commiss decis septemb state aid itali plan grant fiat auto spa plant termoli campobasso notifi document number italian version authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof invit parti concern submit comment accord abovement provis procedur octob decemb italian govern notifi commiss pursuant articl treati plan measur propos grant state aid fiat auto spa quot fiat quot concern plant termoli provinc campobasso region molis quot fiat termoli quot commiss regist measur octob request inform number remind italian author elicit data requir commiss decis april meet held repres italian author fiat clarifi aspect examin case final letter novemb italian author suppli partial repli question rais commiss letter march commiss inform itali decid initi procedur laid articl treati respect propos aid measur allow itali month suppli document inform data requir assess compat aid common market absenc repli commiss reach decis basi inform possess decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun interest parti invit commiss submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti repres commiss mirafiori februari discuss fiat termoli plan matter final juli site visit arrang termoli ii detail descript aid measur aid propos italian author grant fiat plant itali poland turkei south america fiat produc million vehicl alfa romeo ferrari fiat lancia maserati make emploi peopl itali termoli vehicl engin gearbox produc signific share fiat sale roughli record member state invest notifi fiat termoli area qualifi assist articl treati date notif maximum aid intens larg firm net grant equival invest start complet cost benefit analysi novemb amount itl billion current itl billion eur million enabl product fire cc engin develop fire cc mpi engin common compon instal capac approxim fire engin year italian author aid worth nomin itl billion eur million grant scheme provid law decemb refinanc law quot law quot approv commiss decis march discount aid intens gross grant equival cost benefit analysi novemb initi notif refer gross grant equival net grant equival commiss decid initi formal investig procedur respect propos aid measur inform italian govern reason doubt aid alleg mobil invest doubt level aid authoris cost benefit analysi provid italian author disadvantag termoli compar desio cite refer site commiss ask itali suppli inform requir assess compat aid measur question month fail decis basi inform possess iii comment itali april italian author request extens deadlin repli april letter commiss inform deem conclud examin case notifi octob decemb commiss decid initi formal investig procedur februari italian govern reiter purpos invest termoli develop expand plant instal assembl line separ workshop produc engin job creat italian govern deplor failur studi carri commiss reflect econom realiti decis plant locat interconnect theme mobil design cost benefit analysi comment made context specif case fiat termoli includ fiat case refer fiat termoli concern itali note commiss continu doubt mobil invest fiat consid altern locat project brazil turkei offer lower oper cost compar level technolog product train workforc indic mobil year product line fire engin set brazil economi scale achiev group product fire engin brazil expect region aid suffici offset addit cost entail decis carri invest itali undoubtedli factor final decis italian govern believ fiat termoli project satisfi mobil requir law aid grant horizont aid programm requir grant applic separ site involv call applic select project elig aid fiat submit separ applic case notifi commiss separ handl case complic fact project notifi time octob decemb led commiss appli version commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri forc date notif refer site cost benefit analysi locat assist region commun refer site situat europ countri central eastern europ alleg dual artifici dichotomi fail account econom realiti invest compli commun framework prohibit refer altern site assist area commun itali prepar cost benefit analysi compar plant termoli desio product fire engin letter april state desio potenti suitabl product site space detail provid explain differ invest structur transport cost refer mirafiori verron plant supplier cost cost benefit analysi carri italian govern conclud compar disadvantag termoli suffici justifi aid notifi iv assess aid measur notifi italian author fiat termoli constitut state aid mean articl treati financ state state resourc repres signific proport project fund distort competit commun give advantag fiat compani receiv aid final market motor vehicl engin motor vehicl market characteris extens trade member state state aid question grant approv scheme provid law intend firm oper motor vehicl product assembl sector propos examin light relev commun framework italian govern notifi project octob date notif regist commiss relev framework date amend extend confirm subsequ framework appli januari point framework specifi quot preced framework enter forc januari year serv basi assess aid propos notifi novemb declar compat commiss subject proceed articl treati initi date quot itali contest understand matter present proceed commiss note aid grant approv scheme cost project exce eur million italian author compli notif requir commiss deplor long delai signatur ministeri order award aid question novemb offici notif end octob articl treati identifi number type aid declar compat treati natur purpos aid geograph locat invest project fall categori list point paragraph paragraph articl defin type aid consid compat common market compat assess context commun pure nation context safeguard smooth run common market compli principl laid articl treati except articl interpret strictli articl aid question intend project common european interest project remedi disturb italian economi intend promot cultur heritag conserv turn exempt provid articl point relev termoli locat area qualifi assist provis determin propos region aid measur compat common market exempt provid articl treati commiss check complianc condit relev commun framework commiss accept invest disadvantag region contribut region develop take gener favour attitud aid invest grant redress structur disadvantag suffer depress region commun assess region aid propos commiss compar benefit term region develop contribut long term develop region creat safeguard steadi job linkag local commun economi advers effect sector creation mainten substanti excess capac purpos assess deni essenti contribut made region aid commun cohes ensur factor affect commun develop sector commun level account standard commiss practic proce examin region aid measur motor vehicl industri light relev commun framework commiss establish foremost region aid grant end consid region question elig aid commun law investor chosen altern site project demonstr aid refer mobil project commiss check elig cost relat mobil aspect project check plan aid proport region problem intend solv end check project promot long term develop region carri cost benefit analysi final consid question quot top quot increas allow aid intens incent investor invest region question top up authoris condit invest increas capac problem face motor vehicl industri sum figur establish stage calcul repres total amount aid commiss authoris region ceil procedur familiar italian govern fiat previou instanc aid motor vehicl industri commiss suppli proper repli methodolog question rais meet italian author accompani repres fiat plant question locat region qualifi assist articl treati region aid authoris net grant equival larg firm time notif order prove region aid italian author thing show project mobil exist econom viabl altern locat project part project exist industri site group capabl receiv propos invest firm compel carri project sole plant absenc aid commiss consult independ expert subject imo leuven accompani visit fiat termoli complet examin case basi site visit commiss conclud product assembl test line fire engin separ product line termoli motor compon common fire motor clear fiat altern produc fire engin brazil turkei italian plant pomigliano termoli depth studi commiss conclud project satisfi mobil requir fact invest fiat termoli began year request aid made commiss state gave notic decis initi procedur aid implement project keep commiss decis novemb septemb april specif aspect implement law exception justifi time lag start project request aid ascertain invest began februari fiat firmli expect region aid grant know aid commiss conclud region aid implement invest project fiat termoli commiss check cost elig relev aid scheme take view project notifi qualifi initi invest mean guidelin nation region aid entail increas product capac plant note ministeri order invest expenditur allow retroact back year prior initi applic region aid except procedur introduc transit measur fill legal vacuum caus expiri previou law delai enact law case project consider invest start januari fiat submit applic aid italian author commiss conclud invest itl billion elig region aid law commiss mobil invest assess project mobil specif element invest mobil direct consequ project nomin invest itl billion creation larg number job fiat secondari effect repres signific benefit local economi commiss conclud propos aid contribut long term develop termoli region relev commun framework requir project notifi compar analog project carri assist region commun identifi addit cost aris structur shortcom assist region chosen invest italian govern contest principl claim applic reflect econom choic fiat face view commiss carri assess take account integr natur project word commiss refer site investor consid case brazil turkei case fiat termoli commiss authoris refer site situat assist region commun violat principl equal treatment method assess complet appli case legal subject procedur case examin light relev commun framework forc prior refer site assist area time fiat carri studi site account possibl obtain state aid commiss practic requir refer site situat area elig region aid italian author fiat familiar methodolog time case fiat mezzogiorno typic applic cost benefit analysi aid fiat consider financi analysi relat locat decis base comparison plant potenti benefit region aid altern site assist region commun refer altern plant commun assist region call itali entri forc relev commun framework januari year invest decis conclus commiss accept italian govern argument analysi focu fiat integr invest programm compar italian option site europ clear inform suppli italian author plant desio locat assist region commun fiat briefli consid site fire project serv refer site cost benefit analysi need order assess aid intens authoris commiss commiss expert studi inform suppli itali calcul addit cost carri project fiat termoli desio project involv expans oper advantag handicap assess year begin start commerci product commerci product fire engin began year refer period cost benefit analysi began principl contest itali gener reveal cost benefit analysi prepar italian author disadvantag termoli aris extra cost transport part invest commiss take issu cost benefit analysi suppli itali number point foremost refer rate commiss calcul discount valu refer rate appli itali time project studi carri itali hand appli refer rate rate time start invest order free space termoli plant instal fire engin product line fiat contract product compon engin purchas price compon question gener higher cost manufactur fiat consid disadvantag termoli situat arisen desio space commiss verifi addit cost accept argument relat product engin direct object invest exclud cost benefit analysi disadvantag result addit cost engin thirdli commiss carefulli examin invest made termoli desio cost aris transfer activ plant northern itali elig exclud similarli invest worth itl billion discount amount carri part notifi project relat equip instal termoli product fire engin site desio true coupl engin gearbox produc termoli correct introduc commiss produc cost benefit result italian author basi invest itl billion regard elig commiss disadvantag termoli compar desio nomin aid itl billion equival discount aid itl billion base year propos aid intens gross grant equival region maximum net grant equival view sensit motor industri commiss examin effect competit invest project variat product capac relev market group concern term relev commun framework allow intens increas adjust factor top percentag point case result cost benefit analysi obviat examin conclus aid intens notifi itali disadvantag identifi cost benefit analysi region maximum region aid italian govern plan grant fiat termoli compat common market articl treati adopt decis articl state aid itali plan grant fiat auto spa plaint termoli campobasso maximum itl billion discount rate base year compat common market articl treati aid authoris articl decis address italian republ brussel septemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj measur relat motor vehicl product cassino piedimont san germano mirafiori carrozzeria pomigliano rivalta engin product termoli mirafiori meccanica footnot notif refer itl billion quot fire quot stand quot fulli integr robotis engin quot quot quot mean quot valv quot guri oj oj oj region maximum larg firm area question evolv prior juli nge decemb nge decemb nge decemb nge oj oj oj oj oj oj