commiss decis juli state aid germani plan implement automobilmanufaktur dresden gmbh notifi document number 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 call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis procedur meet juli germani gave notif letter date juli regist receiv juli plan aid respect invest project automobilmanufaktur dresden gmbh amd wholli own subsidiari volkswagen ag vw commiss address addit question germani letter date august request germani extens deadlin repli germani partli answer question letter date octob regist receiv octob letter date octob commiss gave comment letter date novemb regist receiv novemb germani provid addit inform letter date februari commiss inform germani decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid object relat claim germani exempt articl ec treati appli mobil invest number assumpt cost benefit analysi submit germani compli commiss practic notifi amount aid aid intens commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti letter date april regist receiv april germani submit comment open investig procedur letter request clarif germani septemb site visit novemb remind commiss date decemb request germani extens deadlin repli date januari commiss agre januari germani addit inform letter date februari regist receiv februari ii detail descript aid volkswagen group activ motor vehicl sector sell passeng car main brand volkswagen audi seat skoda european union central eastern european countri ceec volkswagen oper plant germani belgium spain portug slovakia hungari czech republ compani decid produc brand volkswagen complet model compet audi merced class bmw seri jaguar limousin beneficiari aid amd vw develop concept quot gläsern manufaktur quot transpar factori custom observ final assembl vehicl site highli skill personnel assembl plant built town characteris combin engin tradit cultur germani announc compar assess site vw decid locat transpar factori dresden invest place place bodyshop paintshop locat mosel previous abandon site vw exist plant intermedi storag centr establish dresden friedrichstadt transpar factori assembl take place built close histor centr dresden straßburg platz germani notifi invest quot greenfield quot invest mean commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri hereinaft quot motor vehicl framework quot state project entail creation project mean point motor vehicl framework germani invest carri altern site pragu vw group exist kvasini plant czech republ complet project instal capac dresden unit year germani total approxim job creat amd initi notif juli plan aid amount dem million net present dem million result aid intens cost benefit analysi notif put intens locat handicap compar mosel dresden compar invest made altern site identifi czech republ addit inform submit germani octob mosel face handicap relat kvasini dresden face relat pragu open investig procedur germani provid updat figur plan aid revis data cost benefit analysi basi figur mosel face locat handicap relat kvasini dresden face relat pragu region aid amount dem million net present dem million grant amd approv quot gemeinschaftsaufgab verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur quot ga rahmenplan outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur approv quot investitionszulagengesetz quot invest allow law aid paid time light progress invest project mosel situat assist region purpos articl ec treati region aid ceil gross grant equival gge locat dresden locat articl region lower region aid ceil gge larg enterpris germani assert aid compat common market articl aid grant economi area feder republ germani affect divis germani deem compat requir order compens econom disadvantag caus divis iii comment germani letter date april germani submit comment open investig procedur consid suffici commiss conclud evalu case germani explain detail condit site plant dresden construct sold citi dresden amd submit addit document purchas contract extract implement agreement durchführungsvertrag regard exempt provid articl ec treati germani restat view provis appli present case regard mobil project germani provid addit inform state product model czech republ viabl sound altern market concept observ assembl car custom tour citi pragu consid attract cultur tourism term dresden addit vw basic assum locat product site affect sale germani state locat choic crucial compani manag replac locat imag brand imag quot made volkswagen quot imag induc risk sale aris germani compens addit market expenditur regard qualiti product emphasis quot object quot qualiti product vw product locat quot subject quot percept qualiti car produc vw czech republ skoda reach level brand vw group mention made exist product audi tt model hungari assembl porsch boxster finland natur invest germani state consid invest dresden mosel invest number element cost benefit analysi purpos calcul locat handicap modifi quantifi tangibl intang risk factor final germani state addit product capac model higher end rang vehicl year practic assum vw vehicl perfectli substitut market segment major player bmw seri merced class audi jaguar smaller produc toyota lexu product model posit effect increas competit segment effect project capac mean motor vehicl framework consid small germani site visit novemb germani submit addit inform letter date februari compris separ revis cost benefit analys dresden mosel point rais commiss procedur initi enlarg addit document relat intent evalu site provid updat figur invest cost oper cost amount aid revis cost benefit analysi locat handicap dresden mosel iv assess aid aid measur notifi germani amd constitut state aid mean articl ec treati financ state state resourc constitut signific proport fund project liabl distort competit commun give amd edg competitor lastli extens trade member state motor vehicl market aid intend firm manufactur assembl car firm part motor vehicl industri mean motor vehicl framework aid grant quot investitionszulagengesetz quot invest allow law quot gemeinschaftsaufgab verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur ga rahmenplan quot outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur approv commiss motor vehicl framework stipul aid public author plan grant individu project authoris aid scheme firm oper motor vehicl industri accord articl treati notifi grant threshold reach total cost project equal eur million ii total gross aid project state aid aid commun instrument equal eur million total cost project amount aid exce notif threshold notifi propos aid amd germani compli requir aris articl ec treati articl ec treati specifi type aid compat common market germani reli articl aid grant economi area feder republ germani affect divis germani compat common market aid requir order compens econom disadvantag caus divis settl case law phrase quot divis germani quot refer histor establish divid line occupi zone quot econom disadvantag caus divis quot econom disadvantag caus isol establish physic frontier entail break commun link loss market result break commerci relat part german territori germani shown aid compens econom disadvantag caus divis germani commiss consid articl applic plan region aid amd articl applic view natur purpos aid locat articl ec treati form aid regard compat common market compat assess standpoint commun individu member state order safeguard proper function common market respect principl articl treati except articl constru narrowli regard articl clear aid question intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb economi member state promot cultur heritag conserv articl commiss note invest project carri area saxoni qualifi assist point region aid map germani approv commiss juli articl region project locat area region aid ceil larg compani gge mosel gge dresden land transact citi dresden amd germani provid addit document explain comment open procedur condit land sold assess land carri independ evalu committe commiss citi dresden applic german law baugesetzbuch land quot erschließungsbeitragsfrei baureif land quot estim dem minu cost render area usabl invest redevelop anti pollut measur clearanc ammunit remain war minu loss due restrict futur purchas contract implement agreement site sold price dem amd undertook pai cost clean prepar site redevelop amount dem born citi total cost incur amd amount dem commiss consid amd receiv aid relat purchas land order decid region aid except articl ec treati compat common market commiss check condit motor vehicl framework met order authoris aid motor vehicl framework commiss check area question elig aid commun legisl establish investor consid altern site project aim ascertain aid refer mobil project commiss studi mobil project respect automot group receiv aid prove clear convinc econom viabl altern plan locat commiss account assess project question involv invest greenfield project dresden expans replac exist oper instal mosel bodyshop paintshop built previous abandon site vw exist plant confirm commiss extern automot expert site visit addit commiss receiv document copi minut vw decis make bodi show compani intent assess altern site product model document compar site machbarkeitsstudi und standortuntersuchung volkswagen site plan area pragu detail inform cost element base vw actual cost exist plant czech republ vw oper car plant central eastern europ technic carri invest product model vw kvasini plant start assembl work greenfield site pragu pragu consid credibl commerci altern commiss note sale promot concept vw custom combin visit citi possess rich cultur heritag view car assembl deliveri plant saxoni czech republ long tradit car manufactur addit assum dresden pragu equal attract cultur term fit plan market concept audi assembl top rang model audi tt hungari produc model czech republ concern remain imag risk sale concept envisag custom acquaint locat central eastern europ germani acknowledg locat pragu influenc potenti buyer car risk sale volum price lower compar dresden result custom subject expect risk germani compens increas market expenditur commiss consult extern automot expert consid plausibl imag risk mitig addit market measur take account cost benefit analysi increas market expenditur need pragu kvasini option consid credibl commerci altern commiss conclud project mobil consid elig region aid aid attract invest assist region region aid intend modernis rationalis measur gener mobil authoris motor vehicl sector grant transform involv radic chang product structur exist plant extern automot expert consult commiss confirm invest paintshop bodyshop mosel abandon build vw main oper plant mosel exist bodyshop paintshop complet model qualifi transform invest dresden concern greenfield project commiss extern automot expert evalu cost benefit analysi present view ascertain extent propos region aid suit resolv region problem seek allevi depth evalu made clarifi point rais procedur launch princip reason locat handicap dresden significantli higher level wage cost germani compar czech republ take account addit inform receiv germani open procedur cost benefit analysi base exchang rate applic time notif modifi manner open procedur commiss express doubt notifi germani examin assess proportion aid saxoni locat handicap rel czech republ basi aggreg analysi view type invest greenfield dresden expans mosel region aid ceil dresden gge mosel gge base assess proportion aid separ cost benefit analys dresden pragu mosel kvasini germani consid invest dresden mosel greenfield invest plant mean motor vehicl framework plant site develop case compar plant expans compani face problem result lack adequ infrastructur organis logist appropri skill workforc subcontract structur facil provid unit group locat close proxim site commiss project expans built greenfield site site visit commiss note invest bodyshop paintshop take place exist build previous vw sachsen gmbh main plant mosel amd profit exist infrastructur logist commiss consid project regard expans oper handicap mosel assess cost benefit analys period year hand invest dresden involv greenfield project commiss note invest carri complet site creat job job transfer vw exist plant mosel oper handicap dresden assess period year commiss open procedur articl ec treati order verifi extent addit market expenditur need compens imag risk vehicl produc czech republ germani acknowledg principl luxuri car produc pragu vw accept lower price outset start curv lower result custom subject expect regard qualiti differ germani estim addit market expenditur compens risk dem million averag scenario dem worst case scenario precaut commiss base analysi worst case scenario assum expenditur signific impact locat handicap occur start product germani alloc addit cost pragu kvasini site ad underli market concept quot transpar factori quot custom combin visit citi possess rich cultur heritag view final assembl car commiss consid market cost close link sale car assembl plant fulli alloc addit market cost compar site vehicl assembl deliv dresden pragu volkswagen acknowledg transfer car czech republ give rise addit cost put dem million cost includ calcul account aris year access qualiti manag volkswagen acknowledg worst case scenario addit personnel cost dem million aris pragu site transit period dem million includ start difficulti pragu cost includ cost benefit analysi regard wage cost commiss standard practic case compar plant locat central eastern europ appli converg factor commiss open procedur previou practic similar case incorpor annual converg factor cost benefit analysi germani agre commiss consid wage salari czech republ germani expect converg labour market czech republ expand view forthcom eu enlarg basi inform provid germani addit cost dem million account site product czech republ product risk czech republ consid low volkswagen compani includ cost benefit analysi risk induc cost estim dem million worst case scenario regard invest cost germani acknowledg reduct cost initi assum pragu scenario result procur materi supplier czech republ hold differ elimin procur activ vw group cost reduct account assess compar handicap dresden respect czech republ compar handicap calcul basi elig invest cost aid scheme approv commiss cost disadvantag purchas site dresden exclud cost benefit analysi appli build invest mosel germani includ cost benefit analysi elig cost machineri equip cost mosel germani consid partli elig handicap reduc proportion supplier tool cost commiss consid elig pertain assist area länder open procedur germani provid estim supplier tool invest carri area commiss amount account assess lead reduct elig cost locat increas quot region handicap ratio quot aid intens project germani fail provid suffici proof commiss locat handicap account regard supplier tool modif cost benefit analysi produc result differ analysi initi submit germani net present locat handicap amount dem million dresden dem million mosel net present elig cost mosel amount dem million give handicap compar kvasini net present elig cost dresden amount dem million handicap compar pragu open procedur germani provid updat figur aid grant amd approv quot gemeinschaftsaufgab verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur ga rahmenplan quot outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur approv quot investitionszulagengesetz quot invest allow law net present aid grant project dresden amount dem million result aid intens gge net present aid grant mosel amount dem million result aid intens gge view sensit charact motor vehicl industri commiss examin adjust percentag point made allow aid intens light effect industri competit variat product capac relev market group concern light assist area statu relev locat impact industri quot high quot ratio capac group invest capac group invest inform provid germani product capac vw group amount invest invest take account locat assist area statu articl area ec treati high impact industri variat product capac group commiss reduc allow aid intens project percentag point invest mosel invest dresden conclus commiss consid invest project mobil aid realis project regard proportion base assess separ cost benefit analys site region aid ceil dresden mosel invest mosel expect aid intens lower region handicap region aid ceil case motor vehicl framework stipul automot compani receiv unjustifi amount aid aid serv compens extent financi disadvantag choic locat commiss authoris aid amount dem million net present compat common market articl ec treati invest dresden aid intens plan germani gge lower region aid ceil gge higher locat handicap cost calcul cost benefit analysi modifi downward adjust percentag point elig invest cost commiss authoris aid equival elig invest cost dem million correspond net present dem million plan aid dem million incompat common market implement adopt decis articl aid amount dem million net present germani plan implement automobilmanufaktur dresden gmbh amd invest project mosel compat common market mean articl treati amount dem million net present aid germani plan implement amd invest project dresden compat common market mean articl treati aid amount dem million net present incompat common market implement articl decis address feder republ germani brussel juli commiss mario monti member commiss oj footnot oj judgment court justic european commun septemb case germani commiss ecr confidenti inform confidenti inform increas