commiss decis januari acquisit land german indemnif compens act notifi document number german text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof interest parti time limit submit comment pursuant articl account comment commiss decis march initi procedur provid articl ec treati acquisit land indemnif compens act ausgleichsleistungsgesetz ealg letter sg march letter commiss ask germani submit comment month receipt accord articl member state interest parti due notic mean public letter offici journal european commun request submit comment commiss initi procedur unabl ascertain ealg enter forc permit measur deem incompat common market commiss unsur measur question defin state aid mean articl treati measur cover aid legisl compens expropri properti commiss acknowledg possibl compens resettl farmer wiedereinricht express doubt possibl appli newli settl farmer neueinricht legal entiti respect measur defin aid commiss doubt maximum aid intens acquisit agricultur land pursuant articl ec treati agricultur land area favour compli purpos procedur clarifi extent measur constitut discrimin west german citizen citizen commun incompat articl ec treati germani submit comment commiss letter date section ii member state submit comment hundr interest parti section iii germani submit inform commiss letter octob decemb meet held decemb ii germani submit posit regard commiss letter march initi procedur applic articl ec treati germani felt acquisit land exempt aid control articl ec treati firstli tempor term measur scheme adopt german democrat republ content constitut scheme settlement open properti issu fall scope ec treati aid provis gave detail posit land acquisit scheme ealg form part reform east german agricultur forestri properti ownership rule introduc gdr compli west german rule constitut gener measur deriv special histor circumst legal mission purpos set gdr state treati unif treati state treati fundament principl state treati feder republ germani german democrat republ establish monetari econom social union state treati creation privat ownership treati parti commit free democrat feder social basic order govern rule law sentenc articl privat ownership articl gdr expressli undertook model law gdr rule law protocol guidelin word state treati gdr commit creat privat ownership govern rule law replac state ownership joint declar june open properti issu creat problem reason june contract parti state treati agre joint declar settlement open properti issu ratifi treati settlement defin purpos restrict territori gdr time form part common market made subject provis ec treati settlement open properti issu purpos enterpris adapt chang competit situat provid measur remodel ownership condit background decad depriv suffer concern purpos settlement lack relationship mission commun ec treati purpos plan settlement restrict settlement open properti issu preambl joint declar quot divis germani result migrat popul east west rule law german state creat numer properti law problem affect citizen german democrat republ feder republ germani govern base attempt solv properti issu creation balanc interest base reconcili interest societi legal certainti unambigu properti principl govern german democrat republ feder republ germani guid settl open properti issu creat last legal concord futur germani quot commerc industri gdr creat legal basi reintroduct privat ownership privatis reorganis publicli own asset act trusteeship act treuhandgesetz june provid basi busi sector privatis sector basi restructur properti creat convers state own busi privat compani belong trust agenc treuhandanstalt allow agenc sell market economi principl directli gdr separ state privatis industri commerci busi began gdr face problem restructur state own agricultur forestri properti principl trusteeship act prescrib privatis sector attach restrict condit stipul special econom environment structur properti law featur sector account process privatis reorganis articl sentenc act view special natur land reform govern agre negoti joint declar last legal concord secur extrem conflict interest current exploit previou owner satisfactorili reconcil preambl declar state settlement accept parti creat agricultur sector settlement base exclus restitut owner prevent agricultur product cooper exercis unilater ownership option settlement clarifi owner state own land condit gdr strong interest declar possibl review expropri place point joint declar wish safeguard interest east german citizen regard land gdr oblig solv ownership problem creation privat ownership system point joint declar result progress unif process gdr ran time ownership problem solv unif treati august unif treati gdr separ state scope ec treati negoti treati gdr stuck rigidli posit express joint declar properti ownership problem solv joint declar made integr part unif treati articl legisl unifi germani adopt land acquisit scheme indemnif compens act settlement accept parti achiev legisl creat scheme elud gdr legal posit appli acced territori establish joint declar confirm unif treati sovereign gdr continu forc scheme land acquisit programm transpos insist länder provis unif treati favour interest east german citizen protect guarante articl resolut decemb bundesrat confirm regard settlement open properti issu joint declar integr part unif treati complianc länder enforc feder constitut court br dr background detail germani state parliamentari major support amend legal scheme includ newli settl farmer legal entiti resid octob land acquisit programm achiev conclud leav land reform ownership issu unsolv indefinit entir process form polit consensu begin ab initio creat deep polit rift germani compens prejudic suffer feder govern adher broadli defin concept prejudic explain stake restor basi econom activ individu respons greatest degre restor privat balanc ownership structur vital reason domest growth polit stabil countri understood broad sens elimin prejudic govern state commiss comment compens disadvantag narrow account special natur transform integr part countri structur state control economi market economi approach aim individu case practic jeopardis legal secur länder requir individu evid prejudic result immens number individu case notifi acquisit newli settl farmer gainfulli activ refer date germani submit posit categori newli settl farmer case conceiv special circumst practic purpos insignific alongsid requir resid octob legisl ad requir elig parti octob establish farm concept newli settl farmer leas trust land long period requir long term leas agreement link condit parti involv manag farm possess vocat qualif manag agricultur hold case hypothesis commiss newli settl farmer young gainfulli activ acquir vocat qualif immedi award long term leas agreement octob vast major case newli settl farmer acquir vocat qualif gdr time emploi salari wage worker agricultur product cooper peopl estat statist exist matter legal entiti resettl farmer partner possibl categori acquir land point practic signific firstli difficult imagin legal successor agricultur product cooper includ partner qualifi resettl farmer except case past effect hitherto publish detail commiss commun immin public offici journal european commun encourag legal entiti adjust group partner loss potenti incom germani origin assum sum dem billion loss potenti incom expect quot decreas market valu place sum context quot explan distort competit prejudic common market comment made fact subsidis acquisit affect market competit posit hold question vi vi compet hold hold acquir leas land produc assum acquisit borrow capit comparison expenditur interest price leas time produc result acquisit neutral effect profit result product structur cost structur hold chang acquisit land impact suppli behaviour hold price level market margin remain land acquisit programm caus distort competit prejudic common market hand long term stabil hold improv land acquir uncertainti aris renew leas improv competit posit hold vi vi competitor increas percentag farm land ownership pre unif länder percentag figur länder mere land acquisit programm intend achiev ratio leas own land compar structur pre unif länder point note restrict dispos convey notic land regist favour bodenverwertung und verwaltung gmbh bwg year ban resal land land limit collater guarante purchas price improv asset structur compar busi farm sole leas land facilit access borrow capit form person loan regard exempt articl ec treati germani argu true phrase quot compens econom disadvantag caus divis quot link divis countri result natur event hinder prevent link eastern western part countri quot contemporari polit circumst quot ecr articl view actual situat time formul divis claus term quot divis quot understood simpli physic erect border instal artifici creat barrier express polit context consist border introduct state control econom system isol gdr creation central control economi indissolubl link regard uniform process attribut econom deficit arisen länder hand physic blockad state control econom system argument put forward commiss current econom problem experienc länder caus divis remov valid reason econom miseri eastern länder disappear forev divis disappear current difficulti attribut circumst result isol state control economi gdr inadequaci state control econom system continu exist demis gdr indisput establish german uniti concomit introduct market economi eastern germani event broke causal chain event made econom disadvantag obviou caus divis germani disadvantag case cover land acquisit programm defin detail disadvantag direct consequ divis germani caus quot aberr quot legisl draft ealg justifi elimin consequ rais standard level compar west regard exempt articl ec treati germani base argument articl ec treati elimin prejudici circumst regard normal region econom aid regard sector aid examin articl ec treati regard exempt articl ec treati feder govern notifi commiss regard articl limit drawn german legisl maximum ownership maximum yield index unit intend ensur subsidis acquisit result balanc ratio leas own land land acquisit entitl leaser land suitabl mean elimin structur disequilibria agricultur hold länder object sale examin account state aid law point view land sold benefici term subject extens dispos restrict year ban resal undertak purchas manag land period time addit bvvg cession land build purpos increas year resal ban land purchas leas long period chang respect structur scope intens product liquid profit interest rate amount borrow capit need roughli equival leas dem soil point benefit farmer consist possess year agricultur land free dispos restrict commerci land fulli accept collater time benefit purchas realis normal market price land benefit calcul commerci rel yield index unit dem ha differ compar price ealg dem ha dem ha purchas realis quot ad quot year assum purchas chang year differ subject interest date purchas dem ha figur benefit time purchas aid intens time purchas similar result arriv question pose market condit beneficiari todai achiev quot benefici effect quot increas percentag ownership land land subject year ban resal benefit link aid realis year purchas make specul profit comparison commerci land free dispos restrict land discount market land theoret commerci determin compar subsidis price condit activ farmer prepar pai purchas price product land acquir farm purpos fact bound farm plan drawn lodg privatis agenc farmer set purchas price prepar pai cash long term support leas capitalis year cash leas equival product farm product condit leas interest dem soil point cash leas dem ha dispos restrict laps year farmer give benefit addit benefit subject interest time purchas ad cash leas result theoret market price dem ha farmer prepar pai market condit land subject resal ban compar subsidis price dem ha result aid intens addit born mind extent benefit aris privatis state own land establish compar market price aris condit regard restrict acquisit opportun resid octob germani argu restrict reorganis properti social structur ealg region acced territori result direct link gdr inhabit ti region owner set refer date octob legisl wish ensur interest acquisit famili live work decad gdr particip settlement creat owner legisl adopt ealg link model settlement establish condit acquisit connect circumst prevail acced territori octob compel reason broad social continu evolut agricultur forestri intend land acquisit scheme event owner special account purchas resid region long period restructur agricultur economi gdr domin featur agricultur product cooper social impact action abrupt demis gdr system threaten collaps exist social structur gradual adapt structur condit permit success convers process legisl view appli question particip restructur land acquisit opportun need creat enabl gdr citizen place social structur part special link region reason legisl justifi ensur newli settl farmer part restructur process respect land found gdr state ownership germani explain refer date view price differenti germani forest land rapid uncoordin sale east german woodland access east german iii public commun open procedur commiss receiv observ comment hundr associ busi individu affect base member state includ franc unit kingdom germani belgium countri commun includ unit state canada argentina brasil germani observ set section ii comment receiv govern member state comment observ forward germani expiri period stipul open procedur essenti summaris distinct tendenc emerg observ deal directli issu rais procedur parti view competit rule appli measur examin regard compat common market tendenc remain parti concur doubt rais commiss reinforc comment commiss extent element aid involv regard incompat common market applic articl ec treati parti procedur began point letter januari subsequ comment entitl compens legal successor agricultur product cooper newli settl farmer germani express view ealg case aid monitor articl comment doubt applic provis convers parti argu land purchas subject aid scrutini ec treati histor uniqu integr process parti question implicitli affirm applic relev treati provis parti tendenc state land purchas scheme incorpor ealg stage contrari legisl origin intent act aim encourag widespread acquisit properti privat individu state german govern argu quot histor uniqu situat german unif measur gener design creat system properti ownership feder republ legal system quot alleg purpos phrase conceal presenc state aid defin articl ec treati german govern made provis whatsoev land purchas scheme draft ealg march bundesratsdrucksach april view quot mandat german legisl unif treati quot achiev social reconcili interest agricultur forestri aid land purchas scheme fact state land purchas scheme incorpor draft feder govern instig parliamentari parti cdu csu fdp coalit read act bundestagsdrucksach stenograph report sit parliament order quot achiev social reconcili interest agricultur forestri quot parliamentari initi provid sole quot land purchas scheme quot compens victim expropri entitl indemnif bundesrat reject draft discuss mediat committe land purchas scheme origin envisag compens victim expropri recast primarili settlement scheme person entitl compens newli settl farmer successor agricultur product cooper legisl text draft contain ground advanc germani land purchas scheme compens prejudic suffer resettl farmer entitl restitut parti procedur gave good ground call question elig german law resettl farmer entitl restitut compens emphasis compensatori natur ealg regard group recipi appli signific proport parti support germani argument admit quot ealg accord inadequ indemnif compens expropri quot resettl farmer entitl restitut commiss attent drawn fact german law quot mere wastag asset quot regard prejudic entitl affect preferenti purchas agricultur forestri land articl ealg resettl farmer entitl restitut back properti exclud outset law preferenti purchas agricultur forestri land except half sentenc articl ealg resettl farmer entitl restitut allow purchas agricultur forestri land preferenti term unabl enforc claim return properti properti act vermögensgesetz ow exclus articl properti act case properti whatsoev return resettl farmer entitl restitut exception posit resettl farmer entitl restitut properti return case notion asset wastag properti return resettl farmer entitl restitut back properti supposit residu asset loss ow wastag exclud german law resettl farmer entitl restitut principl legal accord preferenti treatment disput arrang contain articl ealg half sentenc articl ealg articl equalis burden act lastenausgleichsgesetz lag legal supposit loss incur compens full expropri econom asset return quot substanc return properti deterior consider quot german law case longer form quot residu loss quot deserv compens categori person exclud preferenti purchas agricultur forestri land articl ealg natur matter loss agricultur inventori lawfulli compens preferenti land purchas argu asset loss case resettl farmer entitl restitut compens time receiv larg amount annual adjust aid assert substanti resettl farmer land reform settler qualifi inclus entitl compens outright owner land bar sold bequeath encumb court reject claim restitut local resettl farmer parti procedur regard germani assert local resettl farmer need compens inventori loss inadmiss case question quot inventori contribut agricultur product cooper replac full quot respect legal posit deriv articl point agricultur restructur act landwirtschaftsanpassungsgesetz signific assess aid element contain ealg articl local resettl farmer legal entitl full replac inventori contribut report frankfurt allgemein zeitung page state feder constitut court decid effect recent rule april bvr local resettl farmer legal entitl full replac inventori contribut legal supposit full replac inventori contribut agricultur cooper place place claim enforc practic successor cooper consider subsidi incom commun fund possess suffici asset meet local resettl farmer claim respect compens inventori contribut german law commiss assum quot inventori contribut cooper replac full quot deni preferenti treatment local resettl farmer involv element aid contrari local resettl farmer cover commiss absolut correct refer decis open procedur feder constitut court rule eugrz seq feder govern plead feder constitut court articl ealg constitut respect quot independ support scheme build agricultur forestri länder quot indemnif scheme parti procedur counter argument properti ownership individu farmer gdr reduc empti shell cooper legal unrestrict restrict kind gdr citizen suffer compens part preferenti land purchas categori person work agricultur newli settl farmer parti argu grossli unfair accord favour treatment ealg approxim newli settl farmer tenth land privatis allot person entitl purchas prevent econom social structur communist system acquir properti work independ person entitl purchas ealg newli settl farmer experienc disproportion greater difficulti build farm compar group unlik commun citizen opportun accumul capit past year unlik person entitl purchas dispos ventur capit part properti return receiv cooper properti redistribut asset agricultur restructur act start capit compar resettl farmer accept treat newli settl farmer differ person entitl purchas contrast parti view reason treat newli settl farmer person länder set busi unif legal entiti gener argument put forward unlik citizen gdr legal entiti individu suffer prejudic classifi quot affect quot commiss attent specif drawn fact comment made resettl farmer entitl restitut local resettl farmer account mutati mutandi question delimit compens aid case legal entiti partner includ resettl farmer entitl restitut local resettl farmer parti criticis commiss assert decis open procedur element aid articl ec treati possibl deni case legal entiti includ resettl farmer arrang open abus risk aid rule circumv legal entiti decid includ resettl farmer partner obtain preferenti treatment ow entitl compens suggest refer date fix legal entiti membership inclus resettl farmer place altern propos set minimum share held resettl farmer proportion principl breach entir legal entiti complet insignific share own resettl farmer regard incur loss accord preferenti treatment insist resettl farmer question legal entiti entitl purchas land enter land regist prevent partnership receiv aid indirectli purchas entitl newli settl farmer work ag refer date parti argu effect virtual entitl purchas ag suffici experienc run farm preferenti land purchas condit purchas provid expropri soviet occup pre gdr owner long term leas farmland bvvg land utilis manag compani octob leas guidelin treuhandanstalt issu consult relev feder depart farmland leas person submit viabl agricultur busi plan tenant farmer run farm person suffici farm experi busi knowledg leas land ultim purchas ealg rule person estim länder satisfi requir resid gdr octob belong target group owner person work farmer gdr condit number person perman resid octob gdr citizen purpos main scrutini procedur distort competit impair commun trade parti procedur criticis commiss comment issu parti question argu preferenti sale land enhanc competit posit entitl purchas cheaper purchas agricultur forestri land enabl farm build reserv capit favour term competitor reserv capit increas capit transfer land asset low profit agricultur meant farm loan order purchas land servic capit reduc farm limit liquid weaken competit posit recipi work agricultur bank hesit issu loan land purchas year embargo sale enter land regist land purchas offer addit collater obtain capit quot bohl paper quot adopt novemb aegi feder chancelleri land yield basi preferenti purchas price reason simplif basi ealg time standard origin base yield infer preferenti land purchas possibl reduc cost product input enabl entitl purchas market agricultur product cheaper price agricultur land market case determin yield potenti land price germani member state bore relat yield potenti land purchas agricultur led region commun increas product cost harm competit agricultur product cost determin land rental price land purchas price deni farm decad centuri thrift run purchas land enjoi greater stabil secur argument appli farm built länder case burden high loan cost appli preferenti land purchas land price commun vari markedli member state region bore relat incom potenti time standard entitl purchas ealg bui higher averag market land franc spain wale scotland complaint landown associ member state refut fact land bought cheapli rental price determin agricultur competit member state western germani roughli similar länder parti argu preferenti land purchas enhanc competit posit entitl purchas land purchas preferenti reserv capit case reconvey entri bvvg expir prevent secondari encumbr exempt articl ec treati singl parti challeng commiss view exempt articl ec treati appli land purchas scheme parti posit germani put forward convinc counter argument respons commiss assert disput arrang caus divis germani termin germani refut argument quot shortcom state control econom system continu effect gdr ceas exist quot claim quot introduct market economi eastern germani quot result divis countri justifi disput preferenti treatment quot aberr quot caus divis germani remedi argument correct remov divis reason tenant farmer preferenti treatment farm huge area agricultur land privat enterpris basi order build asset appar reason base divis germani addition transfer properti preferenti term exempt articl ec treati worth note singl comment made effect measur question regard mean articl aid promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low underemploy exempt articl ec treati develop specif econom sector econom area common interest point made germani argu quot farm länder show structur imbal regard land ownership vast major oper leas land quot situat farm unlik applic complain receiv excess larg area land leas long term leas larg area agricultur land serv suffici safeguard invest job preferenti purchas scheme lead quot balanc leas own land quot successor cooper view isol structur agricultur länder ownership agricultur forestri land regard evenli distribut group question aid intens case agricultur land favour area parti point agricultur land purchas preferenti term encumb legal restrict signific neg influenc market compar agricultur land purchas free market sale contract land purchas order regularli contain provis prohibit transfer dispos claus govern transfer excess proce cancel right year conclus contract gener acknowledg agricultur land valuat expert legal attribut dispos restraint encumbr last effect estim land price inadmiss compar purchas price time standard case preferenti purchas land purchas scheme purchas transact respect unencumb agricultur land open market actual market agricultur land determin take account dispos restraint aid intens case preferenti purchas price time standard parti question subsequ conced case intens expect parti accus germani calcul aid intens incorrectli refut attempt plai preferenti treatment arriv alleg aid intens time purchas bear mind commiss found aid intens favour area justifi long term tenant wish purchas properti order secur loan deter temporari ban transfer case intend sell parti produc documentari evid aid intens high refer date octob discrimin parti procedur argu appar manner act prior discuss led feder chancelleri feder govern support parliament attempt confin preferenti land purchas person resid gdr citizen feder republ germani expropri soviet occup gdr own land gdr likewis exclud treat commun citizen newli settl farmer quot victimis quot commiss unlik commun citizen past year opportun accumul capit parti view lack proportion measur prejudic suffer criticis felt discriminatori loss suffer pre gdr owner entitl restitut newli settl farmer person engag farm local resettl farmer admittedli difficult put exact figur prejudic suffer group case resettl farmer entitl restitut local resettl farmer asset wastag lack develop opportun regard loss wish compar loss establish rank order question greatest loss rel term suffer expropri person entitl restitut smallest loss rel term suffer local resettl farmer expropri assum point doubt question term state aid law rank order revers case receiv compens ealg local resettl farmer person expropri loss compris lack develop opportun grant refus purchas yield unit contrast farm pre grd owner run farm local quot quot grant quot refus quot purchas yield unit suffer greatest loss entitl compens simultan tenant grant compens rel term suffer smallest loss rel term grant compens incongru minor loss receiv compens incur greater loss parti accus legisl arbitrari govern case land purchas scheme accord entitl preferenti purchas gdr citizen fled repress confus return home region octob previous spend live gdr entitl grant person territori feder republ move territori gdr quot virtual time quot octob case meant complain expand exist farm commerci viabl manner market neighbour land sold preferenti price ealg parti measur question discriminatori assert infring articl ec treati expressli concur doubt commiss voic open procedur argu germani vainli attempt object justifi undeni unequ treatment west german commun citizen quot circumst aris gdr quot context fact overlook ealg enter forc year german unif legal factual reason discrimin west german commun citizen compar successor cooper newli settl farmer germani argu foundat mere refer quot achiev reconcili interest societi quot allegedli quot compel reason extens social continu quot agricultur forestri parti counter view preferenti treatment successor cooper arbitrari social unbalanc profoundli unjust germani refer suppos reconcili interest societi confus likelihood preferenti purchas scheme led result evidenc germani refer fact reform gdr agricultur structur shape agricultur cooper quot social consequ overlook quot context quot uncoordin destruct exist social structur quot truth actual loss hundr thousand rural job avoid case avoid preferenti treatment shown cooper successor newli settl farmer grant leas enabl purchas properti preferenti treatment object connect germani claim preserv quot exist social structur quot contrari massiv departur agricultur labour cooper expos refer mere pretext parti länder live todai receiv compar preferenti treatment sure regard feder govern argument downright hypocrisi govern sought creat purchas opportun quot enabl gdr citizen integr social structur framework special ti region quot feder govern thought quot peopl quot länder parti approxim successor cooper realiti legisl quot reason quot achiev reconcili societi interest commiss attent expressli drawn fact vast major long term leas case conclud east german west german commun citizen meet requir unabl part land purchas scheme refer date octob set refer date octob prove unnecessari iv letter octob germani respond parti comment resettl farmer entitl restitut contrari complain written plead parti observ resettl farmer entitl restitut local resettl farmer unrestrict land contribut cooper entitl purchas land sentenc articl ealg germani accept argument half sentenc articl ealg meant resettl farmer entitl restitut purchas agricultur forestri land preferenti term unabl enforc exist claim return properti act exclud articl properti act phrase quot resettl farmer mean sentenc quot sentenc articl ealg prove rule conclus defin group resettl farmer made clear categori person case restitut expropri asset reason resettl farmer entitl legisl intend resettl farmer mean sentenc articl ealg specif includ person receiv back properti mean restitut member cooper farm account larg number local resettl farmer leas substanti proport bvvg land exclud purchas land scheme order entitl purchas resettl farmer mean articl read conjunct articl ealg suffici farmer resum oper reestablish farm extend land articl ealg entitl purchas land articl ealg exclud alleg german law equalis burden act agricultur restructur act term claim back settl burden compens articl equalis burden act provid full loss compens entitl person back viabl farm fiction signific legal term basi entitl claim back claim back burden compens restrict actual restitut properti equalis burden measur mean settl hardship case settlement unresolv asset question unif treati repres full compens loss incur mean civil law expropri compens articl basic law equalis burden mechan exclud settlement legal base case settlement properti question fact member cooper legal entitl articl agricultur restructur law full replac inventori contribut complain infer assum quot legal ground quot full replac inventori contribut cooper place equat entitl compens receiv gener case inventori contribut cooper fulli replac compens asset loss observ view repeatedli express farm länder quot receiv substanti amount annual restructur aid asset loss compens time quot supposit base fals premis correct substanti fund made farm länder fund serv compens asset loss suffer hold proprietor german unif introduct econom currenc social union adopt commun market organis adjust level agricultur price territori feder republ result produc price agricultur länder gdr era fix state fall sharpli price farm input fallen time offset earn loss farm posit discharg payment oblig restructur aid paid order compens disadvantag commiss receiv notif restructur aid scheme approv time discrimin substanti discrimin commun law germani argu owner hypothet isol case discrimin leas subsequ purchas agricultur land sale woodland compar applic entitl purchas land nation plai part matter competit place gdr citizen refer date rule octob appli land purchas object justifi compar gdr citizen west german citizen enjoi excel opportun vocat develop accord individu wish talent enjoi opportun acquir asset west german citizen member state person affect divis germani allow part purchas land opportun invest asset acquir west läínder preferenti term forestri subsidiari sourc incom depriv gdr citizen enjoi opportun acquir person asset chanc build busi privat asset exclus capit invest scheme guid polici principl devis proper reconcili interest societi fact person directli affect divis germani entitl purchas land show contradict object creat ownership structur releas econom social potenti idea compens disadvantag suffer gdr land purchas scheme involv arbitrari unequ treatment west german commun citizen adopt ealg legisl oblig devis reconcili social interest stipul relev purchas elig requir basi condit prevail acced territori octob order establish uniti secur legal concord extend entitl preferenti land purchas farmer resid date ensur particip land purchas open person person directli affect divis germani decis open procedur commiss note land purchas scheme notifi aid articl ec treati stipul aid notifi commiss draft stage articl breach scheme state aid unlaw germani maintain articl treati provis state aid appli case commiss point gdr acced feder republ germani octob ec treati enter forc territori gdr point onward ec competit rule appli equal western eastern germani section ealg land purchas scheme enter forc decemb octob time ec treati appli unit germani articl commun state aid provis appli ealg commiss note pass germani declar octob polit legal bound adopt measur question number parti procedur disput point land purchas scheme origin form part ealg bill legisl text relat bill mention legal oblig point left open crucial issu hand time prior octob feder govern commit legal polit adopt specif aid measur territori länder point time entri forc ec treati länder articl oblig notifi commiss plan make undertak germani bound treati disput notif place extent element state aid land purchas scheme unlaw vi unlaw charact state aid prejudg issu compat common market accord articl ec treati articl appli agricultur basi articl treati aspect look close commiss extent land purchas scheme measur meet condit laid articl ec treati decis compat common market case instanc state simpli return econom oper previous expropri illeg typic compens loss suffer oper result expropri similar action compens kind monetari compens open procedur commiss made clear provid advantag accord exce loss suffer oper result action preferenti treatment mean articl ec treati present state aid involv case commiss note germani parti procedur disput principl commiss specif note open procedur state aid present preferenti land purchas structur commiss note parti germani parti procedur react possibl commiss reason alter posit aspect continu assum preferenti treatment involv measur proven compens simpli prejudic suffer result expropri similar action commiss nation case german law yardstick commiss satisfi doubt nation law ealg recognis individu group cover land purchas scheme entitl compens compens basic group resettl farmer entitl restitut resettl farmer entitl restitut owner farm expropri farm gener ha group farm return financi loss equal asset expropri farm open procedur commiss note financi advantag involv farmer quot entitl bui back part land favour price quot parti germani interest parti disput contest conclus quot financi advantag expropri properti quot absenc comment contrari evid commiss reason alter earlier opinion made clear compens reflect legal principl common member state protect properti right reason commiss find land purchas scheme element state aid mean articl ec treati case resettl farmer entitl restitut resettl farmer entitl restitut resettl farmer entitl restitut person farm expropri entitl farm return properti act categori act distinguish resettl farmer entitl restitut enforc claim unabl enforc claim return properti resettl farmer entitl restitut unabl enforc claim intent purpos posit expropri farmer entitl restitut purpos examin resettl farmer unabl enforc entitl restitut regard equival resettl farmer entitl restitut conclus drawn point appli specif subgroup resettl farmer entitl restitut question resettl farmer entitl restitut enforc claim entitl purchas land opinion german author differ parti procedur claim farmer entitl purchas land contest entitl disagr centr interpret nation law side point court judgment support argument commiss place decid nation law interpret matter germani assum farmer entitl purchas land scheme rule group peopl benefit preferenti land purchas practic preferenti treatment mean articl mean rule case specif group resettl farmer entitl restitut individu case examin merit commiss ground conclud certainti case advantag accord purchas land preferenti rate subsequ enforc entitl restitut arithmet equal asset loss result expropri inventori loss conclus alter adjust aid parti procedur maintain grant quot extens quot agricultur hold länder aid intend compens asset loss suffer beneficiari prior unif account examin element aid mean articl ec treati subsequ found exist prejudg issu compat common market question examin section newli settl farmer local newli settl farmer person prior unif work agricultur product cooper lpg peopl estat veg farm set farm newli settl farmer expropri gdr prevent acquir agricultur forestri properti context german author refer quot deni opportun quot german law person entitl financi compens find contest open procedur commiss note quot connect commiss note gdr citizen irrespect sector work deni opportun long gdr appli communist plan economi system take account concept damag defin court justic abovement case law commiss rule exist state aid mean articl ec treati quot examin remark comment made parti commiss found reason chang earlier posit parti prove legal oblig german law pai compens quot loss quot restor privat ownership balanc properti structur view broad sens action remedi loss german law necessarili requir public fund purpos imposs practic term econom oper includ sector economi quot compens quot loss opportun pursu free econom activ year reason commiss uphold view remark compens econom loss limit suffici justic special requir transform integr part countri plan economi structur market economi framework commiss maintain view preferenti sale agricultur forestri land newli settl farmer involv sector economi repres specif measur involv preferenti treatment mean articl ec treati compat measur common market examin subsequ section consider appli distinct subcategori newli settl farmer farmer move western part germani gdr shortli octob prevent acquir agricultur forestri properti refer date gainfulli activ school ag children local resettl farmer local resettl farmer owner farmland claim back land agricultur product cooper lpg establish farm germani argu prejudic suffer person compris return properti case consider loss intrins financi compens paid addit inventori origin contribut agricultur cooper replac full parti procedur challeng refer german constitut case law argu german law provid entitl compens inventori loss germani deni entitl claim equat actual fulfil commiss share opinion germani submit fact indic claim met state base rule law germani commiss feel fact assum author strictli uphold law absenc ground contrari commiss assum parti compens inventori loss admit circumst differ case case insuffici compens provid commiss assum normal case involv inventori loss parti compens agricultur adjust act amount question damag suffer loss destruct inventori exceed loss threshold assum case base normal case assum exist preferenti treatment accord articl ec treati individu case account loss intrins precis calcul carri case case basi loss inventori damag loss intrins cumul mutual exclus compens agricultur adjust act ealg conceiv cumul case case calcul show advantag accord total amount loss depend result compens preferenti treatment found exist mean articl ec treati question compat preferenti treatment common market examin separ legal entiti legal entitl elig acquir land preferenti term made condit requir capit hand person resid octob parti procedur argu contrast citizen gdr legal entiti incur loss person basi germani deni legal entiti question victim expropri similar action accord hypothesi element aid mean articl ec treati rule commiss made clear categori beneficiari decis open procedur concern abus commiss opinion defin condit scheme element state aid case legal entiti suffer loss acquir land preferenti term instanc case resettl farmer entitl restitut equival local resettl farmer resettl farmer entitl restitut unabl enforc claim decid legal entiti hold share purchas behalf preferenti rate land entitl commun law make differ resettl farmer entitl restitut equival local resid place enter legal entiti land regist proxi purchas commiss carefulli consid argument parti rule invit abus circumvent state aid rule reiter point concern definit compens preferenti treatment mean articl find compat common market respons concern rule open abus commiss note preferenti treatment exist risk duplic purchas member legal entiti duplic purchas sens mean land purchas member legal entiti legal entiti case commiss rule exist preferenti treatment case legal entiti risk duplic purchas rule legal entiti entitl purchas larger maximum area averag ha maximum member purchas land subject condit met commiss feel establish qualifi date compani form resid farmer member legal entiti call parti procedur imper obtain yearli report germani complianc condit subject aforesaid condit met commiss ground object parti person meet normal prejudic criteria hold small share legal entiti principl proportion breach legal entiti view injur parti preferenti treatment set commiss automat assum legal entiti suffer loss expropri similar action legal entiti purchas land resettl farmer entitl restitut equival hold share legal entiti commiss note rule laid law final note model exist preferenti treatment legal entiti mean articl ec treati rule suffici certainti requisit number share held resettl farmer restitut resettl farmer entitl restitut unabl enforc claim respect categori partner point reason commiss rule exist preferenti treatment enjoi legal entiti presum element state aid involv case question measur compat common market separ issu conclus aspect address section commiss rule exist preferenti treatment mean articl ec treati case resettl farmer entitl restitut equival resettl farmer entitl restitut unabl enforc claim legal entiti member case beneficiari preferenti treatment rule competit rule articl appli articl ec treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good prohibit affect trade member state exist aid scheme defin note decis open procedur term preferenti treatment recipi term member state object econom polici consider germani deni preferenti treatment contain land purchas scheme accord commun state aid sale land build public author commiss assum element state aid contain sale land follow open uncondit bid procedur accept bid effect uncondit bid procedur attain minimum market establish independ expert case commiss assum land purchas scheme element state aid tenant beneficiari occup land question subsequ ownership properti tenur set domin ownership acquir tenant owner right occupi financi preferenti treatment connect land purchas scheme attract interest parti buyer scheme fact arous great deal interest feder govern admit purchas land collater facilit access capit confirm commiss view express decis open procedur opportun purchas agricultur forestri land reduc price enabl beneficiari build busi asset reserv capit commiss maintain opinion refer encumbr land purchas specif year restraint sale alter conclus preferenti treatment exist principl claus unknown commiss case invest subsidi preferenti land purchas context purpos type anti specul claus prevent purchas cash advantag acquir straight farmer forest suppos work land purchas preferenti rate earn livelihood mean make profit result specul exist anti specul claus suggest precis land purchas scheme involv commerci advantag extent intens advantag discuss parti maintain addit land purchas provid extra secur term capit procur bank quot hesit quot award loan land purchas commiss uphold argument regist restraint sale undoubtedli encumbr limit durat unencumb properti subsequ encumb properti parti procedur rightli note year restraint sale notic reconvey bvvg gener forc set laps prevent subsequ encumbr germani deni aid found exist analysi distort threaten distort competit favour undertak articl ec treati potenti distort competit suffici distort competit potenti aris fact parti purchas land preferenti rate financi posit competitor receiv support point germani object hypothet case purchas borrow capit comparison interest charg current rent level show land purchas quot roughli neutral term profit margin quot cost product structur chang argument unconvinc cover purchas hypothes number parti point beneficiari successor agricultur product cooper possibl posit pai purchas price financi resourc essenti borrow monei point claim quot profit neutral quot made substanti individu case influenc farm cost structur mean rule absenc explan commiss accept claim price level margin remain unchang appli assert preferenti land purchas facilit lower expenditur product input enabl produc market attract price parti claim back statement region commun purchas agricultur land push product cost impair competit parti claim preferenti land purchas scheme eastern germani point consider weaken competit posit hold concern hold question particip land purchas scheme argument notion base time standard ealg beneficiari entitl purchas land higher averag market land paid franc spain wale scotland relev aid monitor aid rule base real econom situat individu member state region commun purpos competit law level object differ condit competit aim gener absolut equal decis open procedur commiss put forward view distort common market suspect recipi aid competit undertak member state statutorili accord preferenti purchas land affect member state account larg surfac area held agricultur cooper successor foreign undertak receiv compar favour treatment disadvantag emphasis low rate aid necessarili rule distort trade member state observ submit date give commiss reason alter posit land purchas scheme meet criteria articl ec treati except measur favour resettl farmer entitl restitut equival resettl farmer entitl restitut unabl enforc claim legal entiti person member vii except exempt principl incompat common market contain articl ec treati exempt articl ec treati articl ec treati aid grant busi area feder republ germani affect divis germani compat common market aid requir order compens econom disadvantag caus divis connect commun open procedur commiss argu word intent articl ec treati refer direct consequ geograph divis germani compens poor econom situat länder requisit causal link geograph divis econom disadvantag lack undertak gdr affect divis germani end divis communist plan economi gdr caus econom deficit divis germani lack asset capit mass ultim result socialist ownership structur gdr divis germani germani take view isol gdr creation centralis state economi inextric interlink process disput fact inadequaci state control econom system continu prevail gdr ceas exist econom disadvantag continu result divis germani inher disadvantag cover land purchas scheme place contradict argument relev provis interpret narrowli except gener principl ban aid laid articl prior unif germani scope provis restrict part feder republ disadvantag divis germani border east west germani area border east zone west berlin unif germani continu provis justifi inclus area gdr close border justif extend provis territori gdr purpos land purchas scheme precis state subsidis sale land entir territori gdr commiss point evid causal link divis germani disadvantag territori gdr doubt divis led problem term infrastructur interrupt market isol consid overcom econom problem exist gdr direct consequ polit econom regim divis germani consequ end divis realiti econom problem due occur subsequ reason commiss hold standard practic articl appli entir gdr exempt articl ec treati articl ec treati aid approv promot econom develop area standard live abnorm low compar commun explain notic open procedur provis regul region aid favour favour area commun aid measur appli part comprehens target region polici programm aim promot cross sector job creation encourag invest respect commiss hold view evid region assist element present land purchas scheme govern futur ownership land quot state own quot volkseigen gdr evid effect econom develop region link land purchas scheme econom framework elig undertak question extent sale land low price newli settl farmer successor agricultur product cooper contribut improv standard live labour market situat länder remain unansw contribut requir justif qualifi articl ec treati derog question appli reason german author parti involv case refer derog justif exempt articl ec treati articl ec treati state aid approv facilit develop econom activ econom area aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest articl appli aid question combat structur weak specif industri area law stood ealg enter forc articl council regul eec juli improv effici agricultur structur principl commiss view aid agricultur land purchas form invest aid compat common market approv aid rate exce favour area forestri measur gener articl council regul eec june institut commun aid scheme forestri measur agricultur member state grant aid condit award differ laid amount exce limit stipul provid measur compli articl ec treati commiss standard practic rais object case invest aid repres elig cost measur sector commiss wish warn polici chang futur case point sale forest land reduc rate view quot condit grant aid differ laid regul quot state aid matter kind cover exempt articl ec treati discriminatori contraven treati ahead question abovement specif commiss rule aid purchas agricultur forest land low price met commiss examin prioriti issu discriminatori mean relev provis ec treati discrimin open procedur commiss express doubt requir newli settl farmer resid octob share held person resid octob compat articl ec treati inter alia articl point articl provid abolit restrict freedom establish set establish undertak princip place busi secondari establish branch accord case law court justic european commun concept freedom establish includ purchas properti econom purpos prohibit quot restrict freedom establish nation member state member state quot provis make clear link concept nation prohibit discrimin ground ban discrimin impli overt discrimin reason nation covert form discrimin covert discrimin reason nation exist quot applic distinguish criteria lead result discrimin reason nation quot discrimin carri directli result nation base criteria nation foreign typic meet requir relat place origin resid articl ec treati lai commiss satisfi condit establish distort aid grant member state provis gener programm abolit restrict freedom establish council laid provis practic respect foreign nation exclud limit impos condit power exercis right attach activ emploi person elimin provis practic includ direct indirect state aid subsidis purchas land prohibit restrict freedom establish articl aim thing ensur undertak concern treat undertak regist offic host countri provis resid articl ealg benefit measur order qualifi provis undertak regist offic länder reloc natur person move princip place resid region question result polit econom circumst qualifi date octob practic imposs member state law natur legal person länder advantag person regist offic resid germani liabl contraven ban discrimin articl ec treati court justic held judgment case asscher commun citizen de jure meet requir provid evid princip place resid acced territori qualifi date octob de facto exclus german nation met condit previous resid länder condit effect exclud person meet criterion princip place resid acced territori refer relev case law court justic commiss admit effect practic distinguish criteria place resid repres inadmiss indirect discrimin reason nation distinguish criteria differ treatment object justifi distinguish criterion quot resid octob quot justifi serv purpos pursu legisl measur object pursu legisl achiev milder stringent measur feder govern quot stipul qualifi date octob legisl intent ensur potenti purchas famili live gdr decad benefit reconcili social interest establish previou owner quot purpos includ potenti purchas famili live work gdr decad germani justifi inclus quot compel reason ensur broad social continu quot claim quot reconcili interest societi quot found special account quot purchas settl region long time quot legisl quot justifi ensur newli settl farmer involv restructur land state properti gdr quot commiss fulli support object measur adjust east german ownership structur econom system total legitim object german legisl fact member state carri land reform enabl farmer purchas land farm acknowledg ti land commiss approv achiev object qualifi date resid octob accord articl ealg newli settl farmer legal entiti allow particip land purchas scheme octob held long term leas previous state own land privatis treuhandanstalt main examin commiss expressli inform parti procedur major long term leas agreement conclud east german germani gave detail robust respons question rais discrimin challeng claim provid substanti evid refut clear legitimaci object pursu legisl particip east german land purchas scheme recognis object practic term defeat qualifi date octob purchas agricultur forest land ti qualifi date octob commiss view provis justifi resid rule link requir long term leas appli court justic consist held discrimin prohibit treati exist similar thing treat differ thing treat treatment justifi compel object reason pertin case commiss point opinion adapt ownership structur econom system total legitim goal adapt ownership structur grant person farm land privatis preferenti purchas option essenti justifi result close materi link tenant futur owner date octob ti long term tenanc light consider exclus de facto priori commun citizen justifi clear comment newli settl farmer justif treatment basi loss rightli argu parti procedur newli settl farmer expropri competitor member state commiss point open procedur reason commiss follow reason claim made parti procedur commiss aim quot exclud quot newli settl farmer line remit commiss attempt ensur ec treati appli commiss take view result unjustifi treatment principl ident categori interest parti allow access land purchas low price potenti purchas east germani member state discrimin breach articl ec treati set detail decis open procedur indirect discrimin breach articl ec treati decis commiss rule principl possibl breach articl ec treati germani properli counter provis direct member state action common market organis correct land purchas scheme nation measur measur implement common market organis reason scheme fall scope articl ec treati substanti comment issu made reason larg number comment parti procedur claim beneficiari land purchas scheme primarili successor agricultur product cooper quot arbitrari social side wholli unjust quot result commiss refrain comment complaint treatment elig scheme total disproportion disadvantag obtain greater compens land purchas scheme suffer greater loss result expropri abovement reason commiss critic made feder govern contest disput rule preserv quot exist social structur quot quot peopl quot länder approxim successor agricultur product cooper conclus commiss take view part aid ti resid octob newli settl farmer legal entiti breach articl ec treati incompat common market mean articl final qualifi date octob commiss note german author comment subject complaint parti involv procedur rate aid intens commiss establish suffici certainti aid scheme compli case rate aid commiss laid calcul method germani put forward section ii yield aid rate east germani commiss fulli accept method calcul averag figur feder statist offic data forward commiss germani letter date juli show figur vari depend land upward averag land brandenburg land mecklenburg western pomerania rang averag figur individu länder calcul method submit germani fear länder overrun ceil area favour area figur averag figur individu länder recent method calcul submit case consider overrun limit addit consider doubt calcul method submit late germani correct commiss fulli recognis encumbr farmland ban sale year withdraw event convers build land liabl bring market land extent drawback calcul method submit germani assum purchas land low price quot ad quot farmer year ban sale rightli point parti procedur rule long term tenant quot troubl quot ban sale period long term tenanc sell period case commiss opinion correct subsidi equival averag germani abovement letter possibl reduc appli averag sale withdraw coeffici germani forward sale withdraw coeffici averag number sale farmland year convers build land commiss basi judg subsidi equival individu länder brandenburg saxoni saxoni anhalt thuringia mecklenburg western pomerania germani compli commiss limit reason respect land purchas scheme consid compat commiss polici maximum intens rate reason commiss grant exempt articl ec treati aid scheme question pursu object refer articl ec treati commiss conclud measur consid compat common market viii conclus commiss take view germani implement aid scheme breach articl ec treati aid grant unlawfulli reclaim recipi order reinstat econom situat obtain aid grant repay made accord provis procedur german law interest date aid grant refer interest rate evalu region aid scheme germani recov aid grant land purchas scheme ti requir resid octob exce maximum rate farmland area favour area defin regul ec germani inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith adopt decis articl land purchas scheme provid articl german indemnif compens act ealg constitut aid measur repres compens expropri intervent equival effect state author benefit award equal financi loss caus state intervent articl aid compat common market ti resid octob compli maximum intens rate agricultur land area favour area accord regul ec aid ti resid octob aid exceed maximum rate agricultur land area favour area accord regul ec compat common market germani cancel aid refer paragraph longer grant aid articl germani month recov aid grant refer paragraph articl repay made accord procedur provis german law interest date aid grant refer interest rate appli evalu region aid scheme articl germani inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address feder republ germani brussel januari commiss franz fischler member commiss oj oj letter vi roughli letter receiv defin oj resettl farmer entitl restitut owner farm expropri defin oj resettl farmer entitl restitut expropri entitl farm return properti act defin oj oj defin oj oj bgbl includ quot quot owner oj section iii oj section iii oj section ii oj oj oj oj join case commiss franc bangu de franc ecr seq sg transport tettaubavaria decis april potsdam platz oj opel eisenach oj carl zeiss jena oj rhone poulenc rhotex oj sst garng oj volkswagen oj deggendorf oj oj articl regul ec state aid scheme criteria commiss commun point annex oj lander half area classifi favour articl direct eec subtitl iii regul ec state aid scheme case commiss greec ecr gener programm abolit restrict freedom establish oj case legal person articl ec treati nation compani firm form accord law member state determin regard regist offic central administr princip place busi case scholz opera universitaria ecr point case flynn ecr point oj case asscher ecr point seq case flynn ecr point case commiss belgium ecr point purchas forest land newli settl farmer articl ealg articl ealg categori case feder charbonnier de la belgiqu haut autorit de jure ecr case société de fonderi de pont mousson ecr case kühlhau zentrum ecr categori case itali commiss ecr case milac ecr case eridania ecr case wagner ecr section vi legal entiti purchas articl ealg oj section iv penultim paragraph oj passim oj oj case graff ecr case klensch luxemburg ecr maximum rate favour area aid purchas forest land met includ exempt provid point except occurr