commiss decis decemb aid grant germani steel compani eko stahl gmbh eisenhuettenstadt german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun paragraph articl thereof consult consult committe unanim assent council april commiss author aid dm million pursuant articl ecsc treati notifi germani novemb support restructur privat eko stahl ag plan design cooper italian riva group riva group withdrew privat contract ii octob germani notifi commiss plan restructur partli privat eko stahl gmbh compani situat land brandenburg territori german democrat republ found world war kombinat socialist econom system prevail territori german unif public compani aktiengesellschaft corpor form eko stahl aktiengesellschaft chang gesellschaft mit beschraenkt haftung gmbh privat limit compani june sharehold treuhandanstalt hereinaft refer tha public entiti act hold compani state held compani german democrat republ notif aid link restructur plan submit octob revis octob purchas share belgian steel compani cockeril sambr sa hold creat purpos januari purchas bui remain share time contractu oblig remain share decemb demand tha purchas price establish independ expert basi earn capac exce dm million decis sell major share cockeril sambr sa gener uncondit bid procedur close septemb depth examin bid receiv tha conclud cockeril sambr sa made offer germani submit comparison offer prepar tha addit inform evalu propos restructur concept envisag instal blast furnac capac million modern sinter cold roll facil power station chang current capac repair sinter crude steel facil instal hot wide strip mill capac million close exist technolog gap product flow cover expens hire hot roll capac capac mill limit kt period year closur payment aid invest restructur plan exist blast furnac dismantl furnac fulli oper pig iron capac limit million propos invest total dm million amount dm million blast furnac dm milion sinter facil dm million hot wide strip mill dm million cold roll mill dm million power station invest dm million carri januari dm million spent end modern cold roll facil tha cover dm million invest expens dm million repair grant guarante cover dm million invest loan consortium bank eko stahl gmbh cockeril sambr sa cover dm million total invest carri januari pai back dm million invest loan cover guarante tha invest loan dm million grant consortium bank state guarante loan modern cold roll facil carri privat dm million invest cover invest aid gener region invest aid scheme tha write sharehold loan dm million cover partli loss accumul privat remain loan amount dm million grant sharehold loan tha basi contract market term cover futur loss complet restructur tha contribut maximum dm million amount made compani date privat cover annual loss dm million dm million total period end loss connect payment purchas price hot roll mill hennigsdorf account limit annual loss interest receiv payment line contractu provis paid tha plan envisag employ reduct person septemb reduct total employ reduct end worker amount worker reduct germani notifi commiss intent eko stahl gmbh purchas purchas price dm million medium section mill capac kt belong he hennigsdorf elektrostahlwerk gmbh hennigsdorf brandenburg close end germani inform commiss walzwerk burg gmbh burg sachsen anhalt close special steel plate mill capac kt end addit capac reduct offer reduc distort effect aid link restructur plan eko stahl gmbh commiss assess restructur plan identifi total aid dm million involv incompat ecsc treati commiss decis ecsc steel aid code hereinaft refer sac dm million aid deem compat orderli function common market pursuant indent articl sac invest aid gener region aid scheme grant steel undertak territori german democrat republ provid aid accompani reduct capac territori aid dealt separ iii restructur plan draft purchas tha design secur viabil eko stahl gmbh end present plan base prepared investor experienc steel sector risk consider amount capit independ consult charg commiss germani evalu prospect eko stahl gmbh state compani reach long term viabil creation hot roll capac investor chosen open uncondit bid procedur demonstr willing assum risk compani futur viabil aid cover restructur plan iv extrem difficult commun steel market situat endang sector member state includ germani aim provid eko stahl gmbh sound econom viabl structur contribut achiev object ecsc treati articl commiss consid public financi assist measur propos germani achiev aim commiss find face situat specif provid treati except circumst recours paragraph articl treati enabl commun pursu object set articl thereof time essenti ensur aid approv limit absolut advers affect trade condit commun extent contrari common interest current difficulti commun steel market import adequ counterpart measur commensur amount aid exception approv major contribut made structur adjust requir sector restructur plan creation hot wide strip mill capac million limit capac kt period year reduct hot roll finish product eko stahl gmbh hot roll facil consid long term viabil compani exist gap product flow uneconom competit disadvantag account fact condit appli steel restructur round commun half favour spanish portugues steel industri access countri commun global territori capac reduct counterpart aid propos compar steel industri commun spain portug steel sector german democrat republ time entri group singl state hold due structur shortcom plan economi system entri commun uncompetit situat view time charact restructur steel industri german laender fair similar account global territori capac reduct case includ initi increas hot roll capac kt eisenhuettenstadt part propos restructur plan commit capac reduct carri hennigsdorf burg take account minimum capac reduct german democrat republ balanc region aid pursuant articl sac east german steel undertak gener aid favour saechsisch edelstahlwerk gmbh freital remain capac reduct balanc aid favour eko stahl basi aforement consider order kt net global capac reduct hot roll finish product constitut reason contribut reduc distort effect aid involv order ensur capac creation minimum impact depress steel market commun impos number condit product mill built reach initi capac kt year start begin capac mill retain kt period year date closur payment invest aid present plan limit million year period year period hot roll coil produc mill exclus process compani cold roll facil essenti global closur offer germani definit irrevers capac concern longer depress commun steel market close instal scrap sold europ vi ensur restructur period aid approv enabl compani return viabil end aid amount strictli context ensur compani result financi restructur measur obtain unfair advantag compani sector provid outset net financi charg annual turnov current averag commun steel compani requir compani allow claim grant tax reduct relief past futur loss cover aid addit loan normal commerci condit preferenti treatment accord fresh public debt incur invest aid grant actual individu invest cost carri restructur plan submit commiss invest carri restructur plan submit commiss invest cost lower initi estim invest aid reduc vii implement decis requir strict monitor commiss restructur period end order carri monitor effect commiss requir full close collabor germani clear strict report oblig impos element requir close attent complianc oblig close hot roll capac hennigsdorf burg complianc oblig capac limit hot roll facil eko stahl product produc instal progress econom viabil grant aid present restructur plan sourc term condit financ invest carri reduct workforc product effect market financi perform commiss submit monthli report council inform develop ensur aid purpos unfair competit practic addit commiss requir spot check made accord articl ecsc treati order verifi inform provid complianc condit attach author aid context member state make complaint commiss state aid enabl compani underpric commiss initi investig pursuant articl ecsc treati commiss basi inform provid find condit laid decis pursuant articl met requir suspens payment aid recoveri aid paid event member state fail compli decis articl ecsc treati appli commiss decid report quarterli basi decid mandat independ consult agreement germani assist monitor task commiss exercis power ensur aid compani fulfil condit decis includ progress viabil oblig result applic ecsc treati monitor report substanti deviat financi data viabil assess made commiss requir measur reinforc restructur measur viii decis pursuant articl ecsc treati author state aid extraordinari charact provis point articl view commiss exception author aid propos case subject complianc condit requir lai aid approv intend restor compani viabil end regard final return viabil achiev date germani request derog pursuant articl compani adopt decis articl maximum amount aid germani plan grant eko stahl gmbh regard compat orderli function common market provid condit requir articl met compens loss accumul juli privat compani dm million compens futur loss restructur phase end dm million invest aid deem compat common market indent articl decis ecsc dm million contribut cover cost repair dm million guarante grant treuhandanstalt cover dm million invest loan grant consortium privat public bank repres aid element dm million compens futur loss limit dm million year exce dm million period purchas price paid eko stahl gmbh purchas hot roll mill hennigsdorf account limit annual loss cover guarante treuhandanstalt cover dm million invest loan grant consortium bank market term limit year subject payment monthli premium germani ensur total aid grant pursuant articl ecsc treati decis ecsc total eko stahl gmbh restructur plan circumst exce intens invest aid alloc precis individu invest cost aid calcul enabl compani return viabil end case viabil attain date germani request derog pursuant articl ecsc treati compani aid purpos unfair competit practic prejudic aid measur restructur plan refer paragraph loan compani normal commerci term beneficiari compani receiv debt holidai friendli treatment debt state liabil form loan provid guarante treuhandanstalt remain integr element cost eko stahl gmbh owner reduc elimin accord german law regul gener applic privat own compani situat germani articl product hot wide strip mill built reach capac kt year start begin capac limit kt retain period year date closur payment aid invest current restructur plan expiri aforement year period year period start run product capac hot wide strip eko stahl gmbh limit million year period capac limit germani ensur hot roll steel capac establish eko stahl gmbh util present futur owner exclus process eko stahl cold roll facil germani ensur aid approv pursuant decis increas present steel product capac eko stahl gmbh plan instal hot wide strip mill bottleneck kt increas capac remain aid restructur plan result product improv period year start date closur payment invest aid current restructur plan whichev articl definit closur product facil carri medium section strip mill he hennigsdorf elektrostahlwerk gmbh hennigsdorf brandenburg capac kt close januari latest closur definit irrevers special steel plate mill walzwerk burg gmbh burg sachsen anhalt capac kt close januari latest closur definit irrevers definit irrevers reduct hot roll capac german democrat republ juli decemb exclud capac closur hennigsdorf burg exclud closur need reduc distort effect aid approv saechsisch edelstahlwerk gmbh freital sachsen pursuant articl ecsc treati take account capac provid restructur plan eko stahl gmbh amount initi capac hot roll finish product territori german democrat republ juli need balanc derog pursuant articl decis ecsc final closur ensur demolit instal concern dispos sale europ articl approv aid set articl addit subject condit level net financi charg eko stahl gmbh annual turnov date privat compani legal successor claim grant tax reduct relief basi past loss accumul privat futur loss cover state aid beneficiari compani carri restructur measur laid restructur plan submit commiss accord timet contain articl germani cooper fulli arrang monitor decis germani suppli commiss year march septemb report full inform accord annex beneficiari compani restructur report reach commiss march report septemb commiss decid report full inform enabl commiss monitor restructur process creation capac show suffici financi data commiss assess condit fulfil report full inform accord annex commiss reserv modifi line experi monitor process germani oblig beneficiari compani disclos relev data circumst consid confidenti commiss basi report draw half yearli report submit council novemb order discuss council beneficiari compani envisag invest creat extend capac commiss inform council basi report present financ arrang demonstr absenc state aid articl commiss time decid report refer point articl quarterli basi deem fulfil monitor task commiss time decid mandat independ consult select agreement germani evalu monitor result undertak research report council commiss check made aid compani accord articl ecsc treati order verifi accuraci inform report refer point articl complianc condit laid decis case member state make complaint state aid enabl aid compani price commiss initi investig pursuant articl ecsc treati assess report refer point articl commiss ensur requir articl respect articl prejudic penalti impos virtu ecsc treati commiss time requir suspens payment aid recoveri aid paid basi inform receiv find condit laid decis met germani fail fulfil oblig decis articl ecsc treati appli commiss establish basi report refer point articl substanti deviat financi data viabil assess made occur requir germani measur reinforc restructur measur aid compani articl commiss decis ecsc rescind articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj