commiss decis june aid republ austria intend grant pursuant erp eastern europ programm 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 notic parti concern accord aforement articl submit comment regard comment commun date march austrian author notifi erp programm invest eastern europ erp osteuropaprogramm addit inform clarif present meet held vienna march commun date april number amend made origin notif meet held eisenstadt vienna june commun date june austrian author agre withdraw part scheme initi design promot set distribut network link aid product invest project commun date august austrian author transmit addit inform case discuss repres austrian author meet held octob octob commiss decid initi procedur provid articl ec treati letter date decemb commiss inform austrian govern thereof request submit comment month letter publish offici journal european commun notic member state interest parti submit comment measur question month date public letter date februari austrian govern submit detail observ observ submit du pont de nemour intern sa april observ submit austrian govern comment fax date april member state react notic ii programm run year juli june loan total ös million ecu million year oper scheme loan award reduc interest rate aid equival ös million year ecu million year amount loan project vari ös million ecu minimum ös million ecu million maximum erp fund expect case scheme year programm aid direct invest austrian enterpris countri central eastern europ hungari czech republ slovak republ poland romania bulgaria estonia latvia lithuania slovenia croatia albania qualifi invest project contribut restructur econom recoveri eastern european countri improv strateg posit enterpris request aid posit impact austrian economi project elig set product establish subsidiari set product joint ventur purchas qualifi hold exist compani acquisit enterpris involv environment project cost elig scheme financ reduc interest loan equiti capit provid third product invest project sharehold loan provid third product invest project cost acquisit sharehold foreign compani provid third product invest project cost directli product invest project maximum permit aid intens reduc interest loan combin aid gross open proceed commiss view reduc interest loan question constitut state aid mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement improv econom situat enterpris request aid affect trade member state commiss express doubt condit invest aid grant enterpris establish european union view promot commerci activ carri european econom area compat common market scheme restrict sme ceil combin type aid laid guidelin state aid sme exceed view doubt commiss consid derog provid articl applic decid initi proceed pursuant articl respect scheme question iii austrian govern submit observ letter date februari ident observ submit procedur pursuant articl regard erp internation programm decemb observ reason programm twofold decad austrian economi characterist determin extrem peripher situat europ proxim eastern europ reason austrian economi lag oecd averag integr world market stock outward foreign direct invest fdi austrian enterpris amount austrian gdp compar oecd averag figur rose austrian enterpris undertak outward fdi amount ös million ecu million order enabl austrian economi catch oecd averag present estim level aid scheme parallel contribut econom develop countri transit market economi develop countri establish market economi structur countri austrian author stress aim programm make internation deficit austrian enterpris achiev programm restrict sme defin commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris deficit relev enterpris employe recogn larg multin concern suffer deficit project enterpris fulfil criteria scheme austrian author point enterpris plan chang locat product site view differ labour cost worldwid suffer lack intern orient aid scheme explicit criteria exclud aid project result deloc aid cover gener aim scheme scheme link export good servic constitut export aid run counter ec wto provis scheme compar ti export credit facil scheme distort competit view austrian author effect aid price product constitut central criterion establish distort effect competit context de minimi threshold account final aid project carri countri affect trade member state mean articl ec treati rare except circumst commun provis state aid relev case ad hoc basi prevent member state implement programm altern scheme constitut state aid mean articl ec treati consid compat common market promot execut project common european interest provid pursuant articl ec treati view support refer gener spirit europ agreement cooper agreement ceec countri soviet union programm european union similar target phare taci jop instrument ceec ecip instrument develop mediterranean countri includ financ instrument oper member state express provid pursuant articl phare regul council common posit ec council underlin import role privat sector develop process necess encourag mutual benefici invest aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low defin articl ec treati hold true activ carri ceec countri recogn area compar articl region commun articl europ agreement respect countri regard preferenti treatment foreseen pursuant articl wto subsidi code appli develop newli industri countri aid scheme view austrian author consid contribut econom develop econom activ mean articl ec treati assist activ austrian enterpris invest abroad rais degre internation austrian economi oecd averag final austrian author european econom area over acquisit share elig aid sme definit elig invest necessarili ident definit initi invest region aid rule regard region aid commun rule recogn invest fix asset establish close close place initi invest aspect relev case over acquisit abroad east european countri iv observ submit du pont de nemour intern sa opinion scheme innov pragmat approach attract foreign invest countri central eastern europ econom restructur measur essenti eventu integr countri european union aid charact scheme aid set product establish subsidiari set product joint ventur purchas hold exist compani acquisit enterpris countri austrian enterpris measur favour undertak product good compar compani receiv aid activ commiss consid aid grant outward fdi activ commun compani compar aid grant enterpris export consider proport product case court found regard interdepend market commun undertak oper aid distort competit commun undertak receiv aid export product commun twofold reason austrian author scheme question show measur intend effect austrian economi host countri market aid grant austrian enterpris partial strengthen posit home market vi vi enterpris receiv aid carri activ enterpris locat european econom area compet invest abroad aid exceed de minimi threshold defin commiss notic de minimi rule state aid consid distort threaten distort competit eea enterpris limit effect aid price product origin aid product invok austrian author exclud effect competit eea enterpris hold true effect trade member state articl ec treati contract parti articl eea agreement trade effect felt intens case aid project countri priori exclud situat compar situat forese commun enterpris export consider proport product countri redirect due situat world market activ intern commun market aid affect trade member state conclud trade member state articl ec treati contract parti articl eea agreement affect case good produc countri reimport european econom area aid strengthen posit aid recipi locat austria common market case aid project support scheme direct effect trade member state propos aid scheme deem fall scope articl ec treati articl eea agreement true aid scheme natur open undefin number case applic imposs clarifi priori hypothet trade effect individu case scheme prevent commiss conclud articl ec treati appli instanc applic scheme examin regard project carri develop countri countri transit market economi elig cost aid intens scheme regard definit invest elig invest aid commiss view reason consist definit appli invest sme laid principl coordin region aid system point principl ident point efta surveil author guidelin refer austrian govern invest elig aid initi invest interpret invest fix asset creation establish extens exist establish engag activ involv fundament chang product product process exist establish mean ration restructur modern establish close close place regard scheme examin commiss note reduc interest loan directli link initi invest project defin principl coordin accord common method assess aid point annex council resolut octob maximum aid intens calcul basi elig cost defin point principl coordin region aid system maximum aid intens high gross case third reduc interest loan product invest project condit set indent fulfil assess compat scheme common market aid project develop countri help offset signific risk attach invest countri contribut develop countri concern strengthen econom link commiss awar import direct invest countri strengthen link countri diversifi internation european industri hand aid strengthen posit aid recipi common market competit world market consid facilit develop econom activ mean articl ec treati aid author advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest articl ec treati part sentenc case aid outward foreign direct invest fdi assess account addit factor plai major role assess compat aid intern competit european industri european interest strengthen econom cooper countri regard aspect balanc found neg effect commun risk deloc neg impact employ aid sme regard sme commun sme guidelin recogn aid justifi sme overcom specif handicap compar larg enterpris sme greater difficulti gain access capit market gener rais financ constitut sever obstacl develop commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris demonstr commiss posit attitud type aid help sme overcom handicap regard aid invest analysi made commiss sme guidelin lead differenti regard locat invest commun sme guidelin appli invest made sme locat handicap sme face bigger invest activ european econom area case sme neg effect outward fdi european economi employ regard deloc risk percept addit definit elig invest initi invest ensur transfer plant locat commun countri elig aid applic commun sme guidelin aid outward fdi sme impli nation aid scheme defin elig cost conform guidelin elig cost invest aid sme refer point sme guidelin defin accord point principl coordin region aid system altern part elig cost nation aid scheme line commun definit initi invest account calcul aid intens austria ensur authoriz aid ceil medium size enterpris calcul accord method respect aid base elig cost differ accept commiss lead aid intens exceed consid commiss case case basi regard small enterpris note ceil provid sme guidelin exceed applic sme guidelin support commun sme polici area commiss view present situat regard rule govern fdi unsatisfactori sme mean monitor adapt chang condit fdi host countri conclus european council held cann decemb recogn necess promot internation sme claus encourag close contact sme view promot trade industri cooper opportun includ cooper agreement commun countri aid larger enterpris commiss consid invest aid larg enterpris incompat common market exempt made invest aid project carri assist area commiss consid region exempt provid articl ec treati appli invest carri countri word articl europ agreement ceec exempt correspond exempt provid pursuant articl ec treati refer aid grant countri concern appli aid grant member state invest project compani countri commiss reaffirm posit attitud project support cooper central east european countri scheme question fulfil criteria commiss attach project common european interest mean articl ec treati scheme question form part cross border programm jointli support agre member state order achiev common target evid scheme form part develop cooper strategi countri aid activ intend carri common european interest mean articl ec treati invok scheme question commiss exclud possibl aid project larg enterpris scheme question constitut state aid mean articl ec treati exempt gener prohibit appli exempt claus provid pursuant articl ec treati order establish aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest commiss ensur aid disguis export aid element account effect employ sourc countri host countri risk deloc subsidiari product site member state countri sector implic local content necess aid includ envisag aid intens view intern competit european industri view risk involv invest project countri assess carri case case basi commiss individu notif plan award aid scheme question enterpris qualifi sme defin commiss recommend april definit small medium size enterpris vi commiss conclud aid scheme consid compat common market pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris sme commiss author aid project carri larg enterpris request austrian govern notifi plan individu pursuant articl ec treati adopt decis articl aid republ austria intend grant erp east european programm small medium size enterpris mean commiss recommend april definit small medium size enterpris compat common market pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement articl aid republ austria intend grant pursuant scheme refer articl enterpris qualifi small medium size enterpris defin commiss recommend april definit small medium size enterpris notifi individu pursuant articl ec treati aid republ austria intend grant small medium size enterpris base elig cost differ accept commiss invest aid sme refer point sme guidelin principl coordin region aid system calcul basi elig cost accept commiss lead aid intens exceed small enterpris medium size enterpris notifi individu pursuant articl ec treati articl austrian govern request submit commiss annual report applic scheme articl austrian govern remind applic scheme subject rule cumul aid cumul involv aid purpos aid purpos scheme adopt entiti entiti central region local case maximum ceil author scheme refer articl exceed austrian govern remind observ commun rule regul applic sector industri sector cover ecsc treati transport fisheri agricultur includ process market agricultur product articl decis address republ austria brussel june commiss han van den broek member commiss oj case oj oj council regul eec decemb econom aid republ hungari polish peopl republ oj common posit ec adopt council view adopt council regul implement european commun invest partner financi instrument countri latin america asia mediterranean region south africa oj point procedur substant rule field state aid guidelin issu efta surveil author oj case belgium commiss tubemeus ecr paragraph oj case belgium commiss tubemeus ecr paragraph oj final si articl propos conclus cooper agreement nepal oj articl propos conclus interregion framework cooper agreement southern cone common market member countri argentina brazil paraguai uruguai oj oj oj oj