commiss decis march arrang reduc social secur contribut paid firm mezzogiorno assign state contribut italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof request parti concern submit comment pursuant articl letter date octob italian author notifi commiss pursuant articl ec treati draft law septemb inter alia provis articl provid refinanc reduct social secur contribut provid law march arrang special aid mezzogiorno articl provid assign state social secur contribut entail select reduct social secur contribut firm mezzogiorno measur appli decemb novemb articl januari decemb articl draft law replac decre law januari cover subject notifi pursuant articl ec treati final reproduc decre law juli notifi respons commiss initi procedur provid articl ec treati decis june aforement decre law law time limit impos italian constitut replac draft law commiss state notic novemb pursuant articl ec treati decis june void initi procedur provid articl ec treati respect draft law measur notic commun itali novemb member state parti concern inform public offici journal european commun itali member state parti concern notic month submit comment member state parti avail opportun italian govern initi request extens deadlin number interdepartment meet held decemb februari februari juli februari juli august octob novemb januari commission respons met italian minist budget econom plan matter januari ii law march italian author reduc social secur contribut firm mezzogiorno declar compat common market subject condit commiss decis eec itali contribut amount averag taxabl incom case point reduct form agricultur firm total exempt contribut ten year job creat gener reduct equival taxabl incom substanti reduct author determin recruit date budget alloc measur articl total amount lit billion ecu million law lit billion ecu million italian author made option allow social secur contribut year adopt act enabl firm mezzogiorno enjoi uninterruptedli maximum reduct allow averag reduct firm basic rate addit reduct budget alloc lit billion measur refinanc number legisl measur notifi articl ec treati total amount refinanc lit billion ecu million decis octob commiss declar refinanc measur compat common market articl draft law consider extend reduct social secur contribut mezzogiorno decemb novemb limit total exempt year lower gener reduct total refinanc lit billion ecu million end italian author addit grant firm reduct social secur contribut polici fiscalizzazion contribut assign state start initi decre law februari measur provid dozen legisl measur polici social secur contribut state aim charg taxat social welfar polici notabl health care extend includ popul histor financ social secur contribut paid firm inform provid italian author meet refer point contribut repres taxabl incom social secur contribut amount histor reason contribut larger manufactur sector nation budget bear burden oper scale singl instal scheme implement gradual stage result year initi variabl reduct social secur contribut sector law octob region juli pursuant law firm mezzogiorno benefit select reduct compar firm italian region legisl measur advantag reach level decre law june sector differ elimin commiss inform initi legisl act provid scheme includ decre law decemb assess articl ec treati decis eec fact scheme involv directli indirectli sector differ take social secur contribut state commiss view differ temporari margin select consid constitut aid legisl act relat scheme notifi articl ec treati except draft law examin articl draft law increas decemb extent social secur contribut charg gener taxat increas centr north region italian author point discuss refer point meant rel advantag enjoi firm mezzogiorno result fiscal amount virtu decre law june reduc lastli articl introduc exempt firm build construct industri italian author explain measur itali involv sector select build construct industri exclud nationwid measur appli sector fact state shoulder contribut countri step revers discrimin measur constitut aid amount alloc measur scheme lit billion ecu million iii proceed italian author argu leav comment fact report due account difficulti social term review aid measur disadvantag region employ boost legisl adopt italian govern measur provid notifi draft law enter forc provis decre law amend law turn amend decre law juli integr regul adopt law januari inter alia establish rate reduct social secur contribut june instrument notifi commiss pursuant articl ec treati note articl decre law januari law minist labour social welfar work conjunct minist treasuri budget establish criteria review state aid promot employ compat commun polici provis incorpor law januari empow minist inter alia adopt rate reduct implement measur provid draft law examin present decis contain act entail reduct social secur contribut mezzogiorno renew payment period end june total exempt social secur contribut job limit year gener reduct reduc averag rate firm author assign social secur contribut provid draft law decemb interdepartment discuss italian author argu statement decre law januari effect govern account compat aid measur mezzogiorno commun guidelin carri review constitut step bring italian system line principl common market iv econom social object measur provid select reduct social secur contribut refer articl draft law constitut aid mean articl ec treati effect reduc cost born firm mezzogiorno distort competit liabl affect trade appli firm region aid prohibit se articl ec treati commiss stress connect call fiscal measur measur gener charact design reduc cost social secur contribut uniformli member state constitut aid select reduct favour firm compar member state select individu sector region case constitut aid mean articl ec treati differenti portion reduct concern reduct social secur contribut enshrin law deem commiss compat common market pursuant ec treati decis compat law refinanc period novemb view fact conjunct fiscal differenti firm mezzogiorno june latest differenti contain fiscal legisl adopt articl draft law question compat common market decis compat law mezzogiorno commiss view substanti reduct social secur contribut provid law march compat defin circumst govern grant reduct circumst restrict power italian author grant firm situat mezzogiorno total exempt ten year respect job creat gener reduct addit reduct period assist decemb begin decre law june italian author grant firm larger reduct social secur contribut legisl provis assign contribut state firm mezzogiorno reduct social secur contribut enjoi advantag italian competitor total exempt respect job creat reduct basic rate fiscal differenti addit reduct averag rate firm present proceed initi substanti increas reduct percentag commiss deem compat mezzogiorno significantli distort impact reduct author commiss benefit firm region italian author point virtu provis adopt implement proceed initi articl treati advantag confer reduct social secur contribut author firm mezzogiorno significantli reduc total exempt job creat previous valid ten year limit year gener reduct cut fiscal differenti cut averag rate reduct firm cut june fiscal differenti reduct start comprehens review system carri gradual long term aim erad reduct author law fiscal differenti view letter august minist labour treasuri budget italian author commun mr van miert text interministeri decre date extend reduct rate social secur contribut law novemb letter state italian govern prepar withdraw reduct grant law decemb attach timet phase fiscal differenti timet dismantl system reduct social secur contribut grant law establish term reduct rate firm juli decemb decemb decemb decemb case abruzzi molis longer met condit exempt prohibit aid enshrin articl treati timet appli juli decemb final region mezzogiorno year exempt social secur contribut job creat prior decemb confirm letter date decemb amend letter date januari italian minist budget notifi pursuant articl treati comprehens project state aid italian firm confirm measur examin includ project gradual dismantl fiscal differenti enjoi firm mezzogiorno differenti phase timet region abruzzi juli januari januari januari januari januari abruzzi juli januari juli januari vi commiss decid measur comprehens scheme framework aid measur consid reduct examin differenti extent social secur contribut italian author incompat common market dismantl plan adopt aid grant part plan render compat region abruzzi molis meet requisit condit exempt articl cover aid firm region develop purpos figur capita gdp region express percentag commun averag campania basilicata apulia calabria sicili sardinia method applic articl grant aid region condit degress view situat region concern wors affect recent recess classifi commun object area structur fund unthink weak product system cope overnight sharp increas labour cost gener rise social secur contribut result outright withdraw relief reduct dismantl reason pace timet appli propos italian author cumul term amount approxim annum strike balanc competit requir maintain viabl product infrastructur interest region concern extens ration tempori fiscal differenti justifi low level residu aid burden absorb repres nation budget fiscal process speed centr north abruzzi molis justif exempt prohibit aid pursuant articl treati socio econom indic suggest region experienc difficulti compar centr north impli abnorm low standard live structur underemploy capita gdp region measur purchas power standard statist offic european commun indic requir method applic articl treati equival union averag case abruzzi case molis word significantli threshold qualifi region articl ec treati set method difficulti question element consider exempt articl treati provinc region nut level iii meet condit exempt phase aforement method provinc pescara gdp chieti unemploy isernia gdp unemploy campobasso gdp unemploy nation index phase rel weak industri increas youth unemploy isol ag popul provinc aquila teramo region cover object structur fund case abruzzi limit decemb aforement method provid award oper aid region qualifi articl commiss take account region qualifi exempt decemb compar case region meet condit longer qualifi articl elig articl commiss decis eec deem compat common market provid trade condit affect extent contrari common interest temporari accompani measur includ oper aid measur author view help firm region badli affect develop problem adapt incis form econom support commiss consid gener principl take account object peculiar situat compar region qualifi exempt pursuant articl intend continu appli principl whilst accept circumst minor oper aid grant except temporari basi consid measur set italian author part comprehens project specif present decis relief social secur contribut author region interministeri decre august gradual reduct fiscal differnti take account level develop molis abruzzi compat common market present case year exempt social secur contribut job creat decemb deem compat region concern aid measur promot job creation intens consider aid approv purpos commiss forc conclud reduct enjoi date firm mezzogiorno decemb relief social secur contribut govern law juli fiscal differenti unlaw award breach articl treati commiss consid view concern express mainten product infrastructur region concern difficulti estim degre accuraci advantag accru recipi order member state recov aid improperli receiv adopt decis articl aid form exempt relief social secur contribut mezzogiorno refer articl deem compat common market accord condit set articl year exempt social secur contribut job creat limit job creat decemb latest articl campania basilicata apulia calabria sicili sardinia reduct social secur contribut defin articl relev italian interministeri decre august limit juli decemb decemb decemb decemb abruzzi molis reduct limit juli novemb articl campania basilicata apulia calabria sicili sardinia molis fiscal differenti region centr north limit juli januari januari januari januari januari abruzzi differenti limit juli januari juli januari articl itali adopt gener measur compli articl june notifi commiss thereof juli itali adopt gener measur complianc articl april notifi commiss thereof april articl decis address italian republ brussel march commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj articl