commiss decis june aid belgian govern grant ceram sanitari ware crockeri manufactur french dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic accord articl interest parti submit comment regard comment decis februari octob commiss found bfr million bfr million aid grant prior notif ceram manufactur la louvièr form subscript capit incompat common market withdrawn decis gave rise case court justic implement commiss learnt belgian govern intent provid firm question fresh support agenc region author form subscript bfr million capit inform belgian govern letter date june support notifi articl eec treati ask effect notif period dai belgian govern answer commiss request telex date june juli inform decis particip million capit increas plan carri firm stress commiss express request notif made view share purchas aid mean articl eec treati subject prior notif oblig laid articl eec treati capit increas intend enabl firm undertak invest crockeri divis commiss decid august initi procedur provid articl treati respect aid propos consid financi support question constitut aid mean articl treati aid satisfi condit applic except contain articl gave belgian govern notic letter date august submit observ ii belgian govern answer commiss letter telex date septemb repeat opinion share purchas question constitut state aid decis compar privat sharehold view substanti cost incur firm close point capit increas plan aim primarili financ invest sanitari ware divis involv increas capac firm oper result improv consider letter date march belgian govern announc region author decid januari wind firm result bfr million capit increas place framework consult interest parti govern member state nation industri feder european feder firm industri share commiss concern aid grant belgium firm question underlin distort competit stem belgian govern repeat aid award enabl firm concern sell product term iii provis public fund compani form subscript capit involv element state aid compani present case handicap financi posit current overcapac crockeri ceram sanitari ware industri made rais privat capit market financ surviv firm made substanti loss number year bfr million bfr million bfr million bfr million bfr million loss repres turnov year firm accumul arrear social secur fund increas bfr million million bfr million grant bfr million grant withdrawn order commiss decis februari octob firm financi posit wors circumst capit inject directli indirectli public fund provid firm financi resourc correspond credit rate privat capit market belgian govern claim letter march bfr million capit increas place region author decid wind firm commiss discov advanc bfr million amount fact paid firm enabl continu manufactur sell crockeri sanitari ware sanitari ware divis august legal entiti set march region author behalf advanc mention correspond belgian govern exist confirm annual report wallonia region invest corpor firm artifici month constitut rescu aid firm largest belgian sanitari ware produc sale amount tonn export share belgian market vari export account intra commun trade sector question firm figur suppli dutch market german market sanitari ware sell output netherland germani franc unit kingdom eleven countri export common market minim averag export price charg firm invari lower averag price belgian sanitari ware export intra commun trade sanitari ware reach commun level belgian level export sanitari ware nimex code belgium luxembourg econom union member state increas consider market suffer effect downturn build industri stagnat tonn intra commun trade sanitari ware term weight commiss data product sale export price firm crockeri bleu export crockeri nimex code member state remain static tonn year intra commun trade view aid question undoubtedli favour firm concern affect trade member state threaten distort competit common market mean articl treati articl aid meet criteria laid principl incompat common market except provid articl applic case natur propos assist direct object articl treati list aid compat common market compat treati determin context commun singl member state order ensur proper function common market regard principl embodi articl treati except provid articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu award gener scheme scrutin invok commiss satisfi aid market forc insuffici guid recipi pattern behaviour serv object except appli except compens benefit aid attain object give unfair advantag industri member state improv financi posit trade condit member state affect competit distort justif ground commun interest mean articl belgian govern unabl give commiss discov justif find aid question fall categori except provid articl regard except provid articl aid promot facilit develop area la louvièr area elig belgian region aid scheme account poor socio econom situat standard live abnorm low underemploy mean articl belgian aid award requisit featur aid facilit develop econom area mean articl condit initi invest job creation explain commiss commun principl coordin region aid system aid measur featur project common european interest project remedi disturb belgian economi qualifi except articl belgium belong central region commun commun standard sever econom social problem greater danger competit bid aid aid affect trade member state except articl aid facilit develop econom activ situat crockeri ceram sanitari ware industri overcapac exist industri commun suggest preserv capac artifici aid common interest hold true aid firm concern close belgian govern produc cogent evid support case messag juli maintain firstli bfr million capit inject enabl firm undertak ration invest lead increas product capac centr crockeri divis essenti firm surviv subsequ telex septemb contend firstli capit inject primarili financ ration invest firm sanitari ware divis involv capac increas made view firm modern split closur altern make extra monei need modern drive inconsist argument convinc commiss bfr million aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest belgian govern plan give recipi firm bfr million form subscript capit qualifi applic except provid articl treati lastli advanc payment bfr million made unlawfulli aid enabl recipi firm carri ceram sanitari ware oper legal entiti august enabl continu crockeri product decis wind firm januari crockeri sale continu date recipi firm oper maintain artifici number year repeat govern subsidi aid bfr million advanc reason qualifi applic except provid articl recipi firm wound commiss consid adopt final neg decis aid measur question decis fulfil requir bfr million aid unlawfulli grant recov compet firm right protect suffer loss damag result infring treati provis state aid adopt decis articl aid form subscript bfr million capit firm manufactur crockeri ceram sanitari ware situat la louvièr liquid incompat common market mean articl eec treati belgium put aid propos effect articl belgium recov advanc bfr million unlawfulli paid firm limit possibl afford firm liquid articl belgium inform commiss month notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel june commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj