commiss decis juli aid scheme implement spain purchas commerci vehicl cooper agreement februari ministri industri energi offici credit institut notifi document number spanish text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof notic parti concern submit comment pursuant abovement articl procedur letter date februari regist secretariat gener march spain notifi commiss cooper agreement hereinaft agreement date februari ministri industri energi offici credit institut instituto de crédito ofici hereinaft ico notif concern special credit line purchas commerci vehicl regist notif submit commiss dai agreement enter forc agreement appli retroact januari commiss examin measur forc aid scheme question deem unnotifi regist nn request inform address spain april letter april june juli septemb octob spanish author ask commiss addit time forward inform request final deadlin expir novemb commun receiv spain commiss began preliminari investig compat agreement common market basi inform letter date novemb commiss inform spain decis initi procedur laid articl treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment scheme spanish govern provid commiss comment observ open formal investig procedur letter date februari commiss receiv comment interest parti ii detail descript aid scheme agreement conclud februari spanish ministri industri energi ico establish aid scheme purchas commerci vehicl scheme intend encourag emploi individu sme replac older commerci vehicl line earlier spanish quot plan renov industri quot aid scheme main purpos current scheme support renew commerci vehicl fleet spain purpos ico open credit line esp billion eur million fund loan purchas vehicl ministri industri energi turn compens ico maximum percentag point differ interest rate appli loan rate appli financi transact amount state intervent involv estim esp billion eur million agreement aid scheme implement mediat contract ico public privat financi bodi grant loan beneficiari scheme resourc suppli ico addit agreement ico enter agreement financi bodi grant loan condit provid resourc lender compens differ interest rate letter januari spanish author clarifi quot financi bodi quot refer financ arrang vehicl maker reimburs princip payment interest guarante negoti loan borrow financi bodi concern agreement set standard durat loan year grace period maximum coverag elig cost light agreement estim state subsidi loan esp eur esp million lent eur beneficiari aid scheme natur person regist spanish tax econom activ compani meet commun definit sme purchas commerci vehicl leas intent purchas potenti beneficiari addit present document issu director gener traffic certifi commerci vehicl regist ten year year tractor unit applic subsidi scheme irrevoc withdrawn scrap addit vehicl purchas replac vehicl equal higher load capac end agreement distinguish categori vehicl tractor unit lorri maximum authoris weight tonn lorri maximum authoris weight tonn lorri maximum authoris weight tonn car base vehicl van lorri maximum authoris weight tonn buse coach trailer semi trailer tabl show link vehicl purchas withdrawn gt tabl gt relat case commiss decis ec juli spanish quot plan renov industri quot system aid purchas commerci vehicl august decemb commiss examin aid scheme substanti ident scheme examin decis commiss conclud inter alia aid grant natur person sme engag busi transport sole local region level purchas categori commerci vehicl constitut state aid mean articl treati aid scheme deem illeg incompat common market iii comment spain commiss decis initi procedur laid articl treati spanish govern letter date januari provid commiss comment observ summaris agreement notifi enter forc agreement state cover credit grant januari possibl includ sole formal purpos ministri industri energi budget cover full financi year credit grant agreement sign financi mechan scheme base agreement sole purpos agreement support renew commerci vehicl fleet irrespect owner vehicl purchas fundament restrict impos agreement vehicl scrap load capac equal greater vehicl purchas agreement consid financi support scheme renew commerci vehicl fleet increas capac assum commiss beneficiari undertak provid profession transport servic agreement favour undertak benefit confer agreement open european union citizen deregist vehicl agreement requir scrap vehicl regist spain requir vehicl submit scrap own person purchas vehicl scheme discriminatori appli equal potenti recipi spanish govern assert scheme introduc agreement aim undertak gener measur open natur person sme sector spanish govern contend aid scheme distort competit affect trade member state substanti degre vehicl renew scheme low tonnag rang tonn categori includ vehicl signific econom impact transport point view spanish govern contest view purchas categori vehicl person entiti engag busi transport local region level econom signific purchas appreci effect competit distinct drawn light vehicl vehicl spanish licens regul haulag licens light vehicl maximum authoris weight tonn ton payload tonn nation commiss recognit local account servic categori vehicl insignific extend light vehicl grant nation licens includ categori vehicl categori vehicl addit vehicl replac agreement account spanish licens fleet approxim commerci fleet member state subsidis purchas scheme neglig impact competit spanish govern claim commun de minimi rule appli agreement mean articl appli measur agreement aim undertak provid profession transport servic account hire reward natur person sme sector commiss recognis maximum amount esp million loan final spanish govern claim aid question qualifi exempt articl treati measur agreement facilit commerci vehicl traffic advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest encourag invest commerci vehicl object restructur modernis fleet increas capac assum vehicl technolog superior older vehicl term emiss level safeti measur improv road safeti protect environ iv assess aid articl articl treati stipul aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market commiss consid case examin aid purchas commerci vehicl accord provis laid agreement grant state resourc subsidi budget spanish ministri industri energi spanish govern claim aid scheme cover articl treati gener measur aim undertak posit accept admit aid scheme examin formal appli sector potenti recipi oper appli equal undertak natur person benefit clear scheme appli purchas commerci vehicl identifi agreement tractor unit lorri maximum authoris weight tonn car base vehicl van lorri authoris weight tonn buse coach trailer semi trailer take account charact vehicl subsidis agreement commiss find reason assum potenti beneficiari de facto natur person undertak engag transport oper account hire reward case aid scheme benefit undertak individu abovement vehicl aid question take form purchas aid mean benefit purchas commerci vehicl lower cost vehicl intend benefit natur person sme reduc normal busi expens give advantag competitor aid strengthen financi posit recipi undertak give greater scope action competit advantag relat larg compani elig aid scheme question commiss find aid scheme examin practic favour undertak liberalis road transport led intra commun competit intern transport cabotag sector recipi aid transport main auxiliari busi liabl compet transport compani member state reason conclud grant subsidi purchas commerci vehicl agreement affect trade member state distort threaten distort competit carrier establish spain oper spain establish member state event aid scheme distort threaten distort competit put recipi subsidi privileg posit compar elig aid spanish govern argu commun de minimi rule appli scheme question scheme fall scope articl assert deriv spanish argument scheme aim undertak provid transport servic natur person sme sector de minimi rule amount provid member state due low threshold consid threaten distort competit trade member state percept degre fall scope articl transport sector explicitli exclud scope de minimi rule sector larg number small compani small amount impact competit trade member state point recit commiss consid scheme de facto aim undertak provid transport servic account hire reward spanish govern argument de minimi rule applic scheme accept commiss found decis ec assum recipi aid engag busi transport servic sole local region level subsidis purchas small commerci vehicl categori typic short journei environ aid affect trade member state busi activ consid affect undertak respect local market addit effect account servic transport servic market neglig entrust transport compani provis servic question viabl option econom term respect spain claim addit categori vehicl maximum authoris weight tonn tonn payload tonn fall scope articl vehicl grant nation licens spanish licens system fact commerci vehicl authoris oper nation level exclud risk competit distort due liberalis access cabotag spanish oper provid nation servic liabl compet resid carrier perform cabotag spain affect trade member state circumst commiss find reason exclud distort effect account transport oper local region level typic perform categori vehicl commiss find reason respect deviat conclus reach decis ec commiss consid aid grant purchas commerci vehicl emploi individu sme accord agreement purchas categori commerci vehicl account oper provid servic local region level constitut aid mean articl treati aid principl incompat common market consid qualifi exempt provid treati secondari legisl articl articl treati stipul aid facilit develop econom activ econom area deem compat common market aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest case law requir inter alia aid restrict case achiev object market forc achiev judgment court justic septemb case philip morri holland bv commiss articl treati read conjunct articl requir environment protect requir integr commiss polici competit includ state aid view promot sustain develop competit polici environ polici mutual antagonist complement provid high level environment protect spanish govern contend scheme question encourag invest commerci vehicl object restructur modernis fleet increas capac assum vehicl technolog superior older vehicl term emiss level safeti measur improv road safeti protect environ aid scheme question qualifi exempt articl commiss acknowledg financi incent withdraw market commerci vehicl low technic standard term safeti environ replac vehicl extent produc environment safeti benefit recal qualifi exempt articl environment safeti ground aid purchas vehicl strictli confin extra invest cost meet standard higher requir law compli mandatori environment standard present case agreement provis ensur higher environment safeti perform attain contrari aid system introduc agreement subsidi proport price vehicl intend simpli encourag replac older commerci vehicl take account environment safeti object fact subsidi vehicl equal smaller load capac purchas impli scheme lead increas capac recal market overcapac road transport sector aid purchas tonnag principl contrari common interest purpos replac exist tonnag addit aid intend reliev undertak expens bear normal busi condit usual activ consid serv common interest fall scope articl note recit commiss consid aid provid current scheme benefit natur person sme reduc normal busi expens view commiss find exempt provid articl appli case spanish author argu shown aid question qualifi cite exempt provid treati secondari legisl commiss find aid natur person sme purchas commerci vehicl financ purchas categori commerci vehicl account oper provid servic local region level aid mean articl incompat common market accord articl treati articl articl treati requir commiss inform suffici time enabl submit comment plan grant alter aid stipul member state concern put propos measur effect procedur laid articl result final decis commiss inform current aid scheme dai enter forc februari commiss suffici time examin measur question note spanish author breach articl treati implement scheme await relev commiss decis conclus commiss find spain implement aid scheme unlawfulli breach articl aid deem incompat common market grant scheme accord articl council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati recov adopt decis articl financi aid grant cooper agreement februari natur person regist spanish tax econom activ sme engag busi transport oper sole local region level purchas commerci vehicl cover categori agreement constitut aid mean articl treati articl financi aid grant cooper agreement februari natur person regist spanish tax econom activ sme incompat common market articl spain confirm commiss aid grant scheme question expiri decemb aid measur ceas appli articl spain measur recov recipi aid refer articl made unlawfulli recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law provid effect execut decis aid recov includ interest date dispos beneficiari date recoveri interest calcul refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl spain inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom spain brussel juli commiss loyola de palacio vice presid oj footnot oj commiss notic de minimi rule state aid oj commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris oj oj freight transport council regul eec march access market carriag good road commun territori member state pass territori member state oj council regul eec octob lai condit resid carrier oper nation road haulag servic member state oj passeng transport council regul eec march common rule intern carriag passeng coach bu oj council regul eec decemb lai condit resid carrier oper nation road passeng transport member state oj note regul replac council regul eec annul court justic european commun judgment june case parliament council ecr provis regul remain effect entri forc regul statist data show approxim commun cabotag perform spain conclud carrier establish spain fact compet resid transport oper report implement regul ec final februari fragment transport market structur spain confirm statist data eu transport figur statist pocketbook european commiss eurostat footnot ecr commun guidelin state aid environment protect oj commiss decis ec oj judgment court justic june case siemen sa commiss ecr ii oj