leuna build cost dem million lind contribut dem million fund bv remain dem million subsidi commiss misgiv element state aid includ dem million grant award lind ag carbon monoxid product ii fix price agre ucb lind decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect measur letter date germani point due specif chemic natur carbon monoxid produc place product affect trade commun carbon monoxid market customari sens purchas price base current cost exist facil carbon monoxid plant costli modif lind exist ga product site dem million dem million oblig call tender provid carbon monoxid contact interest compani lind respond posit lind price base invest cost adequ return lwg examin possibl produc carbon monoxid invest cost high carbon monoxid produc basi synthesi ga purifi steam reform altern lwg product utilis steam reform vicin lind previous acquir steam reform lwg lind propos bv ucb ucb carbon monoxid supplier carbon monoxid suppli ucb newli negoti higher price letter date germani state ucb decid accept lind offer carbon monoxid price higher lind offer favour condit exist tha oblig product site lind suppli carbon monoxid lwg extend period time possibl increas amin product futur import consider ucb accept agreement decis ec commiss initi formal investig proceed juli believ dem million subsidi award lind constitut aid interest parti germani respond public commiss initi proceed januari commiss termin proceed partial neg decis ec decis commiss found subsidi dem million constitut aid accord guidelin nation region aid portion exceed elig invest cost facil dem million incompat treati reimburs main argument measur aid subsidi allow lind add product instal bear cost commiss fact reason prefer produc carbon monoxid place consumpt alter assess lind pre exist advantag potenti competitor site invest condit set facil commiss assum subsidi effect produc end product carbon monoxid intermediari end product trade commun ucb buyer carbon monoxid site exclud futur lind suppli compani base area final germani submit suffici evid show compani lind prepar suppli ucb claim lind interest investor conduct tender procedur april lind support germani appeal decis ec court instanc judgment court instanc court base decis larg fact quot appar document court bv successor tha own carbon monoxid product plant oper lwg leuna face financi problem ow combin circumst suppli agreement april tha lwg undertook suppli specif quantiti carbon monoxid ucb price equival market price period year renew indefinit period appar suppli price cover cost product carbon monoxid lwg high cost occas obsolesc plant technolog lwg addit suppli price fix ultim unrealis expect purchas carbon monoxid set busi leuna site enabl lwg product unit oper profit result perform suppli agreement bv lwg incur loss approxim dem million year increas dem million year agreement perform date expiri april termin octob bv lwg suffer aggreg loss dem million period octob lwg entitl termin suppli agreement april articl paragraph condit set provis met present case ucb rule possibl build oper carbon monoxid product facil carbon monoxid produc leuna site ucb supplier ucb supplier base site carbon monoxid produc user recit contest decis quot import factor plan capac restrict lind plant ucb deliveri carbon monoxid parti exclud small product reserv potenti buyer carbon monoxid leuna site transport nearest chemic product site bitterfeld buna imposs due technic characterist carbon monoxid iii assess measur relev market relev product market market carbon monoxid toxic ga chemic industri transport expens danger product locat purchas relev geograph market local market due transport cost risk product consumpt locat exist aid subsidi dem million constitut aid mean articl ec treati appear measur distort competit effect trade ow specif relev product market context privatis effort länder earli subsidi affect competit situat product carbon monoxid product amin specif econom legal fact case background industri quot kombinat quot system german democrat republ gdr idea bundl industri site culmin major gdr chemic product site leuna bitterfeld german reunif complex prove unmanag market economi condit procedur develop privatis industri site account specif system economi privatis chemic industri leuna site germani enter commit suppli carbon monoxid ucb fix price fairli long period time suppli commit ucb amin product leuna fulfil loss make carbon monoxid deliveri oblig germani minimis financi burden find econom solut honour contractu commit ucb decis tha bv choos lind purpos specif situat object econom solut state lind chemic product plant leuna site lind inaugur world largest industri gase centr leuna entir suppli industri gase mitteldeutsch erdoelraffineri mider leuna incorpor carbon monoxid product facil exist structur build complet complex reduc invest cost significantli compani locat leuna site present object structur advantag show interest build product facil take suppli carbon monoxid lind import cost advantag build facil lind receiv subsidi construct carbon monoxid product plant subsidi lind made invest amount subsidi negoti minimum build facil lind compani leuna oper chemic ga plant compani built facil amount dem million subsidi constitut econom deal state complet plant cost dem million dem million case lind order compens higher build cost compani ask substanti higher subsidi forc increas price charg ucb consider refus ucb reli deliveri origin privatis contract deal fallen except posit lind suit potenti supplier carbon monoxid ucb reinforc fact reaction competitor parti germani commiss entir investig procedur suffici evid select procedur led lower level subsidi laid agreement subsidi effect carbon monoxid market technolog characterist plant product capac tailor specif ucb lind plant meant work exclus ucb purchas carbon monoxid benefit quot subsidis quot carbon monoxid circumst possibl quot subsidis quot carbon monoxid left leuna site found purchas site spill effect subsidi product market rule consider support germani lind plant vehicl allow fulfil commit vi vi ucb financi costli subsidi grant lind correspond minimum amount attain object take account specif circumst case support entail distort competit market lind ucb present distort competit exclud amin market lind price carbon monoxid higher origin price ucb paid privatis contract improv competit situat price negoti lind ucb pure commerci ground ucb agre higher price exchang deliveri guarante extend origin deadlin set privatis contract subsidi influenc downstream market iv conclus uniqu factual characterist case histor background distort competit relev market threat distort exclud lind compani object suit provid carbon monoxid ucb deliv product exclus ucb germani lind mean assur continu deliveri oblig carbon monoxid ucb subsidi limit minimum purpos adopt decis articl subsidi dem million germani grant lind ag construct carbon monoxid plant leuna constitut aid mean articl ec treati articl decis address feder republ germani brussel march commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj report http www lind en en jsp decemb http www ucb group corp default htm decemb oj cite lind applic court instanc date april paragraph contest commiss fact purchas price ucb paid tha bv carbon monoxid cover product cost aid element involv cover approv derog scheme treuhandregim commiss investig point