commiss decis march state aid germani plan implement steel firm bre warmwalzwerk gmbh amp kg notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof read conjunct protocol regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid steel industri hereinaft refer quot steel aid code quot articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur letter date januari germani act articl decis ecsc steel aid code notifi commiss aid plant belong stahlwerk bremen gmbh meantim legal independ firm bre warmwalzwerk gmbh amp kg hereinaft refer quot brema quot aid amount dem million eur repres invest dem million eur million letter date juli commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl steel aid code respect aforement aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid german author present comment letter date juli uk steel associ beneficiari undertak brema sidmar parent compani stahlwerk bremen gmbh comment context procedur commiss notifi germani comment letter date decemb germani gave comment letter date januari ii descript aid brema undertak independ legal statu januari separ stahlwerk bremen gmbh parent compani turn own sidmar form part luxembourg base arb group ecsc steel compani manufactur hot roll sheet hot roll mill produc million tonn year slab hot roll process reheat walk beam furnac german author steer system furnac year base obsolet technolog requir modernis modernis furnac involv invest dem million eur million limit carri modernis brema decid undertak complet reconstruct steer oper system walk beam furnac interest energi save addit invest amount dem million bring total invest cost dem million eur million german author qualifi environment aid basi energi save effect reduct emiss reconstruct oper steer equip lead total energi save equival million nm natur ga year total emiss reduc tonn year case modernis million nm ga save permit emiss reduct tonn year total reconstruct oper steer system furnac decid firm lead addit energi save million nm natur ga reduct tonn year addit energi save million nm natur ga repres dem million term direct cost save year firm indirect cost save effect invest firm effici capac product increas effici process lead workforc reduct peopl result cost reduct dem year small capac increas roll mill tonn year yield dem year extra revenu total annual save result extra invest amount dem million year iii comment germani repli initi proceed germani confirm posit preliminari investig invest elig aid firm contempl make invest aid high initi cost spite depreci period year fact invest earn return capit year decis firm decis invest extra improv protect environ signific addit energi save million nm natur ga entail reduct emiss tonn year initi invest lead reduct tonn iv comment interest parti beneficiari undertak brema parent compani sidmar view germani elig invest environment protect ground uk steel associ share commiss misgiv deem import examin reason state aid view recent technolog develop invest indirect posit effect environ temptat present normal product invest determin environment factor order attract state aid assess aid legal basi brema undertak mean articl ecsc treati subject rule steel aid code measur notifi germani constitut aid mean articl steel aid code accord articl aid environment protect case steel undertak deem compat common market complianc commun guidelin state aid environment protect hereinaft refer quot guidelin quot conform criteria outlin annex steel aid code guidelin point aid ostens intend environment protect measur fact aid gener invest cover guidelin elig cost strictli confin extra invest cost meet environment object rule appli aid invest significantli higher level environment protect authoris maximum elig cost level proport improv environ achiev invest achiev improv point aid energi conserv treat aid environment purpos aim achiev signific benefit environ aid regard cost save obtain investor point annex steel aid code aid encourag firm contribut significantli improv environment protect appli invest absenc environment standard invest improv environment protect govern provis commiss analys econom environment background decis opt replac exist plant equip decis undertak invest event econom ground account ag exist plant equip life left elig aid investor demonstr clear decis opt higher standard necessit addit invest lower cost solut exist meet statutori requir advantag regard lower cost product deduct present case notif germani relat aid initi invest made replac instal relat aid extra invest lead reduct energi consumpt emiss germani view aid ceil invest germani decid limit grant aid invest energi save assess aid invest bring improv environment protect view applic rule set commiss make present case advantag form lower product cost attribut invest deduct elig cost ensur invest aim exclus environment protect receiv state aid purpos econom advantag obtain firm life equip result invest consider equip partial replac year time replac assum life equip life equip readili determin commiss view constant technolog develop appli case normal depreci period enter account compani depreci period long ensur econom gain obtain compani invest deduct present case depreci period year potenti effect life doubl depreci period consid long purpos mention accept commiss life equip commiss accept argument put forward germani brema sidmar effect aid view high cost invest criterion ensur provis steel aid code guidelin compli inform provid germani invest question gener save firm level energi consumpt rationalis product process save amount dem million year result save extra invest dem million pai year invest consider posit effect environment protect commiss accept aid regard cost save obtain investor vi conclus advantag form lower product cost deduct year notifi invest paid save extra earn gener invest elig state aid steel aid code guidelin aid notifi germani dem million invest dem million incompat common market adopt decis articl state aid germani plan implement bre warmwalzwerk gmbh amp kg amount dem million eur incompat common market aid implement articl germani inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address feder republ germani brussel march commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj footnot oj