commiss decis march aid belgian govern grant ceram sanitari ware manufactur la louvièr french dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic accord articl interest parti submit comment regard comment decis eec eec commiss found bfr million bfr million aid grant prior notif ceram manufactur la louvièr form subscript capit incompat common market withdrawn decis gave rise case court justic repeat assist firm question sa boch financi difficulti induc belgian author case region author decid provid assist time form bfr million capit inject commiss initi procedur provid articl eec treati august decid decis eec aid payment made advanc bfr million paid unlawfulli enabl firm continu trade earli recov januari belgian region author virtual sharehold sa boch decid wind creat legal entiti sanitari ware divis compani march compani call noviboch set endow belgian region author fulli paid share capit bfr million june compani resum busi actviti sanitari ware divis predecessor liquid august noviboch acquir liquid boch compani build equip goodwil sanitari ware divis stock sanitari ware estim commiss number item debt noviboch start septemb ii learn intent set financ compani commiss inform belgian govern telex date januari aid design permit continu product boch ceram sanitari ware notifi advanc belgian govern repli telex date februari commun decis wind sa boch form legal entiti replac compani accept equiti stake compani aid announc detail inform follow letter date februari commiss remind belgian govern seri unlaw aid award made boch sought assur compli oblig articl eec treati notifi commiss aid propos stage implement plan measur final decis articl procedur commiss wrote boch noviboch march draw attent uncertain statu unlaw aid question warn repaid receiv repli belgian govern letter februari detail inform promis commiss decid initi articl procedur respect aid grant form subscript bfr million share capit aid element result resumpt busi activ sa boch liquid noviboch invest aid plan commiss consid aid question caught prohibit provid articl eec treati prima faci satisfi condit exempt paragraph articl letter date june gave belgian govern notic submit comment iii belgian govern answer commiss letter telex date juli reiter view acquisit hold capit noviboch constitut state aid liken decis privat sharehold strong possibl firm show profit argu set noviboch threaten distort competit product capac larger tonn deni export enterpris boch increas consider reserv provid inform subject subsequ observ contend subscript share capit aid benefit exempt provid articl favour aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy asset sa boch liquid belgian govern challeng view transfer effect sole respons liquid enterpris involv aid element lastli state consid procedur question preced irregular commiss commun ground base opposit capit subscript question respons request commiss belgian govern furnish addit inform letter date novemb product sale export achiev noviboch start invest undertaken plan ad decis award invest aid belgian econom expans law framework consult interest parti govern member state industri feder sa noviboch enterpris sector submit observ iv provis public fund compani form subscript capit involv element state aid present case set noviboch behalf belgian author view isol effect wind sa boch concomit set legal entiti intend continu activ altogeth compar consequ complet industri financi restructur sa boch behalf public author link legal entiti highlight fact address telephon telex number ident porcelain sanitari ware sold noviboch ident previous produc sold boch evidenc fact noviboch share cost redund connect transit boch noviboch regard precari financi posit boch januari due year heavi loss obsolesc facil overcapac ceram sanitari ware sector oblig impos belgian govern recov aid grant illeg procedur initi time respect propos make aid payment advanc grant illeg view subscript bfr million share capit assist continu product ceram sanitari ware la louvièr set legal entiti call noviboch constitut state aid aid element stem noviboch movabl immov asset boch belgian govern observ transfer effect sole respons liquid sa boch perform duti interfer assum respons vi vi parti fail carri valuat inform gather procedur bear conclud transfer conjunct voluntari wind boch involv aid element assist belgian econom expans law take form inter alia interest subsidi loan carri invest capit grant state guarante cover interest subsid loan contract enterpris bank exempt properti tax year measur constitut aid mean articl eec treati enabl recipi enterpris reliev mean state resourc part cost invest bear ceram sanitari ware trade member state competit produc noviboch export product ceram case porcelain sanitari ware member state june septemb sold tonn germani tonn netherland tonn franc tonn unit kingdom tonn countri total sale export sanitari ware nimex code belgo luxembourg econom union member state amount tonn tonn tonn tonn intra commun trade sanitari ware term weight belgian govern aid affect trade member state distort competit mean articl favour noviboch belgian ceram sanitari ware product financi assist state strengthen posit enterpris compar compet commun deem affect enterpris articl aid meet criteria laid principl incompat common market except provid articl applic case natur propos assist direct attain object articl treati list aid compat common market compat treati determin context commun singl member state order ensur proper function common market regard principl embodi articl treati except provid articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu aid award scrutin invok commiss satisfi aid market forc insuffici guid recipi pattern behaviour serv object except regard except provid articl aid develop area la louvièr area elig belgian region aid scheme ow unfavour social econom situat standard live abnorm low underemploy mean except except provid articl obviou aid measur intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb belgian economi except articl aid facilit develop econom activ econom area noviboch produc market qualiti ceram sanitari ware fairli modest scale employe volum term output lower predecessor boch produc quantiti employe sanitari ware divis inform furnish belgian govern procedur noviboch oper profit born mind noviboch boch crockeri divis likewis emploi restructur stem wind boch contribut reorgan commun industri suffer surplu product capac ceram industri commiss note fact la louvièr situat prosper part belgium view consider aid form subscript bfr million share capit grant connect set noviboch qualifi exempt articl view excess product capac ceram sanitari ware sector author aid made subject specif condit order prevent noviboch pursu market disturb polici public fund predecessor boch end ensur period year author grant oper aid aid financ project capabl increas firm output report year period question give detail noviboch commerci activ commiss common market function properli purpos decis achiev commiss inform aid propos refer constitut individu award gener region aid scheme approv commiss adopt decis articl commiss object aid sa noviboch form subscript bfr million share capit grant firm connect set condit belgian govern refrain decemb grant aid includ invididu award scheme approv commiss capabl contribut increas product capac noviboch help cover loss incur belgian govern notifi commiss decemb pursuant articl eec treati propos grant aid noviboch refer form whatsoev includ individu award aid scheme approv commiss belgian govern forward commiss year inclus noviboch annual account annual product export figur term volum inform quarter year year question articl belgian govern inform commiss month notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel march commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj oj