commiss decis januari belgian govern aid propos favour roger vanden bergh nv polypropylen yarn carpet produc locat desselgem belgium french dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic parti concern submit comment provid articl regard comment letter date march refer synthet fibr yarn aid code belgian govern notifi commiss propos grant financi assist roger vanden bergh nv produc polypropylen yarn carpet locat desseigem addit inform provid telex aid grant econom reform act august intend facilit invest bfr million purpos increas polypropylen yarn product capac form grant amount bfr initi acrutini commiss consid propos aid meet condit fulfil order benefit except set articl eec treati line synthet fibr yarn aid disciplin introduc commiss notifi member state letter juli publish bulletin european commun juli august point novemb point prolong disciplin aid avoid effect increas product capac sector concern present case aid intend extens polypropylen yarn product capac commiss consid invest undertaken earli state aid propos retrospect aid develop econom activ issu give unfair advantag undertak concern financi posit bolster aid trade condit member state affect competit distort justif ground commun interest set articl commiss initi procedur provid subparagraph articl eec treati letter june gave belgian govern notic submit comment member state inform august parti octob ii letter date septemb belgian govern inform commiss comment make procedur initi comment procedur member state feder firm sector support commiss view state open procedur iii high volum trade synethet yarn polypropylen yarn approxim total ec product product trade commun compani question product capac risen total ec capac invest issu particip activ intra commun trade export product member state relev market case market polypropylen yarn purpos carpet product take approxim third total polypropylen yarn product ec grow consumpt consider capac persist market capac instal fast rate product consumpt ec increas capac rose present capac util rate ec view consider grow pressur countri insuffici result heavi competit polypropylen yarn produc ec firm issu rank group invest import polypropylen yarn produc ec propos assist bfr grant econom reform act august state aid mean articl treati amount small absolut term import advantag aid reduc invest cost net grant equival firm increas capac support cost relat increas unaid competitor wish undertak invest aid strengthen firm posit compar competitor intra commun trade affect aid consider trade polypropylen yarn ec competit keen firm question particip activ intra ec trade propos assist liabl affect trade distort threaten distort competit mean articl treati articl lai principl aid featur incompat common market except principl set articl applic case charact aid act aid grant intend purpos articl set aid consid compat common market compat treati determin context commun singl member state order safeguard proper function common market take account principl articl treati except principl articl treati set articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu award scrutin appli commiss satisfi free plai market forc aid induc prospect aid recipi adopt action contribut attain object appli except case contribut object aid end give unfair advantag member state industri undertak financi posit bolster trade condit member state affect competit distort justif ground commun interest belgian govern unabl give commiss discov justif find propos aid fall categori except articl regard exempt provid articl relat aid intend promot facilit develop area observ standard live belgium abnorm low underemploy mean exempt exempt set subparagraph put forward belgian govern propos aid appli individu firm econom sector irrespect locat intend suit develop area provid exempt exempt provid articl evid aid intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb belgian economi specif aid favour polypropylen carpet produc suit remedi kind situat articl regard exempt provid articl favour aid facilit develop econom activ observ synthet fibr yarn gener polypropylen yarn high level trade member state competit keen persist uncontest capac document reason synthet fibr yarn subject synthet fibr aid disciplin introduc commiss prolong letter juli extend system control aid year period end juli commiss point member state express unfavour priori opinion regard propos aid sector region gener effect increas net product capac compani sector remind member state continu give sympathet consider propos grant aid purpos speed facilit process convers synthet fibr activ restructur lead reduct capac polypropylen carpet yarn belong group product subject synthet fibr yarn aid code invest issu place concern expans polypropylen yarn product capac artifici lower expans cost polypropylen yarn produc situat weaken competit posit produc effect reduc capac util depress price detriment withdraw market produc polypropylen substitut yarn polyamid hitherto surviv ow restructur product improv undertaken resourc similar reason commiss prohibit state aid polypropylen yarn produc ec past decis eec june eec juli propos aid meet condit fulfil order except synthet fibr yarn aid disciplin appli aid propos retrospect invest carri state aid aid develop firm issu give unfair advantag undertak conclud aid propos benefit roger vanden bergh nv notifi commiss retrospect favour sector face sever capac problem capac expans undertaken firm market posit longer sole determin effici merit power contribut develop econom activ consid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest propos aid meet condit fulfil order except articl eec treati appli adopt decis articl propos aid amount bfr grant roger vanden bergh nv notifi commiss letter march incompat common market mean articl eec treati belgian govern refrain implement propos articl belgian govern inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli herewith articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel januari commiss peter sutherland member commiss