commiss decis januari aid scheme franc plan implement start short sea ship servic 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 abovement articl regard comment procedur letter date octob french author notifi commiss plan aid scheme facilit start short sea ship servic letter date decemb commiss inform franc decis initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect oper aid cover cost run servic letter commiss inform franc decid rais object financ preliminari feasibl studi commiss decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment measur commiss receiv comment interest parti forward franc opportun react receiv comment franc letter date august ii detail descript aid object scheme commiss decid review allevi financi difficulti inher start short sea ship servic aid paid maximum year limit elig expenditur ceil absolut figur eur million year third amount grant year amount year aid grant project involv player transport chain shipper project fund concern creation servic french port french port port member state elig cost correspond expenditur elig council regul ec octob grant commun financi assist action innov natur promot combin transport cost hire leas amortis combin vehicl lorri trailer semi trailer swap bodi contain feet cost hire leas amortis roll stock includ locomot inland waterwai seago vessel subject case inland waterwai vessel complianc specif rule structur improv inland waterwai transport invest expenditur cost hire leas amortis instal permit tranship railwai inland waterwai ship rout road cost rail inland waterwai maritim infrastructur except harbour due tranship cost expenditur relat commerci oper techniqu technolog equip previous test approv transport inform technolog cost measur relat staff train dissemin project result expens inform commun action make transport servic expenditur cost elig provid beneficiari undertak equip rout concern ground initi procedur decis initi procedur commiss express reserv implement arrang guarante oper aid strictli proportion set object commiss express doubt point plan aid measur contribut reduc share road traffic integr short sea ship intermod chain door door transport servic contrast result divers traffic flow neighbour port transport mode posit role plai framework sustain mobil polici railwai inland waterwai transport order ensur financi transpar aid scheme facilit monitor avoid risk cross subsidi commiss decis initi procedur stress legal entiti receiv aid separ account system financi flow fund project select identifi commiss stress criteria french author intend appli order select project fund suffici connect commiss consid project viabl long term make real contribut develop short sea ship select receiv oper aid arrang guarante discrimin ground nation oper transport chain shipper commiss state aim aid exclus facilit start short sea ship servic commerci viabl long term consid principl aid grant addit financi compens public servic oblig impos servic iii comment interest parti public decis initi procedur interest parti ship oper port author submit comment commiss essenc share commiss doubt stress avoid danger lead reduct share road traffic increas share carri sea open short sea ship servic divert traffic exist ship servic run oper port servic receiv aid interest parti express concern aid reason level nation aid combin commun support pilot action combin transport pact import establish clear transpar procedur nation level select project receiv aid stress account impact aid relev market iv comment franc french author stress intent implement scheme transpar discriminatori manner take care support project distort competit altern mode road transport contrast make start servic condit prior agreement public author concern oper market level aid french author accept case oper aid combin commun aid scheme ceil elig expenditur appli combin total nation commun aid assess aid measur question constitut aid cover articl treati fund state resourc benefit individu undertak cut cost bear undertak oper market short sea ship intern econom activ open competit oper commun assum case meet criterion affect trade member state paragraph articl exempt prohibit paragraph articl commiss consid exempt list paragraph appli aid scheme question object facilit develop short sea ship commiss consid compat common market assess light exempt allow paragraph commun guidelin state aid maritim transport aid programm set support commun maritim interest point state object safeguard commun employ preserv maritim commun improv safeti object common transport polici account construct commun framework sustain mobil part promot short sea ship develop full potenti commun develop short sea ship commiss stress contribut mode transport make promot sustain safe mobil strengthen cohes union increas effici transport take intermod approach recognis short sea ship promot level commun nation region commiss support larg number project short sea ship fourth framework programm research develop activ pact meda accompani financi technic measur european region develop fund erdf main obstacl develop mode transport high cost start servic aid scheme propos fit context object aid nation programm supplement commun aid pact order financ addit project elig commun support nation oper take part order qualifi exempt articl measur strictli proport object set neg effect trade condit extent compat common interest commiss note measur constitut oper aid principl incompat treati aid authoris except case accord commun guidelin state aid environment protect guidelin region aid commun guidelin state aid agricultur sector case point commiss find object aid propos fit polici promot short sea ship make arrang lead distort competit incompat common interest light ground initi procedur comment interest parti commiss found french author undertak support project demonstr preliminari feasibl studi make effect contribut reduc share road traffic divert traffic environment friendli mode transport railwai inland waterwai prioriti select combin transport project addit french author made clear quot quot short sea ship servic mean servic point departur point destin differ exist servic market question commiss consid commit combin introduct transpar project select procedur recit avoid danger object set aid scheme propos lead divers traffic incompat common interest order qualifi aid separ legal entiti form partner involv servic propos practic separ legal entiti impli set separ account system partner commiss consid establish separ entiti set sole purpos qualifi measur question ensur financi transpar aid scheme inform submit french author separ account econom activ conduct entiti french author state start aid short sea ship servic combin compens public servic oblig grant servic contrast aid combin commun support pact programm successor futur marco polo programm case french author state ceil elig expenditur appli combin total nation commun aid commiss consid applic ceil elig expenditur event combin nation commun aid help limit impact aid competit sector review procedur french author gave detail project select procedur state submiss relev detail list articl regul ec identif project applic beneficiari amount financi assist request object reason project custom potenti price servic perform expect receipt return itemis cost head assist inform sourc financ expect impact term creat direct indirect employ benefit environ safeti compar exist situat french author state applic aid includ feasibl studi accompani busi plan demonstr viabil project file submit endors select panel auspic ministri transport made alongsid repres ministri repres intermod combin transport bureau repres franc pact programm repres ministri financi affair panel hear qualifi expert act advisori capac ensur transpar equal treatment oper project select procedur french author undertak observ procedur call express interest publish period begin year form notic offici journal european commun give detail arrang aid scheme procedur select criteria case project port franc port member state declar intent publish offici journal european commun give detail object project aid ceil propos invit interest parti express interest work dai interest parti oppos aid scheme state reason scheme notifi commiss prior authoris commiss consid combin effect project select procedur recit french author undertak put place prior authoris commiss event opposit parti affect launch intern servic guarante transpar discrimin ground nation oper transport chain commiss note aid plan maximum year degress durat correspond maximum period commun financ pact programm commiss consid limit durat aid scheme combin fact degress twofold ceil absolut figur percentag elig expenditur limit impact measur competit sector vi conclus light forego commiss conclud doubt compat oper aid franc plan implement start short sea ship servic remov adopt decis articl state aid franc plan implement start short sea ship servic compat common market mean articl treati implement aid authoris articl decis address french republ brussel januari commiss loyola de palacio vice presid oj oj oj final decis initi procedur provid articl treati case oj oj oj oj oj