commiss decis june state aid netherland plan implement favour shipyard support shipbuild contract notifi document number dutch 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 commiss framework state aid shipbuild call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur letter date septemb netherland notifi commiss aid letter date januari juli septemb provid commiss inform letter date novemb commiss inform netherland decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid netherland repli letter date novemb decemb commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european union commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment interest parti forward netherland opportun react comment receiv letter date march ii detail descript aid notif propos give aid total eur million form grant support shipbuild contract dutch shipyard bodew scheepswerven bv bodew scheepswerven volhard foxhol scheepswerf visser scheepswerf de merwed aid offer yard subject commiss approv purpos notifi aid match aid allegedli offer spain privat spanish shipyard compet contract refer netherland alleg spanish aid impli price discount dutch shipyard receiv concern order ship construct deliv detail notifi dutch aid present tabl eur million notif beneficiari shipyard ship aid amount bodew scheepswerven bv contain ship bodew scheepswerven bv ro ro vessel visser arctic trawler bodew scheepswerven bv multi purpos freight vessel bodew volhard foxhol contain ship de merwed hopper dredger legal basi aid scheme netherland propos aid grant call heavi match provis matchingfond zwaar decis export credit subsidi besluit subsidi exportfinancieringsarrangementen hereinaft call bse approv commiss letter june sg aid number bse subject amend import approv commiss letter date decemb refer sg aid number decis scheme approv period end ground initi procedur open procedur address doubt area commiss consid grant aid match alleg illeg aid ec member state contrari ec treati doubt notifi aid compat context doubt approv dutch scheme includ match aid provid eu member state scheme intra eu match commiss doubt fulfil procedur establish exist illeg aid match commiss doubt aid approv basi articl shipbuild regul articl concern export credit shipown netherland notifi grant shipyard iii comment interest parti comment receiv repres beneficiari parti request ident disclos parti argu aid approv stress thing commiss approv match scheme present proof alleg spanish aid suffici spanish denial aid suffici explicit repres beneficiari argu commiss decis approv scheme text scheme suggest match allow competitor origin eu countri argu plan aid base approv scheme exist aid assess basi shipbuild regul iv comment netherland netherland claim act rule bse scheme govern heavi match authoris commiss accord relev oecd procedur netherland maintain bse scheme exclud match alleg aid provid eu member state procedur shown suffici certainti spanish aid netherland consid entitl proce match beneficiari legitim expect receiv aid netherland consid aid exist aid base approv scheme fact dutch author decid notifi case due exchang letter dutch minist econom affair commission charg competit dutch author commiss case present netherland recommend measur launch formal investig procedur final netherland consid commiss doubt base articl regul ec shipbuild regul provid grant shipyard credit facil shipown unfound legal basi council decis base oecd export credit rule assess aid legal basi assess articl ec treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market pursuant establish case law european court criterion trade affect met recipi firm carri econom activ involv trade member state commiss note netherland intend grant subsidi shipyard construct vessel detail commiss note beneficiari involv econom activ involv trade member state alleg quot raison être quot measur unfair competit shipyard member state commiss consid notifi aid fall scope articl ec treati articl ec treati aid facilit develop econom activ econom area aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest consid compat common market base articl bse scheme approv modifi state gener provis request subsidi turn contravent eec treati commiss clarifi interpret rule state aid applic shipbuild framework state aid shipbuild applic januari decemb previous state aid shipbuild regul shipbuild regul assess aid contrari gener principl ec law principl member state act counter effect unlaw aid member state establish court specif court held justifi aid ground member state grant illeg aid commiss observ notifi aid aim match alleg illeg aid ec member state contrari gener principl ec treati notifi aid incompat ec treati authoris assess aid approv base bse scheme netherland argu aid compat bse scheme compat ec treati issu assess commiss commiss conclud notifi aid authoris scheme reason firstli commiss approv bse scheme expir end commiss base decis notifi state aid legisl forc time decis authoris aid base aid scheme approv expir aid scheme expir commiss consid aid scheme question authoris aid match alleg aid member state element commiss decis intra eu match authoris decis firstli statement express commiss decis approv scheme quot request subsidi turn contravent eec treati quot meant scheme approv commiss applic scheme conform gener provis eec treati decis modifi scheme commiss state gener observ assess scheme quot trade effect member state felt intens case aid trade transact eu effect priori exclud quot clear indic notifi scheme assum involv aid trade transact eu dutch author claim commiss open formal investig procedur aid grant basi approv scheme commiss present netherland recommend measur issu commiss note netherland notifi aid aid scheme exist time notif netherland refer notif netherland led commiss procedur handl case ad hoc case individu applic scheme addit aid fall scheme approv commiss individu notifi commiss duti open procedur articl treati case doubt compat common market proof illeg aid match commiss opinion condit bse scheme fulfil present case suffici proof exist illeg spanish aid provid respect comment netherland potenti beneficiari allevi doubt express open decis commiss consid spanish author deni aid state aid proceed commiss analysi reli statement member state suppos grant ed aid assess ad hoc aid open procedur commiss explor possibl approv aid directli base articl shipbuild regul replac section framework state aid shipbuild state quot aid form state support credit facil grant nation nation shipown parti build vessel deem compat common market count ceil oper aid compli term oecd understand export credit ship quot oecd understand ship match claus respect commiss note accept match alleg aid member state provis applic present case commiss consid quot quot discret appli provis match alleg aid member state commiss recal inform present make modifi doubt suffici proof alleg spanish aid recit thirdli commiss confirm mention decis open procedur provis concern credit shipown parti aid stake relat grant shipyard final commiss disagre netherland aid assess basi council decis base oecd export credit rule state aid mean articl treati shipbuild industri necessarili assess basi applic rule commiss impos framework state aid shipbuild order appli derog incompat state aid foreseen treati commiss consid legal basi exist notifi state aid approv dutch author invok derog treati legitim expect beneficiari mention bse scheme applic legitim expect beneficiari accept case beneficiari claim legitim expect aid grant netherland subject outcom commiss assess vi conclus adopt decis articl state aid netherland plan implement bodew scheepswerven bv amount eur scheepswerf visser amount eur bodew scheepswerf volhard foxhol amount eur scheepswerf de merwed amount eur incompat common market aid implement articl netherland inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom netherland brussel june commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj council regul ec june establish rule aid shipbuild oj case steinik weinlig feder republ germani ecr paragraph underlin decis underlin framework