commiss decis juli spanish plan renov industri system aid purchas commerci vehicl august decemb notifi document number spanish text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof notic parti concern submit comment accord abovement articl februari commiss request remind april inform matter made awar press system aid purchas commerci vehicl system form part plan renov industri design assist natur person small medium size enterpris sme region public bodi bodi provid local public servic involv grant loan purchas commerci vehicl purpos renew commerci vehicl fleet spain april director gener transport receiv repli spanish author date march request inform date juli answer spanish author juli final februari commiss ask detail receiv letter date march receipt record march system set agreement conclud septemb offici credit institut instituto de crédito ofici ico spanish ministri industri energi ico respons arrang mediat contract financi institut contract financi institut implement aid scheme subsequ compens ico aid consist subsidi percentag point interest payabl loan grant purchas vehicl leas intent purchas loan cover total vehicl exclud vat year grace period loan guarante negoti recipi financi institut initi budget roughli esp billion ecu million credit line open ico esp billion ecu million maximum subsidi esp ecu million ecu loan date point interest rate subsidi year loan esp million view limit maximum subsidi calcul roughli total cost vehicl exclus vat subsidi purchas categori vehicl semi trailer lorri weigh tonn commerci vehicl weigh tonn commerci vehicl weigh tonn car base vehicl light commerci van commerci vehicl weigh tonn motor buse coach subsidis vehicl categori categori categori system origin intend run august decemb extend end credit line commit end letter februari spanish author formal notifi commiss plan renov forc essenti condit obtain subsidi requir vehicl roughli equival capac regist year ago year ago case tractor unit irrevoc withdrawn market proof withdraw pass director gener traffic dirección gener de tráfico presuppos withdrawn vehicl regist spain tabl show match purchas withdrawn vehicl gt tabl gt ii access intern road haulag market open commun competit entri forc council regul eec introduc commun quota carriag good road member state bilater agreement member state access intern transport subject commun quota adopt council regul eec march access market carriag good road commun territori member state pass territori member state amend act access austria finland sweden market complet open competit januari regul eec abolish quantit restrict intern road transport road haulag cabotag open commun competit juli entri forc council regul eec decemb lai condit resid carrier oper nation road haulag servic member state regul introduc cabotag quota regul replac council regul eec octob lai condit resid carrier oper nation road haulag servic member state amend regul ec forc cabotag complet deregul juli transit period initi number commun authoris increas annual januari access intern market carriag person liberalis council regul eec march common rule intern carriag passeng coach bu amend regul ec regul enter forc june lai market access condit type passeng transport servic cabotag right introduc council regul eec juli lai condit resid carrier oper nation road passeng transport servic member state amend act access austria finland sweden regul road passeng transport cabotag regular servic liberalis august iii letter date june commiss inform spanish author decis initi procedur provid articl treati invit state view decis initi procedur inform member state interest parti publish letter offici journal european commun decis commiss state consid aid illeg express doubt conform aid treati initi procedur spanish author submit comment letter date juli receipt record commiss august request inform decemb spanish author commun detail bilater meet held januari letter februari public offici journal drew reaction interest parti regard actual recipi aid spanish author letter februari point fell categori region public bodi bodi provid local public servic firm provid public servic urban passeng transport fire fight wast collect servic special concess includ local passeng transport compani transport de barcelona empresa municip de transport de gijón tranvía de cadiz sa empresa municip de transport de madrid remain recipi natur person sme cover definit laid commun guidelin state aid sme commiss recommend april definit small medium size enterpris engag transport hire reward account transport oper small firm lorri bu carri passeng good road letter februari detail spelt difficulti obtain detail inform recipi aid grant plan renov detail comput file spanish author obtain inform analys sampl case relat vehicl categori categori reason size involv intra commun trade basi spanish author state aid recipi small firm hold licenc road transport oper firm hold licenc licenc larg licenc comment initi procedur spanish author argu delai examin aid scheme amount time elaps commiss request inform gave reason ground believ aid involv aid grant compat treati defenc view refer judgment court justic european commun march case germani commiss march case itali commiss meet januari spanish author inform commiss end system appli oper carri vehicl subsidis esp million ecu million grant letter februari spanish author maintain case subsidi vehicl categori risk distort competit minim type vehicl activ open intern competit infra commun trade appreci affect abovement letter spanish author point semi trailer lorri weigh tonn buse coach road transport activ open competit vehicl categori subsidis licenc grant type vehicl similarli buse coach subsidis total licens spanish author stress letter juli introduct plan renov led increas capac sector imposs withdrawn vehicl market exact correspond withdrawn vehicl spanish author confirm meet januari subsidi grant prior product document certifi vehicl definit withdrawn certif appear vehicl licenc vehicl possibl put road withdrawn vehicl scrap regard equival capac withdrawn vehicl replac spanish author recognis letter juli case equival capac case replac vehicl lower categori case vehicl subsidis vehicl higher categori initi articl procedur commiss warn danger discrimin qualifi aid question applic requir produc document issu dirección gener de tráfico director gener traffic certifi vehicl concern withdrawn servic meant withdrawn vehicl regist spain spanish author letter juli argu requir recipi aid owner vehicl withdrawn circul carrier establish spain elig subsidi sign agreement carrier establish spain scrap vehicl enabl subsidi grant foreign carrier vehicl regist spain resid carrier receiv aid indirectli spanish author requir recipi aid purchas vehicl spain purchas financ bodi plan renov oblig give rise problem discrimin great bodi bank financi arm intern vehicl manufactur scania iveco locat spain europ spanish author point foreign carrier opt arrang benefit deriv plan renov industri insuffici compar member state interest rate gener lower spain initi articl procedur commiss point ico enjoi wide margin discret plan renov lack transpar lead discrimin letter juli meet januari spanish author explain recours theoret option exception grant loan meet stipul condit purpos except enabl plan benefit firm met criteria consider sme except reason margin fail meet criteria point process spanish author state ico margin discret regard maximum amount subsidi amount esp ecu fix agreement state interest rate appli loan rate madrid interbank market mibor commerci object base interest rate number occas spanish author alleg amount subsidi question lower de minimi figur laid abovement commun guidelin state aid sme commiss commun de minimi aid subsidi constitut aid mean articl treati spanish author argu potenti applic subsidi account transport oper main busi transport commun guidelin state aid sme de minimi rule appli purchas made transport compani initi articl procedur commiss point aid grant plan renov industri cumul authoris commiss decis april februari includ option grant aid purchas roll stock vehicl compani merg consolid guarante loan vehicl replac letter februari spanish author state cumul occur case merger consolid aid grant articl ministeri order april relat purchas vehicl transport equip firm hold restrict licenc busi merger consolid procedur articl order guarante loan leas commerci credit oper includ loan replac vehicl year spanish author state esp million ecu million earmark aid scheme esp million ecu alloc vehicl replac loan loan guarante provid mean temporari contribut loan amount mutual guarante compani enabl firm concern obtain loan favour term fax letter date novemb commiss ask spanish author provid inform compani provid transport servic main activ oper local market impact intra commun trade spanish author repli letter novemb februari regist decemb februari gener secretariat commiss deriv inform provid regard purchas categori vehicl number beneficiari identifi spanish author oper restrict licenc iv articl treati state aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market concept aid requir consider fundament issu state resourc distort competit extent trade affect case examin commiss consid aid purchas commerci vehicl grant state resourc subsidi budget spanish ministri industri energi aid question take form purchas aid presum benefit purchas commerci vehicl lower cost vehicl point view purchas aid intend benefit natur person sme local region author local servic provid subsidi reduc normal busi expens give advantag competitor commiss consid aid strengthen financi posit recipi firm give greater scope action competit advantag commiss consid recipi public privat bodi provid local region public servic open competit basi commun legisl carrier member state trade member state affect mean articl treati aid grant context provis public servic concess contract regul market due lack liberalis competit carrier member state refer intern transport servic commiss consid measur plan renov industri assist local region public bodi local firm provid local public servic concess constitut state aid mean articl treati servic provid bodi compani affect trade member state case aid grant natur person sme pursu busi transport sole local region level purchas small commerci vehicl categori typic short journei environ subsidis conclud aid effect trade member state busi activ consid affect compani respect local market addit effect account servic transport market neglig entrust transport compani provis servic contract viabl option econom term commiss opinion aid provid constitut state aid mean articl treati recipi transport main busi auxiliari compet transport compani elig aid plan renov industri spain member state liberalis road transport led competit firm member state intern transport cabotag sector commiss consid formal legal reason carrier establish spain advantag albeit indirectli subsidi plan renov practic system discrimin resid carrier scrap vehicl regist spain bui scrap right spanish oper direct advantag subsidi recours intermediari reason conclud grant subsidi purchas commerci vehicl plan renov industri lead distort competit carrier establish spain oper spain base member state aid grant distort threaten distort competit recipi subsidi plan renov privileg posit vi vi competitor unabl advantag aid scheme commiss consid reason accept manag loan ico impli potenti discrimin recipi subsidi aid strengthen financi posit firm sector involv intra commun trade trade regard affect mean articl treati aid provid plan renov industri strengthen financi posit scope action recipi compani compar competitor effect take place context intra commun trade commiss consid affect grant aid commiss consid aid grant sme plan renov industri constitut aid mean articl treati aid characterist paragraph principl incompat common market articl articl treati set type aid compat common market articl treati design transport sector exempt state aid grant coordin transport compens provis public servic pursuant articl council regul eec june grant aid transport rail road inland waterwai amend regul ec authoris aid coordin transport commiss consid spanish aid scheme question cover exempt provid regul constitut measur coordin transport concept aid meet coordin transport impli govern intervent transport sector sector liberalis coordin activ undertaken member state liberalis transport market coordin achiev market limit framework condit set member state accord commun law set articl treati conclus case transport specif except appli case issu except provid articl treati applic aid scheme direct attain object set object aid compat common market grant individu social purpos compens damag caus natur disast except occurr effect divis germani articl treati aid consid compat common market order ensur proper function common market regard principl competit matter establish treati except provid articl constru narrowli aid measur assess articl exempt aid promot develop area econom difficulti special assist except consid relev aid scheme region element territori member state cover clear sector object commiss tradition consid vehicl purchas aid common transport polici context justifi region viewpoint mobil natur object subsidi except provid articl treati refer made develop region regard except provid articl aid issu intend promot execut project common european interest remedi disturb spanish economi featur project intend promot cultur heritag conserv compli exempt basi council legisl articl except relat aid grant facilit develop econom activ aid measur advers affect trade condit extent contrari common market legal practic requir inter alia aid restrict case achiev object market forc achiev judgment court septemb case philip morri commiss conclus commiss consid state aid measur notifi case assess articl treati commiss adopt specif condit aid scheme consid incompat articl treati de minimi rule point commiss initi articl procedur rule amount provid member state due low threshold consid threaten distort competit trade member state percept degre de minimi rule explicitli exempt transport sector scope sector characteris larg number small compani small amount impact competit trade member state commiss similarli invalid argument mention context applic commun guidelin state aid sme applic de minimi rule compani perform account transport oper transport sector made transport hire reward account transport activ regard interchang macroeconom oper point view situat outsourc transport servic permit optimum alloc resourc bring desir element flexibl organis transport commiss acknowledg valid argument financi incent withdraw market commerci vehicl low technic standard regard safeti environ member state concern prove posit impact propos measur order compat common market aid provid purchas vehicl organis complianc commun guidelin state aid environment protect elig cost strictli confin extra invest cost meet environment object achiev standard higher requir law similar approach consid safeti standard measur justifi guidelin counteract commun legisl articl treati commiss guidelin aid provid ensur complianc exist mandatori technic standard elig invest fix asset aid consider distort effect competit subsidis invest econom consider inevit aid compens invest regard serv common european interest spain provid commiss proof posit impact measur provid incent exist mandatori technic standard market overcapac road transport sector aid purchas tonnag addit tonnag exact equival term size vehicl withdrawn principl consid contrari commun interest confirm commiss grant aid plan renov industri led increas capac commiss accept system prior check suffici guarante replac vehicl final withdrawn market commiss gener aid practic authoris aid invest place replac renov industri aid system basi calcul subsidi price vehicl environment factor account subsidi proport price vehicl environment safeti perform decis ec commiss contend similar measur scheme intend improv competit posit commerci road haulag compani produc distort competit seek reduc normal busi run cost compani cost born full competitor commiss consid exempt articl treati appli case spanish author argu shown aid question qualifi abovement exempt provid treati regul eec council regul addit commiss consid genuin risk cumul aid grant plan renov industri grant guarante measur authoris commiss result aid exceed level provid plan renov industri basi forego inform commiss consid aid purchas commerci vehicl grant plan renov industri natur person sme compat common market purpos articl treati vi articl treati commiss inform aid suffici time enabl submit comment spanish govern implement aid system met notif requir commiss consid system illeg commun law commiss accept argument aid legal virtu time elaps scheme put effect spanish author fail compli oblig articl treati notifi plan grant aid await relev commiss decis authoris provis aid commiss remind articl member state put propos measur effect procedur result final decis failur compli provis constitut infring commun law result recoveri aid interest spanish govern inform letter june articl procedur initi occas spanish govern attent drawn commiss commun member state point aid illeg grant subject decis order member state concern recov repli spanish author argu decis contraven principl proportion low level aid involv commiss consid instanc aid recov order restor condit fair competit prevail aid grant adopt decis articl aid grant plan renov industri region public bodi bodi provid local public servic form interest rate subsidi loan purchas commerci vehicl august decemb cooper agreement septemb spanish ministri industri energi instituto de crédito ofici constitut state aid mean articl treati articl aid grant natur person sme pursu busi transport sole local region level purchas commerci vehicl categori constitut state aid mean articl treati articl aid grant natur person sme constitut state aid mean articl treati illeg incompat common market articl spain abolish recov aid refer articl aid repaid accord provis nation law matur interest ad sum recov interest calcul basi refer rate evalu region aid scheme run date illeg aid grant date repaid articl spain inform commiss month date notif decis step compli therewith articl decis address kingdom spain brussel juli commiss neil kinnock member commiss oj exchang rate ecu esp oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj footnot oj oj oj ecr ecr oj oj oj articl council regul eec juli lai condit resid carrier oper nation road passeng transport servic member state oj council regul eec juli action member state oblig inher concept public servic transport rail road inland waterwai oj amend regul eec oj oj oj ecr oj paragraph commun commiss final oj oj