commiss decis februari amend german aid scheme motor vehicl industri german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic accord abovement articl interest parti submit comment letter date decemb commiss inform member state decis decemb implement basi articl eec treati commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri question necess scope rule notif assess guidelin standard form notif report explain letter framework requir prior notif state aid measur grant scope approv aid scheme motor vehicl manufactur project cost exce ecu million enter forc januari valid year commiss object secur modif exist aid scheme applic motor vehicl sector make compulsori give prior notif individu award accord criteria laid framework criterion project cost exceed ecu million note date januari german govern request extens repli deadlin end februari extens march note date februari note date march secretariat gener letter date march minist economi sir leon brittan german govern formal inform commiss decis appli commun framework commun reason led refus german govern refus base part view framework pursu sector industri polici object share endang effect region aid interf continu predict german govern view german aid scheme neutral term sector impact appreci distort intra commun trade letter april commiss inform german govern argument put forward suffici justifi applic framework germani letter commiss comment argument german author invit reconsid posit fail forc initi articl procedur respect aid scheme oper germani benefit motor vehicl industri objctiv enforc applic framework letter date minist economi sir leon brittan german govern confirm decis adopt framework stress argument advanc earlier specif framework sector longer view sector current perform view german authorithi continu neg posit commun framework commiss decid juli initi articl procedur respect approv aid scheme oper germani motor vehicl industri take decis commiss consid argument put forward german govern suffici justifi failur appli framework contrast member state letter date august commiss gave german govern notic decis request comment accord articl member state interest parti notic public letter request submit comment ii letter date octob octob novemb german author commun comment framework procedur meet place german author commiss octob decemb argument advanc german author order justifi applic framework fact member state approv framework irrelev number framework practic consequ framework motiv industri polici object fact commiss state framework contribut healthi develop sector ensur compani adapt adjust time chang market circumst consid sector industri polici approach prove harm sector economi basi experi recent year manifest tendenc european commun expect framework increasingli enforc measur motiv industri polici pursuant articl repres abus treati provis inconsist german econom polici base discrimin sector structur region environment polici berlin aid scheme aim posit adjust invest decis left market necess effect sector standpoint regul mean central control system incap function effect author charg inform market compani concern german aid system horizont sector neutral aid low intens creat signific distort competit intra commun trade sector introduc framework endang effect region environment polici germani impair continu predict framework result delai decis make process grant sector aid boost framework preced comprehens aid motor vehicl sector approv commiss cover framework convinc ground commun framework aid motor vehicl industri form measur pursuant articl incent global environment protect aid scheme repres top polit prioriti germani commun pursu object articl commiss structur fund polici acknowledg independ member state regard region gener aid scheme long contrari common interest base articl german aid scheme pursu gener acknowledg object region environment polici contrari common interest defin relat structur fund justifi introduc restrict form substanc aid scheme exist unchalleng year oj oj aid region articl declar priori compat common market treati necess import aid declin instrument berlin viabl border area east zone fall econom term prior notif individu award exist aid scheme scheme bestow automat legal beneficiari author advanc domest difficulti german author time modifi exist scheme legisl commiss case consider special polit econom situat berlin result isol surround east german territori born mind motor vehicl activ berlin cover framework limit compon product vehicl manufactur amount aid activ limit ow low level invest commiss receiv comment member state interest parti iii argument put forward german author outlin point ii part ii decis commiss maintain correct number member state motor vehicl industri minor import framework accept signific number member state economi depend heavili industri belgium franc itali unit kingdom motor vehicl sector repres gross ad manufactur industri german govern view framework motiv pursu industri polici object commiss refer object framework establish full transpar fund industri impos time stricter disciplin grant aid order ensur competit commun industri distort unilater measur commiss imposit undistort free competit industri polici approach prove harm sector economi commiss accept argument framework contribut increas intervent motiv industri polici consider commiss awar market integr progress line creation singl market increas competit lead call state support member state capabl give form state aid protect devic govern protect compani extern competit disappear creation intern market unilater measur assist countri lead unemploy member state subsequ call compensatori aid strict disciplin state aid impos framework aim precis imped intervent motiv industri polici consider commiss fulli share view invest decis left market transfer administr author context evid framework design put commiss role guid invest decis specif direct contrari ensur decis investor concern state aid consist common interest establish treati aid strict proport problem intend resolv commiss seek ensur mean framework investor influenc decis avail unilater fund argument german aid scheme horizont low intens significantli distort competit intra commun trade commiss maintain view motor vehicl industri high degre competit pressur high capit intens low intens aid distort competit prejudic intra commun trade respect larg proport german aid scheme concern region aid commiss reiter posit maintain priori favour attitud region aid recogn valuabl contribut motor vehicl industri make region develop sector import grow sensit competit signific trade flow commiss ensur region aid signific long stand effect region develop outweigh advers effect sector commiss intend put end widespread highli unhealthi outbid practic member state grant region aid order attract industri establish argument framework impair continu predict region environment polici germani result delai decis make process commiss maintain oper effect aid polici apprais individu case aid author principl present exist framework sector artif fibr textil shipbuild steel applic accept german govern time span procedur commiss long member state cooper adher strictli shortest time limit argument framework boost sector aid share commiss recent case sector aid demonstr restrict approach commiss adopt alfa romeo renault rover group enasa approach appli framework guidelin sector aid except circumst restrict condit fulfil regard justif framework state aid motor vehicl industri commiss introduc framework outlin reason consid measur pursuant articl sector order ensur progress develop common market context commiss refer justif framework publish offici journal european commun commiss letter member state propos introduct framework date august take decis commiss consid framework necessarili result crisi sector equal justifi intra commun competit import sector treatment environment aid motor vehicl industri commiss point intend appli framework aid contrari provis articl provid framework guidelin develop environment friendli energi save vehicl standard requir motor industri partli impos commun legisl gener principl financ compani resourc reduct motor vehicl pollut technolog major aspect competit manufactur import increas futur commiss seek avoid competit distort grant aid manufactur order assist catch exist technolog domain commiss accept argument independ member state concern region gener aid scheme justifi introduc restrict exist scheme court justic state judgment februari deufil case framework state aid sector guidelin set conduct commiss intend follow ask member state compli grant aid sector question court consid framework derog articl assess commiss individu award exist region gener aid scheme base provis articl commiss take view aid region state compat common market articl subject tod provis framework question aid region compat depend commi sion assess aid requir order compens econom disadvantag caus divis germani claim behalf german author relev exist aid scheme germani bestow automat legal beneficiari author advanc prior notif individu case applic scheme argument gener rule public author respons legal form nation aid scheme time administr bodi respons give aid individu case posit inform individu case request reason time modifi exist scheme legisl point framework question simpli recommend german author month amend law order compli framework commiss decis adopt articl directli applic implement call legisl measur part member state decis preced nation provis conflict oblig aris decis oblig give prior notif aid cover decis question clear uncondit form integr part legal order applic germani adopt amend legisl recent judgment court duti nation court nation administr includ local region author appli commun provis place conflict nation legisl feder republ germani desir amend exist aid scheme legisl sole order satisfi addit legal certainti bear mind rule member state reli procedur practic provis nation legal system purpos justifi failur compli commun oblig result decis state aid contrast argument commiss accept argument advanc german author aid berlin commiss acknowledg isol situat berlin result special econom polit problem compar situat area germani mean articl region commun limit size motor vehicl activ west berlin link low invest compon product commiss consid aid motor vehicl manufactur berlin grant exist aid scheme berlin foerderungsgesetz exclud prior notif requir framework iv view forego consider argument submiss put forward german author justifi refus compli measur commiss decemb pursuant articl commun letter date decemb measur question set section commun framework state aid motor industri view german govern refus compli measur commiss initi carri procedur laid articl entitl mean decis pursuant provis basi consider set iii requir exist state aid scheme alter complianc german govern requir prior notif submiss annual report contain measur point oblig give prior notif aid project cost ecu million present difficulti decis articl directli applic amend exist nation aid scheme legisl section iii point decis oblig retroact effect cover approv german law recogn recipi acquir right aid paid date case aid take form tax benefit annual tax exempt tax relief profit exchang industri invest account special polit econom situat berlin shown argument put forward german author procedur accept commiss regard provis articl exempt oblig prior notif laid paragraph section framework case state aid grant pursuant berlin foerderungsgesetz consid justifi aid subject requir annual report laid paragraph section adopt decis articl feder republ germani notifi commiss pursuant articl eec treati aid measur grant project cost ecu million aid scheme set annex hereto undertak oper motor vehicl sector defin section commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri notif effect conform requir laid section feder republ germani provid annual report requir framework list aid scheme set annex decis list exhaust feder republ germani compli oblig articl regard aid scheme capabl benefit motor vehicl industri aid undertak motor vehicl industri oper berlin grant berlin foerderungsgesetz exclud prior notif oblig provid framework includ annual report requir framework articl feder republ germani inform commiss measur compli decis month receipt notif thereof articl decis address feder republ germani brussel februari commiss leon brittan vice presid ecr judgment court case capolongo ecr inter alia judgment court case van gend en loo ecr judgment court case simmenth ecr judgment court case costanzo publish inter alia judgment court case commiss italian republ ecr judgment court case commiss kingdom belgium ecr judgment court case commiss kingdom belgium publish