commiss decis februari preferenti tariff charg glasshous grower natur ga netherland dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof regard council regul eec common organ market fruit veget amend regul eec council regul eec februari establish common organ market live tree plant bulb root cut flower ornament foliag amend regul eec notic pursuant subparagraph articl concern submit observ regard observ take account netherland special rate charg natur ga horticultur year ago heavi fuel oil horticultur produc high degre air pollut netherland govern encourag convers sector natur ga present energi consum horticultur netherland obtain natur ga situat factor account natur ga netherland produc nederlands aardgasmaatschappij nam work giant groningen field number onshor offshor produc ga transport import export sold directli major custom connect transport network nv nederlands gasuni groningen hereinaft refer gasuni natur ga distribut small custom local distribut compani belong verenig van exploitanten van gasbedrijven nederland hereinaft refer vegin direct sale gasuni repres total volum ga distribut gasuni serv distribut compani electr power station larg industri undertak horticultur sector repres landbouwschap gasuni conclud standard individu contract big purchas categori consum concern big purchas individu consumpt year suppli directli indirectli gasuni conclud contract vegin sale small consum horticulturist preferenti tariff provid favour term horticulturist commiss believ advantag result preferenti treatment regard aid incompat articl treati decemb adopt decis essenc requir netherland govern step ensur aid discontinu adopt decis contest european court justic govern netherland landbouwschap negoti place commiss netherland govern result agreement term contract gasuni landbouwschap appli april septemb essenti featur contract align horticultur tariff industri tariff take account calorif pariti ga heavi fuel oil determin centraal bureau voor de statistiek cb price determin averag cb price case horticultur increas premium cent horticultur tariff revis monthli interv industri tariff agreement commiss repeal decis decemb decis juli netherland govern landbouwschap withdrew court action contract conclud gasuni vegin landbouwschap end septemb price ga negoti sole landbouwschap gasuni refer contract valid period octob octob essenti make provis freez price ga horticultur averag level fix percentag bring cent formula valid april appli price fix cent fourth quarter cent quarter formula total abandon remain valid principl abovement period part set system price result formula price level appli octob differ offset advantag enjoi previou period price relationship revers quarter gasuni froze industri tariff result price reduct cent depend size consum undertak correspond approxim reduct price industri advantag system horticultur hold cent fourth quarter cent quarter contract conclud landbouwschap gasuni involv purchas million natur ga year horticulturist gasuni privat law compani capit held staatsmijnen wholli own netherland govern oper sole basi market forc netherland govern shell nederland esso nederland nv exxon standard contract price agreement conclud undertak contract privat law advantag deriv state oper gasuni twofold tax gross profit share net profit tax revenu accru state oper gasuni includ tax evalu total profit gasuni administ supervisori board member appoint minist econom affair elect annual gener meet sharehold director chosen gener meet doubl list propos board approv minist econom affair board present compris member appoint state repres staatsmijnen repres oil compani price fix approv board quarter major vote cast mean shell esso veto decis interest minist econom affair agreement gasuni reserv approv sell price term deliveri suppli public distributor netherland suppli approv confin price minist reserv approv invest pipelin form ga convey storag ga suppli programm netherland govern state term tariff gasuni approv minist econom affair gasuni undertaken conclud agreement suppli ga compli price approv minist categori purchas concern time agreement conclud respect minist form part system control appli price minist econom affair power regard ga price articl law decemb govern price tariff applic natur ga suppli law natur ga price minist econom affair natur ga suppli price consid ga prohibit deliveri natur ga insid netherland price price fix articl law minist econom affair fix price categori ga inform obtain netherland govern law forc appli netherland suppli present commun product gherkin cucumb heat glasshous lettuc tomato export tomato produc gherkin cucumb produc cut flower produc feder republ germani absorb tomato export gherkin cucumb export export flower flower bud dutch flower export gener increas pressur german market export product unit kingdom denmark belgium franc increas substanti heat cost import compon cost produc veget flower heat glasshous cost vari consider member state fuel horticultur sector mehtod price petroleum product ii basi notif contract gasuni vegin landbouwschap made netherland govern octob commiss preliminari examin decid exist preferenti tariff natur ga horticultur netherland confer advantag horticultur sector constitut aid affect trade member state distort competit incompat common market mean articl treati novemb initi procedur laid articl treati respect aid decemb netherland govern repli special horticultur tariff natur ga result contract conclud gasuni vegin landbouwschap state aid posit netherland govern occas repli januari februari question put commiss fundament chang econom situat fact long term price ga principl regard link price petroleum product short term account competit coal price heavi fuel oil risen consider larg rise dollar expect fall shortli interest contract parti stabil price ga reflect movement price heavi fuel oil price ga reach level europ advantag horticulturist coal ga fuel oil heat greenhous unlik price fuel oil ga coal price fallen share coal total quantiti fuel glasshous grower countri neighbour netherland increas netherland number hold switch coal rose total period replac coal attract dutch horticultur hold price ga cent price cent replac real option appreci proport user gasuni reduc ga price lose custom negoti ga price purchas countri price ga industri reduc quarter reason lesser extent price horticultur quarter reduct price ga relat price calcul refer price heavi fuel oil fact industri horticultur differ explain fact coal horticultur industri reason boiler replac futur dutch horticultur hold fuel account lower percentag cost industri changeov attract horticultur energi save advanc horticultur industri save made industri easili switch coal extra work involv coal obstacl famili horticultur hold industri depreci period appli industri year horticultur year member state person concern made comment commiss landbouwschap netherland feel preferenti tariff natur ga horticultur netherland constitut aid mean articl treati incompat common market affect trade member state distort competit favour specif undertak concern express regard harm effect measur horticultur member state council meet octob novemb decemb januari member state reiter concern increas pressur subject grower competit unfair dutch grower iii accord articl regul eec articl regul eec articl treati applic horticultur sector accord articl treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market price term natur ga suppli dutch grower preferenti tariff preferenti tariff caught prohibit articl treati factor obtain tariff favour undertak product good compet undertak product member state product question trade commun tariff impos public author tariff result compens state paid distribut compani state receiv revenu exist preferenti tariff natur ga dutch horticultur advantag sector sector industri liabl switch coal differ reduct price ga grant horticultur sector reduct grant compar sector industri justifi distinct legitim base object verifi criteria examin measur light establish aid question state aid aid grant state resourc natur state intervent determin state hold partli staatsmijnen public sector commerci undertak capit gasuni control interest control decis major vote price decis tariff applic approv minist econom affair approv fall minist gener scope respons govern power influenc price level appear inform provid netherland govern gasuni formal agre conclud ga suppli agreement conform level price approv instanc minist relev group user time agreement conclud infer govern fact domin influenc form veto determin advantag grower receiv horitcultur tariff gasuni take consider econom guidelin suggest netherland govern conclus confirm examin tariff appli undertak natur ga normal econom approach reason favour tariff grower assess differenti tariff refer iii principl stop privat public undertak vari tariff depend good sell variat sound comprehens econom reason ensur competit ga user market discrimin horticultur consum compar situat case point consist transpar price polici price ga deliv horticulturist move similar fashion price paid compar sector dutch industri natur ga hitherto polici netherland consist align price ga price petroleum product netherland govern state abandon principl contract appli limit period offset claus price forc determin refer competit situat ga relat coal object principl take fuel heavi fuel oil point view commun energi polici increas coal consumpt chang justifi econom ground appli discriminatori manner examin choic coal refer reflect object characterist fuel price relationship actual possibl substitut refer competit situat coal temporari measur contract question limit year netherland govern emphas uphold principl interdepend price ga price petroleum product current arrang perman futur attitud netherland govern uncertain temporari scheme limit influenc glasshous grower opt coal fire system dobut econom import danger repres coal horticultur justifi connect ga price netherland govern event reason inconsist introduct system offset quarter refer provid ground principl interdepend ga heavi fuel oil upheld fact view current price heavi fuel oil set system appli order justifi temporari derog abovement principl netherland govern argu price heavi fuel oil move errat influenc rise dollar situat regard perman fall market price expect futur action ensur price stabil desir price stabil comprehens surpris privat undertak advantag market condit netherland govern claim suppli ga european market caus market problem gasuni note connect netherland govern drop natur ga product delai deplet field argument appli horticultur purpos price reduct custom reduct compar sector ga fix ga price basi horticultur compar sector industri contrari kind discriminatori treatment result coher approach base coal netherland govern produc figur justifi make distinct horticultur sector economi netherland govern emphas risk coal ga heat greenhous convinc argument treat horticultur differ compar sector industri industri sector risk convers coal decis offer low preferenti price horticulturist discrimin sector factor consider fix energi price cost deliveri case dutch horticultur cost higher industri cost factor justifi differ price horticultur industri sector contrari event price agre gasuni landbouwshchap reflect competit situat coal ga horticultur concern examin econom condit basi recent data horticultur hold averag size area consumpt ga year larg hold area consumpt ga year invest made replac boiler obtain cost advantag coal differ invest cost ga fire facil coal fire facil financi incent govern subsidi invest wir wet investeringsreken year period depreci invest price differ natur ga coal facil perform run cost mainten electr labour environment protect requir lead conclus equilibrium price price competit ga coal balanc advantag disadvantag cent price undertak stai natur ga main reason easi basic invest lower storag environment problem lowest price signific switch coal cent averag size hold cent larger hold price rang calcul basi repay period year estim natur ga consum horituclutr sector replac coal year price forc octob confer appreci advantag natur ga equilibrium price threshold appreci switch coal begin place price ga horitcultur low discriminatori argument put forward netherland govern provid econom justif preferenti treatment afford dutch horticultur gasuni octob circumst assum basi octob agreement desir reduc price ga horticultur object explain term normal manag privat undertak correspond polit econom requir state case point netherland govern give receipt draw interest gasuni order grant horticulturist financi advantag advantag state resourc measur rgard aid impact aid competit intra commun trade deriv comparison dutch horticultur product heat greenhous commun horticultur product heat greenhous effect slight advantag heat cost heat cost vari wide product product member state dutch product suffici larg slight cost advantag effect produc price dutch horticultur product enjoi advantag necessarili affect intra commun trade major part dutch produc export member state forego lead conclus price charg gasuni dutch glasshous grower aid favour dutch glasshous grower comparison ga consum netherland distort competit dutch glasshous grower glasshous grower member state affect intra commun trade aid fulfil condit set articl treati iv articl treati incompat principl common market aid fulfil criteria describ except provid articl appli aid concern except provid paragraph articl object pursu interest commun specif sector nation economi except interpret strictli examin aid programm specif region sector individu case gener aid measur appli grant case commiss establish aid achiev object cover provis allow except aid measur offer offset benefit amount allow trade member state affect competit distort justif point view commun interest bring undu advantag member state specif case aid offer offset benefit neterhland govern unabl provid justif commiss find indic aid question fulfil condit requir applic except provid articl treati measur intend promot execut import project common european interest mean articl price system run counter object common energi polici aim energi save ration energi measur remedi disturb economi member state concern mean provis except provid articl regard aid promot facilit econom develop area econom activ refer refer note aid grant term quantiti ga purchas refer adjust improv firm structur energi save develop region context aid consid aid run cost undertak concern type aid commiss principl oppos aid link condit qalifi except provid paragraph articl aid question fulfil condit requir elig except articl treati discontinu decis prejudic consequ commiss draw recoveri abovement aid recipi financ common agricultur polici eaggf adopt decis articl aid repres preferenti tariff natur ga appli netherland respect glasshous grower octob incompat common market mean articl treati discontinu articl netherland inform commiss march action compli articl articl decis address kingdom netherland brussel februari commiss fran andriessen vice presid oj oj oj oj oj oj staatsblad sg