commiss decis januari state aid scheme propos greec fruit veget grower notifi document number greek text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof parti concern opportun submit comment accord subparagraph articl treati view comment procedur letter date februari record receiv februari greek author notifi aid scheme greec intend grant aid fruit veget grower crop damag field mice summer request inform march august greek author repli letter june septemb commiss initi procedur provid articl ec treati respect aid concern letter sg novemb decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit member state parti concern submit comment aid question commiss receiv comment parti concern greek author comment letter decemb ii descript measur notifi concern draft interministeri decis approv financi aid grower prefectur thessaloniki watermelon melon crop damag field mice summer recipi full time grower crop damag percentag calcul compar output averag output previou year aid amount lost product recipi select basi damag suffer individu compens grant cost measur total grd million eur greek author damag caus field mice watermelon melon crop municip commun prefectur thessaloniki summer consider larger usual popul field mice resid stand cereal crop reproduc field mice detect time action speedili appar consider damag area declar infest control measur damag area question cerealgrow cereal crop provid field mice place refug feed suffer damag harvest place field mice attack watermelon melon crop attack tobacco plantat vine lesser extent watermelon melon crop suffer damag destroi total greek author pest situat monitor prefector author problem appli control measur result damag insignific detect rise field mice popul easi situat crop occupi major part area commiss initi review procedur light establish practic compens damag caus natur disast inclement weather express doubt invas field mice watermelon melon crop affect regard except occurr commiss consid farmer lose livestock result epizoot diseas crop affect plant diseas constitut natur disast except occurr mean treati circumst compens aid intend prevent loss authoris commiss basi articl treati aid facilit develop econom activ consid compat common market criteria applic plant diseas qualifi except commiss state infect includ observ erad concern public provid commun nation rule compet public author action prevent diseas question cover situat farmer requir respons assum normal risk farm qualifi aid measur measur prevent compensatori combin give rise compens excess damag sustain commiss note inform provid greek author aid compensatori exce loss sustain farmer loss deem exceed maximum averag output preced year commiss criterion authoris aid intend offset loss caus except weather condit commiss doubt applic criteria analog damag caus pest field mice consid unlik damag caus plant diseas poor weather condit natur difficult predict caus pest constitut normal ongo risk inher farm farmer expect precaut commiss believ field mice crop pest monitor warn system commun provis greek provis requir greek author action protect crop field mice farmer need advis precaut descript event provid greek author time field mice began infest cereal crop present problem melon watermelon cereal harvest control measur protect crop time infest detect earli commiss consid fundament unusu fact melon watermelon grown store side side field crop similarli commiss consid oper event aid natur disast difficult predict absenc measur control pest perman threat crop commiss view compens melon watermelon grower regard oper aid prohibit treati consid initi procedur provid articl treati iii comment submit greec letter date decemb greek author submit comment commiss decis initi procedur provid articl respect aid notifi greek author share view commiss greek provis requir action protect crop field mice state control matter state specif local agricultur depart evid law septemb codifi replac law decemb damag caus field mice locust law governor thessaloniki issu decis juli declar agricultur area municip epanomi commun mesimeri skholari infest field mice decis valid year greek author provid legisl show state provid protect field mice back comment commiss effect oper event aid natur disast absenc measur control pest perman threat crop consid unfound greek author clear document provid document novemb issu director agricultur develop prefectur thessaloniki local depart respons monitor control field mice attack melon watermelon compar usual annual invas farmer control standard method compens award damag greek author popul field mice time time larger usual greek author consid except invas foreseen scientif addit damag appear perpetr short dai period arriv field mice greek author effect chemic product control invas result hope effect began appar dai applic damag greek author consid light scientif practic point view field mice attack consid except occurr mean treati iv evalu articl ec treati save provid aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market measur notifi greek author state aid mean treati obtain recipi econom advantag sector entitl aid liabl affect trade member state favour nation product expens product member state fruit veget sector open competit commun level sensit measur favour product member state tabl show level trade greec member state countri regard melon gt tabl gt except articl treati articl aid make good damag caus natur disast except occurr consid compat common market commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector provis aid intend compens damag caus agricultur product mean agricultur product point commiss appli guidelin state aid includ pend notif member state effect januari case consider concern state aid scheme commiss rule definit notifi januari import note initi review procedur articl assess contain made light provis forc time order undermin right defenc parti commiss consid measur continu examin light rule appli januari establish practic appli case consider commiss believ provis treati cover nation aid intend compens materi damag kind caus earthquak flood avalanch landslid except occurr war domest upheav strike subject reserv nuclear disast fire depend scale treat view commiss occurr irrespect extent damag justifi payment compens individu commiss consid hand weather condit frost hail ic rain drought regard natur disast mean treati damag suffer aid recipi repres normal product favour region defin commun legisl commiss appli polici past deal case involv compens damag caus natur disast inclement weather present case commiss doubt invas field mice melon watermelon crop consid except occurr light polici commiss initi review procedur consid farmer lose livestock result epizoot diseas crop affect plant diseas situat constitut natur disast except occurr mean treati commiss note attack field mice recur phenomenon greec farmer mean combat dispos conclud except scale chang natur greek author except contain articl appli reli greek author except laid articl interpret strictli region sector aid programm individu applic gener aid scheme examin aid grant commiss establish need attain object question grant benefit except aid offer reciproc concess amount permit trade member state advers affect distort competit unjustifi regard commun interest time undu advantag oper member state commiss consid aid question intend promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy mean articl intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb economi member state mean articl intend promot cultur heritag conserv mean articl compens aid intend prevent loss kind authoris commiss articl treati state aid facilit develop econom activ consid compat common market criteria applic plant diseas appli case consider true attack field mice constitut plant diseas effect destruct agricultur product live agent analog criteria appli commiss work paper vi infect concern public observ erad includ commun nation rule provid compet public author action control diseas question cover situat farmer requir respons assum normal risk farm qualifi aid measur aid measur prevent compensatori combin aid give rise compens excess damag sustain review procedur initi greek author provid inform commiss need order assess measur notifi show concern occurr question nation legisl arrang monitor control field mice place consider time origin law februari control field mice locust law septemb destruct field mice locust extent invas fact juli compet author declar area affect infest field mice farmer effect face situat normal risk farm assum inform provid show speedi action compet author chemic product elimin attack prevent major damag product melon watermelon compens result loss justifi commiss note initi procedur inform provid greek author aid compensatori exce loss sustain farmer commiss confirm find commiss note light requir impos establish practic met case consider reason conclud measur notifi compat commun rule competit articl treati conclus measur grant aid fruit veget grower crop damag field mice summer qualifi except provid articl treati satisfi requir laid commun rule compat treati put effect adopt decis articl state aid scheme propos greec fruit veget grower crop damag field mice summer deem compat common market articl treati measur implement articl decis address hellen republ brussel januari commiss franz fischler member commiss oj earlier aid scheme nn greek product melon watermelon account total output fresh veget greec repres turn commun product melon watermelon total greek product fresh veget account tenth commun product oj commiss work paper nation aid event damag agricultur product mean agricultur product nation aid scheme cover part premium insur risk vi footnot footnot