commiss decis june state aid itali plan implement iveco spa 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 call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite procedur letter date novemb regist receiv novemb itali notifi plan grant amp aid iveco project carri preliminari analysi commiss regist case notifi aid januari ask detail itali request extens deadlin repli meet held februari extens deadlin itali addit inform letter date march letter date august commiss inform itali decid initi procedur articl ec treati respect propos aid measur invit submit comment provid inform requir assess compat aid common market request extens deadlin repli letter date august itali commiss inform requir order complet examin case letter date octob regist receiv octob commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid comment receiv ii detail descript aid plan aid grant iveco spa subsidiari fiat group iveco design manufactur sell light commerci vehicl lorri buse diesel engin trade mark iveco astra iveco ford truck iveco magiru iveco pegaso iveco emploi worker sold vehicl engin achiev turnov eur billion oper incom eur million aid research develop activ approv scheme provid law aim provid incent develop product process product present signific technolog innov law retroact period month date applic made project carri period iveco appli aid notifi project concern renew expans iveco rang light vehicl rang load capac goal develop complet quot vehicl system quot iveco rang introduc substanti innov product product process invest amount itl billion approxim eur million itl billion regard elig italian author invest schedul gt tabl gt project regard quot highli innov quot italian author result elig invest qualifi aid law total amp aid worth itl billion eur million nomin term earmark propos aid includ grant itl billion eur million reduc interest loan itl billion eur million interest rate loan amount industri refer rate pre amortis period industri refer rate amortis period invest take place assist area industri refer rate amortis period invest place assist area nomin aid result loan itl million eur million aid plan project commiss decid initi procedur juli express doubt compat aid doubt rais necess aid incent effect dissemin result project innov natur research definit invest amp activ proport invest devot industri research pre competit develop iii comment italian author italian author submit comment initi procedur letter date octob comment relat aid fact project start applic aid approv scheme provid law made italian author point law retroact applic elig invest common practic italian firm appli amp aid exercis option iveco awar law qualifi benefit provid natur object amp activ italian author point iveco launch ambiti project critic moment motor vehicl industri signific risk failur opinion propos aid crucial decis design complet product upgrad improv exist fact amp expenditur increas percentag turnov period due unexpect increas turnov reflect scale invest programm italian author state project includ industri research pre competit develop activ line criteria annex commun framework state aid research develop provid breakdown activ classifi industri research pre competit develop subproject descript main featur subproject fourth dissemin result project itali suppli inform subproject carri partnership compon supplier italian intern italian author dissemin result guarante fact iveco partner project acquir suppli client worldwid product itali provid recalcul aid contain interest rate subsidi loan commiss refer rate calcul present aid iv assess aid measur constitut state aid mean articl ec treati financ state state resourc repres signific proport project fund distort competit commun give advantag iveco compani receiv aid final market motor vehicl characteris extens trade member state articl ec treati list type aid compat treati view natur purpos aid geograph locat firm subparagraph applic plan question articl treati specifi form aid compat common market region turin experienc underemploy abnorm low standard live exempt articl project promot cultur heritag conserv aid exempt articl project remedi disturb italian economi aid qualifi exempt articl exempt relat import project common european interest commiss standard practic made benefit deriv articl depend criteria met aid promot project quot promot quot action contribut implement project specif precis defin project project import quantit qualit qualit project quot common european interest quot benefit commun case project qualit import common european interest elig exempt articl exempt articl itali notifi project region aid measur accord framework state aid motor vehicl sector argu condit set framework respect region invest aid met aid qualifi exempt articl aid facilit develop econom activ aid question intend amp project carri firm manufactur motor vehicl firm part motor vehicl industri mean commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri quot motor vehicl framework quot framework aid research develop assess commun framework state aid research develop quot amp framework quot total cost project amount aid exce notif threshold laid motor vehicl framework paragraph amp framework paragraph individu project authoris aid scheme notifi plan grant aid iveco italian author satisfi requir articl ec treati determin propos aid measur compat common market exempt provid articl treati commiss ascertain condit amp framework compli assess compat amp aid commiss pai attent type research carri aid recipi access result plan intens incent effect aid amp framework take posit view aid research develop closer amp activ market signific distort effect state aid context distinct made fundament research industri research pre competit develop activ paragraph amp framework pursuant paragraph amp framework aid induc firm pursu research pursu pursu period amp aid serv incent firm undertak amp activ addit normal dai dai oper member state requir notifi amp aid demonstr aid incent account oper aid incent effect evid commiss aid favour commiss attach import incent effect amp aid case individu close market research project undertaken larg firm case signific proport amp expenditur made prior aid applic commiss note iveco characterist larg firm firm plan product result research start end month market model paint shop experiment paint vehicl rang fulli stream vehicl rang produc iveco supplier produc compon iveco carri research start product novemb april natur project subsequ start product market vehicl result research project commiss conclud research close market attach import incent criterion amp aid compli case project divid subproject relat innov vehicl product system vehicl system subproject concern chassi front back suspens transmiss axl cab bodi brake engin product system subproject concern paint shop commiss analys subproject technic assist independ automot expert initi procedur commiss express doubt innov charact research invest constitut amp activ receiv addit inform prove invest question constitut research mean amp framework main chassi develop extens gross vehicl weight rang tonn choic extend size rang explain necess compet product offer similar weight rang weight extens achiev ladder chassi unitari steel bodi monocoqu construct ladder chassi commonli lorri adapt light van involv signific amp effort technic solut adopt suspens drivelin bodywork brake match extend weight rang van independ front suspens control unit rear suspens pneumat rear suspens gearbox brake system electron manag control unit signific innov relat exist product part develop partnership firm suppli iveco compon light van rang motor vehicl industri common practic supplier design develop system manufactur collabor led improv previou design amp content greater usual develop model itali comment procedur initi light van power common rail fuel inject system crf engin constitut improv previou model regard signific innov fiat group motor vehicl manufactur introduc crf manufactur crf state art virtual diesel engin manufactur paint shop improv previou lead reduc consumpt water energi chemic product prove signific innov place paint shop renew regular basi order meet stricter requir regard environ standard qualiti finish product inform submit itali appear paint shop utilis water base techniqu innov powder base process natur subproject commiss aid independ expert analys incent effect plan aid conclud propos aid incent effect itali claim amp activ project addit dai dai oper substanti outcom project light commerci vehicl replac model date back commiss line view independ expert conclud urgent iveco replac model compani present light van public respons chang demand model satisfi invest design develop market iveco van higher invest made competitor bring similar product subproject part usual procedur design develop model motor vehicl industri procedur carri period part normal activ compani involv consid normal dai dai oper similarli partnership compon supplier common practic automot industri consid normal dai dai oper commiss reject itali claim aid address unusu risk relev market project coincid difficult period iveco industri expert note commerci vehicl market extrem cyclic market regular up down car manufactur afford postpon cancel invest low point cycl aid regard address market failur commiss look quantifi factor amp spend amp staff amp spend proport turnov averag annual amp expenditur increas nomin term eur million eur million period number peopl assign amp rose averag period singl year period number amp staff lower chang amp expenditur staff number relat iveco gener perform decreas indic period coincid period decreas turnov net loss iveco impli cut cost improv financi situat term revenu profit onward coincid increas amp commit precis indic compani posit amp expenditur proport total turnov indic fell averag averag iveco amp expenditur proport total turnov line compar motor vehicl manufactur commiss view quantifi factor propos aid serv incent iveco carri amp activ pursu fourth commiss note cross border cooper project compon supplier doubt cooper involv addit cost iveco incur chosen nation intern partner cross border cooper normal practic global market motor vehicl compon commiss conclud amp activ carri iveco normal motor vehicl manufactur consid itali fail demonstr incent effect notifi amp project plan aid compat common market addit point set commiss note fact project start aid applic point conclus aid awar law approv previous month retroact period cost incur applic aid question subject prior notif requir amp motor vehicl framework scrutinis commiss natur project commiss find iveco project qualifi aid grant aid approv start project appli state aid aid incent effect commiss analysi case specif industri research pre competit develop content subproject admiss aid intens conclus commiss conclud amp aid italian author plan grant iveco order achiev object refer articl treati facilit develop econom activ aid question regard incompat common market adopt decis articl state aid itali plan grant iveco spa amount itl billion nomin term incompat common market aid implement articl itali inform commiss month notif decis measur compli herewith articl decis address italian republ brussel june commiss mario monti member commiss oj footnot oj commiss decis ec march fiscal aid german airlin form depreci facil oj paragraph commun framework state aid research develop oj oj oj commerci inform http www madeinfiat feb briefa htm year figur provid italian author