commiss decis april aid grant itali footwear industri italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area subparagraph articl thereof notic accord articl interest parti submit comment letter date april commiss inform italian govern initi procedur provid articl treati case aid grant footwear industri letter offic italian perman repres receiv octob italian govern belatedli notifi measur articl decre law januari convert extens law juli hereinaft refer law establish measur promot employ articl enterpris industri experienc employ difficulti set job creation scheme qualifi total partial exempt employ social secur contribut respect newli recruit worker job creation scheme drawn trade union employ organ industri question approv decre minist labour social secur agreement minist treasuri intend busi dismiss worker twelv month preced recruit net creation job employ trade union organ italian footwear industri introduc measur increas employ exist busi creat enterpris view curb tendenc busi reloc abroad offset effect employ itali ministeri decre march approv scheme extraordinari assist support product employ footwear industri hereinaft refer md march constitut applic industri articl law measur appli job creat half indefinit durat budget social secur contribut decreas time indefinit contract commiss decid initi articl procedur respect measur ground total partial budget social secur contribut paid enterpris constitut sector aid fact measur benefit sector experienc employ crisi introduc element discret italian govern select industri qualifi aid sector element accentu fact employ trade union negoti defin aid place level sector concern benefit sector problem commiss polici field reject sector aid case larg volum intra commun trade share trade account italian busi aid receiv distort threaten distort competit member state interest parti notic submit comment matter italian govern comment reach commiss june meet italian govern repres held brussel decemb inform receiv januari multiannu employ programm council octob part procedur commiss receiv comment german govern european nation associ footwear produc distributor french enterpris comment forward italian author decemb januari italian govern repli comment receiv januari februari ii comment italian author summar measur question notifi immedi view uncertainti constitut state aid subsequ decid notifi octob measur appli date italian author met oblig articl articl law grant total partial exempt employ social secur contribut firm sector experienc employ difficulti provid side industri relev sector draw job creation scheme gener measur appli time footwear industri sector put forward job creation scheme subject implement decre sector experienc employ crisi aim law experi modu operandi prejudic gener applic benefit envisag requir sector scheme drawn dictat verifi immedi case case basi experi valid effect view extens addit bargain structur side industri question design enhanc role employ trade union organ manag employ problem experiment natur measur enhanc fact relat net job creation limit time year provis articl intend deal employ situat women itali cost state usual mean provid incom support worker ail industri mobil allow wage guarante fund prompt idea recruit categori worker devis lower cost solut chang approach fight unemploy util state resourc aim job creation support jobless lai skill worker lack solut commun level fact current growth economi suffici reduc unemploy view serious situat italian govern consid aid question regard qualifi exempt point articl ec treati intend remedi disturb economi member state italian author emphas commiss decis aid machineri establish articl law budget social secur contribut constitut oper aid aid job creation intend industri financi difficulti obviou reason unabl creat job intervent industri sound competit base busi strategi direct maxim util manpow practic ow shortag resourc machineri appli predict signific last result sector measur object effect improv structur recipi firm ow low level resourc lit billion ecu million year budget social secur contribut lead increas product capac competit italian product relat similar product member state aid busi maintain product capac whilst reloc stage product process abroad differ job creat commun point italian author footwear busi appli benefit measur plan addit invest lit billion figur small rememb firm concern includ medium size enterpris small enterpris measur limit small medium size enterpris defin commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris hereinaft refer commun sme guidelin aim measur prevent italian enterpris move member countri stage product requir skill worker cut prepar upper studi quot italian govern reloc stage product low wage countri produc cost save labour cost manufactur intermedi product upper repres total cost product social secur contribut account labour cost total exempt reduc cost product worker fairli close cost reduct reloc comparison cost price pair shoe total budget charg link labour cost intermedi product reduct worker impact measur price finish product fairli low measur distort trade result kei condit decid aid incompat met analysi footwear product show signific correl product increas reloc invers correl product employ italian author state deduc data current level labour cost requir maintain level employ reduct domest product unavoid altern reloc product level maintain ow lower labour cost content increas employ itali entail increas product advers affect competit justifi circumst budget measur appli case aid enterpris exce de minimi threshold time ecu year laid commun sme guidelin job creat maximum job craft enterpris industri firm compat sector measur requir remain job time comment italian author announc job creation request approv lastli italian govern forward commiss multiannu employ programm provis articl law incorpor iii part procedur german govern interest parti submit comment german govern gener agre commiss posit stress import labour cost product cost industri fact accentu distort effect italian sector measur european footwear produc associ support italian measur view consist white paper growth competit employ conclus reach european council meet essen decemb state measur intend resolv problem unemploy reloc footwear industri itali law effect competit industri aid amount estim turnov year lastli import side industri particip draft agreement type european footwear distributor associ adopt neutral posit consid footwear industri member state enjoi advantag counterpart member state associ princip contribut furnish data identifi industri problem claim report carri commiss behalf itali posit strong competitor western europ devalu lira strengthen posit studi labour cost rise commun output remain high inevit firm reloc low wage countri employ commun affect extent employ market leader korea taiwan turn reloc lower wage countri reloc occur commun portug spanish footwear produc associ support italian measur highlight import dialogu side industri firmli believ member state similar step lastli french enterpris point labour cost footwear industri lower itali opportun draw attent problem counterfeit alleg victim thereof hand italian undertak iv footwear industri made larg number small busi firm commun emploi averag person half firm locat itali emploi fewer person european footwear product total ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million european product volum carri itali figur climb spain franc unit kingdom portug germani product concentr member state member state region itali third product carri march tuscani veneto analysi member state show product constant price fallen recent year member state except itali denmark risen significantli product highli diversifi product distinguish materi leather synthet rubber textil demand begin lead consum countri franc germani unit kingdom account consumpt itali spain portug account consumpt rose northern member state denmark franc unit kingdom southern member state itali spain portug employ fell sharpli commun north south period employ fell itali footwear industri dynam compar product increas term lit billion volum term million pair shoe produc increas place fall domest demand product sold domest market export rate increas held steadi output total million pair shoe term lit billion higher preced year itali produc half time footwear consum data consumpt shoe inhabit lowest commun signific reduct employ person emploi fall number busi reduct itali largest produc worldwid volum fourth lead export main produc worldwid leather shoe footwear industri highli labour intens result commun firm increasingli vulner competit low wage countri confirm deterior commun trade balanc rest world commun net import footwear born mind european produc wish advantag low wage paid countri develop world reloc product aggrav trade deficit commun net import itali net export export term product rest world export increas sharpli volum term intra commun trade import account half commun product commun product trade member state ecu million decreas ecu million volum european product trade member state itali share intra commun trade shown tabl export gt tabl gt import gt tabl gt member state long italian footwear industri major custom decis commiss requir decid compat budget employ social secur contribut provid md march assess extend articl law dealt separ commiss measur promot employ essenti prioriti success area condit closer integr macro econom industri polici member state commiss show imagin audac search solut overcom scourg unemploy success task call radic review role employ todai societi commiss prepar plai part make construct contribut consider result white paper growth competit employ background italian author implement measur question commiss critic aim italian author object area job creation examin great interest multiannu employ plan commun italian author law incorpor arrang introduc attain object consequ condit arrang relat total partial budget social secur contribut commiss notic initi procedur briefli contribut budget decreas scale worker indefinit contract budget year year case total budget benefit estim italian author ecu year worker recruit industri enterpris ecu year worker recruit craft enterpris note italian author partial implement measur case benefit enterpris exce de minimi threshold mean commun sme guidelin vi commiss consid italian govern met oblig articl notif address commiss enterpris benefit aid notif italian govern undertook grant aid commiss decis undertak fulfil aid exceed de minimi threshold forc time ecu year italian author justif appli law individu sector threefold negoti side industri experiment natur measur inadequaci budgetari resourc commiss consid present case allow condit grant aid determin side industri lai law reinforc sector natur measur gener applic type agreement side industri relat part plan definit type employ contract part time work initi wage exist alongsid gener law lai condit grant aid measur gener natur simpli dint appli sector characterist aid differ sector wide rang problem resolv proce stage order check viabil approach limit financi resourc commiss set posit decis eec partial take state employ contribut sick insur scheme itali decis commiss consid insuffici budgetari resourc argument author situat budget system appli sector italian economi case measur cover larg part italian economi industri enterpris firm servic sector present case situat sector concern measur eventu benefit budget social secur contribut larg number job creat aim measur prevent italian firm reloc activ low wage countri measur assess light guidelin aid employ case law court justic european commun budget social charg italian author intend restrict applic budget scheme small medium size enterpris mean commun guidelin sme guidelin appli doubt system budget employ social secur contribut provid md march constitut aid aim total partial exempt enterpris specif industri sector financi charg result respect number newli recruit worker normal applic gener social secur system italian author aid affect trade distort competit articl appli view support comment submit part procedur interest parti point aid relat turnov industri amount small figur term intra commun trade competit commiss agre conclus criterion chosen turnov includ element relat activ industri purchas raw materi accur assess amount aid obtain compar amount aid ad industri increas attribut process product industri comparison serv guid advanc ad industri durat aid relationship amount aid year lit billion ecu million ad industri itali statist figur lower calcul subsequ year view increas ad attribut healthi perform italian footwear industri event figur averag tend rise proport worker benefit budget relat total workforc enterpris increas impact differ type product leather footwear cost produc term labour italian author impact aid cost price pair shoe worker concern aid intend unspecifi number busi difficult assess advanc detail effect footwear market impact aid slight discern judgment novemb case court justic found commiss exce limit discret take view aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest born mind compat treati view commun context context singl member state factor indic competit distort trade affect present case sector natur aid arrang budget social secur contribut spelt law scheme rank gener applic measur present case enabl consid aid mean articl treati case enterpris foreign establish itali benefit aid gener measur affect intra commun trade treati provid articl possibl harmon dispar member state sector aid inher distort horizont measur ad hoc aid horizont measur applic enterpris concern fact diminish cancel advers effect intra commun trade semi flexibl exchang rate system em currenc fluctuat freeli italian lira effect horizont measur uniformli improv competit economi trade balanc offset exchang rate fluctuat case measur applic singl sector case ad hoc aid compensatori arrang sought limit impact competit intra commun trade addit recruit person italian firm concern invest lit billion suffici invalid claim measur improv structur recipi enterpris difficult understand chang product labour input capit input increas view fact enterpris concern small enterpris report drawn commiss situat footwear industri tendenc reloc stage product process low wage countri inevit european enterpris competit question reloc acknowledg italian busi agre creat job itali condit similar low wage countri expect achiev equival increas product appear confirm italian author observ signific correl product higher rate reloc similar correl exist product reduct wage cost present case budget social secur contribut permit reduct cost similar reloc lastli stress propos measur implement md march type measur part time work reduct initi wage aim lower labour cost rule aim specif support product effect product industri state section iv itali largest footwear produc commun export product member state posit strengthen devalu italian lira measur object assist sector italian economi lead market commun competit commun footwear market keen major commun produc itali spain franc germani portug unit kingdom emploi worker figur worker reduct due partli pressur commun market low wage countri segment industri leather footwear contend chiefli competitor commun countri intra commun import exce import commun commiss consid respect econom sector substanti intra commun trade enterpris natur competit judgment juli case court justic held reduct social charg effect reduc labour cost industri receiv aid competit enterpris member state modif product cost industri reduct charg question necessarili affect trade member state posit accord commiss opinion case market volum trade substanti aid irrespect amount intens distort threaten distort competit virtu fact recipi receiv extern aid enjoi competitor italian govern shown enterpris sector concern contend problem competitor member state contrari acknowledg type measur applic enterpris capabl compet market commun footwear busi encount similar problem risk aid shift problem member state vii light forego total partial budget employ social secur contribut footwear industri constitut aid incompat common market articl treati advers affect trade member state distort threaten distort competit aid qualifi derog articl derog point articl applic measur question appli itali derog point articl applic italian author shown budget employ social secur contribut footwear industri remedi disturb italian economi italian author state sole recipi small medium size enterpris commun sme guidelin state inter alia commiss object job creation scheme involv aid ecu job creat guidelin appli present case aid sector aid job creat rang ecu ecu year scheme appli event total budget indefinit durat contract craft industri enterpris case favour term remuner worker year renew contract aid ecu note agreement side industri recruit basi altern indefinit fix term contract point commiss guidelin aid employ read aid creat job limit sensit sector experienc overcapac crisi gener view favour aid creat job economi sector aid constitut advantag sector concern improv competit posit relat firm member state aid reduc wage cost product sector reduc product cost sector enabl improv market share detriment commun competitor member state concern export insid commun attend implic term worsen employ situat sector member state protect effect aid sector question crisi advers effect employ compet sector member state gener outweigh common interest involv activ measur reduc unemploy commiss aid incompat common market reason state conclud effect aid intra commun trade greater straightforward comparison amount aid ad industri accord point guidelin aid employ commiss oblig case aid job creation adopt strict attitud sector aid order forestal escal aid good time ensur concept intern market call question view pressur exert commun produc import countri difficult employ situat industri member state except portug import intra communii trade competit predomin role plai italian footwear industri sector regard sensit sector guidelin sensit sector defin sole relat econom difficulti guidelin subsequ refer sector crisi subject broader assess aid question regard promot develop assess commun standpoint member state sector measur lead chang balanc member state time experienc problem vari intens similar natur point guidelin commiss favour dispos aid creat job job growth nich market sector hold prospect consider job creation aid question sector manufactur specif product specif stage product process reduct cost repercuss entir product process downstream point applic aid examin reason state derog point articl treati appli total partial budget employ social secur contribut provid md march advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest adopt decis articl total partial budget employ social secur contribut provid ministeri decre march approv scheme extraordinari assist support product employ footwear industri constitut aid incompat common market mean articl treati qualifi derog provid point articl treati articl itali step delet provis relat budget employ social secur contribut decre refer articl articl repay aid grant itali decre refer articl requir de minimi threshold articl itali inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli herewith articl decis address italian republ brussel april commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj prepar landel mill commod studi amend notic publish oj prepar landel mill commod studi market data estim provid european footwear confeder efc state sourc panorama eu industri prepar landel mill commod studi prepar landel mill commod studi sourc panorama eu industri oj oj french republ commiss ecr paragraph prepar landel mill commod studi itali commiss ecr