commiss decis februari state aid itali plan grant fiat auto spa plant rivalta turin notifi document number italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof invit interest parti submit comment accord abovement provis procedur octob decemb itali notifi commiss pursuant articl treati plan measur propos grant state aid fiat auto spa quot fiat quot regist concern automobil assembl plant rivalta turin provinc piedmont quot fiat rivalta quot request inform number remind italian author elicit data requir commiss decis april meet held repres italian author fiat clarifi aspect examin case partial repli question rais commiss suppli italian author letter novemb letter march commiss inform itali decis februari initi procedur laid articl treati respect propos aid measur allow itali month suppli document inform data requir assess compat aid common market absenc repli commiss reach decis basi inform possess decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun interest parti invit commiss submit comment comment receiv repres commiss mirafiori februari discuss fiat rivalta plan matter april italian author request extens deadlin repli april letter commiss inform consid complet examin case examin rivalta case serv strengthen commiss initi doubt plan aid letter june commiss inform itali decis widen procedur initi februari allow italian author month suppli inform data requir assess compat aid common market absenc repli commiss reach decis basi inform possess decis widen procedur publish offici journal european commun interest parti invit commiss submit comment comment receiv ii detail descript aid aid notifi grant fiat control fiat spa fiat group oper automobil sector compani fiat auto car iveco industri vehicl magneti marelli part fiat plant itali poland turkei south america produc million vehicl alfa romeo ferrari fiat lancia maserati make produc itali rest europ rest world invest plan fiat rivalta area qualifi assist articl treati period march maximum region aid intens aid net grant equival nge larg firm rivalta plant emploi worker produc car gener aim project increas flexibl plant order produc fiat bravo brava marea lancia nuova dedra alfa romeo model improv ergonom workplac achiev effici balanc autom manual work product process reduc environment impact bravo brava marea model enabl rivalta plant produc quantiti time peak demand factori group deliv invest context close link fiat rivalta fiat mirafiori manufactur process agreement work organis enabl plant coordin product technic commerci requir constitut highli integr complex fiat call quot comprensorio di rivalta mirafiori quot invest programm date back spend began septemb quot pre product seri quot launch fiat rivalta half region aid plan total nomin itl billion eur million scheme approv commiss provid law discount aid intens initi assess procedur initi februari commiss express doubt compat plan aid mobil project extent notifi aid correspond region problem quot proportion quot ask italian author provid inform locat studi equival fiat show invest mobil project carri econom viabl manner altern site commun central eastern european countri ii cost benefit analysi carri basi studi indic oper invest cost project iii develop product capac fiat rivalta plant subsequ emerg march fiat rivalta locat assist area project begun preced feasibl studi locat studi carri decis invest rivalta time plant locat assist area decis widen procedur commiss express doubt investor financ project work assumpt obtain region aid doubt correct aid complet invest rivalta decis initi procedur decis widen commiss ask itali suppli month inform requir assess compat aid absenc repli commiss reach decis basi inform possess iii comment itali april italian author request extens deadlin order prepar repli decis februari april letter commiss inform consid complet examin case firstli italian govern explain mobil part project concern product marea bravo brava car dai altern car manufactur poland exist tichi bielsko biala factori altern solut advantag includ offer lower labour cost guarante high level qualiti limit invest bring product segment car fiat group closer market central eastern europ final develop network local supplier fiat major object italian author carri cost benefit analysi compar cost project fiat rivalta poland basi mobil refer recit invest worth total itl billion eur million carri timet gt tabl gt net disadvantag italian plant due high labour invest cost aid intens plan region aid offset extra cost locat invest fiat rivalta incent effect final decis thirdli italian govern state product capac initi vehicl dai fallen exact figur fourthli itali gener point specif term implement law retroact condit elig invest repli commiss decis widen procedur itali juli letter set detail main consider process aid scheme approv ti implement aid question complianc formal criteria aid applic iv assess aid measur notifi italian author fiat auto constitut state aid mean articl treati financ state state resourc constitut signific proport fund project aid liabl distort competit commun give fiat auto edg competitor receiv aid lastli extens trade member state automobil market aid question intend firm manufactur assembl car firm part motor vehicl industri mean commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri hereinaft quot relev commun guidelin quot aid question notifi decemb grant scheme approv law relev commun guidelin aid public author plan grant individu project authoris aid scheme firm oper motor vehicl industri accord articl treati notifi grant threshold reach total cost project equal eur million ii total gross aid project state aid aid commun instrument equal eur million total cost project amount aid exce notif threshold notifi propos aid fiat rivalta italian author 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 italian economi promot cultur heritag conserv except articl subparagraph relev rivalta assist virtu provis assist subparagraph order decid plan region aid except articl treati compat common market commiss check condit laid relev commun guidelin met guidelin commiss stipul case aid proport graviti problem resolv realis project complianc criteria proportion necess essenti commiss authoris state aid automobil sector rule question proportion assess mean cost benefit analysi commiss case question limit assess complianc necess criterion initi procedur commiss note special circumst led authoris scheme law decis novemb april septemb acknowledg circumst surround adopt law explain long delai launch project start seri product vehicl project applic aid notif decemb assess necess aid locat project rivalta commiss confin consider examin question region aid consider financi analysi project locat studi led select rivalta site ii effect mobil project point commiss check evid submit itali support claim suffici context narrow interpret except articl treati view commiss request februari letter italian author april recal invest start inform commiss dispos spend began septemb product bravo brava marea model vehicl affect alleg mobil region aid authoris began letter italian author juli state machineri equip order march april deliveri begin half confirm locat studi led fiat choos rivalta carri commiss note fiat rivalta locat assist area march area defin articl treati reiter letter juli itali submit propos region defin assist area basi provis septemb decis invest question date time fiat rivalta locat assist area assess affect fact fiat rivalta locat object area alleg possibl move machineri equip site phase project start seri product bravo brava model rivalta inform suppli italian author place confirm invest carri period decis assist area statu highli financ rivalta project fiat work assumpt obtain region aid italian author provid evid remov commiss doubt respect includ possibl receiv region aid calcul firm implicitli accept risk obtain relev commun guidelin stipul prior authoris decis commiss fiat decid carri invest account state aid financ fiat rivalta project commiss practic requir cost benefit analysi base comparison region plant altern site locat assist region commun fiat probabl carri invest itali fiat familiar time practic appli fiat mezzogiorno case commiss inform select compar site probabl plant centr north itali commiss experi show cost benefit analysi carri compar site made difficult imposs identifi disadvantag fiat rivalta authoris region aid italian author demonstr fiat decid carri invest fiat rivalta fact includ region aid calcul commiss make clear refer altern plant poland bielsko biala tichi itali suggest relev commun guidelin forc januari year fiat invest decis lastli commiss view member state firm legitim work assumpt region defin assist area articl treati commiss adopt decis effect reason commiss find italian govern demonstr fiat grant region aid calcul criterion select rivalta site notifi region aid achiev object refer articl treati basi relev commun guidelin order demonstr necess region aid aid recipi prove econom viabl altern locat project subpart project industri site exist capabl receiv invest question group firm compel carri project sole plant absenc aid guidelin forc mobil studi import past commiss view longer question recognis theoret mobil make investor intend locat project altern site receiv region aid commiss request inform suppli itali regard inadequ commiss explan state fiat choic polish plant rivalta mirafiori complex claim polish altern signific advantag itali term labour cost commiss take view time invest decis made real possibl locat project poland evid italian author claim industri risk insignific time fiat auto poland undergo reorganis network local part supplier develop todai supplier establish assess mobil project italian author pass import advantag term flexibl fiat strateg object gain establish maintain rivalta mirafiori complex italian govern commiss sketchi inform possibl produc bravo brava marea bielsko biala tichi optimum condit practic inform fiat actual intent reloc invest poland commiss consid itali demonstr mobil project absenc credibl altern site notifi region aid unnecessari achiev object refer articl treati object aid refer pass italian govern includ environment protect innov explain detail request commiss inform commiss unabl assess exist aid innov environment protect measur conclus region aid italian author plan grant fiat rivalta order achiev object refer articl facilit develop econom activ econom area aid question incompat common market similar reason commiss adopt decemb neg final decis respect aid fiat mirafiori meccanica adopt decis articl state aid itali plan grant fiat auto spa connect rivalta plant turin incompat common market aid put effect articl itali inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli articl decis address italian republ brussel februari commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj sourc quot fiat fact figur quot oj point judgment court justic case philip morri ecr oj oj oj oj oj