commiss decis novemb aid scheme implement spain favour ship compani ferri golfo de vizcaya notifi document number spanish text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof accord abovement articl call interest parti submit comment regard comment procedur complaint lodg septemb commiss inform spain introduc aid scheme favour ship compani ferri golfo de vizcaya letter intent juli complaint made march april april letter date april spain furnish commiss addit inform letter date octob commiss inform spain decis initi procedur laid articl articl treati respect aid case novemb spain aid suspend commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment interest parti spanish author submit argument letter date januari lawyer ferri golfo de vizcaya inform commiss march aid scheme amend march june commiss decid close procedur conclud aid involv inform spanish govern decis letter juli judgment januari case bretagn angleterr irland bai commiss court instanc european commun annul commiss decis june court judgment commiss decid extend procedur initi respect agreement juli agreement includ agreement conclud district council vizcaya ferri golfo de vizcaya march agreement inform spain decis letter june decis publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment interest parti forward spain opportun react spanish author submit argument letter date octob observ februari june ii detail descript aid origin agreement juli district council vizcaya depart commerc consumpt tourism basqu govern part ferri golfo de vizcaya part suspend replac agreement district council vizcaya ferri golfo de vizcaya march ii origin agreement letter intent juli district council vizcaya depart commerc consumpt tourism basqu govern part ferri golfo de vizcaya part agreement conclud autonom basqu author ship compani ferri golfo de vizcaya provid start oper schedul servic bilbao portsmouth rate round trip week week low season ensur choos crew good cater servic board vessel prefer peopl compani territori vizcaya autonom commun basqu countri agreement stipul ferri golfo de vizcaya instal tourist inform offic berth point agreement provid district council vizcaya basqu govern undertak bui number travel voucher compani autonom basqu author intend distribut voucher exchang ticket month low incom group part cultur social polici total autonom basqu author commit amount esp voucher period march march author undertook pai voucher voyag made reason control ferri golfo de vizcaya agreement state result oper servic posit amount posit result deduct monthli payment autonom basqu author make contrari neg result shown author agre pai ferri golfo de vizcaya differ partial sum payment made total global amount agre initi procedur origin agreement suspend ferri golfo de vizcaya ask establish provis amount receiv interest march district council vizcaya conclud agreement ferri golfo de vizcaya ii agreement march district council vizcaya ferri golfo de vizcaya agreement cover period year januari decemb provid ferri golfo de vizcaya compani maintain promot schedul servic bilbao portsmouth rate round trip week week low season mix british spanish crew local british spanish sourc good servic provid district council vizcaya bui voucher compani distribut disadvantag group order provid foreign travel opportun voucher exchang ticket prescrib convers period provid convers place low season suffici capac total autonom basqu author undertook bui voucher januari decemb esp price calcul basi estim low season commerci price ticket year concern discount order reflect district council long term purchas commit ii ground initi procedur commiss view septemb agreement involv aid ship compani financ autonom basqu author condit market element commerci risk elimin ferri golfo de vizcaya point emphasis fact autonom author agre purchas set number voucher year period basi fact guarante voucher price higher agre commerci price fact autonom author undertaken pai voucher voyag carri divert port reason control ferri golfo de vizcaya fact undertaken cover compani loss commiss state aid scheme qualifi exempt categori articl articl treati agreement concern judgment court instanc januari commiss consid decis extend procedur agreement appear fall scope articl articl treati commiss point autonom basqu author demonstr need voucher framework agreement assum number voucher artifici increas offset decreas price voucher maintain public financi contribut level origin agre conclud agreement constitut normal commerci transact emphasis number voucher distribut correspond approxim number voucher pre purchas public author ad fact ferri golfo de vizcaya allow monei receiv agreement entri forc agreement suggest quot commerci quot natur agreement commiss state aid grant autonom basqu author ferri golfo de vizcaya affect trade member state distort competit compani oper member state compet commun oper final preliminari view scheme qualifi exempt provid articl articl treati iii comment interest parti procedur initi comment receiv ferri golfo de vizcaya recipi aid favour agreement brittani ferri competitor oper plymouth santand rout agreement associ pension evacu civil war automobil associ servic support agreement comment made agreement brittani ferri brittani ferri argu agreement constitut normal commerci transact aid affect trade member state addit support analysi commiss present initi procedur point peculiar featur agreement constitut normal commerci transact uneven purchas voucher month year provis tariff revis vessel ferri golfo de vizcaya chang fact autonom basqu author oblig convert purchas voucher ticket condit relat nation crew regular servic brittani ferri claim aid qualifi exempt provid articl articl treati ferri golfo de vizcaya ferri golfo de vizcaya argu agreement commerci natur involv aid claim advanc bulk purchas ticket district council vizcaya volum discount price practic commerci bulk tourist ticket purchas explain increas number voucher discount price expect district council base experi nation inserso programm fact budget alloc incomplet convers voucher concern ship compani emphasis process pursu agreement voucher convert period cover agreement ferri golfo de vizcaya submit deriv financi benefit retent moni repaid cancel agreement repaid interest ferri golfo de vizcaya submit commiss find agreement arm length commerci transact involv state aid aid approv articl treati concern aid social charact ferri golfo de vizcaya argu knowledg district council vizcaya approach intern ferri servic oper view establish interest run servic articl treati concern ferri golfo de vizcaya submit aid approv facilit develop vizcaya region distort competit compani argu quot ferri golfo de vizcaya oper doubl size market ferri servic spain unit kingdom neg impact brittani ferri carri quot final ferri golfo de vizcaya argu commiss find agreement involv state aid approv commiss make recoveri order aid grant lawfulli time state agreement notifi commiss due time aid grant commiss favour decis june iv comment spain autonom basqu author claim pursu goal conclud agreement ferri golfo de vizcaya agreement cancel firstli act privat investor financ compani expect reason return invest state chosen reliabl compani agreement ferri golfo de vizcaya includ provis entitl profit made compani year oper want promot trade tourism region develop basqu countri view basqu govern author particip agreement fall articl articl treati argu consid fall articl aid qualifi exempt articl articl treati autonom basqu author aid element agreement ferri golfo de vizcaya intend meet genuin provid subsidis trip vizcaya senior citizen facilit access transport peopl institut vizcaya point explain district council vizcaya particip nation inserso programm subsidis travel decid termin arrang inserso practic ow problem arisen implement programm autonom basqu author explain arrang inserso termin account place distribut limit number destin replac inserso programm district council vizcaya set travel programm quot adineko quot district council vizcaya state estim quantiti voucher need base data inserso programm fact adineko enjoi limit success bear genuin conclud agreement district council vizcaya emphasis continu implement agreement termin date limit period convert voucher point autonom basqu author refer oblig peopl requir incom level social background meant special arrang need travel practic transport voucher distribut wide rang peopl institut local author associ vocat school univers autonom basqu author submit commiss find agreement involv state aid aid approv agreement facilit econom develop histor territori vizcaya provid articl treati conceiv social object provid articl treati justifi argument autonom basqu author explain earli vizcaya suffer econom problem district council decid promot ferri servic bilbao portsmouth order stimul tourism relat sector vizcaya economi district council order viabil studi kpmg decid purchas voucher incent high qualiti regular mix ferri servic autonom basqu author claim contribut natur invest aid constitut oper aid explain want make minimum contribut initi invest cost born ferri golfo de vizcaya voucher scheme cancel district council sought conclud agreement ferri golfo de vizcaya order meet undertak contribut initi invest cost ferri servic point aid link annual cost ferri golfo de vizcaya servic viabl autonom basqu author conclud hypothet element state aid commiss agreement consid state aid invest vizcaya grant ad hoc basi fundament part district council polici develop vizcaya economi quot aid quot meet condit laid articl treati substanti maximum rate state aid allow vizcaya amount paid district council equival approxim ferri golfo de vizcaya invest cost relat servic aid contribut econom develop vizcaya claim date servic led creation job vizcaya basqu countri aid interest commun commiss promot short sea ship financ transport project framework region polici scheme advers effect trade competit oper potenti interest servic approach district council autonom basqu author claim bilbao portsmouth servic led reduct activ santand plymouth rout oper brittani ferri respect argument autonom basqu author submit articl treati aid social charact altern legal basi approv element state aid commiss hypothet agreement state voucher purchas distribut citizen appli specif social programm run district council addit explain agreement entail discrimin ferri oper oper show interest establish bilbao portsmouth servic point kpmg viabil studi forward oper potenti interest establish servic contact maintain lastli autonom basqu author argu argument commiss find agreement involv state aid approv commiss make recoveri order contrari principl legal certainti legitim expect insist fact agreement implement lawfulli time assess aid legal basi assess agreement fulli implement agreement conclud march cover period conclud time guidelin examin state aid commun ship compani august forc guidelin revis public commun guidelin state aid maritim transport juli exist compat aid exist aid articl treati articl prohibit aid grant state resourc distort threaten distort competit favour undertak affect trade member state agreement conclud autonom basqu author ferri golfo de vizcaya repeal moni receiv ferri golfo de vizcaya reimburs case devoid purpos agreement concern commiss take view fall articl treati articl preliminari point recal judgment januari case court instanc rule quot state measur favour undertak take form agreement purchas travel voucher exclud principl concept state aid sens contempl articl treati parti undertak reciproc commit quot ground determin agreement fall scope articl treati articl consid constitut quot normal commerci transact quot instanc ground court instanc judgment autonom basqu author argu number voucher provid agreement calcul basi annual number beneficiari inserso programm vizcaya practic programm want termin replac adineko programm basi data submit commiss uphold view total number voucher purchas district council vizcaya fix refer district council actual agreement constitut normal commerci transact design maintain origin level aid contain agreement shown subsidis holidai trip assert district council vizcaya field deriv inserso figur beneficiari year vizcaya show district council vizcaya decid purchas voucher ferri golfo de vizcaya particip inserso programm design benefit approxim peopl vizcaya autonom basqu author explain vizcaya doubl year scheme provid voucher district council vizcaya decid commit bui number voucher inserso programm continu benefit peopl area scheme success indic autonom basqu author number voucher purchas differ significantli month month voucher purchas januari compar februari district council vizcaya adineko travel programm adopt postdat conclus agreement appear data suppli autonom basqu author programm suppos replac inserso programm make voucher bought district council vizcaya offer limit number trip unit kingdom total number voucher purchas year total access transport peopl institut vizcaya indic autonom basqu author relat part scheme facilit access transport peopl institut vizcaya made measur holidai packag provid inserso adineko estim practic author travel voucher distribut scheme addit agreement provis normal commerci agreement purchas travel voucher includ specifi weekli annual number cross made ferri golfo de vizcaya dai vessel oper articl agreement stipul consent district council vizcaya need ferri golfo de vizcaya chang vessel provid servic articl articl specifi level amen requir board articl agreement lai condit nation crew sourc good servic commiss conclud purchas voucher ferri golfo de vizcaya agreement correspond autonom basqu author genuin social constitut normal commerci transact constitut aid ship compani fact amount monei provid agreement remain approxim level reinforc conclus autonom author manag design scheme allow ferri compani amount aid promis final monei grant district council vizcaya ferri golfo de vizcaya affect trade member state distort competit compani oper member state unit kingdom spain compet commun oper intern maritim transport servic long liberalis council regul eec decemb appli principl freedom provid servic maritim transport member state member state countri ferri golfo de vizcaya compet directli compani brittani ferri servic plymouth unit kingdom santand spain point ferri golfo de vizcaya parent compani amp oper compet commun oper intra commun rout fact brittani ferri passeng carri increas period aid distort competit increas greater aid exist court instanc point judgment januari quot travel voucher purchas spanish author low season improv servic suppli undertak principl entail signific addit cost effect agreement competit trade member state attribut agreement settl case law small amount aid small size undertak receiv exclud possibl intra commun trade affect quot ground articl articl treati derog prohibit laid articl treati articl paragraph articl provid type aid compat consid compat common market commiss take view except list paragraph invok present case point articl articl natur disast feder republ germani manifestli applic present case articl articl quot aid social charact grant individu consum quot compat common market quot provid aid grant discrimin relat origin product concern quot aid grant autonom basqu author benefit individu consum special consid quot aid social charact grant individu consum quot condit laid treati absenc discrimin relat origin product concern met present case voucher purchas ferri golfo de vizcaya autonom author fail prove compani select transpar manner autonom basqu author argu scheme discriminatori evid submit weak explain viabil studi produc kpmg oper contact order start oper regular servic bilbao portsmouth claim demonstr contact compani ferri golfo de vizcaya decid purchas voucher part social scheme view conclud aid favour ferri golfo de vizcaya compani carri passeng unit kingdom rout autonom basqu author achiev ident social goal diversifi travel offer instanc region spain intern organis trip neighbour countri franc portug aid qualifi articl treati articl articl treati articl type aid consid compat common market point applic present case point quot aid facilit develop activ econom area aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest quot consid compat common market reason commiss take view aid autonom basqu author grant ferri golfo de vizcaya consid aid region sector natur compat common market oper aid incent effect grant servic began oper region polici perspect autonom basqu author ferri golfo de vizcaya argu aid authoris facilit econom develop vizcaya distort effect competit british spanish ferri rout commiss take view aid grant specif compani consid aid vizcaya region impact region economi activ carri region impact region economi aid compani region necessarili kind impact make proper region aid figur provid spanish author refer impact ferri servic economi aid examin grant date ferri golfo de vizcaya start servic autonom author explain impact aid show impact ferri servic economi absenc aid difficult argu aid facilit develop region case aid quot region quot aid consid compat common market oper aid invest aid autonom basqu author argu aid link specif invest made compani maintain autonom basqu author contribut invest made ferri golfo de vizcaya start servic autonom author rais compani incom bui ticket aid oper aid sector polici perspect commiss take view aid consid compat common market ground quot facilit develop activ quot quot advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest quot aid fulfil criteria laid commiss guidelin examin state aid commun ship compani august commun guidelin state aid maritim transport juli refer recit guidelin state type aid list special taxat ship activ consid compat common market quot kind oper aid principl incompat common market quot basic principl upheld guidelin type aid grant ferri golfo de vizcaya correspond type aid authoris guidelin relief taxat social charg ship compani seafar fact servic viabl aid link annual cost loss ferri golfo de vizcaya bear conclus recoveri aid autonom basqu author ferri golfo de vizcaya argu commiss find agreement involv state aid approv commiss make recoveri order frustrat legitim expect commiss share view court instanc held judgment januari case kingdom spain commiss quot view mandatori natur supervis state aid commiss articl treati undertak aid grant principl entertain legitim expect aid law grant complianc procedur laid articl dilig oper determin procedur case contest contrari oblig impos member state articl treati aid question grant prior notif fact commiss initi decid rais object aid issu regard capabl caus recipi undertak entertain legitim expect decis challeng due time court annul regrett commiss error eras consequ unlaw conduct kingdom spain contest decis regard requir repay aid issu requir payment interest thereon frustrat legitim expect recipi undertak quot ground gener speak aid grant accord articl articl treati notifi member state concern put effect commiss reach final decis case condit fulfil present case commiss decis ferri golfo de vizcaya challeng court instanc due time subsequ annul court jurisprud annul authoris depriv aid basi commun law principl render unlaw outset event payment ferri golfo de vizcaya effect made commiss posit decis june agreement payment januari conclud march month commiss adopt decis aid implement commiss reach decis accord aforement judgment januari commiss error eras consequ unlaw conduct autonom basqu author commiss observ aid formal notifi guid procedur state aid case council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati set notif made member state central govern level aid grant region author commiss take view agreement formal notifi commiss lawyer recipi aid march vi conclus commiss find spain unlawfulli implement aid ferri golfo de vizcaya breach articl articl treati aid total sum esp recov recipi adopt decis articl state aid spain implement favour ferri golfo de vizcaya sum esp incompat common market articl spain measur recov recipi aid refer articl made unlawfulli recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law provid effect execut decis sum recov bear interest date made recipi actual recoveri interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl spain inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom spain brussel novemb commiss loyola de palacio vice presid oj oj refer footnot oj ecr ii refer footnot ferri golfo de vizcaya subsidiari amp european ferri unit kingdom vapor suardiaz spain ferri golfo de vizcaya own amp european ferri refer judgment court instanc european commun septemb case spain commiss ecr annex quot financi fiscal measur ship oper ship regist commun quot sec final oj district council vizcaya stop contribut programm ferri golfo de vizcaya alter sail schedul commerci reason notifi district council vizcaya esp agreement esp agreement oj judgment june court instanc case siemen commiss ecr ii judgment septemb court justic case philip morri holland bv commiss ecr point guidelin nation region aid oj ecr notion explain commiss letter member state april ref sg oj