commiss decis novemb aid grant austria voest alpin erzberg gesellschaft mbh german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun paragraph articl thereof consult consult committe unanim assent council voest alpin erzberg gesellschaft mbh hereinaft refer vaeg held öia bergbauhold aktiengesellschaft belong wholli state own österreichisch industriehold aktiengesellschaft vaeg involv mine or low iron densiti fe open pit mine consist layer approxim metr height metr length underground mine account small portion total product histori mine activ area date back centuri region experienc sharp declin mine activ open tourism iron or mine close safeti environment measur facilit set tourist facil januari austria notifi commiss intend grant aid vaeg provid inform number commun march septemb ii vaeg hand voest alpin stahl linz gmbh voest alpin stahl donawitz gmbh hand sign contract april annual suppli million tonn iron or fe tonn period price negoti annual buyer obtain iron or south africa ukrain price pai iron or guidelin determin price austrian iron or price negoti vaeg equal higher price paid import or steel compani privat futur price tonn or set ös give vaeg revenu ös million million tonn or cost produc quantiti ös tonn ös million total differ revenu cost cover state aid expect revenu longer term remain cost austria propos digress maximum amount product aid make differ actual payment type aid lower gap cost revenu vaeg pursu mine closur oper start tabl overview cut output workforc gt tabl gt vaeg plan produc quantiti tonn year gt tabl gt iron or product termin decemb gradual closur process complet closur liquid lead sever environment social problem workforc gradual shift product prepar closur activ environment friendli shutdown carri order facilit process gradual closur differ revenu cost cover austrian state maximum amount aid year purpos gt tabl gt period vaeg embark closur safeti activ safe environment friendli withdraw or mine secur endang layer secur edg layer total cost measur amount ös million total ös million total cost made austrian state austria propos grant subsidi purpos gt tabl gt breakdown closur cost tabl gt tabl gt plan product level closur activ requir workforc gt tabl gt iii european union minor produc iron or mine product eu expect continu declin gradual competit larger higher qualiti cheaper mine deposit oversea commun net import iron or import approxim tonn signific export commun countri import south africa brazil australia canada commun major produc lkab sweden produc iron or high qualiti fe employe produc million tonn year franc compani mine de fer de arb produc iron or low iron content usinor sacilor arb product million tonn million tonn million tonn million tonn million tonn workforc spanish compani compañia andaluza de mina produc amount past year million tonn million tonn million tonn million tonn million tonn intra commun trade except sweden signific spain export million tonn belgium franc itali netherland uk year import million tonn countri franc export million tonn luxembourg consum million tonn product import countri amount million tonn sweden export million tonn commun notabl uk germani belgium netherland austria import member state south africa ukrain export iron or iv articl treati subsidi aid grant member state ecsc underta incompat common market coal steel iron or pyrit list annex treati raw materi iron steel product treati appli case articl treati state case provid treati appar decis high author attain common market coal steel accord articl object commun set articl decis unanim assent council consult committe consult austria propos grant product aid closur aid iron or mine industri aim phase activ industri condit environment social accept commiss consid aim fall scope articl treati steel aid code commiss decis ecsc applic iron or industri provis decis author aid purpos pursu present case austrian author expect vaeg return viabil sens compani stand competit state support ow level product cost geolog situat closur vaeg iron or mine activ viabl solut austria intend pursu polici gradual closur start culmin final closur comparison expect revenu cost show cost higher incom gap cover state aid gradual closur replac full closur creat region environment problem workforc need carri closur activ site abandon present condit social side note workforc reduc consider present town compani establish record declin popul compar growth popul austria expect popul number district continu decreas unemploy rate region februari commiss design territori object region region qualifi aid articl ec treati order smooth path gradual closur austria propos product level amount state aid gt tabl gt austria stipul product place product aid made product figur oper aid show digress tendenc year ahead workforc activ product cut closur aid intend safeti environment measur partli provid social support worker made redund order compli austrian mine legisl compani carri safeti environment measur compani pai expens state support phase period impact aid common market neglig social measur payment worker made redund long term employ unemploy benefit supplement pursuanc social plan part cost ös million ös million paid austrian state rest compani hand region suffer industri declin product iron or product aid decreas time hand mine iron or commun signific term size except sweden import export austria member state balanc competit intra commun trade common market affect propos state aid neg effect closur spread time note commun oper system coal sector equival propos austria iron or mine commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid coal industri problem iron or sector commun compar coal sector commun product remain uncompetit import commun unfavour geolog condit limit scope ration decis cite oper aid cover differ product cost sell price freeli agre contract parti light condit prevail world market consid compat common market provid condit met system transit oper aid context propos closur linkag maximum aid actual level yearli loss world market price iron or import countri ensur aid exce absolut previou articl decis steel sector commiss allow state aid competit common market unduli affect practic mean compani receiv state aid order return viabil return undertak cut product capac reduc anti competit effect state aid receiv case vaeg product place decemb year product gradual reduc product aid cover differ revenu cost constitut essenti element austrian plan aid lead unlimit continu oper increas product capac digress state aid present case context common market virtual competit commun produc vaeg export iron or austria import eu member state clear process propos austria eas social region problem territori concern adopt decis articl maximum amount aid austria plan grant voest alpin erzberg gmbh vaeg compat orderli function common market subject condit product figur exceed gt tabl gt articl oper aid grant annual austria exce upper limit articl circumst exce differ incom sale iron or product cost price agre custom vaeg line averag market price lower price custom pai iron or import countri articl austria cooper fulli implement arrang monitor decis austria suppli commiss year march septemb monitor report report present commiss march report march report full inform recipi compani aid amount paid purpos approv commiss closur activ product redund made switch staff product closur activ report inform commiss requir monitor closur iron or mine show suffici financi data commiss assess aid accord plan notifi condit articl compli austria requir recipi compani disclos relev data includ consid confidenti articl commiss basi report refer articl draw half yearli report submit council novemb year articl commiss check made recipi compani accord articl ecsc treati order verifi accuraci inform monitor report complianc condit laid decis articl austria fail fulfil oblig decis articl ecsc treati appli prejudic penalti commiss impos virtu ecsc treati articl decis address republ austria brussel novemb commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj