commiss decis decemb acquisit land belong aircraft servic lemwerd municip lemwerd 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 regard comment procedur commiss receiv complaint land transact municip lemwerd aircraft servic lemwerd hereinaft asl complaint acquisit contain aid element favour asl commiss request inform germani letter januari germani repli letter march decis septemb commiss initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect notifi measur case regist number decis commun germani letter septemb publish offici journal european union commiss receiv comment parti german author comment commiss decis letter novemb commiss request inform letter januari germani repli letter februari august meet repres commiss germani person made properti valuat submit place octob meet germani addit inform letter novemb ii measur recipi asl lemwerd lower saxoni bremen servic aircraft mainten employe turnov eur million form part deutsch aerospac ag dasa dasa want close land lower saxoni measur secur asl surviv measur approv commiss decis ec march state aid aircraft servic lemwerd asl januari ead acquir major hold compani asl undergo restructur process civil aircraft mainten activ discontinu futur repair mainten work militari aircraft compon transal tornado assembl militari compon eurofight carri workforc plan total employe descript measur municip bought land asl lemwerd germani price includ volum discount date land surfac area price dem eur total price dem eur west central site south site develop quot west quot site involv total cost eur reason assum cost quot central quot site lower municip assum put place infrastructur sell quot west quot quot central quot site dem eur high reflect qualiti site asl land strip direct link rail network access asl port facil weser land sold price neighbour area edenbüttel access rail air river difficult germani provid valuat land north asl reckon compar develop quot west quot site municip receiv aid eur financ erdf object contribut resourc amount eur proce sale put eur municip lower saxoni develop agenc nileg primarili aerospac industri impos restrict potenti buyer properti market collaps half demand type land pick land sold iii reason initi procedur decis initi procedur laid articl ec treati commiss doubt price paid municip correspond market price land sold bare land asl privat public buyer invest substanti amount order sell develop land absenc valuat bare land commiss made estim subtract cost develop develop land take account expect delai sell land plot financi cost project land requir infrastructur estim suggest undevelop land significantli price paid municip addit commiss doubt privat investor start develop land take account market situat direct vicin asl doubt privat investor receiv similar aid receiv municip germani provid justif acquisit quot south quot site transact constitut aid element commiss doubt aid land transact compat common market invest restructur condit attach land sale germani compani difficulti decis ec approv aid condit author grant ad hoc aid period year aid land transact grant year period iv comment germani germani start point market bare land compar plot bare land account locat infrastructur link land valuat bare land submit base direct comparison plot bare land radiu km account differ qualiti plot expert visit land question plot take account infrastructur link develop arriv eur higher price paid municip aid germani view account delai resel plot land cost develop aid public author long term consider develop industri land tax revenu compani set state aid rule make imposs municip achiev object sell specif price addit municip true organis bid procedur sell land acquir plot land fit develop plan seller find favour negoti posit transact condit depend aid grant seller claim estim commiss flaw privat investor subject rule municip section seq feder build code baugesetzbuch municip bear elig develop cost addit cost ordnanc dispos unforeseen time purchas cost influenc price commiss commun state aid element sale land build public author commun requir addit infrastructur cost includ valuat addit higher price toler rule condit met privat investor develop land irrelev develop land public task rank servic gener econom interest municip develop land present case expect suffici demand lower saxoni econom research institut predict bottleneck suppli land innov restructur entir area link weser tunnel plan coastal motorwai envisag deep water port wilhelmshaven boost demand busi site lower saxoni invest promot agenc explain site question valuabl municip miss quot uniqu sell point quot bui land recommend municip bui land enabl exploit entir area bahnhof altenesch industri estat asl site acquisit quot south quot site germani note plot compon plan serv replac exchang area infrastructur develop quot central quot site assess exist state aid articl ec treati quot aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market quot case ascertain land transact favour asl select manner case municip paid price market commiss agre germani relev market price price bare land method calcul bare land deduct develop cost develop land standbi method direct valuat commiss assess carefulli valuat bare land submit germani public author bui specif plot land deal owner organis uncondit bid procedur solut principl section ii commun sale uncondit bid procedur applic present case section ii appli extent report draft independ expert conform point ii commun order expert independ guarante public appoint swear rest activ certifi expert behalf commiss court justic european commun compet valu land area concern valuat date novemb sale accept context procedur commiss consid method appli expert take account plot differ qualiti assess report detail size natur plot comparison potenti contamin account independ natur expert mean specif refer infrastructur link type soil method calcul final result price relev plot rang eur eur commiss note calcul final result eur correct event altern calcul give higher basi assess commiss conclus eur rough indic market bare land time sale event basi valuat commiss rule possibl market lower actual price land sold eur commiss note present case municip bui land interest asl intend develop sell land accord integr plan basi wider polici consider recit illustr erdf grant recit choic precis land belong asl consist polit consider attribut uniqu infrastructur link confirm lower saxoni invest promot agenc commiss acknowledg price privat develop bui bare land develop provid requir infrastructur sell develop land profit argument put forward germani legal framework applic municip explain assess basic condit case conclus refer firstli municip bui land price market price bui land interest asl accord integr plan basi wider polit consider suffici state specif advantag confer asl remain doubt express commiss decis initi procedur longer relev acquisit quot south quot site commiss accept germani argument aid connect circumst exce de minimi threshold eur vi conclus commiss conclud municip lemwerd acquir asl land price market price advantag confer seller state aid mean articl ec treati grant adopt decis articl land transact municip lemwerd aircraft servic lemwerd element state aid pursuant articl ec treati articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss neeli kroe member commiss oj footnot oj www ead net confidenti oj