commiss decis decemb german aid coal industri notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid coal industri articl articl thereof regard commiss decis decemb german aid coal industri letter septemb decemb decemb germani notifi commiss accord articl decis ecsc aid intend grant coal industri accord provis decis ecsc commiss opinion financi measur oper aid mean articl total dem million aid reduct activ mean articl total dem million aid mean articl total dem million maintain underground labour forc bergmannsprämi aid mean articl total dem million assist undertak rag aktiengesellschaft cover except cost aid mean articl total dem million assist undertak rag aktiengesellschaft sophia jacoba gmbh cover cost aris arisen restructur coal industri relat current product inherit liabil financi measur propos germani coal industri fall scope articl decis ecsc accord articl commiss requir give opinion measur purpos check conform gener object criteria defin articl specif criteria defin articl decis compat function common market accord articl commiss decid notifi measur compat plan modernis rationalis restructur reduct activ approv commiss decis decemb ii aid pursuant articl total dem million intend oper mine own undertak rag aktiengesellschaft preussag anthrazit gmbh dr arnold schäfer gmbh merchweil gmbh case rag aktiengesellschaft aid intend assist mine friedrich heinrich rheinland niederberg walsum lohberg osterfeld prosper haniel westerholt august victoria blumenth haard heinrich robert measur intend mine ensdorf warndt luisenth own rag aktiengesellschaft januari case preussag anthrazit gmbh measur intend site ibbenbüren aid intend cover differ product cost sale price freeli agre basi condit prevail world market coal similar qualiti countri permit undertak product site measur requir achiev gradual reduct product cost inform suppli germani averag product cost mine cover articl real term lower price dem tce compar dem tce reduct product cost accord aim plan modernis rationalis restructur reduct activ approv commiss decis decemb condit articl met undertak commiss assess notifi measur requir germani justifi deviat restructur plan amend germani approv commiss decemb propos correct measur inclus mine belong undertak question closur plan accord articl decis ecsc assess oper aid pursuant articl decis ecsc commiss account minimis social region impact restructur coal mine region affect averag structur unemploy fact unemploy coalfield ruhr stand district duisburg recklinghausen gelsenkirchen west german averag saar unemploy averag coalmin area saarbrücken saarloui coalmin area target area commun region support object region industri develop lag time area develop mean articl ec treati basi inform provid germani undertak section vi decis oper aid propos compat decis ecsc articl thereof iii aid total dem million propos reduct activ pursuant articl decis ecsc intend cover differ product cost sale price freeli agre basi condit prevail world market coal similar qualiti countri context undertak rag aktiengesellschaft assist mine fürst leopold wulfen ewald hugo hau aden monopol westfalen measur intend göttelborn reden mine own rag aktiengesellschaft januari abovement closur part agreement march reduc product capac million tce comparison total product capac lead shed job pursuant articl decis ecsc product site göttelborn reden ewald hugo westfalen complet close abovement decis expir juli commiss note undertak rag aktiengesellschaft decid bring forward closur ewald hugo mine april juli light aid ceil fall price coal world market inform suppli germani product decreas expect million tce number employe fall commiss note plan reduct product capac line aim plan modernis rationalis restructur reduct activ approv decis decemb aid reduct activ propos compat decis ecsc articl thereof iv aid total dem million cover extra payment german miner bergmannsprämi amount dem underground shift intend provid incent qualifi staff work underground rationalis product german notif aid miner pecuniari benefit extra payment part product cost coalmin undertak aid help reduc undertak wage cost quot aid quot mean articl decis ecsc examin basi articl decis propos aid help maximis product facilit restructur rationalis mine help achiev object refer indent articl decis ecsc light coal price intern market make progress econom viabil aim achiev degress aid assess aid commiss account accord indent articl abovement decis minimis social region impact restructur aid help keep articl decis ecsc improv slightli defici competit undertak concern increas product due mainten qualifi underground labour forc reduc product cost germani assur aid aid current product exce differ product cost expect incom undertak product unit light basi inform provid germani aid maintain underground labour forc bergmannsprämi propos compat object decis ecsc articl thereof aid assist undertak rag aktiengesellschaft sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost accord articl decis ecsc amount dem million financi measur includ firstli aid amount dem million cover except cost assist undertak rag aktiengesellschaft aid intend cover addit drainag cost mine close part restructur work pit water pump close mine water exist product flow work pit nearbi give rise addit cost aid relat current product specif provid section section ii annex decis ecsc cover expenditur result restructur suppli water remov wast water meet requir articl decis special aid exce expenditur commiss examin agreement public author undertak concern part audit inform regard cost ascertain aid exce earmark resourc make reduc pressur undertak concern reduc financi imbal enabl continu activ aid compli object articl decis ecsc abovement financi measur includ aid cover except cost amount dem million assist undertak rag aktiengesellschaft sophia jacoba gmbh aid intend cover cost aris arisen restructur coal industri relat current product inherit liabil portion aid amount dem million result decis mine undertak electr produc feder govern state govern north rhine westphalia saar trade union repres mine industri negoti quot kohlerund quot novemb remain dem million result closur decid march intend cover cost cost social benefit state special contribut mean articl ecsc treati cost pai social welfar benefit result pension worker reach statutori retir ag except expenditur worker lose job result restructur rationalis payment pension allow statutori system worker lose job result restructur rationalis worker entitl payment restructur suppli free coal worker lost job result restructur rationalis worker entitl suppli restructur technic financi viewpoint intend cover addit underground safeti work result restructur except intrins depreci provid result restructur industri aid cover cost expressli refer section annex decis ecsc exce cost conform articl abovement decis commiss examin inform cost part audit ascertain aid exce earmark resourc make reduc pressur undertak concern reduc financi imbal enabl continu activ aid compli object set articl decis ecsc vi light aim minimis aid accord principl aid paid product suppli electr gener commun iron steel industri germani undertak sell product intend industri domest coal price net price discount cover product cost commiss note germani includ regul measur need ensur aid grant decis exce differ product cost sell price deliveri user undertak freeli agre contract parti basi condit prevail world market aid tonn current product price commun coal fall coal similar qualiti countri germani care ensur aid distort competit produc discrimin coal produc coal buyer coal user commun germani assur pursuant provis articl ecsc treati aid limit absolut essenti take account social region consider relat declin coalmin commun provid econom advantag directli indirectli activ coalmin industri activ relat mine process coal commun commiss remind germani essenti featur aid rule aid commun interest disturb function common market enabl commiss examin undertak receiv oper aid articl decis ecsc gener trend reduct product cost world price germani undertak notifi commiss septemb year product cost product unit previou year transmit inform pursuant articl decis ecsc great extent meet condit laid articl decis ecsc germani propos correct action commiss review classif mine pursuant articl decis ecsc commiss requir accord indent articl articl decis ecsc verifi aid grant current product achiev object set articl decis germani commun septemb level aid paid sum origin notifi annual list germani provid inform requir verifi complianc criteria laid abovement articl approv aid commiss account minimis social region impact restructur adopt decis articl germani authoris measur assist coal industri oper aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million aid reduct activ defin articl decis ecsc total dem million aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million maintain underground labour forc bergmannsprämi aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million assist undertak rag aktiengesellschaft cover except cost aid defin articl decis ecsc total dem million assist undertak rag aktiengesellschaft sophia jacoba gmbh cover except cost enabl undertak cover cost aris arisen restructur coal industri relat current product articl accord articl ecsc treati germani undertak measur gener ensur fulfil oblig aris decis germani ensur aid grant refer articl purpos unus overestim misus expenditur relat item refer articl repaid germani articl germani provid inform septemb payment made financi year forward inform pursuant articl decis ecsc articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss christo papoutsi member commiss oj oj