commiss decis april aid grant franc textil cloth leather footwear industri french text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area point articl thereof accord abovement articl notic parti concern submit comment letter date march perman represent european union franc notifi commiss experiment measur reduc social secur contribut textil cloth leather footwear industri franc decid addit measur appli gener relief social secur contribut june abovement industri sector qualifi total exempt employ social secur contribut guarante minimum wage smic level set state degress relief wage half time smic letter date commiss inform franc decid initi articl proceed respect measur time notif object pursu reduct social secur contribut job creation recruit young peopl industri object pursu undertak enter side industri reduct work time encourag part time work detail content undertak industri reduct social secur contribut intend encourag recruit unemploi young peopl safeguard job job young peopl repres net job creation job shed year entri forc arrang measur industri anticip loss job relev year period effect slowdown number redund ground decid initi proceed reduct social secur contribut grant french firm amount sector aid commiss consist queri type aid impact economi competit industri substanti commun trade case aid creation job commiss adopt strict stanc sector aid order pre empt escal aid ensur concept intern market call question guidelin aid employ sector aid safeguard net creation job limit number circumst appli measur propos franc provid detail measur commiss clear evid preferenti treatment relev industri compar sector french economi compar compet industri member state franc repli commiss letter receiv juli appar repli reduct social secur contribut intend creation job fact design offset part depend individu case extra cost involv reorgan reduc work time abovement sector agreement franc arrang view light financi neutral entail benefit firm prompt commiss extend scope proceed decis octob account fuller inform provid franc commiss inform franc decis letter date octob reason prompt commiss adopt decis summar cost incur firm result agreement conclud side industri sector reorgan work time area result wage increas extra paid leav requir law constitut cost cover firm budget direct indirect reduct cost author public author constitut state aid prohibit principl articl court justic consist held articl distinguish state aid measur basi object defin measur term effect instanc reduct social secur contribut enjoi firm sector place advantag compar competitor reorgan work time similar measur state support principl fact advantag grant firm intend offset cost result agreement conclud priori rule possibl advantag constitut aid clear evid support franc argument measur neutral effect place number factor calcul aid addit cost base give rise question affect final result assess made measur impact fail account induc effect firm improv effici result tailor work time close specif sector notabl season cyclic natur product franc comment initi proceed receiv commiss juli comment octob decis receiv commiss decemb inform receiv commiss februari repli commiss letter januari method assess net impact measur addit meet held commiss offici offici french ministri concern august brussel januari pari commiss notic give member state interest parti notic submit comment abovement decis publish offici journal european commun juli novemb textil cloth associ submit comment commiss respons notic german netherland unit kingdom govern author flemish region belgium respond notic industri associ submit comment respons notic austrian netherland govern respond accord procedur comment parti oppos measur commun franc octob januari franc repli receiv commiss novemb februari ii franc comment initi proceed set abovement decis octob franc posit decis summar franc disagre commiss view natur measur chang date notif march date franc respond commiss initi proceed object pursu experiment measur question remain safeguard employ reorgan work time time final object measur chang implement arrang adjust account result negoti side industri undertak enter firm organ work time franc disput reduct social secur contribut term state aid collect agreement conclud employ trade union oblig firm statutori requir remuner overtim conclus agreement amount evid larg number firm qualm accept requir franc consid support provid effort made firm combat unemploy automat term state aid distort competit effort support provid impos addit cost firm incur compli strictli statutori requir respons object made commiss line franc state case member state pursu similar polici reorgan work time state support franc provid number technic detail method calcul net impact measur reduct social secur contribut compar addit cost impos reorgan work time franc continu maintain light inform measur neutral financi impact larg firm ultim benefit reduct social secur contribut cost reorgan work time greater firm employe benefit net reduct remain de minimi threshold ecu year ff appli method calcul franc estim net impact measur textil cloth gt tabl gt leather footwear gt tabl gt tabl show franc adjust theoret cost reorgan work time refer workforc alloc product case textil industri case leather cloth industri purpos labour cost commiss state refer made number person affect measur wage bill relat franc present figur base criterion wage bill relat staff affect reorgan conclud figur differ significantli workforc alloc product time assert precis assess wage bill carri franc stress propos arrang necessarili entail gain competit firm emphas gain potenti difficult measur appar medium long term measur cover month figur put forward commiss gain competit result measur natur summari assess prior final work measur long term hypothesi small firm employe paid time smic iii part proceed commiss receiv set comment neg member state busi associ sector set comment reach commiss public letter inform franc initi proceed addit state gener support commiss posit case comment stress fact member state industri concern face type difficulti accept larger staff cutback franc virtual member state industri undergo pain restructur order restor competit benefit specif sector aid govern larg number comment point major firm concern fewer worker receiv aid de minimi threshold industri vast major firm small aid threshold devast effect competitor firm member state financi resourc react french aid separ set comment receiv commiss public offici journal european commun franc letter decis octob dutch govern confin reiter opposit state proceed initi austrian govern inform commiss similar measur negoti employ organ trade union textil industri adjust work time implement austria measur introduc aid public author product gain result adjust work time suffici great offset cost introduct flexibl work hour greek associ cloth industri view averag gain aid percentag wage bill higher state franc evid associ commiss newspap articl journal du textil octob firm employe state reduct social secur contribut introduc franc save total wage bill enabl reduc product cost lastli italian associ textil cloth industri state cost reorgan work time incur result free independ negoti embark conclud firm industri offset state franc ask view comment receiv eleven set comment franc explain letter novemb detail provid summer measur subject articl proceed alter larg extent basi comment found articl proceed account detail publish offici journal prompt french author conclud express view comment view set comment parti franc reiter measur propos origin neutral affect competit argu reduct social secur contribut made restor momentum collect negoti hitherto stall state role guidanc encourag underestim part averag gain aid percentag wage bill franc point order assess impact measur reduc social secur contribut essenti account simultan gain deriv form measur cost real long term gain difficult quantifi direct gain measur easili calcul anticip firm cost clear lastli franc repli comparison made french measur introduc austria state aid result gain competit larg offset cost adjust french measur appli board short durat austrian measur spread time appli voluntari basi addit french plan includ advantag treatment employe iv relev industri textil cloth leather footwear size textil cloth account total product industri footwear account leather industri similar characterist situat develop similar wai recent year characterist develop fairli similar member state industri consist part small medium size enterpris face stiff competit commun low wage countri south east asia competit involv lower middl rang product asia countri concern top rang product member state concern industri concentr number member state case output member state break gt tabl gt leather industri franc place appli turnov criterion share industri take member state past ten year sharp sharp fall employ textil leather industri due effort made improv product period poor econom situat competit commun countri commun level product current price risen sharpli textil footwear industri industri rose mid subsequ declin contrast product constant price fallen industri except leather textil industri case figur express term industri member state year experienc grow trade deficit rest world franc share total commun trade term put gt tabl gt proceed commiss obtain statist french textil industri associ largest custom french textil industri member state member state account total french export textil product half commun receiv french export textil cloth product provid french import commiss measur promot employ fundament commun prioriti believ success area condit closer integr macroeconom industri polici member state commiss show greater imagin bold seek solut overcom scourg unemploy adopt white paper growth competit employ step direct confirm absolut prioriti commiss attach object commiss numer occas specif step promot employ adopt guidelin aid depriv urban area guidelin aid employ notic monitor state aid reduct labour cost explain type public assist accept creat safeguard job distort competit member state commiss consid constant effort ensur member state solv unemploy problem aggrav partner bear wit overrid import attach net job creation safeguard stabl employ commun commiss remark measur question relat object pursu franc area job creation young peopl arrang plan introduc order attain object consequ note recent european council recommend reduct social secur contribut low salari work share order creat job incompat treati vi initi proceed commiss remind franc suspensori effect articl treati drew attent commiss commun publish novemb letter member state march februari remind member state grant aid unlawfulli commiss requir recov commiss request franc inform recipi firm forthwith initi proceed fact repai aid improperli receiv commiss note spite abovement suspensori effect franc implement measur reduc social secur contribut measur enter effect june case textil cloth industri juli case leather footwear industri franc render aid illeg expos recipi firm possibl repai found incompat measur notifi present temporari experiment horizont measur textil cloth leather footwear industri state measur design creat employ reduc work time order qualifi reduct side industri sign collect undertak creation job directli recruit young peopl indirectli negoti reduct work time slowdown rate redund firm emploi person enter specif undertak state examin franc repli commiss letter initi proceed appar reduct social secur contribut industri design offset part depend individu case extra cost involv reorgan reduc work time abovement sector agreement prompt commiss extend scope proceed octob repli decis acknowledg inform parti inform suppli commiss franc disagre natur measur notifi alter franc argu final object measur time alter inform provid object pursu experiment measur remain safeguard employ reorgan work time light inform provid franc framework agreement sign state industri concern commiss accept main object measur safeguard employ accept mean chosen achiev object vii articl treati state aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market measur reduc social secur contribut intend reliev firm specif industri financi cost aris normal applic gener social secur system commiss consid cost result firm agreement conclud side industri sector purpos reorgan work time purpos involv wage increas paid holidai requir common rule regul cost born budget fact cost result fact agreement conclud side industri impos firm requir laid law alter approach commiss take view assist provid state context constitut natur total state aid accord commiss consist practic court drew recent case state assist undertak product good deem aid assist serv financ cost voluntarili assum undertak concern proceed repli remark parti similar set franc state relaunch stall process dialogu collect negoti stake involv polici reorgan work time repercuss employ suffici import justifi state intervent franc argu offset cost born firm reorgan work time reduct social secur contribut made restor momentum collect negoti state plai role guidanc encourag commiss find fault object pursu creation job recruit young peopl natur measur provis public fund design unblock collect negoti similar adjust carri carri member state mean sector agreement govern support concept aid embrac benefit grant public author form mitig charg includ budget undertak measur question constitut state aid mean articl treati reduct intend offset addit cost accept undertak basi support provid state held court justic fiscal natur measur reduc social secur contribut social aim fact nation industri disadvantag compar main competitor social secur contribut reduc suffic shield measur applic articl treati occas franc argu reduct social secur contribut gener measur decid introduc experiment basi industri percentag employe receiv salari time smic amount workforc practic measur relat abovement industri period month lead commiss involv specif assist measur design resolv econom problem franc shown reduct social secur contribut industri justifi natur structur gener social secur system franc argument proce stage area firstli experiment basi subsequ gener basi order ascertain valid approach limit financi resourc commiss express posit subject decis eec posit restat decis ec commiss adopt experiment measur support product employ footwear industri itali experiment natur measur take sector charact public assist intend financ cost voluntarili assum firm escap term aid discrimin sector discrimin consist held case law articl distinguish measur state intervent refer aim defin relat effect check measur introduc distort competit affect trade member state instanc reduct social secur contribut place firm industri favour situat competitor carri futur carri reorgan work time similar measur state support consider appli equal gener firm member state step govern aid ration product order compet internation view adjust difficulti face textil cloth footwear leather industri commun keen competit exist commun aid liabl affect trade extent contrari common interest commun firm relev industri virtual face similar problem obviou risk aid help shift problem member state larg number neg comment receiv case confirm suffici point respect cloth industri labour cost account product cost easi imagin chang labour cost inconsider consequ result plan introduc franc signific parti submit comment part proceed annual amount aid ff billion textil industri annual profit german textil industri judgment juli case itali commiss court justic held reduct social secur contribut effect reduc labour cost industri receiv aid competit undertak member state modif product cost italian textil industri reduct social secur contribut necessarili affect trade member state posit upheld commiss analysi case market volum trade substanti aid irrespect amount intens distort threaten distort normal competit recipi compani receiv state aid competitor receiv conclud measur reduc social secur contribut textil plan fall scope articl treati reason set commiss consid provis public fund abovement industri constitut natur total state aid mean articl treati examin detail calcul submit suffici note addit consider conclud measur neutral impact franc base argument statist part statist averag term relev industri term french industri addit inform relat leather cloth industri commun commiss form aggreg case footwear industri inform simpli provid difficult argu circumst measur neutral effect parti submit comment part proceed cite case french textil firm employe claim save total wage bill reduct social secur contribut enabl cut cost sourc report meet held januari bodi set franc monitor textil plan initi statist assess measur carri sourc firm cover plan benefit reduct low wage social secur contribut equival averag decreas total wage bill averag gain order total wage bill excess figur reflect consider fluctuat averag tabl suggest larg number firm wage structur differ substanti averag gain aid higher addit commiss note franc includ calcul direct effect reorgan work time gain competit suppos reorgan labour help firm adjust resourc market condit characterist firm increas effici direct effect measur open critic due state support fall scope articl treati case involv restructur textil firm emploi person examin commiss state aid la lainièr de roubaix franc state implement textil plan gain competit improv product plant gain product appear confirm experi austria competit gain easili offset cost reorgan work time event commiss consid problemat natur figur repres real situat firm failur account factor affect firm gain reduct social secur contribut cost reorgan work time gain competit result reorgan neutral french measur demonstr viii view commiss consid reduct social secur contribut salari exce time smic implement constitut aid mean articl treati examin aid qualifi derog provid articl treati derog provid articl applic aid grant individu consum intend make good damag caus natur disast intend compens econom disadvantag caus divis germani derog provid articl applic measur cover franc derog provid articl applic franc shown reduct social secur contribut firm relev industri order remedi disturb french economi derog provid articl relev aid effect promot cultur heritag conserv franc time invok abovement derog maintain natur measur object pursu safeguard employ reorgan work time aid sector aid intend safeguard creat employ examin light guidelin aid employ hereinaft refer guidelin order determin derog provid articl applic aid maintain job similar oper aid author commiss event natur disast except occurr region elig derog articl part rescu restructur convers plan ail firm aid maintain job grant mean gener measur time franc shown propos aid fulfil criteria aid author basi guidelin aid creat job concern point guidelin state aid creat job limit sensit sector experienc overcapac crisi gener view favour aid creat job economi sector aid constitut advantag sector concern improv competit posit relat firm member state aid reduc wage cost product sector reduc product cost sector enabl improv market share detriment commun competitor member state concern export insid commun attend implic term worsen employ situat sector member state protect effect aid sector question crisi advers effect employ compet sector member state gener outweigh common interest involv activ measur reduc unemploy commiss aid incompat common market accord point guidelin commiss oblig case aid job creation adopt strict attitud sector aid order forestal escal aid good time ensur concept intern market call question inform indic industri cover descript point provid franc proceed industri state crisi overcapac commun industri regard sensit sector guidelin commun produc face sever pressur countri import employ situat difficult industri member state intra commun trade substanti plai prime role sourc procur market good french industri aid accept facilit develop aid assess commun point view point view specif member state sector measur alter balanc member state face similar problem point guidelin state commiss favour dispos aid creat job job growth nich market sector hold prospect consider job creation inform indic industri compli criterion provid addit measur appli activ industri commiss neg posit employ target sector reiter notic monitor state aid reduct labour cost notic de minimi rule state aid commiss state maximum amount ecu year period repres aid threshold articl treati consid inapplic aid longer subject prior notif requir pursuant articl commiss condit implement rule monitor arrang ensur combin type aid grant recipi de minimi rule compli threshold condit relat convers cash grant equival assist provid grant de minimi rule concern small medium size busi applic irrespect size recipi firm aid question qualifi derog provid guidelin incompat treati case part cover de minimi rule addit implement aid spite suspensori effect articl treati commiss decis franc render aid illeg aid incompat proper oper eea agreement lastli commiss consid illeg aid incompat common market recov elimin econom impact restor statu quo adopt decis articl reduct employ social secur contribut introduc textil plan articl law april implement econom financi provis decre june degress reduct employ social secur contribut firm textil cloth leather footwear industri part cover de minimi rule illeg aid implement commiss decis accord provis articl treati part cover de minimi rule set threshold ecu year aid incompat common market accord provis articl treati articl eea agreement qualifi derog provid articl treati articl eea agreement articl franc measur termin forthwith grant reduct refer articl total amount reduct cover de minimu rule refer section franc measur ensur recoveri aid illeg grant mean articl recoveri carri accord procedur provis french law interest date actual repay calcul rate equal percentag date refer rate calcul net grant equival region aid franc articl franc inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address french republ brussel april commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj footnot footnot surpris note averag firm categori firm concern emploi ident number worker textil cloth leather footwear commiss note data workforc alloc product textil cloth give estim cost reorgan work time data workforc alloc product footwear industri commiss estim cost reorgan work time calcul industri sourc eurostat statist provid associ textil de franc juli sourc industri textil octob oj oj judgment court justic european commun septemb case franc commiss kimberli clark sopalin report ecr decis eec septemb partial take state employ contribut sick insur scheme itali oj commiss establish gener condit undertak oper vari commun countri entitl member state singl specif factor offset aid addit cost born undertak compar competitor member state judgment court justic european commun march case banco exterior de españa ecr judgment court justic european commun juli case itali commiss ecr footnot oj footnot effect mitig effect measur give true pictur real situat french firm concern journal du textil le mond guidelin point oj oj