commiss decis decemb aid land rheinland pfalz feder republ germani provid undertak produc primari aluminium situat ludwigshafen 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 telex date juli octob commiss request german govern notifi commiss intent land rheinland pfalz grant aid dm million undertak produc primari aluminium emploi person situat ludwigshafen land aid form grant constitut ad hoc measur provid basi paragraph budgetari statut land rheinland pfalz ad hoc measur constitut applic exist aid scheme approv commiss aid question notifi commiss advanc accord provis articl eec treati initi scrutini commiss consid aid question rescu aid undertak remain oper period month start februari difficulti undertak result steep rise electr charg pai expiri electr suppli contract septemb commiss note steep rise electr tariff problem aluminium produc gener electr power face import origin fact electr cost account cost smelt aluminium commiss consid provis state aid order assist firm meet problem practic entir sector face liabl distort competit affect trade condit member state extent contrari common interest commiss initi procedur provid subparagraph articl eec treati letter date novemb gave german govern notic submit comment conform provis articl eec treati member state parti notic submit comment ii german govern submit comment procedur provid articl eec treati letter januari state aid question regard temporari support emerg natur result steep rise electr cost undertak lost competit surviv threaten aluminium product unprofit earli prepar began closur ludwigshafen smelter manag compani undertook proce closur return aid dm million aid provid time undertak work plan restor long term competit viabil german govern point aluminium market character rise world demand aluminium insuffici product capac meet primari aluminium price improv feder republ commun ran deficit primari aluminium trade closur ludwigshafen smelter benefit competit countri possibl emerg aid significantli affect trade member state distort competit commun aluminium produc final state structur improv undertaken firm result reduct specif electr consumpt increas ad output cost save input letter date juli german govern request commiss postpon final decis aid case refer negoti take place feder govern govern land rheinland pfalz letter date juli commiss inform german govern prepar postpon final decis aid case question begin septemb order provid german govern opportun complet negoti state letter absenc result negoti begin septemb commiss oblig final decis basi inform time german govern repli letter iii primari aluminium sector trade member state competit keen period recess price low import countri aggrav situat european commun countri produc tonn primari aluminium tonn origin feder republ germani year tonn unwrought aluminium trade member state export germani member state year commun appar consumpt unwrought aluminium amount approxim tonn assumpt ludwigshafen plant fulli util tonn capac market share year feder republ germani eec unwrought aluminium trade member state amount tonn tonn concern primari aluminium year germani export tonn unwrought aluminium member state tonn primari aluminium undertak primari aluminium produc smelter bought produc extrud bar rod capac product product amount tonn approxim product annual destin member state state financi aid strengthen posit undertak compar undertak compet intra commun trade regard affect aid case aid question artifici mainta oper primari aluminium firm situat ludwigshafen moment manag prepar closur liabl affect trade distort threaten distort competit member state favour enterpris mean articl eec treati articl lai principl aid featur incompat common market derog principl set articl eec treati applic case aid question intend purpos articl eec treati 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 derog principl articl eec treati 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 aid refer fall categori except articl problem led manag ludwigshafen smelter prepar close plant earli solv structur improv undertaken firm brought specif electr consumpt level kwh kg alminium produc complet increas electr price occur improv prepar closur undertak commenc earli product higher ad product indirectli affect higher electr tariff raw materi product primari aluminium produc smelter improv complet raw materi ingot cold presuppos smelter oper process aid question link restructur programm constitut aid continu oper provid undertak order partial offset increas electr tariff argument german govern case closur ludwigshafen smelter competitor countri benefit sustain total primari aluminium capac commun util primari aluminium capac commun amount tonn exceed tonn year ludwigshafen smelter excess capac cover part market occupi undertak question grant dm million provid undertak illicitli violat provis articl eec treati dm million provid commiss prior author remain dm million provid procedur articl sentenc eec treati initi respect aid question view regard exempt provid subparagraph articl eec treati relat aid intend promot facilit develop area observ standard live ludwigshafen area abnorm low employ mean exempt subparagraph ludwigshafen plant situat area consid commun feder govern assist area viabil smelter higher electr charg appli remain depend aluminium price aid refer secur job exist promot econom develop ludwigshafen area mean articl bring area last increas incom reduct unemploy distort competit intra commun trade make compensatori contribut region develop exempt provid paragraph articl eec treati evid aid question intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb german economi aid favour compani primari aluminium sector adequ remedi kind situat articl regard exempt provid paragraph articl eec treati favour aid facilit develop econom activ observ aid question directli link specif invest restructur programm improv undertak competit secur long term viabil allow surviv increas electr charg eventu fall aluminium price sole basi effici merit mean state aid view consid facilit develop econom activ question mean articl aid question weaken competit posit primari aluminium produc commun surviv aluminium crisi possibl increas electr charg mean restructur product qualiti improv undertaken resourc favour undertak consider provid justif commun point view suffici counteract trade distort effect aid aid question meet condit benefit derog articl eec treati adopt decis articl aid dm million form grant land rheinland pfalz provid primari aluminium undertak ludwigshafen illeg grant violat provis articl eec treati incompat common market mean articl treati aid recov recipi articl german govern inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss peter sutherland member commiss