commiss decis decemb state aid belgium plan implement sidmar nv notifi document number dutch french text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid steel industri call interest parti submit comment pursuant abovement decis regard comment procedur letter date novemb belgium act accord articl commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid steel industri hereinaft quot steel aid code quot notifi commiss propos grant environment aid sidmar nv hereinaft quot sidmar quot letter date decemb februari march commiss request inform belgian author repli letter date januari march letter date june commiss inform belgium decid initi procedur laid articl steel aid code respect aid project object aid project commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment sidmar present comment letter date septemb commiss forward belgium opportun react belgium present comment letter date august comment sidmar letter letter date octob ii detail descript aid total cost project respect commiss initi procedur eur belgian author propos grant aid respect cost amount total eur project quot centralis reduct scrap quot consist replac system reduc scrap place produc centralis system scrap reduc singl locat contrast previou situat central locat enclos result wast gase clean filter unit total cost equip eur deem elig environment aid belgian author includ wast ga clean equip cut machineri propos aid project amount eur project quot sludg treatment steel plant quot quot sludg treatment furnac quot consist invest centrifug drain sludg produc steel plant furnac project sludg raw materi belgian author deduct save invest cost calcul cost elig environment aid invest cost amount eur eur propos aid eur eur iii comment interest parti sidmar aid recipi interest parti submit comment project declar reason invest increas environment protect insist quot centralis reduct scrap quot project design rationalis product activ view invest confer financi advantag complet june cost tonn scrap treat increas eur sidmar claim correspond cost equip conclud equip includ cut machineri eur elig environment aid compani state sole purpos quot sludg treatment furnac quot project reduc pollut chlorin level water reduc mg juli mg june sidmar sludg previous pump settl tank sludg basin provis soil protect result salinis place canal water filter invest sludg settl tank undergo forc drainag centrifug fact canal water longer pump furnac sludg basin mean soil contamin prevent sidmar argu addit save made raw materi sludg situat invest intern extern treatment ensur sludg total dry invest immedi centrifug regard quot sludg treatment steel plant quot project sidmar state invest made sole reduc pollut past canal water laden sludg pump ladl sinter plant enabl sinter charg wash steel plant sludg recycl raw materi invest water laden sludg undergo forc drainag centrifug dri sludg subsequ brought pre bed sinter charg prepar thicken sludg recycl raw materi sinter plant situat sinter charg moisten groundwat low chlorin help reduc dioxin emiss sinter plant dioxin emiss reduc approxim ng teq nm approxim ng teq nm iv comment belgium belgian author reiter posit invest made sole environment reason cost consid elig fulli endors sidmar posit assess aid legal basi sidmar compani mean articl ecsc treati aid grant govern steel aid code measur notifi belgium qualifi aid mean articl steel aid code articl code make provis steel compani receiv aid environment invest condit aid meet deem compat common market set annex steel aid code commun guidelin state aid environment protect hereinaft quot guidelin quot point guidelin aid ostens intend environment protect measur fact gener invest cover guidelin elig cost strictli confin extra invest cost meet environment object sidmar meet mandatori standard pollut reduc plan invest aid assess light rule quot aid encourag firm contribut significantli improv environment protect quot paragraph point guidelin aid invest significantli higher level environment protect authoris maximum level aid proport improv environ achiev invest achiev improv annex steel aid code case aid encourag firm contribut significantli improv environment protect condit appli commiss analys econom environment background decis opt replac exist plant equip principl decis undertak invest event econom ground due ag exist plant equip life left equival elig aid investor demonstr clear decis opt higher standard necessit addit invest advantag regard lower product cost deduct project centralis reduct ferrou scrap commiss acknowledg initi procedur project contribut import improv environ reduct dioxin emiss mg nm mg nm rule elig cost strictli confin extra invest cost meet environment object gener invest cost attribut environment protect exclud scrap reduct oper case carri compani product part purchas equip cut torch cut tabl feeder ga electr cutter manual facil oxi fuel burner provid improv environment situat contrari simpli compani carri product compani claim cost scrap reduct tonn higher present cost equip higher cost justifi product equip deem elig environment aid cost cut equip eur consid elig environment aid hand cost filter unit wast ga collector eur consid elig aid equip replac exist equip design pure reduc pollut reduct achiev dioxin emiss regard signific cost elig rule govern aid firm significantli improv environment protect project sludg treatment furnac belgian author declar initi aim invest process furnac sludg raw materi product process centrifug enabl water remov contribut directli recycl sludg sidmar maintain reason invest increas environment protect prior invest sludg treatment fact invest sidmar start sludg dump left furnac sludg basin infiltr pollut soil end practic dump sludg result filtrat chlorin laden canal water led import reduct chlorin content water posit effect environ order calcul expenditur elig environment aid cost invest reduc raw materi compani start result invest spite repeat request includ decis initi procedur provid inform save made raw materi deduct elig cost belgium fail part invest expenditur elig aid conclud notifi cost eur exclus design secur addit environment protect elig environment aid project sludg treatment steel work notif belgian author made declar previou project reason invest sludg raw materi procedur sidmar clarifi posit save raw materi made sludg increas invest contrast furnac sludg dump sludg steel work pump dri ladl sinter plant sludg contain chlorin rich canal water contribut higher level dioxin emiss sinter plant centrifug sludg undergo forc drainag load ground water ad canal water result chlorin enter sinter process dioxin emit dioxin emiss reduc ng teq nm ng teq nm centrifug steel plant affect product process centrifug amount sludg pump sinter plant sludg rich canal water accept posit belgian author sidmar invest made pure environment reason effect product save made raw materi invest replac exist equip reduct pollut consid signific mean rule govern aid firm significantli improv environment standard invest eur consid elig environment aid vi conclus light conclud condit set steel aid code environment aid deem compat met part notifi aid eur concern elig aid intens ceil aid amount correspond part notifi aid quot centralis reduct scrap quot project eur notifi aid quot sludg process steel plant quot project eur aid amount eur meet condit deem elig compat common market concern notifi aid part aforement quot centralis reduct scrap quot invest project eur notifi aid quot sludg process furnac quot project eur adopt decis articl aid belgium plan implement steel compani sidmar amount eur compat common market amount correspond notifi aid part quot centralis reduct scrap quot invest project eur notifi aid quot sludg process steel plant quot invest project eur articl aid belgium plan grant steel compani sidmar amount eur incompat common market amount correspond notifi aid part quot centralis reduct scrap quot invest project eur notifi aid quot sludg process furnac quot invest project eur part aid scheme implement articl belgium inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj footnot oj