commiss decis octob aid scheme itali plan reduc energi cost small medium size enterpris region sardinia 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 regard council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite procedur letter octob italian author notifi pursuant articl treati draft scheme aid small medium size enterpris sme region sardinia scheme enter forc prior authoris articl treati enter regist notifi aid measur number commiss request addit inform letter date novemb remind januari italian author repli letter februari letter date april commiss inform itali decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment interest parti ii descript object natur ga distribut network sardinia firm island pai energi firm part itali network order compens sme sardinia extra cost expens energi sourc scheme provid grant aid form tax credit scheme design meet region develop object legal basi legal basi articl law decemb draft interministeri decre ministri econom affair ministri product activ condit procedur grant tax aid sme region sardinia compens implement natur ga distribut programm durat budget scheme budget eur million cover energi cost born firm recipi recipi sme mean commiss recommend ec april definit small medium size enterpris locat sardinia belong agri foodstuff textil cloth paper chemic petrochem build materi glass ceram mechan engin sector object scheme scheme provid oper aid aid intend reduc firm routin energi cost form intens aid aid grant form tax credit amount cost bui liquid fuel combust oil lpg iii doubt rais commiss articl proceed part procedur articl treati commiss express doubt handicap identifi italian author structur handicap mean guidelin nation region aid aid scheme justifi term contribut region develop commiss receiv observ italian author interest parti iv assess measur constitut state aid order assess measur provid scheme constitut state aid mean articl treati determin confer advantag recipi advantag deriv state resourc affect competit liabl affect trade member state requir applic articl treati measur confer advantag specif undertak determin recipi receiv econom advantag receiv normal market condit avoid cost bear financi resourc advantag confer specif categori undertak grant tax credit firm locat region itali sardinia confer econom advantag recipi tax credit reduc amount tax firm bear measur favour firm oper specif area itali firm area requir applic articl plan measur paid state state resourc term state resourc measur involv gener neg quantiti sum collect public author grant tax credit reduc tax revenu fourth condit applic articl treati requir aid distort threaten distort competit liabl affect trade member state measur issu threaten distort competit strengthen financi posit freedom action recipi firm compar competitor qualifi effect make felt intra commun trade trade member state affect court justic held case franc commiss measur distort competit affect trade member state recipi firm export part output member state export domest output favour firm member state opportun export product firm home market measur issu principl ban articl consid compat common market qualifi exempt laid treati law scheme measur enter forc commiss find italian author compli oblig notifi laid articl treati compat measur common market determin measur examin constitut state aid caught articl treati commiss declar compat common market articl commiss take view aid qualifi exempt articl aid social charact kind refer articl aid intend make good damag caus natur disast except occurr kind refer articl satisfi test articl obviou reason exempt articl applic aid oper aid commiss qualifi exempt articl treati elig region march commiss approv italian region aid map period delimit region qualifi exempt articl treati accord map sardinia region elig aid exempt oper aid point guidelin nation region aid state region aid aim reduc firm current expens prohibit exception aid grant region elig derog articl provid justifi term contribut region develop natur provid level proport handicap seek allevi point guidelin state oper aid kind limit time progress reduc region aid issu grant area elig exempt articl commiss unabl conclud basi inform suppli italian author aid justifi term contribut region develop natur level proport handicap seek allevi firstli aid provid scheme replac scheme appli de minimi rule intend offset oper cost born firm fact period end mean aid compens structur handicap incent effect period scheme relat transit natur measur demonstr commiss unabl conclud criteria appli select recipi industri form aid aid durat suit allevi type handicap identifi level aid proport handicap aid limit addit cost born firm commiss conclud aid scheme progress reduc necess measur question mean contribut socioeconom develop sardinia italian author provid inform lack econom viabl energi sourc altern natur ga commiss conclud handicap identifi italian author lack natur ga distribut network constitut genuin structur factor hamper region socioeconom develop italian author argu lack network oblig firm recours expens energi sourc constitut factor contribut econom disequilibrium demand good natur ga satisfi suppli good satisfi demand infrastructur need natur ga distribut built made busi plan creation methan ga distribut network island programma di metanizzazion della sardegna provision schedul place end commiss conclud handicap identifi italian author structur handicap scope guidelin nation region aid aid scheme justifi term contribut region develop product process market product list annex treati agricultur point commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector guidelin nation region aid appli agricultur sector point guidelin unilater state aid measur simpli intend improv financi situat produc contribut develop sector consid constitut oper aid incompat common market aid provid scheme issu kind incompat common market fisheri aquacultur point guidelin examin state aid fisheri aquacultur guidelin nation region aid appli fisheri aquacultur sector indent fourth paragraph point guidelin state aid grant impos oblig recipi intend improv situat undertak increas busi liquid constitut oper aid incompat common market aid propos scheme issu kind incompat common market conclus basi assess set section iv commiss find aid scheme reduc energi cost sme region sardinia incompat common market adopt decis articl aid scheme provid law itali plan reduc energi cost small medium size enterpris region sardinia incompat common market scheme implement articl itali inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address italian republ brussel octob commiss mario monti 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