commiss decis state aid walzwerk ilsenburg gmbh german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard commiss decis ecsc novemb establish commun rule aid steel industri articl thereof accord articl abovement decis notic interest parti submit comment fax date novemb regist novemb germani notifi state aid respect walzwerk ilsenburg aid consist invest subsidi dm million tax concess dm million intend facilit invest amount dm million februari commiss decid open procedur pursuant articl decis ecsc novemb hereinaft refer sac regard propos commiss consid aid fell articl sac aid fall articl notifi june latest articl sac deem compat common market decemb germani inform decis publish offici journal european commun letter march germani react letter april understood late notif caus problem commiss commiss accept late notif parent compani preussag stahl ag result letter decemb commiss understood state aid author letter refer made letter preussag stahl ag decemb address member commiss urg commiss examin state aid feder govern govern land saxoni anhalt compani urgenc entitl regard letter posit verdict examin commiss land saxoni anhalt compani arrang payment aid decemb land saxoni anhalt compani interpret letter substant author subsequ action made basi legitim expect observ receiv parti member state novemb perman represent member state aid appear incompat articl sac great import attach strict applic ecsc state aid rule novemb steel compani state sac notif lodg june notif novemb late articl sac compat region aid decemb articl ecsc treati decis high author commiss bind entireti novemb associ steel produc argu commiss longer empow author aid special provis contain articl sac expir decemb steel compani request aid author state irrelev aid result capac increas invest aim ration product improv competit observ germani letter januari letter februari germani provid comment observ point sac prohibit posit decis event late notif maintain result letter decemb commiss compani protect legitim expect ad improv competit achiev aid fulli cover accept articl sac ii aid invest made fit roll mill product heavi plate type product fall ecsc treati aid caught gener prohibit state aid laid articl ecsc treati basi sac aid measur deem compat common market steel articl sac appli aid earmark amp environment protect closur case concern articl sac relev stipul aid grant steel undertak invest gener region aid scheme decemb deem compat common market provid aid undertak locat territori german democrat republ aid accompani reduct product capac territori articl sac show commiss author declar region invest aid compat common market steel decemb author decemb januari sac make provis declar region invest aid steel undertak germani compat common market steel articl sac admit compat common market decemb aid authoriz notifi time iii comment member state interest parti endors commiss view discuss argument german govern awar fact notif effect late commiss decis case notifi late articl sac stipul region invest aid articl sac notifi latest june deadlin set order give commiss suffici time assess propos aid measur decemb true commiss adopt decis case notifi june decemb case notif lodg commiss novemb late deadlin june commiss possibl take decis decemb invest amount dm million excess ecu million articl sac requir commiss seek view member state plan region invest aid amount aid invest total aid invest consecut month excess ecu million adopt posit time novemb date receipt notif decemb commiss session decemb work dai suffici prepar consult member state languag conduct consult final decis note commiss articl sac seek view member state plan aid articl sac adopt posit amount aid invest excess ecu million invest question amount dm million ecu million valu novemb exceed threshold imposs carri consult adopt decis take comment member state account work dai includ dai receipt notif argument german govern feder govern govern land saxoni anhalt compani view letter decemb inform beneficiari parent compani approv aid posit decis land compani act legitim confid pai accept aid state author commiss pai aid beneficiari receiv letter decemb issu member commiss respons competit staff addit letter regard feder govern region govern author gener agre decis commiss state aid matter commun letter beneficiari parent compani letter commiss member state concern letter decemb creat legitim expect part feder govern govern land beneficiari compani govern notif lodg late decis decemb formal ground notif late made june date articl sac date notif aid fall articl sac lodg commiss practic ground notif lodg late amount invest dm million requir pursuant articl sac prior consult member state commiss decis note articl sac commiss month reach decis case time commiss suffici make posit feder govern inform explicitli imposs letter decemb director charg state aid director gener competit letter feder govern urg withdraw notif order prevent procedur initi sole account failur observ time limit perman represent germani receiv telex decemb secretariat gener commiss approv region invest aid ecsc compani aid number list telex aid number correspond notifi state aid walzwerk ilsenburg gmbh notif lodg commiss letter june germani inform aid regist receiv telex occur feder govern letter decemb commission preussag stahl ag base assumpt state aid case case preussag stahl ag refer letter decemb commiss gave favour decis decemb germani recipi undertak attack decis initi procedur pursuant articl sac inform letter date februari letter decemb impress aid question author mistaken argument collect separ made clear feder govern govern saxoni anhalt commiss approv decemb state aid notifi novemb letter preussag stahl ag decemb issu member commiss respons competit staff notif state aid claim german author act good faith protect legitim expect arrang payment aid decemb iv articl sac region invest aid declar compat common market commiss decemb commiss form view notifi state aid date state aid notifi incompat common market articl sac prohibit articl ecsc treati aid question paid incompat common market prohibit ecsc treati recov adopt decis articl invest subsidi dm million tax concess dm million paid land saxoni anhalt ecsc steel undertak walzwerk ilsenburg gmbh constitut state aid incompat common market prohibit ecsc treati commiss decis ecsc articl germani recov aid recipi compani repay made accord procedur provis german law interest base interest rate refer rate assess region aid scheme commenc date aid paid articl germani inform commiss month notifi decis measur compli therewith articl decis address feder republ germani brussel commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj