commiss decis april german govern propos grant aid favour produc polyamid yarn situat neumuenst german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic parti concern submit comment provid articl regard comment letter date novemb govern feder republ germani notifi commiss pursuant articl eec treati intent grant financi assist produc polyamid filament yarn polyamid stapl carpet yarn situat neumuenst aid grant law relat invest subsidi investitionszulagengesetz amount dm million total invest undertaken compani question initi scrutini commiss consid propos aid restructur product facil question mean commiss synthet fibr yarn aid code extend assist lead decreas capac convers synthet fibr yarn project invest concern modern product facil notif novemb german govern refer aid purpos replac machin instal commiss consid aid equal meet condit set commun guidelin aid textil cloth man made fibr industri restructur effort qualifi aid final commiss consid situat commun synthet fibr yarn produc continu undertak great effort adapt present market situat consider reduc capac aid question promot develop commun point view adequ counteract trade distort effect aid favour undertak question sector high volum trade competit keen liabl affect trade member state incompat common market commiss view aid meet condit benefit except laid articl initi procedur provid subparagraph articl eec treati letter decemb gave german govern notic submit comment ii german govern submit comment procedur provid articl letter februari point project invest concern polyamid yarn rest relat textur polyest gener servic product process techniqu utilis techniqu textil purpos declar polyamid product continu process instal consider ration effect capac increas tonn state present product capac equal market share firm western europ remain unchang project invest maintain secur perman job german govern point normal administr procedur investitionszulagengesetz rule grant aid pure replac purpos conclud propos aid line synthet fibr yarn aid code comment procedur member state feder firm sector individu compani support commiss view express great concern propos support measur comment stress sector question suffer problem overcapac depress price situat aid liabl distort competit commun give unfair advantag potenti beneficiari iii high volum trade polyamid filament yarn stapl carpet yarn total commun product trade commun compani question contrast german govern claim market share filament yarn stapl carpet yarn commun particip activ intra commun trade ship product output product member state substanti overcapac polyamid yarn eec recent cyclic upsw result primarili lower import usa higher dollar light low shipment level previou year geograph shift product share continu favour world gener shift polyamid polyest persist result heavi competit polyamid produc commun continu lose monei polyamid product price depress polyamid belong group product subject industri agreement capac reduc state financi aid strengthen posit undertak compar undertak compet intra commun trade regard affect aid case propos aid reduc invest cost firm situat neumuenst germani bear liabl affect trade distort threaten distort competit member state favour enterpris mean articl eec treati articl lai principl aid featur incompat common market except principl set articl applic case charact propos aid law aid grant intend purpos articl set aid consid compat common market compat treati determin context commun singl member state order safeguard proper function common market take account principl articl eec treati except principl laid articl set articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu award scrutin appli commiss satisfi free plai market forc aid induc prospect aid recipi adopt action contribut attain object appli except case contribut object aid end give unfair advantag member state industri undertak financi posit bolster trade condit member state affect competit distort justif ground commun interest mean articl german govern unabl give commiss discov justif find plan aid fall categori except articl synthet fibr yarn gener polyamid filament yarn polyamid stapl carpet yarn high level trade member state competit keen persist uncontest overcapac depress price document reason synthet fibr yarn includ polyamid subject synthet fibr disciplin introduc commiss notifi member state letter juli publish bulletin european commun juli august point novemb point extend letter august extend system control aid year period end juli commiss point member state express unfavour priori opinion regard propos aid sector region gener effect increas net product capac compani sector remind member state continu give sympathet consider propos grant aid purpos speed facilit process convers synthet fibr activ restructur lead reduct capac aid synthet fibr sector meet condit synthet fibr disciplin subject commiss guidelin aid textil industri grant aid invest link achiev clear restructur object oppos simpl modern product facil project invest case concern instal continu process emploi high speed process divid separ stage continu techniqu replac process year ago polyamid produc project question normal modern date plant order remain competit restructur carri financi resourc undertak state aid commiss oppos principl oper aid consid textil cloth synthet fibr yarn invest made enterpris purpos keep busi maintain level busi affect basic chang qualifi assist explain comment articl procedur normal administr procedur investitionszulagengesetz order avoid aid favour replac invest german govern present evid clear aid favour normal modern ration favour invest order adapt modern technic standard develop instal plant replac avoid examin investitionszulagengesetz law aid question grant commiss request german govern criteria adopt promot ration invest amend order rule grant oper aid commiss reiter object respect criteria ensur basic ration invest replac invest qualifi aid addit german govern notif novemb explicitli refer invest propos replac invest respect german govern claim project invest concern polyamid note textur process stage logic separ actual product yarn textur firm fulli integr product stage yarn sold market purpos textil util equal project propos field gener servic firm question product process techniqu util techniqu textil purpos part synthet fibr yarn produc normal strategi remain busi maintain compani competit posit market place area continu rapidli chang product characterist fibr yarn peculiar invest project question justifi commiss exempt propos aid favour invest rule set synthet fibr yarn aid code aid avoid remaind aid propos favour polyest exempt rule aid code polyest product cover disciplin german govern unabl give justif find propos aid polyest line condit set aid code german govern comment procedur propos invest increas exist product capac firm state tonn compani purpos synthet fibr yarn produc agreement jointli reduc capac author commiss declar time recent decemb total product capac tonn differ tonn impli increas capac invest project question explain compani instal continu product process ration improv product claim time maintain secur present perman job german govern point market share potenti beneficiari figur calcul basi total man made fibr yarn product western europ take account synthet cellulos product textil textil util mislead sector polyamid filament yarn stapl carpet yarn share firm total commun product stand result neg impact aid favour product trade signific claim final potenti beneficiari subsidiari foremost industri group germani diversifi interest sector partli state own financi strength consider market forc suffici secur normal develop invest envisag state intervent view regard except provid articl eec treati favour aid facilit develop econom activ observ propos aid artifici lower modern ration cost undertak question weaken competit posit produc commun effect reduc capac util depress price detriment withdraw market produc hitherto surviv ow restructur product qualiti improv undertaken resourc propos aid favour undertak question market posit longer sole determin effici merit power consid facilit develop contribut develop commun point view adequ counteract trade distort effect aid regard except provid articl eec treati relat aid intend promot facilit develop area observ standard live neumuenst area abnorm low employ mean except articl addit sector effect region aid industri question case control underdevelop area neumuenst belong commiss exercis analysi econom social situat framework commun interest sector reduc capac situat industri concern remain forese futur invest propos aid restructur product plant make financi econom viabl secur job provid propos aid promot econom develop neumuenst area mean articl bring area last increas incom reduct unemploy distort competit intra commun trade make compensatori contribut region develop exempt provid articl eec treati evid aid question intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb german economi economi germani face social econom difficulti commun situat danger escal state aid state aid affect trade member state aid propos question meet condit fulfil order except articl eec treati appli adopt decis articl feder republ germani implement propos notifi commiss letter novemb supplement letter februari procedur articl grant aid dm million produc polyamid yarn situat neumuenst articl feder republ germani inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli herewith articl decis address feder republ germani brussel april commiss peter sutherland member commiss