commiss decis decemb italian decre law januari relat inter alia refinanc aid measur provid law march special aid mezzogiorno italian text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic parti concern submit comment pursuant articl letter date januari commiss press report aid measur inter alia refinanc aid scheme set law march special aid mezzogiorno ask italian author confirm inform aid enterpris provid law march declar compat common market subject condit commiss decis eec pursuant articl eec treati march volum financ earmark scheme lit billion ecu billion tax concess aid scheme end decemb repli italian author commiss text decre law januari offici gazett italian republ januari provis articl refinanc reduct social secur contribut provid law mezzogiorno articl state defray social secur contribut involv reduct social secur contribut firm mezzogiorno articl refinanc aid measur envisag law mezzogiorno letter june commiss inform italian govern decid initi proceed pursuant articl eec treati respect abovement provis deem incompat common market mean articl treati inelig derog provid italian govern invit submit comment month notif letter member state interest parti invit mean notic publish offici journal european commun submit comment letter date octob italian author inform commiss articl decre law retroact ineffect convert law time limit impos italian constitut substanc reproduc draft law septemb notifi pursuant articl eec treati commiss view provis concern proceed initi decis june longer serv purpos decid time initi fresh proceed pursuant articl respect draft law decis cover provis law mezzogiorno relat reduct social secur contribut member state interest parti submit comment period allow measur provid articl decre law relat refinanc aid measur envisag law mezzogiorno reproduc decre law convert law italian parliament letter juli italian author ask commiss delai submiss comment pursuant articl includ amend made text decre law submit parliament convers commiss adopt final decis pursuant articl eec treati text question adopt italian govern octob decre law offici gazett italian republ octob italian author submit comment commiss novemb member state interest parti opportun submit comment ii refinanc scrutini amount lit billion ecu million earmark aid enterpris decis june commiss note itali fail fulfil oblig pursuant articl commiss decis eec oj establish condit law mezzogiorno declar compat common market pursuant articl italian author inform commiss year inter alia total amount tax aid grant broken region econom sector inform provid broken commiss view decis june compat refinanc aid scale envisag law mezzogiorno assess know distort effect advantag term develop compon aid oper year opac past futur situat commiss declar refinanc scheme implement hitherto compat common market commiss state abovement decis declar compat law mezzogiorno limit period valid law end decemb spread refinanc date envisag decre law januari incompat common market iii italian author stress comment intend make fundament principl govern applic law mezzogiorno period cover refinanc end decemb state payment made date commit decis grant aid deadlin laid law plan enabl commiss view absenc inform tax aid grant past aid scheme refinanc deem compat common market decre law octob introduc principl underli italian law written comment submit italian govern evid italian author intend make law convert decre gener implement provis adopt inter alia cipe cipi involv aid grant firm context law mezzogiorno calcul express term net grant equival ensur oper fulli transpar reduc ceil intens aid product invest vari differ level develop area concern size recipi firm favour develop small medium size firm ceil applic area individu ceil laid decis cipi cipe scheme put effect instruct govern reserv individu ceil highest aid intens initi rule significantli reduc aid extens restructur oper polici find concret express decis cipe cipi convert tax exempt provid law mezzogiorno articl law march articl presidenti decre march tax credit calcul advanc refer invest made recipi firm credit account calcul net grant equival total aid grant firm purpos ensur aid ceil allow area size firm concern exceed clarifi rule overlap aid scheme ensur commiss guidelin matter properli appli provid possibl extend geograph scope measur region measur defin area difficulti cover law mezzogiorno area defin transit provis govern number aid applic pend date entri forc decre law august enabl aid scheme approv commiss decis march appli iv measur refinanc italian author natur examin commiss decis eec constitut reason set valid aid mean articl eec treati caught prohibit enshrin articl refinanc deem compat common market qualifi exempt provid measur deem commiss decis march qualifi exempt account region develop object lack inform actual applic case oper aid tax aid prevent commiss assess distort effect refinanc system opaqu declar refinanc compat common market situat aid scheme provid law march appli radic manner past facilit transit fundament reform aid mezzogiorno carri expiri law line principl underli abovement amend commiss unabl comment compat common market extens oper area law mezzogiorno time area precis identifi pursuant articl eec treati italian govern notifi detail extens plan good time commiss comment plan measur put effect view forego subject abovement reserv extens geograph coverag commiss take view guidelin emerg decre law octob comment submit italian govern make scheme compat common market lack transpar past oper provid guidelin translat practic signific verifi manner adopt law convert decre legisl measur decis cipi cipe mean translat guidelin practic context aid grant firm provinc qualifi applic law mezzogiorno due regard time limit laid connect commiss decis eec note aid refer articl decis grant decemb provinc refer articl decis aid event longer grant decemb stress articl decis sector limit exclus provis thereof affect decis continu appli aid product invest commiss take view aid intens allow region commun socio econom situat compar mezzogiorno maximum aid intens reflect econom condit obtain zone mezzogiorno divid pursuant recit commiss decis eec deem compat common market zone net grant equival nge small medium size enterpris sme defin commun guidelin state aid sme adopt commiss nge firm zone nge sme fall definit nge firm zone nge sme fall definit nge firm light past experi commiss take view intens aid research reduc pursuant commun framework state aid research develop differenti type research size firm aid deem compat common market maximum gross intens basic research appli research carri sme defin commun guidelin state aid sme basic research appli research carri firm tax aid commiss consid modif scheme convert tax relief tax credit determin advanc refer invest made recipi firm account calcul net grant equival purpos ensur abovement ceil exceed render aid transpar condit shown compat common market nation measur modifi system tax aid line adopt earliest opportun decemb measur appli aid applic subject decis except cover articl thereof rule overlap aid scheme commiss stress rule compat brought attent member state commun decemb region aid system commun cumul aid purpos italian author compli rule aid examin compat common market transit applic aid scheme hitherto implement pend applic commiss point declar effect aid scheme compat common market concern amount budget earmark scheme member state implement avoid creat situat conflict statu scheme domest situat conflict limit approv budget settl intern member state concern commiss forc deem refinanc oper compat common market commiss practic gener give favour consider refinanc oper commun juli acceler clearanc aid scheme appli case point commiss inform member state good time opac scheme refinanc commiss view context amend implement rule limit refinanc scheme origin form justifi aim facilit initi widespread effect develop region treat initi plan programm contract initi respect administr examin approv procedur complet absenc procedur implement highli advanc expect produc benefici effect develop region short period commiss consid deem compat common market fact lit billion refinanc earmark grant aid pursuant rule implement law mezzogiorno approv decis eec firm applic pend date decre law august enter forc proport refinanc exce lit billion channel matter prioriti aid programm contract project administr examin approv procedur complet implement advanc stage case implement commiss reserv examin appropri amount light report alloc submit italian author adopt decis articl lit billion refinanc aid measur provid law march aid mezzogiorno envisag decre law januari recapitul amend decre law approv subject condit laid articl aid grant provinc qualifi aid law march due regard deadlin laid commiss decis march compat law refinanc cover reduct social secur contribut provid articl decre law januari articl intens aid product invest firm express net grant equival exce ceil zone defin commiss decis march aid mezzogiorno small medium size enterpris sme defin commun guidelin state aid sme adopt firm zone sme defin abovement guidelin firm zone sme defin abovement guidelin firm articl intens aid research exce maximum gross ceil basic research appli research carri sme defin commun guidelin state aid sme adopt basic research appli research carri firm articl tax aid provid articl law march articl articl presidenti decre march convert tax credit proport invest made firm credit account calcul net grant equival total aid purpos ensur ceil aid intens laid articl exceed reduc intens aid ceil nation provis implement articl adopt decemb appli aid applic cover decis except refer articl articl lit billion refinanc refer articl sum lit billion pursuant commiss decis march compat law mezzogiorno derog articl decis pend aid applic italian author date entri forc decre law august amount matter prioriti financ programm contract project administr examin approv procedur complet absenc procedur advanc stage implement case implement italian govern submit commiss juli detail written report alloc amount question commiss reserv scrutin articl individu decis grant aid italian author decemb decis relat refinanc reduct social secur contribut provid law march subject separ examin provis decis eec compat law march continu appli affect decis articl itali inform commiss januari measur compli decis articl decis address italian republ brussel decemb commiss leon brittan vice presid oj oj oj oj oj oj oj