commiss decis decemb state aid implement germani förderanlagen und kranbau köthen gmbh kranbau köthen gmbh notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur letter date decemb germani inform commiss aid bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingt sonderaufgaben bv land saxoni anhalt förderanlagen und kranbau köthen gmbh kranbau köthen gmbh aid regist nn letter date march commiss inform germani decid initi formal investig procedur respect aid enjoin germani submit inform mean inform injunct commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun respons initi proceed commiss receiv comment interest parti forward germani letter date august germani inform commiss aid kranbau köthen gmbh decis initi formal investig procedur contain extens claus aid includ procedur case discuss repres german author berlin novemb inform submit letter date march case discuss german author meet berlin march german author request examin case delai inform submit commiss inform receiv letter date letter date commiss receiv inform germani juli letter date juli septemb septemb octob case discuss german author brussel octob commiss germani letter outlin main problem case octob final inform submit germani novemb march april june juli septemb ii descript recipi undertak aid beneficiari econom unit consist legal person separ constitut german compani law förderanlagen und kranbau köthen gmbh fkk kranbau köthen gmbh kranbau köthen kk fkk base köthen saxoni anhalt design manufactur crane industri conveyanc system fkk privatis decemb open public tender procedur sale ludwig willenborg verwaltungsgesellschaft mbh amp kg privatis recipi undertak fkk file bankruptci proceed juli proceed open septemb kranbau köthen base site fkk design make specialist crane employe wholli own fkk prior transfer busi asset kranbau köthen commerci inact quot shell compani quot set june kranbau köthen asset contract fkk start kranbau köthen subject specif condit privatis georgsmarienhütt group gmh group sme legal ownership share remain fkk relat gmh group aid kranbau köthen assess aid sme state aid measur implement kranbau köthen relat privatis gmh group prospect owner kranbau köthen prospect owner kranbau köthen gmh group group activ product process process iron steel stainless steel raw materi suppli sole sharehold manag group dr jürgen großmann group plant germani austria scrap recycl compani steel work commun germani workforc sme econom develop recipi undertak germani state fkk began experienc difficulti compani made continu loss onward suffer problem mismanag overstaf involv loss make activ conveyor system manufactur inadequ financi resourc part investor inadequ implement restructur plan difficulti led bv land saxoni anhalt interven restructur concert action germani state basic precondit successfulli restructur fkk select industri partner replac exist manag negoti finnish compani sharehold refus compli demand bv manag fkk replac result target turnov fkk achiev full overhead cost incur step reduc workforc meant financ redund measur fkk bankrupt fkk bankruptci kranbau köthen set subsidiari fkk potenti profit crane construct oper inform submit germani novemb restructur plan crane construct oper fkk prepar administr bankruptci fkk restructur measur intend address difficulti inher ongo econom oper remain creation legal person undertak settlement outstand liabil basic capit provid cover acquisit kei asset crane construct oper fkk carri contract fkk main element concern hold phase crane oper remov main bodi fkk set stand basi provid basic capit preliminari restructur measur implement period industri partner sought suitabl industri partner gmh group found august supplementari step introduc complet restructur plan plan consist step kranbau köthen concentr design manufactur specialist mobil crane specif site includ design construct entir crane manufactur suppli spare part provis servic convert crane restructur kei measur includ cost reduct continu reduct workforc build financi mean financ contract acquisit basic asset fkk carri crane construct oper acquisit industri properti right kranbau köthen develop modernis product rang final improv facil fkk part run obsolet addit organis measur accompani auxiliari financi restructur provis basic capit financ carri contract german author kk profit integr gmh group provid kk crucial experi product distribut train envisag turnov reach light recent success acquisit larg order inform submit septemb order fulli emploi product capac kk mid cost restructur tabl cost restructur kranbau köthen gt tabl gt viabil restructur plan meantim valid recent audit annual report kk commiss note assess base data time restructur measur kk implement subsequ entri investor gmh group initi restructur plan necessarili underw substanti modif reflect situat figur actual note forecast data period base restructur plan stood figur dem million tabl financi perform kranbau köthen tabl select data arithmet complet gt tabl gt financ financi measur fkk aid packag commun inform commiss measur fkk list measur treuhand anstalt treuhand fkk prior privatis inadequ implement earlier restructur plan led cash flow problem start continu exist fkk highli uncertain march packag financi measur agre bv land saxoni anhalt privat investor measur implement fkk includ tabl state financi measur implement fkk gt tabl gt financi measur implement kranbau köthen aid packag commun decemb germani submit initi inform state financi measur implement kk onward latest inform aid consist dem million intend cover restructur period tabl state financi measur implement kranbau köthen gt tabl gt financi measur privat sourc implement kranbau köthen privat contribut condit privatis kranbau köthen gmh group juli basi inform suppli novemb privat contribut cost restructur plan state dem million cash contribut arrang loan dem million kranbau köthen provis dem million guarante facil total dem million contribut provid state aid germani assert addit privat contribut workforc kranbau köthen consist waiver wage salari payment amount dem million transfer gmh group kranbau köthen worth dem million relev market kranbau köthen develop plan produc immobil specialist crane relev spare part convers basi commiss precis inform nich market immobil specialist crane kk oper rate evid overcapac nich market commiss note gener crane market fierc competit ground overcapac larger sector inform provid commiss german statistisch bundesamt feder offic statist turnov market crane conveyanc system germani grew strongli dem billion dem billion market specialis crane cover european econom area live cross border trade commun sector ground initi formal investig formal investig procedur initi natur purpos aid grant kranbau köthen germani initi unclear inform clear aid compli criteria set guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti guidelin initi formal investig procedur commiss state concern overcapac sector assess rescu aid concern measur compli condit set guidelin time award gener accept maximum period month exceed explan offer account grant except assess restructur aid concern initi analysi problem gave rise difficulti indic restructur plan address inform capac develop absenc investor made hard ascertain compani artifici aliv meant time suffici privat contribut restructur cost iii comment interest parti germani april member european parliament forward commiss complaint fkk west german competitor complaint withdrawn explan april public letter germani offici journal european commun novemb elicit complaint kranbau köthen west german competitor complaint withdrawn explan april comment receiv dutch custom kranbau köthen support abovement comment forward germani letter date march germani reject complaint refer withdraw novemb letter parti receiv receiv late relat month deadlin set initi formal investig procedur commiss unabl account purpos decis iv assess applic articl ec treati articl ec treati state aid grant specif undertak incompat common market aid affect trade member state actual threaten distort competit common market germani demonstr commiss suffici detail measur grant bv part concert action loan worth dem million waiver liabil worth dem million intend settl claim bv specif claus fkk privatis agreement bv circumst held respons provid privatis compani capit resourc provid privatis contract emerg case miss capit resourc estim dem million estim confirm expert order avoid legal challeng bv provid total dem million fkk measur mention commiss conclud settl reason justifi claim regard normal commerci behaviour measur adopt constitut state aid remain resourc made germani recipi undertak part aid packag involv confer econom benefit specif undertak difficulti receiv privat commerci sourc measur liabl constitut aid natur aid distort competit natur assist exist cross border trade common market relev market recipi undertak activ fkk kranbau köthen relev aid except aid measur worth dem million implement fall scope articl ec treati state aid fall scope articl ec treati compat common market measur fall scope articl ec treati gener incompat common market fall scope derog articl articl ec treati event member state oblig articl notifi aid commiss grant case articl relev commiss discretionari power permit state aid circumst includ articl aid facilit develop econom activ aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest guidelin commiss spell detail precondit applic derog provid articl ec treati articl empow commiss approv state aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy german länder fall scope provis case main purpos aid rescu restructur compani difficulti promot econom develop region successfulli rescu restructur compani contribut develop region aid assess articl articl financi measur support fkk aid packag germani letter august fkk receiv total dem million aid packag includ dem million grant found constitut state aid commiss assess basi inform dispos loan social plan total dem million grant privatis commiss note oblig compani employ legisl collect agreement provid redund benefit earli retir pension part normal cost busi firm meet resourc contribut state cost count aid sens loan constitut aid loan guarante award kranbau köthen privatis treuhand regim nn compli term approv scheme amount waiver credit amount dem million accord privatis relat debt altschulden date juli consid aid treuhand regim nn measur implement privatis commiss note direct invest grant base approv aid scheme assess commiss concern waiver loan social plan waiver relat aid measur repay envisag difficult situat compani loan guarante rescu restructur firm difficulti intens waiver repay measur deem constitut aid rest aid measur implement privatis state cover treuhand regim scheme approv commiss inform commiss compani sold highest bidder open uncondit bid procedur inform purchas price provid loss cover takeov impend loss agre privatis commiss consid compani sold neg price case compani employe inform submit germani aid measur compli term scheme amount measur implement concert action constitut state aid extens exist guarante guarante origin provid privatis cover relev treuhand regim measur fell approv scheme consid intens guarante amount commiss prolong addit aid financi measur support kranbau köthen aid packag aid packag kranbau köthen intend restructur undertak condit elig restructur aid set section guidelin aid question satisfi condit contain restor long term viabil crucial precondit applic guidelin long term viabil restor reason period basi realist assumpt restructur plan address problem crane construct oper recipi undertak intern restructur measur effect reduc product cost kk compani benefit extern factor improv market situat kk benefit consider integr gmh group provid crucial experi product distribut train integr kk gmh group give kk access client group access financ fact client increasingli won kk integr gmh group meantim proven recent inform compani order book profit actual project perform data conjunct improv order book kranbau köthen support conclus viabil restor reason period condit satisfi undu distort competit aid beneficiari aid increas capac event sector overcapac capac reduct expect time initi notif concern indic potenti overcapac crane construct sector restructur began bankruptci fkk product capac relev modernis crane construct oper achiev increas effici increas product capac recipi undertak note kk product line predecessor compani fkk select site workforc recipi undertak decreas capac effect reduc continu fkk product facil product bottleneck remain cut area determin number crane complet natur oper suppli individu made order crane part capac kranbau köthen hard quantifi state earlier evid overcapac nich market kk oper final commiss note market oper kk face competit subsidiari larger firm aid kk minim distort effect light benefit restructur aid aid packag result undu distort competit condit satisfi proportion aid aid restrict minimum requir carri restructur relat restructur cost beneficiari make substanti contribut cost restructur firm difficulti restructur aid grant firm difficulti ow entir exist state fund contribut extern privat fund contribut aid beneficiari deriv indirectli aid germani assert manag cost transfer gmh group kranbau köthen accept reduct restructur cost face kranbau köthen germani describ involv gmh manag personnel quot quot transfer unclear extent industri properti intellectu properti transfer licens kranbau köthen transfer appear consist servic provid manag cost incur compani acquir compani integr parent compani gener regard cost restructur target compani contribut workforc term reduc salari wage regard signific privat contribut commiss welcom measur demonstr commit workforc make restructur success time help reduc financ compani event element cash contribut financi facil provid gmh group involv investor contribut signific contribut condit satisfi full implement restructur plan compani receipt restructur aid fulli implement restructur plan submit accept commiss implement plan monitor annual report submit germani commiss conclus commiss find measur implement fkk amount dem million constitut state aid commiss consid germani unlawfulli implement aid packag regist aid nn breach articl ec treati aid packag unlawfulli implement fulfil criteria set guidelin restructur aid compat common market adopt decis articl ad hoc restructur aid germani implement econom unit förderanlagen und kranbau köthen gmbh kranbau köthen gmbh amount dem million eur million compat common market subject condit set articl aid consist measur grant bundesanstalt für vereinigungsbedingt sonderaufgaben bv land saxoni anhalt amount dem million eur million back back guarante bv amount dem million eur million articl restructur plan fulli implement measur ensur plan implement germani submit annual report commiss implement plan condit set paragraph fulfil aid recov articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj court justic state quot competit law term undertak understood design econom unit econom unit consist person natur legal quot case hydrotherm andreoli ecr similarli case dsg dradenau stahlgesellschaft judgment court instanc june paragraph report part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris oj figur base compani record testifi independ auditor page quot statistisch handbuch für den maschinenbau quot ausgab prepar verband deutscher maschinen und anlagenbau commiss decis august merger case iv preussag babcock borsig recit oj version guidelin publish oj guidelin applic aid measur implement guidelin publish section guidelin commiss decis aid case sg treuhand regim nn cover loan guarante grant compani treuhand step privatis provid threshold treuhand regim nn state quot waiv claim compani date juli result arbitrari previou plan economi constitut state aid quot invest grant investitionszuschüß grant joint feder govern länder programm improv region econom structur gemeinschaftsaufgab zur verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur measur scheme deem region invest aid approv derog articl ec treati sg point treuhand regim state quot commiss opinion neg price involv grant buyer cover loss compani question quot point treuhand regim award loan guarante notifi case privatis compani neg price undertak emploi inform provid germani state compani workforc measur cover scheme