commiss decis march state aid itali plan grant ferrier nord spa notifi document number italian text authent text eea relev ec ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid steel industri articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant provis cite regard comment procedur letter date februari italian author notifi commiss accord articl commiss decis ecsc intend grant environment aid ecsc steel compani ferrier nord spa section vi region law june amend region law januari approv commiss letter sg decemb notif concern aid invest continu cast plant roll line product electroweld wire mesh letter date june commiss inform italian govern decis initi proceed articl decis ecsc respect abovement aid invit submit comment decis publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment ferrier nord european independ steelwork associ eisa forward italian govern opportun react comment receiv letter date decemb letter date juli ferrier nord inform commiss decid forgo state aid part relat ecsc invest letter date juli italian author withdrew part notif aid invest plant manufactur ecsc product maintain part notif aid invest plant produc electroweld wire mesh letter date august commiss inform italian govern decis initi procedur articl ec treati respect aid plant produc electroweld mesh decis publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid commiss receiv comment ferrièr nord unit kingdom steel associ comment forward itali respond letter date januari ii detail descript aid partial withdraw notif refer point aid concern decis consist grant cost invest plant product electroweld wire mesh unlik tradit plant elimin cold draw phase applic made ferrier nord italian author march construct plant finish march elig cost amount itl billion eur million aid itl million eur ferrier nord own pittini group produc ecsc product wire rod bar product cover ec treati electroweld wire mesh wall floor lattic girder turnov itl billion million achiev itali european union rest world ferrier nord main european produc electroweld wire mesh electroweld wire mesh prefabr reinforc product made smooth rib cold drawn reinforc steel wire join angl spot weld form network substanti trade weld mesh member state abovement decis initi proceed commiss view roll line aim chiefli replac increas ferrier nord product capac electroweld wire mesh reduc relat exist plant number oper requir obtain end product brand line main object produc weld steel mesh competit commiss conclud effect work condit environ simpli side effect invest commiss note italian author provid evid main object plant environment protect improv work condit iii comment interest parti letter date novemb ferrier nord submit invest roll line assess ecsc rule electroweld mesh cover ec treati ecsc treati rest ferrier nord argument basic advanc italian author letter august recit letter date novemb european independ steelwork associ eisa state firm made huge invest product high ductil electroweld wire mesh ecsc product demand product increas overcapac sector essenti construct industri high risk seismic territori eisa consid invest make signific contribut protect environ letter date novemb ferrier nord submit physic industri manufactur technolog commerci viewpoint clear divid line ecsc plant plant manufactur electroweld wire mesh point clear financi account separ ecsc ec invest compat aid commun guidelin ferrier nord state previou product plant electroweld mesh built base convent stage cold wire draw straighten cut electr weld rise environment pollut problem firm claim radic solut environment problem design built innov pilot plant origin product process kind europ pollut caus plant remain limit impos legisl decre august transpos italian law direct ec integr pollut prevent control environment improv obtain process shown tabl gt tabl gt ferrier nord commun guidelin state aid environment protect oj prohibit authoris invest plant lead environment improv invest produc environment improv aid legitim proport expenditur purpos paragraph firm claim region author state cost structur work specif item plant itl billion inelig remain itl billion environment part cost build plant aid intens ferrier nord claim grant itl million equival elig cost maximum authoris aid encourag firm improv mandatori environment standard aid grant absenc mandatori standard letter date decemb unit kingdom iron steel associ state aid assess ecsc rule adequ legal account separ ec activ ecsc activ ad purpos invest econom aid allow iv comment itali italian author note letter august roll line manufactur electroweld wire mesh product cover ecsc treati invest aim reduc nois level essenti cut amount wast form iron oxid tonn year italian author argu reduct nois level worker line object commun environment polici defin articl ec treati protect human health contend tabl european commun programm polici action relat environ sustain develop quot person expos nois level endang health qualiti life quot claim fact council direct protect worker risk relat exposur nois work measur reduc level nois worker environment measur compat aid commun rule italian author consid aid line paragraph commun guidelin state aid environment protect plant intend creat replac product capac exist plant sole enabl innov product process consider reduc nois elimin wast form iron oxid hand expens structur gener equip consid region friuli venezia giulia elig aid lastli italian author argu letter novemb april scheme establish region law approv commiss aid aim qualit improv work environ regard elig italian author submit comment decis initi proceed articl ec treati refer recit letter januari respond comment made unit kingdom iron steel associ insist aid assess ec treati assess aid ferrier nord undertak mean articl ecsc treati manufactur product list annex ecsc treati commiss acknowledg decis ecsc juli state aid grant germani gröditzer stahlwerk gmbh subsidiari burg gmbh quot ec treati appli aid ecsc activ carri ecsc undertak provid separ undertak ecsc activ quot electroweld wire mesh cover annex ecsc treati present case commiss note ferrier nord spa singl firm separ account activ aid invest consist specif plant identifi physic separ plant product ecsc product product manufactur unit downstream ecsc product belong separ market recit line abovement decis ecsc recit commiss consid risk aid benefit ferrier nord spa ecsc activ assess light ec treati repay grant constitut state aid mean articl ec treati strengthen ferrièr nord posit relat competitor intra commun market compat common market consider appli assess invest environment aspect commiss strict approach order prevent firm receiv aid appar intend environment expenditur fact financ invest carri event recal recit commiss doubt purpos invest prompt initi proceed respect ferrier nord state plant present problem invest improv environment work condit recit simpli claim environment protect main aim invest dispel commiss doubt fact brand plant replac ferrier nord product capac date back enhanc competit line compar tradit electroweld line elimin cold draw phase increas autom reduc number manipul product elimin cost dump wast commiss consid absenc mandatori standard claim environment human health ground account decis build line adopt substanti intern document drawn ferrier nord design industri scale prototyp built prior invest aid intend claim substanti evid contemporari decis carri invest aid intend singl piec evid provid italian author ferrier nord commiss point evid provid matter commiss conclud posit effect work condit environ simpli side effect invest account invest decis point current commun guidelin state aid environment protect defin environment protect quot action design remedi prevent damag physic surround natur resourc quot point requir invest build plant equip intend reduc elimin pollut nuisanc point elig cost confin strictli extra invest cost meet environment object point state commiss consid ferrier nord invest driven econom consider environment improv simpli consequ firm choic product process rest normal plant effici environment plant year older case accept protect environ main aim invest argument put forward italian author aid proport improv environ accept except structur gener equip impli entir invest cost elig aid point current commun guidelin state aid environment protect quot elig cost confin strictli extra invest cost meet environment object quot cost invest environment protect easili identifi total cost ferrier nord claim commiss account quot cost technic compar invest provid degre environment protect quot calcul cost limit environment benefit intrins innov origin plant electroweld plant elimin cold draw phase obtain environment result deduct made save gener invest elimin cost dump wast aid regard compli current commun guidelin state aid environment protect benefit health safeti worker form nois reduct regard inher environment protect relat worker protect event action plant product unit improv safeti hygien import elig type aid present case benefit health safeti worker margin consequ product invest carri event state aid justifi argument put forward italian author scheme approv commiss note approv scheme aid grant order compli standard establish sector law footnot italian author acknowledg notif letter mandatori environment standard aid regard individu applic approv scheme lastli commiss note area invest carri elig region aid firm sme measur qualifi except articl ec treati vi conclus state aid itali intend grant ferrier nord invest plant electroweld wire mesh incompat common market adopt decis articl state aid itl million itali plan grant ferrier nord invest plant product electroweld wire mesh incompat common market aid measur implement articl itali inform commiss month notif decis measur compli herewith articl procedur initi articl decis ecsc respect aid itali ferrier nord termin articl decis address italian republ brussel march commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj articl law region author grant aid gross grant equival elig cost firm oper year intend introduc modifi product instal process aim reduc quantiti danger residu wast emiss produc nois level secur qualit improv work environ line standard establish sector law oj oj commiss decis eec august relat proceed articl eec treati iv weld steel mesh oj plant locat industri area entranc incom raw materi coil steel rod outgo finish product electroweld wire mesh resolut council repres govern member state meet council februari commun programm polici action relat environ sustain develop european commun programm polici action relat environ sustain develop oj council direct eec protect worker risk relat exposur nois work oj oj paragraph account separ refer firm point relat invest contrari compani content letter novemb point specif legal limit exist kind plant oj applic present case virtu point criteria differ paragraph commun guidelin state aid environment protect forc commiss decid initi proceed exclud scope aid ostens intend environment protect measur fact gener invest oj point current commun guidelin state aid environment product