commiss decis march french govern aid propos favour caulliez frère cotton yarn produc locat prouvi franc french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic parti concern submit comment provid articl regard comment letter date march refer commun guidelin aid textil cloth industri commun member state letter juli februari french govern notifi commiss propos grant financi assist caulliez frère produc cotton yarn locat prouvi aid grant region plan grant scheme prime aménag du territoir pat form grant amount ff million intend facilit invest ff million purpos creat cotton yarn spin plant initi scrutini commiss consid propos aid meet condit fulfil order benefit except set articl treati establish eec line commun guidelin aid textil cloth industri affect trade condit extent contrari common interest commiss initi procedur provid subparagraph articl letter april gave french govern notic submit comment member state inform august parti august ii letter date june french govern submit comment procedur initi underlin aid grant region plan grant scheme approv commiss octob decis eec consid procedur initi respect aid propos substanc case french govern view sector concern comb cotton yarn overcapac situat member state industri constantli increas product capac franc output significantli reduc year point invest project vital firm concern modern ration product compani avoid fall technolog lead disappear market french govern state capac creat amount tonn comb cotton yarn present capac caulliez frère tonn capac repres french govern mere present commun product consid unabl distort competit french govern point situat french market import sourc repres approxim total consumpt import countri europ highlight fact project invest highli capit intens ff million worker french govern final point econom problem region concern consid situat unemploy stand propos invest project great import develop area member state parti member state comment procedur letter date novemb french govern inform commiss wish withdraw notif march normal practic commiss close formal examin procedur articl receipt withdraw formal confirm govern member state concern aid issu grant case formal confirm commiss meet held novemb letter date decemb reject request french govern view effect articl procedur complet confirm aid issu grant french govern invit provid confirm latest decemb repli receiv circumst commiss justifi come conclus french govern guarante implement aid commiss consid oblig continu procedur open decis iii high volum trade cotton yarn comb cotton yarn approxim total commun product trade commun compani question product capac rise tonn tonn result invest project particip activ intra commun trade export output member state caulliez frère present repres total french product comb cotton yarn total eec product project share rise turnov ff million emploi peopl firm consider larger averag comb cotton yarn produc franc european commun comb cotton yarn repres approxim total cotton yarn product rest card open end card yarn yarn textil cloth industri main util comb cotton yarn knit cloth subgoup cotton yarn put form multi fibr arrang product categori sensit product group exist textil cloth high degre sensit result consider pressur countri declin weav knit commun recent year reduc demand commun spun yarn increas filament yarn made man made fibr stock sock garment carpet industri textil reduc demand spun yarn result exist high degre competit approxim produc comb cotton yarn european commun price depress product drop earli compar period led capac util consid insuffici view consider grow pressur countri propos assist ff million grant region plan grant scheme state aid mean articl treati amount small absolut term import advantag aid reduc invest cost net grant equival firm increas capac support cost relat increas unaid competitor wish undertak invest aid strengthen firm posit compar competitor intra commun trade affect aid consider trade comb cotton yarn commun competit keen firm particip activ intra ec trade propos assist liabl affect trade distort threaten distort competit mean articl iv articl eec treati lai principl aid featur incompat common market except principl set articl applic case charact aid act aid grant intend purpos articl set aid consid compat common market compat treati determin context commun singl member state order safeguard good function common market take account principl articl treati except principl articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu award scrutin appli commiss satisfi free plai market forc aid induc prospect aid recipi adopt action contribut attain object appli except case contribut object aid end give unfair advantag member state industri undertak financi posit bolster trade condit member state affect competit distort justif ground commun interest set articl french govern unabl give commiss discov justif find propos aid fall categori except articl comb cotton yarn product subsector textil industri financi assist propos favour caulliez frère subject condit aid textil cloth industri french govern notif aid project date march specif refer guidelin number criteria work commiss aid nation expert order guid govern member state intervent possibl make sector guidelin commiss point aid textil cloth sector mark high degre competit commun level involv risk caus distort competit unaccept competitor benefit measur aid gener mark repercuss sector industri guidelin justifi improv structur textil industri aid understood guidelin refer aid textil undertak intend inter alia facilit elimin surplu capac branch branch exist encourag convers margin activ activ textil sector aid natur meet condit guidelin load increas capac subsequ develop aid scheme individu aid award introduc pressur econom situat employ consider found conflict commun interest number respect confirm commiss concern guidelin view overcom problem structur overcapac commiss repeat stress aid creat capac sector textil cloth industri excess capac persist stagnat market avoid point sector assist firm convert activ industri sector priori favour consider comb cotton yarn textil product character stagnat reduct demand outlin capac util insuffici commun textil cloth industri undergon extrem rapid progress chang ten year product declin lthe pressur competit tradit export market commun market million job repres total employ industri lost secer length crisi forc undertak sector make great effort restructur modern product plant result industri adapt reestablish progress competit profit import role plai commun guidelin aid sector restor balanc maintain reestablish true market economi wide recogn industri remain vulner continu subject extrem strong intern competit commiss take view uncoordin state intervent conflict commun interest put risk past present effort undertaken commun textil cloth produc adopt chang market condit commiss continu attach greatest take account member state abovement guidelin situat product comb cotton yarn commun subject sever pressur import difficult market situat contribut grow import fabric garment household textil capac exce demand pressur margin sever competit intens artifici lower expans cost demand cotton yarn produc weaken competit posit produc effect reduc capac util depress price detriment withdraw market produc hitherto surviv ow restructur product improv undertaken resourc abovement unpromis background compani commun franc continu invest unaid modern replac comb cotton yarn spin capac economi invest fragil affect subsid increas capac aid capac increas make firm caulliez frère import french comb cotton yarn produc mark effect long term volum increas demand textil product commun year result project invest compani rank import largest manufactur yarn european commun french govern argument project increas capac insignific reject point contrast french govern claim french product share european commun product group constantli french share total commun product fact remain practic unchang earli increas recent rise product unit kingdom germani share reduc unit kingdom cotton spin depress state spin mill oper short time extend holidai shutdown reduc product german comb cotton yarn product half fact situat french industri compar good underlin sensit sector respect note french intra commun export cotton yarn risen consider past year spectacularli year make franc import particip trade view comment french govern procedur modern ration product caulliez frère order surviv technolog commiss recal consid textil cloth invest made enterpris purpos effect basic chang qualifi assist contrari textil aid modern ration increas capac subsector face problem rightli regard bring last improv industri nation commun level affect condit competit common market facilit improv industri competit posit prerequisit recoveri success intern textil market final point permit aid project forward set preced futur lead growth state aid larg scale highli sensit sector textil industryand distort competit view forego consider conclud aid propos issu line commun guidelin aid textil cloth industri aid propos benefit caulliez frère favour capac expans project increas exist capac sector face sever problem commun consid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest aid benefit sector derog articl treati regard exempt provid articl relat aid intend promot develop area observ standard live area concern prouvi nord abnorm low underemploy mean exempt articl regard exempt articl favour aid facilit develop econom area note commun guidelin aid textil cloth industri manifest commun polici explicit support member state polici situat comb cotton yarn industri present find aid invest purpos creat yarn capac facilit develop econom area make product plant financi econom viabl medium long term secur job provid unemploy rate point french govern lastingli reduc object set articl attain respect commiss point capit intens project ff million worker intend creat total job period year outweigh neg effect project refer account assess exempt articl econom area appli spin cotton yarn origin industri textil process bulk sector concentr area todai face problem industri declin eec situat region develop commun level facilit aid question view situat industri concern outlin aid grant favour capac increas liabl affect trade condit extent contrari common interest propos aid benefit region exempt articl conclus chang fact propos grant aid region plan grant scheme approv commiss point french govern procedur correct region prouvi nord princip elig aid system observ commiss articl decis eec approv pat scheme explicitli refer respect specif rule exist sector sector textil cloth industri guidelin refer respect french govern consid notif case point condtion set guidelin met case issu aid propos benefit gener approv region aid system question respect commiss specif refer fact guidelin region aspect aid assess light effect sector concern viewpoint competit intra commun trade order control sector effect region aid depress area exempt provid articl evid aid intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi distrub french economi specif aid favour cotton yarn produc suit remedi kind situat articl final commiss point similar reason turn aid propos grant favour textil cloth compani sector past expressli refer decis boussac saint frère eec eni lanerossi eec van den bergh eec french parafisc levi scheme eec textil aid scheme propos unit kingdom eec belgian textil industri aid scheme eec vi view forego consider conclud aid propos benefit caulliez frère notifi commiss letter date march meet condit fulfil order except articl eec treati appli adopt decis articl propos aid amount ff million grant caulliez frère notifi commiss letter march incompat common market mean articl eec treati franc refrain implement propos articl franc inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli herewith articl decis address french republ brussel march commiss sir leon brittan vice presid oj oj oj oj oj oj oj