commiss decis octob state aid spain plan implement favour ag tubo europa sa notifi document number spanish text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement establish european econom area articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis regard comment procedur letter date octob spanish perman represent european union notifi commiss plan grant region invest aid ag tubo europa sa subsidiari spanish group alfonso gallardo creat region extremadura furnish commiss supplementari inform letter date januari letter date march commiss inform spain decis initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment unit kingdom steel associ wirtschaftsvereinigung stahlrohr german associ steel tube produc german ministri econom affair forward spain opportun react spain initi comment receiv letter date april reaction parti comment letter date juli august ii detail descript aid aid consist region grant esp million initi invest esp million repres aid intens compani produc steel tube larg small weld hollow section technic annual maximum product capac tonn annual product limit initi tonn produc larg diamet larger mm small tube round shape product larg tube expect repres total product plant emploi peopl state aid sector larg weld steel tube subject prior notif commiss accord point commun framework steel sector cover ecsc treati hereinaft quot ec framework steel quot implement agre compani produc tubular product size fall oblig switch product size demand technic adapt commiss assess aid compani product larg weld steel tube state time open procedur assess aid compani cover ec framework steel commiss assess market situat sector undertak suffer structur overcapac effect aid invest situat competit gener commiss take account region dimens aid invest compani receipt aid locat assist area potenti benefit aid invest bring develop region balanc neg effect competit final commiss satisfi aid transfer ecsc steel sector aid award subsidiari steel group ecsc activ ultim benefit ecsc activ steel tube sector excess product capac exist mid rate capac utilis commun sector larg weld steel tube gener compani activ preliminari examin commiss conclud neg effect competit exclud outset overweigh potenti benefit region receiv aid invest possibl aid grant ag tubo europa sa transfer ecsc steel sector exclud decid initi procedur laid articl treati respect aid iii comment interest parti parti interven procedur refer exist excess capac sector steel tube gener larg weld tube reason view commiss oppos aid aid grant make matter wors jeopardis futur exist compani locat depress area unit kingdom steel associ argu invest justifi ground insuffici european suppli type hollow section market ag turbo europa sa view question room market capac start tonn limit demand product iv comment spain transfer aid ecsc activ group control ag tubo europa sa spain state possibl exist compani legal independ subsidiari bui input materi group compani transfer loss profit subsidiari spain monitor correct aid question excess capac market spain view compani produc product technic characterist competit exist commun product larg weld tube product structur hollow section product residenti construct view advantag type materi convent construct materi spain foresaw expans demand product sector suffer surplu product capac europ contrari growth market product process differ convent steel tube ag tubo europa sa switch product type product make substanti invest assess aid kei assess compat aid ag tubo europa sa li ascertain exact market segment compani oper establish compani product increas current excess product capac larg weld steel tube sector fear commiss preliminari examin express decis initi formal proceed inform submit spain includ technic specif instal acquir ag tubo europa sa produc structur hollow section produc cold form diamet mm larg structur hollow section whilst classifi head quot larg weld steel tube quot purpos differ convent steel tube term product process end subject european standard constitut consid subsector gener head quot steel tube quot instal product product tube substanti invest destin market residenti construct market serv normal larg weld tube transport liquid ga larg structur hollow section convent larg weld steel tube class substitut product product level consumpt level product ag tubo europa sa compet construct materi concret steel tube type product residenti construct replac materi increas construct europ set continu posit trend recent year safe conclud market larg cold weld hollow section expand europ ag tubo europa sa produc structur hollow section diamet mm product overcapac product compani produc cold form weld structur hollow section diamet mm produc hot cold form structur hollow section diamet mm current european produc structur hollow section cover rang mm product process hot form unlik ag tubo europa sa produc cold form product product rang qualifi larg weld tube affect commun product capac vi conclus commiss conclud contrari initi view comment submit parti compani product larg weld steel tube diamet mm increas exist excess capac sector specif product ag tubo europa sa specif market expand compani produc product europ possibl transfer aid ecsc activ group control compani commiss view inform assur provid spain legal independ compani transfer loss profit monitor correct aid agre present case risk transfer aid minim exist compani locat region classifi articl treati region aid ceil aid intens ceil aid invest bring econom social benefit region direct creation job potenti impact local economi develop anciallari activ view commiss conclud aid propos spain ag tubo europa sa fulfil condit ec framework steel compat common market mean articl treati adopt decis articl state aid notifi spain grant ag tubo europa sa amount esp million compat common market mean articl treati implement aid amount esp million authoris articl decis address kingdom spain brussel octob commiss karel van miert member commiss oj footnot oj