commiss decis octob aid grant region sardinia itali ship compani sardinia italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement establish european econom area point articl thereof parti concern opportun submit comment accord abovement articl letter june commiss inform italian author decis initi procedur provid articl ec treati respect unlaw aid scheme set region sardinia favour ship compani open procedur commiss basi inform dispos express doubt compat aid reason aid scheme provis involv discrimin ground nation ship oper oblig inter alia effect condit aid emploi sardinian seafar board vessel scheme conflict principl freedom establish aid condit inter alia oper head offic sardinia scheme involv aid encourag invest ship liabl infring commun rule ii open procedur italian govern submit comment commiss letter octob sardinian author submit comment letter octob januari comment submit member state parti time limit month public decis open procedur note number parti submit comment deadlin comment italian sardinian author contest object commiss inform commiss amend aid scheme meet object commiss main amend made region law februari region sardinia note amend includ law subject decis dealt separ iii commiss learn exist aid scheme question complaint case scheme appli aid scheme establish sardinian region law amend region law juli june law amend law hereinaft law establish fund grant loan ship compani intend build purchas convert repair vessel loan grant compani head offic countri domicil tax purpos port regist region sardinia loan exce invest cost case build convers repair work applic receiv aid work nation legisl forc time aid nation legisl award loan exce invest cost law interest commiss charg relat loan exce year loan aid receiv nation legisl aid receiv averag interest rate subsidi percentag point capit refund annual payment year entri servic ship loan grant region law substant amend made aid scheme establish law italian govern fail notifi amend commiss accord articl ec treati amend aid scheme hereinaft aid scheme constitut notifi aid commiss note decis open procedur pursuant articl italian govern contest find comment aid scheme grant aid made subject requir beneficiari compani undertak head offic administr headquart ship busi applic main store depot accessori equip perman port region vessel own undertak enter port registri region undertak port region centr ship activ make normal port call part activ regular servic oper termin regularli call port undertak commit carri refit work port region provid shipyard oper capac ground forc majeur unavoid charter requir obviou econom time constraint crew vessel gross tonnag tonn undertak establish special complement compris seafar categori need crew vessel request aid sole crew member regist gener duti roster port registri roster gener special crew requir sole restrict nation regul employ seafar aid scheme introduc option sardinian author grant contribut cost leas ship compani opt leas loan contribut equal differ interest ow loan annual amortis rate calcul commerci refer interest rate ship itali interest payabl loan calcul averag interest rate subsidi percentag point end contract vessel contribut paid acquir lesse amount equal purchas price data provid sardinian author aid scheme entri forc provid loan contribut total lit iv aid scheme constitut state aid mean articl ec treati beneficiari compani reliev financi burden bear normal commerci interest rate charg loan leas burden born state resourc sardinian author aid select reserv ship sector aid affect trade member state point note decis open procedur good member state transport sardinia sea good origin sardinia transport member state addit note tourist traffic passeng vehicl commun sardinia handl ship compani italian author comment contest statist design aid scheme state aid mean articl aid unlaw law amend substanti law entri forc eec treati prior notif amend italian author commiss accord articl vi articl ec treati aid meet criteria laid principl incompat common market case issu except provid articl treati appli aid conflict fundament principl commun law freedom establish articl treati discrimin ground nation articl freedom establish aid scheme requir establish beneficiari sardinia inter alia site head offic beneficiari sardinia requir vessel beneficiari compani aid scheme regist sardinia requir suffici constitut breach articl treati compani establish sardinia head offic vessel regist automat exclud aid discrimin ground nation aid scheme requir vessel tonn gross minimum conting seafar regist gener duti roster sardinian port registri vessel requir effect oblig beneficiari compani emploi quota local base seafar practic sardinian seafar object equal suit task carri note comment italian author contest argument commiss breach articl treati aid conflict basic principl commun law incompat common market reason set case issu except provid articl treati applic aid scheme direct attain object set exempt request italian author articl treati list aid consid compat common market compat determin context commun context singl member state order ensur proper function common market regard principl embodi point articl treati except provid articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu aid award scrutinis reli commiss satisfi aid market forc insuffici guid recipi pattern behaviour serv object except appli except aid contribut attain object aid purpos tantamount confer advantag industri firm member state financi posit artifici strengthen affect trade member state distort competit justif base common interest requir articl treati articl exempt aid promot develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy sardinia elig region aid articl aid question grant aid scheme design primarili promot region develop limit ship compani case articl appli aid scheme present breach commun guidelin aid specif sensit sector maritim transport regard except provid articl aid issu intend promot execut import project common interest remedi disturb italian economi featur project italian author comment commiss request exempt ground regard except provid articl relat aid facilit develop econom activ aid scheme affect trade condit extent contrari common interest guidelin state aid ship compani august commun guidelin state aid maritim transport requir aid ship compani build convers repair ship case present transpar purpos appli council legisl contract relat shipbuild aid commun yard council regul ec amend regul ec requir appli case aid grant area qualifi articl statu aid scheme issu mechan ensur adher commun provis aid leas ship concern aid constitut oper aid type allow guidelin vii conclus aid scheme question unlaw incompat common market italian author arrang put place order render aid scheme compat common market inter alia adopt sardinian region law februari arrang subject decis remain case loan leas total lit grant favour term period fall region law aid element loan leas repaid beneficiari accord procedur provis italian law interest applic date unlaw aid paid interest calcul refer rate region aid commiss enabl quantifi aid element recov beneficiari total sum aid recov beneficiari reason adopt implement measur requir complianc decis italian author determin commun commiss amount recov beneficiari decis prejudic commiss apprais amend commun itali view render aid scheme question compat commun law region law law subject separ examin adopt decis articl loan leas total lit grant compani ship sector region law region sardinia amend region law juli june element constitut state aid mean articl unlaw grant breach articl ec treati loan leas incompat common market fulfil criteria except articl treati set articl thereof articl itali recov beneficiari loan leas articl amount differ hand total interest charg beneficiari question paid loan leas normal market condit prevail date loan leas contract hand sum interest charg paid beneficiari loan leas loan leas outstand date decis itali ensur remaind loan leas discharg borrow lesse normal market condit addit recov amount refer paragraph italian author charg interest thereon run date grant loan leas interest calcul refer rate commiss region aid articl itali inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address italian republ brussel octob commiss neil kinnock member commiss oj footnot sec final august oj oj oj