commiss decis octob propos austria grant aid liftgmbh notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement establish european econom area point articl thereof notic accord articl ec treati parti concern submit comment liftgmbh subsidiari austrian group compani doppelmayr seilbahnvertriebsgesellschaft mbh group main activ focu manufactur instal surfac aerial cablewai funicular railwai urban transit system elev mechan garag system stacker crane high rise warehous austrian author group turnov amount at billion ecu million balanc sheet total at billion ecu million group emploi peopl ropewai busi area group import term number employe turnov liftgmbh part busi area set chines subsidiari sanh doppelmayr transport system invest at million ecu million small scale product plant sanh hebei region subsidiari produc fix grip chairlift chines market made lift employe medium term plan make lift year employe austria propos grant liftgmbh soft loan at million ecu million grant equival at million ecu loan durat year year grace period year long half yearli repay scheme loan bear interest rate year year year aid intens amount gross aid disburs erp internationalis scheme decis ec commiss approv scheme subject aid grant direct foreign invest sme aid larg enterpris notifi individu ii independ criterion set commiss recommend ec definit small medium size enterpris liftgmbh larg enterpris austria notifi aid propos commiss letter date januari commiss request addit inform letter date februari furnish austria letter receiv june commiss request inform letter date juli remind date septemb austria inform letter receiv octob decemb commiss decid initi proceed case austria inform letter date decemb austria submit comment letter date notic inform austrian govern commiss decis invit interest parti submit observ measur question publish offici journal european commun observ parti forthcom iii kei factor decid initi proceed case conclus at million ecu million soft loan erp fund direct foreign invest liftgmbh china constitut state aid mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement doppelmayr headquart wolfurth vorarlberg global player ropewai market market share europ approxim main competitor swiss firm garaventa ag italian firm leitner french firm pomagalski sa firm hold market share european market domin world market term volum sale european market remain largest region market aid plan austria charact strengthen financi strateg posit recipi enterpris austrian author state inter alia doppelmayr increas return invest amp strengthen earn austrian parent compani reflect dividend obviou strengthen financi strateg posit european enterpris busi eea affect trade condit commun view express court justic european commun judgment case tubemeus effect trade condit strong case term sale volum eea market largest region market doppelmayr main competitor establish eea evid suggest competitor doppelmayr increas market share china invest chines product facil state aid strengthen doppelmayr posit eea market compar competitor market receiv aid direct foreign invest austria indirectli acknowledg grant aid case view soft loan liftgmbh improv strateg posit doppelmayr group favour impact austrian economi aid mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement principl incompat common market paragraph articl set circumst aid consid compat common market except laid articl ec treati applic case aid social charact grant individu consum aid make good damag caus natur disast involv wolfurth liftgmbh locat assist area except laid articl ec treati region aspect except articl likewis applic commiss opinion except appli invest commun countri except laid articl ec treati commiss find project satisfi criteria requir quot project common european interest quot aid intend remedi disturb economi member state except laid articl appli aid intend promot cultur heritag conserv austria sought justifi grant aid basi except altern sentenc articl ec treati applic aid help facilit develop econom activ case internationalis doppelmayr group expans chines market trade condit advers affect extent contrari common interest time aid direct foreign invest larg enterpris notifi austria commiss past authoris state aid direct foreign invest larg enterpris decis initi proceed commiss set criteria aid direct foreign invest larg enterpris assess commiss ensur aid disguis export element account effect employ sourc countri host countri risk subsidiari product plant reloc member state commun countri local content requir examin necess aid includ envisag aid intens light intern competit european industri risk run invest project member countri commiss concern fulfil criterion point decis initi proceed commiss sought proof austrian govern aid intend reduc offset neg effect market defici usual difficulti face small medium size enterpris econom risk polit risk sought proof aid essenti liftgmbh pursu internationalis object queri lastli allegedli insuffici level internationalis part doppelmayr group suffici ground grant aid liftgmbh austrian govern repli doppelmayr group enabl internationalis busi strengthen competit world market view polit econom risk connect invest group carri project soft loan econom risk high year oper includ lengthi approv procedur delai start inadequ infrastructur train staff procur input achiev product qualiti wide exchang rate variat austrian govern econom risk caus addit cost at million ecu cost at million ecu year regard polit risk refer made crisi asia unforese polit setback commiss note plan start product china base strateg decis doppelmayr group austrian govern liftgmbh set sole view carri invest china prove econom polit risk prevent doppelmayr group produc good china invest undertaken unaid commiss take account fact risk inher direct foreign invest depend enterpris size experi area concern posit market doppelmayr profit enterpris sound financ cost invest project equival group turnov balanc sheet total commiss opinion compar group turnov net asset invest minor undertak doppelmayr doppelmayr worldwid presenc ropewai busi activ internation decad group export product countri built extens intern network subsidiari joint ventur countri doppelmayr group foothold unit state america canada australia zealand turkei russia chile japan korea china present countri fairli high risk econom environ commiss awar receiv state aid open market conclud doppelmayr group familiar intern practic consider experi set product facil abroad ropewai manufactur china strateg import promis market order enter chines market effect satisfi local content requir build product facil china essenti ropewai manufactur subsidiari joint ventur market undoubtedli competit advantag rival chines plant strateg point view crucial enter market earli strong posit futur true global market leader doppelmayr austria announc letter date liftgmbh start product rent premis order enter chines market immateri ropewai manufactur rent premis austria object encourag doppelmayr group expand chines market manifestli attain state aid background austrian author prove global activ enterpris turnov at billion ecu million aid at million ecu million decis factor set plant china invest part strateg plan enter promis market worth at million ecu million aid shown essenti encourag doppelmayr group expand chines market lastli commiss take account regard intern competit relev european industri fact enterpris domin world market european plausibl evid suggest favour european competitor respect invest project commun countri improv competit european industri commiss reach conclus propos aid direct foreign invest liftgmbh china contribut develop econom activ mean articl ec treati incompat common market grant austria liftgmbh aid form soft loan at million ecu million authoris commiss intend decis lai futur polici direct foreign invest decis rule possibl direct foreign invest larg enterpris countri central eastern europ consid elig assist prove project interest european industri competit eea restrict result adopt decis articl propos austria grant aid form at million ecu million soft loan erp fund direct foreign invest liftgmbh wohlfurth china incompat pursuant articl ec treati common market pursuant articl eea agreement function agreement aid grant articl austria inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address republ austria brussel octob commiss karel van miert member commiss determin grant equival soft loan commiss appli refer interest rate applic austria oj oj oj ecr paragraph oj oj judgment court justic case philip morri ecr paragraph