commiss decis june sicilian region law measur promot employ articl notifi document number italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof give notic parti concern accord aforement articl submit comment letter commiss inform italian govern decis initi proceed pursuant articl treati respect aid refer articl sicilian region law letter ask italian govern submit comment dai notifi letter ask interest parti submit comment dai date public letter ii italian govern submit comment letter perman repres offic june octob octob member state interest parti submit comment commiss iii aid refer letter set articl sicilian region law refinanc aid scheme cooper introduc region law amount itl billion ecu million refinanc form aid articl grant cooper elig expenditur subject ceil itl million ecu articl loan interest rate cooper financ part invest cover grant articl grant loan invest construct modernis expans develop product facil invest safeguard creat job expenditur plant machineri maximum intens aid exce maximum intens laid sicili size locat firm articl loan interest rate period month financ work capit articl loan interest rate period year includ year grace period leas agreement interest rate type invest expenditur cover articl elig aid articl region law authoris ircac instituto regional il credito all cooper region agenc provid credit cooper grant cooper hotel tourist trade agri tourism subsidis loan refer articl abovement region law enabl duli settl debt public bodi nation region level bank assist limit debt contract june scheme open firm leisur sport sector contract loan region law experienc financi difficulti result declin number visitor articl modifi aid scheme establish region law grant cover cost aim promot tourist transport charter flight tour oper hire aircraft carri tourist sicili grant cover transport cost italian foreign travel agenc provid tourist travel part inclus tour carri tourist rail sea elig condit set sicilian region circular octob grant applic form grant provid tourist carri spend night sicili tour oper travel agenc requir suppli administr establish tourist stai compet administr enter agreement tourism busi ensur amount aid receiv reflect equival reduct rate charg tourist tour oper travel agenc requir present document enabl administr check unit cost transport passeng invoic show cost transport number passeng carri produc document administr check pass grant receiv form equival reduct rate charg tourist requir publicis sicilian scheme brochur inform tourist benefit annual budget alloc scheme itl billion ecu million articl loan grant rate travel agenc oper provid unschedul road transport servic loan intend financ work capit grant ceil itl million subsidiari guarante provid region sicili budget alloc itl billion compet author inform commiss letter june scheme provid measur question repeal sicilian region law aid previous grant proceed initi respect scheme longer serv purpos iv grant cooper refinanc articl region law modifi articl law fall scope articl ec treati aid grant firm oper area itali advantag firm locat aid distort competit strengthen financi posit opportun recipi firm respect competitor receiv aid affect intra commun trade effect occur context distort competit affect trade member state recipi firm export product member state equal firm export good nation product favour firm establish member state chanc export product italian market aid influenc decis locat recipi firm affect trade aid encourag firm reloc subsidis area move member state product site suppli good alter pattern trade member state aid grant scheme provid region law refinanc basi articl law modifi articl law fall scope articl incompat common market qualifi derog provid treati illeg put effect italian govern commiss opinion notwithstand suspensori effect articl regard refinanc provid articl law scheme set region law modif measur articl law initi proceed justifi princip ground lack inform basic scheme ascertain supplementari inform provid compet author scheme introduc law notifi approv commiss april inform commiss dispos justifi conclus regard refinanc aid product invest provid articl articl law commiss confirm approv gave sicili suffer problem compar rest commun qualifi derog articl arrang grant aid line commun rule elig invest expenditur maximum intens applic aid question qualifi derog articl intend promot econom develop region standard live abnorm low underemploy regard refinanc aid intend financ work capit articl law italian govern disput object rais commiss initi proceed time commiss observ aid constitut oper aid fulfil condit laid commiss commun method applic articl region aid limit time degress design overcom structur handicap fact deni consider valid grant articl law loan provid articl law firm hotel tourist trade agri tourism enabl settl debt nation region bodi bank compet author disput measur concern oper aid degress oper aid aid grant respect expenditur incur act incent stimul addit invest notic de minimi rule state aid commiss stipul ceil ecu year period threshold figur articl appli result measur longer notifi advanc articl commiss laid condit appli rule ensur aid recipi separ measur cover de minimi rule total amount aid exce threshold set aid provid form grant convert grant equival de minimi rule interest primarili sme appli recipi irrespect size aid articl law aid articl amend articl law conform commun rule govern oper aid qualifi derog incompat treati part cover de minimi rule regard aid provid articl law italian author commiss observ point measur discriminatori ground nation regard mean transport italian foreign travel agenc tour oper benefit mean transport cover italian author effect competit respect view direct beneficiari grant consum tourist tour oper travel agent oblig law reduc rate charg transport amount equival grant paid region pass rate charg grant receiv tour oper travel agent act simpli intermediari aid receiv region italian author measur undoubtedli aim attract tourist sicili grant indirect effect spread island entir tourist industri economi gener opinion advantag indirect widespread quantifi fall scope articl treati italian author provid inform tourist industri sicili view requir aid develop gt tabl gt gt tabl gt commiss addit inform region sicili gt tabl gt product mezzogiorno includ sicili centr north itali infrastructur endow sicili nation index itali unemploy rate youth unemploy train cours provid mezzogiorno repres nation total natur aid commiss note measur consid discriminatori sens intend italian author effect competit regard travel agenc mean transport scheme arrang direct effect aid term financi advantag effect pass travel agenc tour oper consum mean trader gain direct financi advantag aid notwithstand observ object effect measur encourag tourist visit sicili tour oper gain indirect advantag term increas demand made grant commiss agre italian govern effect advantag obtain indirect widespread quantifi consid fall scope articl aid benefit firm oper area enjoi advantag aid grant transport tourist area aid influenc choic made tourist trade affect grant encourag tourist choos stai area benefit pattern tourism commun alter aid distort competit strengthen financi posit opportun recipi firm respect competitor receiv aid occur context intra commun trade competitor feel effect light observ commiss consid aid question fall scope articl aid compat common market qualifi derog provid treati illeg put effect itali commiss opinion notwithstand suspensori effect articl view assess compat aid commiss point initi proceed constitut oper aid time commiss note measur compli commun rule oper aid specif stipul aid limit time degress design overcom structur handicap commiss account addit factor natur beauti architectur heritag island tourist industri plai import role develop economi sicili favour area union mean articl treati number structur factor underdevelop infrastructur low level train tourist industri sicili develop deserv figur provid italian author show tabl compar italian region visit tourist sicili develop term number visitor relat number resid sicili region km land sicili region figur show number visitor increas ad tourist industri proport ad economi lower sicili itali gener countri tourist region final averag stai tourist sicili dai shorter averag countri dai gener rule commiss take view develop base long term polici capabl influenc infrastructur requir purpos measur question provid addit structur measur firstli appli tourist stai night sicili measur effect prolong stai tourist view econom situat island structur shortcom sector effort develop temporarili region tourist potenti mean measur question continu support underpin demand kei factor improv tourist facil measur make contribut improv infrastructur promot develop sector basi consider commiss believ provid limit time aid measur question compat common market virtu derog laid articl regard limit time period year date proceed initi date scheme brought end set decemb oper question extend refinanc adopt decis articl refinanc modif aid scheme cooper articl sicilian region law illeg part cover de minimi rule put effect commiss opinion pursuant articl ec treati articl refinanc aid measur articl articl sicilian region law provid articl law compat common market virtu derog laid articl ec treati articl refinanc aid measur articl sicilian region law provid articl law modif pursuant articl law aid measur articl incompat common market part exceed ceil ecu year period fix de minimi rule aid measur qualifi derog provid articl ec treati articl eea agreement articl itali measur discontinu forthwith aid measur refer articl decis total amount aid exce ceil fix de minimi rule refer articl itali measur recov aid paid illeg mean articl aid paid back accord procedur provis domest law interest refer rate calcul net grant equival region aid itali time aid effect recov articl aid measur provid articl sicilian region law illeg put effect commiss opinion accord articl ec treati aid measur refer preced paragraph compat common market virtu derog provid articl ec treati limit period year date proceed initi period end decemb scheme extend refinanc articl itali measur termin decemb aid measur refer articl articl italian govern requir inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address italian republ brussel june commiss karel van miert member commiss oj maximum intens set commiss decis march region aid itali aid oj judgment case ecr seb aid oj commiss decis march aid oj oj