commiss decis juli state aid implement netherland dutch servic station locat german border notifi document number dutch version 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 letter august regist receiv august dutch author notifi commiss intent grant aid dutch servic station locat german border commiss request inform letter septemb dutch author repli letter octob regist receiv octob letter date decemb commiss request clarif respect question answer satisfactorili januari dutch author ask deadlin extend januari commiss set deadlin februari februari remind dutch author februari dutch author suppli inform request consider delai dutch author repli contradictori insuffici commiss decid initi articl procedur april dutch author request initi procedur postpon meet dutch author request postpon undertook provid inform request reject view consider time elaps notif june commiss decid initi articl procedur decis commun letter sg juli request dutch author submit observ month august letter septemb regist receiv septemb dutch author request month delai septemb grant commiss septemb letter septemb regist receiv septemb dutch author request month date dispatch commiss letter novemb letter date octob commiss agre final extens month octob inform dutch author inform provid date oblig adopt neg decis pure basi inform letter date octob regist receiv novemb dutch author submit observ commiss notic invit interest parti submit comment publish offici journal european commun octob novemb final deadlin notic interest parti submit observ commun letter date decemb dutch author opportun respond februari commiss order dutch author provid inform fail prove cumul aid decis notifi dutch author letter sg februari dutch author request submit observ work dai decis publish march letter date march april regist receiv march april dutch author provid list aid recipi servic station ii copi relev legal basi temporari aid scheme servic station german border quot tijdelijk regel subsidi servic station grensstreek duitsland quot date juli amend decemb iii copi agreement conclud ministri financ senter implement temporari aid scheme iv exclus purchas agreement questionnair drawn senter regard elig servic station commiss investig agreement request addit inform letter date dutch author provid inform request letter date regist receiv detail descript measur aid intend dutch servic station locat german border natur legal person partnership limit partnership behalf servic station oper successor titl elig list aid recipi attach decis purpos aid compens alleg declin turnov result increas excis duti light oil effect netherland juli dutch author concern dutch consum tempt fill german servic station border area result increas subsidi calcul quantiti light oil suppli decreas proport distanc german border servic station locat kilometr border receiv nlg eur litr light oil suppli locat kilometr border receiv nlg eur litr light oil suppli amount subsequ doubl excis duti light oil germani increas aid reduc amount excis duti light oil litr germani increas total aid amount nlg million eur million depend turnov record servic station excis duti increas germani durat aid scheme year maximum juli notif dutch author aid measur caught de minimi rule ceil eur servic station appli durat aid measur view servic station regard separ enterpris commiss approv measur rais object dutch author categori servic station netherland categori dealer own dealer oper quot quot dealer own servic station oper risk link supplier exclus purchas agreement period year option year accord commiss regul eec categori compani own dealer oper quot quot dealer rent servic station oper risk link oil compani exclus purchas agreement accord regul eec long rent servic station final categori compani own compani oper quot quot servic station separ employe subsidiari oil compani employe subsidiari oper risk free choos supplier result regul eec appli categori dutch ministri financ instruct senter execut arm ministri econom affair respons technolog energi environ implement measur view compli commiss request clarif senter questionnair relev servic station inform request servic station owner servic station enterpris legal form classif servic station brand light oil sale copi exclus purchas agreement transmit senter quantiti light oil sold year price manag system oper oil compani control dealer question servic station oper risk basi ground initi procedur commiss decis initi articl procedur base ground commiss take view de minimi rule appli servic station regard separ enterpris opinion case servic station hand owner case quot compani own compani oper quot servic station freedom quot independ quot oper circumscrib rental exclus purchas agreement extent control de facto larg oil compani case quot compani own dealer oper quot servic station commiss consid circumst de minimi rule interpret rebutt presumpt amount aid involv small fall de minimi threshold rule appli aid effect trade competit member state lastli commiss set request decis view acquir clear pictur servic station ownership structur assess quot independ quot oper freedom action circumscrib extent control de facto oil compani question quot list owner servic station breakdown servic station categori updat inform market share servic station broken owner compar data ownership structur servic station netherland elig area ownership netherland elig area dutch govern explain copi combin exclus purchas rental agreement oil compani commiss assess independ oper freedom action circumscrib extent control de facto oil compani question quot ground commiss decis request inform dutch author fail provid satisfactori repli request set decis initi procedur commiss requir provid inform request request virtual ident set commiss letter dutch author date septemb repeat letter date decemb commiss regard dutch repli insuffici reason regard request dutch author provid list servic station owner support document breakdown categori dutch author fail comment appar contradictori data breakdown commiss decis initi procedur regard request dutch author make specif comment claim gener unabl provid adequ answer question appear contradict posit industri associ maintain reason suppos ownership structur servic station border area differ substanti rest netherland regard request concern copi combin exclus purchas rental agreement oil compani commiss reject dutch author argument industri associ access inform lastli light comment receiv parti decis initi procedur commiss requir dutch author provid inform extent price manag system pm form part agreement conclud servic station elig area ask confirm oil compani appli similar scheme area comment parti commiss decis initi articl procedur respect aid publish commiss receiv comment interest parti set comment origin individu dealer bp bp de fakkel oil compani texaco shell total industri associ hove bovag beta march commiss receiv letter dealer chair veb quot verenig exploitanten benzinest quot feder petrol station oper letter consider receiv time limit laid decis initi procedur expir novemb letter individu dealer reproduc inform request senter questionnair gener express concern risk aid revok possibl recov dealer stress aid custom fill germani excis duti light oil increas netherland de fakkel bv notifi commiss split compani legal entiti order receiv aid servic station german border total oil compani question texaco shell total maintain dutch author provid request exclus purchas agreement copi legal power obtain copi provid agreement obtain permiss individu case contract parti total consid irrelev agreement provid texaco total argu oil compani market share netherland express quantiti light oil sold regard reflect ownership structur individu servic station turnov vari enorm station texaco shell dealer oper independ risk evid produc copi standard exclus purchas agreement servic station texaco take view de minimi rule servic station regard separ enterpris lastli total argu aid regard distort competit partial compens servic station loss incur industri associ submit comment procedur initi nove beta bovag nove nederlands organisati voor de energiebranch repres servic station oil supplier netherland nove agre correl assum commiss flag brand ownership structur understand exist rental agreement regard evid extern control comprehens list owner proof ownership dutch author nove access inform parti question provid beta belangenverenig tankstat repres member oper servic station independ dealer member beta princip activ assist member deal oil compani roughli half beta member categori remaind categori servic station oper risk basi aid benefit beta recipi oper servic station aid request distribut contract beta take view copi standard contract suffici lastli consid measur distort competit turnov elig area declin excis duti increas bovag associ dealer privat car truck compani sell car motorbik caravan trailer repair outlet carwash drive school car rental leas compani servic station aid grant de minimi rule partial compens servic station loss incur excis duti increas bovag point dealer oper behalf risk case consid aid payabl servic station dealer own servic station bovag find intern survei conduct march servic station confirm figur provid dutch author list elig servic station obtain senter combin rental distribut agreement obtain direct servic station concern comment dutch author dutch author repli commiss decis initi articl procedur request inform letter date octob march april summaris repli octob decis initi procedur dutch author state request set commiss letter juli answer part inform concern request suppli industri associ bodi consult dutch author claim unabl suppli inform request ii understand lastli dutch author point flag flown servic station show brand fuel sale provid indic ownership structur conclud state willing time discuss altern wai obtain inform commiss dutch author attach repli opinion law firm de brauw blackston westbroek issu behalf industri associ concern firm detail analysi term ondernem quot undertak quot ec competit law laid merger regul articl ec treati firm comment request made commiss opinion state inform concern request obtain senter chamber commerc land registri offic quot kadast quot request law firm repli reason suppos ownership structur servic station border area substanti rest netherland lastli firm point provid contract entir countri aid concern border area event content contract relev ministri financ servic station separ enterpris conclus de brauw refer import principl equal commun law initi repli commiss request inform date march dutch author inform commiss request aid recipi provid inform ownership structur servic station concern ii detail pm iii copi exclus purchas agreement restrict dealer independ recipi compli repli forward commiss dutch author repli accompani list recipi indic legal statu commiss request inform dutch author claim contact owner servic station view obtain relev inform forward commiss repli commiss request inform date april dutch author forward commiss remain repli aid recipi letter accompani copi agreement ministri financ senter implement temporari aid scheme servic station german border ii copi legal basi amend decemb total commiss receiv exclus purchas agreement questionnair drawn senter letter date commiss call dutch author answer urgent question request inform dealt number question relat amend legal basi decemb retroact effect juli notifi commiss lastli commiss ask dutch author measur netherland intend increas dem eur litr excis duti light oil introduc germani april repli letter question dealt dutch author provid tabl show registr number aid grant servic station concern legal form servic station oper categori servic station applic servic station concern provid inform request brand fuel relat articl sold servic station concern sort type agreement dutch author receiv applic forward commiss categori reproduc data submit applic basi data dutch author categori appli grant applic classifi applic declar owner owner oper oper behalf risk applic categori dutch author fuel brand relat articl base inform provid aid applic number applic answer question inform market share request commiss base servic station repli note dutch author servic station account light oil sold border area market share calcul data base refer period juli june inclus market share relat sole dutch german border area guidanc gt tabl gt repli dutch author emphasis market share provid indic servic station ownership structur fact servic station fli flag oil compani oper wholli owner behalf risk classifi dutch author question applic pm oil compani oil compani oper servic station concern undertaken forward repli commiss receiv dutch author pm includ contract conclud dealer elig area except contract conclud dealer set price fuel sold dealer negoti view includ pm basic agreement pm cover part reduct recommend price offer dealer accord condit laid contract standard tabl form part basic agreement fuel proport cent litr extra pump discount born dealer dealer prefer bear full risk addit pump discount return larger reduct basic agreement question relat amend legal basi dutch author provid explan earli juli aid restrict maximum eur enterpris natur legal person behalf risk servic station oper decemb amend commiss refer affect law object respect condit notif pursuant articl ec treati appli present scheme dutch author intent carri extend scope plan extens scheme involv applic scheme individu servic station basi prompt dutch author commiss aid basi admiss de minimi rule assum extens allow notifi propos aid measur dutch author emphasis propos put effect commiss decis lastli question consequ aid scheme dutch author draw recent excis duti increas germani dutch author repli april excis duti light oil germani increas dem eur litr equival increas nlg litr nlg eur litr pursuant articl temporari aid scheme servic station german border amount nlg eur servic station locat kilometr german border categori reduc nlg nlg eur amount nlg servic station locat kilometr german border categori reduc nlg nlg eur amount effect nlg eur litr categori servic station nlg eur litr categori servic station assess aid legal basi assess dutch author intent grant aid servic station locat german border point notif aid ceil entir maximum durat aid measur juli eur servic station notif legal basi arrang dutch author attach notif ministeri decre temporari aid scheme servic station german border articl decre state aid applic amount nlg equival eur maximum period juli june dutch author explain cover letter measur reach introduc juli pend outcom procedur commiss view measur virtual ident propos appli servic station entrepreneur natur legal person behalf risk servic station oper successor titl claim aid measur satisfi compens object full line de minimi rule letter date dutch author explain reason notifi commiss extend scope exist scheme extens scheme relat applic servic station applic ask commiss aid servic station admiss de minimi rule dutch author propos put effect dutch author notifi propos aid measur legal basi time implement similar aid measur legal basi notifi question aros choic aid ceil servic station applic affect commiss assess connect note ministri financ instruct senter implement temporari aid servic station locat german border laid relev scheme commiss request inform senter provid dutch author list aid applic set aid ceil exist measur eur applic servic station sight elimin risk aid cumul situat dealer oper servic station examin exclus purchas agreement questionnair provid senter list applic provid commiss note cumul rule compli ceil set applic reason applic appear time list prevent applic benefit aid time split compani legal entiti de fakkel bv set aid ceil applic account actual aid recipi pm commiss assess aid measur de minimi rule appli aid measur notifi aid measur implement base ministeri decre temporari aid scheme servic station german border doubt origin aid measur base ministeri decre notifi extens fall de minimi rule origin aid measur extens notifi commiss dutch author argument notif oblig relat extens measur scope valid similarli dutch author notifi commiss amend legal basi ministeri decre decemb temporari aid scheme servic station german border retroact effect juli dutch author fail meet oblig articl ec treati pursuant aid grant commiss made posit assess measur light request inform commiss call dutch author provid inform request possess inform insuffici inform servic station roughli servic station elig aid dutch author provid inform servic station insuffici inform servic station commiss take view inform insuffici case servic station complet senter questionnair provid copi exclus purchas agreement result repli substanti instanc servic station classifi fall categori provid support evid claim independ fail substanti dutch author provid commiss inform servic station dutch author provid insuffici inform servic station request inform provid commiss rule fact aid appreci effect trade competit member state mean commiss notic de minimi rule state aid accord provision decis final decis servic station list assess measur light de minimi rule assess light ground initi procedur commiss notic de minimi rule state aid stipul de minimi rule quot set threshold figur articl appli measur longer notifi advanc commiss articl quot basi word commiss view decis initi procedur circumst case de minimi rule interpret rebutt presumpt word amount aid small fall threshold laid de minimi rule rule appli aid effect trade competit member state consider commiss conclus rebutt presumpt undermin absolut charact de minimi rule idea underpin rule aid ceil compli aid deem appreci effect trade competit fall scope articl derog principl account special circumst case give rise legal uncertainti scope applic de minimi rule gener commiss assess base abus de minimi rule made light ground initi procedur risk aid cumul de minimi rule owner possess servic station supplier de facto control dealer virtu exclus purchas agreement assess light ground initi procedur amend de minimi rule quot ceil aid cover de minimi rule ecu year period begin de minimi aid grant quot notic stipul quot commiss duti satisfi member state give enterpris aid incompat common market member state oblig facilit achiev task establish machineri ensur aid recipi separ measur cover de minimi rule total amount aid exce ecu period year decis grant de minimi aid rule scheme provid aid kind includ explicit stipul addit aid grant recipi de minimi rule rais total de minimi aid receiv enterpris level ceil ecu period year quot decis initi procedur commiss view de minimi rule appli servic station separ enterpris servic station regard separ enterpris owner possess servic station case compani own compani oper servic station freedom quot independ quot oper circumscrib extent exclus purchas rental agreement control de facto larg oil compani case compani own dealer oper servic station basi word de minimi notic quot quot addit aid grant rais total de minimi aid receiv enterpris level ceil ecu period year quot commiss ground initi procedur comment parti texaco shell beta bovag dutch author focus dealer structur regard independ oper servic station concern risk comment parti argument put forward law firm de brauw blackston westbroek behalf industri associ concern attach dutch author repli decis initi procedur reason base ec competit law concept quot undertak quot laid merger regul articl ec treati concept quot undertak quot mean competit rule lend interpret de minimi rule state aid principl underli respect rule competit field concept quot undertak quot identifi anti competit collus firm rule quot undertak quot broad concept degre control determin factor de minimi rule concern ultim determin actual aid recipi de minimi threshold compli recipi irrespect oil compani control dealer examin greater depth exclus purchas contract questionnair provid dutch author commiss identifi element aid cumul de minimi rule dealer control mean competit rule classif servic station examin exclus purchas agreement senter questionnair commiss examin exclus purchas rental agreement draw direct conclus inform previous request longer need instanc longer compar ownership structur servic elig area netherland commiss point dutch author fail provid coher explan differ request check market share oil compani concern reflect ownership structur identifi ownership structur basi market share oil compani commiss opt determin quot flag share quot oil compani line view dutch author parti oil compani quot flag share quot number servic station market brand letter date dutch author submit list quot flag share quot servic station border area list base inform provid applic servic station repli repres sale border area gt tabl gt basi individu analysi combin exclus purchas rental agreement provid dutch author commiss arriv breakdown quot flag share quot gt pic file quot en ep quot gt notabl discrep find dutch author commiss respect number brand bp esso avia discrep attribut sourc inform commiss examin contract individu dutch author base list inform suppli applic support evid commiss decid futur base assess measur statist addit basi exclus purchas agreement senter questionnair suffici inform classif purpos servic station provid inform commiss establish classif elig servic station gt pic file quot en ep quot gt categori correspond categori ii categori iii compani own compani oper servic station basi exclus purchas agreement questionnair commiss conclud cumul aid categori compani own oper servic station pure strictli speak servic station situat dealer appli aid appear time list elig recipi de facto belong categori similar cumul effect elig servic station belong pure de facto categori cumul aid occur level oil compani pure level servic station de facto commiss identifi servic station pure quot quot identifi servic station de facto servic station cumul effect ident servic station pm claus exclus purchas agreement dealer own dealer oper servic station examin categori commiss turn attent categori servic station basi exclus purchas agreement found risk aid cumul servic station level oil compani inclus pm claus contract case elig servic station purpos pm claus protect dealer turnov compet petrol outlet vicin servic station claus stipul oil compani bear part cost forecourt discount grant dealer domest intern market condit make temporari long term adjust discount desir consult parti reduct introduc actual aid provid supplier determin mean distribut tabl particip arrang amount invoic pm claus oblig supplier compens dealer part loss incur result extraordinari market condit includ market condit deriv legal oblig increas excis duti grant aid dealer compens loss incom result increas excis duti light oil netherland dutch govern fact compens supplier full part oblig pm claus aid grant supplier compens dealer supplier conclud distribut agreement dealer benefit number time commiss design servic station pm claus design servic station pm claus compani own dealer oper servic station lastli commiss examin remain station fall categori categori found risk aid cumul servic station level oil compani inclus pm claus contract case elig servic station conclus servic station figur includ contract pm claus claus guarante dealer minimum incom effect pm claus commiss design servic station pm claus design servic station pm claus servic station similar effect servic station conclud exclus distribut agreement pm claus cumul aid servic station similar effect servic station cumul aid level oil compani absenc pm claus aid cover de minimi rule articl appli commiss design servic station similar effect servic station conclud exclus distribut agreement pm claus design servic station similar effect servic station conclud exclus distribut agreement pm claus assess compat measur constitut aid mean articl aid mean articl commiss examin aid grant pure servic station de facto servic station servic station exclus purchas agreement pm claus light articl ec treati state aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good incompat common market affect trade member state aid grant constitut aid mean articl reason aid grant state resourc dutch ministri financ instruct senter arm ministri econom affair respons technolog energi environ implement measur aid favour servic station locat border germani netherland neighbour member state germani belgium servic station receiv compens excis duti differenti light oil germani netherland dutch consum incent fill netherland germani distort competit light oil market border area lastli measur affect trade member state reason elig servic station locat border germani purpos measur compens owner servic station alleg declin turnov result dutch consum fill german servic station consequ increas excis duti light oil netherland aid condit rise duti germani compat aid measur aid constitut oper aid design avoid loss elig servic station incur normal daili busi sole purpos compens owner servic station concern alleg declin turnov result dutch consum fill german servic station increas excis duti light oil effect netherland juli commiss point state aid rule instrument harmonis excis duti differenti member state connect point artifici natur aid measur german govern increas excis duti light oil pfennig eur litr effect april addit strong doubt remain aid servic station conclud exclus purchas agreement pm claus state aid forthcom servic station pm claus turn respect supplier view obtain partial compens loss incur grant aid question dutch author indirectli assist supplier paid paid supplier difficult accept multin oil compani state aid cope increas excis duti light oil netherland light absenc compensatori effect oper aid kind qualifi derog set articl ec treati articl eea agreement except circumst derog set articl ec treati appli case view aid characterist aid design compli condit govern applic derog oper aid grant except temporari basi offset oper loss articl region derog articl appli elig area part netherland locat kilometr german border recognis area abnorm low standard live underemploy aid question regard compat common market derog set articl ec treati aid facilit develop econom area advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest aid intend promot execut import project common european interest mean articl lastli aid measur promot cultur heritag conserv mean articl aid grant pure servic station de facto servic station servic station exclus purchas agreement compris pm claus qualifi elig derog articl treati conclus light spite request inform dutch author fail provid request inform respect servic station cumul aid pure servic station compani own oper servic station de facto servic station dealer appli aid appear time list elig recipi servic station grant aid dutch govern practic compens supplier full part oblig pm claus regard servic station give rise cumul aid level supplier supplier shell bp includ aral mobil bim elf esso texaco total fina avia servic station commiss adopt neg decis aid grant servic station total elig servic station measur compat common market function eea agreement servic station de facto pure conclud exclus purchas agreement pm claus elig servic station commiss find aid cover de minimi rule constitut aid mean articl ec treati dutch author grant aid categori refer case commiss final decis articl procedur aid repaid pure de facto servic station fail provid inform repai aid case servic station conclud exclus purchas agreement pm claus aid repaid actual recipi oil compani concern compani annex list elig servic station adopt decis articl aid netherland implement servic station locat german border amount eur servic station cover de minimi rule constitut aid mean articl ec treati servic station concern list number correspond list applic provid letter dutch govern date april list annex decis dealer own dealer oper servic station compani own dealer oper servic station articl aid netherland implement servic station locat german border amount eur recipi year period incompat common market function eea agreement servic station concern list number correspond list applic provid letter dutch govern date april list annex decis servic station dutch author provid inform insuffici inform quot inform quot quot insuffici inform quot compani own compani oper servic station quot pure quot quot de facto quot dealer own dealer oper servic station price manag system pm compani own dealer oper servic station price manag system pm actual recipi categori oil compani servic station conclud exclus purchas agreement annex list oil compani concern individu case articl netherland measur recov recipi aid refer articl unlawfulli made recoveri effect accord procedur nation law aid recov includ interest date made recipi date recoveri interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl netherland inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom netherland brussel juli commiss monika wulf mathi member commiss oj oj point legal basi amend ministeri decre decemb dutch offici gazett staatscour origin notic state servic station locat kilometr border receiv nlg eur litr light oil suppli locat kilometr border receiv nlg eur litr light oil suppli origin decre provid amount aid doubl articl temporari aid scheme servic station german border juli amend ministeri decre decemb accord irrevoc fix exchang rate euro currenc member state enter forc januari notif dutch author talli temporari aid scheme servic station german border point notif state subsidi total maximum durat aid measur june amount eur servic station articl temporari aid scheme publish dutch offici gazett staatscour juli state subsidi applic exce nlg equival eur period juli june commiss regul eec june applic articl treati categori exclus purchas agreement oj agreement ministri financ senter implement temporari aid scheme servic station german border june ref ztd mim dutch author origin notifi aid servic station list recipi provid dutch author compris servic station decis concern servic station point footnot footnot footnot point point footnot number dutch govern oj footnot point point commiss view press releas ip decemb discount scheme oper support margin dealer reduc pump price order compet local market involv indirect resal price mainten point annex list applic temporari aid scheme servic station german border number talli list applic letter dutch govern date april gt tabl gt