commiss decis state aid belgium plan implement sioen fibr sa notifi document number french dutch version authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur letter date decemb belgium notifi propos grant aid compani sioen fibr sa hereinaft quot sioen quot connect invest polyest industri filament yarn product facil commiss request addit inform letter date februari belgium repli letter date march letter date commiss inform belgium decid initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect aid commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european union commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment belgium juli intern rayon synthet fibr committe cirf submit comment juli spanish associ chemic fibr produc profibra submit comment juli comment interest parti belgium provid observ octob meet belgian author sioen place novemb novemb cirf agre inform submiss juli initi classifi strictli confidenti made belgian author inform belgium decemb belgium gave comment januari ii descript sioen larg compani activ synthet fibr sector own sioen industri sa turnov eur million workforc employe sioen declar elig invest amount eur million period june design expand product capac high tenac polyest industri filament yarn yarn intend product coat fabric product final product canva lorri tent fabric airbag belgium intend textil sector product cloth carpet invest expect creat job invest increas product capac tonn tonn year onward belgium state machineri adapt easili low cost produc type fibr actual product amount tonn increas tonn year onward vertic integr structur sioen industri entir product volum intend exclus intern group propos aid eur million grant approv aid scheme cover aid synthet fibr sector aid applic submit walloon author approv august subject authoris commiss applic aid ceil allow commun rule hainaut region articl net grant equival larg firm decis open investig procedur commiss view market situat effect aid invest product capac express doubt conform aid criteria set code aid synthet fibr industri quot code quot compat common market iii comment interest parti comment submit cirf summaris cirf point synthet fibr industri acut sensit distort competit state aid sector includ high tenac polyest industri filament yarn state aid strictli control inher tendenc affect trade condit extent contrari common interest respect question structur suppli shortag cirf note take annual averag year preced notif belgian author calcul show structur suppli shortag assumpt correspond confidenti cirf data base return member estim member show capac utilis commun amount effect market cirf point sioen invest aid propos repres signific increas capac sioen sector respect note produc member make satisfactori return capit sale result impact state aid competit posit neg cirf explain compet produc recent emerg receivership recoveri plan affect grant state aid competitor commun produc invest estim eur million year activ access state aid invest invest assist region lastli cirf expect market remain highli competit low margin year competit commun produc pressur dump import comment profibra summaris profibra express concern aid sioen letter date juli circumst sioen aid applic justifi profibra point capac increas sought sioen equival current capac account total european capac current employ circumst globalis environ barrier access european market aid applic lack entrepreneuri econom logic profibra contest view suppli shortag capac utilis rate refer major increas import point compani sector make loss capac iv comment belgium comment belgium doubt rais commiss open investig procedur parti comment summaris belgium point cirf profibra trade associ repres main produc high tenac polyest industri filament yarn sioen member question imparti comment consid unfound imprecis ambigu commiss ask evalu comment carefulli offici statist relev market question structur suppli shortag belgium note offici statist high tenac polyest industri filament yarn sioen gather inform product capac consumpt main produc present market order obtain estim capac utilis rate basi inform provid tempor suspecto belgium explain capac utilis rate high tenac polyest industri filament yarn exce conclud sector characteris structur suppli shortag period claim confirm expert connect sioen explain yarn produc high ad market characteris high degre price stabil reject alleg made cirf strong pressur profit margin sector argu member activ profit market high tenac polyest filament yarn sioen good result due extens amp activ aim continu qualiti improv fact present profit nich market belgium consid sioen capac increas accord code determin chang capac signific commiss line code number element firstli belgium point addit product result sioen capac increas group sioen product impact price profit margin produc high tenac polyest filament yarn aid concern high technolog invest project sioen suppli group product specif characterist intern develop constantli improv polyest industri filament yarn market sioen capac increas motiv vertic integr product group thirdli belgium underlin fact capac increas signific relat european market rate consid signific increas commiss decis regard sioen commiss decid present case assess capac increas compani level relat european market contradict decis lastli belgium stress assess capac increas compani level discrimin small produc capac increas lead lower increas case larg compani high product capac assess aid exist aid articl treati lai principl provid aid distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market propos aid sioen consist grant financ state resourc compani carri invest question bear full cost sioen oper sector activ trade member state substanti condit competit difficult evidenc exist decemb specif code propos grant sioen constitut aid mean articl ec treati compat aid articl treati list type aid compat treati view natur purpos aid geograph locat firm subparagraph applic plan question articl specifi form aid regard compat common market commiss note project locat area blanc ballot mouscron hainaut region qualifi assist articl maximum aid intens net grant equival larg firm belgium intend grant aid intens equival region aid ceil condit aid grant synthet fibr produc support activ set code term scope amend time time recent januari code ceas appli region aid admiss synthet fibr industri accord sentenc point commiss commun multisector framework region aid larg invest project quot notif regist commiss januari synthet fibr sector examin light criteria forc time notif quot aid present case notifi decemb assess code code requir notif propos grant aid form irrespect commiss authoris scheme concern aid satisfi de minimi criterion synthet fibr produc direct support extrus texturis gener type fibr yarn base polyest polyamid acryl polypropylen irrespect end polymeris includ polycondens integr extrus term machineri ancillari process link contemporan instal extrus texturis capac prospect beneficiari compani group belong specif busi activ concern integr capac term machineri case question propos aid grant support product synthet fibr fall scope code instal capac extrus polyest industri filament yarn correctli notifi commiss code set criteria appli commiss scrutinis propos come scope control state thing assess compat propos aid fundament consider effect aid market relev product fibr yarn product support aid code invest aid larger firm firm small medium size enterpris authoris applic aid ceil aid result signific reduct relev capac market relev product characteris structur shortag suppli aid result signific increas relev capac sioen rank larg firm group belong employe annual turnov exceed eur million commiss consid capac increas assess compani level assess capac aid project beneficiari capac aid grant compar capac aid grant ad increas capac aris aid deduct capac scrap comment belgium refer commiss decis juli object rais aid sioen point case sioen capac increas assess relat total market capac result capac increas consid signific commiss consid situat except differ present case time compani extrus capac invest assess capac relat total market capac justifi case sioen market entrant product capac relev product commiss assess capac compani level capac market entrant definit result quot signific quot increas approach discrimin market entrant sioen establish produc pre exist product capac longer justif deviat commiss standard practic assess capac compani level belgium argument case structur suppli shortag capac increas assess relat total market capac commiss note code provid capac measur depend structur suppli shortag code set strict condit structur suppli shortag case larg firm requir aid result quot signific capac reduct quot quot result signific capac increas quot provid addit advantag capac increas measur case structur suppli shortag compani level relat total market capac irrespect market characteris structur suppli shortag aid event result signific capac increas open procedur belgium confirm explain commiss basi document provid machin manufactur tailor made machin easili adapt produc type fibr basi commiss accept method measur capac belgium invest rais product capac polyest industri filament yarn tonn year tonn year onward base averag decitex dtex repres signific increas compani level commiss view fact sioen increas capac significantli dispens decid market characteris structur suppli shortag case commiss accept sioen argument product result capac increas sioen group impact price profit margin produc polyest industri filament yarn product sioen group account vertic integr rule yarn circumst suppli produc fact underlin reaction interest parti view effect product capac invest aid plan commiss consid aid fulfil main criteria code determin compat common market lead signific increas relev capac assess criteria set code state market relev product innov charact relev product case commiss note clear market relev product characteris structur suppli shortag inform parti cirf profibra capac situat commun figur provid belgium initi notif year prior notif capac utilis rate derog provid articl treati applic present case invest locat articl region aid design promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb economi member state provid articl lastli belgian author claim commiss find aid design meet horizont sector object mean articl adopt decis articl state aid belgium plan implement sioen fibr sa amount eur million incompat common market aid implement articl belgium inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address belgium brussel commiss mario monti member commiss oj footnot cn number relev product averag decitex calcul texturis capac base dtex aid belgium region aid scheme law decemb econom expans walloon region amend decre june oj oj period valid extend oj oj aid oj footnot footnot commiss commun multisector framework region aid larg invest project oj point year commiss commun modif multisector framework region aid larg invest project regard establish list sector face structur problem propos measur pursuant articl ec treati motor vehicl sector synthet fibr sector oj paragraph footnot commiss recommend ec april definit small medium size enterpris oj footnot