commiss decis juli state aid implement netherland favour valmont nederland bv notifi document number dutch version 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 spring commiss awar press articl alleg municip misus monei provinc north brabant wai order attract compani request inform letter april netherland author repli letter juli regist juli commiss ask inform remind netherland govern request letter octob decemb march august septemb octob januari august netherland author provid request inform letter januari regist januari august regist august mail novemb letter februari regist februari august regist august septemb regist septemb meet april netherland author provid inform contact parent compani netherland recipi vice chairman committe intern relat unit state hous repres interven case letter juli head commiss deleg washington netherland ambassador unit state sought assist resolv matter land sale issu conclud year previous commiss repli letter august comment control state aid european commiss stress import principl unlaw aid recov recipi compet author decis octob commiss initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid measur letter date novemb inform netherland decis week extens deadlin letter decemb regist decemb grant letter decemb netherland react decis letter decemb regist januari decis publish offici journal european commun invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment interest parti recipi aid letter februari regist date forward comment netherland letter march letter contain question regard aid measur week extens deadlin letter april regist april commiss grant shorter extens letter april netherland author reaction answer letter regist detail descript aid recipi valmont subsidiari valmont industri unit state base compani manufactur mechanis irrig equip post light transport util commun applic custom coat fabric product industri oper manufactur plant contin annual turnov usd million compani employe eu oper product site netherland franc spain germani valmont industri bought netherland compani nolt bv produc pole public light traffic sign compani oper valmont nederland bv current product rang includ type steel aluminium post high higher kind tradit modern purpos compani bought ha land product site set aid land sale provinc north brabant invest nlg million eur million strengthen econom structur improv busi climat provinc financi resourc tackl infrastructur bottleneck industri estat provinc project carri municip receiv monei provinc purpos fact municip earmark resourc project provinci monei enabl resourc purpos practic label turn quot bocht quot provinc stipul municip resourc direct financi aid compani provinc north brabant made nlg municip maarheez part municip cranendonck infrastructur project quot philipscomplex den engelsman quot project involv expans improv infrastructur industri estat total cost nlg eur municip earmark financi resourc project subsequ purpos case municip provinci monei write accumul loss municip depart respons manag industri estat enabl land sold lower price municip maarheez subsequ sold ha land nolt bv valmont nederland bv hereinaft quot valmont quot nlg eur work nlg eur netherland govern provid land valuat report independ expert date decemb report price land maarheez time nlg eur basi price land nlg eur commiss assum land sale contain aid element nlg eur meet commiss april dutch author request compani pai back suppos aid element subtract de minimi amount eur compani refus aid construct car park premis valmont addit municip paid nlg eur construct public car park premis valmont ground initi procedur articl ec treati municip maarheez locat assist area mean articl commiss doubt measur compat commun legisl justif applic commiss doubt public natur car park comment netherland netherland author submit land valuat report report made earlier commiss valmont order obtain bank financ secur valu properti valuat fact relat build land report land nlg eur correspond nlg eur valuer report comment differ report note attach submiss netherland differ attribut part fact report valuat land longer undevelop result lower report correct conveyanc cost valuer report maintain report account fact land directli access public highwai netherland author submit declar compani regularli car park maintain compani confirm car park public municip valmont conclud quot gentleman agreement quot public car park agreement strictli enforc municip power enforc agreement land plan build part land valmont wish car park build seek exempt land plan local administr refus virtu agreement continu part land public car park ensur comment interest parti public decis open procedur commiss receiv comment recipi compani valmont letter valmont endors argument put forward netherland author stress inform land valuat report prepar state amount aid calcul basi remain de minimi threshold eur valmont confirm car park compani valmont vicin receiv payment user car park conclud car park meet definit quot public quot quot semi public quot properti purpos commun state aid rule assess aid aid element price land sale land build public author state aid favour buyer commiss commun state aid element sale land build public author set gener approach establish element state aid land sale place commun adopt principl appli commun clarifi polici time adopt exist ten year commiss awar case law point limit time land sale expect transact compli precis content commun point commun public author option independ evalu land price prior sale negoti order establish market market price establish minimum price agre grant state aid present case valuat report report drawn sale case commiss reli report report evalu complet premis includ build give estim land sold municip undevelop illustr method land arriv calcul take total sale minu build cost fact report make correct conveyanc cost show relat situat valmont bought land theoret situat valmont sell report base calcul price land sale municip concern land sale parti subsequ comment valuer report maintain report account fact land directli access public highwai claim support evid report explicitli state valuer visit site order impress locat access qualiti market land basi inform commiss reli report conclud market price land sold valmont nlg eur aid element land sale amount nlg eur favour buyer commiss view benefit caught prohibit articl specif buyer valmont grant state resourc land sold directli local author expect affect trade member state valmont parent compani valmont industri activ sector product trade internation aid element car park gener commiss assum provis public car park repres benefit compani cost invest financ local tax compani privat person benefit contribut case valmont regard main beneficiari car park probabl valmont main user car park premis municip construct car park valmont financ provis suffici park space kind activ valmont engag manufactur type aluminium steel post high clear valmont substanti park space addit car park separ street fenc result occasion passer impress public car park letter firm car park netherland author produc proof public car park quot gentleman agreement quot car park firm suffici regard public car park valmont true main beneficiari letter firm valmont vicin confirm make regular car park free charg park trailer netherland author confirm firm letter show altern compani trailer park driver home municip strictli enforc quot gentleman agreement quot valmont guarante part land continu car park mean power land plan car park regard quot partli privat quot quot semi public quot view forego observ commiss half cost construct car park normal busi cost fact municip paid full cost car park constitut specif benefit compani land sale caught prohibit articl benefit consid amount nlg eur apprais compat aid commiss assess exempt set articl ec treati appli aid deem compat common market articl aid measur social charact grant individu consum design make good damag caus natur disast except occurr requir order compens econom disadvantag caus divis germani exempt articl relat promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy project common european interest promot cultur heritag conserv appli netherland author attempt justifi aid ground enumer part exempt articl refer aid facilit develop econom activ appli aid serv purpos research develop environ invest small medium size enterpris aid relat specif project carri recipi promot common interest commiss base assess fact propos aid design ensur invest municip maarheez scrutinis aid light region guidelin base part exempt articl aid facilit develop econom area municip maarheez locat region elig region aid time land sale exempt articl appli exempt articl appli aid measur incompat common market aid prove incompat common market commiss requir accord rule court justic case upheld case requir member state recov recipi aid grant unlawfulli measur order restor previou situat remov financi benefit firm receiv unlaw aid improperli enjoi date aid paid recoveri incompat unlaw aid oblig impos commiss council regul ec aid repaid delai accord procedur laid netherland law provid effect execut commiss decis aid includ interest calcul date grant date recov interest calcul basi commerci rate refer rate calcul grant equival region aid conclus sale ha land local author state aid element nlg eur construct car park premis valmont financ municip state aid element nlg eur netherland breach articl ec treati implement measur proper notif aid measur incompat common market aid recov recipi adopt decis articl land transact construct car park premis compani element state aid mean articl ec treati favour valmont aid element amount nlg eur nlg eur articl aid element refer articl incompat common market articl netherland measur recov recipi unlaw aid refer articl recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law provid effect execut decis aid recov includ interest date dispos recipi date recoveri interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl netherland inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom netherland brussel juli commiss mario monti member commiss oj quot gedeputeerden werkten mee aan bocht quot brabant dagblad march quot bocht rammeld flink quot brabant dagblad march quot bocht strijdig met regel eu quot brabant dagblad march oj www valmont www valmont nl commiss notic de minimi rule state aid oj notic replac commiss regul ec oj oj commiss declar articl applic sale land build free favour condit answer written question mr burgbach oj case commiss germani ecr case deufil gmbh und kg commiss ecr case commiss germani ecr oj