commiss decis januari state aid implement germani klausner nordic timber gmbh amp kg wismar mecklenburg western pomerania notifi document number german 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 seri complaint state aid grant klausner nordic timber gmbh amp kg hereinaft quot knt quot germani ask commiss provid relev inform enabl examin aid compat common market measur concern state aid grant knt construct expans sawmil wismar mecklenburg western pomerania inform provid germani deem incomplet allai commiss concern measur compat previous approv aid scheme letter august germani requir commiss accord articl council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati judgment court justic european commun octob case itali commiss present inform assess measur favour knt cover aid scheme previous approv commiss letter novemb annex receiv separ post novemb germani provid inform assess aid recipi regard sme mean commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris quot commun guidelin quot commiss recommend ec april definit small medium size enterpris elig aid assist area project locat maximum gross aid intens commiss inform germani letter june decis initi procedur articl ec treati requir provis inform accord articl council regul ec germani react decis initi procedur inform injunct letter august annex receiv novemb decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun time commiss call interest parti submit comment commiss receiv comment number interest parti comment forward germani gave observ letter octob descript aid aid recipi legal person aid grant knt form construct sawmil wismar mecklenburg western pomerania knt process conifer timber busi conduct gener partner klausner nordic timber gmbh quot knt gmbh quot share limit partnership knt own fritz klausner natur person own capit knt sole limit partner knt fritz klausner hold share compani klausner holzindustri gmbh quot khi gmbh quot austrian limit liabil compani respons manag klausner holzindustri gmbh amp kg quot khi quot oper sawmil st johan tyrol khi gmbh gener partner khi sharehold khi gmbh fritz klausner margareth klausner fritz klausner mother ann klausner fritz klausner sister partner khi khi gmbh gener partner capit interest fritz klausner limit partner capit interest vote right januari margareth klausner limit partner capit interest klausner holz thüringen geschäftsführung gmbh quot kht gmbh quot german limit liabil compani manag busi klausner holz thüringen gmbh amp kg quot kht quot kht oper sawmil friesau thuringia fritz klausner own share kht gmbh manag compani june partner kht kht gmbh gener partner capit interest manag director fritz klausner limit partner capit interest khi limit partner capit interest kht hobelwerk beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh quot kho gmbh quot wholli own fritz klausner form gener partner kht hobelwerk gmbh amp kg quot kho quot oper plane mill thuringia klausner nordic servic gmbh quot kn quot wholli own fritz klausner servic compani local enterpris klausner nordic energi gmbh quot kne quot wholli own fritz klausner oper power plant compani fritz klausner involv gt tabl gt gt tabl gt measur measur construct product plant wismar quot aid packag quot econom ministri mecklenburg western pomerania decid april decis modifi march grant knt invest aid construct sawmil wismar outlin plan approv commiss joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur sawmil locat assist area articl ec treati grant equival ceil dem eur million gross intens elig invest cost dem eur million germani aid condit creation job decis juli modifi april germani grant knt invest allow dem eur million invest allow law aid scheme approv commiss decis septemb invest allow grant basi amount dem eur million repres elig invest cost mecklenburg western pomerania assum guarante secur low interest loan dem million eur million guarante guidelin approv commiss aid element contain measur amount german author assum knt rank econom sound enterpris aid intens measur mention recit amount elig cost enterpris argu invest dem eur million reason aid intens lower inform confirm germani commiss present evid commiss base assess decis german author grant aid elig cost aid amount determin approv measur extens wismar mill construct sawmil basi outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme mecklenburg western pomerania decid septemb grant knt invest aid dem eur million extend sawmil wismar decis modifi octob measur aid intens elig cost dem eur million measur grant project invest allow dem eur million aid intens elig cost low interest loan public law reconstruct loan corpor kfw amount dem eur million aid intens decis octob potenti extraordinari depreci mention aid intens aid ultim grant relat invest develop area law provid depreci invest decemb decis modifi total aid amount elig cost dem eur million inform germani feder govern land mecklenburg western pomerania assum joint guarante cover loan dem eur million guarante programm feder govern approv commiss busi start up länder guarante guidelin land mecklenburg western pomerania germani aid element measur amount assum knt rank econom sound enterpris april knt sought invest allow respect extens sawmil amount dem eur million decis assum elig cost dem eur million time procedur initi clear project measur appli germani provid commiss inform compani invest allow grant basi addit elig expens incur compani connect expans sawmil includ amount dem previous grant confirm germani ground initi procedur inform provid germani respons inform injunct commiss doubt newli establish sawmil regard sme aid cover approv aid scheme gross aid intens construct extens sawmil wismar case knt enterpris genuin sme meet condit laid commun guidelin condit decis approv aid scheme public fund grant grant complianc definit sme recommend ec commun guidelin ascertain legal entiti knt grant aid measur view separ enterpris capac aid recipi question quot econom unit quot mean commun legisl establish assist enterpris encompass enterpris klausner group doubt relat relat knt kht degre econom integr regard size enterpris aid grant determin commiss assess aid recipi met definit sme incomplet inform germani enterpris belong klausner group commiss unabl make determin sme statu aid recipi question aid grant knt cover region aid scheme previous approv commiss view aid commiss doubt compat measur common market commiss decid initi procedur articl ec treati issu inform injunct articl regul ec comment interest parti initi procedur commiss receiv comment interest parti competitor klausner sawmil complain gain access profit loss statement balanc sheet klausner group publish take figur enterpris raw materi consumpt turnov balanc sheet total exceed sme threshold competitor knt kht made equiti contribut financ project scale project compli sme provis outset larg amount aid confer major advantag knt relat competitor turnov eur million equiti ratio start oper wismar larg volum timber sold price tenabl normal financi condit assum raw materi sourc final sawmil enterpris opinion knt argument raw materi procur product sale knt kht occur market incorrect maintain raw timber russia baltic region austria kht friesau larg part knt product sold central southern germani austria itali austrian timber industri likewis activ swedish timber associ associ swedish forestri industri comment procedur initi invest aid credit guarante knt signifi addit relat particl board lamin wood plant wismar europ largest sawmil construct capac shortag justifi invest record market segment sawn timber view highli matur product heavi demand strong consolid exist industri substanti demand product develop exist market segment increas timber ec timber committe product consumpt sawn timber europ gt tabl gt gt tabl gt swedish associ emphasis subsidis format knt contribut increas overproduct european industri seek intens bring control year overproduct led declin price sawn timber increas raw materi cost commiss note kht websit product capac wismar plant million sme statu enterpris swedish industri unabl comment question knt classifi quot small medium size enterpris quot phase state aid grant inform possess plant wismar larger largest swedish sawmil built year conclus associ point knt europ largest sawmil corpor group belong exert substanti influenc market activ german law firm react decis initi procedur statement kht knt activ singl enterpris market letter state sme criteria met time aid grant law firm explain detail date law firm state aid intens guarante knt kht unabl financ doubl wismar mill capac letter state conclus state aid grant knt support econom develop länder consider provis commun law austrian chamber timber industri express regret balanc sheet knt kht made public inspect opinion aid grant equiti base confirm klausner group procur raw materi area austrian industri tradition made raw timber purchas klausner product compet product austrian sawmil result low price reflect market condit associ german sawmil timber industri point commiss knt kht product facil websit hypothet assumpt famili owner quot klausner compani quot overlap partial vote share fritz klausner kht held klausner holzindustri gmbh amp kg st johan austria enjoi offer possibl exert control kht gmbh fritz klausner own respons manag kht knt likewis respond legal repres decis initi procedur previous miss inform number employe financi data group compani supplement aid intens project recalcul regard construct sawmil wismar knt distinguish total aid intens calcul envisag aid notic basi invest expenditur intens calcul basi actual invest extens project total aid intens amount quot de facto aid intens quot knt provid detail inform invest allow invest made put total invest expenditur extens project dem eur million aid intens recalcul extens project basi actual total invest expenditur result figur final aggreg aid intens calcul invest total dem eur million result figur knt comment integr compani klausner group view knt consid independ kht fritz klausner exercis joint control knt kht knt refer articl annex recommend ec compani consid independ own capit vote right enterpris jointli enterpris fall definit sme knt word quot joint quot impli joint exercis control enterpris hold pursu common interest fritz klausner knt hold share knt kht possibl corpor law make decis busi oper kht knt argu joint econom interest econom integr knt kht concept enterpris base geograph logist featur raw materi sale market condit mill wismar locat intern baltic sea port import nordic timber product high grade sawn timber product wismar export ow exist econom advantag sea rout contrast geograph locat mill thuringia favour market option process german timber distribut lower grade product neighbour area high transport cost close cooper enterpris pursu common econom interest knt kht argu joint manag joint depart administr task supplier buyer product group enterpris compet knt state independ knt kht evid current websit enterpris link websit knt kht made establish timber cluster independ timber processor supplier present compani ad project fail link exist knt kht final fact kht appear aid applic contact person knt fritz klausner manag kht mid todai enterpris whatsoev common administr comment germani letter august germani comment decis initi procedur firstli turn credit guarante dem million assum feder govern land mecklenburg western pomerania virtu decis april germani guarante serv financ line subject condit invest cost increas line secur oblig part lend bank credit disburs guarante condit realis invest relat posit effect region letter novemb commiss agre aid intens set respect guarante sound enterpris legal compat guarante deriv commiss decis approv feder govern guarante programm germani repli commiss question set inform injunct commiss request copi resolut adopt gener meet kht knt partner format germani inform commiss written document kht partner resolut exist knt germani present resolut april capit increas resolut decemb accept gener partner knt gmbh amp kg present copi agreement knt kht respect supplier largest supplier agreement exist knt kht hand supplier knt kht independ compani germani provid list person manag duti kht knt germani likewis discuss comment interest parti access annual report knt kht point legal report requir exist limit partnership limit liabil compani gener partner gmbh amp kg accord section german commerci code equiti share project financ state knt equiti capit amount dem million final point project wismar met condit joint feder govern länder scheme region econom develop strengthen infrastructur competit region invest knt contend difficulti stem mount competit timber market respect annual report commiss note fact report requir exist german law decemb germani provid financi data compani klausner group annual financi statement knt knt gmbh kht kht gmbh kho kho gmbh khi khi gmbh equiti contribut commiss note oblig exist germani januari assess basi inform provid germani commiss distinguish aid packag knt construct sawmil wismar extens aid grant knt construct sawmil wismar total gross aid intens allegedli grant region aid scheme previous approv commiss aid grant period extens sawmil wismar evid document german author provid commiss total amount aid correspond aid intens addit measur guarante grant aid intens addit invest allow total dem eur million pursuant articl ec treati aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort competit threaten distort competit favour undertak product good incompat common market affect trade member state aid knt grant state resourc distort threaten distort competit grant individu undertak branch product confer advantag competitor trade member state affect branch knt activ cover member state germani disput aid charact measur commiss note measur implement structur weak area articl ec treati note maximum admiss gross aid intens region larg enterpris sme basi relev scheme region aid map germani applic time aid grant rate repres ceil appli total aid grant aid grant region scheme local region nation commun resourc light total aid intens aid packag aid grant knt construct sawmil requir aid recipi rank sme mean commun guidelin commiss recommend decid institut formal procedur issu inform injunct commiss total aid extens sawmil wismar total aid intens aid packag exce mean aid recipi meet criteria sme definit contain recommend ec scheme applic time programm approv sme statu aid recipi definit sme quot small medium size enterpris quot enterpris fewer employe annual turnov exceed ecu million annual balanc sheet total exceed ecu million conform criterion independ quot independ enterpris quot enterpris own capit vote right enterpris jointli enterpris fall definit sme small enterpris connect commiss recal posit sme consist provid categori enterpris special incent remov handicap point guidelin explain main handicap difficulti obtain capit credit access inform inform technolog potenti market higher cost entail regulatori arrang bonu increas admiss amount aid sme justifi contribut enterpris make common good light posit role compens handicap face ensur bonu fact grant enterpris contend handicap definit sme restrict enterpris envisag posit effect parti disadvantag abovement handicap cover definit extend larger compani necessarili posit effect parti absolut reckon handicap typic face sme aid grant compani lead distort competit intra commun trade principl state recit recommend ec read quot fairli strict criteria laid defin sme measur aim genuin benefit enterpris size repres handicap quot commiss take care ensur independ criterion circumv order guarante genuin sme benefit scheme legal construct sme constitut econom group greater market power sme exclud size relev enterpris articl ec treati reli definit undertak defin aid recipi court justic confirm case undertak constitut separ legal entiti consist group compani purpos implement commun law undertak equat quot econom unit quot distinguish factor compani sharehold pattern person sharehold partner degre econom integr legal person benefit aid packag knt initi procedur commiss state indic knt regard relev enterpris element suggest aid recipi possibl larger legal person knt encompass compani relat fritz klausner enterpris fritz klausner present compani oper sawmil khi knt kht sawmil oper khi discontinu investig knt constitut quot singl econom unit quot sawmil knt kht regard compani form singl econom unit term ownership relat fritz klausner possess entir capit knt sole sharehold knt gmbh gener partner knt decid normal extraordinari busi transact knt fritz klausner own share kht gmbh gener partner kht own capit kht limit partner kht khi fritz klausner own capit khi entitl vote gener meet partner januari germani manag author kht gmbh restrict kht gmbh muster quarter vote right kht partner fritz klausner decid normal extraordinari busi transact kht requir approv mother margareth klausner commiss note person share kht gmbh kht khi gmbh khi belong famili element mention commiss institut procedur point fact knt kht coordin activ term econom integr initi procedur commiss present argument deploi germani prove knt kht consid econom unit germani knt kht busi concept base geograph logist featur compani pursu interest work knt sawmil locat wismar baltic sea port intern import knt process high qualiti timber region northern europ obtain high qualiti timber small knot primarili scandinavia russia baltic state export product sea netherland belgium franc unit kingdom denmark north africa japan kht sawmil locat friesau low mountain region eastern germani kht obtain raw materi radiu km process german timber timber low qualiti high transport cost rail road mill market limit germani itali usa addit germani compani manag personnel depart institut procedur commiss element suggest activ knt kht coordin time procedur initi link knt websit kht name compani appear head quot plant locat quot locat central europ suppli custom world compani enterpris produc high qualiti wood custom wood process industri rest contrast germani statement compani appear share manag activ present websit joint sale manag ann leibold joint manag respons purchas matthia wittkemp major busi activ materi procur market knt kht manag appear world singl enterpris final kht repres knt administr task decis land mecklenburg western pomerania grant invest aid knt construct sawmil commun knt quot attent quot kht germani comment specif point present list knt kht manag show compani joint manag provid commiss agreement knt kht supplier germani comment specif item rais recit part knt react specif point summaris recit state compani pursu econom interest share manag task commiss opinion suffici element coordin activ knt kht procedur initi websit compani reorganis knt argu link exist time set connect format timber cluster independ produc supplier timber industri present busi activ failur project link knt kht remov inform injunct proof present support argument commiss consid statement made knt contradict fact compani present world find knt kht websit compani plant locat compani suppli custom high qualiti sawn timber europ worldwid comment interest parti confirm knt kht present central europ nordic countri market nordic austrian sawmil enterpris activ knt kht separ procur supplier market divis exist fact oper facil specialis segment impli oper facil belong econom unit manag posit compani websit chang name ann leibold matthia wittkemp kht manag list remov knt manag list compani websit ann leibold sale manag matthia wittkemp purchas manag overview knt manag personnel present germani period januari decemb kht inform injunct chang justifi commiss doubt suffici justifi conclud knt kht carri joint manag task evid comment interest parti knt kht perceiv enterpris market largest particip reason commiss conclud legal person knt regard aid recipi basi inform consid relev enterpris larger encompass kht kht knt link partner pursu econom activ purchas market carri manag enterpris respect websit head quot plant locat quot compat total amount aid construct sawmil wismar procedur initi commiss conclus reason institut formal proceed respect invest grant dem eur million invest allow dem eur million guarante aid intens made construct mill wismar constitut aid grant previous commiss doubt conform invest allow dem eur million measur involv aid form tax benefit grant automat object legal condit realis invest met state discret grant tax benefit decis tax author creat subject constitut act determin condit claim exist moment invest realis regard date benefit grant present case consid year measur grant grant invest realis year recommend ec stipul quot final balanc sheet date enterpris exce fall employe threshold financi ceil result acquir lose statu sme medium size enterpris small enterpris micro enterpris phenomenon repeat consecut financi year quot refer year consid period cover annual balanc sheet time aid grant aid recipi employe achiev balanc sheet total eur turnov eur exceed threshold definit sme year time happen sme threshold exceed aid recipi employe balanc sheet total eur aid recipi retain sme statu sme aid grant invest allow grant cover approv aid scheme regard exist aid compat total amount aid extens sawmil procedur initi commiss conclus reason initi formal proceed respect invest aid dem eur million extens project constitut aid grant previous procedur initi respect measur involv extens project invest allow dem eur aid intens consid grant relat invest realis low interest loan dem eur aid intens previous origin decis consid grant aid recipi sme respect aid grant measur cover approv aid scheme commiss conclus matter involv exist aid germani provid detail inform guarante secur loan dem eur million aid intens confirm guarante intend financ extens sawmil fail explain loan dem eur million link elig cost dem eur million includ measur previous grant admiss measur germani deriv commiss decis approv guarante programm feder govern germani fail explain matter commiss determin aid constitut elig cost dem eur million amount dem eur pursuant provis relev programm commiss note total aid intens measur grant extens project amount measur present case includ previous grant project german region aid map applic time aid grant approv commiss stipul invest mecklenburg western pomerania maximum aid intens case larg enterpris case sme guarante grant financi year knt kht exceed ceil stipul definit sme take data mention recit financi year financi ratio aid recipi financi year preced grant exceed ceil stipul definit sme aid recipi lost sme statu total aid intens measur grant extens project exceed ceil region aid larg enterpris cumul rule compli measur cover approv aid scheme regard ad hoc aid aid grant commiss approv regard unlaw aid aid grant invest mecklenburg western pomerania region assist area articl ec treati accord section guidelin nation region aid quot region guidelin quot guidelin appli region aid grant sector economi special scheme applic product sawn timber cover special arrang relev aid assess light region guidelin accord region guidelin derog incompat principl establish articl ec treati grant respect region aid equilibrium result distort competit advantag aid term develop favour region guarante region guidelin state ad hoc payment made singl firm major impact competit relev market effect region develop limit ad hoc aid meet condit compat provid exce region aid ceil approv commiss reason aid recipi sme commun guidelin commiss regul ec januari applic articl ec treati state aid small medium size enterpris aid dem eur grant excess region aid ceil german region aid map larg enterpris land mecklenburg western pomerania gross aid ceil approv commiss determin light type sever relev region problem grant addit aid element invest region justifi virtu region problem germani reason compat aid exist present case derog articl ec treati applic aid social charact grant individu consum serv make good damag caus natur disast except occurr grant economi area feder republ germani affect divis germani derog articl ec treati applic project repres import project common european interest derog articl ec treati develop econom activ concern likewis applic aid intend facilit develop econom activ provis requir aid quot advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest quot commiss opinion condit met main effect aid question fact promot competit beneficiari product branch strong intern competit derog articl ec treati likewis applic aid serv promot cultur heritag conserv commiss conclus guarante meet condit consid compat common market basi elig cost dem eur knt receiv addit invest allow dem eur give aid intens germani fail explain measur relat extens project commiss note absenc inform initi procedur issu inform injunct comment procedur initi knt provid explan measur benefit appli invest allow dem eur million basi invest dem eur million ultim receiv amount dem eur million knt sum dem eur million includ amount confirm germani evid form offici document support statement account unclear relationship individu measur vari base calcul commiss unabl relat measur measur previous mention cost declar elig aid assess measur separ invest allow allegedli grant approv aid scheme invest tax allow law scheme maximum aid intens aid recipi employe aid recipi employe invest carri scheme cover measur elig cost dem eur million dem eur million commiss lack inform project aid grant classif ad hoc region aid type aid justifi derog mention recit case measur reason regard compat common market commiss conclus part aid excess dem eur million meet criteria regard compat common market conclus commiss conclud germani unlawfulli grant guarante correspond aid dem eur portion invest grant klausner nordic timber gmbh amp kg exceed amount dem eur breach articl ec treati view consider note relev aid meet criteria compat common market aid recov aid recipi adopt decis articl state aid germani implement klausner nordic timber gmbh amp kg incompat common market guarante secur loan dem eur million aid element portion invest allow exceed amount dem eur articl germani measur recov beneficiari aid refer articl unlawfulli made beneficiari recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law provid effect execut decis aid recov includ interest date dispos beneficiari date recoveri interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl germani inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address feder republ germani brussel januari commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj ecr oj oj footnot gener partner liabl asset liabil limit partnership manag repres partnership limit partner liabl extent limit partner contribut limit partner author manag repres partnership limit partner approv requir gener partner conduct transact ordinari busi commiss letter januari sg oj investitionszulagengesetz sg oj decis court justic judgment novemb case intermil commiss ecr outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme invest allow law guarante guidelin land mecklenburg western pomerania aid approv commiss decis decemb accord definit sme annex recommend ec footnot http www knt de http www kht de busi secret footnot footnot oj oj