commiss decis januari state aid unit kingdom plan implement nissan motor manufactur uk notifi document number 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 regard council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis procedur letter date juli unit kingdom notifi propos aid commiss pursuant articl treati pre notif meet held unit kingdom author repres nissan renault commiss servic juli septemb commiss decid initi procedur laid articl treati respect aid unit kingdom inform decis letter date septemb commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti letter date octob unit kingdom submit comment provid inform consid assess aid visit commiss repres novemb site sunderland flin franc commiss rais addit question answer unit kingdom letter date novemb detail descript propos aid recipi aid nissan motor manufactur uk hereinaft refer quot nmuk quot nmuk plant situat sunderland nmuk wholli own nissan motor japan hereinaft refer quot nissan motor quot turnov nmuk gbp million net profit gbp million nmuk sunderland plant produc vehicl micra primera renault equiti stake nissan motor nissan diesel capit nissan european sale financi subsidiari renault nissan sign allianc agreement march involv joint develop platform global joint purchas polici joint develop engin gearbox close cooper area aid question region invest aid lead transform nissan plant sunderland order introduc micra replac current model micra compris door hatchback deriv built common nissan renault platform develop replac current nissan micra march cube renault clio twingo micra compet segment model ford ka fiat punto vw polo toyota yari citroen saxo project run januari march unit kingdom author decis site product nissan final decis plan januari product plan start januari total amount invest amount gbp million gbp million elig net present elig invest gbp million invest consist machineri equip gbp million supplier tool gbp million aid gbp million net present gbp million provid region select assist aid intens gross grant equival gge sunderland recognis commiss region assist area purpos articl treati region aid map period region ceil net grant equival nge cost benefit analysi compar cost benefit chosen locat sunderland state altern locat flin franc result net cost handicap gbp million locat sunderland comparison locat flin handicap intens project decis initi procedur laid articl respect plan region aid commiss rais doubt necess aid elig cost hypothes unit kingdom author cost benefit analysi effect product capac comment interest parti commiss receiv comment parti comment unit kingdom unit kingdom submit commiss letter date octob comment open procedur letter date novemb unit kingdom provid inform comment account firstli unit kingdom explain charact object renault nissan allianc kei object allianc global reduc number main passeng car platform increas averag volum produc platform compani locat model invest project consider full capac allianc partner reach locat decis invest project take advantag strategi mention regard issu mobil unit kingdom refer past model profit viabil product volum similar lower envisag case shift micra product flin unit kingdom decis produc almera primera sunderland product model assur decis micra addit opportun nmuk win futur model invest competit plant allianc thirdli unit kingdom point element project invest relat transform involv complet dismantl exist micra bodywork final assembl line origin vendor tool estim includ notif locat modifi account advanc plan project unit kingdom express view provid detail inform regard number assumpt cost factor appli cost benefit analysi final unit kingdom state total capac nissan renault allianc invest member state central east european countri unchang result invest assess aid measur notifi unit kingdom constitut state aid mean articl treati financ state state resourc constitut signific proport fund project aid liabl distort competit commun give nmuk edg competitor receiv aid final extens trade member state automobil market aid question intend undertak manufactur assembl car undertak part motor vehicl industri mean commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri hereinaft quot guidelin state aid motor vehicl industri quot propos aid grant region select assist scheme adapt unit kingdom guidelin nation region aid commiss propos measur accord articl treati guidelin state aid motor vehicl industri accord articl treati aid public author plan grant individu project authoris aid scheme firm oper motor vehicl industri notifi grant total cost project equal eur million total gross aid project state aid aid commun instrument equal eur million total cost project amount aid exce notif threshold notifi propos aid nmuk unit kingdom compli requir articl treati articl treati specifi type aid compat treati view charact purpos aid geograph locat invest articl applic articl specifi form aid regard compat common market compat assess standpoint commun pure domest context order maintain proper function common market regard principl articl treati except articl constru narrowli regard except articl clear aid question intend project common european interest remedi disturb unit kingdom economi promot cultur heritag conserv except articl commiss note plant locat region sunderland qualifi assist point order decid plan region aid compat common market commiss check condit guidelin state aid motor vehicl industri met authoris aid guidelin commiss check region question elig aid commun law establish investor chosen altern site project demonstr aid refer mobil project region map unit kingdom sunderland car plant locat area assist articl region aid ceil nge larg firm take account ownership structur nissan renault allianc technic characterist project question commiss consid compani nissan renault consid singl busi unit purpos analys necess proportion requir case commiss studi geograph mobil project viabil sunderland plant case shift micra product flin unit kingdom confirm decis produc almera primera product model sunderland assur micra decis scenario depreci charg relat residu book past long life invest attribut micra alloc remain product sunderland account cost benefit analysi commiss consid plant flin viabl altern sunderland confirm visit site flin technic document provid unit kingdom addit unit kingdom submit document show nissan genuin intent produc micra model flin project mobil charact consid elig region aid aid attract invest assist region region aid intend modernis rationalis gener mobil authoris motor vehicl sector transform involv radic chang product structur exist site elig region aid basi layout provid unit kingdom visit site commiss consid invest context launch micra model transform involv radic chang product structur commiss extern automot expert evalu notifi cost benefit analysi view ascertain extent propos region aid proport region problem seek solv exchang rate cost benefit analysi exchang rate time locat decis time locat decis verifi decis present case applic rate rate time notif depth analysi cost benefit analysi made clarifi element rais decis initi procedur take account addit inform receiv unit kingdom open procedur cost benefit analysi modifi respect number element origin vendor tool estim includ notif locat modifi account advanc plan project effect cost benefit analysi net present term increas elig invest amount gbp million gbp million increas invest cost handicap gbp million reduc handicap gbp million commiss consid labour cost handicap sunderland origin cost benefit analysi submiss respect manag salari employe overst cost benefit analysi modifi effect net present term reduc labour cost handicap sunderland gbp million modif produc cost benefit result initi notifi unit kingdom initi notifi handicap intens sunderland reduc revis aid intens gge compar gge initi commiss consid question quot top quot increas permiss aid intens intend incent investor invest region question top up authoris condit invest increas capac problem face motor vehicl industri case result cost benefit analysi obviat examin conclus aid intens project disadvantag identifi cost benefit analysi region aid ceil region aid unit kingdom plan grant nmuk compat common market pursuant articl treati adopt decis articl state aid unit kingdom plan grant nissan motor manufactur uk plant sunderland amount maximum gbp million aid intens gross grant equival compat common market mean articl treati implement aid authoris articl decis address unit kingdom great britain northern ireland brussel januari commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj oj commiss letter date juli