commiss decis decemb state aid germani plan implement bmw ag leipzig 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 procedur decemb germani notifi commiss propos grant aid bayerisch motorenwerk ag bmw commiss ask addit inform letter date januari germani repli februari letter date april commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid hereinaft refer decis initi procedur letter date germani submit comment initi procedur decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment receiv comment franc juli forward germani germani respond comment letter date august ii descript propos plan aid bmw plan set passeng vehicl product plant leipzig elig invest volum eur million net present initi plan manufactur passeng vehicl seri model plant medium long term manufactur bmw model project expect creat direct job aid recipi bmw notif total amount plan aid eur million net present grant gemeinschaftsaufgab verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur ga rahmenplan outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur investitionszulagengesetz invest allow law aid intens leipzig recognis commiss area elig region aid articl ec treati region aid map region aid ceil larg compani leipzig quot structur stronger quot region länder request land saxoni approv ga subcommitte respons region aid nation level gross grant larg compani region germani state condit met submit relev minut committe question germani viabl altern locat leipzig kolin czech republ bmw issu public call express interest serv locat plant locat submit questionnair main select criteria extens select procedur attract locat augsburg bavaria arra franc leipzig saxoni kolin czech republ schwerin mecklenburg western pomerania identifi locat analys detail assess month specif site land purchas contract negoti respect author final leipzig identifi locat germani kolin altern locat abroad juli bmw board decid favour leipzig decis initi procedur commiss justifi decis initi procedur basi factor firstli notifi cost handicap leipzig eur million net present plan aid eur million net present leav addit cost eur million born bmw locat commiss doubt leipzig region handicap fact great level region handicap cost benefit analysi hereinaft refer cba commiss consid case kolin account quantifi risk relat bmw brand imag start product includ integr supplier germani ask provid estim cost risk labour cost commiss doubt suffici high converg factor level wage appli cba account labour market develop enlarg cba assum real converg rate lower appli commiss similar case annual thirdli commiss doubt estim number job site product lower kolin leipzig number job assum cba higher leipzig kolin refer period final commiss doubt account site train measur need refer period cba year commerci start product iii comment interest parti franc present comment decis initi procedur essenti support doubt rais commiss extent leipzig region handicap compar kolin comment receiv juli expiri month deadlin set commiss franc appli extens deadlin provid due justif extens franc comment formal account commiss assess germani opportun respond franc comment back commiss posit franc point high level aid lead distort competit bmw european car manufactur french manufactur affect french market target bmw french manufactur oper market segment aid plant leipzig compens region handicap press articl submit commiss support argument proportion aid franc consid leipzig geograph locat repres industri econom advantag bmw compani establish supplier region easili profit exchang worker product plant depend demand franc point qualiti avail competit local labour final construct car plant produc premium car central european countri involv industri econom risk reduc mean addit expenditur greenfield invest czech republ bmw assembl plant involv higher cost risk difficulti start product addit manufactur motor vehicl central europ requir addit market cost maintain bmw imag produc premium car iv comment germani repli comment franc germani consid procedur reason comment account commiss receiv deadlin laid decis initi procedur main purpos set deadlin accord sentenc articl council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati ensur correct procedur treat parti equal duli justifi case extend deadlin pursuant sentenc articl substanc franc comment germani point essenti base french press articl arra site inform remain option leipzig kolin question region aid germani reject franc comment unjustifi stress inter alia region classifi object area credibl kolin viabl altern locat germani argu commiss question mobil project initi procedur french motor vehicl manufactur european produc recent announc intent set car plant site bmw examin altern locat prove feasibl viabil altern locat effect project industri competit account commiss quot top analysi quot proportion aid germani note thing french comment matter refer criteria french press ground decis choos arra site consider appli kolin site germani submit inform specif point rais franc conclud comment tangibl element call question aid compat common market doubt rais decis initi procedur level leipzig region handicap germani state signific differ logist cost leipzig kolin contrast arra locat distanc exist bmw product network train cost main measur implement start product start cba period cost relat vocat train site train site account refer period labour cost relat exchang worker site includ cba germani justifi increas real wage kolin compar leipzig point leipzig site special agreement conclud employe account specif characterist local wage structur agreement individu work hour reduc leipzig impli real rise wage reduct real converg rate product number employe lower product longer work hour employe assum kolin regard doubt express decis initi procedur product risk germani point success skoda plant mlada boleslav recent decis psa toyota locat kolin germani consid start risk kolin account element includ worst case scenario cba base conserv risk minimis assumpt site receiv ident invest build machineri question risk bmw imag germani point bmw successfulli oper product plant contin qualiti car produc south africa germani bmw seri assembl locat custom concern sole qualiti car manufactur assess aid measur notifi germani favour bmw constitut state aid mean articl ec treati financ state state resourc financ signific proport cost project aid liabl distort competit commun give bmw edg competitor receiv aid extens trade member state motor vehicl market aid grant compani manufactur assembl motor vehicl compani form part motor vehicl industri mean commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri hereinaft refer relev commun framework relev commun framework specifi aid public author plan grant individu project authoris aid scheme firm oper motor vehicl industri accord articl ec treati notifi grant threshold reach total cost project equal eur million ii total gross aid project state aid aid commun instrument equal eur million total cost project amount aid exce notif threshold notifi propos aid bmw germani compli requir articl view natur purpos aid locat invest articl relev articl type aid regard compat common market compat assess standpoint commun simpli point view singl member state order safeguard proper function common market compli principl establish articl treati except articl interpret narrowli regard derog articl clear aid question intend import project common european interest remedi disturb german economi promot cultur heritag conserv derog articl commiss note invest project implement area saxoni qualifi aid subparagraph region aid map germani approv commiss juli assist area cover articl project locat area region aid ceil larg compani gross grant equival request land saxoni approv ga subcommitte respons region aid nation level gross grant larg compani region germani confirm condit met submit relev minut ga subcommitte assess aid compat common market commiss explain recit formal account comment submit procedur franc comment repeat support doubt express commiss decis initi procedur indirect respons assess order determin region aid consist articl treati deem compat common market commiss check condit relev commun framework met authoris aid framework commiss check region question elig aid commun law establish investor chosen altern site project establish aid refer mobil project take account natur invest greenfield site basi document receiv locat studi correspond czech author assum project mobil kolin viabl altern locat region aid modernis rationalis measur gener mobil authoris motor vehicl sector project question involv set complet product plant elig region aid elig invest cost amount eur million net present extern expert motor vehicl industri commiss evalu notifi cba view ascertain propos aid proport region problem main reason leipzig region handicap significantli higher level labour cost germani initi procedur germani clarifi aspect cba rise doubt relat product assumpt number employe plant skill train measur cba assum ident invest build machineri locat level autom labour product lower kolin reflect lower level skill train local workforc skill train cost start product account cba assum work time employe longer kolin leipzig number employe locat lower product kolin offset longer work hour basi inform submit commiss consid assumpt number employe weekli work hour locat plausibl labour cost handicap decis factor determin region handicap crucial import assum labour cost fact incur post regard product number employe site specif work hour assumpt applic leipzig gt tabl gt regard product number employe site specif work hour assumpt applic kolin gt tabl gt doubt rais decis initi procedur aspect cba dispel relat assum level converg wage cost quantif risk relat effect locat decis bmw imag difficulti start product commiss consid real converg wage kolin underst consist practic commiss case compar plant locat central eastern european countri appli converg factor level wage order account labour market develop wake enlarg germani principl oppos applic factor cba assum lower converg rate hitherto appli commiss similar case case chosen locat commun compar locat central eastern europ commiss consist assum converg rate exampl decis ec vw dresden ec daimlerchrysl kölleda ec renault valladolid decis initi procedur respect opel azambuja germani justifi assum rate converg lower claim agreement employe worker leipzig benefit varieti measur reduct weekli work hour implicitli increas quot real quot wage cost commiss consid gradual reduct weekli work hour leipzig hour hour regard plausibl assumpt quot real quot increas wage cost leipzig necessarili infer assumpt lead wage converg factor consist appli rate effect theoret assum kolin commiss assess base real converg wage kolin annum calcul lead labour cost handicap eur million notifi figur eur million region handicap leipzig reduc eur million quantif imag risk locat decis commiss decis locat czech republ neg effect imag sale bmw germani germani argu imag risk account case crucial factor custom qualiti high german bmw product site germani germani ask provid estim cost relat risk data submit commiss consid imag risk account case product rover model hungari risk account bmw loss uk sale increas advertis bmw model produc german site south africa spartanburg unit state primarili intend german european market situat case consider premium vehicl produc central eastern european countri larg sale european german market decis bmw implement major invest project give rise extens job creation region länder high unemploy kolin neg impact bmw public imag germani addit plausibl assum custom subject percept qualiti premium car produc eastern european locat neg impact sale imag effect includ cba germani quantifi risk commiss estim cost relat previou aid case risk quantifi assum potenti neg effect offset addit market expenditur prudent estim made commiss extern expert assum addit market expenditur repres total turnov factori unit price multipli product volum year assess period estim base earlier decis compar case compar plant locat eastern european countri result addit market cost eur million account likewis cba start risk time need reach full product capac event product kolin risk includ qualiti problem workforc skill difficult equip manufactur transfer technolog provid support potenti difficulti aris languag barrier possibl supplier difficult integr mention risk limit extern expert confirm virtual supplier structur assum locat addit bmw confirm gener pursu polici global sourc supplier worldwid chosen product network specif model germani consid start risk kolin minor account risk quantifi bmw worst case scenario calcul base nomin output achiev delai kolin lead lower volum vehicl manufactur exist site bmw seri model produc plant bmw network munich regensburg rosslyn south africa dingolf temporari output reduct kolin vehicl offset increas product vehicl plant manufactur model munich regensburg shift product bmw network lead addit cost eur vehicl event start difficulti addit expenditur eur million aris amount start risk account cba bmw produc passeng vehicl eastern europ experienc consider start problem greenfield plant spartanburg unit state america quantif start risk includ qualiti problem recognis spartanburg project compar involv set product plant complet model distanc bmw plant project involv case concern product exist model manufactur nearbi plant munich regensburg dingolf includ consider cba rise result origin notif net present region handicap leipzig eur million net present elig cost leipzig eur million site handicap compar kolin lastli relev commun framework requir account chang group product capac project top analysi result call quot top quot permiss aid intens variat product capac assist area statu region germani group product capac million vehicl year invest million vehicl year invest mean increas capac attribut sole vehicl rise capac provid leipzig plant take account signific capac increas region statu area elig region aid articl relev commun framework requir reduct quot region handicap ratio quot percentag point case commiss reduc permiss aid intens invest leipzig percentag point vi conclus commiss note project mobil aid implement net present aid grant bmw project leipzig eur million aid intens gge lower region aid ceil gge higher region handicap ratio calcul cba reduc accord quot top quot procedur elig invest cost commiss authoris aid elig invest cost eur million net present eur million net present aid exceed amount incompat common market view potenti distort competit aris high aid amount aid intens case commiss deem germani monitor implement elig invest precis amount aid grant relev commun framework stipul post monitor assess aid grant requir amount detail vari case potenti distort competit commiss requir germani submit annual report result monitor aid disburs purpos monitor report ensur region aid intens express term gross grant equival defin decis compli germani confirm assumpt cba labour cost handicap crucial factor determin region handicap commiss prior doubt plausibl labour cost handicap germani requir submit annual report commiss refer period cba indic total labour cost number job creat weekli work hour number vehicl manufactur labour cost differ notifi cba commiss reserv reduc amount compat aid adopt decis articl state aid germani plan implement bayerisch motorenwerk ag bmw respect invest project leipzig compat common market extent eur million net present aid intens elig invest cost subject condit set articl articl amount plan aid bmw invest project leipzig exce aid intens incompat common market grant articl germani submit annual report implement elig invest project precis amount aid disburs submit annual report cover period indic total labour cost number job creat weekli work hour number vehicl manufactur articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj footnot repres confidenti inform la tribun juli bmw préfère leipzig arra pour sa nouvel usin de product le echo juli bmw construira sa nouvel usin leipzig le echo juli arra serait hor pour la futur usin de bmw oj oj region aid area germani region cover articl oj oj oj oj agreement submit commiss employe increasingli benefit measur allow exceed agre rate christma bonus quot bmw allow quot oj oj case concern product luxuri car vw dresden mosel altern site czech republ