commiss decis april aid scheme nn implement belgium belgium plan implement diamond industri notifi document number dutch french 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 juli commiss receiv complaint belgian associ trader rough diamond verenig van handelaar ruw diamant associ de commerç de diamant brut diamond industri intern compens fund hereinaft quot compens fund quot complaint ask belgium provid inform letter date novemb letter date decemb regist receiv dai belgian author ask januari provid inform commiss gave agreement letter date decemb letter date januari regist receiv januari belgium request addit extens februari provid inform letter date februari regist receiv march meet belgium commiss place februari meet held april complain commiss letter inform march council state annul procedur reason decre amend provis compens fund base withdraw payment suspend belgium found involv set legal proceed recov amount paid error meet april belgian author undertook recov amount paid len diamond industri nv recipi paid eur letter date august commiss request written confirm undertak clarif recoveri procedur letter date august regist receiv august belgium ask septemb provid inform request commiss gave agreement letter date august belgium provid inform letter date octob regist receiv octob commiss request inform letter date octob remind belgium novemb belgium repli letter date decemb regist receiv decemb commiss request inform situat regard recoveri procedur letter date januari march june law firm repres belgium repli letter date april regist receiv april juli regist receiv dai belgium confirm inform contain letter juli letter date juli regist receiv juli belgium law firm act notifi commiss inform intend bring scheme replac annul belgium confirm letter date octob regist receiv novemb letter date octob commiss inform belgium decis initi procedur laid articl ec treati abovement aid belgium repli letter date novemb regist receiv decemb sg decis publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment comment receiv connect submit origin complain letter januari regist receiv compens fund letter januari regist receiv letter date januari commiss forward comment belgium give observ observ receiv law firm letter date februari regist receiv march belgian author letter date march regist receiv march lastli letter date march regist receiv march law firm submit copi march edit nation geograph contain number articl aspect diamond ii detail descript aid object scheme promot antwerp diamond industri prevent reloc countri commun achiev make payment employ industri partli compens social secur contribut origin scheme set law march employ action plan royal decre june amend royal decre novemb lai rule govern intern compens fund diamond industri scheme provid levi diamond transact payabl natur legal person main subsidiari activ diamond trade diamond industri compani base belgium requir pai levi transact understood mean agreement purpos creat ad diamond sale transact domest market export market effect april levi set april increas total levi estim bef million amount collect pai compens allow employ worker involv diamond process cleav cut rough cut shape saw allow fix manag committe limit amount employ gener social secur contribut practic cover contribut part employ receiv allow effect juli belgium allow account time total wage averag rang total product cost belgium claim scheme degress prove success number employe increas lead reduct amount allow employe belgium take view recipi meet commun definit small medium size enterpris council state annul measur decis march total amount paid compens allow bef eur million case len diamond industri nv amount paid exce eur bef belgium undertaken compli de minimi rule hereinaft refer quot de minimi regul quot implement annul scheme belgium inform commiss scheme replac annul scheme aspect scheme fulli discuss differ origin scheme levi set tax base allow remain unchang scheme enter forc quarter principl remain forc unlimit period belgium undertaken compli de minimi regul implement scheme ground initi articl procedur preliminari evalu commiss state view scheme constitut state aid mean articl ec treati aid oper aid exempt articl appli iii comment interest parti complain belgian associ trader rough diamond endors argument put forward commiss decis initi procedur scheme favour belgian diamond industri addit rise discrimin trader rough diamond involv process activ deriv benefit scheme run counter interest group trader belgian trader purchas rough diamond purpos sell germani pai levi belgian trader effect transact compens fund endors argument put forward belgium iv comment belgium firstli belgium surpris decis initi articl procedur concern annul scheme propos scheme formal notifi commiss belgium state resourc compens fund state resourc requir definit state aid set articl confirm preussenelektra case transfer state resourc trader contribut replac employ social secur contribut budget impact state neutral reason unaffect fact contribut levi statutori provis thirdli belgium argu scheme involv reinforc solidar mechan exist social secur system employ social secur contribut paid longer employ process industri entir diamond industri includ diamond trader adjust solidar mechan chang made scheme argument born fact collabor social secur institut assum respons collect compens contribut scheme diamond industri compar social secur system specif industri seamen belgium add scheme effect trade member state posit antwerp specif citi import centr diamond trade commun estim account rough diamond trade commun scarc rough diamond sold antwerp member state process annual rough diamond process belgium approxim usd million distort competit respect rough diamond trader compens allow grant process activ detriment effect trader addit allow reduc cost process diamond benefit trader belgium produc interim report posit effect antwerp diamond industri belgium refer case involv künstlersozialversicherung social insur artist appear similar scheme diamond industri point case publish hous press agenc requir pai contribut payment artist journalist commiss contest scheme result doubl taxat time invok state aid rule germani contribut system resourc belgium provid analysi carri econom research bureau report begin describ competitor commun diamond firm netherland local charact focu visitor amsterdam local jewelleri trade report sector industrialis germani oper larger scale netherland german firm specialis process diamond medic repair activ event firm compet belgian diamond industri specialis larg scale process larg valuabl diamond main competitor locat india israel unit state thailand sri lanka china russia south africa report data trade rough diamond process diamond figur effect intra commun trade export rough diamond netherland germani franc itali increas period cover belgian scheme percentag increas higher export countri belgian export process diamond franc declin scheme introduc export netherland germani itali rose continu rise scheme annul suggest effect report data import process diamond belgium clear conclus drawn scheme effect event bulk process diamond import compris diamond export reimport inspect thirdli report analys levi effect trader conclud levi give rise discrimin favour trader involv activ oppos quot pure quot trader trader deem incom activ mitig effect reason impli price set trader affect allow paid virtu process activ addit allow repres small proport total price total cost contribut concern chain diamond product reduc net impact report conclud gener observ firstli scheme regard adjust design remedi market failur diamond trade benefit quot extern quot result presenc diamond industri result scheme quot extern quot internalis labour cost belgium high system taxat social secur contribut creat distort report scheme design pure iron distort assess aid state aid mean articl ec treati state resourc preussenelektra judgment amount collect regard state resourc scheme consist parafisc levi size made proce determin belgian law court justic establish judgment parafisc levi constitut state aid commiss take view preussenelektra judgment appli situat consider circumst diamond firm receiv allow direct firm pai contribut minimum price product question enshrin law case preussenelektra case compens fund quot classic quot parafisc levi enshrin law manag fund establish law collect amount levi pai allow ministri labour approv level allow govern commission appoint king propos minist labour take part meet supervisori bodi advisori capac appeal decis deem law incompat statut appeal suspens effect decis definit provid minist pronounc null void dai system govern public law annul measur king appoint member gener manag board member manag committe task assist manag board propos scheme belgium explain negoti discuss rule govern compens fund ongo select advantag potenti distort aid excess eur grant individu compani year period distort threaten distort competit favour undertak settl case law court justic partial reduct social charg devolv undertak industri sector constitut aid mean articl treati measur intend partial exempt undertak financi charg aris normal applic gener social secur system justif exempt basi natur gener scheme system compens allow constitut exempt favour belgian diamond firm initi scheme favour len diamond industri nv employ diamond industri member state employ branch belgian industri elig compar reduct social charg belgian social secur system employ make flat rate contribut social secur employe measur creat select except gener system employ diamond industri result distort competit favour employ conclus unaffect argument specif scheme reinforc solidar diamond industri belgium scheme specif adjust diamond industri refer specif circumst industri lai decis adopt scheme question confirm measur justifi natur gener scheme belgian social secur system court establish maribel bi ter scheme pursu employ polici mean afford direct advantag relat competit situat undertak concern belong sector econom activ justifi natur measur social secur scheme forc belgium regard comment belgium sector specif social secur system seamen commiss point clarifi concept state aid connect commun guidelin state aid maritim transport light highli specif characterist sector condit aid compat common market annul scheme council state mean compens fund gener manag board longer empow carri manag function minist labour provision manag financi resourc appoint purpos person supervis panel administr annul entail disappear basi payment fund result fund involv set legal proceed recoveri amount paid unlawfulli panel administr decid principl recov amount paid repai amount rule principl deliv connect proceed commiss conclud recoveri place immedi uncertain depend subsequ rule advantag exist inform provid belgium suggest propos scheme creat equival advantag realiti greater applic unlimit period advers impact trade member state court justic case law state financi aid strengthen posit undertak compar undertak compet intra commun trade regard affect aid case point allow strengthen posit diamond firm process diamond market firm export bulk product substanti part member state belgium state minor concentr activ found member state netherland amsterdam germani idar oberstein commiss follow argument diamond firm netherland germani compet belgian firm competit exist local custom local jewel jewelleri sector wholesal trade expect compar price qualiti ratio quot local quot diamond diamond export belgium assum tourist stimul competit diamond centr world amsterdam base firm sell signific proport product american basi reput custom account competit antwerp decid trip belgian diamond firm gener activ market segment european competitor antwerp lost substanti market share firm base low wage countri belgian firm increasingli oblig strengthen posit high qualiti segment market precis segment dutch firm german firm activ comment econom research bureau commiss belgium effect distinct drawn belgian firm specialis quot larg scale quot activ firm member state quot smaller scale quot activ irrelev oper product market initi consequ allow reduc labour cost rule strengthen posit recipi input market rough diamond market de beer strong posit market europ forti quot supervisor quot base antwerp sell rough diamond common practic rough diamond subject success transact process firm belgium netherland germani oper market commiss endors conclus research bureau report effect trade figur interpret great care regard provid decis proof period consider time need establish measur effect seri factor impact data provid open discuss import industri belgium common market minimis instanc calcul data provid belgium number diamond worker european commun belgium repres total annul scheme propos scheme reinforc competit posit belgian diamond firm relat competitor member state belgium compli condit de minimi regul case len diamond industri nv commiss take view annul scheme propos scheme affect trade member state factor determin aid present commiss take view annul scheme propos scheme constitut state aid mean articl belgium compli condit de minimi regul belgium infring articl treati grant aid prior notif approv comparison künstlersozialversicherung infring file process court case limit scope recit affect commiss analysi scheme light state aid rule event lack analysi commiss affect analysi compens fund diamond industri compat aid common market aid grant previou scheme provid propos scheme reduc beneficiari current expenditur linkag elig invest cost job creation commiss oper aid commiss oblig ascertain aid compat ec treati examin exempt laid articl treati appli exempt articl appli measur question constitut aid social charact grant individu consum design make good damag caus natur disast except occurr requir order compens econom disadvantag caus divis germani exempt set articl measur question constitut aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy aid promot execut import project common european interest aid promot cultur heritag conserv belgian author made attempt justifi aid aforement ground part exempt articl treati refer aid facilit develop econom area appli aid intend initi invest job creation region enterpris elig aid type aid grant enterpris locat outli region part exempt refer aid facilit develop econom activ applic firstli aid intend amp environment object invest sme aid design sector employ aid condit commiss conclud aid compat common market met guidelin aid employ notic monitor state aid reduct labour cost commiss state aid target sensit sector experienc overcapac crisi rule regard compat common market point aforement notic state reduct social charg genuin effect relat sector expos intern competit servic diamond industri protect intern competit belgium argu payment question redress market failur relat quot extern quot link diamond trade result high level social charg commiss view argument provid basi conclud aid compat exist market failur observ number industri convinc commiss draft guidelin notic employ aid measur regard compat common market view distort competit give rise exempt laid articl appli annul scheme propos scheme belgium compli condit de minimi regul incompat common market recoveri incompat unlaw aid oblig impos commiss council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati measur restor previou situat cancel financi advantag enjoi recipi aid paid aid repaid delai accord procedur belgian law provid effect execut decis aid recov includ interest date unlaw aid dispos beneficiari date recoveri interest calcul basi commerci rate calcul grant equival region aid vi conclus allow grant belgian diamond firm compens fund set annul scheme aid grant len diamond industri nv allow paid compens fund provid belgium constitut state aid mean articl ec treati belgium compli condit de minimi regul commiss find belgium unlawfulli implement aid scheme breach articl treati fact scheme annul council state affect conclus allow diamond firm paid annul scheme paid propos scheme belgium compli condit de minimi regul regard oper aid exempt provid articl treati applic aid incompat common market unlaw aid recov beneficiari adopt decis articl aid scheme belgium implement diamond firm compli condit set commiss regul de minimi aid aid scheme belgium intend implement diamond firm incompat common market articl belgium measur recov beneficiari aid refer articl unlawfulli made recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law provid effect execut decis aid recov includ interest date dispos beneficiari date recoveri interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl belgium inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel april commiss mario monti member commiss oj footnot belgian offici gazett belgian offici gazett belgian offici gazett result levi payabl export import nb antwerp diamond trade fairli standard practic consign diamond sold broker dealer success give rise transact final purchas found levi charg transact result ad creat busi secret commiss regul ec januari applic articl ec treati de minimi aid oj case preussenelektra ag schleswag ag ecr de beer compani effect monopoli quot supervisor quot sell rough diamond antwerp quot supervisor quot member state case commiss germani ecr judgment hand march case steinik amp weinlig germani ecr paragraph court establish quot prohibit contain articl cover aid grant member state state resourc make distinct aid grant directli state public privat bodi establish appoint administ aid appli articl regard primarili effect aid undertak produc favour statu institut entrust distribut administr aid measur adopt public author favour undertak product lose charact gratuit advantag fact wholli partial financ contribut impos public author levi undertak concern quot footnot case franc commiss ecr paragraph paragraph refer judgment case itali commiss ecr paragraph case franc commiss ecr paragraph case belgium commiss ecr paragraph commun guidelin state aid maritim transport oj case philip morri commiss paragraph case vlaam gewest commiss ii paragraph belgian firm small quot medium size quot firm amsterdam belgian author demonstr medic diamond total distinct segment diamond industri shown belgian compani oper segment condit met except germani idar oberstein preciou stone industri surgic instrument figur account employ ratio fact substanti part diamond process black economi oj extens period valid publish oj oj oj