commiss decis februari state aid netherland intend grant china form develop assist construct high technolog dredger notifi document number dutch text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul ec june establish rule aid shipbuild regard council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur letter date august netherland author notifi commiss develop assist plan grant china purchas dredger inform provid octob decemb letter date march commiss notifi netherland author decis initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid netherland author submit comment commiss letter perman repres date octob commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid question commiss receiv comment interest parti ii detail descript aid project develop assist gener scheme aid develop countri concern sale dredger cost nlg million eur million china harbour engin compani chec aid take form year subsidis loan year grace period rate grant equival vessel built ihc holland shipyard kinderdijk netherland author chec unabl purchas dredger aid commiss decid initi articl procedur doubt project compli fulli condit laid articl regul ec compat aid relat shipbuild grant develop assist provis aid shipbuild incorpor articl regul ec case aid grant form develop assist develop countri articl state aid deem compat common market compli term laid purpos oecd work parti agreement interpret articl oecd understand export credit ship commiss verifi develop content propos aid satisfi fall scope oecd understand export credit offer develop assist open bid yard basi inform commiss conclud project compli oecd criteria commiss doubt develop assist open bid yard doubt develop assist aspect project chines compani carri dredger activ china suffici evid dredger question initi major shanghai project clear stage china work shanghai area complet view size ship chec releas smaller vessel fleet foreign project iii comment netherland netherland author provid inform letter date juli octob final letter confirm inform provid bilater meet held commiss juli septemb netherland author point notif netherland provis develop assist inform provid instrument extrem comprehens inform publish netherland offici gazett quot staatscour quot brochur drawn english dutch dissemin netherland abroad post websit ministri econom affair regular brief develop countri held netherland author made clear develop assist system netherland compani respons process bid award contract li develop countri stress gener contact netherland shipyard foreign custom place govern involv negoti start custom develop countri applic lodg develop assist gener author view netherland govern interven busi negoti view accommod commiss posit guarante aid origin purpos netherland author amend aspect intern procedur ensur greatest transpar shipbuild project maintain polici intervent project select decis make process futur step bring possibl develop assist specif project attent shipyard procedur appli retroact case shipyard inquir possibl develop assist contract notifi author intent month formal applic made hour receiv quot prior notif quot netherland author provid shipyard capac build type vessel question fax detail vessel main characterist price address prospect purchas develop countri receiv formal aid applic ministri foreign affair send confirm applic relev countri letter state aid netherland shipyard explanatori brochur english attach set develop assist procedur forc netherland lastli netherland author undertaken aid award decis month formal applic lodg netherland author view view time elaps ihc lodg applic appli procedur instanc put forward number element support case shipyard result posit number year profit steadi increas transact chec restrict intern call tender german japanes shipyard part contract award ihc record cooper year addit chines author awar work netherland yard qualifi develop assist vnsi netherland shipbuild associ confirm write time ihc shipyard netherland capabl build dredger type regard develop content netherland author contact chines author connect made dredger chines author undertaken write vessel exclus chines water year confirm exist vessel replac vessel deploi exclus water iv assess aid explain decis initi procedur aid contract test provis articl regul ec lai rule develop assist shipbuild articl state aid deem compat common market compli term laid purpos oecd work parti agreement interpret articl oecd understand export credit ship commiss verifi develop content propos aid satisfi fall scope oecd understand offer develop assist open bid yard oecd criteria member state compli laid commiss letter sg date januari amend letter sg date june criteria aid grant build vessel intend oper flag conveni ii aid classifi oecd offici develop assist aid donor confirm grant intergovernment agreement iii aid donor give assur real owner resid beneficiari countri beneficiari compani oper subsidiari foreign compani iv beneficiari undertak sell ship prior govern approv aid grant includ grant element calcul accord oecd method commiss take view develop project meet oecd criteria ship oper chines flag flag conveni ii china featur list countri elig develop assist annex aforement letter commiss iii owner vessel question public bodi chines ministri financ iv chines author undertaken sell vessel year aid intens view commit enter write chines author project regard real develop content offer develop assist open bid yard commiss point provis incorpor regul ec addit clarifi commiss check criterion met interpret number wai commiss take view criterion strictli appli offer assist open bid shipyard case point notifi regul ec enter forc gener instrument govern develop assist china netherland specif public measur undertaken procedur appli year netherland author fail appli articl full confirm netherland author willing review procedur futur case born mind ihc netherland shipyard capabl build vessel type obtain contract spite bid yard netherland financi difficulti conclus light view measur netherland author similar case futur doubt underli commiss decis initi articl procedur resolv conclud project compli condit laid articl regul ec compat common market adopt decis articl develop assist intens netherland intend grant china purchas dredger ihc compat common market implement aid authoris articl decis address kingdom netherland brussel februari commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj