commiss decis decemb state aid implement franc franc franc notifi document number french text 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 march télévision français sa hereinaft tf submit complaint commiss method financ oper public broadcast franc franc complaint alleg infring articl articl articl treati regard articl treati tf argu franc franc implement number concert practic object effect restrict competit articl concern tf consid french state maintain forc measur contrari principl equal treatment public privat enterpris impos encourag anticompetit agreement lastli articl treati tf claim licenc fee grant capit inject authoris incur deficit franc franc receiv earli constitut state aid tf regard measur equival effect state aid fact french broadcast author impos fine public broadcast tf alleg state aid measur enabl public broadcast disregard commerci profit constraint outbid purchas televis right offer introductori price artifici reduct advertis slot sponsorship activ juli commiss request inform tf repli letter date septemb request inform address august french author repli letter date decemb march tf wrote commiss reiter main point set complaint letter septemb document date decemb tf provid inform period meet place commiss repres repres tf letter date june tf express concern examin complaint commiss repli letter juli studi order fund public servic broadcast member state letter date octob tf call commiss act letter decemb commiss inform tf request inform french author letter date novemb mean document date novemb tf provid addit inform februari tf brought action court instanc european commun commiss failur act letter februari french author repli request inform address novemb letter date februari june octob octob commiss request inform french author repli mean number letter fax messag date march march april juli decemb letter date march tf lodg addit complaint commiss letter address tf commiss state view measur french state infring articl read conjunct articl treati letter date octob french author provid commiss inform juli meet held commiss tf decis adopt februari commiss reject argument set tf complaint base articl treati februari commiss issu injunct requir french author provid inform repli letter date april entri forc treati amsterdam protocol system public broadcast member state hereinaft protocol annex treati june court instanc deliv judgment declar commiss fail fulfil oblig fail adopt decis part complaint lodg tf state aid letter date septemb commiss inform franc decid initi procedur laid articl treati respect invest grant receiv franc franc capit inject receiv franc commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment measur concern meet held french author commiss novemb french author submit comment letter date decemb februari associ commerci televis europ hereinaft act submit comment commiss french author react comment letter date june meet place februari commiss repres tf april octob commiss repres french author franc télévision commun commiss applic state aid rule public servic broadcast hereinaft commun publish novemb set principl commiss intend follow examin public fund measur grant public broadcast letter date juli octob decemb januari march april commiss request inform french author repli letter date august januari februari februari august novemb novemb june meet held commiss repres french author franc télévision april meet held commiss repres tf decis relat financi measur respect decis initi articl procedur invest grant receiv franc franc capit inject receiv franc deal televis licenc fee introduc act juli exclud scope decis initi procedur order gain comprehens view financi relat french state public broadcast franc franc period cover decis commiss account invest grant capit inject licenc fee refer decis licenc fee analysi financi measur refer recit ii detail descript measur franc franc financ combin licenc fee advertis sponsorship incom licenc fee ordinari sourc public fund french public broadcast period franc franc receiv invest grant franc receiv capit inject invest grant grant franc franc receiv french state invest grant grant set tabl tabl tabl capit inject period consider franc receiv capit inject french state frf million frf million frf million except licenc fee investig shown franc franc receiv public fund enabl financ activ iii comment interest parti formal investig procedur commiss receiv letter date februari comment act repres commerci televis broadcast commun introduct act state privat broadcast tf canal requir fulfil public servic oblig receiv financi compens state public servic oblig impos franc franc justifi public fund regret item inform addit cost incur public broadcast account public servic remit content reorganis plan decis initi formal investig procedur confirm commiss analysi effect aid measur question competit trade member state act claim firstli licenc fee constitut state aid liberalis broadcast aid licenc fee paid franc franc year conclud commiss includ licenc fee measur cover formal investig procedur view licenc fee declar compat common market articl articl treati public fund franc franc unjustifi opinion privat broadcast similar public servic oblig public broadcast receiv financi compens state invest grant capit inject act view aid link precis cultur project justifi pursuant articl treati consid measur constitut oper aid exempt rescu restructur aid firm difficulti appli case point french author commun restructur plan broadcast commiss lastli recal methodolog commiss follow assess state aid light articl treati act argu invest grant capit inject examin meet criteria laid provis constitut except temporari aid paid order financ addit public servic task conclus act call commiss adopt neg final decis invest grant paid franc franc capit inject grant franc initi formal investig procedur respect licenc fee provid fuller inform public servic oblig broadcast content reorganis plan iv comment franc decis initi formal investig procedur french author comment letter date decemb decis initi formal investig procedur state letter date decemb april form integr part comment point develop letter summaris letter decemb french author began review consequ liberalis broadcast consid privatis tf suddenli unexpectedli weaken franc financi stabil onward tf advertis incom rose steepli franc stagnat french author ascrib trend factor hand tf programm schedul redirect commerci reason housew year ag audienc interest advertis target audienc public broadcast broad diversifi hand rule laid law regulatori action allow public broadcast limit access advertis resourc privat broadcast programm purchas product cost risen sharpli number broadcast doubl space year competit keener programm market oper inject addit cash market result cost programm type increas compens inflat public broadcast drew stock programm receiv fund frequent renew programm attract caus thing slump franc audienc fall advertis revenu fall advertis incom rise cost brought deterior financi situat public broadcast french author claim state forc interven order ensur continu oper public channel perform public servic task maintain plural public servic task reflect gener oblig achiev qualiti standard broadcast specif type programm deriv notion exist gener interest public channel reach suffici wide audienc condit plural inform varieti programm diversifi support tv film product perform task result addit cost loss advertis incom public broadcast deterior econom situat threaten jeopardis surviv obstruct perform public servic task state interven invest grant capit inject spontan growth licenc fee absorb rapid increas programm cost halt broadcast econom declin french author consid state intervent favour franc franc compat common market pursuant articl articl treati commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti argu invest grant award franc franc justifi cope increas programm cost audit consult cooper amp lybrand public broadcast drew strateg plan juli compris channel intern reorganis plan redund programm design gener save set strategi meet viewer expect effect assert specif ident public servic broadcast state support implement strateg plan addit financ form abovement invest grant case franc capit inject order consolid structur balanc sheet inject frf million prove insuffici state decid grant franc capit inject implement fresh audit cooper amp lybrand time cost cut plan recapitalis measur enabl franc financi situat put sounder foot french author financ measur enabl public broadcast adjust competit environ french author point aid measur public broadcast grant gener background redefinit public servic task relat state conclus target set contract state lastli market televis audienc programm advertis nation size claim commiss demonstr intra commun trade affect public financ measur question repli date april french author comment posit franc franc market acquisit broadcast right advertis state public broadcast unabl threaten posit commerci channel market acquisit broadcast right financi capac smaller program meet standard qualiti divers commerci channel offer programm attract term audienc rate french author deni franc franc pursu artifici low price polici sale advertis slot argu thing franc advertis rate lower tf slot power differ price appli public broadcast tf reflect differ power advertis slot comment atc letter date june french author commiss reaction comment atc reiter view licenc fee constitut exist aid deni privat terrestri channel subject similar oblig public broadcast maintain invest grant capit inject cover decis compat common market pursuant articl articl treati point request applic articl promot cultur end state commiss assess inform possess suffici order bring procedur end public document commun act assess measur articl treati quot save provid treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state incompat common market quot measur constitut state aid mean articl treati condit met aid grant member state state resourc favour undertak sector distort threaten distort competit affect trade member state state resourc grant capit inject cover decis french nation budget award virtu legisl instrument regulatori decis doubt involv state resourc imput state select advantag distort competit grant receiv franc franc constitut financi resourc public broadcast order financ activ make invest obtain draw resourc borrow market grant constitut advantag advantag select public broadcast benefit televis oper public privat period french state made capit inject franc commiss take view state capit inject enterpris constitut select advantag made circumst accept privat investor oper normal market economi condit market economi privat investor test natur appli invest commerci activ normal return expect case point franc engag make program televis broadcast line task entrust state larg share activ account directli financ state licenc fee program intend maximis commerci revenu inject capit franc french state prime object obtain optimum return motiv privat investor oper market economi comment date decemb april french author argu french state act market economi privat investor contradictori claim comment state act privat investor oper market economi comment decis initi formal investig procedur state intervent favour franc compli guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti guidelin appli rescu restructur aid intervent line market economi privat investor principl french author compar behaviour franc privat investor oper market economi argument examin assess capit inject grant normal market condit econom perform recipi period preced grant capit inject examin financi prospect base market forecast tabl show franc net profit loss grant capit inject tabl tabl franc profit time capit inject made french author basi broadcast past perform expect reason rate return invest expect normal return basi enterpris financi prospect market forecast franc viabil restor onward year loss meagr profit regist addit capit inject grant french state french author argument capit inject grant franc regard normal market invest accept commiss take view privat investor oper market economi grant franc capit inject equival made french state capit inject confer advantag franc select franc televis broadcast receiv capit inject order financ activ examin criterion advantag confer fulfil light cumul condit laid court justic european commun altmark condit recipi undertak public servic oblig discharg oblig defin paramet basi compens calcul establish advanc object transpar manner avoid confer econom advantag favour recipi undertak compet undertak compens exce cover part cost incur discharg public servic oblig take account relev receipt reason profit discharg oblig undertak chosen pursuant public procur procedur level compens need determin basi analysi cost typic undertak run adequ provid incur discharg oblig take account relev receipt reason profit discharg oblig case point commiss consid condit laid court altmark met invest grant capit inject support measur grant french state franc franc enabl cope deterior econom situat financ grant posteriori order address unforeseen situat basi paramet establish advanc object transpar manner fourth condit laid court altmark concern commiss note televis broadcast french author entrust public servic oblig chosen pursuant public procur procedur level financi compens grant public broadcast determin basi analysi cost typic undertak run adequ provid incur discharg public servic oblig cumul condit laid court altmark met commiss find grant capit inject cover decis constitut franc franc select advantag mean articl treati court justic consist held state aid strengthen posit undertak compar undertak compet intra commun trade distort competit commiss examin case began broadcast sector franc open competit franc franc competit televis broadcast financi advantag receiv financi measur cover decis necessarili maintain strengthen posit compar competitor financi measur benefit result distort competit mean articl treati effect trade state financi measur constitut state aid mean articl treati potenti affect trade member state state financi aid strengthen posit undertak compar undertak compet intra commun trade regard affect aid court justic develop broad interpret concept effect trade fact undertak engag export trade affect member state grant aid undertak domest product reason maintain increas result undertak establish member state chanc export product market member state aid enabl undertak retain market share captur competitor establish member state light case law commun state quot state financ public servic broadcast gener consid affect trade member state posit acquisit sale programm right take place intern level advertis case public broadcast allow sell advertis space cross border effect homogen linguist area nation boundari ownership structur commerci broadcast extend member state quot inform injunct decis initi formal investig procedur commiss develop length issu effect trade market acquisit broadcast right sale programm intern dimens right programm acquir geograph market financi resourc grant franc franc provid addit competit mean acquir broadcast right invest programm subsequ put sale aid measur question franc franc favour posit competitor commun result competitor chanc export product franc note part period examin decis broadcast group oper member state held share french channel la cinq declar bankrupt grant capit inject receiv franc franc affect trade mean articl treati light consider conclud grant paid french author franc franc capit inject grant franc constitut state aid mean treati vi assign franc franc respons oper servic gener econom interest articl treati quot undertak entrust oper servic gener econom interest charact revenu produc monopoli subject rule contain treati rule competit applic rule obstruct perform law fact task assign develop trade affect extent contrari interest commun quot settl case law articl treati constitut undertak entrust oper servic gener econom interest derog ban state aid court judgment altmark implicitli confirm state aid compens cost incur undertak provid servic gener econom interest declar compat common market condit laid articl treati met court consist held articl derog interpret restrict court clarifi order measur benefit derog condit fulfil servic question servic gener econom interest defin member state undertak question explicitli entrust member state provis servic applic competit rule treati obstruct perform task assign undertak derog affect develop trade extent contrari interest commun commun set principl method commiss intend follow ensur condit fulfil broadcast sector case point commiss establish activ franc franc constitut public servic activ public servic task broadcast defin definit franc franc entrust public servic task offici decis entrust supervis financi compens grant proport net cost public servic activ proportion test analysi commiss due regard protocol protocol stress system public broadcast directli relat democrat social cultur societi preserv media plural state precis member state compet quot provid fund public servic broadcast fund grant broadcast organis fulfil public servic remit confer defin organis member state fund affect trade condit competit commun extent contrari common interest realis remit public servic account quot definit public servic remit franc franc accord protocol commun definit public servic remit matter member state commun state quot specif natur broadcast sector quot wide quot definit entrust broadcast task provid balanc vari program accord remit preserv level audienc consid view interpret provis protocol legitim articl definit consist object fulfil democrat social cultur societi guarante plural includ cultur linguist divers quot definit public servic broadcast sector role commiss limit check manifest error articl french act septemb freedom commun refer quot educ cultur social role quot televis channel franc franc articl act determin precis task perform franc franc regard transmiss govern communiqué parliamentari debat broadcast reserv polit parti trade union profession associ main religi denomin repres franc public servic remit franc franc channel schedul oblig articl schedul task oblig franc date august quot compani make programm broadcast aim provid section public inform cultur enrich entertain accord cultur educ social role assign law quot quot programm promot cultur heritag contribut enrich product broadcast quot articl schedul task oblig franc date august reproduc aforement paragraph add quot compani make programm broadcast region life facilit express provis inform cultur social profession commun spiritu philosoph group quot articl spell precis content public servic task pluralist express trend thought opinion fair independ plural inform adjust technolog chang adapt programm cater deaf hard hear transmiss govern communiqué main parliamentari debat broadcast reserv polit parti trade union profession associ main religi denomin repres franc broadcast messag devot major nation road safeti consum inform transmiss educ social welfar broadcast oblig relat transmiss natur documentari new current affair programm drama music danc varieti show sport event programm children young peopl fiction work schedul task oblig franc franc date septemb replac date reaffirm public servic task preambl document state quot nation televis broadcast compani franc franc provid televis servic citizen endeavour reach widest audienc affirm person offer specif rang programm base major characterist perform cultur educ social role assign law channel provid public inform cultur enrich entertain show respect human digniti time ensur plural program includ type programm cater audienc programm offer rich diversifi area cultur broadcast programm young make signific effort term programm output pursu innov systemat attent script encourag creation origin product aim thing promot french cultur heritag nation broadcast compani endeavour act benchmark standard ethic qualiti imagin guid concern avoid kind bad tast attent pai audienc reflect desir achiev high standard commerci perform quot preambl schedul task oblig franc describ quot exclus gener interest channel public ownership quot duti reach quot wide audienc offer diversifi balanc rang programm quot preambl schedul task oblig franc state quot assert specif role region local channel quot give prioriti quot decentralis new coverag region event quot case schedul task oblig date august articl spell precis content public servic task commiss consid public servic task entrust franc franc correspond servic gener econom interest mean articl treati defin legitim aim satisfi democrat social cultur french societi ensur plural includ cultur linguist divers mean protocol commiss note public servic task cover make transmiss programm broadcast franc franc public servic activ broadcast consist make transmit programm public servic task gener predominantli qualit natur commiss due regard interpret provis set protocol deem quot wide quot definit legitim consid final definit public servic task manifest error schedul task oblig public broadcast provis program quota film audiovisu work quot origin french languag quot fund product film regulatori measur appli free air terrestri broadcast scope decis includ measur prejudic examin advantag grant televis film product industri entrust supervis public servic task question entrust franc franc offici decis deriv act schedul task oblig date august septemb adopt decre prime minist schedul task oblig provid oblig spell annual measur schedul task oblig date septemb oblig principl set spell target set contract conclud state broadcast french author establish mean check franc franc discharg public servic task public broadcast report year minist respons commun broadcast author complianc schedul task oblig broadcast author publish annual report assess articl articl complianc channel schedul task oblig event failur channel fulfil public servic oblig broadcast author address comment board director comment made public pursuant articl act parliament pass budget public broadcast basi report draft hous member financ committe draftsman deem comment fulfil broadcast public servic oblig lastli note member board director channel includ member parliament repres state expert figur channel unreservedli express view fulfil public servic oblig proportion fund public servic activ assess state compens cost public servic activ commiss assess state aid paid franc franc proportion cost public servic activ state commun quot order satisfi proportion test state aid exce net cost public servic mission take account direct indirect revenu deriv public servic mission reason net benefit public servic activ deriv public servic activ account assess proportion aid quot commun refer context commiss direct eec june transpar financi relat member state public undertak oblig separ account introduc direct oblig appli televis broadcast period cover decis commun neutral method chosen member state fund televis broadcast entrust public servic task french author opt dual fund system involv public resourc commerci revenu advertis sponsorship incom account commerci revenu distribut activ gener incom public resourc concern licenc fee constitut ordinari public fund franc franc addit licenc fee french author award franc franc grant set tabl french author grant capit inject franc franc accumul loss requir articl act juli increas reduc regist capit order offset loss restor level sharehold equiti half regist capit oper french state inject frf million franc suffici enabl broadcast continu oper short term restor last balanc net asset bank debt french state grant capit inject total frf million part proportion test commiss check public fund receiv franc franc state aid cover decis licenc fee equip grant exce net cost public servic activ note period franc franc receiv type public fund dealt differ account licenc fee intend compens annual expens incur public broadcast carri public servic activ enter annual profit loss account hand capit inject grant record balanc sheet capit inject except contribut serv make good previou deficit accumul year likewis invest equip grant financ invest depreci year grant enter profit loss account rate invest depreci calcul compens public servic cost balanc sheet item grant mix item profit loss account depreci includ total cost year essenti adopt cumul approach medium long term period make entri made grant profit loss account grant enter balanc sheet converg amount formal investig procedur relat period period cumul calcul franc franc carri public servic activ commerci activ hous subsidiari cost channel public servic activ includ cost make transmit programm elig financi compens state channel total cost year includ cost link public servic activ link commerci activ net cost channel public servic activ obtain deduct total cost year cost link commerci activ carri hous subsidiari net profit activ chiefli advertis sponsorship incom commun shown tabl period consider cumul net cost public servic activ frf billion franc frf billion franc tabl net public servic cost compar public fund receiv broadcast order assess financi compens state exceed cost licenc fee hand grant capit inject dealt differ account balanc compens cost public servic activ calcul success type public fund examin period franc franc receiv licenc fee frf billion frf billion analysi base profit loss account reveal franc franc cumul undercompens tune frf billion frf million amount undercompens correl addit public resourc enter balanc sheet addit resourc consist hand equip grant invest grant grant capit inject cover decis cumul amount frf billion case franc frf million case franc net cost public servic activ includ capit inject refund advanc current account grant public broadcast subsidiari engag commerci activ frf million franc frf million franc take addit resourc account transpir franc franc undercompens period tune frf billion frf million assess behaviour franc franc market sale advertis slot accord commun commiss check distort competit fulfil public servic task caus commerci activ intrins relat public servic activ distort exist franc franc secur assur lower commerci revenu compens state drive advertis rate reduc revenu competitor complaint tf rais issu claim state aid receiv franc franc act quot profit constraint competitor offer introductori price artifici reduct advertis slot sponsorship activ order retain custom advertis quot basi inform possess commiss found evid support tf claim differ advertis rate charg tf franc franc account commerci behaviour public broadcast differ power advertis slot tf public channel televis advertis industri advertis interest audienc reach advertis slot housew year ag audienc measur concept gross rate point grp defin averag number contact achiev advertis campaign peopl target popul contact consid establish person expos time broadcast messag advert advertis power slot achiev time coverag target popul result greater audienc slot advertis prepar pai higher unit price contact grp price premium power advertis slot tabl show channel averag grp averag grp price dai target popul housew ag tabl tabl show channel averag grp averag grp price peak view time hour target popul housew ag tabl public broadcast found engag anticompetit behaviour market sale advertis slot higher averag grp result higher grp price premium power grp price charg public broadcast appreci lower charg tf case basi data set tabl admittedli tabl show stress tf grp price main higher franc franc higher clear tf averag grp distinctli higher franc franc dai tf averag grp vari point franc vari point franc point point peak view time tf averag grp vari point franc vari point franc point point differ tf grp price public broadcast disproportion compar differ grp price tf averag grp price franc franc eur unit grp lower charg tf period examin dai peak view time franc franc sell advertis slot artifici low price illustr chart show data channel grp price averag grp set tabl distinguish averag dai peak view time limit number point channel low dispers year channel plot chart relationship grp price averag grp dai averag grpregress linegrp price eur relationship grp price averag grp peak view time averag grpregress linegrp price eur chart show posit correl averag grp grp price corrobor fact premium power channel higher grp higher grp price correl repres chart linear regress line grp price averag grp reflect quot averag quot relationship grp price grp channel period examin chart price charg franc franc significantli lower charg tf premium power account franc franc point locat regress line close franc price higher grp sum price charg franc franc significantli lower charg tf higher price tf advertis slot account power slot commerci behaviour public broadcast french competit council arriv conclus decis sale televis advertis slot conclus commiss find firstli period public fund paid french author franc franc lower cost public servic activ conclus evid anticompetit behaviour public broadcast market sale advertis slot commiss find state fund public servic activ franc franc satisfi proportion test commiss consid case examin condit applic derog provid articl treati met vii conclus light analysi commiss find state aid measur cover formal investig procedur compat common market pursuant articl treati adopt decis articl invest grant paid franc franc franc capit inject grant franc franc constitut state aid compat common market mean articl treati articl decis address french republ brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj sake clariti decis refer broadcast quot franc quot quot franc quot septemb replac name quot antenn quot quot franc région quot judgment june case tf commiss ecr ii footnot oj oj judgment juli case altmark tran gmbh regierungspräsidium magdeburg nahverkehrsgesellschaft altmark gmbh report case philip morri holland bv commiss ecr franc commiss ecr judgment philip morri ibid case franc commiss ecr itali commiss ecr point commun recit decis case ffsa commiss ecr ii judgment ffsa ibid point commun point commun point commun oj direct amend direct ec oj figur ensu round figur includ licenc fee reimburs state part revenu lost public broadcast result licenc fee exempt social welfar ground decis februari practic observ market sale televis advertis slot