commiss decis januari aid plan french govern favour shipbuild contract competit yard member state french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof regard council direct eec januari aid shipbuild articl conjunct articl thereof parti concern notic submit comment januari unit kingdom govern request articl direct eec commiss interven specif aid case competit member state shipbuild contract build cgt car ferri french cross channel oper bretagn angleterr irland bai call brittani ferri appear member state nation yard involv competit contract concern franc netherland unit kingdom commiss ask member state notifi aid plan grant support yard contract draw attent fact aid plan implement commiss final approv aid envisag unit kingdom govern notifi abovement note januari letter march aid plan netherland govern notifi telex march whilst french govern remind notifi june aid plan notifi french govern consist direct product aid yard contract aid ff million aid french domicil ship compani aid countri construct unit kingdom govern plan aid form grant compet nation yard shipbuild intervent fund contract aid aid envisag netherland govern favour compet nation yard grant contract aid appear contrari articl direct eec accord articl conjunct articl direct aid grant directli nation yard indirect product aid made shipown build ship cumul aid propos french govern foreseen unit kingdom govern exceed maximum ceil product aid fix commiss articl conjunct articl direct contract aid clear aid intens french unit kingdom govern plan significantli exceed envisag netherland govern includ shipbuild aid dispos french shipown result total aid level contract aid commiss declar minut meet council minist decemb state exercis power articl direct ensur case notif aid propos yard member state compet contract plan aid affect trade condit extent contrari common interest appli procedur articl eec treati permit lowest aid level higher aid level ceil appear ensur contract remain commun time contract includ base calcul oper aid articl reason commiss decid juli initi procedur laid articl eec treati aid plan propos french unit kingdom govern whilst approv aid plan propos netherland govern letter juli gave french unit kingdom govern notic open procedur ask observ govern netherland letter juli approv aid plan ask comment member state directli involv letter novemb interest parti notifi offici journal european commun novemb shortli open articl eec procedur announc press order question french yard ii observ repli open procedur letter septemb french govern argu aid shipown build vessel count ceil aid made shipown choic countri construct reason underli commiss open articl eec procedur french govern contend aid compet offer netherland yard bona fide offer account reflect intent undermin econom base vessel construct usual commun competitor letter august novemb unit kingdom govern adapt aid plan firstli accumul french govern aid shipown cumul total exce exce level direct aid yard plan netherland govern fulli overcom object rais commiss open articl eec procedur comment procedur member state directli concern netherland interven iii aid shipbuild subject specif rule adopt council basi articl eec treati direct eec direct base realiz shipbuild suffer fundament structur crisi cyclic problem demand short sight continu respond aggrav crisi multipli volum oper aid increas partit intern market constitut continu drain scarc budgetari resourc member state induc last improv competit commun shipbuild industri situat tight select aid polici order support present trend product technolog advanc ship order ensur fair uniform condit intra commun competit polici constitut approach term ensur mainten suffici level activ european shipyard surviv effici competit european shipbuild industri order carri polici council view order avoid discrimin make form oper aid subject common maximum ceil includ loss compens aid grant indirectli person increas effici princip object pursu premis direct yearli review product aid ceil aim progress reduct addit order ensur full transpar vital element ensur proper function commun aid system respect oper aid burden share regard restructur effort direct strengthen notif rule includ notif aid shipown build convers ship part order meet effect requir govern implement mechan introduc direct eec commiss consid provis articl direct interpret commiss notifi plan aid shipyard member state compet order level aid author correspond lowest level higher level aid exceed ceil prove order ensur contract remain commun statement line made commiss council adopt direct decemb entri forc direct eec commiss deal case intra commun competit articl direct request member state case settl interpret criteria voluntari agreement member state iv regard individu aid cover decis note aid intend alsthom chantier saint nazair alsthom chantier larg firm quarter order book amount cgt equival french product capac commun product capac tonnag complet ship cgt equival french product commun product car ferri product sector highli competit evidenc tender contract question made french unit kingdom netherland shipyard view consider commiss consid aid plan french govern affect intra commun trade competit meet condit laid articl treati regard observ submit french govern commiss remark experi shown aid grant shipown build convers ship predominantli construct nation shipyard necessarili made subject aid ceil discrimin avoid ceil stand chanc exercis intend influenc improv competit reduc distort intra commun trade encourag continu restructur aid polici laid explic articl direct eec fact present case indirect aid shipown made construct member state case condit approv articl direct aid incompat articl treati aid polici base applic singl common ceil product aid categori vessel make provid system aid ceil limit strictli contract commun yard order prevent ceil univers level aid ensur normal plai competit undistort aid yard member state commiss justifi critic relat natur netherland offer fact vigor repeat intervent netherland govern give rise belief netherland yard make fictiti bid netherland govern notifi aid plan march argument french govern base alleg respect bear fact refer fact earli netherland yard question lost contract ferri unit kingdom shipown countri minimum aid level fl million grant regard order cover cost involv french author assum present contract requir minimum amount aid fl million adjust cost price proport compens gross tonnag ship conclud proce yard present case approxim ff million cost argument account fact individu shipbuild contract cost structur vari significantli tender comparison made concern special creation cruis ferri model intend expand luxuri cruis style sea cross market product yard increas roughli year yard question consider restructur period event tender made netherland shipyard consid meet market criteria compar tender question express french franc ff million unit kingdom tender ff million netherland tender ff million french tender context essenti result commiss abovement declar minut council meet decemb member state made awar fact subsequ aid grant cover loss suffer bid price cost contract includ base allow subsequ oper aid articl direct adopt decis articl plan notifi french govern june grant aid build cgt car ferri french cross channel oper brittani ferri form direct grant construct yard contract aid ff million invest aid shipown consid compat common market articl french govern put propos aid measur effect inform commiss month notif decis measur order abolish aid plan alter bring lowest level aid offer member state shipbuild contract question contract aid defin articl direct eec includ notifi ff million shipbuild aid grant shipown concern articl decis address french republ brussel januari commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj oj