commiss decis februari ad hoc aid unit kingdom plan implement clydeboyd freight facil grant scheme ffg notifi document english 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 letter date march unit kingdom notifi commiss ad hoc aid clydeboyd fort william hereinaft clydeboyd accord extend freight facil grant scheme approv commiss decemb state aid case notif regist secretariat gener commiss march notif consid incomplet april unit kingdom ask provid addit inform commiss receiv request inform commiss request inform juli repli receiv regist commiss juli letter date octob commiss inform unit kingdom decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid procedur regist commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment unit kingdom submit comment commiss letter date octob regist novemb commiss receiv comment interest parti detail descript aid commiss decis decemb state aid uk freight facil grant scheme decemb commiss adopt decis number approv extend freight facil grant ffg scheme grant aid oper freight handl facil coastal short sea ship aid intend tip balanc favour short sea ship financi support invest expens specialis equip requir send freight water need good road grant intens calcul unit kingdom compet author individu scheme ffg rule ffg scheme assess environment benefit standard formula take account lorri mile save agre period individu scheme monetari monetari environment benefit calcul unit kingdom compet author ffg formula constitut maximum amount grant offer unit kingdom govern applic condit ffg oper requir notifi tonnag move year agre period scheme report govern actual tonnag move year subject verif govern audit compani record monitor unit kingdom author confirm expect proport lorri journei save valid lorri mile save ffg scheme express provis govern claw back proport grant paid event shortfal freight tonnag transfer road water event shortfal circumst examin establish extend origin time period order obtain full environment benefit requir reimburs proport grant recoveri reason shortfal beneficiari control beneficiari made reason effort secur traffic commiss decis decemb state aid intens higher total project cost facil access discriminatori term exist potenti oper access infrastructur limit specif oper chosen transpar fair discriminatori public tender procedur exception author prove commit agre unit kingdom author beneficiari met aid amount higher percentag grant prior notif approv commiss notifi aid line aim ffg scheme secur modal shift road water transport clydeboyd wish provid larger berth freight handl facil corpach pier fort william scotland clydeboyd limit compani sharehold boyd brother road haulag compani clydeport plc port oper clydeport plc own oper port clyde estuari firth clyde hunterston ardrossan greenock glasgow exist facil sever limit due size pier metr lack adjac storag handl facil clydeboyd loss exist volum render current facil uneconom lead closur circumst clydeboyd forc close facil tonn annum timber pulp wood chip revert road transport work carri grant assist safeguard exist traffic make secur transport addit tonn year order port enlarg vessel tonn dwt berth safe pier extend accommod vessel time greater area need close quaysid good handl placement load unload cover area short term storag vulner product final mobil freight handl equip requir load unload larger vessel quickli effici aid intens propos compli fulli condit approv ffg scheme aid intens aid form reimburs subsidi financi analysi case accord provis ffg scheme determin aid requir level gpb million elig cost corpach gbp million environment benefit calcul unit kingdom compet author line scheme rule gbp million infrastructur cost gt tabl gt market analysi volum traffic corpach gt tabl gt addit timber intern unit kingdom traffic move road bale pulp import unit kingdom number port brought greenock own oper clydeboyd partner corpach project estim averag annual balep pulp handl port gt tabl gt project unlock potenti signific volum futur clydeboyd identifi number specif traffic flow activ pursu relev custom posit finalis propos shortli instanc letter support scanfib state quot offer longer quai afraid corpach futur difficulti compet export facil belfast irish port quot addit part initi develop port addit round timber export place ireland scandinavia expect clydeboyd discuss arjo wiggin possibl ship paper belgium directli corpach final envisag clydeboyd facil type traffic timber paper traffic ground initi procedur commiss decis initi procedur laid articl treati request clarif unit kingdom author outcom initi examin notifi project concern express proportion aid commiss consid state aid aid intens transport infrastructur compat treati detail neutral commerci financi analysi show main beneficiari facil capabl financ higher amount state intervent note clydeboyd declin grant gbp million undertak project commiss express doubt issu necess proportion aid realis project addit inform need show aid propos realis port facil relev market provid cheaper altern impact aid project exist transport infrastructur area comment unit kingdom unit kingdom author project subject scrutini scottish execut depart transport offici parti consult engin appoint scottish execut state propos aid proport realis project proce aid addit port posit provid servic benefit environ corpach propos irrespect level aid bsw sawmil adjac corpach port port gener addit road journei corpach defeat purpos grant caus neg environment impact sensit area peripheri commun distort competit unit kingdom state distort neglig affect trade member state advers effect rail industri railwai serv point origin traffic letter unit kingdom strateg rail author english welsh scottish railwai main privat sector unit kingdom rail freight oper confirm view respect maritim competit redevelop corpach seek servic small amount balep pulp handl port own clydeport joint partner clydeboyd ventur traffic repres ship year assess measur exist aid mean articl treati articl treati quot aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market quot treati state aid rule appli undertak concept undertak cover entiti engag econom activ legal statu financ activ consist offer good servic market consid econom activ clear clydeboyd undertak involv econom activ provid servic market provis treati impli type public financ fall notion quot state aid quot caught articl commun state aid rule appli measur satisfi criteria list articl treati port ident regard physic characterist specif respons commerci activ manag bodi applic criteria examin individu case case basi transfer state resourc concept state aid appli advantag grant directli indirectli financ state resourc notifi project clydeboyd receiv state grant provis larger berth freight handl facil corpach pier clear notifi measur involv transfer state resourc confer advantag legal statu port vari greatli member state privat compani hold ownership port featur unit kingdom privatis consider number port carri port irrespect legal statu structur essenti separ fulli commerci entiti gener financ port infrastructur invest revenu notifi project intend provid larger berth freight handl facil corpach pier aid measur question confer measur econom advantag undertak involv econom activ respect competitor subsidis infrastructur open potenti oper discriminatori term select aid measur favour clydeboyd select natur effect trade distort competit notifi project port corpach constitut timber hub port experi shown small port engag local coastal trade serv local interest threaten distort competit affect trade member state signific extent clydeboyd envisag facil traffic traffic link timber paper industri view clydeboyd intent act good traffic exist cross border maritim trade possibl impact trade member state rule sector specif difficulti high degre competit sector special expos intern competit effect trade member state rule measur question constitut state aid mean articl treati incompat common market qualifi exempt articl treati legal basi assess aim notifi aid measur provid larger berth freight handl facil corpach pier order enabl coastal short sea ship compet financi term road transport provid infrastructur commiss consid exempt articl treati appli scheme state aid question destin promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb economi member state mean articl treati promot cultur heritag conserv mean articl articl treati state aid compat treati meet coordin transport notion coordin articl impli facilit develop industri involv form plan state articl treati limit provis transport chapter state quot provis titl appli transport rail road inland waterwai quot articl appli maritim sector develop activ shift traffic road mode common interest mean articl treati articl treati legal basi analys aid invest infrastructur coastal short sea ship assess compat common market articl state aid facilit develop econom activ econom area consid compat common market aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest verifi requir fulfil order appli articl treati apprais compat aid measur necess aid commun time pursu polici promot achiev balanc intermod transport system polici foster transfer good road environment friendli mode commiss white paper transport polici state water transport expens damag environ road transport intra commun maritim transport kei compon intermod provid mean cope grow road congest consid real competit altern land transport effort made har advantag short sea ship instal tranship equip encourag ship rout european port creat network marco polo propos intend shift expect increas intern road freight billion tonn kilometr year congest road short sea ship rail inland waterwai servic commiss view order achiev intermod sustain transport system futur prioriti infrastructur invest send freight water requir expens specialis equip need good road contribut cost facil coastal short sea ship compet financi term road transport intermod termin infrastructur cofinanc public sector oper perform econom activ invest viabil ascertain state fund object notifi project safeguard exist maritim traffic port corpach port improv exist corpach traffic lost revert road transport reduct present volum render activ total uneconom safeguard exist sea traffic addit volum road traffic transfer sea port posit provid servic benefit environ area irrespect level aid due locat port corpach close number forest product industri port gener addit road journei corpach defeat purpos grant caus neg environment impact sensit area peripheri commun propos commun interest proportion corpach project modal shift obtain grant level substanti environment benefit gbp million achiev signific invest port infrastructur commiss previous recognis possibl high degre aid intens market provid societi public transport infrastructur achiev sustain mobil unit kingdom author verifi market analysi object equalis cost road water transport met lower amount aid cost develop demonstr econom apprais carri march economist scottish execut depart transport offici parti appoint scottish execut scott wilson kirkpatrick amp accord term gener ffg scheme grant award annual tonnag commit tonn move water year event target achiev recipi fail compli grant condit grant recov commiss consid subsidi gbp million realis project justifi environment benefit gbp million interest commun distort competit order ascertain undu distort competit necesssari analys competit notifi project road transport mode transport exist servic competit notifi project road transport road freight coastal short sea ship transport tradition respond user requir road freight transport flexibl faster coastal short sea ship transport high gener cargo time sensit need smaller quantiti heterogen coastal short sea ship transport slower price road rule reli time sensit regular transport flow larger volum aim subsidi equalis cost road water transport oper choos send freight water gain commerci advantag competitor road competit notifi project mode transport advers effect rail traffic rule rail network serv point origin traffic scottish railwai network move timber long distanc market intern timber intend transport water distribut local origin ffg scheme extend combin transport oper intern railwai group commiss take note public formal investig procedur comment receiv rail compani main privat sector unit kingdom rail freight oper english welsh scottish railwai state letter date octob object project competit notifi project exist servic volum traffic corpach tonn improv port volum increas tonn tonn traffic ad traffic intern unit kingdom traffic move scottish port substanti traffic balep pulp repres tonn port greenock year minor import traffic stress corpach traffic volum compar commun port rotterdam netherland tonn le havr franc tonn tee hartlepool unit kingdom tonn port scotland tonn liverpool mersei side unit kingdom tonn comment receiv interest parti commiss assum competitor provid exist servic consid plan project threat market environment benefit project consider higher potenti impact competit commiss consid limit impact competit impact accept conclus commiss conclud aid measur compat ec treati accord articl thereof adopt decis articl ad hoc aid unit kingdom plan implement clydeboyd fort william freight facil grant scheme compat common market mean articl treati implement aid authoris articl decis address unit kingdom great britain northern ireland brussel februari commiss loyola de palacio vice presid oj oj oslo march scottish execut meet note visit corpach august commiss decis januari netherland commiss decis septemb nl soit commiss decis novemb bozen case höfner elser macrotron ecr paragraph case commiss itali ecr paragraph case commiss itali ecr case itali commiss ecr paragraph join case spain commiss ecr paragraph commiss green paper fair effici price decemb commiss white paper fair payment infrastructur juli council resolut februari promot intermod intermod freight transport european union oj european transport polici time decid final netherland grant aid build oper quot pilot transferium sittard quot state aid sourc institut ship econom logist bremen ship statist yearbook