commiss decis novemb aid franc plan grant cofidur good grundig plant creutzwald notifi document number french 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 procedur letter date june franc notifi commiss articl treati number aid award total frf million intend grant firm cofidur purpos set compani continent edison aid grant nation region author form decentralis loan reimburs interest free advanc franc aid made context takeov good electroniqu sa gesa grundig plant invest aid restructur aid criteria laid commiss commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti hereinaft call quot guidelin quot gesa grundig plant creutzwald plant french author provid support context restructur plan submit firm procedur laid articl treati initi separ respect aid gesa liquid june februari commiss decid initi procedur respect abovement measur assist cofidur franc inform decis letter date april commiss invit member state interest parti submit comment measur receiv repli part procedur letter date franc ask commiss extens june time limit submit comment request grant comment receiv commiss june comment receiv letter date septemb octob franc provid inform meet june state invest undertaken job maintain accord diversif plan wish fulfil commit cofidur inform repeat meet franc commiss depart septemb result cofidur decid concentr produc multimedia equip top rang televis set lastli franc confirm letter date septemb regist receiv octob plan invest diversifi continent edison product carri job maintain accord origin plan ii descript measur decis concern aid form invest aid restructur aid amount frf million franc intend grant cofidur purpos set compani continent edison aid recipi open bankruptci proceed june compulsori administr wind proceed law januari metz region court order liquid gesa februari enforc decis suspend prospect buyer cofidur group forward region court drew assign plan favour cofidur set continent edison turn regist commerci compani regist cofidur group admit unlist secur market pari stock exchang octob control industri commerci compani world includ franc activ rang electron compon subcontract product print circuit board electron card cofidur workforc consolid turnov includ result continent edison frf million group enjoi uninterrupt growth set creat compani continent edison creutzwald site grundig gesa plant extend product rang electron card sector commun multimedia market continent edison hire gesa employe workforc increas end continent edison accord restructur plan present deem feasibl commerci chamber metz region court produc line top rang televis set high ad exist line market tv set compani rais output unit year plan continent edison manufactur subcontract cofidur electron compon custom germani eastern franc produc innov multimedia equip diversifi target market high technolog growth area poor result achiev continent edison market televis set sector compani diversif delai order ensur continent edison viabil cofidur chose give prioriti develop person comput hereinaft call quot pc quot buoyant market franc product top rang televis set profit sector market televis set sharp declin expand tandem multimedia pc product invest carri cofidur inject frf million fresh capit compani frf million form equiti loan figur frf million constitut fund quasi fund continent edison intend cover acquisit fix asset includ asset carri restructur plan aid plan public assist except state aid invest amount frf million grant form decentralis fund administ region prefectur paid proport invest made aid grant fund industri restructur scheme ministri industri ciri budget head authoris commiss aid firm difficulti grant mosel gener council articl gener local author code amount frf million paid condit except state aid assist firm difficulti grant lorrain region council articl gener local author code amount frf million form reimburs year interest free advanc facilit creation subsequ safeguard job region prefectur gener council close monitor year recruit plan invest estim franc frf million amount ad memorandum franc date septemb gesa assign price asset worth frf million total invest frf million iii comment procedur laid articl treati reason commiss initi procedur decis initi abovement procedur commiss express doubt compat aid common market reason basic franc compani continent edison result takeov cofidur gesa takeov effect accord french bankruptci law assign procedur assign intend ensur surviv activ capabl oper independ save job proce assign serv meet liabil franc gesa continent edison separ legal entiti condit exempt guidelin met cofidur continent edison take asset liabil liquid compani gesa compani cofidur prima faci capabl respons aid paid previous gesa elig restructur aid continent edison continu busi activ gesa respons aid paid previous compani qualifi firm difficulti elig restructur aid provid aid compli guidelin compani locat assist area mean articl treati virtu region plan grant prime aménag du territoir pat scheme maximum authoris aid ceil gross larg firm commiss found initi procedur continent edison meet independ criterion laid articl annex commiss recommend ec april definit small medium size enterpris franc chang legal basi restructur aid call invest aid intens notifi aid lastli pursuant point annex commiss commun region aid system takeov establish close close takeov place deem initi invest comment franc proceed franc advanc argument franc comment compani continent edison elig restructur aid guidelin reiter aim keep creutzwald product plant difficult econom social circumst state accord guidelin quot commiss account region develop assess restructur aid assist area quot condit continent edison oper franc provid detail descript major structur difficulti face compani induc invest adapt product facil diversifi rationalis activ work method compani imag suffer result gesa bankruptci relat custom supplier creditor affect worsen compani imag impact commerci financi point view social sphere stai busi continent edison tackl weak compani gesa confront difficulti stem cessat payment return viabil larg scale restructur plan present deem feasibl commerci chamber metz region court devis point drastic reduct workforc dismiss gesa employe busi reorganis reposit continent edison televis set market abandon lower price segment compani develop complementari line top rang high ad set time diversifi electron compon subcontract innov product multimedia equip boom high technolog sector shift busi emphasi necessit introduct industri organis work method gener design adapt product defect cost initi coupl search cost control introduct manag control tool lastli major train plan cost frf million drawn enabl staff pace technolog chang adjust modern work method link continent edison strong group cofidur ensur secur outlet financi safeti net franc provid commiss project balanc sheet market survei enabl check propos restructur invest need implement restructur plan franc state aim technic adapt exist industri plant order creat full rang televis set compani previous model technic adapt cost put frf develop equip make televis mould product type apparatu multimedia consol tv built satellit recept cost put frf million franc wish appli compani part scheme frf million central govern support frf million mosel gener council support frf million lorrain region council support consid invest part appli consid invest aim help compani diversifi franc argument reveal inconsist precis natur frf million aid intend employ promot measur train plan cost frf million commiss contact franc letter date septemb regist receiv septemb franc confirm lorrain region council assist form frf million advanc intend cover support job part restructur plan return aid cofidur undertaken buyer initi employe subsequ creat job year memorandum septemb franc drew commiss attent fact frf million train plan propos back multimedia equip develop electron compon subcontract delai iv assess measur restructur aid french bankruptci law assign intend ensur mainten activ suscept independ oper job proce assign serv meet liabil french author pre exist compani emerg compani separ legal entiti emerg compani question continu pre exist econom activ procedur initi commiss view type takeov scenario compani asset liabil bankrupt compani case compani prima faci held respons aid paid previous elig restructur aid compani asset liabil case presumpt elig restructur aid requir commun guidelin met held respons repai aid commiss declar incompat treati french author maintain compani debt written bankruptci proceed write part restructur process involv econom continu event commiss examin possibl write aid assign compani form part restructur plan compani case compani take asset liabil altern appli commiss continent edison elig restructur aid necess aid prove difficulti firm experienc quantifi factor buyer econom calcul deduct purchas price asset fact french receivership act write debt aid assign compani amount aid calcul larg principl proportion requir guidelin observ franc contend aid measur total frf million support specif physic invest measur frf million aid element frf support measur promot employ link invest memorandum septemb franc take view aid consid aid initi invest mean guidelin nation region aid commiss conclud argument franc alter assess aid question call invest employ aid explain franc transmit addit inform strategi propos buyer restructur plan mean guidelin region aid aid propos franc paid resourc french state frf million depart mosel frf million lorrain region frf million amount frf million earmark invest advanc frf million aid element frf earmark employ advanc frf million aid element frf earmark train aid favour recipi compani reduc cost invest project total frf million cost compani question born state aid mean articl treati distort competit affect trade member state continent edison oper consum electron market compani offer product mix consist essenti develop top rang televis set market televis set produc gesa multimedia equip commiss note continent edison turn market segment top rang televis set abandon pre exist compani favour market set top rang market consid growth market introduct format screen sale continu expand small screen market segment fact eu household tv set remain buoyant increas tendenc household set continent edison direct competit import low wage asian countri market electron card multimedia equip continent edison focus expand world market pc grew european pc market surg demand continent edison share televis set market plan increas product amount unit equival commun colour televis market cofidur invest continent edison effect maintain market product increas top rang product output aid compani influenc cofidur posit market vi vi competitor commun continent edison share pc market clear time start product reach intens level highli competit growth sector aid compat common market justifi basi except provid articl treati aid social charact grant individu consum intend make good damag caus natur disast except occurr except provid articl likewis applic aid consid compat basi articl intend promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy mean articl mean commiss commun method applic articl region aid mean commiss decis region plan grant scheme intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb economi member state promot cultur heritag conserv except provid articl treati commiss aid facilit develop econom area compat advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest decis septemb region plan grant scheme industri project commiss decid basi socio econom data region concern initi invest mean point annex commiss commun region aid system undertaken region continent edison situat elig region aid aid intens gross case larg firm argument put forward franc invest elig verifi commiss evalu frf million intend purchas gesa asset rationalis diversif modernis product invest aid propos cofidur total frf million give intens gross total frf million invest regard initi invest mean commun light invest aid amount frf million consid compat common market basi except provid articl treati employ aid aspect public assist cofidur amount frf million form interest free advanc aid element frf support measur promot employ train amount frf million aid element frf earmark creation job cofidur undertaken return aid maintain exist job creat year undertaken provid lorrain region council salari statement year measur question constitut employ aid link initi invest mean region aid guidelin respect commiss note cofidur undertaken creat job year analysi commiss take account fact region plan grant scheme lead number job elig amount frf million present case grant propos job creation purpos amount frf million maximum ceil intens region aid invest job creation link initi invest set aid job creation form interest free advanc aid element frf combin aid initi invest frf million job creation aid element frf frf million amount compar invest cost frf million aid intens gross obtain commiss note intens plan aid lower maximum ceil authoris larg firm assist area articl treati context mention made assur franc letter septemb invest employ aid grant train aid train aid measur cover except articl treati articl commiss authoris aid facilit develop activ advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest commiss consid train plai indispens part introduct technolog creat maintain job train promot measur cover mention except natur incent commensur commun object set achiev train measur contain train plan drawn cofidur seek adapt employe gesa technolog chang modernis work method part restructur plan commiss consid train aid incent effect case small medium size firm effect presum exist case larg firm ow larg extern train produc region cover articl treati region expenditur train level skill lowest commun interest increas level improv employ situat attract invest strongest commiss consid skill worker plai import part framework industri redevelop cost measur elig examin commiss frf million aid element frf commiss consid low rate aid intens measur incent effect area affect convers coalmin mine industri cover articl treati aid train workforc continent edison advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest compat commun law conclus light commiss consid aid initi invest amount frf million combin job creation aid element link initi invest frf give total frf million compat common market pursuant articl treati commiss note train aid form advanc frf million aid element frf intens compar elig cost frf million view import role plai train skill worker incent effect region cover articl treati commiss conclud aid compat common market adopt decis articl aid initi invest amount frf million eur aid job creation link invest form advanc frf million eur franc plan grant cofidur compat common market pursuant articl treati articl train aid form advanc frf million eur compat common market articl decis address french republ brussel novemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj state aid nn franc fund industri restructur oj oj oj oj panorama eu industri volum previou footnot cebitview march oj footnot